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2024-03-21

VDE Policy Brief

Technological knowledge complements political opinion. It supports the decisions of national and European legislative bodies in their decisions for Germany/Europe as a technology location. For enlightened democratic dialog and social debate, we need technological factual knowledge - not semi-knowledge.

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Markus B. Jaeger

The technology organization VDE is a valuable and independent technology think tank. With its experts, position papers, impulses, expert opinions and recommendations, it contributes to the objectification of political and social debates. With the VDE Policy brief, the combined expertise of the VDE is brought into the political opinion-forming process. By presenting complex issues from the organization's national and international sphere of activity in a comprehensible way, the first step is taken towards entering into an in-depth dialog.

Newest editions of the VDE Policy Brief

Titelgraphik_EN_VDE_Politikbrief_01_2024

VDE Policy Brief 1/2024

Titelgraphik_EN_VDE_Politikbrief_01_2024

Main Topics of the VDE Policy Brief 1/2024:

  • Power and communication networks: Strenthening resilience
  • EU Battery Regulation: VDE is the first point of contact
  • System Stability Roadmap: How the energy transition will succeed
  • Europe’s strategic energy sovereignity: Focus on hydrogen
  • Harmonized European standards: EU Commission under pressure to act
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Titelgraphik_EN_VDE_Politikbrief_04_2023

VDE Policy Brief 4/2023

Titelgraphik_EN_VDE_Politikbrief_04_2023

Main Topics of the VDE Policy Brief 4/2023:

  • Satellite infrastructure: Essential for resilient communication
  • Seal of approval: Promoting AI made in Germany
  • Energy system: Promoting flexibility now
  • Grids: Advancing automation and digitalization now
  • VDE MikroSystemTechnik Congress – Microelectronics: Promoting future technology
  • E-mobility conference: VDE enables unique exchange on the mobility transition
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Titelgraphik_EN_VDE_Politikbrief_03_2023

VDE Policy Brief 3/2023

Titelgraphik_EN_VDE_Politikbrief_03_2023

Main Topics of the VDE Policy Brief 3/2023:

  • Technological sovereignty: Developing trustworthy microchips
  • Cyber security: EU revolutionizes the rules of the game
  • AI-supported deepfakes: Invisible enemy with destructive potential for democracies
  • Europe needs a future: And a future needs the youth
  • Photovoltaic expansion and balcony solar systems: VDE guarantees safety
  • Electrical and information technology: Sparking enthusiasm among young people
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Titelgraphik_EN_VDE_Politikbrief_02_2023

VDE Policy Brief 2/2023

Date of publication: 2023-07-10

Editor: VDE

Titelgraphik_EN_VDE_Politikbrief_02_2023

Date of publication: 2023-07-10

Editor: VDE

Main Topics of the VDE Policy Brief 2/2023:

  • ChatGPT & Co.: Facts, fiction, next steps
  • Growth in rail transport: Driving AI-based systems forward
  • AI on the test bench: Lighthouse project in Frankfurt
  • Electrical and information technology: Germany needs more students – now!
  • Energy transition: Digital or not at all
  • New life for old car batteries: Tapping into potential
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Titelgraphik_EN_VDE_Politikbrief_01_2023

VDE Policy Brief 1/2023

Date of publication: 2023-03-28

Editor: VDE

Titelgraphik_EN_VDE_Politikbrief_01_2023

Date of publication: 2023-03-28

Editor: VDE

Main Topics of the VDE Policy Brief 1/2023:

  • Smart meters: The Bundestag must act – now
  • Power supply in the new era: Strengthening resilience
  • VDE study “The future of energy”: Shaping 100% renewables
  • Standardization: A geopolitical instrument
  • Hydrogen: Using electrolysis flexibly
  • INVENT a CHIP: Already inspiring tens of thousands of young people
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Titelgraphik_EN_VDE_Politikbrief_04_2022

VDE Policy Brief 4/2022

Date of publication: 2022-12-20

Editor: VDE

Titelgraphik_EN_VDE_Politikbrief_04_2022

Date of publication: 2022-12-20

Editor: VDE

Main Topics of the VDE Policy Brief 4/2022:

