Enterprises in Clusters of Excellence – Innovative, International, Successful!
In the context of the Annual Convention of the Initiative Networks of Competence Germany on March 29th 2012 in Berlin the prize winners of the competition „Network of Competence 2012“ will be awarded their prizes by the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, Ernst Burgbacher. (February 17th, 2012)
Meet smart with COWIN
The European project COWIN will offer its Marketplace’s matchmaking
services during the Smart Systems Integration Conference in Zurich on
21-22 March 2012. On the basis of pre-selected one-to-one meetings,
COWIN provides partners with individual support to enter in discussion
with identified key contacts and to consider new technological and
business collaborations. (February 17th, 2012)
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Personalised Health - Are We There Yet?
Personalised Health is the vision of everybody being their own self-concscious specialist on one's health. But which factors lead to each individual's development of medical conditions? Is individual prevention in fact possible? Can technics help? The Institute for Innovation and Technology explores these questions in their working paper on personalised health. (February 8th 2012)
Experts Discussed Networked Sensor Systems
More than 100 experts with research and industry backgrounds discussed the latest developments of the field "Autonomous Networked Sensor Systems" and "Energy Self-sufficient Sensor Technology". The discussion focussed on the respective projects that are funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. (February 8th, 2012)
BMBF Supports Energy Self-sufficient Mobility
Empty storage batteries and no power socket in sight? The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research funds research and development on "Energy Self-sufficient Mobility - Reliable Systems for the mobile human" in order to ensure that people can rely on their electronic equipment always and wherever they are. Ideas can be developed and handed in until March 31st. (Febuary 6th 2012)
„innovation positioning system“ on Human-Technology-Interaction
The human being has been interacting with technics ever since the invention of the hand-axe – thus, the topic Human-Technics-Interaction is as old as human kind itself. However, in the course of the development of technologies, the relationship between human and technics has changed. VDI/DVE-IT in its “innovation positioning system” grants the reader to a look behind the scenes of the workshop of ideas “Human-Technics-Interaction”. Only in German. (February 2nd, 2012)
Armchair Wins Seniors’ Award
How can technology help live my life independently when I’m old? 100 elderly people tested ideas for products at the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research’s second Seniors' Technology Day. They elected the most appealing product winner of the “Seniors' Award”. The winner is an armchair that motivates to do sporting activities. (January 25th, 2012)
More Than 1000 Participants at the AAL Congress
At the fifth AAL congress by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research in Berlin, more than 1000 experts discussed technology for self-determined living. The inaugural address was held by the Parliamentary State Secretary at the Ministry, Thomas Rachel, together with Dr. Hans Heinz Zimmer, the VDE’s chairman of the board of management. (January 25th, 2012)
Sharing Knowledge and Winning Markets
This latest guidebook “Innovation Management in Networks “ is the result of the initiative Competence Networks’ working group Innovation management. The managers of the 15 participating networks share their experiences critically reflected and systematized. Only in German. (January 20th, 2012)
How to Measure Networks‘ Success?
Cluster and networks are an established political instrument. But
what outcome do they have. And where is touching up necessary? The
VDI/VDE-IT’s Institute for Innovation and Technology in close
connection with policy-makers and cluster managements developed a
system for evaluation that is presented in this publication. (January
20th, 2012)
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iit-perspektive: Evaluation concept for clusters and networks
A New View of Demographic Change
In its new publication “Facets of Demographic Change”, the VDI/VDE-IT’s Institute for Innovation and Technology intends to help develop new views of the process that will dominate the social transformation process for many years to come. (January 9th, 2012)
Making Girls Enthusiastic for Technics
In order to get girls into technical and nature science topics, the project “mst|fem Net meets Nano and Optics - Nationwide Girls-Technics-Talent-Forums in MINT – mäta” that is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, brought regional girls-technics-projects together. The results are presented in this publication. Only in German. (January 9th, 2012)
