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acatech Annual Report 2012 acatech Jahresbericht 2012Contents

PRESIDENTS’ FOREWORD 4

INNOVATION POLICY ADVICE 6

ENERGY, RESOURCES, SUSTAINABILITY 8

TECHNOLOGIES 10

EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATION 12

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 14

DIALOGUE 16

PROJECTS 18

EVENTS 20

PUBLICATIONS 24

MEMBERS 28

SENATE 32

EXECUTIVE BOARD 34

FINANCIAL SUPPORTERS 36

FINANCES 40

acatech OFFICE 42

PUNKT PRIZE 44

CONTENTS

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acatech Annual Report 2012

In this, its tenth year, the Academy can once again look back

on a busy and successful twelve months. As the independent

voice of the technological sciences community, acatech has

contributed in a variety of ways to the public debate both at

home and abroad and has raised a number of new issues.

We have addressed several important social questions in the

areas of “education and technology communication”, “ener-

gy, resources and sustainability” and “technologies”, with the

aim of using scientific knowledge to promote innovation.

What are the key technology areas of the future? What fac-

tors will be crucial to the success of German innovation policy

in the face of global competition? These are some of the

issues that the German government discussed with represen-

tatives of the scientific and business communities during the

Innovation Dialogue, a regular exchange that acatech has

been organising since 2010.

The cornerstone of a successful innovation policy is to ensure

that technology and technology education are firmly ancho-

red as an integral part of our culture. In 2012, we founded

the National MINT Forum together with a number of impor-

tant partners. The aim of the Forum is to improve education

in Mathematics, IT, Natural Sciences and Technology.

> PRESIDENTS’ FOREWORD

Prof. Dr. Henning Kagermann and Prof. Dr. Reinhard F. Hüttl,

Presidents of acatech – National Academy of Science and Engineering.

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Germany’s decision to shift towards renewable energy produc-

tion could be one potential driver of innovation. Together

with the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina

and the Union of the German Academies of Sciences and

Humanities, we are developing science-based scenarios for

the “energy systems of the future”. A concurrent interdiscipli-

nary Dialogue Forum is engaged in drafting specific recom-

mendations on this topic. In 2012, as a starting point for this

work, we put forward a series of proposals on how to fund the

transition to sustainable energy, presented roadmaps for

migrating to smart energy grids and highlighted the policy

strategies needed to adapt to climate change.

Our strategic initiative “Industry 4.0” addresses the funda-

mental transformation of the way that we manufacture goods

and shows how information technology can be deployed in

traditional industries to simultaneously create value and

ensure sustainability. acatech is also researching the social

aspects of information technology. We are consulting a

diverse group of technology scientists, sociologists, philoso-

phers and legal experts in order to investigate the meaning of

“privacy” in the digital age.

The Academy entered into various new international partner-

ships during 2012. We concluded a number of agreements

and partnership arrangements with the national academies

of technology in China, India and the US, as well as chairing

the Euro-CASE Innovation Platform.

Our work relies on the interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral, evi-

dence-based dialogue that is a key feature of the Academy.

We would therefore like to express our gratitude to everyone

whose knowledge and commitment have helped make

acatech a platform for lively exchanges on a variety of issues.

We hope you enjoy reading our annual report.

Berlin and Munich, January 2013

Prof. Dr. Reinhard F. Hüttl Prof. Dr. Henning Kagermann

acatech President acatech President

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A strong innovation system will help to ensure sustaina-

ble growth, create value and secure jobs both in Ger-

many and in Europe. The key enablers are productive

research, highly innovative businesses and a society where

conditions are conducive to innovation. acatech is the organ-

iser of the Innovation Dialogue, an exchange between the

German government – represented by the Federal Chancel-

lor, the Federal Minister of Education and Research and the

Federal Minister of Economics and Technology – and repre-

sentatives of the scientific and business communities and

civil society. acatech President Henning Kagermann chairs

the Steering Committee appointed by the Federal Chancel-

lor, which comprises representatives from these three sec-

tors. The Dialogue provides the German government with

independent expert advice on innovation policy issues. It

draws on acatech’s network of partners to analyse the latest

developments in the field of innovation and makes recom-

mendations geared towards the targeted development of

Germany’s innovation system.

The Innovation Dialogue’s Committee Office is located at

acatech’s offices and assists with the preparation of meet-

ings by compiling dossiers on the relevant topics. The Dia-

logue partners, the Federal Chancellery and the relevant Fed-

eral ministries are involved in this process in order to ensure

that the recommendations are relevant to concrete govern-

ment initiatives.

> INNOVATION POLICY ADVICE

The Innovation Dialogue provides the Federal Government with

independent expert advice. During 2012, participants in the Innovation

Dialogue discussed which technology fi elds have high potential

for creating value in Germany and how the international dimension

of German innovation policy can be expanded.

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In 2012, the Innovation Dialogue held two meetings that

were attended by Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel. The

topics of the meetings were “technology fields and innova-

tions in services with great potential for added value and

employment in Germany” and “the international dimension

of German innovation policy – using the example of Asia”.

In addition to the Innovation Dialogue, acatech also

addresses cross-cutting innovation policy issues through the

Innovation Forum, where the recommendations of the Inno-

vation Dialogue are progressed. The Forum’s work included

the preparation of the joint initiative on “National Compe-

tence Monitoring” in conjunction with the Federation of Ger-

man Industries, that will begin work in 2013 on designing

an early warning system for identifying competence needs in

the German innovation system.

The regulatory framework for implementing the transition to

sustainable energy will be key to ensuring the future competi-

tiveness of German industry. acatech addressed this issue

through an ad hoc project entitled “Towards a financially via-

ble transition to sustainable energy”. A project group led by

the German Council of Economic Experts member Christoph

M. Schmidt developed a series of recommendations geared

towards creating an appropriate regulatory framework to ena-

ble efficient implementation of the transition to sustainable

energy at national, European and international levels.

http://innovationsdialog.acatech.de

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The project “Towards a fi nancially viable transition to sustainable energy” investigated the regulatory framework required to implement the energy transition.

Left: German Council of Economic Experts member Christoph M. Schmidt presents the position paper; right: podium discussion on the presentation.

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Every society in the world uses energy and resources. How

individual societies differ is in the way that they use

these resources and in their responses to the question con-

cerning the best energy system. The German government’s

decision to phase out nuclear power will require a complete

overhaul of Germany’s energy system, a process that will

involve major challenges but will also provide equally signifi-

cant opportunities.

One area that will be affected by the transformation of the

energy system is the network of national and European elec-

tricity generation and distribution systems. The infrastructure

required for the transition to sustainable energy comprises

smart, ICT-enabled grids. acatech analysed how to deliver

these grids in its “Future Energy Grid” project that concluded

in February 2012.

