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3,737 observed publications2,130 normalised providers27 portals

Technology in its regional context

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What shapes a place? Which providers and applications matter there? Regional reports connect local characteristics with technology, companies and documented projects.

Exhibition directory · Essen

eWorld · 798 exhibitors

E-world 2027 · 16–18 February 2027

Explore the energy sector through companies and locations: exhibitor profiles, cities, countries, halls and stands with direct source links.

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Exhibitor data: 26 October 2026. Participation and stand details come from the supplied export and have not been reconfirmed live.

City

Nuremberg

N-ERGIE in its city context: building stock, established district-heating networks and local heat sources with official project evidence.

Heat · Networks · Smart city

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Middle Franconia

Urban consumption and rural solar generation: N-ERGIE network development, planning areas and supply-territory boundaries.

Urban and rural · Energy · Infrastructure

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Essen

Heat planning, LoRaWAN at Dürerschule and documented energy-company locations in the E-world host city.

Heat transition · Digital maps · E-world

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Ruhr metropolis

DoHa hydrogen pipeline, water supply and municipal data cooperation: infrastructure across city boundaries.

Hydrogen · Industry · Regional cooperation

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Wittlich

Wengerohr’s industry and heat planning, the district digital strategy, A EINS in Wittlich and Portazon in the Trier area.

Industry · Heat · Digital services

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Munich (city)

Stadtwerke München and M-net: heat supply, geothermal planning and fibre within the city of Munich.

Heat · Fibre · Digital services

Open regional reportDistrict

Munich (district)

Geothermie Unterhaching and Gemeindewerke Oberhaching: local heat and fibre networks, distinct from the city of Munich.

Geothermal energy · Municipal networks · Fibre

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New entry point · Tasks and industries

Explore functions and related solutions

Start with ten business functions in the energy industry. Task profiles and related solution topics, with room for further industries.

Translation notice: German catalogue text is translated automatically. Content that is already published in English retains its original title. The directly linked original source remains authoritative.

12 impact areas

Where should a solution have an impact?

Impact areas describe real systems. They are more stable than trends and broader than individual industries.

5,139 knowledge items are classified. 721 have been editorially reviewed; 4,418 still require staged quality assurance or a status decision.

Taxonomy · 1306 knowledge items

Digital infrastructure

All 3,737 observed content pieces are now classified within the SmartTech structure. 721 offerings have been editorially reviewed; all other classifications remain transparently marked as automatic pending quality assurance. The 77 reference items and additional curated sources are retained.

ObservedAutomatically assigned · 81
Information resource

Quadient (T)

The Ultimate AI Guide for Receivables Management Professionals

Machine translated

Challenge:
Personnel and skills

Solution:
IT, data, AI or security solution

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 73
Information resource

Randstad Deutschland

AI skills bring career benefits

Machine translated

Challenge:
Personnel and skills

Solution:
IT, data, AI or security solution

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 70
Information resource

Freshworks (T)

How Employees Learn to Trust AI

Machine translated

Challenge:
Personnel and skills

Solution:
IT, data, AI or security solution

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 67
Information resource

KINGNETZ CYBERSECURITY | Andrea Semm

InboxShield24.com closes gap between firewall and employee

Machine translated

Challenge:
Personnel and skills

Solution:
IT, data, AI or security solution

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 58
Information resource

Apptio

AI costs under control: What do companies learn from the cloud boom?

Machine translated

Challenge:
Personnel and skills

Solution:
IT, data, AI or security solution

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 45
Information resource

Skillsoft

AI-assisted personalized learning increases by 146 percent – employees build skills directly in everyday work

Machine translated

Challenge:
Personnel and skills

Solution:
IT, data, AI or security solution

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ObservedEditorial review · 99
Practical report

TD SYNNEX

TD SYNNEX opens AI test centre for channel partners

Machine translated

Challenge:
Personnel and skills

Solution:
Testing and validation of secure AI infrastructure

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ObservedEditorial review · 95
Partner programme

R&S Networks and Cybersecurity (ehemals LANCOM Systems)

LANCOM goes on its spring roadshow

Machine translated

Challenge:
Personnel and skills

Solution:
Partner enablement for networking, security and digital sovereignty

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Active

Observed

Publications systematically captured from defined portals.

Prepared

Curated

Original sources added selectively when they close an identifiable knowledge gap.

Later

Community

Traceable contributions with a disclosed role and verifiable provenance.

Market monitoring 2026

Original publications

3,737 results

fully taxonomically classified

SmartTech · Open orientation in the B2B technology market

Direct original references · no lead marketing · Scoring 0.2