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11/26/2024

AI and AI Readiness in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a driver of innovation for many companies - but small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are often not yet fully…

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11/22/2024

Sustainability in the postal sector

Federal Network Agency publishes sustainability study by WIK-Consult

The transformation of the postal sector toward ecological sustainability is one of the biggest challenges for service providers. A study by…

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11/21/2024

Final report on the evaluation of the copper switch-off pilot project in the network of Deutsche Telekom

Pilot project for copper switch-off and migration to fibre completed

This final report summarises the results and findings from the pilot project on copper switch-off and migration to fibre in the network of Deutsche…

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11/21/2024

Review of EU consumer law in relation to online personalised advertising and pricing

Based on interviews, website sweeps and literature, we concluded that despite existing rules, it is still difficult for consumers to make an informed…

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11/11/2024

Cloud computing for local authorities

Online workshop at the DIV conference

Period: 15.11.2024 09:30 - 11:00

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

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10/29/2024

Customs changes and their impact on postal services and e-commerce (No. 518)

Overview of the EU customs system, import trends and the planned EU customs reform

Online platforms such as AliExpress, Shein and Temu ship a large proportion of their goods directly from China to European customers, posing…

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