THE SMART CITIES REPORT

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-smart-cities-report-driving-factors-of-development-top-use-cases-and-market-challenges-for-smart-cities-around-the-world-2016-10

Top-Manager steigen bei Uber aus

http://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/topmanager-uber-101.html

Taiwan, Panama working with IBM to fight dengue and zika

http://www.enterpriseinnovation.net/article/taiwan-panama-working-ibm-fight-dengue-and-zika-1060809819

Samsung Galaxy S8 - schnellstes Smartphone

http://winfuture.de/news,96703.html

Ersten Testberichten zufolge bricht das in einer guten Woche vorgestellt werdende neue Smartphone Rekorde.

Wie sich die technischen Werte dann im Alltag anfühlen, wird dann demnächst klarer, die offizielle Präsentation des neuen Smartphones findet am 29.3. statt.

Deichmans Digitale Expansion: Testlauf mit fünf Omnichannel-Filialen

http://corpsite.deichmann.com/blog/pressetexte/deichmann-gruppe-geht-nach-erfolgsjahr-stationaer-und-online-weiter-in-die-offensive-testlauf-mit-omnichannel-filialen/#more-5946

Epilepsie-Anfall durch animiertes GIF

http://www.zeit.de/digital/internet/2017-03/epilepsie-animiertes-gif-twitter-journalist-kurt-eichenwald

IBM und Salesforce verknüpfen KI-Systeme

https://www.heise.de/ix/meldung/Watson-trifft-Einstein-IBM-und-Salesforce-verknuepfen-KI-Systeme-3646349.html

Brussels authorises merge of Orange and Deutsche Telekom in Belgium

https://www.neweurope.eu/article/brussels-authorises-merge-orange-deutsche-telekom-belgium/

Breaking News: Vorstellung vom neuen Samsung Telefon am 29. März 2017

29. März 2017, 17:00 Uhr, live auf Samsung.de : Die Veröffentlichung des neues Samsung Phones!

Has the tech bubble peaked? Signs that the startup boom may be fizzling

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/mar/17/startup-boom-fizzle-san-francisco-housing-investment

#tech #techbubble #finance #investing #it #computer #future #economics #startups #boom #2000s

Vimpelcom (now:Veon): Google and Facebook face an unlikely competitor in emerging markets: a telecom giant

https://qz.com/919888/google-and-facebook-face-an-unlikely-competitor-in-emerging-markets-a-telecom-giant/

Official video for the Raspberry Pi Birthday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFkDt6aduPI&sns=em

Google has patented a drone for videoconferencing

https://www.recode.net/2017/2/2/14492894/google-drone-patent-telepresence-video-conference

iPhone case that is also an Android phone raises $100,000 on Kickstarter

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/mar/14/iphone-case-android-phone-eye-kickstarter

Germany Outpaces UK In Big Data League Tables - Forbes

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2017/03/10/germany-outpaces-uk-in-big-data-league-tables/

Extreme will buy Avaya's networking business for $100 million

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3178064/networking/extreme-will-buy-avayas-networking-business-for-100-million.html

SXSW 2017: Why is the Vatican at a tech conference

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-39252042

Juniper's Gary Clark joins Tesla as chief information officer

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-cio-idUSKBN16F05Z

Raspberry Pi upgrades Compute Module with 10 times the CPU performance

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/01/raspberry-pi-upgrades-compute-module-with-10-times-the-cpu-performance/

"Die digitale Revolution kommt schneller, als vielen klar ist"

http://www.zeit.stfi.re/politik/deutschland/2016-11/andrea-nahles-digitale-revolution-rente-rentenkonzept?sf=jvdgogl#ab

Universal- Computer (historisch)

http://plus.faz.net/evr-editions/2017-01-02/41575/305753.html?GEPC=s30

SAP to offer its business apps on Google Cloud

https://mobile-reuters-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN16F29K

https://news.sap.com/google-and-sap-new-collaboration-announced-bill-mcdermotts-sapphire-now-keynote/

Arbeitsplatz-Killer Automatisierung

https://heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Statistisch-gesehen-Arbeitsplatz-Killer-Automatisierung-3646644.html

Review of the Raspbery Pi Zero W on Make:

http://makezine.com/product-review/raspberry-pi-zero-w/

The evolution of technology (graphic)

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/01/12/evolution-of-technology/

THE SMARTWATCH REPORT: Forecasts, adoption trends etc.

http://www.businessinsider.com/smartwatch-and-wearables-research-forecasts-trends-market-use-cases-2016-9

Robots @ Science Museum, London

"Robots are killing our jobs" is one of the often discussed aspects of digitalization. But who are these robots, what can they really do today?

