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Futures By Design: Start of the Digital Data Journey for Northern German SMEs
On 19.01.2021 and 26.01.2021, all-day kick-off workshops for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from northern Germany took place online as part of the Interreg North Sea Region project "Futures By Design". The aim of these workshops was to raise companies'...
Growth opportunities for SMEs through digitalization – GrowIn 4.0 project presents tools and methods for implementing digital transformation
Meetings for the GrowIn 4.0 project from the Interreg North Sea Region (NSR) are also currently only taking place virtually. The international partnership met from January 20 to 23, 2021, to present the tools and methods developed and tested as part of the...
The SmartUp Accelerator Network – New Opportunities for Cooperation and Development in the Baltic Sea Region
The SmartUp Accelerator platform, an offshoot of the Interreg Baltic Sea (BSR) SmartUp Accelerator project, brings together ambitious smart start-ups, influential intermediaries, established large companies and investors from the consumer cleantech sector in the...
Whether in urban or rural areas: fiber optics makes you fit for the digital future
Hartenfels Castle in Torgau - seat of the North Saxony District Office Photo: North Saxony District Office How the district of North Saxony is using the federal broadband funding program to ensure that citizens and companies are not left behind - fibre optics directly...
Digital rail: Federal government and Deutsche Bahn drive forward the digitalization of the German rail system
Photo: Deutsche Bahn "We want people in Germany to say: 'Wow! Deutsche Bahn got me to my destination easily, cheaply, comfortably and reliably'," announced Federal Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer in the fall of 2018. This is to be achieved by digitizing the entire...
Land.Kultur.MorGEN Project Conference: Online Conference Sheds Light on Perspectives for Sustainable Village Development
The challenges of a resilient and sustainable village development strategy and the resulting opportunities for rural areas were the focus of the online project conference "Land.Kultur.MorGEN - Opportunities for sustainable village development", which was held by GEN...
Award-Winning Innovative Strength: aconium Receives TOP 100 Seal of Approval
aconium GmbH has been awarded the TOP 100 Seal 2021, one of the most important awards for future-oriented innovation management. This prize is awarded annually to particularly innovative medium-sized companies - for the 28th time now. aconium GmbH had previously...
Digital Energy Challenges – How Energy Savings Can Be Achieved in Germany’s Schools
Energy efficiency and environmental awareness were not yet "en vogue" for school construction in Germany in the 1960s and 1970s. As a result many buildings were built that today offer great potential for reducing the CO2 budget and the associated economic costs. With...
Virtual Lessons: Majority of Pupils Find Digital Teaching Materials Simple and Self-Explanatory
Exclusive special analysis of the D21 Digital Index 2020/2021 by aconium GmbH shows: Differing assessments of pupils and parents on the topic of digital education during the pandemic Majority of pupils find digital teaching materials simple and self-explanatory, many...
Deutsche Bahn now also offers fiber optics and more
Photo: Adobe Stock In December 2019, Deutsche Bahn officially announced that it would open up its fiber optic network, which is already laid along more than half of all rail routes in Germany, to third parties. This is because the company currently only...
D21 Digital Index Social Study: Majority of Germans Expect Boost for Digital Education After Coronavirus
The coronavirus crisis has significantly changed life, everyday life and work. Initial study results from the D21 Digital Index have already underlined the fact that everyone is living in an increasingly digital working world. The current situation is also changing a...
aconium is a Partner of this Year’s (Digital) Future Forum – Germany’s Largest Forum for Rural Areas
The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated digitalisation in many areas of life. Working from home, video conferencing and live streaming have become the norm for many people. But what opportunities do the new forms of work and participation offer for rural areas in...