https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Watch out, Berlin. Construction on a digital centre in the Hanseatic city state is set to start in a few days, attracting big companies and start-ups alike. https://www.thelocal.de/20180503/the-hanseatic-silicon-valley-new-digital-centre-to-be-built-in-hamburg Thu, 03 May 2018 17:59:37 +0200 the-hanseatic-silicon-valley-new-digital-centre-to-be-built-in-hamburg No one beats the Germans when it comes to invention and innovation - or so the cliché goes. But a Munich startup’s new project shows they’re not always first to the party. https://www.thelocal.de/20160504/innovative-germans-finally-discover-victorian-drying-rack Wed, 04 May 2016 14:42:25 +0200 innovative-germans-finally-discover-victorian-drying-rack German small and medium sized companies are lagging behind their competitors in Europe and further afield when it comes to innovation, a survey for the Federation of German Industry (BDI) has found. https://www.thelocal.de/20151221/germany-must-lead-world-in-innovation Mon, 21 Dec 2015 13:07:44 +0100 germany-must-lead-world-in-innovation Every week brings a new headline pitting German politicians, businesses or unions against a US digital company. What is the country's problem with US tech businesses? https://www.thelocal.de/20140923/why-germany-fears-american-digital-disruptors Tue, 23 Sep 2014 14:49:00 +0200 why-germany-fears-american-digital-disruptors Germany lags its rivals when it comes to innovation, according to global rankings. But in other measures it leads Europe in technological progress. How innovative is the country really? https://www.thelocal.de/20140721/germany-slips-in-global-innovation-rankings Mon, 21 Jul 2014 16:44:00 +0200 germany-slips-in-global-innovation-rankings Germany is known as a country of inventors - one man who is still using oily cogs and beautifully cut pieces of metal to make machines worthy of the animated characters Wallace and Gromit, has become the subject of a book. https://www.thelocal.de/20130216/47995 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 12:49:00 +0100 47995