Plenary Discussion with a group of Young Scientist



Thursday, 13. September 2012 | 11:15 Uhr

Speaker

Professor Christan Schmid, Professor Hansjürg Leibundgut and Professor Ludger Hovestadt

Reporting

Compatibility between different disciplines becomes more and more complex. While on the one side, everything is generic and allows for different solutions, on the other side, specifications have to be defined in order to reach solutions. Especially the paradigm change mentioned by Professor Hansjürg Leibundgut caused discussion. In order to advance it, a change of thinking has to take place – not only among decision makers, but also among the general public. An example for it is how mobile phones substitute land lines. Nowadays, politicians are asked to forget traditions and to foster an environment that allows for development.

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