Smart City & Smart Industry

Climate change and ever-growing cities require new concepts. Regarding how we live and think about cities and industry, digitalization plays a central role. Only this way can the challenges of the future be overcome. Here you will find the appropriate guides, expert opinions and current news on the topic of Smart City & Smart Industry.

20.06.2026

Smart Factory: Why Edge is Lagging Behind in the Process

Bernhard Liebl

The machines are connected and the sensors are delivering, but the promised efficiency leap still doesn't ...

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15.05.2026

Administrative chatbots fail at escalation paths

Bernhard Liebl

Providers have been equipping municipalities with administrative chatbots for two years. The pilot figures ...

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03.05.2026

Hannover Messe 2026: New Infrastructure for Industry 5.0

Benedikt Langer

The Hannover Messe 2026 (20–24 April) made one thing crystal clear: the term Industry 5.0 has moved ...

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03.05.2026

Smart City Governance 2026: What CIOs Can Learn from Germany’s City Digital‑Infrastructure Lag

Tobias Massow

The MDPI Smart City Maturity Study 2026 examined 1.136 German municipalities. The central ...

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03.05.2026

Industry 5.0 as a Leadership Decision: Key Takeaways for CIOs from Hannover Messe 2026

Alec Chizhik

Hannover Messe 2026 has produced a message that will end up as a keynote slide in most CIO ...

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28.04.2026

Three Giants Realign: Continental, Infine

Eva Mickler

Three German industrial heavyweights are simultaneously deciding their corporate cuts. Continental ...

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13.04.2026

Smart City Without a Beacon: The Three Project Types German Cities Will Actually Scale by 2026

Benedikt Langer

Three humdrum project types will be rolling through German mid-sized cities in 2026—parking-space ...

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26.03.2026

Platform Ecosystems: Build, Buy, or Join – the Strategy Behind the $15-Trillion Question

Benedikt Langer

By 2028, 90% of all B2B procurement decisions will be mediated by AI agents. This shift is moving market ...

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26.03.2026

MedTech M&A: Why MDR Compliance Has Become a Deal-Breaker

Tobias Massow

When acquiring a MedTech company, buyers scrutinize revenue, EBITDA, and customer contracts. ...

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19.03.2026

Healthcare CIO 2026: Orchestrating ePA, EHDS, and NIS2 Simultaneously

Benedikt Langer

EHDS, ePA, NIS2: Three regulations set to fundamentally transform digital healthcare by ...

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