Strong signal for the trade: New government program should promote growth!

Strong signal for the trade: New government program should promote growth!

The Chamber of Commerce Austria (WKÖ) has presented a comprehensive government program that is specifically involved in the needs of trade and craft, which with 293,000 active members and 824,000 employees is a core of the Austrian economy. After numerous crises in recent years, Renate Scheikelbauer-Schuster, chairwoman of the federal division trade and craft, sees the new program as a possibility for a new economic start: "This prevailed," she explained. The government program is intended to offer companies more freedom and incentives to increase their performance and thus contribute to the stability and growth of the economy. "Now the sleeves are the order of the day," says Scheichelbauer-Schuster in terms of the mobilization effect for the companies that should react positively to the changes, such as the ots reported.

a focus on education and research in Berlin

In another political initiative, the Berlin Senate plans extensive measures to strengthen universities and science. The Senate strives to simplify the university contracts and to grant the universities more autonomy. In the future, basic financing is to be increased by 5 percent annually, which should benefit the research infrastructure in particular. The goals are a more efficient distribution of funds and better access to funding. In addition, new approaches to the training of specialists in social professions are to be developed in order to counteract the shortage of skilled workers. Like berlin.de , the Senate relies on promoting cooperation between universities, research institutions and the economy in order to further expand Berlin as an attractive location for science and innovation.

These measures are part of an overall strategic approach that aims to strengthen both economic performance as well as the educational and research capacities in Austria and Berlin. While the WKÖ presents specific measures to support the craft, the Berlin Senate focuses on zero error approaches in education and science to promote the best talents and to adapt them to the regional and global challenges.