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In January 2019, employees and invited guests at Fraunhofer IMW welcomed Science Year 2019, "Artificial Intelligence," with the fourth annual Research Day at the institute. Scientists at Fraunhofer IMW presented their new and planned projects while gaining insights into the work of their colleagues.

In October 2018, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) organized a conference on Information Communication Technology (ICT) Standardization in Europe. Dr. Nizar Abdelkafi, head of a Special Task Force initiated by the ETSI, presented ICT standardization teaching materials developed by his team.

On March 25, 2019, the DiBBLoK joint project was launched at the TU Dresden Media Center. With a special focus on learning location cooperation (LLC) between vocational schools, companies, and learners, the partners in this project will study the conditions necessary for successful digitization in vocational education and training processes.

The consortium C³–Carbon Concrete Composite, which includes scientists from Fraunhofer IMW, has won the environmental Energy Globe Award in the Earth category for developing carbon concrete, an innovative building material which can protect resources, improve the longevity of buildings, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

Digital technologies will have an impact on how companies generate revenue in the future. To ensure their long-term competitiveness, companies are advised to rethink their business models and consider new digital products and services.

Digitization is opening up new possibilities in healthcare, from personalized medicine to complex hospital management. In September 2017, Dr. Marija Radic, Head of the Price and Service Management Unit, gave a talk at a conference about her e-health expertise and the future of "digital" health.

Having recently completed her doctorate in the field of special education, Dr. Ariane Otto will take on a substitute professorship at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg for the winter semester of 2018/2019.

Can we forego coal energy, use former open-pit mining areas, switch to renewable raw materials, and still avoid considerable losses in jobs and living standards? What may sound like a pipe dream is in fact a declared goal for "IntÖB" project researchers.

At the German Managed Care Association's 2017 congress, Dr. Marija Radic introduced the collaborative ATMoSPHÄRE project with a lecture on IT-supported health care.

In recent months, 24 vocational school graduates from Catalonia (Spain) and Emilia Romagna (northern Italy) gained work experience in German companies in the electrical, metal, and IT industries through a European Commission-funded project. The Fraunhofer IMW Professional Development and Competence Management Unit accompanied and evaluated this pilot project, using their results to develop actionable insights for their client, BBQ Berufliche Bildung gGmbH.