The 2012 position paper on the potential of “Biotechnological

Energy Conversion in Germany” investigates the circumstances

under which biomass could have a role – both as a raw mate-

rial and an energy carrier – in contributing to security of sup-

ply and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

> ENERGY, RESOURCES, SUSTAINABILITY

Federal Minister Philipp Rösler

speaks to journalists about

future energy grids at the

E-energy conference organised

by acatech in 2012 (left). Klaus

Töpfer (Institute for Advanced

Sustainability Studies) and

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University of Munich/acatech)

participate in a podium

discussion of the position paper

“Future Energy Grid” (right).

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Energy, Resources, Sustainability

The decision to phase out nuclear power also raises as yet

unanswered questions regarding the disposal of nuclear

waste from existing nuclear power stations. In 2012, the

Academy launched a project on “Partitioning and Transmuta-

tion” that addresses the social implications of this research-

intensive technology.

In addition to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strategies for

adapting to climate change will also be important in the future.

The Academy addressed this second pillar of climate policy in its

position paper “Adaptation strategies in climate policy”, where

particular attention is paid to the theme of natural resources.

The “Georesource Water” project that was concluded in 2012

and the position paper “Soil – a Geological Resource” (January

2013) also dealt with the topic of natural resources.

As a once-in-a-generation project, the cost to the economy of

the transition to sustainable energy will be a key issue. The

position paper “Towards a Financially Viable Transition to Sus-

tainable Energy” discusses what the regulatory framework for

this project should look like (see page 7).

The Academy will continue to address the need for a finan-

cially viable, secure and sustainable energy system over the

coming years. In order to ensure that the transition to sustain-

able energy benefits from comprehensive scientific advice, the

German Academies of Sciences have approved an acatech led

project on “Future Energy Systems”. With the support of a Dia-

logue Forum, this interdisciplinary project will develop poten-

tial actions for policymakers and the scientific and business

communities.

Ultimately, the transition to sustainable energy will not be

judged solely on how successfully it is implemented in Germa-

ny. It will only achieve true success if it also becomes a model

for others. It thus constitutes a major opportunity not only for

Germany to export new technologies and boost growth and

prosperity domestically, but also to promote climate and

resource protection worldwide.

www.acatech.de/energie-nachhaltigkeit

www.acatech.de/energiesysteme

www.acatech.de/e-energy

www.acatech.de/finanzierbarkeit-energiewende

www.acatech.de/klimapolitik

www.acatech.de/wasser

Parliamentary State Secretary Katherina Reiche

(Federal Ministry for the Environment) speaking on

sustainability at the “Georesource Water” Forum.

Robert Schlögl (Max Planck Society) and Reinhard F. Hüttl (acatech) (from left

to right) engaging with experts in a public debate on how to deliver a successful

transition to sustainable energy.

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Our society is being transformed by the increasing signifi-

cance of the Internet and smart devices in our daily lives

and in industry. This theme has therefore been a major focus

of the Academy’s work, both in the past and in 2012.

The first three industrial revolutions were triggered by the

steam engine, electricity and computers. Now, Cyber-Physical

Systems are setting a fourth industrial revolution (“Industry

4.0”) in motion. The convergence of the virtual and real world

is resulting in the emergence of new value chains linking sup-

pliers, logistics providers and customers. Members of acatech

worked with representatives of the scientific and business

communities and the trade unions to produce a report

acatech President Henning Kagermann presented the position paper “Moving People and Goods. Developing integrated mobility and logistics to promote

quality of life and prosperity” at the Conference on the Future of Logistics in Dortmund. In order to integrate “smart logistics” and “smart mobility”,

one of the things that acatech is calling for is the establishment of a digital logistics and mobility atlas. Photo left: Henning Kagermann, acatech;

Photo right: Jakob Rehof, Fraunhofer Institute for Software and Systems Engineering; Josef Krieg, FAZ Business School; Henning Kagermann, acatech.

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entitled “Recommendations for implementing the strategic

initiative Industry 4.0” that describes how Germany can deli-

ver the transformation required to implement Industry 4.0

and secure its competitive position.

Both mobility and logistics are facing new challenges owing

to the increasing importance of energy and resource efficien-

cy and the growing individualisation of demand. The Internet

of Things and Services is enabling “smart logistics” and

“smart mobility” systems comprising networks of several

small-scale entities and is key to efficient logistics and mobili-

ty. acatech addressed this issue in its 2012 position paper

“Moving People and Goods”.

The Academy is also addressing the new issues confronting

society in an increasingly networked world. The “Resilience by

Design” project was launched in 2012 to investigate the

structural requirements needed to make critical infrastructure

more resilient to threats such as natural disasters or technolo-

gical accidents. The “Internet Privacy” project, meanwhile, is

looking at how a culture of privacy and trust can be estab-

lished on the Internet. The competition “Vergessen im Inter-

net” (How to Forget on the Internet) encouraged a debate on

the pros and cons of unlimited and irrevocable availability of

data. The winners of the three categories “raising awareness”,

“manners and rules” and “technologies for forgetting” were

selected by the German Minister of the Interior Hans-Peter

Friedrich and acatech President Henning Kagermann.

The opportunities and challenges arising from networking

and digitalisation remain one of acatech’s main focuses, and

the Academy will continue to address the most pressing poli-

tical and social issues in this area.

www.acatech.de/technologien

The Industry 4.0 Working Group presented its interim recommendations at the Implementation Forum Industry 4.0. The Working Group was established by

the Communication Promoters Group of the Industry-Science Research Alliance at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Left: Henning Kagermann;

State Secretary Georg Schütte, Federal Ministry of Education and Research; Centre: The Implementation Forum Industry 4.0 at the Produktionstechnisches

Zentrum Berlin; Right: Johannes A. Buchmann, TU Darmstadt, leader of the project “Internet Privacy – A Culture of Privacy and Trust for the Internet”.

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Learning about what we refer to in Germany as the MINT

subjects – Mathematics, IT, Natural Sciences and Technol-

ogy – is the key to people’s personal development. The MINT

subjects help people learn to think analytically and develop

their creative, design and social skills. They also play an

indispensable role in enabling engagement in society,

informed participation in debates about social challenges

and, of course, access to higher education. Moreover, the

opportunity for everyone to benefit from a broad-based edu-

cation irrespective of their race or gender is the key to pro-

duce the highly skilled workforce needed to ensure the suc-

cess of German industry.

For all of these reasons, acatech attaches particular impor-

tance to fostering the next generation of mathematicians,

scientists and engineers. The Academy has therefore devel-

oped a mission statement that will form the basis of its pri-

orities and work programme in the sphere of education over

the next few years.

It is against this backdrop that acatech has become involved

with the “Haus der kleinen Forscher” (Little Scientists’ House)

Foundation as coordinator of the organisation’s research

steering committee. The committee performs a consultancy

> EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATION

The position paper “Perspectives on Biotechnology Communication”

was presented and discussed at the Science Communication Forum

in Dresden. From left to right: Marc-Denis Weitze, acatech; Kathrin

Rübberdt, DECHEMA; Helge Torgersen, Austrian Academy of Sciences;

Steffi Ober, NABU; Alfred Pühler, CeBiTec/acatech Executive Board.

