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Events of the Münsterland Regional Agency
Digitisation in the crisis: funding programmes support the development of new business models
As a result of the Corona pandemic, many restaurateurs as well as food producers and traders have had to rethink and are reinventing themselves in the crisis. Courage and creativity are important qualities that are currently paying off. Using digitalisation profitably is therefore the order of the day. This is where the funding programmes of the federal government and the state come in, which support the development of new business models.
In an online seminar, the Münsterland-Siegel, Münsterland e.V. and Dehoga Westfalen provided further information on the funding opportunities. The online seminar was recorded - interested parties can watch it again below.
In two idea labs, entrepreneurs, founders and representatives of educational institutions and business development agencies developed concrete concepts of what Work 4.0 could look like in the region. The working groups then presented their results to the entire plenum in a pitch. The idea labs, which the Münsterland Regional Agency offered together with the Digital Hub münsterLAND, are part of the dialogue process "NRW 4.0 - Good and Fair Work" of the NRW Ministry of Labour. All results of the 16 regional agencies in NRW can be read on the Ideas Map 4.0.
The Enabling Innovation Festival on 11 April showed the diverse possibilities and opportunities of digitalisation. The programme included keynotes and interactive lectures, workshops and various offers to try out. The focus of the festival, which was organised by Enabling Innovation Münsterland, the Regional Agency Münsterland and the Digital Hub münsterLAND, was also on casual networking and the exchange of ideas. A review and impressions can be found here.
Finding new perspectives, getting to know previously unknown jobs: this is what the Regional Agency's events for securing skilled labour are all about. One example is the Trainee Day at Münster/Osnabrück Airport (FMO), which the Münsterland Regional Agency organised together with the Employment Agency and FMO. Almost 20 pupils experienced the everyday life of various apprenticeship professions and then dealt intensively with the topics again for various newspaper articles.
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Digitising business processes, investing in IT security or researching a new product and bringing it to market? Anyone tackling these tasks can access publicly available financial support. For many, however, the funding jungle presents a challenge.
Funding expert Dr. Kai Pflanz from NRW.BANK's Economic Development Advisory Centre answers all questions about grant funding for innovation and digitisation projects in a 30-minute initial consultation.
The offer is aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises that want to invest in innovation or digitisation topics.
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ChatGPT and other artificial intelligences offer companies a wide range of possibilities to automate workflows and communication and to initiate new processes. Currently, however, there are still a number of legal problems and questions that could stand in the way of widespread use.
At the digital information event "ChatGPT and Co. - legal challenges, legal possibilities", Dr. Stefan Bischoff from the law firm Wolter Hoppenberg will give valuable tips and advice on how ChatGPT and similar programmes can be used in companies in a legally secure manner. The focus is in particular on questions of data protection and copyright, which are relevant when using AI tools in a corporate context.
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At the next exchange meeting of the Augmented Reality focus group, we will be looking in two directions - into the future and into practice!
A look into the future
Lukas Rengbers and Tim Seyock from Münster University of Applied Sciences will present what is currently possible in the field of augmented reality and where the technology is heading. In doing so, they also address the linking of AR and AI as well as current hardware. They also show what AR glasses could look like in the future.
In addition, the two present their "AR Assembling Guide". This ensures that 3D models of products are processed into a three-dimensional and easy-to-understand instruction manual. Appropriate instructions and animations can be used to achieve an intuitive user experience.
A look into practice
Together with his colleague Marvin Baumeister, Patrick Leufkens from NFT automates GmbH will demonstrate the possible applications of augmented reality in industry. They will share their experiences from research and development as well as from realised projects in production. In addition, they will show in two small live demos how AR can be implemented in a short time without CAD data of the plant and simultaneously connected with plant and machine data and what possibilities this opens up for any production
Stegerwaldstraße 39
48565 Steinfurt
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Many comprehensive further training courses such as the Master Craftsman, the Business Administrator HwO or the Designer in Crafts are eligible for funding through the Upgrading Training Assistance Act (Aufstiegs-BAföG). In this event, you will learn what you need to consider when applying for the funding, which requirements you need to fulfil and how the funding is structured in detail. You will also be shown step by step where to find the application forms and how to fill them out correctly.
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