{
  "id": 15719717,
  "title": "Innovations: German industry lags behind in high-tech research internationally",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/innovationen-deutsche-industrie-bei-hightech-forschung-international",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-20T08:06:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/innovationen-deutsche-industrie-bei-hightech-forschung-international-hinten/100263458.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "A study by the Munich-based Ifo Institute finds that Germany's industrial research spending is lagging behind in high-tech sectors. Only 20% of Germany's industrial research spending goes to high-tech industries such as pharmaceuticals, chip production, and aerospace, compared to 68% in the US and 46% in France. Germany's focus is on traditional industries, and its high-tech share has decreased from 32% in 1995 to 20% in 2023. If Germany's high-tech research spending were to match the international average of 38%, it could lead to a 0.9% higher annual GDP growth per capita in the medium term.",
  "summary": "Germany is falling behind in cutting-edge technologies, according to the Ifo Institute. The country is focusing too much on traditional industries and is missing out on future fields.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}