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A look into the future – The Baltic Sea region in 20 years’ time
The BSSSC (Baltic Sea States Subregional Co-operation) conference takes place once a year - a forum for ideas and developments for the Baltic Sea region. The main topics of this year's 26th edition were solidarity, participation and the intelligent shaping of the...
Progress in broadband expansion – Federal Minister Scheuer with journalists and experts from aconium GmbH on the “digital field”
This Monday, Andreas Scheuer (Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure) met with local journalists from all over Germany at the "Digitalacker" to discuss the progress of broadband expansion. A 95 x 75 meter walkable map of Germany was spread out on a...
Alternative installation methods as a decisive award criterion in the contract award process
The amendment to the directive "Funding to support broadband expansion in the Federal Republic of Germany" dated 03.07.2018 provides, among other things, for the consideration of alternative installation methods as a decisive award criterion in the award procedure...
Soest district invests in the future – digital technology for business, residents and visitors
In May of this year, the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Soest received notification of the final amount of funding from the federal broadband funding program. On August 22, the broadband expansion began with a symbolic ground-breaking ceremony in...
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.
Invitation to the EPIC Workshop in Copenhagen
We would like to share our experiences and lessons learned with you at our workshop on September 19, 2018 in Copenhagen. Among other things, the workshop will provide insights into the opportunities and challenges of close cooperation between students and companies in an international context.
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...
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.
Minister of Justice Barley at the start of construction in the district of Trier-Saarburg
On August 23, the ground-breaking ceremony for the subsidized broadband expansion took place in the district of Trier-Saarburg (Rhineland-Palatinate). Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection Katarina Barley, District Administrator Günther Schartz...
Lower Bavarian municipalities receive millions in funding for high-speed Internet
On August 20, Andreas Scheuer, Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, and Annette Schumacher, member of the management board of the project sponsor aconium, handed over funding decisions from the federal funding program for broadband expansion to...