• Representing more than 1,200 companies in Germany
• 900 members generate revenues of 135 billion Euros

BITKOM is the voice of the information technology, telecommunications, and new media industry in Germany. BITKOM represents more than 1,200 companies, with 900 direct members, including practically all German global players as well as 600 key midsize companies. BITKOM’s membership generates a sales volume of 135 billion euros annually, exporting 50 billion euros worth of high technology each year. BITKOM thus represents 90 percent of the German ICT market. Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. August-Wilhelm Scheer is President of the Presiding Committee.

BITKOM offers a wide-reaching, powerful network that brings together the best minds and top companies from the digital world. BITKOM organizes a permanent exchange between experts in the field and industry leaders, offering its membership forums to promote cooperation and platforms for contacting crucial clients.

Creating a good environment for doing business is BITKOM’s highest priority. Education and the training of tomorrow’s IT and telecommunications specialists, green ICT, e-government, e-health, economic policy, copyright and patent law, security and privacy issues, software technologies, consumer electronics, climate protection, and sustainability as well as a new legal framework for telecommunications and the media are the core of BITKOM’s political agenda. With the coming digital convergence, BITKOM seeks to promote the collaboration of all those working in the realm of information technology and telecommunications.

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