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Germany creates 'super–high-tech ministry' for research, technology, aerospace
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Re: Germany creates 'super–high-tech ministry' for research, technology, aerospace
#292Earlier quoted context omitted.
> I'm also not yet sure what to think about splitting education and research. It goes against the Humboldtian Ideal, especially in the universitys both topics are connected. According to the German constitution (Grundgesetz), schools and universities are (mainly) the responsibility of the individual German states, not the federal government.[1] (A hybrid is the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology that has a university…
Thank you for the background explanation and the link. KIT is actually my Alma Mater (cs). You are right the overlap is not that large. I was thinking about the WissZeitVG, Exzellenzstrategie, Tenure-Track-Program. As for the Länder, I personally think the transition between the Abitur and university could benefit from stronger collaboration between the involved ministries. For example by better aligning the educatio…
Some more background information on the laws and initiatives you mentioned.
The WissZeitVG falls within the competence of the federal government due to the exemption regulation of Art. 74 I Nr. 12 GG for labour laws.
The "Exzellenzstrategie" and the Tenure Track Programme are cooperations between the federation and the states based on Art. 91b Abs. 1 GG: "The federation and the states may co-operate on the basis of agreements in cases of supra-regional importance in the promotion of science, research and teaching. Agreements focussing on higher education institutions shall require the consent of all states. ..." (original: "Bund und Länder können auf Grund von Vereinbarungen in Fällen überregionaler Bedeutung bei der Förderung von Wissenschaft, Forschung und Lehre zusammenwirken. Vereinbarungen, die im Schwerpunkt Hochschulen betreffen, bedürfen der Zustimmung aller Länder. ...")
The latest revision of the administrative agreement for the "Exzellenzstrategie" can be found here: https://www.gwk-bonn.de/fileadmin/Redaktion/Dokumente/Papers... (PDF, 2022, in German).
And here the same for the Tenure Track Programme: https://www.gwk-bonn.de/fileadmin/Redaktion/Dokumente/Papers... (PDF, 2016, in German)
Re: Germany creates 'super–high-tech ministry' for research, technology, aerospace
#293Earlier quoted context omitted.
I am based in Germany and have helped a couple of dozen individuals and small groups to successfully apply for grants and incorporate. It’s really not that difficult once you overcome the typical psychological barriers which if you look closely are a combination of prejudices and negative self talk. On all levels, once you really breathe that there is a human person you are directing your inquiry to, and that you can…
Are you working as a consultant on these topics? I‘m looking for someone to get assistance with incorporating and grants this fall.
I used to, but I changed field and I’m not available, sorry. Good luck!
Re: Germany creates 'super–high-tech ministry' for research, technology, aerospace
#294i'm swiss living in berlin currently (leaving soon) germany is a country on the rapid decline. the recently decided investment effort and the new government are a step in the right direction but wont halt or revert that decline. the country needs a BIG shock and be rebuilt from the ground up. the new ministry is just pandering / virtue signalling and won't have any effect. some examples: 1) legacy financial holes lik…
Berlin is not Germany.
Re: Germany creates 'super–high-tech ministry' for research, technology, aerospace
#295Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Have you tried renting in any bigger city in the past 10 or so years? I am German myself and I get where you're coming from, but there are worlds between German rent prices and American or even London, Amsterdam or Dublin rent prices.
I'm not sure about that. 2 bedroom apartment in Munich for ~1500 euro on maybe a 75k eur salary vs ~4000 usd in SF on a 180k usd salary. They're pretty similar numbers, relatively.
> 2 bedroom apartment in Munich for ~1500 euro
What do you mean by 2BR? 2 Bedroom capable apartments? I have 1BR one living room for 1470 (1670 with heating & co) in Munich.
Re: Germany creates 'super–high-tech ministry' for research, technology, aerospace
#296yeah, who still remembers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaero the German-French initiative against Google. A European search engine. In the end Technicolor / Thomson, Exalead, SAP, France Telecom (Orange) got most of the funding if I remember right. Other than a few university, museum digitalisation projects nothing consumer facing ever so the light of day.
Because all that EU "initiatives" is form of scam and just media noise.
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#297I worked on a project funded by the BMBF. I can tell you, those people had no idea of what they were funding. And the people running the project had also no idea for what they were being funded.
So basically like any funding?
Re: Germany creates 'super–high-tech ministry' for research, technology, aerospace
#298Earlier quoted context omitted.
What kind of comparison is this? A government ministry is not a private enterprise, it has different goals and structures. It's like saying a cargo ship can't keep up with a speed boat.
Well let me put it this way: What is the point of the ministry, and why does the current global leader of super-high-tech (USA) not seem to be in need of such?
> the current global leader of super-high-tech (USA)
I think you are a couple of decades late for that claim.
Re: Germany creates 'super–high-tech ministry' for research, technology, aerospace
#299i'm swiss living in berlin currently (leaving soon) germany is a country on the rapid decline. the recently decided investment effort and the new government are a step in the right direction but wont halt or revert that decline. the country needs a BIG shock and be rebuilt from the ground up. the new ministry is just pandering / virtue signalling and won't have any effect. some examples: 1) legacy financial holes lik…
Most of the things you listed are not really much of a problem, or rather a symptom of something else. Also lots of populist bla bla, where I think you don't really know what you are talking about. Anyway... the real is issue is this:
Germany is being held hostage by pensioners.
Everything comes down to finances and finances comes down to pensions. It's more than 100 billion euro of tax money going to pensions (on top of high and increasing social-insurance contributions). Retired people are the majority of voters, you can't run on politics to their disadvantage. It's politics for old people, by old people. They indebted the state for their benefit when they were young, ignored the demographic crisis for decades, and now they won't forgo a dime for their children's future.
We will get civil war, before pensions are touched. Without that money, we debate scapegoats, instead of investing in existentially necessary reforms, building houses and fixing the infrastructure debt.
Re: Germany creates 'super–high-tech ministry' for research, technology, aerospace
#300Earlier quoted context omitted.
So it's a totally subjective metric which measures whether anyone claims to have "had difficulty" buying food at least once during a calendar year. Not that they didn't get enough food--just that they had to exert effort to get it. This is not evidence that people are going hungry, though it is clearly designed to give that impression.
Talk about a bad faith response. No counter data presented. Just deny and distract. Here's collaborating trends for the same calendar year: https://www.feedingamerica.org/research/charitable-food-assi... Feeding America estimates more than 50 million people received charitable food assistance sometime in 2023 I'm guessing you'll respond that charities that feed people have a vested interest and are not to be trusted.…
You seem to have lost the thread of the argument. The original comment was
> no Americans, rich or poor, black or white, are starving. Frankly, we could all use a little more starving.
You responding by providing evidence that some people had difficulty, at least once per year, in putting food on the table. This in no way contradicts the original claim, as having difficulty doing a thing is not synonymous with being unable to do a thing.
> Here's collaborating trends for the same calendar year
This shows that people are getting food. As presented, this is not evidence that people are going hungry.
> I'm curious what actually obtainable data you would accept as a counterfactual to your statement/belief?
If you want to contradict the claim that Americans aren't starving, you would want to provide evidence that Americans are starving.