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role, providing accompanying research support and evaluat-

ing the Foundation’s activities. By doing this, acatech is fos-

tering the development of education provision for young

children, ensuring that it is integrated into continuous edu-

cation processes.

Elsewhere, a project providing practical laboratory sessions

for engineering students is geared towards improving the

quality of higher education. Another initiative is investigat-

ing ways for Germany’s “Duales Studium” (work-study pro-

gramme) to attract previously overlooked target groups to

study MINT subjects. acatech has also looked at the job pro-

file of design engineers and developed a set of recommenda-

tions regarding their training and continuing professional

development under the auspices of the Industry 4.0 initia-

tive. All of these activities are being supported by the

National MINT Forum, an association currently numbering

24 organisations that is committed to promoting education

in the MINT subjects.

The Academy is also engaged in finding the best way to

shape the dialogue with the public on scientific advances.

acatech has presented an initial set of recommendations on

the Communication of New Technologies that highlight the

need for an open-minded dialogue on controversial research

topics. Another joint project launched this year by acatech,

the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and

the Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Human-

ities focuses on the relationship between science and the

media. acatech will continue to address how to best shape

and develop different forms of dialogue and engagement

over the coming years.

The fourth meeting of the research steering committee discussed approaches to MINT education provision for young children. Left: Manfred Prenzel,

Technical University of Munich; Martina Röbbecke, acatech (from left to right); Right: Christian Wiesmüller, Karlsruhe University of Education;

Bernhard Nagel, State Institute of Early Childhood Research (IFP) (from left to right).

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International networks and exchanges with leading institu-

tions across the globe are crucial to enable us to promptly

address relevant technology and strategic issues. acatech’s

international activities are therefore geared towards buil-

ding an active network of partners with whom we can

cooperate and carry out projects. This facilitates a conti-

nuous exchange of information and helps to ensure that

due consideration is given to the international context when

we make recommendations on the science and innovation

system. In 2012, acatech signed new agreements with the

> INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

German Council of Economic Experts member Christoph M.

Schmidt, EU Commissioner for Energy Günther Oettinger and

acatech President Reinhard F. Hüttl (from left to right) in Brus-

sels, discussing the requirements from a European perspective

for the implementation of the German “Energiewende”.

China is one of Germany’s key partners in the sphere of international

innovation policy. Accordingly, the Presidents of acatech and the

Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) signed an agreement

establishing closer cooperation in the areas of smart cities, energy,

the environment and innovation policy.

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Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) and the Indian

National Academy of Engineering (INAE) and entered into a

partnership on smart cities, energy, the environment and

innovation policy. We also launched a partnership with the

US National Academies of Sciences (NAS) aimed at promot-

ing an ongoing transatlantic exchange on current innova-

tion policy issues.

The European Union is one of the main focuses of our inter-

national activities. In 2012, the Executive Board adopted a

three-pronged European strategy: the Academy will become

a partner of the European Institutions, particularly with

regard to innovation and technology policy, it will establish

itself as an institution that provides independent, science-

based policy advice and, in its capacity as chair of the Euro-

CASE Innovation Platform, it will work together with other

European academies of Applied Sciences, Technologies and

Engineering in order to develop joint policy papers in the

field of European Innovation Policy. In his official address at

the kick-off event of the Brussels Office, Robert-Jan Smits,

Director-General of the European Commission’s DG

Research and Innovation, highlighted the particular need

for independent science-based policy advice of the kind pro-

vided by acatech.

This meeting was followed by another high-level event

attended by EU Commissioner for Energy Günther Oetting-

er, where the position paper “Towards a Financially Viable

Transition to Sustainable Energy” was discussed from a

European perspective. This event was another example of

an ongoing series of discussions with representatives of the

European Institutions.

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The kick-off event of acatech’s Brussels Offi ce addressed the topic of “Science-based Policy Advice to the EU”. Left: Reinhard F. Hüttl, acatech;

Anne Glover, Chief Scientifi c Advisor to the European Commission; Centre: Closing address by Robert-Jan Smits, Director-General of the European

Commission’s DG Research and Innovation; right: Speakers at the kick-off event.

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The public debate on technological developments plays a

key role in shaping opinions and decisions among poli-

cymakers and society as a whole. As a key element of its

remit to provide advice to policymakers and society, the

Academy therefore fosters a dialogue on the opportunities

and threats of technological developments with policymak-

ers and members of the business community, civil society

and the media.

Legislators find themselves confronted by an increasing num-

ber of regulatory issues arising from complex technological

developments. In 2012, acatech provided advice on these

issues to the relevant German parliamentary committees

and to the Study Commissions on “Growth, Wellbeing and

Quality of Life” and “the Internet and Digital Society”. Over

the course of the year, the Academy was involved in discus-

sions with federal and regional government representatives

acatech’s competition “How to Forget on the Internet” provided

students with the opportunity to discuss ways of protecting people’s

privacy on the Internet with policymakers and scientists.

> DIALOGUE

An expert session broadcast by live stream on the Internet

addressed how to achieve a successful transition to sustainable energy.

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including Transport Minister Peter Ramsauer and leader of

the Rhineland-Palatinate regional government, Kurt Beck, as

well as representatives of the European institutions.

The Academy also contributed to the technology and innova-

tion policy debates of the political parties and the strategic

discussions of the political foundations. Henning Kagermann

addressed the Economic Congress of the Green Parliamentary

Group, for example, while the Academy also hosted a high-

level event in Cadenabbia, northern Italy, with the Konrad

Adenauer Foundation and the Stifterverband der deutschen

Wirtschaft (Association of German Business Donors). Both of

acatech’s Presidents had contacts with the Federal Commit-

tee of the Confederation of German Trade Unions (DGB). In

addition, the Academy placed particular emphasis during

2012 on enabling NGOs and other civil society organisations

to contribute their views at acatech events.

In order to promote the general public’s understanding of

technology, our two Presidents were invited by Federal Presi-

dent Joachim Gauck to speak to the public on the subjects of

resource efficiency and e-mobility at the Week of the Environ-

ment, while Reinhard F. Hüttl, Klaus Töpfer (Institute for

Advanced Sustainability Studies) and Robert Schlögl (Max

Planck Society) hosted an expert session on the transition to

sustainable energy that was broadcast by live stream. The

Academy also produced a YouTube video aimed at explain-

ing smart grids to a lay audience. acatech cooperated with

other major scientific institutions and foundations through

the Wissenschaft im Dialog (Science in Dialogue) platform

and organised a number of events and activities as part of

the Science Year 2012 initiative.

The results of acatech’s projects – from adaptation strategies

in the sphere of climate policy to the foundation of the

National MINT Forum – were reported by a broad spectrum of

general and specialist media. The Academy promotes excel-

lence in technology journalism through its PUNKT – Prize for

Technology Journalism and Technology Photography which

included a multimedia category for the first time in 2012

(see p. 44). The PUNKT Prize is sponsored by acatech’s Com-

munication Group that brings together communicators from

companies, scientific organisations and associations repre-

sented in acatech’s Senate and is itself also a forum that pro-

motes dialogue with the public on the subject of technology.

