Germany's first training course for 'AI managers'
The Bitkom Academy, together with the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), is now offering Germany's first certificate course 'Training as an AI Manager'.
read more...read more...Smartphone market declines for the first time
The smartphone has become an integral part of everyday life. An ecosystem has developed around the mobile phone, from which providers of apps and mobile services, as well as telecom providers, benefit. However, sales figures are now falling worldwide.
read more...Turnover rises to 7 billion euros
According to Bitkom, sales of Industry 4.0 solutions will increase by 21% to EUR 5.9 billion in the current year. This means that the German market for hardware, software and IT services for Industry 4.0 is once again experiencing rapid double-digit growth.
read more...Smart Living initiative founded
Representatives of companies and associations - including VDE, ZVEH, ZVEI, Bitkom, GDW and ZVSHK - have signed a memorandum of understanding on the establishment of a Smart Living business initiative.
read more...Software developers in high demand
There are currently 51,000 vacancies for IT specialists in Germany, an increase of almost 20 percent compared to the previous year. At that time, 43,000 vacancies were counted. Where are they looking?
read more...The threat posed by ransomware
How badly is the German economy affected by cyberattacks using ransomware? What makes companies vulnerable and how do they react to ransomware attacks? The Alliance for Cyber Security examined this in a public survey.
read more...51 billion euros in damage due to cyber attacks
In the last two years, every second company in the German industry has been the target of cyber attacks - according to Bitkom, the damage amounts to 51 billion euros per year. Who are the victims and who are the perpetrators? How badly is the mechanical and plant engineering sector affected?
read more...The status quo
Big data is an important component of Industry 4.0: the generation and analysis of huge amounts of data should enable flexible production control. However, the current situation is sobering - simple data analyses dominate and there is a lack of suitable strategies.
read more...Kick-off at the Hannover Messe 2016
German industry launches standardization initiative for Industry 4.0
The German industry associations and standardization organizations are founding the 'Standardization Council Industrie 4.0' for the Hannover Messe 2016. The aim of the initiative is to initiate standards for digital production and to coordinate these nationally and internationally.
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