The new center is proving a big success and is a further accolade for Thuringia’s R&D infrastructure and excellent scientific competence. Its research will focus on working with extremely large amounts of data and the Internet of Things and Services, software technologies, IT security, virtual reality and artificial intelligence. “Jena’s powerful research and development environment and exceptional start-up mindset make it the perfect location,” says the state’s Minister for Economic Affairs, Science and Digital Society, Wolfgang Tiefensee.
The rapid implementation of digitalization in business and research is accompanied by ever-greater amounts of data to be analyzed, intelligently evaluated and used. This is true in both aerospace and terrestrial observation and the control and networking of production processes with the advent of Industry 4.0. The activities of the DLR’s new center will drive the process of digitalization in Thuringia by honing digital expertise, particularly amongst small and medium-sized businesses. The presence of the center will also benefit the state’s up-and-coming aerospace industry, which includes companies like Jena-Optronik (Airbus Group), N3 (Rolls-Royce and Lufthansa Technik), KTN Kunststofftechnik Nobitz (Hutchinson Group) and HAITEC. (gro/maa)
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