Perspective and Growth Areas of Basic Research in Germany

Prof. Dr. Siegfried Grossmann

Working Papers from Santa Fe Institute

Abstract: Basic research is no longer confined just to ivory towers and is no longer confined to just a few interested people. The money which is spent for basic research is tremendous. The annual budget of the German National Science Foundation (DFG) is larger than 1.5 Billion DM (1 Billion US Dollar). The support for the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (MPG) is on the same level (1.2 Billion DM). The German Federal Ministry for Science and Technology (BMFT) spends more than 3.5 Billion DM for basic research, which equals about 40\% of its annual budget (these numbers include the BMFT share for the MPG). Of course, the basic research budget of universities and industrial laboratories is on top of all that. In Germany more that 19\% of all the money which is spent for research whereas in Japan this ratio is 13\% and in the USA only 12\%. This article gives a detailed overview of major activites in basic research in Germany and predictions on future developments.

Date: 1993-08
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