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Support for the digitalization of companies in the Vulkaneifel region
Companies in the Vulkaneifel district can now adapt even better to the complex requirements of Industry 4.0, digitalization and automation of processes and workflows. The reason for this is not only the advancing broadband expansion in the region, but also a new...
Well informed for the final phase of the funded broadband projects – “Request for funds” workshop in Leipzig
On 14 June 2018, a workshop on "Funding requirements and payment modalities in the federal funding program" was held at aconium's regional office for Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia). The agency is responsible for the project management of the Federal Ministry of...
Cuxhaven broadband conference answers questions on federal funding and mobile communications in the region
The 1st Cuxhaven Broadband Conference, which took place on May 31, 2018, focused on the development of the digital infrastructure in the Cuxhaven region. Around 50 participants accepted the invitation from Enak Ferlemann (Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal...
Digitisation for Rural Regions: Solutions from the CORA Project for the Baltic Sea Region
Every year, the forum of the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region brings together stakeholders who are working to make the Baltic Sea region future-proof, environmentally sustainable and economically strong. At this year's event on 4 and 5 June in Tallinn...
Statement on the current reporting
1) Funding: aconium manages funding and grants subsidies to municipalities as part of the federal broadband funding program. Of course, aconium GmbH does not advise municipalities on the acquisition and implementation of the respective funded projects in this funding...
Broadband expansion starts in Melle-Ost and Bad Essen-Ost
Following the symbolic groundbreaking ceremony a few weeks ago, the broadband expansion for the "Melle-Ost and Bad Essen-Ost" expansion lot in the district of Osnabrück has now begun in the Bad Essen district of Barkhausen. The Mayor of Melle Reinhard Scholz, District...
Solingen Becomes a Smart City
Solingen enjoys an excellent reputation as a center of the cutlery industry. Around 90 percent of the German cutlery industry is based in the North Rhine-Westphalian city, and companies from Solingen are world leaders in the manufacture of blades in particular. Due to...
Fiber optics for the district of Wittmund – expansion begins in June 2018
Tuesday, 29.05.2018 in sunny Wittmund: In "tropical" temperatures for the north, District Administrator Holger Heymann (District of Wittmund), Stefan Gottesleben, Regional Office for Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony and Schleswig Holstein of aconium GmbH, the official...
High-Tech in the Field – New Specialist Dossier Sheds Light on the Digital Transformation of Agriculture
Agriculture in Germany and around the world is undergoing a digital revolution. The sector has been reorganizing itself for several years in order to meet the challenge of more efficient, sustainable farming while maintaining the same high quality of products. Digital...
EU Country Websites Provide Information on National Targets and Measures for Broadband Expansion
The expansion of broadband is currently one of the most important infrastructure tasks in the member states of the European Union. The European Community has set itself the goal of making the benefits of online tools and services fully available to its members. This...
Ground-breaking ceremony in the Mansfeld-Südharz district
The broadband expansion project in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz was launched on June 7, 2018. District Administrator Dr Angelika Klein, Mayor Jutta Fischer (Lutherstadt Eisleben), Sandra Beichert from the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Science and Digitalization of...
City and Region as Places of Work – Insights Into National Urban Development Policy at the 6th University Day
What new demands are being placed on cities and regions as places of work in view of economic and demographic structural change, particularly in light of advancing digitalisation? These and other current research questions on urban development were discussed by...