Smart Systems Hub - Enabling IoT

Germany: Saxony

Overview

More than any other technological development before it, digital technology is shaping and transforming our society, economy and industry. For many companies, digitising their businesses has therefore become a number one priority. With Dresden combining strong research with an even stronger industry landscape, the hub offers a perfect combination of knowledge and skills. The Dresden Hub is pursuing a smart systems strategy, aiming at ‘enabling IoT’, and focusing on combining hardware, software and connectivity as the bases for our digital future. It will provide end-to-end IoT solutions which can be developed quickly and deployed by a wide range of different users. The Dresden hub is working with a number of skilled partners from academia and the industrial sector, innovative IT companies, creative start-ups and established networks. Based at the heart of the city, the hub offers a dynamic digital ecosystem. Whether it is micro-electronics and sensor technology – all areas in which Dresden has been able to leverage considerable investment, synergies and expertise – the fast-growing software sector, big data, high-performance computing or high-speed mobile phone connections, Dresden has the skills needed to supply all business sectors with the smart equipment they need in the digital age and the Internet of Things. There are ‘trails’ that help interested parties obtain an overview of the wide variety of products and services provided by all the stakeholders involved and that provide information on the hub’s academic partners including TU Chemnitz, TU Dresden, HTW Dresden, the ENAS, IPMS and IWU Fraunhofer institutes, as well as the hub’s business partners including Infineon, Globalfoundries, SAP, T-Systems MMS, iSAX, N+P und many others. Digital technologies.

Sectors
Financial and insurance activities - Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding - Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security - Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products - Other manufacturing - Real estate activities - Professional, scientific and technical activities - Legal and accounting activities - Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities - Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis - Scientific research and development - Advertising and market research - Other professional, scientific and technical activities - Veterinary activities - Administrative and support service activities - Rental and leasing activities - Employment activities - Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities - Security and investigation activities - Services to buildings and landscape activities - Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
Technology
Micro/nano electronics - Sensory systems - Communication networks - Cyber physical systems - Robotics - Internet of things - Artificial intelligence - Mobility & Location based technologies - Interaction technologies - Advanced, or high performance computing - Big data, data analytics, data handling - Virtual, augmented and extended reality - Software as a service and service architectures - Cloud computing