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40 Years Of Innovation And Technology

This year, having been engaged in promoting innovation and technology since 1978, VDI/VDE-IT is celebrating its 40th birthday.
40 Jahre VD/VDE-IT

Saxony: ‘StrategyWorkshop: Industry of the FUTURE’ Presents Interim Outcomes

At two events held in recent weeks, the outcomes of ‘StrategyWorkshop: Industry of the FUTURE’ were presented to the public. The workshop is an initiative by Saxony’s Ministry for Economic Affairs…
Logo Strategiewerkstatt: Industrie der Zukunft

Joint Federal Government-Länder Tenure Track Programme: First Professorships Advertised

In 2016, Germany’s federal states and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) joined forces to enact the Federal Government-Länder joint funding programme for junior academics.
Junge Professorinnen und Professoren vor einer Universität

Towards a Single and Innovative European Transport System

The study is developing action plans for the establishment of an integrated transport system in Europe.
Karte Europäische Verkehrssysteme

German-US Future Mobility Night: Automated Transportation – On The Road And Taking Off

On 10 July 2017, VDI/VDE-IT and the Institute for Innovation and Technology (iit) partnered with the German American Chamber of Commerce to hold their first joint event: the ‘German-US Future Mobility Night’.
German U.S. Future Mobility Night

The Launch Of ‘Transform Local’

Although digitalisation is presenting Germany’s cities and municipalities with challenges, it also offers many new opportunities. There is now a new advisory service to provide local authorities in Germany with guidance and advice about the transformation process.
Dr. Gerd Landsberg (DStGB) und Peter Dortans (VDI/VDE-IT)

New Departmental Research Website for The Federal Ministry Of Health

On a regular basis, Germany’s Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) prepares far-reaching policy decisions that have a direct impact on the everyday lives of citizens.
Forscher im Labor

Smart Specialisation in the Alps – The Role of Cluster Initiatives

How do the Alpine regions implement their regional strategies for smart specialisation (S3)? And what is the role of cluster initiatives in this process? ‘ClusterAgentur’, a regional agency for cluster initiatives in Baden-Wuerttemberg, addressed this question as part of the inter-regional EU project entitled ‘Smart Specialisation Strategies to Build an Innovation Model for AlpClusters’ (‘S3-4AlpClusters’ for short).

Conference for the joint Federal Government-Länder ‘Advancement Through Education: Open Universities’ Competition on 29 June 2017

The conference is entitled ‘The Status and Prospects of Establishing Long-Term Solutions in Higher Education’ and it marks the end of the first round of the joint Federal Government-Länder ‘Advancement Through Education: Open Universities’ competition.

Smart Factory Roadshow 2017 – Companies Introduce Themselves

Although today’s automation technology does already seem to be optimised, digitalisation concepts are generating brand new potential applications and business models.