Germany’s poorer East embraces tech revolution

TheStar Mon, Apr 29, 2019 07:45am - 4 years View Original






Tech-enabled: The government is encouraging more high-tech hubs, enabling the East to slowly close gaps with West Germany. — Reuters

Tech-enabled: The government is encouraging more high-tech hubs, enabling the East to slowly close gaps with West Germany. — Reuters

FROM the 12th floor of Jenoptik’s headquarters, chief executive Stefan Traeger points to his laser factory and the university that provides it with talent.

Welcome to “Optics Valley” – a role model for Germany’s East in a big year for the region.

Three elections in eastern states this autumn are focusing the minds of Chancellor Angela Merkel and her allies, who want to win over voters unhappy that their living standards still lag the West 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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