标准2025DIN and DKE（DIN 和 VDE的德国电气、电子和信息技术协会）共同发起了一项全新的创新理念资助计划。它通过称为“DIN Connect的标准化项目，为创新理念或项目提供资金支持。该项目计划既可加大人们在创新领域的研发力度，同时又可加快创新成果市场化应用进程。任何创新理念或创新活动的成功都离不开民众的信任和市场的欢迎，而民众的信任和市场的欢迎也离不开各类标准的规范作用。凭借自身广泛的国际关系和成熟的基础设施，DIN and DKE为全球范围内潜在客户及合作伙伴们提供了一个参与渠道。创业公司、知名企业、研发组织及各学术机构都受邀提交各自的创新理念或项目。
预计该项目将持续一到两年，每年的项目运营管理成本达35000欧元。而项目目标是，制定一项或多项DIN规范（DIN SPECs）和/或VDE应用指南 (VDE Application Guides)或其他初步的标准化工作成果。
2016年10月31日前是提交创新新理念或项目的截止时间。DIN将根据各创新项目的创新程度、与标准化的相关度以及对德国产业发展效益的提升度等标准，择优选取。待对提交的项目进行内部评估后，DIN拟于2016年11月邀请最优项目的申请人员前往德国进行项目资金申请，并于12月宣布创新项目入围者名单，选定的项目预计于2017年年初启动。
DIN launches innovation funding programme
Innovative ideas can be submitted up to 31 October 2016
DIN and DKE (German Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies in DIN and VDE) have launched a new funding programme for supporting innovative ideas through standardization called "DIN Connect". The programme will promote R&D in innovative areas and will make it easier to bring results to the market. Standards create trust and market acceptance, which innovations need in order to be successful. With their extensive international contacts and mature infrastructures, DIN and DKE can provide access to global networks of potential customers and partners. Start-ups, established companies, research organizations and academic institutions are invited to submit their ideas.
Projects will last one to two years and will be funded with up to € 35,000 per year for the project management. The objective is to draw up one or more DIN SPECs and/or VDE Application Guides, or other preliminary standardization work results.
Ideas should be submitted by 31 October 2016. Projects will be selected based on their degree of innovation, the benefits for German industry and relevance for standardization. After the submitted project has been reviewed internally by DIN, the applicants with the best ideas will be invited in November to make a full application for funding. The winners will be announced in December and the projects can be initiated at the start of 2017.