The official opening of CeBIT 2016 was attended by many VIPs. Among them were German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel and EU Digital Economy Commissioner Günther Oettinger. Proof that CeBIT is a key platform for high-level political dialogue.
One of every ten euros of the gross domestic product is gained through health care. And, despite Germanys image of being a nation of motorists actually the most patents are filed in the medical field. It is therefore no wonder that German Chancellor Angela Merkel paid a visit to the world's largest medical trade fair MEDICA in Duesseldorf. Also present was the Minister of health Dr. Philipp Rösler, who prepared for the upcoming tasks at the Hospital day which runs parallel to the fair.
The CeBIT show is receiving some high-ranking visitors. Among them is German Chancellor
Angela Merkel, who has taken a tour of fair’s top digital innovations from around the world. Dr. Merkel made time to talk to the exhibitors and learn about their new technologies.
CeBIT 2013, the world’s biggest shop window on the ICT industry, is now
officially open. This evening, German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and the 2,000 invited guests at the Opening Ceremony previewed this year’s keynote themes.
HANNOVER MESSE, which this year features 6,500 exhibitors from over 60 nations, is always a spring favorite of Europe’s top political leaders. Angela Merkel and Vladimir Putin are about to embark on a journey of discovery that will take in the latest developments in mobility, intelligent networked machines and even a modern-day horseless carriage.
We have been at the CeBIT in Hanover. Germany’s chancellor Angela Merkel and the Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff opened the worldwide most important event for the digital industries. A robot has been presented, which should help elderly people in daily life and visitors could have a test drive with Formel-1 pilot Jenson Button.