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#PartnerForDigitalization: second Best Practice Company Tour to Škoda Auto

Virtual reality in quality control, which makes it easier and more successful to detect errors in production, or Digital Twin - a 3D model of the workplace that allows all mechanical processes to be realistically simulated. These are just a few examples of best practices that Škoda Auto is successfully implementing to make digitalization even more competitive. At this year's second Best Practice Company Tour to Mladá Boleslav, hosted by DTIHK on Wednesday 25th September, the partners of the #PartnerForDigitalization platform received practical inspiration on the road to the digital future.

More Companies in Germany Using Artificial Intelligence

The German economy is focusing more on artificial intelligence (AI). At present, 27% of companies use AI. In the previous year, the figure was 13.3%. For around one in five companies, AI is not currently an issue. 17.5% plan to use AI in the coming months. „The trend is likely to pick up more speed,” says Klaus Wohlrabe, Head of Surveys at ifo Institute. „Companies expect the use of AI to increase their productivity by more than 10%.”

#PartnerForDigitalization: first Best Practice Company Tour to two top family businesses in Bavaria

Growth is only possible with digitalization: Digitalization is the path to the future. The partners of the #PartnerForDigitalization platform received hands-on inspiration on the first Best Practice Company Tour of the year to Bavaria on 19 June, organized by the German-Czech Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DTIHK). With SK TECHNOLOGY GmbH in Roding and HORSCH in Schwandorf, two family-run companies showed how successfully and sustainably they are implementing digitalization to make their companies even more competitive and resilient.

Our Latest Survey on Digital Transformation in Companies

Because digitalization plays a major role in the transformation of the economy, we implemented in our yearly economic survey a part dedicated especially to digitalization. We wanted to find out what the current status of digitalization in companies is, what topics, strategies and challenges they are dealing with.

#PartnerForDigitalization platform launched!

Kick – Off Meeting on May 13th: We are delighted to welcome our premium partner companies on board Adastra, Bosch Česká republika, iBanFirst, IHK Dresden, ŠKODA AUTO a.s., T-Mobile Czech Republic and Freistaat Bayern and our partner companies Autoneum Czechia, AIMTEC a. s., Mazars, Pražská energetika, a. s. (PRE) and Siemens!