With its Aircraft Supplier Programme the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) promotes the research and technology propositions of businesses in the commercial aerospace industry in Germany by providing loans to limit development risks. Together with partners, VDI/VDE-IT has taken on the task to evaluate the Aircraft Supplier Programme both from an retrospective perspective (ex post) in making use of existing documents, data and assessments from R&D-funding, and a forward-looking perspective (ex ante) with regard to future sustainability while taking into account emerging technological and economic developments.
The Institute for Innovation and Technology (iit) of VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH evaluates the BMWi’s Aircraft Supplier Programme as the leading project agency in cooperation with the partners Dr. Christiane Kerlen, Evaluation and Consulting, and Economic Trend Research, and Prof. Dr. Michael Bräuninger. Experts from the aerospace industry were included to acquire results in high quality and to give realistic and viable recommendations for action.