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Introduction to field of action 4 "Business and science"
As the cradle of the European optics and photonics industry, Jena combines the tradition of high-tech industries with the ideas of innovative companies. With this recipe for success, Jena has established itself as a leading high-tech center in Thuringia, Germany and Europeeurope.
In recent years, the digital economy has also developed into a sector with strong growth momentum. More than 150 companies with 3,500 employees stand for a high level of digital expertise on site. This know-how offers the ideal conditions for shaping the digital city of the future together.
As a renowned science city, it is home to Friedrich Schiller University and the practice-oriented Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences. Renowned research institutions such as the Max Planck and Fraunhofer Institutes and an institute of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) are also located here aerospace Center (DLR) are based here. Around 4,500 scientists and over 20,000 students characterize the lively cityscape.
Jena's innovative strength is also reflected in the highest density of STEM research institutes in Germany and around 480 patents per 100,000 inhabitants.
As a high-tech center and dynamic digital location, Jena offers ideal conditions for the transformation
Transformation into the smart city of the future. Knowledge is the key to success in business and science, especially in view of the shortage of skilled workers. Interdisinterdisciplinary networks and open innovation approaches promote innovative solutions and thus secure the city's future viability.
Jena creates attractive conditions for innovation and experimental spaces for digital technologies, thus strengthening its competitiveness as a smart city.
What does the Smart City project want to achieve in field of action 4?
The challenges of the future require collaboration, innovation spaces and open innovation approaches. By promoting interdisciplinary cooperation between business, science and administration with the involvement of civil society, new ideas are new ideas on how our city and region can become more liveable in the future with the help of digital solutions.
With the Smart City model project, Jena is initiating the development of an open innovation and collaboration space in order to actively involve urban society. The aim is to strengthen Jena as an innovative science and business location and as an outstanding digital location in Germanyoutstanding digital location in Germany.