12.4 billion Euros spent on digital consumer electronics 27. August 2008 by Thomas Jannot More than 12 billion Euros Germans will presumably have spent on digital consumer electronics by the end of this year, as is predicted by the German Association for Information Management, Telecommunications and New Media (BITKOM) in the run-up to the international radio and television exhibition in Berlin. This would correspond to an increase by 5.4% …
The south of Germany is most attractive for IT specialists 27. August 2008 by Thomas Jannot For young professionals major IT companies in Germany are among the most popular employers. However, job opportunities are very unequally distributed from a geographical point of view. Just one in thirteen vacancies are currently offered y IT companies in the north or east of Germany. On the other hand, 51% of vacancies can be found …
Meeting of young visionaries taking place in October 26. August 2008 by Thomas Jannot A “meeting of internet visionaries” has been announced by the organizers of the “IdeaLab!” congress which will take place at the WHU business university. Participants in this congress will discuss which business ideas are currently receiving most attention, what are the visions of internet entrepreneurs and which fields are worth investing in.
Prizes worth 10,000 Euros waiting for ingenious mechatronic technicians 25. August 2008 by Thomas Jannot A prize money amounting to 10,000 Euros is waiting for innovative ideas from the field of mechatronics. As of today individuals or project groups from businesses or scientific institutions may apply for the “Mechatronik 2009” innovation prize awarded by the association of German engineers (VDI). However, applicants should be able to provide an exibihit which …
German businesses more successful in China than German athletes 25. August 2008 by Thomas Jannot It seems that German companies are more successful in China than the German athletes who took part in the Olympic Games which came to an end yesterday. 644 German companies are currently operating in China which places Germany in the third position behind Japan and the United States. This is the result of a study …
Munich-based elite universities top in Shanghai ranking 22. August 2008 by Thomas Jannot When personnel managers in high tech companies recruit young and highly qualified engineers and scientists they base their choice on their personal impressions but also to a large extent on university diplomas presented by applicants during the selection process. Doing so personnel managers often consult the university ranking by the Shanghai Jiao Tong university. This …
EU market for video games and games consoles booming 22. August 2008 by Thomas Jannot The European market for games consoles and video games is currently doing very well. The number of pieces of hard and software sold this year increased both in the European guide market of Great Britain and other core markets such as Germany, France and Spain at two-digit growth rates.
570,000 German companies trade with EU member states 20. August 2008 by Thomas Jannot In the course of 2007 more than 570,000 businesses in Germany bought from or delivered goods to other EU member states. Thus, in 2007 the number of German companies taking part in the so-called intra-trade within the EU increased by 40,000 as compared to the year 2006. More than 470,000 companies imported goods from other …
German machine tools still in very high demand 20. August 2008 by Thomas Jannot Machine tools made in Germany are still very demanded so that the manufacturers of such tools are doing very well. This is the opinion of the association of German machine tool producers (VDW). According to this association, incoming orders increased by 14% over the first half of 2008 which is 14% more than in the …
New interesting figures about SMEs available 19. August 2008 by Thomas Jannot Policy makers and the world of finance, numerous institutions and associations, but also most German citizens are well aware of the importance of small and medium-sized entities (SMEs) for prosperity and employment in Germany. Therefore, the demand for data and facts on SMEs is so high that the Federal Statistical Office has now compiled the …