The Funding Challenge: Strategic Answers to Tight Budgets

How can innovation ecosystems deliver breakthroughs when public budgets, private investment and philanthropy are all under growing pressure? Berlin’s answer is to focus on strengths and collaboration. Its densely networked universities and research institutions can create synergies no single organisation could achieve alone. The discussion explores how strategic priorities can be set in a difficult economic climate and why a long-term view matters for governments, scientists and foundations.