eID & ePassport Conference is coming to Berlin

Als offizieller Partner der National eID & ePassport Conference lädt das Fraunhofer Innovationscluster „Next Generation ID“ zum Treffen der international führenden Köpfe im Bereich digitaler Identitäten ein. An zwei Tagen erarbeiten Experten aus Europa, USA, Asien, Afrika und dem Mittleren Osten im Intercontinental Berlin den State of the Art der weltweiten eID-Infrastruktur.

Fraunhofer FOKUS will organize a technical lab session at the codemotion event in Berlin

On May 11, our Competence Center Future Applications and Media (FAME) offers a lab session at the scientific codemotion event. Codemotion is an innovative tech event engaging developers of all languages and technologies in presentations & conversations about: mobile, web, makers, startup ideas, sustainability, game development and creative coding.

2nd International Open Data Dialog, November 18-19, 2013: Call for proposals out now

With this year’s motto “THINK OPEN, THINK BUSINESS” the Open Data Dialog, hosted by Fraunhofer FOKUS, emphasizes the high potential of open data for businesses and likes to challenge our view that open data is not only a matter for administration, but also for enterprises, NGOs and science. If you want to propose a presentation, a demonstration, a workshop or a tutorial, apply to the Call for Proposals until June 15, 2013.

New paths for ID-Technologies open up in Berlin-Brandenburg

Sustainable innovations can only be successful when science and industry are well intermeshed. Prof. Radu Popescu-Zeletin, head of Fraunhofer FOKUS, und Ulrich Hamann, CEO of Bundesdruckerei GmbH, are getting future ID technologies off the ground with the innovationcluster “Next Generation ID”. In this latest interview Germany’s two leading experts in the field of ID technologies explain why such close cooperation is crucial in order to realize visionary concepts and how the cluster shall stimulate the capital region.

Visit of Ecuadorean Minister for Innovation at FOKUS

Ecuadors Nacional Secretary of Higher Education, Science and Techno-logy (SENESCYT), René Ramirez, paid a visit at FOKUS last week in order to learn more about working in the research field of „Smart Cities“. With the „City of Knowledge“ Ramirez’ plan is to realize a model city in Ecuador in order to achieve economic upturn by pushing the national innovation research and development.

Telemedically assisted rehabilitation at home and on the go: Fraunhofer FOKUS on the MS Wissenschaft

In the context of the Science Year 2013 „The demographic opportunity“, the Fraunhofer Institute FOKUS‘ Competence Center E-Health exhibits a telemedically assisted therapy environment for rehab at home.

CyberSecurity Workshop: Protection of Critical Company Assets

Despite the high investment volume of business and government in the protection of their computer and data systems, cyber-attacks are becoming more numerous and can also be harder to detect. The Competence Center Public IT of Fraunhofer FOKUS explained with partners on the 18th of April 2013 how to meet these challenges successfully during the cyber security workshop under the subject “Protection of critical company assets.