TechnikRadar

What is the TechnikRadar?

The TechnikRadar (Technology Radar) is a regular representative survey of the German population on their attitudes, wishes, hopes, fears and needs regarding new technologies and their implications. It serves as a long-term early warning system, flagging up technological wrong turns in good time or pointing to areas where a particular need for in-depth communication can be identified. At the same time, the TechnikRadar aims to support innovation processes so that products and technologies are in line with citizens’ expectations. The results provide a sound basis for the debate about the significance of technical innovations and the possibilities of shaping them as well as the regulatory measures required.

TechnikRadar 2024 – Trends in technology attitudes to technology

Cover picture TechnikRadar 2024 — To the publication

The TechnikRadar 2024 which focused on “Trends in attitudes to technology ” was published on 11 June 2024. What do Germans think about technology? Find out more about the longitudinal analysis of the results since 2017 shown in adjustable online graphics (legends in German):

TechnikRadar 2024 results

Past editions

The TechnikRadar 2023 focused on the topic of “Sustainable construction and housing”. What do Germans think about sustainable construction and housing, in which areas do they see opportunities to save energy by changing their behaviour or using new appliances, and what are their views on robots in construction and smart city applications? After all, the issues of climate protection, renewable energy sources as well as the use of energy-saving appliances and refurbishment options are important to Germans. Furthermore, it is evident that many are willing to take action themselves.

The TechnikRadar 2022 revolved around the question of how Germans assess the possibilities that digital transformation holds for the healthcare sector. Some people hope for new therapies thanks to a comprehensive access to medical data for research and significantly better healthcare, while others fear that the growing flood of data will ultimately lead to patient confidentiality being breached and a wealth of sensitive medical data being indiscriminately disclosed about them. Here you can find a summary of the TechnikRadar 2022 results. The data on which the TechnikRadar 2022 survey is based can be accessed in the GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences database under this link.

In the TechnikRadar 2021, stakeholders in healthcare were asked for their views on the digital transformation of the healthcare system. A special edition of the study, the TechnikRadar 2021 Corona Extra, looked at how Germans’ attitudes towards technology have changed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

The TechnikRadar 2020 centered on people´s general attitudes towards technology as well as on what Germans think about the goals and possible effects of the bioeconomy. The underlying data of the TechnikRadar 2020 can be downloaded here.

The results of the TechnikRadar 2018 (focus on digitalisation) were compared with the attitudes of people in other European countries in the TechnikRadar 2019. The data on which both the 2018 and the 2019 surveys are based can also downloaded from the GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences database here.