An exhibition at the London Science Museum, running until September 2017, gives some insights into this topic: https://beta.sciencemuseum.org.uk/robots

ProSieben, Mediaset and TF1 join forces in Internet push

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-prosieben-media-mediaset-tf-idUSKBN14W1S6

Adobe und Telekom bauen neues digitales Angebot für Flüchtlinge

http://www.lead-digital.de/aktuell/mobile/adobe_und_telekom_bauen_neues_digitales_angebot_fuer_fluechtlinge

Raspberry Pi annual birthday party in Cambridge

The Raspberry Pi Big Birthday Weekend was in full swing again on March 4th and 5^th. For the 3rd year, the Raspberry Pi community was flocking to Cambridge.

This year, placed in a new venue, the birthday celebration of the world’s famous mini- computer took place in Cambridge Junction in the middle of town. Presentations, a fair, cake and burgers were on the plan for the weekend. We could see cool demos as well as buy the new 'Pi Zero W' that was new this month. This version of the Raspberry Pi can do Wifi – isn’t that great?

For everyone who couldn’t come, we collected some impressions. Have a look at the pictures below! 

Have a lovely weekend,

Alex & Caro

Policy paper - UK Digital Strategy

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-digital-strategy

Raspberry Pi Birthday Party

The 5th anniversary of the Raspberry Pi is being celebrated at Cambridge Junction in Cambridge.

Presentations of projects, talks, and workshops make up the program of 4th and 5th March.

See more here: https://digitalization-lab.blogspot.com/2017/03/raspberry-pi-annual-birthday-party-in.html

Norway news site checks you read story before commenting [digitalisation, spam, trolls, online hate, cyber hate]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39137193

Economists May Be Underestimating How Fast the Robots Are Coming

With regard to an article "Should economists be more concerned about Artificial Intelligence?" by Bank of Englands (BOE) regional agents Mauricio Armellini and Tim Pike, published in the Bank of England’s staff blog, the speed of adoption of General Purpose Technologies is the main difference between the former Industrial Revolutions and Digitalization:

"- BOE blog says technological change may be quicker than thought
  - Developed economies in danger of not adapting quickly enough"

(https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-01/economists-may-be-underestimating-how-fast-the-robots-are-coming)

Telcos and automakers increase connected car trials, partnerships - Mobile World Congress #mwc barcelona

http://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/press-wire/telcos-and-automakers-increase-connected-car-trials-partnerships

openSAP course: The Impact of Digitization on Leadership and Work

https://open.sap.com/courses/next1-tl:

"The dramatic increase in network density and complexity has an immense impact on society and organizations. The changing face of consumer and employee relationships, volatile markets, and changing values and expectations make old management models redundant. Executives need to find a way out of the complexity trap.
In this course, you’ll learn how digitization and increasing network density affect society, leadership, and work, and you’ll discover why individual intelligence has to...

Montag, 24. April 2017, 09:00 Uhr (UTC) bis Dienstag, 23. Mai 2017, 09:00 Uhr (UTC)
Kurssprache: English"

More insights into Raspberry Pi Zero W

http://www.techrepublic.com/article/raspberry-pi-zero-wireless-the-smart-persons-guide/

Hands-on-guide for the new Raspberry Pi Zero W with Wifi and Bluetooth for 10$.

Dänemark ernennt Botschafter für Apple und Co.

http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/netzpolitik/apple-google-und-co-daenemark-will-silicon-valley-botschafter-ernennen-a-1132024.html

Denmark to announce ambassador for Silicon Valley

NEW PRODUCT! RASPBERRY PI ZERO W [Breaking news]

https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-zero-w-joins-family/

 Just in time for the 5th anniversary (celebrated with a big birthday party on the weekend) the Raspberry Pi Foundation introduces the upgraded version of their Pi Zero. The upgrade adds Wifi and Bluetooth for a price of 10$.

