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Following various changes in the global geopolitical landscape, there is an increasing call for securing technological, but also digital sovereignty. Edler et al. (2020) define technology sovereignty as "the ability of a...

With increasing geopolitical uncertainties and changing policy patterns, the occurrence of trade conflicts must be expected to increase. For Germany and the EU, this means that trade relations with other countries must...

Start-ups are an important driver in successful innovation systems. We are looking for new approaches and data sources in getting access to statistical analyses of start-ups at the regional, national and global level....

How peer communities advance sustainable innovations Innovation studies have traditionally focused on firm activities. However, enabled by digital technologies, peer collaboration has become an essential element of innovation...

We are looking for theses which investigate drivers for open source software, e.g. hosted at GitHub, and open source hardware. There are large databases of commits contributed to GitHub, which can be connected to further...

Contact: Prof. K. Blind Recently, Germany has established an agency for the support of breakthrough innovations (Sprunginnovationen). https://www.bmbf.de/de/agentur-fuer-sprunginnovationen-9677.html We are looking for Master...

Contact: Charlotte Rochell In his most recent publication, Thomas Piketty suggests all French citizens should receive a lump-sum cash payment of 120,000 EUR from the government when they turn 25. This should be financed by...