The global and independent platform for the SAP community.

Digital innovations

For one-fifth, industrial companies from Germany are lagging behind in a global comparison, according to the Bitkom survey.
E-3 Magazine
July 12, 2023
avatar
This text has been automatically translated from German to English.

Half of German industry sees itself ahead

Ahead of the Hanover Industrial Trade Fair, German industry is showing itself to be self-confident and well positioned in terms of digitization. One in two industrial companies (48 percent) sees its own sector at the forefront of digital innovations in an international comparison or as a pioneer. Twenty-nine percent place it in the middle of the field, while 19 percent are lagging behind or have already fallen behind. These are the findings of a representative survey of 603 companies in Germany, including 163 industrial enterprises, commissioned by the digital association Bitkom.

Achim Berg Bitkom



"Digitalization and production belong together, the digital sector and industry are moving closer together."

Achim Berg,
President, Bitkom

Two-thirds of industrial companies (66 percent) are convinced that industry should become a pioneer in the development of sustainable technologies, and 57 percent believe that the development of climate-friendly methods and processes in industry could strengthen the competitiveness of the German economy. At the same time, however, political regulation is also causing concern for half of the industry: A total of 50 percent of the industrial companies surveyed say that climate policy is putting a strain on German industry and limiting its competitiveness.

Note on methodology: The data is based on a survey conducted by Bitkom Research on behalf of the digital association Bitkom. A total of 603 companies with 20 or more employees in Germany were surveyed by telephone. The overall survey is representative. The questions were: "Where do you see German industry in a global comparison in terms of digital innovations?" and "To what extent do you agree with the statements about German industry and sustainability or climate protection?

avatar
E-3 Magazine

Information and educational outreach by and for the SAP community.


Write a comment

Working on the SAP basis is crucial for successful S/4 conversion. 

This gives the Competence Center strategic importance for existing SAP customers. Regardless of the S/4 Hana operating model, topics such as Automation, Monitoring, Security, Application Lifecycle Management and Data Management the basis for S/4 operations.

For the second time, E3 magazine is organizing a summit for the SAP community in Salzburg to provide comprehensive information on all aspects of S/4 Hana groundwork.

Venue

More information will follow shortly.

Event date

Wednesday, May 21, and
Thursday, May 22, 2025

Early Bird Ticket

Available until Friday, January 24, 2025
EUR 390 excl. VAT

Regular ticket

EUR 590 excl. VAT

Venue

Hotel Hilton Heidelberg
Kurfürstenanlage 1
D-69115 Heidelberg

Event date

Wednesday, March 5, and
Thursday, March 6, 2025

Tickets

Regular ticket
EUR 590 excl. VAT
Early Bird Ticket

Available until December 20, 2024

EUR 390 excl. VAT
The event is organized by the E3 magazine of the publishing house B4Bmedia.net AG. The presentations will be accompanied by an exhibition of selected SAP partners. The ticket price includes attendance at all presentations of the Steampunk and BTP Summit 2025, a visit to the exhibition area, participation in the evening event and catering during the official program. The lecture program and the list of exhibitors and sponsors (SAP partners) will be published on this website in due course.