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12/16/2025

Artificial intelligence across the European Union: Influencing factors and potential (No. 537)

The study explores why Northern European and Benelux countries are frontrunners in the field of AI, while Germany remains slightly above the EU…

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12/16/2025

Perception of the risk factors of artificial intelligence in German companies (No. 536)

The study examines which risk factors are identified in scientific literature and, secondly, to what extent listed companies in the DAX index family…

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12/16/2025

Artificial intelligence in medical robotics – regulatory challenges from the AI Regulation (No. 535)

How will the AI Act interact with the existing medical device regulation?

AI offers potential for important innovations in medical robotics, with varying relevance across different fields of application. While the AI…

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12/02/2025

User experiences with mobile networks in enclosed environments (No. 534)

Why are regulatory authorities increasingly focusing on mobile coverage in buildings and vehicles? This article explains which coverage gaps and…

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11/28/2025

The economy of data spaces – 6 success factors for scaling data ecosystems (No. 533)

Data spaces can boost data-based value creation when economic incentives, legal certainty and common standards come together. This discussion paper…

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02/13/2025

The legal framework for environmental sustainability reporting in the European telecommunications industry (No. 532)

In the context of ecologic sustainability reporting telecommunications providers have to consider complex and extensive rules and standards. The…

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12/30/2024

Demand trends in the German postal market and the impact on the universal service (No. 531)

The decline in letter volumes poses significant challenges for universal postal service. What potential impacts will these developments have on the…

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12/30/2024

International postal services and e-commerce supply chains (No. 530)

Over the past decade, cross-border online trade to the EU has grown strongly, particularly from China, thanks to platforms such as Shein and Temu. The…

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12/23/2024

Cloud solutions for public administration (No. 529)

Current status, market overview and outlook

Cloud computing offers many advantages for public administrations. Sharing resources in the cloud enables needs-based, flexible use and rapid scaling…

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12/20/2024

Reporting practices of European telecommunications companies on environmental sustainability in the financial year 2023 (No. 528)

WIK analyzes the sustainability reports of 16 telecommunications companies

Large European telecommunications companies are required to publish sustainability reports since 2018. From the financial year 2024 on, they will have…

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12/20/2024

Data Access, Data Sharing and Privacy (Nr. 527)

The study draws attention to the inherent tensions between the protection of data, the usability of anonymised data and the proportionality of the…

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12/19/2024

Reasons for the growing gap between FTTH Homes Passed and FTTH Homes Connected (No. 526)

The growing gap between the number of Homes Passed and Homes Connected is one of the key topics in the context of the current debate on fibre optic…

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