Markt Hengersberg receives final funding decision of almost four million euros
On September 9, 2018, the Lower Bavarian municipality of Markt Hengersberg received its funding decision in the amount of 3.95 million euros for the expansion of broadband internet. Andreas Scheuer, Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, and Annette...
The municipality of Betzdorf-Gebhardshain becomes a digital village
Digitalization in Germany is not only advancing in Berlin, Hamburg and Munich. Digital applications are also becoming established in rural areas in various areas such as mobility, energy, business and social participation. As an equivalent to smart cities, so-called...
Pristine nature and economic progress – broadband expansion in the district of Goslar
The federal government is subsidizing the infrastructure expansion project in the district of Goslar with almost 550,000 euros as part of the federal broadband funding programme. The work is due to be completed in spring 2019, connecting around 3,500 households, 260 companies, a school, a hospital and a further 34 administrative buildings in rural areas to the network. The high-performance broadband infrastructure will particularly benefit the companies located in the Bassgeige industrial estate, which are predominantly SMEs and provide work for over 5,000 people.
Apply for the 2018 European Broadband Awards! – Deadline 7 September
Are you (or have you been) involved in a project providing citizens with access to high-speed broadband internet? Apply for the 2018 European Broadband Awards! All successfully implemented or advanced projects, big or small, rural or urban, private or public and of...
Full speed ahead: digitalization in the Hanseatic city of Rostock
By connecting to high-speed internet, entrepreneurs in the district of Rostock can advance the digitalization of their businesses. They receive help from the Mittelstand 4.0-Kompetenzzentrum Rostock, which supports small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from all over Mecklenburg-Vorpommern with digitalization.