The winners of the PUNKT – Prize for Technology

Journalism and Technology Photography were

announced at the acatech Annual Meeting in 2012.

See photos on p. 44.

A video used at events aimed

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also viewable online explains

in simple terms why smart

grids are necessary for

a successful transition to

sustainable energy.

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> PROJECTS

NAME DURATION

Integrated Research Agenda for Cyber-Physical Systems Oct. 2010 – Jan. 2012

Georesource Water – the Challenge of Global Change Dec. 2008 – Feb. 2012

Investigation, Classification and International Benchmarking

of the German Incubator Landscape Nov. 2009 – Feb. 2012

Future Energy Grid – Migration to the Internet of Energy Sep. 2010 – Feb. 2012

BioEconomy Council Dec. 2008 – May 2012

Anticipation and Assessment of Technology Futures Sep. 2010 – June 2012

Potential for Biotechnological Energy Conversion July 2011 – June 2012

Quality and Reliability in Mobility and Logistics July 2011 – July 2012

German-Indian Partnership for IT Systems (GRIP-IT) Apr. 2010 – Aug. 2012

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The academic members of acatech collaborate on a variety of projects with experts from the scientific and business communi-

ties. The Academy’s work is organised under three priority themes: Education and Technology Communication; Energy,

Resources and Sustainability; and Technologies. This is complemented by special interdisciplinary projects and partnership pro-

jects with other academies. The list presented below includes all the acatech projects worked on during 2012.

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Projects

NAME DURATION

Working Group on Adaptation Strategies in Climate Policy Sep. 2011 – Aug. 2012

Design Engineers 2020 Oct. 2010 – Sep. 2012

The Place of Technological Sciences as a Scientific Discipline Oct. 2010 – Nov. 2012

Towards a Financially Viable Transition to Sustainable Energy –

Efficient Regulation for Tomorrow’s Energy System Mar. 2012 – Nov. 2012

Communication of New Technologies − Biotechnology Sep. 2010 – Dec. 2012

Working Group on Soil and Land Management Sep. 2011 – Dec. 2012

Internet Privacy – A Culture of Privacy and Trust for the Internet Aug. 2011 – Jan. 2013

Report Industry 4.0 (attached to the Industry-Science Research Alliance at

the Federal Ministry of Education and Research) Nov. 2012 – May 2013

Personalised Medicine Jan. 2011 – June 2013

Future Business Clouds Aug. 2012 – June 2013

The Relationship between Science, the Public and the Media

(in conjunction with the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and

Humanities and the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina) Jan. 2012 – Sep. 2013

Social Implications of Partitioning and Transmutation Research Sep. 2012 – Nov. 2013

Innovation Dialogue Dec. 2009 – Dec. 2013

Quantum Technologies (in conjunction with the German National Academy of Sciences

Leopoldina and the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities) Sep. 2010 – Dec. 2013

Mobilisation of Educational Potential to Secure a Skilled MINT workforce –

the Contribution of the Dual Education System July 2012 – Dec. 2013

Resilien-Tech – “Resilience by Design”:

a Strategy for the Technologies of the Future July 2012 – June 2014

The Laboratory within Engineering Education Dec. 2011 – Nov. 2014

Research steering committee of Little Scientists’ House – research support

for educating young children in MINT subjects Jan. 2011 – Dec. 2014

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Berlin, 20 January 2012

Presentation of results: “Sustainable Use of Bioenergy”

Berlin, 2-3 February 2012

Conference “How E-energy can Accelerate the Transition to Sustainable Energy”

Berlin, 20 February 2012

Forum “Georesource Water – the Challenge of Global Change”


Presentation of results: “The Role of Incubator Organisa-tions in the Promotion of High-Tech Academic Spin-Offs”

The Forum “Georesource Water – the Challenge of Global Change”

was held at Berlin’s Allianz Forum and provided an opportunity to

present and discuss the position paper of the same name.

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The events organised by the National Academy of Science and Engineering foster dialogue between scientists, businesses,

policymakers and civil society, making the Academy a platform for lively exchanges on a variety of issues. The list presented

below features the key events held in 2012.

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Events


Innovation Dialogue “Technology Fields and Innovations in Services with Great Potential for Added Value and Employment in Germany”

Berlin, 26 March 2012

Symposium “Internet Privacy – a Culture of Privacy and Trust on the Internet”

Berlin, 29 March 2012

Colloquium “Research and Innovation at the Edge of Computer Science” with representatives from German Parliament and ministries

The Academy’s 2012 annual meeting was held at the Electoral Palace in Mainz. Members and guests of the Academy discussed the key role of

sustainable use of resources in the transition to sustainable energy. The Academy also offi cially welcomed eight new Members.

At the Annual Gala Event, Martin Randelhoff , winner of the multimedia

category of the PUNKT – Prize for Technology Journalism and Technology

Photography, spoke about science communication in the Internet Age.

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Berlin, 12 April 2012

Wrap-up event “Integrated Research Agenda Cyber-Physical Systems”

Mainz, 20 April 2012

Academy Day and acatech Presentation in Rhineland-Palatinate

Bangalore, 25 April 2012

Joint Symposium – “Smart City Technologies as Innovation Drivers”

Berlin, 7 Mai 2012

Wrap-up event and prize-giving ceremony for competition “How to Forget on the Internet”

Brussels, 7 May 2012

Brussels kick-off event “Science-based Policy Advice to the EU”

Frankfurt am Main, 21 June 2012

Presentation of results: “Biotechnological Energy Conversion in Germany”

Berlin, 28 June 2012

Colloquium “Georesource Water – the Challenge of Global Change” at German Parliament

Berlin, 28 June 2012

Expert session “The Transition to Sustainable Energy: How far have we come? What still needs to be done?”

Munich, 6 July 2012

Annual Meeting of the Senate

Essen, 14–16 August 2012

Science Cafés “Nanotech in Your Body” and “New Lifeforms in the Test Tube” at the IdeenPark

Cadenabbia, 30 August – 2 September 2012

Symposium “Science and Research – how are innovations born?” In cooperation with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the Stifterverband (Association of German Business Donors)

Dortmund, 11 September 2012

Presentation of results: “Moving People and Goods.Developing integrated transport and logistics to promote quality of life and prosperity”

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New acatech Members are elected at the Members’ Meeting.

29 outstanding scientists from the spheres of engineering, applied sciences,

humanities and social sciences joined the Academy in 2012.

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Events

The Academy presented its position paper “Future Energy Grid” at the

E-energy Conference in Berlin. The paper presents acatech’s views on the

importance of developing smart grids in order to ensure a successful

transition to sustainable energy.

Berlin, 13 September 2012

Presentation of results: “Towards a Financially Viable Transition to Sustainable Energy”

Göttingen, 16 September 2012

Science & Technology Café “Food vs. Fuel? How can we use bioenergy sustainably?”

