On the aconium GmbH journey into the future, we meet people for whom digitalization is more than just a buzzword. 3 questions for … Janosch Dietrich, co-founder of the coworking space Coconat in Klein Glien.

Mr. Dietrich, what do you mean by digitization?

Janosch Dietrich: An important means to an end and a great opportunity for rural areas to no longer be on the periphery but at the center of the action.

What role does digitalization play in your daily work?

Dietrich: Digital workers are our key target group and the economic basis of our business model.

What opportunities and risks does the digitization process entail?

Dietrich: Digitalization is decentralizing the former urban marketplace as a former center for the exchange of goods and information, opening up great opportunities for equal living conditions in rural areas. At the same time, there is a risk that a digital social center will have too high access barriers for some people and that these people will not be able to participate in democracy, the market and other areas.