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07/02/2024

AI in SMEs arouses interest – the Mittelstand-Digital Congress 2024

230 participants exchanged views on the transfer of AI knowledge to SMEs

Period: 18.06.2024

What do chatbots, data cockpits, 3D modeling of people, playful robots and profile rail cases have in common? They all serve to illustrate that…

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06/04/2024

Smart, sustainable municipality: Greater sustainability with digitization strategies

Online workshop

Period: 06.06.2024 10:00 - 12:30

Municipalities are already using digital tools for greater sustainability. But to what extent are the two topics already being strategically…

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05/31/2024

WIK Conference 2024

Beyond the Digital Decade: new rules, new challenges for digital platforms and telecoms

Period: 24.09.2024 - 25.09.2024

In recent months, the EU has adopted a range of new legislation to promote fairness and responsible governance on digital platforms. Now is the time…

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04/15/2024

Success factors for cloud computing in public administration

Period: 13.05.2024 07:30 - 10:30

Cloud solutions are a foundation for successful government digitization because they provide flexibility, scalability, efficiency, and IT security…

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04/15/2024

Open government data in Europe: What we can learn from other countries

WIK presentation at the FOSSGIS conference 2024 in Hamburg

What can Germany learn from other countries when it comes to opening government data? In a presentation at the FOSSGIS conference 2024, Marina Happ…

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04/10/2024

WIK supports the Federal Network Agency in the ex-post control of letter consolidation fees

The Federal Network Agency published the WIK study on the refinement of the margin squeeze concept. The study addresses both the question of the…

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03/28/2024

EP discussed business models for postal and delivery services

Presentation by Alex Dieke at the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism

Alex Dieke presented and discussed competition and business models in the postal and delivery market at a workshop on „The suitability of existing…

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03/13/2024

Analysis of the potential for the commercial roll-out of fibre optics in Germany

In order to fulfil the federal government's gigabit strategy, the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) commissioned WIK-Consult to…

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03/08/2024

Multiperson households - USO and technical minimum requirements

Specific requirements due to parallel usage in multiperson households

In June 2022, the German Telecommunications Minimum Supply Ordinance (TKMV) entered into force and minimum technical requirements for internet access…

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03/08/2024

Suitability of different technologies to provide universal services

In June 2022, the German Telecommunications Minimum Supply Ordinance (TKMV) defined minimum technical requirements for the internet access service…

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03/01/2024

GOfiber – an innovative approach for fibre roll-out in rural areas

The German-speaking Community in East Belgium (DG) is one of the three language communities in Belgium with 80,000 inhabitants spread across 40,000…

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03/01/2024

Costs and pricing of access to in-building fibre infrastructure

This short paper analyses in more detail the issue of pricing of access to in-building wiring.

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