Darmstadt, 25 September 2012

“Materials Science Challenges for the Energy Industry” - side event at international conference “Materials Science and Engineering – MSE 2012”

Berlin, 2 October 2012

Implementation Forum Industry 4.0


acatech Annual Gala Event


Presentation of results: “Adaptation Strategies in Climate Policy”


4th Innovation Dialogue “The International Dimension of German Innovation Policy – Using the Example of Asia”

Berlin, 25 Oktober 2012

Colloquium “The Challenges Facing E-Mobility” at the German Parliament

Brussels, 26 November 2012

Presentation and Discussion: “Towards a Financially Viable Transition to Sustainable Energy in Germany – the View from Europe”

Dresden, 4 December 2012

Presentation of results: “Perspectives on Biotechnology Communication”

Berlin, 6–7 December 2012

8th Symposium for Forecasting and Technology Planning

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“acatech POSITION PAPER” series

acatech (Ed.)

Perspektiven der Biotechnologie-Kommunikation. Kontroversen – Randbedingungen – Formate (acatech POSITION PAPER) Heidelberg et al.: Springer Verlag 2012

acatech (Ed.)

Faszination Konstruktion – Berufsbild und Tätigkeitsfeld im Wandel. Empfehlungen zur Ausbildung qualifizierter Fachkräfte in Deutschland (acatech POSITION PAPER) Heidelberg et al.: Springer Verlag 2012

acatech (Ed.)

Anpassungsstrategien in der Klimapolitik (acatech POSITION PAPER) Heidelberg et al.: Springer Verlag 2012

acatech (Ed.)

Die Energiewende finanzierbar gestalten. Effiziente Ordnungspolitik für das Energiesystem der Zukunft (acatech POSITION PAPER) Heidelberg et al.: Springer Verlag 2012

acatech publishes studies, position papers and other publications on strategic engineering and technology policy issues. The

acatech POSITION PAPER series presents the Academy’s recommendations. The full technical reports on acatech projects are

published in the acatech STUDY series, while the acatech DISCUSSION series features documentation relating to events. Finally,

preliminary studies and discussion papers arising from the projects are published as part of the acatech MATERIALS series. In

2012, the Academy added the acatech IMPULSE series to its list of publications. These titles provide analyses on principles of

science and engineering and research-based policy advice.

> PUBLICATIONS

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> Internet Privacy

Eine multidisziplinäre Bestandsaufnahme/ A multidisciplinary analysis

Johannes Buchmann (Hrsg.)

acatech STUDIE

Publications

acatech (Ed.)

Menschen und Güter bewegen. Integrative Entwicklung von Mobilität und Logistik für mehr Lebensqualität und Wohlstand (acatech POSITION PAPER) Heidelberg et al.: Springer Verlag 2012

acatech (Ed.)

Biotechnologische Energieumwandlung in Deutschland. Stand, Kontext, Perspektiven (acatech POSITION PAPER) Heidelberg et al.: Springer Verlag 2012

acatech (Ed.)

Mehr Innovationen für Deutschland. Wie Inkubatoren akademische Hightech-Ausgründungen besser fördern können (acatech POSITION PAPER) Heidelberg et al.: Springer Verlag 2012

acatech (Ed.)

Georessource Wasser – Herausforderung Globaler Wandel. Ansätze und Voraussetzungen für eine integrierte Wasserressourcenbewirtschaftung in Deutschland (acatech POSITION PAPER) Heidelberg et al.: Springer Verlag 2012

acatech (Ed.)

Future Energy Grid. Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien für den Weg in ein nachhaltiges und wirtschaftliches Energiesystem (acatech POSITION PAPER) Heidelberg et al.: Springer Verlag 2012

“acatech IMPULSE” series

acatech (Ed.)

Technikzukünfte. Vorausdenken – Erstellen – Bewerten (acatech IMPULSE)Heidelberg et al.: Springer Verlag 2012

“acatech STUDY” series

Albers, Albert/Denkena, Berend/Matthiesen, Sven (Eds.)

Faszination Konstruktion – Berufsbild und Tätigkeitsfeld im Wandel (acatech STUDY)Heidelberg et al.: Springer Verlag 2012

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acatech DISKUSSION

> Smart Engineering

Interdisziplinäre Produktentstehung

Reiner Anderl/Martin Eigner/ Ulrich Sendler/Rainer Stark (Hrsg.)


Buchmann, Johannes (Ed.)

Internet Privacy. Eine multidisziplinäre Bestandsaufnahme/A multidisciplinary analysis (acatech STUDY)Heidelberg et al.: Springer Verlag 2012

Geisberger, Eva/Broy, Manfred (Eds.)

agendaCPS – Integrierte Forschungsagenda Cyber-Physical Systems (acatech STUDY)Heidelberg et al.: Springer Verlag 2012

Spath, Dieter/Walter, Achim (Eds.)

Mehr Innovationen für Deutschland. Wie Inkubatoren akademische Hightech-Ausgründungen besser fördern können (acatech STUDY)Heidelberg et al.: Springer Verlag 2012

Hüttl, Reinhard F./Bens, Oliver (Eds.)

Georessource Wasser – Herausforderung Globaler Wandel. Beiträge zu einer integrierten Wasserressourcen-bewirtschaftung in Deutschland (acatech STUDY)Heidelberg et al.: Springer Verlag 2012

Appelrath, Hans-Jürgen/Kagermann, Henning/

Mayer, Christoph (Eds.)

Future Energy Grid. Migrationspfade ins Internet der Energie (acatech STUDY)Heidelberg et al.: Springer Verlag 2012

Studies from collaborative projects

Grünewald, Uwe/Bens, Oliver/

Fischer, Holger/Hüttl, Reinhard F./

Kaiser, Knut/Knierim, Andrea (Eds.)

Wasserbezogene Anpassungsmaßnahmen an den Landschafts- und KlimawandelStuttgart: Schweizerbart 2012

“acatech DISCUSSION” series

Weitze, Marc-Denis/Pühler, Alfred/

Heckl, Wolfgang M./Müller-Röber, Bernd/Renn, Ortwin/

Weingart, Peter/Wess, Günther (Eds.)

Biotechnologie-Kommunikation. Kontroversen,Analysen, Aktivitäten (acatech DISCUSSION)Heidelberg et al.: Springer Verlag 2012

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Publications

Anderl, Reiner/Eigner, Martin/

Sendler, Ulrich/Stark, Rainer (Eds.)

Smart Engineering. Interdisziplinäre Produktentstehung (acatech DISCUSSION)Heidelberg et al.: Springer Verlag 2012

“acatech MATERIALS” series

Vogel-Heuser, Birgit/Bayrak, Gülden/Frank, Ursula

Forschungsfragen in “Produktionsautomatisierung der Zukunft” (acatech MATERIALS)discussion paper for the acatech “ProCPS – Production CPS”

project group, Munich 2012

Publications in English / English Translations:

acatech (Ed.)

