近年来，德国在科研创新方面呈现出积极的发展势头，研发支出在国内生产总值中占比达到并超过了3%的目标，保持了全球创新强国的地位。本届联邦政府的科研创新政策有继承也有开创，对《高技术战略》进行了第三次更新升级，在中小企业研发促进和颠覆性创新促进方面有较大的突破，有利于德国国际竞争力的巩固与提升。但同时德国科研创新体系仍然存在一些固有的问题和挑战，尤其是地区、行业发展不平衡，中小企业困难重重，且人才、资金、立法、社会文化等外部环境也存在短板。同期，德国虽然仍保持了其创新上的领先地位，但其相对优势面临逐渐减少的危险。随着新兴国家的进一步崛起，德国面临的国际竞争形势变得日益严峻。
In recent years，the R& D expenditure ratio to GDP in Germany has reached and even exceeded the 3 percent target. Germany has shown positive development momentum in research and innovation and maintained its position as a global innovative power. The R& D policies of the current German government are both old and new. The third update of the “High-Tech Strategy” has been completed，and progress is being made in the promotion of R& D by SMEs and of the disruptive innovation potential，both of which are conducive to the consolidation and promotion of Germany’s international competitiveness. But at the same time，there are still some inherent problems and challenges in the German research and innovation system，including unbalanced development across regions and industries，difficulties for SMEs，and problems regarding talent，funding，legislation，social culture and other external factors. Although Germany still maintains its leadership in innovation，its comparative advantage is at risk of shrinking. With the rise of emerging countries，the international competitive situation of Germany becomes increasingly severe.
