German minister sets out six high-tech priority areas

Artificial intelligence, quantum computing, microelectronics, biotechnology, nuclear fusion and batteries: these are the themes of the first six technology roadmaps of the High-tech Agenda Deutschland (HTAD), presented by the German government on 20/05/2026.

"Through these roadmaps, we want to set out the first essential steps towards our competitiveness, our value creation, and above all our technological sovereignty," declared Dorothee Bär, Federal Minister for Research, Technology and Space, during her hearing before the Bundestag's research committee on the same day. "A document alone is not enough: it must be translated into concrete action," she said.

On the same occasion, the minister announced the launch of an online public consultation.
"All stakeholders will now have the opportunity to get more involved," she stated.
The consultation will remain open for six weeks.

The government also intends to complement the HTAD with the development of regional innovation ecosystems, Bär said. Four "High-Tech Spaces", structured as public-private partnerships, will be designated and…