Perspectives on Biotechnology Communication. Controversies – Contexts – Formats (acatech POSITION PAPER)Munich 2012

Appelrath, Hans-Jürgen/Kagermann, Henning/

Mayer, Christoph (Ed.)

Future Energy Grid. Migration to the Internet of Energy (acatech STUDY) Munich 2012

acatech (Ed.)

Towards a Financially Viable Transition to Sustainable Energy. Efficient regulation for tomorrow’s energy system (acatech POSITION PAPER) Munich 2012

acatech (Ed.)

Georesource Water – The Challenge of Global Change. Approaches and requirements for an integrated management of water resources in Germany (acatech POSITION PAPER)Munich 2012

acatech (Ed.)

Future Energy Grid. Information and communication technology for the way towards a sustainable and economical energy system (acatech POSITION PAPER)Munich 2012

acatech (Ed.)

Driving German Innovation. The role of incubator organisations in the promotion of hightech academic spin-offs (acatech POSITION PAPER)Munich 2012

acatech (Ed.)

Recommendations on the Future of the Engineering Doctorate. Strategies for the further improvement and strengthening of the engineering doctorate at German universities (acatech STUDY)Munich 2012

www.acatech.de/publikationen

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> MEMBERS

The Members are responsible for the content of the Academy’s work. They comprise outstanding scientists from the spheres

of engineering, applied sciences, humanities and social sciences. They cooperate with experts from other organisations in

acatech’s interdisciplinary projects.

NEW ACADEMY MEMBERS

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Volker Altstädt

Chair of Polymer Materials,

University of Bayreuth, and

CEO of Neue Materialien Bayreuth GmbH

Prof. Dr. Marc Oliver Bettzüge

Professor of Economics and Managing Director

of the Institute of Energy Economics

at the University of Cologne

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bolt

Member of the Board of Directors of the Jülich Research Centre, and

Honorary Professor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,

Technical University of Munich

Prof. Dr. Werner Damm

Chair of Safety-critical Embedded Systems,

Carl von Ossietzky University, Oldenburg

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. Gerhard P. Fettweis

Vodafone Chair of Mobile Communications Systems at the

Technical University of Dresden

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Fleischer

Chair and Head of the Institute of Production Science,

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. Bernd Friedrich

Head of IME (Institut für Maschinenelemente und

Maschinengestaltung) and Chair of Metallurgische

Prozesstechnik und Metallrecycling, RWTH Aachen

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Prof. Dr. Matthias Jarke

Chair of Information Systems,

RWTH Aachen University, and

Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for

Applied Information Technology, Sankt Augustin

Prof. Dr. Dr. Kai A. Konrad

Managing Director of the Max Planck Institute

for Tax Law and Public Finance, Munich,

Honorary Professor of Economics at the

Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, and

Honorary Professor at the School of Business

and Economics of the Free University of Berlin

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Kuhn

Chair of Factory Organisation, TU Dortmund University, and

Director and Head of the Enterprise Logistics section at the

Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics, Dortmund

(retired since August 2012)

Prof. Dr. Klaus Mainzer

Chair of Philosophy and the Theory of Science and Director

of the Munich Center for Technology in Society (MCTS),


Univ.-Prof. Dr. sc. nat. Dr. rer. nat. Christoph Meinel

Chair of Internet Technologies and Systems, University of Potsdam,

and CEO and Scientific Director of the Hasso Plattner Institute

for Software Systems Engineering GmbH (HPI)

Prof. Dr. Rolf Müller

Professor of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology at Saarland University,

and Managing Director of the Helmholtz Institute for

Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS)

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Eckhard Quandt

Chair of Inorganic Functional Materials, University of Kiel

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Kristina Reiss, Professor of Didactics of Mathematics, was elected as

a new Member in 2011 and was one of eight scientists to receive their

membership certifi cate from the Presidents of acatech at the 2012

annual meeting. From left to right: Reinhard F. Hüttl, acatech; Kristina

Reiss, Technical University of Munich, and Henning Kagermann, acatech.

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Prof. Dr. Lucia A. Reisch

Professor of Intercultural Consumer Research and

Consumer Policy, Copenhagen Business School, and

Guest Professor of Consumer Behaviour and Consumer Policy,

Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen

Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Schäfer

Professor of Software Engineering and Vice President

for Research and Young Academics, University of Paderborn

Prof. Dr. Petra Schwille

Director of the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dr. h. c. Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern

Chair of Chemical Process Engineering at the

Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg,

Director of the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of

Complex Technical Systems, Magdeburg, and

Member of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy

of Sciences and Humanities

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. Eckart Uhlmann

Chair of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Technology at the

Institute of Machine Tools and Factory Management (IWF),

Technical University of Berlin, and Director of the Fraunhofer

Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology IPK, Berlin

Prof. Dr. Fritz Vahrenholt

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of RWE Innogy GmbH, and

Honorary Professor of Chemistry, University of Hamburg

Prof. Dr. phil. Dr. rer. pol. h. c. Carl Christian von Weizsäcker

Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Cologne, and

Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Research

on Collective Goods, Bonn

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. habil. Robert Weigel

Chair of Electronics Engineering,

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU)

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Marion A. Weissenberger-Eibl

Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation

Research ISI, Karlsruhe, and

Chair of Innovation and Technology Management,

University of Kassel (until 31 December 2012)

Chair of Innovation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

(since 1 January 2013)

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Weuster-Botz

Chair of Bioprocess Engineering, Technical University of Munich

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wiechert

Professor of Computational Systems Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen

University, and Head of Systems Biotechnology at the Institute

of Bio- and Geosciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Katja Windt

Professor of Global Production Logistics,

Jacobs University Bremen, and

Provost and Vice President of Jacobs University Bremen

(since 1 January 2013)

Prof. Dr. Ludger Wößmann

Professor of Economics, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, and

Head of Department of Human Capital and Innovation at the Ifo

Institute – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University

of Munich e. V.

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acatech’s Members comprise outstanding scientists who are responsible for the content of the Academy’s work. All acatech’s Members are entitled to

propose candidates for new Members to the acatech Membership Committee which is chaired by acatech President Reinhard F. Hüttl.

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. Gerhard Hirzinger

Previous Head of the Robotics and Mechatronics Center (RMC),

German Aerospace Center (DLR), and

Honorary Professor of Informatics,


Prof. Dr. E. W. (Bert) Meijer

Professor of Chemistry,

Technical University of Eindhoven

MEMBERS WHO PASSED AWAY IN 2012

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E. h. Klaus Knizia

Former Chairman of the Board of the Vereinigte Elektrizitätswerke

Westfalen AG (VEW), Dortmund, Honorary Professor of Energy Tech-

nology and Energy Economics, Technical University of Dortmund

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E. h. Otto H. Schiele

Former Chair of Fluid Mechanics and Machinery,

Karlsruhe Technical University, and

Former board member of KSB AG, Frankenthal

They are fondly remembered by all at acatech.

