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Oh, I understand the difference between what we talk about. My problem is that I don't believe any of their plans, when their actions are contrary to those plans.
They might say that they have battery tech plans, but they actually sabotage the main sectors using large modern batteries (transport and power grid). They might say they have fusion plans, but they don't actually increase any spending in research and just use it as an empty talking point (for example when painting "renewables as just an interim solution" - paraphrasing Merz). They might talk a lot about chip design and AI and how to build up a skilled work force, but don't actually invest into education (quite the contrary: the educational sector is ailing in every conceivable aspect).
I simple know their story telling quite well by now. They try to sell the same future fairy tales for decades: climate neutral renewable energy soon - while actually subsidising coal and limiting grid upkeep/-build to keep fossil fuels relevant no matter how much clean, cheap energy is actually produced; digitalisation - actually just a buzz word to justify more cost cutting in already overworked sectors and deregulation for their industry buddies (sometimes just defacto deregulation by pushing supervisors to the breaking point); less bureaucracy - again just cost cutting to break the system, then cry that obviously even more cuts are needed; and my recent favorite: a massive amount of debt to invest in infrastructure and economy - to then waste it all on other stuff and manage to actually invest even less than in former years.
Yes, they have a published high-tech agenda. It's a lie because lying is all they do.