Dossiers on Digitisation
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The digital transformation has been permanently changing the economy, politics and society for years. Digitalisation is impacting all sectors and areas of life, offering numerous opportunities and constantly presenting citizens, companies and political players with new challenges.
In the specialist dossiers on digitalisation published here, authors from aconium GmbH discuss the effects and potential of digital transformation, present developments and point out solutions.
DIGITAL EDUCATION –
Forms, Content and Technical Infrastructure for Learning in the Gigabit Society
Education is a central topic of digital change. It must be rethought in times of new job profiles and the digital transformation of the world we live in. Today, qualification means integrating the digital into knowledge transfer. This creates new opportunities and challenges for the implementation of educational programmes.
The article sheds light on the term ‘digital education’, looks at different forms of learning and uses the design of funding programmes and specific educational projects to show how technology and pedagogy have to work together to make digital education successful.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Key Technology of the Digital Transformation
As a key technology in the digital transformation, AI is the focus of attention worldwide and across all sectors. For industry, it is a growth driver, for the world of work it means an enormous transformation, as well as for the energy sector, education and mobility. Certain forms of AI are already being used extensively today, some are being developed and will be available in the foreseeable future, while others can still be described as purely hypothetical future scenarios.
The article sheds light on the functionality, forms and typologies of artificial intelligence. It also uses examples to show the potential that the use of AI-based technologies offers, even for areas that were originally remote from technology.
HIGH-TECH IN THE FIELD
Digital Transformation in Agriculture
Agriculture is undergoing a digital revolution in Germany and around the world. The sector has been repositioning itself for several years in order to meet the challenge of more efficient, sustainable farming while maintaining the same high quality of products. AI, big data, automation, new sales opportunities, the use of weather and geodata – all of this is noticeably changing production and work in the fields, pastures and stables.
The article looks at examples from the areas of smart farming and precision farming and highlights solutions and potentials of digital change for agriculture as well as funding opportunities for the sector.
COWORKING SPACES AND STARTUPS
Using the Opportunities of the New World of Work for the Development of Rural Areas
Digitalisation and globalisation have been changing industry, transport, communication, the economy, consumption and thus the coexistence of all people for several years as megatrends for society as a whole. The world of work is undergoing a major upheaval. Technical innovations and growing mobility are playing a major role in this. They are changing access to work and thus the population structure in cities and rural areas.
The article looks at the changing conditions in the world of work and shows how these are reflected in new working models from which rural areas can also benefit.