IMO the interesting take away is simply that the German government wants to foster the digital gaming industry and they are actually putting money & legislation into the effort.
Government's are rarely effective developing or completely funding technology development, but they can be really good at focusing development into areas that they see most beneficial to their citizens by doing things like seed funding, legislation, tax breaks, and stating the technologies they would like to see locals invest in. Everything the article indicates Germany is doing.
Now, the real question is; is this initiative near the top or the bottom of Secretary Kellner's list of initiatives?