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 »
OpenFLaaS 
Open Federated Learning as a Service The openFLaaS project is developing an AI framework for the automated, decentralized analysis of industrial documents such as tenders, contracts, or product data sheets in order to efficiently and securely digitize knowledge within companies.
ARIKI 
Automated remote inspection of critical infrastructure using intelligent camera systems ARIKI is developing a remote monitoring system that automates the routine inspection of critical water infrastructure such as wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations, or water treatment facilities using intelligent camera systems and on-site AI-powered analysis.
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 »
stic5G 
Programm 5G-Campusnetzwerke (DE-FRA): Safe TSN for Industrial-Grade Real-Time Campus 5G. Im Rahmen des Projekts „stic5G“ wird ein industrielles 5G-Ökosystem entwickelt, dass wichtige Beiträge zur Entwicklung der 5G-Kommunikation im industriellen Umfeld leistet. Die von stic5G erbrachten Leistungen werden wesentliche Meilensteine auf dem Weg zu Echtzeit- und sicherheitsrelevanten industriellen 5G- und Industrie 4.0-Anwendungsfällen darstellen und es werden… Read more »
FRED 
Freshness Management from Farm2Fork in the Edge FRED reduces the loss of fresh food along the supply chain from producer to consumer by combining innovative measurement technology, digital twins for vegetable and fruit products, and a data space for freshness data in a trusted cloud-edge infrastructure. FRED follows the values and principles of Gaia-X to… Read more »
ESCOM 
Edge-Services for Components – Balanced edge-cloud environments for sovereign component service systems in production applications ESCOM is developing an edge cloud platform for the manufacturing industry that provides machine users with access to digital services related to important machine components, such as motor spindles or gearboxes, as well as the often highly specific know-how of… Read more »
DEER 
DEER – Decentralized Redispatch The aim of the DEER project is to integrate smaller, often widely distributed consumption and generation facilities, as well as battery storage, into the power system using decentralized agents in order to be able to control and bill these facilities flexibly and efficiently.
CAREFUL-EDGE-X 
CAREFUL-EDGE-X implements an intelligent system network for care facilities consisting of decentralized data collection and AI-based processing of patient vital signs, including the use of nursing robots. This allows for the privacy-compliant relief of nursing staff from routine tasks. The project utilizes cascaded edge computing applications with Gaia-X integration.
EDNA 
Edge Data Ecinomy in the Sustainable Automated Manufacturing Industry The project EDNA is developing models and software for the ecological and economic sustainability of industrial manufacturing, using digital twins, artificial intelligence, and edge computing, with the example of the production of truck trailers.
RIWWER 
Reduction of the Impact of untreated WasteWater on the Environment in case of torrential Rain RIWWER is implementing a cloud/edge-based measurement and control system for municipal wastewater treatment plants, which uses AI-assisted distribution of water volumes into the sewer system and rainwater basins during heavy rain, to avoid pollution of the environment from contaminants.
SECAI
Sustainable Heating through Edge-Cloud-based AI Systems The SECAI project implements an edge/cloud system for AI-controlled heating in private homes, which reduces energy consumption and can also be installed through retro-fitting in existing buildings.
EASY
Energy-efficient analysis and control processes in the dynamic edge cloud continuum for industrial manufacturing Easy is developing an edge/cloud system for industrial manufacturing, in which AI-based analysis and control processes can be distributed and executed on-site, thereby significantly increasing the productivity and resource efficiency of the entire manufacturing process.
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 »
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 »
EmKoI4.0 
Development of Modern Communication Technologies for Industry 4.0 The goal of the EmKoI4.0 project is to provide methods and tools that support the investigation and development of converged communication solutions throughout the entire lifecycle of industrial plants and products. 5G-Advanced technologies can form the basis for fast, secure, and robust communication and will be considered… Read more »
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 »
SeQuenC 
Sovereignty for Quantum Solutions in the Cloud To realize the potential of quantum computing, it is crucial to enable German businesses to use quantum resources in a legally secure and sovereign manner. The SeQuenC project achieves this by building a standards-based technology stack for a German quantum cloud with expandable connections to quantum computers. In… Read more »
EniQmA
Ermöglichung hybrider Quantum-Anwendungen Industriell relevante Anwendungen des Quantencomputings sind fast immer hybride Anwendungen, die klassische Software und Implementierungen von Quantenschaltkreisen kombinieren. Allerdings ist die Erstellung solcher Anwendungen gegenwärtig weitgehend ad-hoc. Im Projekt EniQmA soll ein gezieltes ingenieurwissenschaftliches Vorgehen bei der Erstellung solcher hybriden quanten-klassischen Anwendungen anhand konkreter industrieller Use Cases entwickelt werden. Ein solches Quantum… Read more »
International cooperation projects: Development of digital technologies (2022) 
The brochure presents more than 30 international cooperation projects of the BMWK.
KISS 
AI-supported Rapid Supply Network The KISS project is developing a market and networking platform that enables the rapid identification and ordering of production goods (e.g. protective masks) through AI (including via chatbot). Especially in crisis scenarios, hospitals and aid organizations can specify their requirements precisely via the platform. AI-supported analysis and simulations then determine the… Read more »
ATTENTION! 
Multinational Cooperation (GER – SG): ArTificial inTelligENce for the deTectIon of trade-based mOney lauNdering! The project ATTENTION! will systematically capture, model, and analyze diverse global data sources such as trade data for imports and exports, company data, and web data. Based on global trade activities and their contextual information, artificial intelligence (AI) models will be… Read more »
champI4.0ns 
Cooperation “Smart Data Usage” with Austria (GER-AUT): Intelligent and Sovereign Data Usage Using the Example of the Timber Industry. As part of champI4.0ns, the use of production-related data is advanced by demonstrating, through examples from the timber industry, how intelligent and sovereign data usage can be achieved in an ecosystem of diverse partners. This is… 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 »
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 »
RenovAIte 
Cooperation with France (GER-FR): Boosting renovation industry with AI To mitigate the effects of climate change, buildings are being extensively renovated, mainly to reduce energy consumption through improved insulation and new heating concepts. So far, the planning of such renovation projects has mainly relied on human estimation and experience, as well as unstructured data. The… 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 »
AutoQML 
Developer Suite for Automated Machine Learning with Quantum Computers Quantum computers enable acceleration of machine learning (ML) approaches and development of new solutions. However, implementation of such quantum algorithms is highly application-specific and therefore requires development by interdisciplinary quantum software engineers. The AutoQML project aims to simplify these processes, with the goal of expanding approaches… 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 »