The key topics of the EFI's annual report 2018 are:
- Long-term developments in productivity and Innovation
- Challenges of European R&I policy
- Autonomous Systems
At present, the full report is available in German only; an English summary is already available.
The Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation (Expertenkommission Forschung und Innovation - EFI) advises the German Federal Government and presents an annual report on research, innovation and technological performance in Germany. A key task is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the German innovation system in an international and temporal comparison. Furthermore, Germany's perspectives as a location for research and innovation are evaluated on the basis of the latest research findings. The EFI presents proposals for national research and innovation policy.
