Economy & Labor, Business development
In recent years, the conditions for companies of various sizes have changed significantly. These and new developments require adjustments and a new self-understanding.
Much has changed for companies of all sizes: New production processes, technologies and new ways of using labour have led to challenges but also to significant opportunities for players in industry and service sector. In addition to the changing value creation it is also necessary to reorganize the division of labor. Highly flexible production of individualized, digitally enhanced products and services requires a new understanding and support for the adjustment.
The iit observes the development of the economy and labour market and, moreover, monitors the promotion of economic development. Questions include the following:
- How does digitization and the introduction of new technologies affect work processes and business areas?
- What demands will companies have to meet?
- What skills do employees need for future tasks?
The iit’s projects and publications that focus on business & labour and business development are listed below.
iit projects & publications
regarding economy, employment & business development topics
Office of Technology Assessment at the German Bundestag (TAB)
Digitisation & Artificial Intelligence, Economy & Labor, Business development, Education & Research, Energy & Sustainability, Innovations & Technologies, International, Medicine & Health, Regional Development & Infrastructure
Horizon scanning provides indications of emerging developments and describes their potential for social, technological, economic, political and ecological change in order to assess their relevance for political and strategic decision-making processes. The aim is to contribute to the research and innovation policy orientation and opinion-forming of the Committee on Education, […]
Concept development and process support campus for education and training for transformation and Innovation in the field of climate protection
Economy & Labor, Business development, Education & Research, Innovations & Technologies, Regional Development & Infrastructure
For the Bremen state government in Germany, the iit is developing the concept for a campus for education and training for transformation and innovation in the field of climate protection. The focus is on a systematic survey of the current education and training situation in Bremen and a needs analysis […]
Work and qualification in the socio-economic transformation
Economy & Labor, Business development, Education & Research, Energy & Sustainability
Under the direction of the Gesellschaft für Wirtschaftliche Strukturforschung (GWS), the Institute for Innovation and Technology (iit), together with the German Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) and the German Institute for Employment Research (IAB), is investigating the path to greenhouse gas neutrality from a labour market perspective […]
Survey of qualification needs in the field of energy and heat in the German state of Bremen
Economy & Labor, Business development, Education & Research, Regional Development & Infrastructure
The study "Further training needs and qualification structures in the field of energy and heat in the state of Bremen", commissioned by the Bremen Chamber of Employees, complements the study "Ecological transformation and dual training in the state of Bremen", which focuses on the topic of training, by determining the […]
Strategic foresight for the VDE (German Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies VDE)
Digitisation & Artificial Intelligence, Economy & Labor, Business development, Innovations & Technologies
The German Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies VDE starts a process of early strategic foresight. In this way, it is identifying opportunities for new success potential and preparing for risks in good time. As part of innovation management, the new process looks at a period more than five years […]
Tax-based research funding: The German Research Allowance Calculator
Economy & Labor, Business development, Innovations & Technologies
With the introduction of the tax research allowance, the Institute for Innovation and Technology (iit) within the VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH has developed the research allowance calculator as an information platform. The research allowance calculator has been publicly available since January 2020. The platform and the tool integrated into […]
Care 4.0: Personnel development for employees in the care industry in order to deal with innovative and digital technologies
Economy & Labor, Business development, Education & Research
The aim of the Care 4.0 project is to strengthen the skills of employees in actively shaping the care process within the German Red Cross. The following objectives are therefore pursued with the measure: To advance the field of care with regard to its own digitization and innovation culture and […]
Scientific support, networking and transfer of results for the technology program 'Smart Service World II - New application areas for digital services and platforms'
Digitisation & Artificial Intelligence, Economy & Labor, Business development, Innovations & Technologies, Mobility