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> SENATE

The Senate forms the second pillar of the Academy, alongside the Members. Its members are distinguished individuals from

technology-oriented companies, associations, societies and the political arena, as well as the presidents of the major scientific

organisations. The members of the Senate advise the Academy on strategic issues and pass on proposals from the business commu-

nity. They ensure that the practical requirements of industry are taken into account in acatech’s projects.

NEW SENATE MEMBERS

Doris Ahnen Ministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft,

Weiterbildung und Kultur des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz

Dr. Werner Breuers LANXESS AG

Wolfgang Dürheimer AUDI AG

Stefan Gabriel 3M New Ventures

Dr. Torsten Jeworrek Munich Re

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Raimund Klinkner Bundesvereinigung Logistik (BVL) e.V.

Dr. Hans-Joachim Konz Schott AG

Dr. Stephan Leithner Deutsche Bank AG

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Prof. E. h. Dr.-Ing. E. h. Dr. h. c. Reimund Neugebauer Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Gisbert Rühl Klöckner & Co SE

Dr.-Ing. Joachim Schönbeck SMS Meer GmbH

Dr. Stefan Sommer ZF Friedrichshafen AG

Dr. Martin Sonnenschein A.T. Kearney GmbH

Prof. Dr. Peter Strohschneider Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft e.V.

Peter Terium RWE AG

Michael Vassiliadis IG Bergbau, Chemie, Energie

(accurate as of 1 February 2013)

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MEMBERS WHO LEFT THE SENATE IN 2012

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Prof. E. h. mult. Dr. h. c. mult. Hans-Jörg Bullinger Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Hans-Georg Härter ZF Friedrichshafen AG

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Kleiner Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft e.V. (until 31 December 2012)

Hermann-Josef Lamberti Deutsche Bank AG

Dr.-Ing. E. h. Heinrich Weiss SMS Holding GmbH

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Right: The main topic of the 2012 annual Senate meeting was the transition to sustainable energy. acatech President Henning Kagermann described

the challenges of the energy transition in the following terms: “It is up to us to make sure we succeed, and we alone will pay the price if we fail”.

SENATE MEMBERS WHO PASSED AWAY IN 2012

Prof. Dr. Anton Kathrein Kathrein-Werke KG

He is fondly remembered by all at acatech.

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> EXECUTIVE BOARD

The Executive Board represents the National Academy of Science and Engineering externally and is responsible for its manage-

ment. Both pillars of the Academy are represented on it: five Executive Board members and their deputies are elected by

acatech’s Members, whilst two Executive Board members and their deputies are appointed by the Senate. The Secretary General of

the acatech Office sits on the Executive Board as a non-voting member. The acatech Executive Board’s European Affairs Representa-

tive, Ernst Rietschel, supports the Academy’s international activities.

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Dr. h. c.

Reinhard F. Hüttl

Scientific Executive Director and Chairman of the

Executive Board of the German Research Centre for

Geosciences (GFZ) in Potsdam, Professor of Soil

Protection and Recultivation at the Brandenburg

University of Technology (BTU), Cottbus

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dr.-Ing. E. h.

Henning Kagermann

Former CEO of SAP AG

PRESIDENTS

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Gausemeier

Professor of Product Engineering at the Heinz

Nixdorf Institute, University of Paderborn

Dr.-Ing. E. h. Bernd Pischetsrieder

Former Chairman of the Board of Management

at Volkswagen AG

VICE-PRESIDENTS

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Executive Board

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dr. h. c. Rolf Emmermann Founding Director and former Chairman of the

Executive Board of the German Research Centre for

Geosciences (GFZ) in Potsdam, Emeritus Director of

the Institute of Geosciences at Giessen University

Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Utz-Hellmuth Felcht

Managing Director of One Equity Partners Europe

GmbH

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Manfred Hennecke

President of the Federal Institute for Materials

Research and Testing

Prof. Dr. Otthein Herzog

Professor of Visual Information Technologies at

the University of Bremen, and Emeritus Director of

the Center for Computing and Communication

Technologies (TZI) at the University of Bremen

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Hillemeier

Emeritus Professor of Construction Materials and

Testing at the Technical University of Berlin

PD Dr. Michael Klein

acatech Secretary General

Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Mayrhuber

Former Chairman of the Board of Deutsche

Lufthansa AG

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Alfred Pühler

Senior Research Professor at the Center for

Biotechnology (CeBiTec) at Bielefeld University

Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Ortwin Renn

Professor of Environmental Sociology and

Technology Assessment, and Scientfic director

Stuttgart Research Center for Interdisciplinary

Risk and Innovation Studies (ZIRIUS)

Prof. Dr. Eberhard Umbach

President of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. Klaus Weinert

Professor (retd.) at the Institute of Machining

Technology at the TU Dortmund University

Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Ernst Th. Rietschel

Former President of the Leibniz Association

EXECUTIVE BOARD’S EUROPEAN

AFFAIRS REPRESENTATIVE

MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD

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> FINANCIAL SUPPORTERS

The National Academy of Science and Engineering is a non-profit organisation that is funded both publicly (through central and

regional government) and privately. Private donations are raised by the acatech Förderverein (funding council), which is also

known in German as the Kollegium. The members of the funding council come from the business, scientific and political communi-

ties and civil society. The Academy’s projects could not happen without the contribution of our financial supporters. We would like

to thank everyone who has helped fund our work.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E. h. Dr. h. c.

Ekkehard D. Schulz

Chairman of the Board

BOARD OF THE KOLLEGIUM

Manfred Rauhmeier

[email protected]

T +49 (0)89/5 20 30 90

SECRETARY OF THE KOLLEGIUM

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Financial Supporters

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E. h. Dr. h. c.

Ekkehard D. Schulz

Former Chairman of the Executive Board at

ThyssenKrupp AG, Chairman of the Board of Trustees

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. mult. Dr.-Ing. E. h. mult.

Joachim Milberg

Chairman of the Supervisory Board at BMW AG

Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees

Dr. Siegfried Dais

Deputy Chairman of the Board of Management at

Robert Bosch GmbH

Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Utz-Hellmuth Felcht

Managing Director of One Equity Partners Europe

GmbH

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E. h. Hans-Peter Keitel

President of the Federation of German Industry (BDI)

(until 31 december 2012)

Prof. Dr. Renate Köcher

Managing Director of the Institut für Demoskopie

Allensbach (IfD Allensbach)

Dr. Andreas Kreimeyer

Member of the Executive Board of BASF SE

Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Mayrhuber

Former Chairman of the Board of Deutsche

Lufthansa AG


Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Münchener

Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft (Munich RE)

Stefan Quandt

Entrepreneur

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of DELTON AG

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE KOLLEGIUM

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DONATIONS

3M Deutschland GmbH

A.T. Kearney GmbH

ABB AG

BASF SE

Bayer AG

Bertelsmann AG

BITKOM e.V.

BMW AG

Bundesvereinigung Logistik e.V.

Carl Zeiss AG

Clariant SE

Daimler AG

DEKRA e.V.

