BERLIN, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Accompanied by five of her key ministers, German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) is attending the digital summit in Ludwigshafen on Tuesday to exchange views with entrepreneurs and scientists.
Spread across four conferences, the summit will explore themes such as enhancing connectivity in health care, the future of the digital economy, and the scope of web governance.
Previously known as the "IT Summit", the event is being held for the 11th time this year.
Over the course of two days around 1,100 individuals will attend the conferences hosted by the town of Ludwigshafen in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
The subject of digital health care formed the focal point of the summit's opening program on Monday.
Additionally, the Federal Minister for Education, Johanna Wanka (CDU), and the director of the Hasso-Plattner Institute (a German education center for IT technology), Christoph Meinel, both launched a cloud computing system from a secondary school in Gruenstadt for 26 selected schools across Germany.
The pilot project was devised as a means to gain insights into how pupils and teachers can access digital learning material from the internet at any given time of the day.
Amongst further senior policymakers who will attend the digital summit are Federal Minister for Health, Hermann Groehe (CDU), Federal Minister for the Economy, Brigitte Zypries (SPD), Federal Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere (CDU) and Federal Minister for Transport Alexander Dobrindt (CSU).
