Political and economic decisions require profound expert know-how. For that matter, social and technology-related policy developments must be identified and labelled at an early stage. At the Institute for Innovation and Technology (iit), we provide all the fundamental basics for this. Since 2008, our experts work day after day analysing, researching and forecasting technological and social trends. Which developments will be shaped by technology or fields of application in the future? How can these technological developments be enabled or encouraged? Which innovation policies have proven successful in the past? Which concepts and experiences are out there in international comparison? And: What impact might these developments have on people, the economy, society and nature? All these are questions that drive us at the iit. Where does our expertise come from? We thoroughly observe innovation research and innovation policy at the intersection of science, business and politics. With regard to research and consultancy, the iit can rely on the know-how and experience of more than 150 scientific employees, whose expertise spans a broad array of disciplines from natural science and engineering to social science and economics. Our work culture is characterized by a dynamic interdisciplinary exchange on up-to-date innovation issues. That way, more than 40 years of experience from VDI/VDE-IT enrich the work of the iit.