Report on Research, Innovation and Technological Performance in Germany

In view of increasing global threats, the Commission of Experts recommends reevaluating the options for managing military R&D. Studies show that military R&D had positive effects on civilian R&D via spillovers and thereby also positively impacted productivity and employment in the civilian sector in addition to increasing performance in the military sector. To achieve this efficiently, synergies between military and civilian research should be made possible. The strict separation that has been customary in Germany for decades would need to be fundamentally reconsidered and abolished where appropriate.