Digital transformation: The longest journey starts with a single step

http://www.the-future-of-commerce.com/2017/01/23/digital-transformation-tips/

Telecom global market report forecast to 2020 scrutinized in new research

https://www.whatech.com/market-research/telecommunications/265252-telecom-global-market-report-forecast-to-2020-scrutinized-in-new-research

Spam 'produces 17m tons of CO2'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8001749.stm

Tomorrow's cities - nightmare vision of the future?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37384152

Everything Is Becoming Digital: Talent, Business, And HR Predictions For 2017

http://www.forbes.com/sites/joshbersin/2016/12/11/how-everything-is-becoming-digital-and-why-businesses-must-adapt-now/#4e55a5bd5ad9

Realdoll is building a fleet of AI-powered sex robots with customizable personalities

http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/realdoll-sex-robot-ai/#ixzz4ZRfeRg7T 

Sky saw its UK broadband network peak at 5Tbps on Christmas

https://www.neowin.net/news/sky-saw-its-uk-broadband-network-peak-at-5tbps-on-christmas

Video: Smarthomes

https://youtu.be/qWejzKVghqs

DNA-testing smartphone aims to tackle drugs resistance

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38664332

Impact of job-stealing robots a growing concern at Davos

http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-davos-meeting-robots-idUKKBN1540H0

Amazon patent hints at self-driving car plans

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jan/18/amazon-self-driving-patent-autonomous-vehicle-plans-reversible-lanes

Telekom findet Partner für Turbo-Internet

http://www.n-tv.de/wirtschaft/Telekom-findet-Partner-fuer-Turbo-Internet-article19562991.html

Adtran Reaps Rewards of Vectoring Ramp-Up at Deutsche Telekom

http://www.lightreading.com/gigabit/dsl-vectoring-gfast/adtran-reaps-rewards-of-vectoring-ramp-up-at-deutsche-telekom/d/d-id/729691

Social Bots und Fake News - Infos von der hessischen Justiz

https://justizministerium.hessen.de/sites/default/files/media/hmdjie/sb.pdf

6 Digital Valentines You Didn't Know You Could Create Online

https://www.intechnic.com/blog/6-digital-valentines-you-didnt-know-you-could-create-online/

For the last 20 years or so traditional Valentine's greetings are being more and more replaced with digital ones.

Just think of electronic greeting cards (like bluemountain.com since 1996) or the modern messaging services like WhatsApp or Hangout which have replaced SMS with colourful possibilities.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Six digital Valentine's Day gift ideas

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/six-digital-valentines-day-gift-ideas/

Netflix's gamble pays off as subscriptions soar

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38672837

Telekom Deutschland eyes EWE co-operation – report

https://www.telecompaper.com/news/telekom-deutschland-eyes-ewe-co-operation-report--1180130

T-Mobile Netherlands breaks market taboos with end to data caps

https://www.telecompaper.com/commentary/t-mobile-netherlands-breaks-market-taboos-with-end-to-data-caps--1180198

Deutsche-Telekom-Chef: Digitalisierung darf niemanden zurücklassen

http://www.finanzen.net/nachricht/aktien/Deutsche-Telekom-Chef-Digitalisierung-darf-niemanden-zuruecklassen-5274712

Smarte Lampen von IKEA

https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Tradfri-Ikeas-smarte-Lampen-analysiert-und-aufgebohrt-3614687.html

Safer Internet Day 2017 will take place on Tuesday 7th February with the theme 'Be the change: unite for a better internet'.

https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/2017

13% of Americans don’t use the internet. Who are they?

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/09/07/some-americans-dont-use-the-internet-who-are-they/

Broadband internet access will become a legal right under new EU telecoms rules

http://www.euractiv.com/section/innovation-industry/news/broadband-internet-access-will-become-a-legal-right-under-new-eu-telecoms-rules/

SAP Hybris Digital Summit Event, 8th of March 2017

http://events.sap.com/sap-hybris-digital-summit-2017/en/home

SAP hosts a virtual conference on their e-commerce solution Hybris:

"From three international locations – Singapore, Munich and New York City – we’ll live-stream dynamic keynotes, interactive panels and expert presentations directly to your desktop, laptop or mobile device."

For the history of Hybris see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybris_(company).

EU’s General Data Protection Regulation unknown to most UK adults

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450412202/EUs-General-Data-Protection-Regulation-unknown-to-most-UK-adults

5. IT&MEDIA FUTUREcongress: 23.02.2017 in Frankfurt

http://www.itandmedia.de/

Unter dem Titel "Business 4.0 - Digitalisierung für den Mittelstand" findet der 5. IT&MEDIA FUTUREcongress am 23. Februar 2017 in Frankfurt am Main auf dem Messegelände statt.

Dabei werden folgende Themen in den Fokus gerückt: 
Online-Marketing und Vertrieb, Prozessoptimierung und IT-Infrastruktur, Neue Arbeitswelten HR, Future-Thinking und Cyber-Security und Datenschutz.

