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The updating and further development of an existing plan, concept, statistic, or budget based on new data and developments. The term is mainly used in administration, politics, and business.
Die jährliche Fortschreibung des Energiekonzepts berücksichtigt die neuesten technologischen Fortschritte.
The annual updating of the energy concept takes the latest technological advances into account.
'Fortschreibung' (updating) is a noun derived from the verb 'fortschreiben' (to update/continue). It literally means to 'continue writing' something existing, such as a text or plan, and thus to update it.
Die Fortschreibung des Dokuments ist für nächste Woche geplant.
The updating of the document is planned for next week.
This word belongs to formal written language and is used especially often in administration, politics, and management. It is rather rare in normal everyday conversation.
Die Regierung hat die Fortschreibung der Bevölkerungsprognose veröffentlicht.
The government has published the updating of the population forecast.
Very often, a genitive construction is used to indicate exactly what is being updated. The structure is then: 'die Fortschreibung + genitive' (the updating of ...).
Die Fortschreibung des Budgets war notwendig.
The updating of the budget was necessary.
Common adjectives are 'jährliche Fortschreibung' (annual updating) or 'kontinuierliche Fortschreibung' (continuous updating). A typical verb in this context is 'eine Fortschreibung vornehmen' (to carry out an update).
Das Ministerium nimmt eine jährliche Fortschreibung der Statistik vor.
The ministry carries out an annual updating of the statistics.
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Aktualisierung and Fortschreibung both refer to bringing something up to date. Fortschreibung specifically means the systematic further development of an existing plan, budget, or statistic based on new data, and is more formal. Use Aktualisierung generally and Fortschreibung for these ongoing administrative or planning processes.
Die Fortschreibung des Budgets berücksichtigte die neuen Einnahmen und Ausgaben.
The budget revision took the new income and expenses into account.
Die Aktualisierung des Plans berücksichtigte die neuen Termine.
The update to the plan took the new dates into account.