Deutsche Bahn AG

Deutsche Bank AG

Deutsche Telekom AG

Egon Zehnder International GmbH

Evonik Industries AG

EWE AG

Festo AG & Co. KG

Fresenius Medical Care

Deutschland GmbH

Freudenberg & Co. KG

Fuchs Petrolub AG

Giesecke & Devrient GmbH

Google Germany GmbH

Grillo-Werke AG

Grünenthal GmbH

IBM Deutschland GmbH

Infineon Technologies AG

Institut für Produktivität und Qualität e.V.

Intel GmbH

Intel Mobile Communications GmbH

Jacobs Foundation

Jopp GmbH

K + S Aktiengesellschaft

Kathrein-Werke KG

Klatten, Susanne

Klöckner & Co SE

Lanxess AG

Linde AG

Loh, Friedhelm (Earn + Invest GmbH)

MAN SE

Management Engineers GmbH + Co. KG

Merck KGaA

Muhr und Bender KG

Porsche AG

Quandt, Stefan

Robert Bosch GmbH

Roland Berger Strategy Consultants GmbH

RWE AG

SAP AG

SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co. KG

Siemens AG

Software AG

Stahlinstitut VDEh

Stifterverband für die Deutsche

Wissenschaft e.V.

Surteco SE

ThyssenKrupp AG

TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG

TÜV Rheinland Berlin Brandenburg Pfalz e.V.

TÜV SÜD AG

UNITY AG

Volkswagen AG

Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG

Wittenstein AG

ZF Friedrichshafen AG

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Financial Supporters

PROJECT FUNDING

ABB AG

BASF SE

BMW AG

BTC AG

CAS Software AG

Daimler AG

Deutsche Post AG

Deutsche Telekom AG

E.ON AG

Festo AG & Co. KG

Georgsmarienhütte GmbH

Google Germany GmbH

Hewlett-Packard GmbH

Infineon Technologies AG

Loh, Friedhelm

Nokia Finance International B.V.

Philip Morris Stiftung

Quandt, Stefan

Robert Bosch GmbH

RWE Stiftung gGmbH

SAP AG

Siemens AG

Software AG

TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG

TÜV SÜD Stiftung

Wittenstein AG

CONTRIBUTIONS IN KIND

BMW AG

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

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Public pr oject

funding

Institutional

funding

Private project

funding/funding

through funding council

*In thousand euros

9,500

9,000

8,500

8,000

7,500

7,000

6,500

6,000

5,500

5,000

4,500

4,000

3,500

3,000

2,500

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

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2,422

1,000

714

4,136

2,385

312

2,697

1,686

455

2,141

1,434

326

1,760

1,195

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266

101

651

125

7762,627

1,500

643

4,770

3,595

2,000

1,101

6,696

5,064

2,500

1,820

9,384

8,497

2,001

2,500

3,996

1,219

367

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Finances

*All fi gures in euros; fi gures correct as of 14 March 2013

2012

Staff 4,201,329

Offices 770,725

Insurance premiums and contributions 20,273

Public relations 301,905

Travel 437,431

Events 608,870

Award of contracts 1,316,363

Legal fees/auditing/other 82,845

Miscellaneous expenses 44,400

Information technology 108,901

International activities 300,948

Membership fees 105,325

Depreciation 197,594

Total expenditure 2012 8,496,909

EXPENDITURE 2012*

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> acatech OFFICE

The staff at the Munich, Berlin and Brussels offices coordinate the Academy’s work, disseminate information about what acatech

is doing to policymakers and the public and support the Academy’s international activities.

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Munich Office

Residenz München

Hofgartenstraße 2

80539 Munich

Berlin Office

- Presidents’ postal address -

Unter den Linden 14

10117 Berlin

Brussels Office

Rue du Commerce/Handelsstraat 31

1000 Brussels

Belgium

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acatech Office

CONTACT

*Management and representation functions are governed by the law on non-profit organisations

Dr. Martina Röbbecke

Head of Unit

[email protected]

T +49 (0)30/2063096-15

Dr. Sicco Lehmann-Brauns

Head of Unit

[email protected]

T +49 (0)89/1895748-20

Education and Technology Communication Innovation Forum / International Relations

Dr. Ulrich Glotzbach

Head of Unit

[email protected]

T +49 (0)30/2063096-14

Dr. Katrin Simhandl

Head of Unit

[email protected]

T +49 (0)30/2063096-40

Energy, Resources and Sustainability Communications

PD Dr. Oliver Pfirrmann

Head of Unit

[email protected]

T +49 (0)30/2063096-21

Dr. Jens Pape

Head of Unit

[email protected]

T +49 (0)89/520309-60

Technologies

Management

Central Functions


Secretary General*

[email protected]

T +49 (0)30/2063096-10

Manfred Rauhmeier

Managing director*

[email protected]

T + 49 ( 0)89 / 520309-10

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PUNKT PRIZE

In 2012, the winner of the “Photo” category of acatech’s annual PUNKT – Prize for Technology Journalism and Technology Pho-

tography was a composition featuring a style of image rarely found in conventional technology photography. Andreas

Meichsner’s winning entry, entitled “TÜV”, comprises a series of photographs portraying German technical inspectors at work.

The jury’s citation states that “The images of testing activities offer an affectionate and unconventional take on what is often

regarded as the ‘typically German’ field of safety testing and provide unexpected insights into the ‘venerable’ institution of tech-

nical inspection.” The jury praised the ‘gentle humour’ found in the images. The PUNKT Prize is awarded for Text, Photo and

Multimedia categories. (Images by Andreas Meichsner)

“Noise Emission Test”

“Rust Grade Determination” “Drop Test”

“Taxing Static Load Test”

IMPRINT

Published by

acatech – NATIONAL ACADEMY

OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Executive Board

Prof. Dr. Reinhard F. Hüttl

Prof. Dr. Henning Kagermann


Munich Office

Residenz München

Hofgartenstraße 2

80539 Munich

Tel. +49 (0)89/5 20 30 90

Fax +49 (0)89/5 20 30 99

Berlin Office

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[email protected]

www.acatech.de

Date

February 2013

Liability for content

Dr. Katrin Simhandl

Editors

Dorothea Schildt (project manager)

Stephanie Frick

Linda Treugut

Translation

Dr. Helen Galloway & Joaquin Blasco

Layout and Production

HOFFMANN UND CAMPE VERLAG GmbH,

a member of the GANSKE VERLAGSGRUPPE

Printing

AZ Druck und Datentechnik GmbH, Kempten

Cover Illustrations

Optical fibres and computer chip: several acatech

projects address the theme of networking using

digital technology

Illustrations on Page 2

(left to right, top to bottom): 1: acatech; 2: acatech/

Felix Kindermann; 3, 8: acatech/Steffen Weigelt; 4,

6, 9: acatech/David Ausserhofer; 5: Thorsten Jochim;

7: Federal Government/Henning Schacht

Illustrations on Page 3

(left to right, top to bottom): 1: acatech/Thorsten

Jochim; 2, 3, 4: acatech/David Ausserhofer

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