Society & Politics

Crime Statistics 2025: Bavaria reports lowest crime rate since 1978

Bavaria remains one of Germany’s safest federal states. According to the 2025 Police Crime Statistics, the crime rate in the Free State – apart from the Covid-19 year of 2021 – is at its lowest level since 1978. Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann presented figures in...

Small businesses too often lack a clear plan for digitalisation

One in five companies with 20 to 99 employees still has no digital strategy; among larger firms, the figure is just 8 per cent Bitkom invites you to TRANSFORM in Berlin on 18 and 19 March Opening addresses by Bill Anderson (CEO of Bayer), Dr Roland Busch (CEO of...

AI will soon be able to pinpoint the source of noise with precision

Research project between SINTEF and Norsonic – Construction sites reported as being too noisy will be relieved Acoustics experts led by Femke B. Gelderblom from the Norwegian research centre SINTEF https://www.sintef.no have developed “NoiseTag”, an AI-based...

North Rhine-Westphalia launches modern fire and disaster management

Home Secretary Herbert Reul: “We have learnt from the experiences of recent years” Photo: State of North Rhine-Westphalia / Martin Götz The state government has approved a draft bill to amend the Act on Fire Protection, Assistance and Disaster Management (BHKG). The...

Herrmann Presents the Introduction of the New Entry/Exit System (EES)

A Milestone in Protecting Bavaria’s EU External Borders: Bavaria’s Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann presents the introduction of the EU’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) at Nuremberg Airport – A Significant Boost to Security and a Key Component of the Asylum Policy...

Resilience needs proof: Why tested recovery is crucial

Tested restore processes prove genuine recoverability in an emergency. In many IT environments, digital resilience is still equated with technical security. Redundant storage systems, defined snapshot plans, replication or successfully completed backup jobs convey a...

Robots will soon feel as reliably as humans

Artificial skin developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge is as sensitive as a fingertip Researchers at the University of Cambridge (https://www.cam.ac.uk/) have developed a sensitive artificial skin that gives robots a sense of touch very similar to...

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