Germany pushes AI deployment and critical‑infrastructure resilience under new tech agendas

At the opening event of the Hightech Agenda 2025 in Berlin, Prof. Dr. Stefan Wrobel, head of the Fraunhofer Institute for Intelligent Analysis and Information Systems (IAIS) and co‑director of the Lamarr Institute for Machine Learning and AI, urged a unified approach to artificial‑intelligence transfer. He highlighted the need to improve access to AI research, foster collaboration between academia and industry, and develop an "Industrial AI" with a leading market position.

In parallel, the Tagesspiegel Background KRITIS 2026 conference was held in Düsseldorf, bringing together around 150 representatives from business, politics and security agencies. The two‑day forum discussed the implementation of the KRITIS umbrella law and the EU NIS‑2 directive, emphasizing digital resilience, hybrid threats such as drone attacks, and the impact of climate‑related extreme weather on critical infrastructure. Participants called for faster regulatory action, enhanced information flow, and broader personnel training to protect Germany’s essential services.