Projects

Fraunhofer FOKUS is an experienced and competent partner for the development and application of digitalization technologies and the networking of distributed infrastructures. Fraunhofer FOKUS develops practical solutions in many national and international funded projects as well as in contract research for SMEs, large-scale industry and public administration. 

We work on research and development projects of all sizes:

  • national
  • European-wide 
  • international

Cooperation with us takes place in individual projects or as part of long-term cooperation agreements. 

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  • Green Streaming

    Context-based video encoding for an energy-efficient and sustainable streaming supply chain

    AI generated image of a TV surrounded by a green glowing hologram of charts and statistics
    © Microsoft Copilot

    The goal of the project is to create innovations, concepts, and energy-efficient solutions addressing the entire video streaming value chain from video creation to processing, delivery, and their usage on consumer devices.

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  • OSiMa

    The order of the security market

    Loolapalooza Berlin 2019 Einlass zum Olympiastadion Infield
    © Philipp Plum / Fraunhofer FOKUS

    The goal of the project “The Order of the Security Market” (OSiMa) is to analyze forms of the good “security” and how they are (can or should be) organized and financed.

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  • Abstrakte blaue Glaswürfel
    © iStock / Henvry

    The goal of this EU project is to develop, launch and operate a pan-European Open Data Portal. It will cover data from 39 European countries and it will improve the discoverability and the ability to re-use this data.

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  • KiezRadar

    The app for more civil participation

    KIEZRADAR Workshop im Citylab Flughafen Tempelhof Berlin, 2019
    © Philipp Plum / Fraunhofer FOKUS

    What’s happening in my neighbourhood? What options for participation are there in my area? What does local deal with? In the future, citizens should no longer have to go through Berlin's digital offerings themselves. The app “KiezRadar” will proactively inform citizens about important political and administrative events according to their needs.

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  • EU project ReachOut

    The beta-testing campaign platform for research projects

    Young woman working on laptop in the office
    © AdobeStock / Milenko Đilas

    As part of the European research project ReachOut, a platform for the organization of beta test campaigns for European IT research projects has been created under the project management of Fraunhofer FOKUS. The aim is to ensure the quality and market readiness of new software solutions through the exchange of specialist expertise at European level.

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  • Qualifica Digitalis

    Qualification programme for the public sector

    Woman working at home having a video conference with colleagues
    © istock / LeoPatrizi

    The IT Planning Council has launched the Qualifica Digitalis research project to prepare public administration employees for the digitalised world of work. The Digital Public Services division of Fraunhofer FOKUS, together with other partners, is contributing scientific expertise to the two-and-a-half-year project.

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  • Eine Mutter steht mit ihrem Kind vor einem Terminal zur Beantragung von Kindergeld.
    © Philipp Plum / Fraunhofer FOKUS

    A digital voice assistant based on artificial intelligence, integrated into the online service “Kinderleicht zum Kindergeld” (Child Benefit becomes Child’s Play) of the Hamburg Senate Chancellery, creates an even more convenient and optimal barrier-free access for parents.

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  • Integrierte Software Berliner Jugendhilfe (ISBJ)

    Development of a component-based, service-centred IT platform

    Young skateboarders sitting on concrete and taking a rest from ride.
    © istock / hobo_018

    In the “Integrierte Software Berliner Jugendhilfe (ISBJ)” (Integrated Software for Berlin Youth Services) project, the Senate Department for Education, Youth and Family is digitising all business processes for youth services in the state of Berlin. A component-based and service-centred IT platform based on a service-oriented architecture (SOA) is implemented for the specialist IT procedures and IT services. The platform is continuously adapted and further developed.

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  • WISSENsAllmende Jena

    KNOWLEDGECommons Development of an urban data platform with model character and added value for urban society

    Jena: View from the Intershop Tower in the middle of the city, 133m high
    © iStock / Nikada

    In the project WISSENsAllmende (KNOWLEDGECommons), the name says it all: An open urban data platform shall bundle the data of the city of Jena and make it accessible to everyone in the future- for more transparency, trust and participation. We support the city administration at the development of this platform based on our piveau® technology.

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  • Blick vom Berliner Alexanderplatz Richtung Rotes Rathaus mit beleuchteten Schaufenstern, Menschen und einer fahrenden Straßenbahn
    © Philipp Plum / Fraunhofer FOKUS

    In the context of the EU’s Horizon 2020 initiative, Triangulum will lead the way towards a smart and sustainable development in European cities. Therefore, Triangulum will transfer designated urban districts into smart quarters within the “lighthouse cities” Manchester (UK), Eindhoven (Netherlands) and Stavanger (Norway).

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