There's a team of really motivated Germans working on it, that should tell you all there is to know

But in all seriousness, we have a very active and dedicated community and do our best to make smart choices. All the important work is financed through crowdfunding - this is why we have lots of professional work happening.
If you have eMark and want to support the project, please take a look at the community fund - all the work that is being done is paid for in eMark and this way every one can help to push the currency forward. If you donate, it will directly help your stake in DEM as the value will rise the more support there is.
http://forum.deutsche-emark.org/index.php?topic=512.0 <- Take a look and donate some eMark to the community fund!
With this, for example, an illustrator is paid - a professional who has worked on League of Legends and other big projects, and who supports the move towards cryptocurrency. The eMark donated also go towards developing a mobile wallet, a new, awesome client and other essentials to make eMark an actual payment method of everyday use.
http://i.imgur.com/XfYw59K.png