“Innovationen brauchen Freiheit”

Abstract North Rhine-Westphalia is to become Germany′s prime state of innovation. That′s not an extravagant wish, that′s vital: Today, innovation decides how a country stands its ground in the international competition between locations. Now, which policy does NRW need in order to become the best address for innovation in Germany? The North Rhine-Westphalian government acts on the conviction: The state has the duty to create a framework. The state should leave the innovation process itself, though, in the hands of the people in the universities, research institutions and companies. Because innovations need liberty.