New Danish Innovation Centre to Open in Munich
Per Stig Møller, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Helge Sander, Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, have decided that Denmark's next international innovation centre should be placed in Munich.
Per Stig Møller, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Helge Sander, Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, have decided that Denmark's next international innovation centre should be placed in Munich. The centre is expected to open in early 2008.
Foreign Minister Per Stig Møller:
– Munich is one of Europe's leading research and innovation environments. At the same time, Germany is our largest export market. The combination of a world-class research environment and a large commercial market makes Munich the obvious choice for placing a Danish innovation centre. These years the Federal State of Bavaria is making large investments in research and innovation. Germany and Denmark, as good neighbours and trading partners, have a strong platform for extending their cooperation within future growth areas for the benefit of the competitiveness of both countries.
Science Minister Helge Sander:
– Munich is the home of two of Germany's three top-league universities, and the new innovation centre will be an ideal partner for cooperation with Danish universities and high-tech enterprises that wish to strengthen their cooperation and contact with leading research and innovation environments. The Munich centre will be a fine supplement to similar centres in Silicon Valley and Shanghai, and the three centres will contribute to the Government's objective of strengthening the internationalisation of Danish research and innovation.
The centre will also be used for marketing Danish commercial and research-related core competencies for the purpose of drawing foreign investments to Denmark.
The innovation centre in Munich is to be established jointly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. The centre will have close cooperation with Denmark's embassy and trading offices in Germany.
The innovation centre in Munich will be the third one in succession. The first innovation centre opened in June last year in Silicon Valley, and the centre in Shanghai will open in September. The innovation centres are established as an element in the implementation of the Government's globalisation strategy, with the aim of strengthening the innovation and competitiveness of Danish research and business.
Further information:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Louise Bang Jespersen, Head of Section, , phone: +45 33 92 13 92.
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation: Johnny K. Mogensen, Head of Section, , phone: +45 72 26 55 19.
