Discover who will. Subscribe to delete documentary on you to. The moon roof. Germany is a country where people love to complain im married to one of them a complainer that is a german if those flashy trains of theres a just a couple minutes late theres the collective huff of discontent along the platform and even if they are on time then theyre too full all the children at three loud the trains are some of the quietest in the world things function in germany its
one of the worlds top economies yet complaining is a National Pastime little rich germany is one topic ill let any german complain about as much as they want and thats connectivity is a pain in the neck trying to get a good Internet Connection in my apartment or elsewhere in berlin and if you travel out of the capital things generally get even worse and thats terrible for small and Medium Sized Enterprises here many of which have located in rural areas the thing is patchy coverage can cost the company a lot of money made report a cloudy last shock went to find out how much. Mobile phone reception out in the mongolian step. No problem mongolian nomads like to watch videos and listen to music as much as anyone. Can but here in north end germany businessman determined man has to go outside when
he wants to make a call. And even then he only gets a signal when the weather is good. His Company Makes industrial fittings like those used in Drilling Platforms most of the firms customers brought to. The company also draws up Construction Plans and digital sketches which its expected to share with partners more or less immediately. But the Internet Connection here is so slow that the company often cant even send data from one of its offices to another city and im from new to the city to the sketch we have here is very complex but we didnt use a large format of this its only forty five megabytes. Even though the servers a link which the upload speed with the rate at which the data is transferred from one server to another is just to make
a bit. So depending on how busy our server is the city could take up to an hour to transfer forty five megabytes. But the boss doesnt have time to wait so while the data is transferring he set off with a used piece take to drop it off by car the companys other office is a ten minute drive away merman estimates that the patchy Internet Connection between its two locations cost a firm about Sixty Thousand euros a month. Many German Companies have similar problems the volume of data is growing but the countrys networks are old and overloaded new Fiber Optic Networks able to transfer up to a thousand gigabits per second are being built but internationally germany is woefully slow when it comes to Fiber Optic Expansion People in japan and south korea already get over seventy six percent of their broadband firefight about the cables. Get seventy percent the highest figure in europe its followed by sweden
where two thirds of the country now has access to Fiber Optic Networks broadband is also increasingly available in other European Countries but not in germany where Fiber Optic Coverage is just two percent. I meet up with an entrepreneur in berlin he says his clients want to see the government finally follow through on its promise to deliver high speed internet. To political politicians and big business arent ready to invest in fiber optics and modern mobile communications. Of course something to do with the cause which would be between ten and Fifteen Billion euros. Across ten years thats not in fact such a lot its a very sound investment if you do the math it will cost Two Hundred Fifty Euros per Family Household to get five coverage. That shouldnt be
a problem in an industrialized country thats one of the richest in the world. I ask that come the federal association for Information Technology why theres little State Investment in Broadband Expansion Gates is that companies have Investment Fund so the money is there theres a lot of willingness to invest in Fiber Optic Networks and there are plenty of State Funding programs available to further expansion but in terms of Funding Broadband Expansion in germany did get off to a slow start to start that. If germany fails to get up to speed the economic consequences will be severe digitalisation is transforming economies worldwide by revolutionizing everything from robots and factories to Virtual Reality that could move us on a facial recognition and Digital Identity those applications and others demand fast efficient Data Transfer networks. Its estimated that effective
digitalisation in germany could make a difference of One Hundred Fifty Four Billion euros over the next five years thats about one percent growth in g. D. P. Annually. In the meantime moment has arrived at his companys Second Office with his use of the stick. And the upload he initiated is still going on at a snails pace just to make up bits per second. Millions of we really need to be reaching speeds of fifty or one hundred megabits not just in our section would be put off like us but he wont be so if we want to take part in digitalization and benefit from the industry four point zero development then we need to be able to transfer large volumes of data so you. Need a moment says German Network operators arent investing enough in rural areas and political Decision Making is too slow hampering progress too slow just like his
upload which still hasnt gone through. Now its not like the germans are still Walking Around using these but sometimes it feels like him by his well being with such slow connections thats why theres so much excitement about the next communication standard five g. Some experts say that in terms of impact its introduction will be comparable to the invention of the mobile phone five g. Is supposed to be ten times faster than the current four g. Set. And you networks are expected to support up to a million connections per square kilometer but will it really be a revolution. Has a breakdown of how it all works. This is my i phone it uses four g. Or l. T. E. Network technology its not that fast but five g. Is set to change all that and revolutionize mobile connectivity and it might even
transform our lives well at least thats what some Tech Companies are claiming. Autonomous vehicles can only function properly with five g. The same is true for remote robotic surgery. Thats because five g. Is expected to be ten times as fast as four g. And is going to support many more devices at the same time. It will make a huge difference when you download big files with three g. It took about seven hours to download an h. D. Movie with four g. It takes about three minutes but with five g. It might take just two seconds for. That annoying wait while a page loads will be a thing of the past four g. Has a latency or Response Time of about thirty milliseconds five g. They say well have a latency of under one millisecond doesnt sound like much in emergencies during
