Future Study presented at the IT Summit in Munich
On 6th December 2011 the recent study "Pictures of the Future in a Digital World. An international comparison of user perspectives." was presented to the public at the IT Summit of the German Federal Government. The future study 2011 is focused on people using technology. It revolves around the needs, experiences and apprehension which arise from the everyday interaction with technology.
The study is part of the long-term project "Future Study MÜNCHNER KREIS" and was initiated and realized by MÜNCHNER KREIS, EICT, Siemens, Deutsche Telekom, TNS Infratest, ZDF and has been further supported by the IT Officer of the Bavarian Government, Bird&Bird, Daimler, Deutsche Bank, Google, Sony, Technical University of Munich and VDE (ITG) as well as the creative partners mc-quadrat and deep innovation.
EICT published proceedings on IT Security conference
How is the security market developing? What are the future requirements for data protection? These and many other questions as well as the threats of cyber crime were discussed by high-level experts from industry, science and politics at the second conference on IT Security hosted by EICT on February 10th, 2011.
This volume of conference proceedings comprehends all presentations and critical discussions. It contains presentations on the latest developments in the fields of "innovation and security", "digital identities, cloud computing, eEnergy" and "security for innovative applications" as well as the panel discussion entitled "IT security between regulation and innovation".
The conference volume is available in all bookshops and has the ISBN 978-3-8348-1729-7.
Smart Energy Market: Successful cooperation with the TU Berlin
EICT and the Technical University of Berlin initiated an interdisciplinary working group with 8 companies from both the energy and ICT sector to develop business models and future requirements within the emerging smart energy market. The working group consisted of experts from research & development and innovation management, sales, marketing and product development, power network operation and smart metering pilot projects.
100GET/OCTET successfully finished
The European research project 100GET (100Gbit/s Carrier-Grade Ethernet Transport Technologies), a collaborative research project coordinated by Alcatel-Lucent and Nokia Siemens Networks, was successfully finished.
EICT supported Deutsche Telekom in the management and installation of the common testbed laboratory as well as the actual testing of new technologies for 100Gbit/s transmission and beyond. The outcome of the 100GET project is expected to enable operators to cost-efficiently increase the transmission capacity of transport networks, and provide a high bandwidth and quality to effectively meet the data deluge.
SmartSenior at the CeBIT in Hannover
The SmartSenior alliance presents first exemplary project results to a wider public at the CeBIT in Hannover. Visitors can experience the SmartSenior vision of a longer independent life for senior citizens within their own homes at the booth of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). At three stations SmartSenior partners present interactive live demonstrations of future Smartsenior applications and services: “The home environment: Live independently at home for longer”, “The mobile environment: Be safe on the go” and “The telemedical center (TMC): Get well and stay healthy”.
The SmartSenior research project aims at the development of technologically innovative services for senior citizens. CeBIT is the digital industry’s most important trade show.
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