What is artificial intelligence (AI) and how does it work? For many people, these questions are not easy to answer: this is due to the fact that many machine learning and deep learning algorithms can not be examined after their execution. The just started EU-funded XMANAI project will focus on explainable AI, a concept that contradicts the idea of the “black box“ in machine learning, where even the designers can not explain why the AI reaches at a specific decision.

Municipalities approach the mammoth task of digital transformation in very different ways. In a new publication, the Competence Center Public IT (ÖFIT) along with the Kommunale Gemeinschaftsstelle für Verwaltungsmanagement (KGSt) examines which types of digitalization strategies can be found, what their main focuses are, and what one municipality can learn from the other various types.

TISiM starts nationwide IT support network. Competent support network with funding from the Federal Ministry of Economics helps small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to protect themselves against malware, data theft and hacker attacks. Kick-off of the pilot phase with the first 11 regional IHK contact points as part of the it-sa 365. 80 contact points are planned nationwide. TISiM calls on providers and initiatives to participate.

Quantum computers differ fundamentally from conventional computers in the way they function. They have the potential to solve many currently unsolvable problems, which is why both governments and companies are investing billions in this technology. In its latest trend sheet, the Competence Center Public IT (ÖFIT) highlights the current status and possible applications in the field of quantum computing.