Borderless innovation: EDIH Saarland & the Greater Region* In an increasingly interconnected world, innovation does not end at land borders. This is why the European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) Saarland works closely with the EDIHs and the Enterprise Europe Networks (EENs) of the Greater Region. Cooperation with France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands creates new synergies, exciting projects and...
Use funding programmes clever – Digitalisation with backwinds suggest that you could equip your company with new technology, digitise processes efficiently and train your staff in a targeted way – with financial support! In times of rapid technological developments and increasing competitive pressure, support programmes are a key factor for success. They help companies adapt to new market requirements...
Europe and High Performance Computing: Trends, challenges and future prospects Current trends in High Performance Computing (HPC) are evolving rapidly. In particular, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) leads to sharply increasing computing requirements. At the same time, traditional HPC applications, such as material research or fluid dynamics, are becoming increasingly complex and also always require...
Sustainability as a strategic opportunity for digitalisation and sustainability go hand in hand. On the one hand, digitalisation itself generates significant CO2 emissions, such as the operation of data centres and the energy consumption of digital devices. On the other hand, it offers enormous opportunities to make processes more efficient and resource-efficient. A climate change strategy makes it possible to plan sustainability strategically and in combination with digitalisation measures...
Working better through smart technology: Like motion capture, your workplace ergonomics revolutionises the demands of industrial assembly: Product variants are on the rise, life cycles become shorter – and despite increasing automation, humans remain essential. Why? Because its ability to think and act flexibly is difficult to replace with machines. At the same time, it is becoming increasingly important...
Christmas thanks to ChatGPT: AI is helping you to get closer to Christmas thanks to the advent of Christmas, and with the anxiety of sparking deco, odour and humiliating evening, many also experience stress: Gifts, planning and the question of the perfect Christmas recipe. For those who are looking for small support this year, we are today...
Artificial intelligence in customer service: Opportunities and challenges for SMEs The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming customer service in a sustainable way, enabling efficiency gains and enhancing customer experience. In particular for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), AI has the potential to automate processes while enabling personalised customer interactions. Well-used companies can not only reduce costs,...
Saarland’s start-up ecosystem aims to become an attractive location for start-ups and to develop one of the most start-up-friendly ecosystems at the heart of Europe. A strong multi-stakeholder network and support is key. Below we present the main actors, their motivation and their roles in the start-up ecosystem of...
Do you have GPTs as knowledge management?! In today’s knowledge economy, businesses rely on efficient knowledge management systems. Large language models, also known as Large Language Models (LLMs), provide an innovative solution to manage and use in-house knowledge. This article looks at different approaches to the implementation of LLMs in the business context, as well as their opportunities and challenges. A key problem for many...
AI in everyday life: Counsellor, personal assistant and bodyguard Artificial Intelligence (AI) are currently in all minds. If one had talked about this issue ten years ago and listed examples, most of them would have been thinking about self-driving cars and robots. However, the potential for everyday use is almost unlimited. We even claim that this week you are...