With the Smart Service World II technology program, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Technology (BMWi) is funding 18 projects for the development of intelligent, data-based services in the fields of energy, living, mobility, production, work and medicine. The program researches and develops prototypical, overarching technological applications that […]
Evaluation Innovation-oriented Network Start-up Schleswig-Holstein
Economy & Labor, Business development, Innovations & Technologies, Regional Development & Infrastructure
The Forschungs- und Entwicklungszentrum Fachhochschule Kiel GmbH commissioned the Institute for Innovation and Technology in the VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik (iit) in 2020 to evaluate the joint project "Innovationsorientiertes Netzwerk StartUp Schleswig-Holstein (StartUp SH)". The aim of the evaluation was to evaluate the network and the StartUp SH e.V. association […]
Smart Data Economy
Digitisation & Artificial Intelligence, Economy & Labor, Business development, Innovations & Technologies
The aim of the 'Smart Data Economy' technology programme of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy is to promote research and development projects that develop and test intelligent solutions such as data-related products and systems, data-related services and business models. Digital data management and AI-based systems are […]
Study 'Frame and Working Conditions for Women in the Internet Economy' - Current Situation and Recommendations for Action
Digitisation & Artificial Intelligence, Economy & Labor, Business development
In this study the situation of women working in the Internet economy is analyzed in order to point out from this deepening analyses as well as recommendations for action for the improvement of the future situation and to initiate measures. The results are intended to show the career opportunities for […]
Capacity development needs for industry 4.0
Economy & Labor, Business development, International
The fourth Industrial Revolution, the transition to Industry 4.0, also poses major challenges for Asian economies and governments. In addition to the industrial capacity for Industry 4.0, the respective national research, technology, education and innovation policies play a major role with regard to the readiness of Asian countries for the […]
Use of digital assistance systems in enterprises
Economy & Labor, Business development, Medicine & Health
In order to describe the state of development of digital assistance systems and to estimate their contribution with respect to inclusion/diversity, health maintenance and quality of work, the project developed a classification scheme according to the type of support (physical, sensory, cognitive), level of requirement (low, medium, high, variable) and […]
QuaTOQ – Quality of work, employment and employability in the interplay of technology, organisation and qualification
Economy & Labor, Business development, Medicine & Health, Mobility
Activities, work content and processes are changing under the influence of digitalisation. This is accompanied by different models of work organisation as well as qualification and competence needs. Although these developments have been dealt with in specialist publications in the recent past, they have hardly been related to each other. […]
Trends in the support landscape for start-ups in Germany - incubators, accelerators and others
Economy & Labor, Business development, Innovations & Technologies
Business start-ups are the basis for growth. Especially the foundation of innovative companies (start-ups) is of great interest for the national economy. In this context, founders often need some support. The Institute for Innovation and Technology (iit) examined the supply landscape for start-ups, taking into account the now very extensive […]
Scientific support and transfer of results for the technology programme 'PAiCE - Digital Technologies for the Economy'
Digitisation & Artificial Intelligence, Economy & Labor, Business development, Innovations & Technologies
The PAiCE (Platforms | Additive Manufacturing | Imaging | Communication | Engineering) technology programme of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) comprises 15 small and medium sized enterprises (SME) oriented collaborative projects for the transfer of research results into industrial applications. Specialist topics are logistics systems, […]
Utilization concept and requirements program for the Innovation and Technology Center Industry 4.0 in Berlin Schöneweide (ITZ Industry 4.0)
Economy & Labor, Business development, Innovations & Technologies, Regional Development & Infrastructure
In this project, the Institute for Innovation and Technology (iit) is developing a utilization concept and requirements program for an Innovation and Technology Center Industry 4.0, which directly addresses the declared goal of creating the infrastructural prerequisites for the further development of the Innovation and Technology Center Schöneweide as a […]
Acceptance of industry in Germany as a business location – state of research, experiences and approaches
Economy & Labor, Business development
The industry is an engine of growth in Germany. It generates almost a quarter of the value added and has contributed to Germany's largely unscathed survival in the international financial crisis. Despite these successes, the industry is confronted with challenges of lack of public acceptance. This is where the iit […]
Foresight study 'Digital working world'
Digitisation & Artificial Intelligence, Economy & Labor, Business development
