The critical shortage of IT-specialists is one of the main obstacles to economic growth in Germany. Thousands of job openings in the IT-sector and related fields cannot be filled. Here on the domestic front, German compa-nies and government
leaders have agreed to work together to create new training programs, internships and new jobs in this promising sector. And for foreign IT-specialists, we are doing our best to become a welcome economy?Come to Germany to put your ideas into practice!

The procedures outlined here are practice-oriented, fast and efficient. They were developed in a cooperative effort by the German government and the D21 and BITKOM Initiatives. Our common goal is to get Germany ready for the Information Age. Come join us!

Erwin Staudt
Chairman of the Board of Management,
IBM Germany GmbH and
Chairman of Initiative D21