
"Unnecessary uncertainty for companies"
The EU institutions have agreed on the "Data Act", which regulates the use of collected data. The VDMA takes a critical view of the agreement.
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The EU institutions have agreed on the "Data Act", which regulates the use of collected data. The VDMA takes a critical view of the agreement.

Industry associations, including the ZVEI, are critical of the EU Data Act. The Data Act falls short of its potential, they say.

Despite warnings from large companies, the EU has agreed on the "Data Act". The aim is to make better use of data from all kinds of devices, from coffee machines to wind turbines. Not everyone is happy with the planned regulations.

The federal and state digital ministers are calling for rapid but moderate regulation of artificial intelligence in Europe. Without AI, there would be no competitiveness in the future, said Federal Digital Minister Volker Wissing (FDP).

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A digital twin is not only a virtual instance of a physical object, but also a universally usable IT application for adapting the requirements of a wireless modem retrofit application, as in the practical example described.
The digital transformation in manufacturing companies has also gained significant momentum during the Covid-19 pandemic. But many SMEs are still facing the same problem: what to do with an existing analog machine in an increasingly networked production environment?
In the IoT world, digital twins are sometimes already included in the scope of delivery. With such a software extension as an accessory, every facet of a product, process or service can be mapped in terms of data and used in a variety of ways.
Digital twins require a rethink: physical interfaces and communication protocols are becoming less important. Model-based data interfaces for networking different twin categories within an IoT application are the current challenge.
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