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Federal Government Germany online
http://www.bundesregierung.de/en
The official website by the Federal Government of Germany provides an insight into the functions and members of the federal government in Germany, the English language version focuses on aspects that are of particular interest for international users. A French language version is also available.
Deutscher Bundestag / The German Bundestag
http://www.bundestag.de/htdocs_e/index.html
The German Bundestag is the parliament representing the German people, its members are elected in fee and democratic elections. The website informs international visitors about its members and the organisation and functions of the parliamet, it links to databases, the Government and European bodies.
Deutscher Bundestag, Ausschuss für Bildung, Forschung und Technikfolgenabschätzung / Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment
http://www.bundestag.de/htdocs_e/bundestag/committees/a18/index.html
The Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment deliberates on long-term decisions about the direction in which research and education policy should be moving. For instance, it is interested in the promotion of Germany as a research location, vocational education and training and the conclusions to be drawn from the PISA studies, which compare pupil attainment [...]
Büro für Technikfolgen-Abschätzung beim Deutschen Bundestag (TAB)
http://www.tab.fzk.de
Das Büro für Technikfolgen-Abschätzung beim Deutschen Bundestag wurde 1990 eingerichtet mit dem Ziel, Beiträge zur Verbesserung der Informationsgrundlagen forschungs- und technologiebezogener Entscheidungsprozesse im Deutschen Bundestag zu leisten. Das TAB wird vom Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe in der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft auf der Basis eines Vertrages mit dem [...]
Blickpunkt Bundestag - Forum der Demokratie
http://www.bundestag.de/blickpunkt/
´Blickpunkt Bundestag - Forum der Demokratie´ ist die Nachfolgepublikation der ´wib - woche im bundestag´. Sie enthält Berichte aus Plenum und Ausschüssen sowie weitere Hintergrundinformationen rund um den Bundestag.
Bundesrat (BR)
http://www.bundesrat.de/Site/Inhalt/EN/index,templateId=renderStartseiteKomplett.html
The Bundesrat is one of the five permanent constitutional organs of the Federal Republic of Germany. The others are the Federal President, the Bundestag, the Federal Government and the Federal Constitutional Court. The Bundesrat is the body that represents the interests of the Länder, or federal states, within this federal structure. It participates in the Federation`s [...]
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) / Federal Ministry of Education and Research
http://www.bmbf.de/en/index.php
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is the political body in charge of vocational and higher education and training and research. It is organised into eight departments. The Central Services department is in charge of human resources, budget controlling, including grant awarding proceedings, and information technology in the BMBF. The seven other departments [...]
Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend (BMFSFJ)
http://www.bmfsfj.de
Das BMFSFJ nimmt in den folgenden Bereichen vor allem Grundsatz-, Koordinierungs- und Rechtssetzungsaufgaben wahr: Familie, ältere Menschen, Frauen, Kinder- und Jugendhilfe, Kinderbetreuung, Zivildienst, Wohlfahrtspflege und bürgerschaftliches Engagement. Auf seinen Internetseiten finden sich Pressemitteilungen, Informationen zu seinen Aufgaben und zu seiner Organisation, [...]
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie (BMWi) / Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology
http://www.bmwi.de/English/Navigation/root.html
The Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology is in charge of approving vocational education and training apprenticeships, as well as organising German economic policy within the EU framework. Its website offers information regarding its key tasks as well as publications that are available for download, including an Annual Report of Germany`s economy and latest news [...]
