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No. 437: Interoperability in a digital world – New challenges for interpersonal communications
Consumers don’t want interoperability for WhatsApp and similar servicesMore...
Tiefbaukapazitäten als Engpass für den FTTB/H-Ausbau?
Presentation of Iris Henseler-Unger on 29 November 2018 at the BREKO-Jahrestagung in BerlinMore...
Measure for cost-reducing and efficiency-increasing civil works in context of FTTB/H roll out
WIK analyses the German civil works market and identifies the causes for capacity bottlenecks and delays. Thereof, WIK derives recommendations for the telco industry, the civil works sector and the government.
Aktuelle Lage der IT-Sicherheit in KMU
Dr. Iris Henseler-Unger und Annette Hillebrand stellen in dem Artikel die wichtigsten Ergebnisse der WIK-Repräsentativbefragung dar und erläutern die drängendsten Handlungsempfehlungen im Bereich IT-Sicherheit für KMU.
Mittelstand-Digital Congress on 7th November 2018
The Mittelstand-Digital Congress tanking place in the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy in Berlin this year focuses on the application of Artificial Intelligence in German SMEs.
No. 436: Digitisation and mail substitution: Experience in Europe and learning for Germany.
New WIK study discusses why secure electronic communications is adopted quicker in other EU countries than in Germany. Active promotion by governments in many cases appears as the key difference.More...
No. 434: Hybrid mail in Germany.
Analysis of the hybrid mail market in Germany. This WIK study concludes demand for hybrid mail services, particularly from small and medium-sized companies, will continue to grow in the next years despite the general trend of declining letter volume.More...
No. 433: The effects of digitisation on delivery logistics.
The dynamic growth in electronic commerce brings about considerable change for the tradi-tional goods and services markets for several years. This WIK study examines the effects of digitisation on the parcel delivery industry.More...
No. 432: Letter products used for sending merchandise.
E-commerce grows and grows. This WIK study analyses the role of letter products (compared to parcels) for e-commerce delivery. Letter products are most used for the delivery of small, lightweight goods of low value. They will remain a reliable low-cost...More...
WIK Conference: Platforms. Data. Policy.
WIK’s first conference on online platforms and the data economy emphasizes the need for new analytical tools to support policymakers