In 2012 Germany adopted an interdisciplinary approach and a demand perspective (“demand pull”) that better integrates technology-oriented results and results from the social sciences and humanities. But technology convergence covers a wider area, including the actual convergence of scientific communities to produce knowledge, exploitation and commercialisation of research, convergence of manufacturing and product development infrastructures, and embedding these technologies into society. High-speed networks, devices (e.g. tablets, mobile phones) and Internet-based services (e.g. apps) have emerged as some of the most promising Internet developments in recent years (OECD, 2012g).