A data-based analysis was conducted of the following four future industries in Kiel: the digital economy and creative industry, regenerative energies, the health industry as well as the manufacturing industry. The purpose of the analysis was to investigate the following questions:
In parallel to the identification of mega- and sector-specific trends, which the future industries are subject to, recommendations have been derived for Kieler Wirtschaftsförderungs- und
Strukturentwicklungs GmbH and its committees.
Along with this analysis, a valid database regarding the future industries in Kiel was presented for the first time.