Fraunhofer Institut für System – und Innovationsforschung

Fraunhofer ISI is a leading international institute for innovation research that was established in 1972 in Germany. It employs more than 300 staff from 25 nations. It conducts research projects for policymaking purposes, businesses, industries and the public. It focuses on the scientific, economic, ecological, social, organisational, legal and political conditions that give rise to innovations and their subsequent effects. To do this, it uses scientifically sound analysis, evaluation and foresight methods.