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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

Open regional reportRegion · RVR territory

Ruhr metropolis

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

Hydrogen · Industry · Regional cooperation

Open regional reportTown and regional context

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 · 2511 knowledge items

Enterprises and administration

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.

Observed
Product declaration

CIVAC

77 commissioned roles in a central compliance platform

Machine translated

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
Central compliance management

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Observed
Product declaration

BlackLine (T)

Using Regulated AI in Financial Processes

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
AI-enabled financial automation

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ObservedEditorial review · 92
Guide

SAP Concur (S)

Rest assured: A finance leader’s guide to tax compliance

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
SAP Concur Tax Assurance and Benefit Assurance

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ObservedEditorial review · 90
Study

Optro

The Resilient Enterprise: Using AI to Connect Governance, Risk, and Compliance

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
Connected AI-powered GRC control

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ObservedEditorial review · 86
Webinar

Veeam (S)

[M365 + EID] Navigating Data Sovereignty in the Cloud Era with a Resilience-Centric Approach

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 and Entra ID

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ObservedPrioritized 0.2 · 85
Information resource

SAP Concur (S)

The New Rules of Business Travel: AI, Compliance, and Duty of Care

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
Business or administrative software

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 84
Information resource

Optro

Building a sustainable compliance program in a volatile regulatory environment

Machine translated

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
Business or administrative software

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 84
Information resource

Optro

UK Corporate Governance Code: From compliance to strategy

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
Business or administrative software

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ObservedEditorial review · 82
E-book

Alteryx

5 Common Audit Processes Financial Services Firms Can Automate in One Week

Machine translated

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
Alteryx One for audit processes

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 82
Information resource

Pure Storage (A)

DORA Compliance with Confidence

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
Business or administrative software

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 81
Information resource

Drata

Continuous compliance checklist

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
Business or administrative software

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 81
Information resource

Drata

From Compliance to Impact: GRC ROI

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
Business or administrative software

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 80
Information resource

SAP (T)

Switch on Smarter Reporting

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
Technology or enterprise solution

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 79
Information resource

Palo Alto

FSI Growth: Turning Compliance into a Competitive Edge

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
Business or administrative software

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 78
Information resource

Optro

Planning an Audit From Scratch: A Step-by-Step Guide

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
Technology or enterprise solution

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ObservedEditorial review · 77
Synoptic comparison

WEKA Intelligence

Free download: Synoptic PDF of the Procurement Acceleration Act

Machine translated

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
Technology or enterprise solution

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ObservedEditorial review · 77
Information resource

WEKA Intelligence

Free download: Act to modernise urban development and spatial-planning law

Machine translated

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
Technology or enterprise solution

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 77
Information resource

IBM (S)

Putting Sovereignty into Practice: A Leader’s Guide to Scaling AI While Maintaining Control, Compliance, and Independence

Machine translated

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
Business or administrative software

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 76
Information resource

BlackLine (T)

BlackLine Expands Complex Financial Workflow Services with PCI DSS Compliance Validation

Machine translated

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
Business or administrative software

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 76
Information resource

Comarch

E-Invoicing Atlas – Legal framework and global compliance obligations

Machine translated

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
Business or administrative software

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ObservedEditorial review · 76
Guide

KnowBe4 Germany (T)

NIS2 and employee awareness

Machine translated

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
KnowBe4 security awareness for NIS2

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 74
Information resource

enclaive

Compliance as a growth engine: enclaive accelerates procurement processes with ISO 27001 certification

Machine translated

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
Business or administrative software

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 73
Information resource

Controlware (S)

Cisco Powered Service: Business Collaboration as a Service (BCaaS) Controlware Expands Managed Service Offering Following Successful Cisco Audit

Machine translated

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
Business or administrative software

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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