autonomous driving minimizing the Response Time could mean the difference between life and the same goes for remote surgery. Whats more five g. Will support at least one million devices per square kilometer a thousand times more than now at least according to Service Provided by twenty twenty but currently there are not nearly enough cellphone towers many many more are needed for five g. To work that could cost Five Hundred Billion euros in europe alone well ill believe it when i see it. Seeing is believing lets see if were still complaining about connectivity come twenty twenty but apart from that most of the moaning in high flying germany is completely unjustified ever since ive been reporting on europes biggest economy the most
common phrase ive come across as far as industrial performance goes is order books full is a look at some of the facts and figures that definitely paint a picture of prosperity. This is the germany from Tourist Brochures the way the country is often perceived abroad and the statistics show germany is indeed a prosperous nation should. For years now unemployment has been dropping steadily. Only five percent of the people here are without a job thats the lowest figure since german reunification in one thousand nine hundred ninety eight. German firm st hardly be doing better their passing right now. As a result germanys g. D. P. Has risen steadily for the past eight years last year it topped three point two trillion euros. Thats good news for the German Government which has
more and more money at its Disposal Berman currently presides over a Budget Surplus of thirty six point six billion euros. Germany has also become a master of innovation thats because the countrys Research Institutes are top notch and theyre well connected with industry just. So the view from berlin and looks pretty good right now and theres certainly no reason to moan right. Cops just found another thing to complain about burger led did top the list of world cities with the fastest rising Property Prices last year that means iran and the building burn continues again to put it into perspective heres what youll pay for a regular two bedroom flat in hong kong new york or paris thats still
a lot more than in berlin but look at how fast prices of climbing in the german capital red surged by over twenty five percent in the last three years thats a lot. For something other big City Dwellers knows so well has suddenly become a problem here as well as finding an affordable place to live in compose a major challenge. The Real Estate Listings called it a single apartment with a view more than twenty would be renters have come to look at a small apartment at the back of the house. One of them is a jar hes been looking for a flat for months and is destined for disappointment once again the landlord wants Five Hundred Sixty five euros a month for the one room apartment as well as barry Salary Statements and credit ratings. Documentation im not looking for
a mansion its just thirty square metres its outrageous that. A sales rep drives a company car and has a style physician but hes currently living in his friends along Garden Cottage he got. Friends letting me crash here he said the weathers still nice and you can shower the gym. Sure ill take it. Obviously. But now its autumn and the cottage has no heating. So she wound up back to reading wanted ads Viewing Flats and coping with one rejection after another. He says landlords are brazenly taking advantage of Housing Shortage. Put in new flooring and painted the walls he showed me some receipts for supplies and labor and wanted Three Thousand Euros of the books of course for the renovation
work i told him i may be desperate. Isnt giving up hes even resorted to placing his own ad to appeal to land notes hes written about his qualities as a serious and reliable tenant but hes had no response. Jennifer surrogates clients have an easier time of it most have management positions in International Companies that are setting up branches in belin. Upscale apartments that fit the requirements are very exclusive clean and tell but she also sees the necessary paperwork the Relocation Agent is seeing a change in the Housing Market client base has also changed over the past five years since you know im sure you know germans whove moved here from other german states or after stay abroad they do some looking on their own and they realise how hard it is to find a place so they engage a professional thats the best way to do it these days. And. Estimates put
germanys Housing Shortage at least one million apartments its most critical in large cities like. The german capital acquires Forty Thousand new residents every year exacerbating the problem new units cant be built fast enough demand is particularly high and quite spoke District Rents here have doubled in the past ten years dozens of people have come to look at yet another overpriced flat many of them have been looking for a long time that frustrated. People in one crummy apartment thats how it is. Frustration your frustration every place you go to same people. Ready to go no idea what ill do. Is rather not move back to my parents house i may have no choice. Also has to make compromises after an intense search he finally has a home to call his own
a pretty good location with two large rooms and a balcony the only hitch the rent is more than A Thousand Euros a month. And half my salary but i had no alternative i was thinking of. Paying far more rent than ones budget allows so many people in big cities its become the only way to put a brief over their heads. One important. Factor for development in any country is education and thats an area where germany hasnt excelled in International Comparisons one reason why increasing numbers of parents here are sending their kids to Private Schools they offer better facilities and more modern teaching methods than their publicly funded counterparts so how big is the growing gap between public and private education in germany his chi stein ika. Louisa and a stately manor in Northern Germany once owned by royalty today its
a private boarding school. Since i was like everything here is new or the smarts are clean the goggles arent scratched and all the equipment works. And this is the best talk place Secondary School in berlin it was built thirty years ago and its state run. Theyre not integrating any modern stuff they still use school books and chalkboards to teach. Those wishing to attend to louisa and need wealthy parents or a scholarship like bjork lucas has shes been here since the ninth grade the core classes for bjork and her classmates are Chemistry Biology and physics after spending a few years at a Public School she transferred to louisa two years ago. When
