Regio­nal Hub for AI and Digi­tal Trans­for­ma­ti­on Saar­land and Rhi­ne­land-Pala­ti­na­te (RZz­KI)

The use of digi­tal tech­no­lo­gies, espe­ci­al­ly of arti­fi­ci­al intel­li­gence (AI) fun­da­men­tal­ly chan­ges the way we work and do busi­ness. The resul­ting uphe­avals in the world of work under­line the need for com­pa­nies to imple­ment new approa­ches of inte­gra­ting stake­hol­der per­spec­ti­ves and enab­ling a human-cen­tric tech­no­lo­gy use. Based on this, the Fede­ral Minis­try of Labor and Social Affairs and the Euro­pean Uni­on through the Euro­pean Social Fund Plus (ESF Plus) the pro­gram „Hubs for tomor­row“ pro­mo­tes main­ly small and medi­um enter­pri­ses (SMEs) by sup­port­ing them in the trans­for­ma­ti­on of their work envi­ron­ment.

The regio­nal trans­for­ma­ti­on hub was foun­ded in 2021 and sin­ce then accom­pa­nies com­pa­nies and their employees in the regi­on of Rhi­ne­land-Pala­ti­na­te and Saar­land in the digi­tal trans­for­ma­ti­on and intro­duc­tion and test­ing of human-cen­te­red AI sys­tems. The regio­nal trans­for­ma­ti­on hub RZz­KI is fun­ded until the end of 2026 through the ESF Plus pro­gram „Hubs for tomor­row“. RZz­KI offers infor­ma­ti­on, indi­vi­du­al coun­sel­ling and employee qua­li­fi­ca­ti­ons. The offers are sui­ta­ble both for com­pa­nies that are at the begin­ning of their digi­ta­liza­ti­on jour­ney as well as for more advan­ced com­pa­nies that are loo­king for a very spe­ci­fic solu­ti­on.

With the help of the RZz­KI, com­pa­nies can gain initi­al access to the topic by asses­sing the degree of matu­ri­ty or explo­ring digi­ta­liza­ti­on poten­ti­al. On top of this, the­re are inno­va­ti­ve qua­li­fi­ca­ti­on modu­les on various aspects of digi­ta­liza­ti­on for dif­fe­rent tar­get groups such as manage­ment, skil­led workers, and employee repre­sen­ta­ti­ves. The­se pro­mo­te self-lear­ning and crea­ti­ve skills and make the com­pa­nies and their employees fit for the future. In addi­ti­on, com­pa­nies have access to advan­ced and more in-depth con­sul­ting opti­ons.

At the regio­nal trans­for­ma­ti­on hub, ITA has the task of pro­vi­ding sup­port in the rese­arch field of ergo­no­mics. Both in the deve­lo­p­ment of AI or digi­tal solu­ti­ons and in the pro­cess of tech­no­lo­gy imple­men­ta­ti­on, the ITA team focu­ses on the needs of the users. SMEs are advi­sed on how digi­tal trans­for­ma­ti­on pro­ces­ses can be orga­ni­zed in a par­ti­ci­pa­to­ry way and increase tech­no­lo­gy accep­tance. In addi­ti­on, ITA builds on its exper­ti­se in new forms of work and the use of digi­tal tech­no­lo­gies and offers sup­port in work design as well as orga­niza­tio­nal design, in the broad area of digi­tal lear­ning, and also in the deve­lo­p­ment of decis­i­on models.

Pro­ject web­site: www​.rzz​ki​.de