  • System sustainability roadmap: Upgrading the grid for renewables
  • Balcony solar plants: Using innovative energy sources safely
  • Artificial intelligence: Germany strives to play a pioneering role
  • Hydrogen in rail transport: Driving forward options with precision
  • Fast internet: Bringing fiber to the surface
  • 50 years of EUREL: Continuing the success story
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VDE Policy Brief 3-22

VDE Policy Brief 3/2022

Date of publication: 2022-10-04

Editor: VDE

VDE Policy Brief 3-22

Date of publication: 2022-10-04

Editor: VDE

Main Topics of the VDE Policy Brief 3/2022:

  • All-electric society: Alternative to the fossil age
  • Medical devices: EU regulation threatens supply
  • Fuel cells for trucks:  Reducing costs through standardization
  • Direct electric heaters: No alternative to gas heating
  • European chip law: Addressing the shortage of skilled workers
  • Human-machine interaction: Setting the framework now
Titelgraphik_EN_VDE_Politikbrief_02-2022

VDE Policy Brief 2/2022

Date of publication: 2022-07-18

Editor: VDE

Titelgraphik_EN_VDE_Politikbrief_02-2022

Date of publication: 2022-07-18

Editor: VDE

Main Topics of the VDE Policy Brief 2/2022:

  • Energy system 2030: Addressing three priorities for action now
  • Sustainable thermal energy transition: Act now!
  • Healthcare system: Systematically building digital competence
  • Made in Germany: How can we demonstrate quality in the digital world?
  • VDE Renewables: Germany’s service provider for renewables
  • Electricity accidents: VDE stands for consumer protection
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VDE Policy Brief 1-22

VDE Policy Brief 1/2022

Date of publication: 2022-04-05

Editor: VDE

VDE Policy Brief 1-22

Date of publication: 2022-04-05

Editor: VDE

Main Topics of the VDE Policy Brief 1/2022:

  • Energy strategy: Act now!
  • Lessons from Putin’s war in Ukraine: Strengthening resilience
  • Commercial vehicles: Push for low-CO2 drivetrains
  • Digital product passport: Uniform requirements with norms and standards
  • Technology expertise throughout Germany: Volunteer work shapes VDE e.V.
  • Electrotechnical studies: Inspiring young people


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Policy Brief 3

VDE Policy Brief 3/2021

Date of publication: 2022-01-11

Editor: VDE

Policy Brief 3

Date of publication: 2022-01-11

Editor: VDE

Main Topics of the VDE Policy Brief 3/2021:

  • Mobile communications standard 6G: Initiate a new start-up era
  • Microelectronics: Preserve Europe’s technology sovereignty
  • Rising demand for electricity: Master the energy transition with AI
  • For people: Preserve sovereignty in biomedical technology
  • Shortage of skilled workers: Finally attract women to electrical engineering!
  • Looking ahead: What will the Earth look like in 2250 - and what needs to be done?
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Policy Brief 2

VDE Policy Brief 2/2021

Date of publication: 2021-06-15

Editor: VDE

Policy Brief 2

Date of publication: 2021-06-15

Editor: VDE

Main Topics of the VDE Policy Brief 2/2021:

  • Climate goal zero emissions: How politicians and the automotive industry will achieve this goal
  • Looking ahead to 2030: Drive technologies and energy concepts
  • Pretend people, bots and disinformation: Enabling trustworthy dialog on the web
  • AI quality testing: Seizing oppotunities for Germany 
  • Climate-neutral power transmission without SF6: Enabeling transition periods
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Policy Brief 1

VDE Policy Brief 1/2021

Date of publication: 2021-05-03

Editor: VDE

Policy Brief 1

Date of publication: 2021-05-03

Editor: VDE

Main Topics of the VDE Policy Brief 1/2021:

  • Microchips
  • Technological sovereignty
  • Cyberattacks
  • Climate-neutral rail transport
  • AI ethics
  • Harmonized standards
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