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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

Open regional reportRegion

Middle Franconia

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

Urban and rural · Energy · Infrastructure

Open regional reportCity

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

Open regional reportIndependent city

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

Open regional report

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
Guide

ADITO Software GmbH

Guide: Successfully Introducing CRM

Machine translated

Challenge:
Turnover and growth

Solution:
Customer Relationship Management

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Observed
Whitepaper

Databricks (T)

Building a Data & AI Driven Marketing Organization

Challenge:
Turnover and growth

Solution:
Data and AI platform for marketing

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Observed
Practical guidance

Rippling

Kickstarting AI for your HR

Challenge:
Personnel and skills

Solution:
AI-supported HR processes

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Observed
Product declaration

Ivalua (T)

AI agent for controlling and automating procurement processes

Machine translated

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Source-to-pay and procurement automation

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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
Whitepaper

Easy Software AG

Digitalize business processes with DMS and AI

Machine translated

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Intelligent document and process 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 · 92
Product brochure

Dell Technologies (S)

AI PCs for every use case: Modern working environments for Dell AI Factory

Machine translated

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Dell AI PCs for modern workplaces

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ObservedEditorial review · 91
Manual

Google Cloud (S)

The AI agent handbook: Work smarter. Not harder. By Google Cloud

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Gemini Enterprise and Vertex AI Agent Builder

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ObservedEditorial review · 91
Study

Google Cloud (S)

Beyond AI Optimism: Five ways to move your business from saving time to sparking innovation with Google Cloud

Challenge:
Quality and speed

Solution:
Google Workspace with Gemini

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ObservedEditorial review · 91
Guide

Splunk (S)

The 6 Biggest Cybersecurity Threats in the Public Sector

Machine translated

Challenge:
Safety and resilience

Solution:
Splunk security analysis for the public sector

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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 · 89
E-book

Splunk services Singapore Pte

Financial Services Top 10 Cybersecurity Threats

Challenge:
Safety and resilience

Solution:
Splunk security analysis for financial services providers

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ObservedEditorial review · 88
Resource package

KnowBe4 Germany (T)

Your Free Cybersecurity Awareness Month Resource Kit Is Ready

Challenge:
Safety and resilience

Solution:
KnowBe4 Cybersecurity Awareness Resource Kit

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ObservedEditorial review · 86
Study

SAP (T)

You are on the ball, with AI permanently win customers: the decisive CX competitive factor

Machine translated

Challenge:
Turnover and growth

Solution:
SAP Customer Experience and Business Data Cloud

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ObservedEditorial review · 86
Analyst report

SAP (T)

With AI for faster deal closure. Read the ISG Research Report now.

Machine translated

Challenge:
Turnover and growth

Solution:
SAP Customer Experience with Joule

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ObservedPre-structured · 86
Information resource

Red Hat (S)

Solve business and IT challenges Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Business or administrative software

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ObservedPre-structured · 86
Information resource

Red Hat (S)

4 ways Red Hat Enterprise Linux delivers value

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Business or administrative software

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ObservedPre-structured · 86
Information resource

Red Hat (S)

Bringing automation to the enterprise

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Business or administrative software

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ObservedPre-structured · 86
Information resource

Red Hat (S)

3 reasons why enterprises need a unified automation platform

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Business or administrative software

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ObservedEditorial review · 86
E-Guide

Dell Technologies (S)

Why Upgrade to Dell Copilot+ PCs powered by Intel Core Ultra Processors: Unlock 40+ TOPS AI Power eGuide

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Dell Copilot+ PCs with Intel Core Ultra

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ObservedEditorial review · 86
E-Guide

Dell Technologies (S)

Top 4 Reasons to Refresh to AI PCs

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Dell AI PCs for modern workplaces

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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