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Administrative Congress: Tim Brauckmüller shows geoinfotool for Rhineland-Palatinate
How digital is the administration of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate? This question will be addressed by experts from politics, science and business in the context of the "Digital Administration Rhineland-Palatinate" on 26th of August 2021....
Federal, state and local authorities invest over one billion euros in 339 broadband projects in Baden-Württemberg
The gigabit expansion in Baden-Württemberg is gaining new momentum: Deputy Minister President and Minister of Digitization Thomas Strobl will be handing over a total of 339 new funding decisions to 184 recipients in 31 urban and rural districts in the coming days. The...
Infothek “Gigabit for NRW”
Under the motto 'Expanding fiber optic and 5G availability, leveraging potential', this year's Infothek "Gigabit for NRW" will take place virtually on Thursday, 25.08.21. Minister for Digitalization Andreas Pinkwart from the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Innovation,...
D21 study: Digital proof of vaccination is well-known and popular
Almost everyone knows it, and many people want it: digital proof of vaccination has been available since mid-June and nine out of ten citizens in Germany (87%) already know that it exists. This is the result of a recent survey of almost 8,000 people in Germany as part...
Journey into the Future: “We are using digitalization to strengthen tourism”
3 questions for Rolf Speth, Mayor of Hörnum (Sylt) Mr Speth, why are the topics of "digitalization" and "gigabit expansion" important for your municipality?Rolf Speth: We mainly want to use digitalization to strengthen tourism. One example: our guests also want to use...
Three days on Sylt: Successful start to the aconium GmbH future journey
With three stops on the North Sea island of Sylt, aconium GmbH's future journey to a total of 100 places of digitalization started this week. After kicking off on August 10 in Kampen, the tour, which has the motto "Germany - a journey into the future", made stops in...
Long-term report on broadband expansion shows positive trend nationwide
The Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) has published the latest long report on the availability of broadband in Germany. It presents the results of data surveys on broadband availability in Germany as at the end of 2020. More than half of...
Broadband Forum MV: First “class reunion” after corona-related break
On 15 August, the Ministry of Energy, Infrastructure and Digitalization of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern hosted the 5th Broadband Forum in Rostock-Warnemünde - the long-awaited "class reunion", as some participants called the first event after the corona-related break. In...
Gigabit networks and sustainable expansion – BMVI launches dialogue series “Shaping digitalization sustainably”
Digitalization brings both opportunities and risks: it has a long-term impact on our working, living and mobility environments and is not only transforming our society, but is also having an impact on the environment. The nationwide expansion of gigabit networks also...
Dr. Alexander Barthel, ZDH: “Digitization offers considerable efficiency and acceleration benefits.”
Photo: Dr. Alexander Barthel, Head of the Economy, Energy and Environment Department, ZDH (Copyright Ortrud Stegner) Digitalization is increasingly finding its way into the skilled trades. But what role do digital applications and virtual processes already play in...
Broadband expansion in July: BMVI funds fiber optic projects with around 376 million euros
In July, Germany took another big step towards its goal of nationwide coverage with high-performance fiber optic networks. This is exemplified by 67 milestones in broadband expansion: 45 positive funding decisions handed over, 17 groundbreaking ceremonies and five...
TECHTIDE TALK #Robotics: New online format provides insight into current developments in robotics
What is robotics and what practical applications does it have in our professional and everyday lives? How can we prepare ourselves to deal with it and what advantages does the use of robots offer us? These were the questions to which the new online format...