The Global Innovation Index 2023 (GII) analyzes the current state of innovation in a time marked by economic uncertainty and geopolitical tension. Despite declining investments in venture capital, the GII provides insights into the latest global innovation trends and demonstrates that the emerging digital age and advancements in deep science continue to offer opportunities. The… Read more »
Artificial Intelligence Index Report 2023 
The AI Index Report is an annual publication created by the interdisciplinary AI Index Steering Committee and published by Stanford University. The Report’s sixth edition presents an extensive collection of original data covering a wide range of topics related to AI, including public opinion, technical performance, global legislation trends, and environmental impact. Its goal is… Read more »
Standardization Roadmap Circular Economy 
Guide for the Standardization of Circular Economy. The standardization roadmap by DIN, DKE, and VDI provides an overview of the current state of standardization in the field of Circular Economy. It describes requirements and challenges for seven key topics and formulates specific needs for future norms and standards. In addition, during the development process, five… Read more »
Roadmap: German Standardization Roadmap on Artificial Intelligence – Version 2
Update of the groundbreaking results and recommendations for action of the first edition. The roadmap continues the groundbreaking findings and recommendations of the first edition, providing an expanded and updated analysis of the existing and future needs for international norms and standards in AI. This forms the basis for creating “Artificial Intelligence made in Germany”… Read more »
Data Brief: AI Talent Flows in Germany 
An empirical study of the career paths of AI doctoral candidates at German universities. To achieve its ambitious goals, Germany must compete for the best minds. But how attractive is Germany for AI researchers? Are universities and research institutions able to attract promising young scientists from around the world? And where do these talents go… Read more »
Study: Strategies for building Gaia-X ecosystems with the help of Gaia-X federation services 
In dialogue with the Gaia-X funding projects. The GXFS study “Strategies for building Gaia-X ecosystems with the help of Gaia-X federation services – In dialogue with the Gaia-X funding projects” investigates how GXFS helps with the commissioning of Gaia-X federations and which challenges users identify. The study surveyed 11 projects from the Gaia-X funding competition… Read more »
Analysis: Distributed Machine Learning: Improved data protection for AI applications?
Improved data protection for AI applications KI Kompakt – Publication series of the platform “Lernende Systeme”. Artificial Intelligence (AI) supports people in medicine, mobility, and everyday work. The basis for AI systems is training with data – often also personal information. The method of distributed machine learning can improve data protection in the development of… Read more »
International cooperation projects: Development of digital technologies (2022) 
The brochure presents more than 30 international cooperation projects of the BMWK.
The Digital Strategy for Germany 
Germany needs a digital awakening, and the Digital Strategy for Germany is the roadmap for it. The strategy brings together the political priorities of the federal government on the cross-cutting issue of digitization and provides the overarching framework for digital policy until 2025. Starting with a brief description of the starting situation, it formulates the… Read more »
VCIO based description of systems for AI trustworthiness characterisation 
VDE SPEC 90012 V1.0 (en) This VDE SPEC provides a way to describe certain socio–technical characteristics of systems and applications that incorporate artificial intelligence techniques and methods. The scope of application refers to products for which a particularly demanding level of trust is desired or required. By applying the VCIO model explained in this standard,… Read more »
Roadmap TAILOR: Strategic Research & Innovation Roadmap of Trustworthy AI
The Scientific Foundations of Trustworthy AI in Europe for the Years 2022-2030. TAILOR is a European network developing the scientific foundations for realising the European vision of human-centred Trustworthy AI. One of our most important tools is the TAILOR Strategic Research and Innovation Roadmap. It is our ambition that the roadmap will identify major scientific… Read more »
SSI Whitepaper: Gaia-X secure and trustworthy ecosystems with Self Sovereign Identity
As part of the Gaia-X Federation Services project, a new whitepaper has been published. The whitepaper highlights the important role of the concept of Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) in the Gaia-X ecosystem. The concept of self-determined, digital identity ensures a secure and trustworthy digitalization in the decentralized Gaia-X ecosystem. Verification of participants’ information is not handled… Read more »
Report: Digital Identity: Leveraging the SSI Concept to Build Trust 
Study of The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA). The present study critically assesses the current literature and reports on the current technological landscape of SSI and existing eID solutions, as well as the standards, communities, and pilot projects that are presently developing in support of these solutions. This study takes a wide view of… Read more »
Gaia-X: Vision and Strategy 
Everything you need to know about Gaia-X. The Gaia-X Association publishes its comprehensive vision and strategy document at the end of 2021, written by CEO Francesco Bonfiglio. The publication is another important step towards fulfilling Gaia-X’s promise to advocate for a fair and competitive data ecosystem in Europe. The document provides a comprehensive overview of… Read more »
Study „Startups and Artificial Intelligence – Innovationn meets Responsibility“
AI startups are pioneers in the fields of Industry 4.0 and Internet of Things, making them a driving economic force in collaboration with established industries. The study “Startups and Artificial Intelligence – Innovation meets Responsibility” focuses on the relationship between startups and artificial intelligence (AI). It examines the innovative approaches of AI startups, taking into… Read more »
International cooperation projects: Development of digital technologies (2021) 
This brochure presents the current funding projects in the development of digital technologies in international cooperation.
Guideline for Designing Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence
Guideline for Designing Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence: AI test catalog. The AI test catalog by Fraunhofer IAIS is an important milestone on the path to independent AI testing. It describes on over 160 pages how AI applications can be systematically evaluated for risks, formulates suggestions for test criteria to measure the quality of the systems, and proposes… Read more »
White Paper: Towards Auditable AI Systems 
Towards Auditable AI Systems: Current status and future directions. Based on the workshop “Auditing AI-Systems: From Basics to Applications”, October 6th 2020, Fraunhofer Forum, Berlin. This whitepaper first summarizes the opportunities and challenges of AI systems and then goes on to present the state of the art of AI system auditability with a focus on the aspects… Read more »
Study: Explainable AI: Requirements, Use Cases, and Solutions 
Artificial intelligence as a driver for economically relevant ecosystems. Are explainable AI applications the most important key to trust in artificial intelligence? Where does the use of explainable AI tools stand in the economy? This study provides answers to these and other questions, including practical use cases. A study by the Federal Ministry for Economic… Read more »
How to Share Data? 
Data Sharing Platforms for Organizations Data sharing between companies has enormous potential, enabled through data sharing platforms. But what do data sharing platforms actually offer in detail and what challenges do platform operators face? A practical analysis provides answers.
German Standardization Roadmap Artificial Intelligence
With over 70 identified needs for standardization and normalization, the roadmap highlights concrete potentials and formulates central and overarching recommendations. With the Standardization Roadmap Artificial Intelligence, Germany is the first country worldwide to present a comprehensive analysis of the inventory and demand for international standards and norms for this key technology. The Standardization Roadmap provides… Read more »
Whitepaper: Trustworthy Use of Artificial Intelligence 
Fields of action from philosophical, ethical, legal, and technological perspectives as a basis for the certification of artificial intelligence. The team of the Universities of Bonn and Cologne as well as Fraunhofer IAIS presents its interdisciplinary approach in a white paper for the certification of AI applications and explains the fields of action from philosophical,… Read more »