Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Presenting his visions for Germany , KÃ hler also said that `` Germany should become a land of ideas '' , and emphasized the importance of globalization , and that Germany would have to compete for its place in the 21st century .
Simplified: Presenting his visions for Germany , KÃ hler also said that `` Germany should become a land of ideas '' .