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The Tech Transfer Conference Stage (Hall 2, Stand B02) is located directly next to our joint area (A02) for the quantum topics at Hannover Messe #HM24. Over the coming week, there will be many talks from various players in quantum science and industry. We will try to keep you up to date with the highlights, today with the talk by: Dr David Schnieders (Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture) and Dr Franz Dettenwanger (VolkswagenStiftung, Head of zukunft.niedersachsen): "The mission is to shape the future - zukunft.niedersachsen" Thanks to the 2022 special dividend, the state of Lower Saxony has the opportunity to initiate additional investments totalling 576.3 million euros in the zukunft.niedersachsen programme. These funds are intended both to shape the necessary transformation and to strengthen the science system in the long term. The funding measures enable the structural development of science, key focus programmes and the recruitment of top scientific talent. Together with the universities and research institutions, the Volkswagen Foundation is using the funds from the special dividend as a lever to give the greatest possible boost to transformation research and science in the country. Deutsche Messe AG #QVLS #zukunft_niedersachsen #Quantum

Save the date ! Next Thursday 25 and Friday 26 will take place Gerpisa's online Conference on "Challenges of electrification. An international comparison of national configurations" For more info: https://lnkd.in/e7KgMzkJ Program: January 25: 13h30-16h (CET) Giulio Calabrese (CNR-Ircres), « Towards the automotive electrification in Italy and 3S: State, Stellantis and Suppliers » Grzegorz Lechowski (WZB Berlin Social Science Center), Nathan Weis (Helmut-Schmidt-University), Martin Krzywdzinski (Weizenbaum-Institut), « The BEV transition and the evolution of the German industrial model » Juan Sebastian Carbonell (Gerpisa, ENS Paris-Saclay, IDHES), Tommaso Pardi (Gerpisa, CNRS-IDHES), « Can electrification reverse the decline? The French automotive industry and the green transition »     January 26: 13h30-16h (CET) Thomas Klier (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Jim Rubenstein (Miami University), « The emerging geography of electric vehicle production in North America: Revolution or evolution? » Holger Bungsche (Kwansei Gakuin University), « From Automobile Industry to Mobility Industry?” Automobile Electrification and New Mobility Policies and Concepts in Japan » Xieshu Wang (Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, The Bridge Tank), « Changing lanes to overtake”: how China’s EV industry has succeeded »

Today, we are celebrating 75 years of innovation. Happy Birthday, Fraunhofer! 🎂 🎈   💡 Founded in 1949 with the mission to drive research and revitalize the economy after World War II, Fraunhofer has grown to be the world's leading applied research organization. Today, with over 30,000 employees operating in 76 research institutes, Fraunhofer is at the forefront of cutting-edge research and development, shaping the future with key technologies.   🌍 In an increasingly interconnected world with challenges facing us globally, Europe's innovation capacities are crucial. That's why Fraunhofer is not only looking at Germany, but closely cooperates with European and international partners in research and industry as stated in our mission.   🤝 In 2000, our EU office was founded, focusing on the European innovation system and strengthening the European research landscape. Since then, the EU office has enabled European cooperation, is participating in joint initiatives with European partners, and is highlighting the impact of excellent Fraunhofer research at EU level. Here's to celebrating our own 25th anniversary next year! 🥂 #Fraunhofer75 #WeKnowHow #Research #Innovation #EU #FraunhoferEU

🔥 Fresh from the Press: Dive into this insightful article by Jan Krattiger (Abendzeitung München ), which delves into the topic of the Mobility (In)justice Atlas. It is a product of the research project MGeM (Mobility Justice in Metropolitan Regions; German: Mobilitätsgerechtigkeit in Metropolregionen), a part of MCube - Munich Cluster for the future of Mobility in Metropolitan Regions x Technische Universität München. Explore the article to gain a deeper understanding of the subject: https://lnkd.in/daAfEz3f You can discover the Mobility (In)justice Atlas yourself via this link: https://lnkd.in/dG9WTXxy David Duran Rodas Benjamin Büttner Oliver May-Beckmann 📷 Screenshot of the article

Majority of employees in Germany still want rapid steps towards a sustainable industry. But approval is declining. Three points are crucial to reversing the trend: job prospects, fairness, and social cohesion - these are the results of our latest study at the Wittenberg-Zentrum für Globale Ethik Renata Jungo Brüngger and Sabine Kohleisen explained in Dresden how Mercedes-Benz AG is meeting these expectations: With clear commitments 1️⃣ to sustainable innovations – 100% renewables and 0 emissions remain the ambition 2039, 2️⃣ to Germany as business location – Kamenz is MBs global lead plant for battery production 3️⃣ to freedom, respect and global cooperation – sustainable transformation needs democratic societies. Many thanks to Ministerpräsident Michael Kretschmer, Sylvia Pfefferkorn from Wirtschaft für ein weltoffenes Sachsen e. V. und Dr. Nicole Ziegler from ZEISS Group for the engaged and lively discussion on our panel. If we want to maintain support for sustainability and democracy, we need more bold statements and concrete examples like these. And, as Michael Kretschmer and Renata Jungo Brüngger resumed: we need to "dare" more dialogue and debate.

