center in Germany.

In fifteen research areas and research groups, eight competence centers and six Living Labs product features, prototypes and patentable solutions in the field of information and communication technology will be developed starting from application-oriented basic research. Funding is provided through tendering of public funding authorities such as the European Union, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi), the federal states and the German Research Foundation (DFG) as well as by development contracts from industry. The progress of publicly funded projects will be reviewed twice a year by an international expert panel (Scientific Advisory Board). As part of the five-yearly evaluation by the BMBF, DFKI in 2010 was again a very positive rating.

In addition to the federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and Bremen numerous well-known German and foreign high-tech companies are represented in the DFKI Supervisory Board. The successful DFKI model of a non-profit public-private partnership is considered both nationally and internationally as a pioneering structure in the field of cutting-edge research.

DFKI is involved in numerous committees for science and technology in Germany and enjoys high reputation far beyond Germany in the training of young scientists. Currently 457 highly qualified scientists and 371 student employees from more than 60 nations to 180 research projects. DFKI serves as a career springboard for young scientists in leadership positions in industry or in self-employment through spin-off companies. More than 60 employees were appointed over the years as professors on chairs at universities and colleges in Germany and abroad.