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Change trough progress

Nothing is as constant as change

This statement by Heraclitus remains true to this day. Change is taking place in many areas of life and at an ever-increasing pace. Many people are finding it increasingly difficult to keep up.

Advances in technology are accompanying change in many areas, such as digitalisation, renewable energies and mobility. They also help us to cope with or shape global changes caused by new challenges such as changing geopolitical conditions or climate change.

Microelectronics and microsystems technology are the drivers of this progress

No other industrial sector can do without microelectronics and microsystems technology. The crises of recent years have shown that secure access to hardware in the required quality and quantity is necessary, from standard electronics to innovative approaches. New production capacities are being created in Germany and Europe and are also leading to new challenges in the area of recruiting skilled labour. Unfortunately, as studies by the VDE show, innovation tends to be associated with computer science, while electrical engineering is considered less innovative by students and teachers and is associated with "pulling strings". This is where our commitment is needed to disprove these reservations with examples. We hope that the Microsystems Technology Congress can contribute to this and provide new impetus.