The employment outlook in the digital economy remains positive in 2023. 3 out of 10 (30 percent) of IT and telecommunications companies plan to increase their workforce this year. Around two-thirds (62 percent) expect the number of employees to remain stable. Only...
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BVSW General Assembly confirms Johannes Strümpfel as new Chairman of the Board of Directors
After a year's break due to the pandemic, the 44th BVSW General Meeting was held again in Presence on 12 October 2022. Johannes Strümpfel was confirmed as the new Chairman of the Board and Stefan Rolf was elected to the Board. Waldemar Kindler, who is leaving the...
Federal Conference Event Industry 2022 / Patron BDSW: Event industry in a permanent crisis
On 24 November, the Federal Conference Event Industry 2022 illustrated the urgent need for political and economic action by the industry. The industry, with over 1.1 million direct employees, is still suffering from a brain drain and a lack of trainees. After the new...
Jörg Marks becomes new chairman of the board at the Association for Safety Technology
During his term of office, Karl-Heinz-Hollung, founder of HSC Hollung Security Consult GmbH, did not stand for re-election and handed over the baton to newly elected board member Jörg Marks, head of security technology at SPIE ICS GmbH, BKr. TELBA on Monday afternoon....
BDSW implements Drones Expert Committee
Drones as an operational tool and risk parameter are part of the daily business for security experts. Whether as a threat to the security of protected objects or as an operational tool to increase and enhance the quality of security, drones are two sides of the same...
Euralarm: Guidance on Remote Services
Euralarm released a guidance document including three checklists on remote services. It allows service companies to make a self-assessment of their readiness and compliance with the provisions laid down in EN 16763, EN 50710 and CLC/TS 50136-10. Remote services are...
Euralarm Task Group successfully extends database with relevant information on residential fire safety
Last year the Task Group Domestic Life Safety was reactivated and started its work on the important issue of fire safety in the domestic environment. During the European Fire Safety Week, focusing on citizen safety at the heart of the energy transition, we speak with...
Standing Conference met in Velbert – participants assess forecasts as too optimistic
On 9 November 2022, around 70 representatives of the lock and hardware industry and the building hardware trade met for the 61st Standing Conference in Velbert. In the conference rooms of the Best Western Parkhotel Velbert, Martin Meesenburg, spokesman of the ZHH...
9th IT Security Award: The winners have been announced
This year's winners of the IT Security Award have been chosen. The 100,000 euro award goes to the concept "Simply Secure: A Toolbox for the Automated Creation of Protected Hardware". The jury awarded second prize of 40,000 euros to the project "Morphing Attack...
HGI team wins 1st place of the 9th German IT-Security Award
On Thursday, 10.11.2022, the winners of the 9th German IT Security Award were selected in Bochum. The first prize, endowed with 100,000 euros, was awarded to the concept "Simply Secure: A Toolbox for the Automated Creation of Protected Hardware" by HGI scientists...