i hear five life compared to my old school and everything works a lot better here im so its cleaner you know where theres a quick meet you can really work with. Sure there are things that arent so great about the school but thats not just the case here. That applies to a lot of schools and. Tom calma school is the battle placed high school compared to louise and Louise Annual Budget of Thirty Five Thousand Euros per student the state Run Battle Left School has to manage with Eight Thousand Nine Hundred euros per child. After completing High School Tom would like to become a Media Designer his parents made a very conscious decision to send their children to state run rather than Private Schools. So we discussed it with the whole family and with each other as parents took some thought but we eventually decided against
a Private School based on the experiences ive had of want. This to go crucial aspect was recognizing that most problems our children will confront in their lives are societal problems and if you dont know the Larger Community the problems will be harder to resolve. To act louise and learn to there are only four pupils and physics class. All of the Thirty Five Thousand euro scholarship and tuition money is invested in modern Equipment Instruction and room and board for the students. As a foundation the school cant make a profit and that has advantages. Thank you so many say the biggest difference compared to my old school is that the teachers have more time for each student. They know us better they know our strengths and our weaknesses. Tangs teacher nora grants
on the other hand has to contend with twenty to twenty five kids per class. And more like her are needed over Forty Thousand teaching positions are unfilled in germany the school may have technical equipment Like Computers but not enough for Fifteen Hundred pupils my judgment is a sold out is tested because the school is so big you dont always have access to the equipment when you need it so you have to improvise your lesson plan. In addition to the Teacher Shortage a lot of State Run Schools are in dire need of renovation but too often any work that is done is carried out while the school is in session Private Schools are different they are financed by donations in tuition fees and are largely independent of politics to parallel worlds but Tom Isnt Just Courage By that. If. I still think that a lot of students have the chance of succeeding depends on what you want to do it comes down to the individual. And the optimism of a fifteen year old but the fact is germany invests only four point one percent of its Gross Domestic Product in education thats well below the european average. Feed industries here germany needs skilled stuff especially in the stem disciplines Science Technology engineering and mathematics but a recent study warns if the government doesnt do something about it it could be a shortfall of over six million Trained Personnel by twenty thirty the problems compounded by the fact that employees with good qualifications a sort all over the world thats the case in vietnam where a fledgling car industry is taking shape. For years communities and how long they in Northern Vietnam have lived from fishing and tourism. But that is changing rapidly. In the nearby City Of High Fung with its giant Seaport Trade is growing especially with china. Just a year ago this area was a muddy no mans land now its the site of one of vietnams most spectacular projects. Vietnamese Conglomerate Vin group is investing three point Five Billion Dollars in it to build a modern automobile factory for its brand been fast but one of its chief executives worked for many years for germanys b. M. W. And bosch which have provided Production Technology for the brand but the plan is to produce a vin fast car made entirely in vietnam. This is a call that was a dream for vietnamese to have our own car maker here in vietnam when fast is already a magnet he said need. The Vietnamese Economy has been growing steadily year after
year the traffic is still dominated by motorbikes. That could change once cars start rolling off the home based Production Line Machines with Technology Made in germany will help realize vietnams dream of a domestic car brand and many are keen to be a part of it when. I was born and raised in stuttgart i studied in hyderabad and after graduating i came to vietnam i wanted to work in another country to gain some new experiences i have been with been fast since february so ive been fast. Theres a sense of optimism here thats drawing lots of talent to the country. The young people from vietnam and elsewhere are learning to. Developed competitive production processes this Training Center opened in mid september it offers trainees sixty percent practice and forty percent theory based on the model of germanys dual
study programs. When i were young is it look my passion and do now is to my past and. We will. Vietnams communist government largely allows the private economy free reign. Group has four million customers in vietnam it owns and runs Department Stores and Housing Complexes now its been recruiting Skilled Staff for its automotive are moving fast. And i studied in germany and lived there for a long time. For me this is a really great opportunity. Its a fulfillment of a dream to be able to move on my knowledge and experience it makes me happy please. With italian design German Technology and affordable price tag the vin fast models are intended for vietnams growing middle class. Germany is a highly developed country and i think the dream here is to bring part of its knowledge and technology to vietnam to move the country forward one must plan for and supporting. Then fast management is not thinking small. The deputy c. E. O. Says automobiles made in vietnam could be a success all over asia as long as the quality and price are right. The factory is due to be turning out Electric Motor Bikes by late twenty eighteen. And one year later its first cars. We are looking forward to seeing the first italian via the means job cuts any questions or comments get in touch with me on twitter or talk to our team on facebook nice to have you here mate see you again sir. I dont. Really like no other. These days i was so neat to get a. Jab. At least it gives you goose bumps you know like. The you know. Sure love those voices of ella fitzgerald. Fifteen minutes on t. W. First day at school in the jungle. Her first climbing less of a minute or as grand a moment arrives. Join your ring and chain on her journey back to freedom. In our Interactive Documentary Tour Of Interacting Returns home on t w dont come to tanks. I am the rain forest i watch them grow up. Theres left but they always come back. Yes they always come back. For my trees there were. My plants their medicine this. For my beauty their escape i have always been. And i. Am. Sometimes i give it. Up gone for ever. Push humans are so smart so oldest smart such big brains and opposable thumb. They know how to make things Amazing Things now why would they need an old forest like me. Chunk treen. Well they do breanne the air. And i make. These sort of. Shoes. So. Theyll figure it out. Human