Brief description of the field of competence
Digitalisation is a central megatrend that affects both society and companies. Many new potentials arise in companies through digitalisation, from production and employees to the value chain.
After mechanisation, electrification and computerisation of industry, Industry 4.0 denotes a fourth industrial revolution triggered by the progressive development of information and communication technologies (ICT). In this context, the networking of intelligent production systems and new possibilities and forms of human interaction within and between companies play an important role. These potentials face challenges not only in terms of technical implementation, but also in terms of work design and organization in production and production-related areas.
In Kompetenzfeld „Digitalisierung“ of ITA, research and application projects deal with topics such as the design of the digital transformation process in companies, procedures for the selection and implementation of technologies with the involvement of employees. But also the recording of employee requirements in the digital transformation process as well as topics from the field of leadership in digital working environments, agile organizational design, digital learning, digital business models and data protection play a role in the competence field.
All activities are guided by the idea of using the potentials of digitisation for the design of humane work, integrating the interests of all stakeholders.
About the activities in the Kompetenzfeld „Digitalisierung“ ITA pursues the goal of positioning itself as a competence centre for the humane design of digital transformation in Rhineland-Palatinate and beyond. To this end, ITA is active in a broad network of partners in research and implementation.
This will be a key factors in shaping digital change and the concretisation of Industry 4.0 and Work 4.0, among others:
- to integrate humans as employees into these intelligent systems,
- to increasingly establish collaborative forms of work,
- to pursue a participatory development and integrated introduction of CPS in organisations,
- to design transformation processes that accompany the change from industry 3.0 to 4.0,
- interlink production or products and services within the framework of Industry 4.0.
News from the field of competence digitisation
This policy brief summarises the main findings of the report on inclusive digital education and its relevance for policy on inclusion and digital transformation to build more resilient education systems. The underlying report was prepared by the Institute of Technology and Work (ITA) in cooperation with the Department of Education at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the TU Kaiserslautern.
In the project "Digital Companion for Intelligent Counselling and Interactive Experience" ("DiCo"), funded by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS), this current film shows the experiences of care facilities in this project and how they are advancing digitalisation.
Das 11. Service Breakfast der Dienstleistungsforschungs-Community findet am 07.07.2022 von 08:00 bis 09:00 Uhr zum Thema "Digitale Beratung in der Sozialwirtschaft" statt.
Projects in the competence field of digitisation
Zukunftszentrum für menschzentrierte Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) in der Produktionsarbeit (ZUKIPRO-2)
The ZuKIPro Future Centre is designed to give SMEs a practical understanding of the topics of digitalisation and artificial intelligence.
Strengthened resilience in manufacturing SMEs through agile, human-centered digital systems and systems design (READI)
The READI research project pursues the goal of enabling companies to identify, establish, anchor and harmonize the structures, processes and technical prerequisites required for sustainable and continuous change capability within the framework of a multi-stage change model including a set of measures.
AI-based knowledge management in technical service (Service Secretary)
The project deals with the development of an AI-based knowledge management system for personnel in technical service. The aim is to use the digital assistance system as part of a holistic solution and to combine it with participative approaches of organizational development.
in.arbeit – digital
The project takes advantage of digitalisation in such a way that a sheltered workshop for people with disabilities can achieve a higher degree of decentralisation while at the same time maintaining economic efficiency and thus create new / additional participation opportunities for employees with disabilities in the social context as well as higher-quality occupational participation.
D’accord - Adaptive privacy cockpits in digital ecosystems.
The ITA's sub-project focuses on raising awareness and empowering participants in digital ecosystems in their use of privacy cockpits.
Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Kaiserslautern
Holistic approach to Digitization for SMEs in Rhineland-Palatinate.
WORKFORCE
The WORKFORCE project is concerned with the development of a further education network in the sanitary, heating and air conditioning (SHAC) sector.
Transparent and self-determined arrangement of data use in companies
Within the scope of the project, the implementation possibilities of a practical, legally compliant and technology-supported employee data protection with the help of privacy dashboards are investigated.
Digital Teams
The overall objective of the project is to counteract the rural exodus in Germany by improving the employment opportunities for knowledge workers in rural areas.
SME 4.0 Competence Center Kaiserslautern
The SME 4.0 Competence Center Kaiserslautern offers coordinated information, qualification and support services for small and medium-sized enterprises and especially for micro-enterprises in the region.
Contact
Dr. Regina Osranek