For the German Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, an interdisciplinary team from the Institute for Innovation and Technology (iit) is developing a foresight study on the topic of the 'digital working world'. The focus is on a structured analysis of expert opinions and research on new digitally mediated […]
Study reform in the engineering sciences: stocktaking, member surveys, recommendations
Economy & Labor, Business development, Education & Research
The study for the Association of German Engineers (VDI) aims to provide and analyze empirically based information on engineering education and the implementation of the European study reform in the engineering sciences. Data from the German Federal Statistical Office and data from the Higher Education Compass of the German Rectors' […]
Effects of digitisation on value creation and the labour market
Digitisation & Artificial Intelligence, Economy & Labor, Business development
The study commissioned by the VDI analyses the effects of digitisation on value creation and economic growth as well as on the labour market in Germany based on existing technical literature. It shows the relationship between ICT and economic growth, the effects of Industry 4.0 on value creation and the […]
ELIAS - Engineering and mainstreaming of learning-friendly industrial work systems
Digitisation & Artificial Intelligence, Economy & Labor, Business development, Education & Research
The objective of the ELIAS joint project, which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), is to develop new approaches and concepts, taking into account the accelerated technological and demographic change, in order to design modern work and production systems in a way that is […]
Development and application of cluster impact analysis using the example of an automobile cluster
Economy & Labor, Business development, Mobility
With the help of the Cluster Impact Analysis, answers to the following questions can be found: To what extent do companies in networks and clusters benefit? In which areas do the companies benefit most? Can the goals that the companies hope to achieve through participation and involvement in the cluster […]
Implementation of the extended performance review of the Industrial Collective Research programme ('Industrielle Gemeinschaftsforschung - IGF')
Economy & Labor, Business development, Education & Research
The IGF programme is supported by the German Federation of Industrial Research Associations (AiF) as administrative assistant of the former German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Technology. The extended performance review (evaluation) checked whether the purpose of the programme, the support of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in research […]
Evaluation of knowledge growth in companies through competence development measures
Economy & Labor, Business development, Education & Research
Using the example of two funding programs (ExzellenzTandem and Research Assistance) of the Senate Department for Science, Technology and Women's Issues of the State of Berlin, the increase in knowledge among the participating companies was surveyed. The levels of knowledge growth were recorded and evaluated in personal and telephone interviews […]
ExcellenceTandem
Economy & Labor, Business development, Education & Research
The project 'ExcellenceTandem' implemented the idea of scientific further education for medium-sized companies and specifically supported the formation of tandems between employees from innovative technology-oriented Berlin companies and diploma or master graduates of Beuth University. Tandems were also initiated at the doctoral level, in which employees from Berlin companies were […]
STARegio
Economy & Labor, Business development, Education & Research
As part of STARegio initiative in the metropolitan regions of Hanover, Braunschweig and Göttingen/Kassel, a study was conducted to determine the demand for skilled workers and the current training situation of companies in the new technologies microsystems technology, biotechnology, nanotechnology and optical technologies and their fields of application. The objective […]
Evaluation of the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM)
Economy & Labor, Business development
The Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM, project financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy BMWi), the VDI/VDE-IT was assigned the management of the evaluation secretariat and the technical support of the commission entrusted with the evaluation. The focus of the project was the […]
CIWES – Advanced training in the chemical industry
Economy & Labor, Business development, Education & Research
The project was intended to support companies in the chemical industry, employees in the sector and providers of further education in making the further education system in the chemical industry and thus Germany's position as a base for the chemical industry successful and competitive in the future. The CIWES project […]
Projects in the programme Learning Culture Competence Development
Economy & Labor, Business development, Education & Research
On behalf of the Working Group for Research in Continuing Education (ABWF), which as the project management agency implements the Learning Culture Competence Development program, two projects have already been carried out in the program area Learning in the Process of Work (LiPA). From 2001 to 2003, the project 'Personnel […]