How Digital Solutions will Help Design the Smart Airport of the Future

http://www.aviationpros.com/article/12281709/how-digital-solutions-will-help-design-the-smart-airport-of-the-future

Facebook to stop fake news in Germany

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38631847

CALL FOR PAPERS: Arnoldshain Seminar XV in Vienna, 4th to 6th September

The next Arnoldshain Seminar takes place in Vienna (4th to 6th September) and includes the subject of "The Economic Influence of Digitalization".

Submissions can be made via isces.net until the 31st of March, the organizers can be reached via arnoXV@isces.net.

Digital governance slipping from Prime Minister’s priorities

http://raconteur.net/technology/digital-governance-slipping-from-prime-ministers-priorities

So findet man Gratis-WLAN in Deutschland

http://www.techbook.de/easylife/so-findet-man-gratis-wlan-in-deutschland

Google brings AI to Raspberry Pi

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38742762

Apple iPhone 8 to ditch home button; replace Touch ID with two-step facial, optical fingerprint recognition

http://www.bgr.in/news/apple-iphone-8-to-ditch-home-button-replace-touch-id-with-two-step-facial-optical-fingerprint-recognition/

After the $4.8 billion Verizon deal, the husk of Yahoo will rename itself 'Altaba'

http://uk.businessinsider.com/yahoo-rename-altaba-2017-1?r=US&IR=T

Veranstaltung: Datenschutz, ein Anachronismus im Digitalisierungszeitalter?

Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit, die Vereinigung Liberaler Juristen in Hessen e. V. und die Liberale Hochschulgruppe Frankurt/M laden Sie in Kooperation mit der Karl-Hermann-Flach-Stiftung sehr herzlich ein zur Podiumsdiskussion:

Datenschutz, ein Anachronismus
im Digitalisierungszeitalter?

Mittwoch, 08.02.2017, 19.00 Uhr

Gästehaus der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main 
Frauenlobstr. 1, 60487 Frankfurt am Main

Die „digitale Revolution“ hat unsere Lebens- und Arbeitswelt bereits tiefgreifend und nachhaltig verändert. Ob Industrie 4.0, intelligente Netze, Smart Home, E-Health oder auch E-Government: Die informationstechnische Transformation in Deutschland ist in vollem Gange. Welche Rolle spielt der Datenschutz dabei zukünftig noch? Entwicklungen, wie das Internet der Dinge mit seiner intelligenten Vernetzung sämtlicher Gegenstände, zeigen große Potentiale für mehr Effizienz und Lebensqualität auf; Menschen interagieren und beteiligen sich wie nie zuvor weltweit in sozialen Netzwerken.

Demgegenüber stehen jedoch berechtigte Ängste, Internetunternehmen seine Daten ohne wirksame Kontrolle und Entscheidungsmöglichkeiten auszuliefern. Neben dem Schutz privater Daten vor missbräuchlicher Nutzung im ungleichen Kräfteverhältnis zwischen Bürgern und Staat, zeigt die zunehmend kritische Debatte über Datenzugriff und -verwendung durch Internetunternehmen die zweite wichtige Dimension eines zeitgemäßen Datenschutzes auf. Forderungen nach neuen Grundrechten in Form einer Digitalcharta verdeutlichen, dass die Debatte um Gewährleistung von Datenschutz und individueller Freiheit im Netz nach wie vor keinesfalls beendet ist.

Unsere Referenten:

Prof. Dr. Michael Ronellenfitsch, Hessischer Datenschutzbeauftragter
Dr. h.c. Jörg-Uwe Hahn, Staatsminister a. D., FDP-Fraktion im Hessischen Landtag
Tim Hordorff, Liberale Hochschulgruppe Frankfurt am Main

Die Moderation übernimmt Werner Schlierike, Hörfunk-Journalist und Moderator

Wir laden Sie herzlich ein, dieses Thema mit unseren Experten zu diskutieren!

