Digitalization, artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are fundamentally changing the way we work and live.
New technologies offer a wide range of opportunities to make the economy more efficient, productive and sustainable. For companies, these intelligent helpers unfold their greatest potential particularly when it comes to processing masses of data, carrying out the same tasks quickly and precisely or working around the clock. Their possible applications are just as diverse as the tasks they can perform. They range from growing grapes to collecting garbage, from the village store, car production, the legal department to outer space, and also include making AI use safe or giving us an identity in the digital world.
A corner shop - digital and 24/7: A small town in Lower Saxony with just under 3,000 inhabitants was the first to have a new type of village store. Open seven days a week, around the clock, Tante Enso's digital mini-markets provide the local population with groceries and everyday necessities. Registered customers have access to the store via a chip card. Goods can be scanned and paid for using various digital systems. Employees are only rarely on site - mainly to replenish the shelves. This means that these corner stores, which are mainly found in rural communities, can remain open throughout the day with just a few employees. © myEnso
Modern all-rounders: The agile, mobile robots from Capra help wherever they are needed. In the city center, they collect cigarette butts or scrape chewing gum from the asphalt. In steep vineyards, the robots check the health of the vines so that pesticides can be applied precisely and sparingly. And in winter, they independently spread grit on the roads to prevent slippery ice. Two things are important for such autonomously deployed systems: seamless mobile phone coverage and precise positioning. Mobile phone and satellite networks ensure that the autonomous robots can always be precisely controlled. © Capra Robotics, Bildbearbeitung: Evelyn Ebert Meneses
A diligent helper against floating litter: Around 80 percent of plastic waste in the oceans comes from rivers and canals, harbors and beaches. Cleaning these waterways and thus counteracting the pollution of the oceans is a never-ending mammoth task. This is where the WasteShark comes in. It swims through polluted waters, uses its sensors to analyze the water quality and swallows up floating waste. The cleaning drone is equipped with a camera, sensors and a particularly precise navigation system. When the work is done, the WasteShark returns to its docking station, empties its waste container and recharges the batteries for the next job. © RanMarine / Bearbeitung: Evelyn Ebert Meneses
Factory floor clearly in view: When things get too fast or too small for the human eye, artificial intelligence (AI) is in its element. In automotive production, for example, robots place spot welds every second. An AI solution not only records the position of the individual points, but also evaluates their quality. Using this data, the AI can analyze where quality defects may occur. This gives companies the opportunity to take proactive countermeasures - before defects occur. And before the car is delivered to the customer. © Deutsche Telekom Adobe License 589909201
New laws, every day - worldwide. AI keeps track of everything: The legal departments of both large and small companies need to stay up-to-date. Are there any changes, adjustments to import and sales bans, declaration obligations, environmental requirements, trade regulations or tax rates? Today, their employees often still manually compare the changes in legislation and assess the impact on their own business. Incorrect assessments and non-compliance with the law have serious consequences. Law Monitoring is an automated AI service that monitors topic-specific legislative changes worldwide. This reduces the error rate and helps companies to protect themselves legally. © gettyimages / Westend61
Copernicus - seeing the world from above: The Sentinel satellites of the Copernicus program observe our planet 24/7, continuously providing data from the entire Earth's surface and atmosphere. The Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem is one of the world's largest platforms for Earth observation data. This data can be used, for example, to analyze extreme weather situations and better assess the impact of natural disasters. Farmers could use this data to analyze where and when to irrigate or fertilize. This is just one example of many applications. The data is also interesting for science, business, politics and the public sector. © iStock
Trusted partner for AI: Ever since freely accessible, generative AI chatbots such as ChatGPT have been available, the temptation to have a text or summary written at work has been great. But be careful: this is a delicate matter in companies. After all, the data entered ends up in a publicly accessible data pool. The UKA Group, one of Germany's leading project developers for renewable energies, is aware of this risk. This is why the company uses generative artificial intelligence with its own internal chatbots, which the Deutsche Telekom subsidiary MMS provides as “Business GPT”. © Deutsche Telekom/ Flightseeing/ UKA/GettyImages/Vertigo3d/bagotaj; Montage: Evelyn Ebert Meneses
Sovereignty: A person's identity is unique and unmistakable. An analog identity can be proven with a fingerprint or an identity card, for example. In the digital world, people must be able to identify themselves uniquely using their digital identity (ID for short). The service provider gematik is responsible for electronic networking in the healthcare sector. With the ID service from Telekom/T-Systems, gematik has approved a digital identity for the healthcare sector in Germany for the first time. It is the basis for ensuring that health cards and electronic ID cards can be used via digital devices such as smartphones in the future. © DTAG/GettyImages/metamorworks/Juanmonino/michalPuchala/Bigmouse108/Turac Novruzova/Viktor Morozuk;Montage: Evelyn Ebert Meneses
