Middle Upper Rhine
The Middle Upper Rhine region is the smallest of the twelve regions in Baden-Wuerttemberg according to the land-planning scheme and counts more than one million inhabitants. Notably Karlsruhe and its surroundings are one of Europe's leading locations for information and communication technologies, nanotechnologies, the automotive, energy and the mobility sector as well as for cultural and creative industries. Compared to the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg as a whole, the services sector plays a more important role than the federal state’s average.
Leading position in the field of information and communication technologies as well as in nanotechnologies
Covering an area of 2,137 square kilometres, the Middle Upper Rhine region is the smallest of the twelve regions in Baden-Wuerttemberg according to the land-planning scheme, but counts more than one million inhabitants. The region is located in the centre of the upper Rhine area surrounded by the agglomerations Frankfurt/Main and Basel. The region includes the cities of Karlsruhe and Baden-Baden as well as the two administrative districts of Karlsruhe and Rastatt.
Notably Karlsruhe and its surroundings are one of Europe's leading locations for information and communication technologies, nanotechnologies, the automotive, energy and the mobility sector as well as for cultural and creative industries. Due to the region's geographical situation in immediate proximity to the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate and the French Department of Bas-Rhin, some of the local cluster initiatives are operating on a cross-border basis.
The region's innovation strength can be seen in a dense network of universities, research institutes and high-tech enterprises. The settlement of the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT), of several Fraunhofer institutes and the Informatics Research Centre (FZI) - to mention but a few of the numerous renowned institutions - has created an excellent density of scientific competence. Compared to the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg as a whole, the economy of the Middle Upper Rhine region is rather characterized by business activities in the services sector, whereas production plays a less significant role. Hereby, the share of corporate services is also above the federal state's average.
The most important industries include (by the number of jobs liable for social insurance contributions excluding commerce, the construction and the public sector):
- automobile construction including suppliers
- the production of electrical equipment
- information technology services
- mechanical engineering
Compared to the other districts, the innovative strength of the Middle Upper Rhine region occupies a position in the middle of the ranking with a level index slightly below-average. The development index is above the federal state's average.
| Innovation Index of the region* | ||
|---|---|---|
| Overall index | 38,4 % | federal state 38,8 % |
| 36,5 % | federal state 36,5 % |
| 44,1 % | federal state 45,8 % |
| Share of the employment in the different sectors** | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manufactoring | 31,2 % | federal state 36,2 % |
| Services | 68,5 % | federal state 63,3 % |
| 13,1 % | federal state 13,3 % |
| 15,7 % | federal state 12,5 % |
| 4,7 % | federal state 4,1 % |
*Statistical State Office of Baden-Wuerttemberg 2012
**Statistic of Employment of the Federal Employment Agency 2012
Contact person
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TechnologieRegion Karlsruhe GmbH
Jochen Ehlgötz
Emmy-Noether-Straße 11
76131 Karlsruhe
- Phone:
- +49 721 40244-712
- Email:
- jochen.ehlgoetz(at)technologieregion-karlsruhe(dot)de
- WWW:
- technologieregion-karlsruhe.de
Related topics
PDF Exposé alphabetisch sortiert PDF Exposé nach Technologiefeld sortiertMembered cluster initiatives
Automotive Engineering Network e. V. (AEN)
Das Automotive Engineering Network e. V. ist ein Netzwerk für Mobilität, Engineering und KI mit Sitz in Karlsruhe, das Wissen aus Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft, Verwaltung und Politik zusammenbringt, um Innovationsprojekte voranzutreiben und zu managen. Full screen- Contact:
- Sieglinde Walz
- Phone:
- +49 171 235 8704
- Email:
- sieglinde.walz(at)ae-network(dot)de
CyberForum e. V.
Der CyberForum e. V. ist mit ca. 1.200 Mitgliedern das größte regional aktive Hightech-Unternehmer-Netzwerk in Europa. Es betreibt u. a. das CyberLab als Inkubator für Start-ups. Full screen- Contact:
- David Hermanns
- Phone:
- +49 721 6028970
- Fax:
- +49 721 602897-99
- Email:
- info(at)cyberforum(dot)de
EnergieForum Karlsruhe
Ein starkes Kompetenznetzwerk aus aktiven Unternehmen, Start-ups, Forschungs- und Entwicklungseinrichtungen sowie etablierten Akteuren des Finanzsektors -für eine zukunftsorientierte Energiestrategie. Full screen- Contact:
- Andrea Bühler
- Phone:
- +49 721 133-7334
- Fax:
- +49 721 133-7309
- Email:
- andrea.buehler(at)wifoe.karlsruhe(dot)de
fokus.energie e. V.
Durch Kooperation von Akteuren sowie Bildungsangebote wird die Entwicklung und Umsetzung innovativer und nachhaltiger Technologien unterstützt. Das Netzwerkbietet gezielte Hilfe und Förderung zur Unterstützung von Unternehmensgründungen. Full screen- Contact:
- Hilmar F. John
- Phone:
- +49 721 96 4927-86
- Email:
- info(at)fokusenergie(dot)net
HybridSensorNet e. V.
Die Cluster-Initiative HybridSensorNet e. V. vernetzt alle relevanten Akteure innovativer Sensorik-Technologien und führt Veranstaltungen, Seminare und Symposien durch. Full screen- Contact:
- Hubert B. Keller
- Phone:
- +49 721 6082-5756
- Fax:
- +49 721 968-3530
- Email:
- info(at)hybridsensornet(dot)org
K3 - Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaftsbüro Karlsruhe
Das K3 organisiert die branchen- und organisationsübergreifende Vernetzung der Akteure im Kreativbereich zur Nutzung und Erschließung der vorhandenen Kreativ- und Innovationspotenziale. Full screen- Contact:
- Dirk Metzger
- Phone:
- +49 721 821 00 661
- Email:
- dirk.metzger(at)wifoe.karlsruhe(dot)de
NanoMat
NanoMat - Das Netzwerk für Nanomaterialien und Nanotechnologien am Karlsruher Institut für Technologie(KIT). Full screen- Contact:
- Jasmin Aghassi
- Phone:
- +49 721 608-28318
- Fax:
- +49 721 608-28976
- Email:
- jasmin.aghassi(at)kit(dot)edu