Large companies in particular have become more involved, according to World 50 Group survey Investments in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) to strengthen workplace climate have increased in companies worldwide. Seventy-two percent of managers surveyed by World 50...
BITKOM – ifo: Business situation in the digital economy stable
Bitkom-ifo Digital Index catches up with downward trend of previous month Business in the digital industry continues to be significantly better than in the economy as a whole. The current business situation of IT and telecommunications companies is currently clearly...
BITKOM GERMANY: 59 per cent of companies implement the obligation to record working time
Time clocks and time stamps are used almost as often as electronic systems Bitkom President Berg: "Recording working hours does not fit into our new working world". Whether by time clock, Excel spreadsheet or app: since September 2022, employers have been obliged to...
Bitkom – Digital twins are becoming standard in the industry
4 out of 10 industrial companies already rely on digital twins - majority sees decisive importance in international competition - Monday, 17.4.2023 the Hannover Messe starts Optimising the speed of the oil press, checking the status of the bearings or simulating the...
DUSgateway – new service for passengers
Bookable as of 28 March: Through the security check at Düsseldorf Airport by time slot. Photo: Andreas Wiese / Flughafen Düsseldorf GmbH Security check appointments bookable as of 28 March Travellers can book a time slot for the security check at Düsseldorf Airport...
One in two fears misuse of their personal data
ESET survey sheds light on internet users' biggest concerns and their protective measures Identity theft and misuse of personal data are the biggest concerns for almost half of internet users, according to a representative ESET survey. In second and third place come...
Almost half of all meetings are unnecessary
Waste of working time continues in companies and costs a lot of money, according to Future Forum About one in two meetings held by executives in the US adds no value and is therefore superfluous. That's according to a survey of more than 10,000 desk workers by Future...
Digital Cleanup Day: 73 percent delete unnecessary mails, data and apps for more climate protection
30 percent of internet users reduce screen brightness to save electricity For the environment, 4 out of 10 deactivate auto-play when streaming Bitkom gives 5 tips for digital clean-up The hundredth unread newsletter, the unused traffic app from the last holiday or the...
Bavaria’s Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann on traffic accident statistics 2022
More traffic accidents in Bavaria - Key accident figures better than in pre-Corona years - Development of cycling fatalities worrying - Extensive measures for more road safety. Due to the lifting of the Corona restrictions, there were significantly more road users on...
Traffickers smuggling tobacco from Belarus busted in Poland
The investigation leading to 15 arrests and seizures worth over EUR 2 million was enabled by Europol operational analysis Europol supported the Polish Border Guard (Straż Graniczna), the Police Central Bureau of Investigation (Centralne Biuro Śledcze Policji) and the...