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Goldman Sachs just named a new head of its giant tech division

http://uk.businessinsider.com/goldman-names-elisha-wiesel-chief-information-officer-2017-1?r=US&IR=T

Das Darknet – Eine Reise in die digitale Unterwelt

http://www.daserste.de/information/reportage-dokumentation/dokus/sendung/das-darknet-reise-in-die-digitale-unterwelt100.html

Your car will become a second office in 5 years or less, General Motors CEO predicts

http://uk.businessinsider.com/gms-mary-barra-interview-2016-12?r=US&IR=T

Move Over Mobile Phone: The Next Ad Frontier is the Windshield

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-06/smart-windshields-seen-as-the-new-ad-billboards-inside-a-car

Telekom Deutschland raises fixed line-only prices

https://www.telecompaper.com/news/telekom-deutschland-raises-fixed-line-only-prices--1179098?utm_campaign=Feed%3A%2BTelecompaperInternet%2B%28Telecompaper%2BInternet%29&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedburner

Aviation broadband ready for take-off

http://www.gadget.co.za/aviation-broadband-ready-for-take-off/

Alphabet Says its Autonomous Cars Needed Less Human Help in 2016

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-08/alphabet-says-its-autonomous-cars-needed-less-human-help-in-2016

Erste Städte richten Bodenampeln für Handy-Nutzer ein

http://www.rp-online.de/politik/deutschland/koeln-und-augsburg-richten-bodenampeln-fuer-handy-nutzer-ein-aid-1.5924168

Versicherer müssen Digitali­sierung nutzen – aber nicht selber machen

http://www.it-finanzmagazin.de/versicherer-muessen-digitalisierung-nutzen-aber-nicht-selber-machen-adcubum-coo-dr-rommel-im-interview-42800/

Deutsche Bank Bans Text Messages, WhatsApp on Company Phones

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-13/deutsche-bank-is-banning-text-messages-on-company-issued-phones

Back to 2006 or even before?
What about the competitors?

How Body Scanning Became the Latest Health Club Must-Have

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-28/how-body-scanning-became-the-latest-health-club-must-have

Japanische Versicherung ersetzt 34 Mitarbeiter durch künstliche Intelligenz

http://dradiowissen.de/beitrag/versicherung-in-japan-statt-angestellten-rechnen

Amazon is now bigger than most brick and mortar retailers put together

http://uk.businessinsider.com/the-extraordinary-size-of-amazon-in-one-chart-2017-1?r=US&IR=T

2017 Predictions: Artificial Intelligence, Digital Blending, and a New Breed of Cyberattack

https://blogs.sap.com/2016/12/13/2017-predictions-artificial-intelligence-digital-blending-and-a-new-breed-of-cyberattack/

Banking in sub-Saharan Africa Recent Trends and Digital Financial Inclusion

http://www.eib.org/attachments/efs/economic_report_banking_africa_digital_financial_inclusion_en.pdf

Birth of Digitalization

January 9, 2007 marks the birth of digitalization with the introduction and presentation of the first iPhone.

Digitalization can certainly traced back much longer, but this event brought a new and most important aspect: the seamless integration of private life into the digital sphere. The mobile "always on" device (aka smartphone) brought the final push into digitalization.

The iPhone was not the first attempt to establish a smartphone on the market but the first successful and soon sparked many competing platforms with Android as the leader in market shares. Nokia as the leading brand in mobile phones was pushed out of the market, products like the Communicator were not competitive any more.

"Digital Disruption" - Vortrag an der U3L von Carola Wondrak

Vortrag von Carola Wondrak im Rahmen des U3L-Seminars "Grundbegriffe der Wirtschaftswissenschaften – Einführung in VWL und BWL" an der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt

http://databaselab.org/u3l/ws1617/vwlbwl/Digitale%20Disruption%20-%20Vortrag%20Carola%20Wondrak%2022.12.2016.pdf

Digitalisierung ist unum­kehrbar: Der Digital-Vordenker der Sparkassen Dr. Joachim Schmalzl im Interview

http://www.it-finanzmagazin.de/digitalisierung-ist-unumkehrbar-der-digital-vordenker-der-sparkassen-dr-joachim-schmalzl-im-interview-41873/

Don’t fear the robots; they won’t kill jobs

http://reut.rs/2hdnlho

DT CEO: Timotheus Höttges called on companies to join forces to combat hackers and warned that German industry was too slow to embrace digitalization

https://global.handelsblatt.com/companies-markets/deutsche-telekoms-rallying-cry-to-fight-cyber-attacks-664801

Digitalisierung is trending on twitter now

Go! Go! Go! Have a look!

Disney to create shows for Snapchat: the next way to watch TV?

http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/2016/1222/Disney-to-create-shows-for-Snapchat-the-next-way-to-watch-TV

At Disney World, the future is already here

http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21712151-theme-parks-are-proving-ground-new-technologybut-not-way-walt-disney

Tech Talent: Map of the UK's digital clusters

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37380696

Top tech firms have formed a virtual reality supergroup

http://www.cityam.com/255247/top-tech-firms-have-formed-virtual-reality-supergroup