Why awarding a prize for German IT-security?

Germany is worldwide renown for its competence in the area of security in IT-technology. Research institutes and companies play a worldwide leading role in various areas.
Over the past 20 years, the founder of the Horst Görtz Foundation, Dr.-Ing. E. h. Horst Görtz himself has been actively contributing to the development of IT-Security in Germany. In the last couple of years, he has also been supporting the area by promoting endowed professorships, doctorates, and events.

For further information on the second German Prize for IT-Security 2008 on these pages, please use the navigation bar on the left. This contest is supported by the Darmstädter Centre for IT-security (DZI),

Dr. Michael Kreutzer.

By awarding a prize for German IT-Security, the foundation intends to reinforce and to promote the position of IT-Security “Made in Germany”. In doing so the foundation also aims at strengthening the innovative power of Germany’s economy.