I am thrilled to share the 2023-2024 Annual Report of the MIT Mobility Initiative (https://lnkd.in/e_CFaMwr): MIT's progress toward accelerating the Safe, Clean, and Inclusive mobility system globally. This past year, we expanded our research portfolio, forged stronger partnerships with industry and communities, and established the Transit Research Consortium and the MMI Automotive Strategy & Technology Consortium. We launched the MMI Fellows and Visiting Scholars programs. The report highlights the third MIT Mobility Vision Day, the MIT Mobility Forum (107 sessions over four years), ten trends in surface mobility, and key research projects and findings. Our work matters because mobility matters.

Join #LSECities Philipp Rode and Ben Plowden and others tomorrow in Berlin at the 2024 #DisruptingMobilitySummit where they will take stock of mobility innovation of the last 10 years and explore how we can unlock its potential for the future. The Summit brings together global thought leaders, mobility innovators, operators and experts to investigate pathways to more effective change and impact for positively disrupting mobility and advancing truly sustainable cities and regions. We now have at our disposal a rich set of technologies, strategies, use innovation, service offerings that have the potential to truly transform how we organise mobility and enable more sustainable and liveable cities and regions. 🟢 What are the barriers to genuine transport system transformation and sustainable urban mobility? 🟢 Why have mobility innovations of the past 10 years not had more significant impact? 🟢 What operating frameworks for urban and regional mobility are required to interface, integrate and realise the transformative potential of these innovations? Find out more and register to attend: https://lnkd.in/e6z4JZEy MIT Media Lab Urban Impact University of California, Berkeley Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) TSRC UC Berkeley Kearney Ute Weiland Florian Lennert Wolfgang Gruel Adam Cohen Kent Larson

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the new Fraunhofer flagship project "ORCHESTER — Digital ecosystem for a resilient and sustainable supply of functionally reliable materials".  Global challenges including geopolitical risks as well as regulatory requirements lead to major uncertainties in industry and society due to disruptive material flows in the supply of materials. Among other resources, nickel, magnesium and aluminium as well as rare earths are on the European list of critical raw materials for 2023. However, industry needs these resources to manufacture a wide range of products. This is where this Fraunhofer flagship project comes in.  The focus of ORCHESTER is to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply of functionally reliable #materials and to harmonize value chains with climate, social and environmental aspects. To do so, we combine digitally integrated high-throughput screening methods based on experimental and simulation techniques as well as different kinds of data sources into a #digital #ecosystem that provides integrable solutions for evaluating functional safety and enables recommendations for action based on a digital knowledge base. Its effectiveness will be demonstrated through three application examples in the context of energy transition, showing that our research results are applicable in practice and offer real added value for industry. ORCHESTER is an important step in the development of sustainable and resilient material supply — a blueprint for future crises and the holistic design of "green" materials, processes and products. To bring this forward, six complementary Fraunhofer institutes will be working together in this interdisciplinary project for the next four years. #sustainability #innovation #WeKnowHow Fraunhofer IWM Fraunhofer IWU Fraunhofer IWS Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI Fraunhofer IWKS FRAUNHOFER IZFP 📸 Fraunhofer IWM

"Intelligent buildings and cities are shaping the way we plan, construct, and interact with our environment. The trends driving us at Fraunhofer Italia in 2024 include the integration of Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things, automation, as well as sustainability and circular economy." This is how Cinzia Slongo, lead researcher in the field of Process Engineering in Construction at Fraunhofer Italia - IEC, looks into the new year. Here at NOI, in the Fraunhofer ARENA application center, experts conduct applied research on topics crucial for the future of the South Tyrolean economy. These topics serve as specialisation fields for NOI, driving all stakeholders in the innovation district, from AI to sustainable construction and production to automation in industry, construction, craftsmanship, and agriculture. We look forward to continuing to work on future-oriented solutions in these areas in 2024.

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