"Mittelstand 4.0-Kompetenzzentrum Lingen"

The Mittelstand 4.0-Kompetenzzentrum Lingen (competence centre) is a consortium that supports SME in topics about digitalisation and digital inter-organisational collaboration in north-west Germany. Businesses of the four sectors: retail, craft, maritime and agriculture are central players in this region. The overarching goal of the project is to raise awareness, to inform, and to impart critical competencies, for businesses in north-west Germany regarding the topic digitalisation.

VISE: Virtual Institute Smart Energy: Development of Digital Business Models Based on the Energy Demand Behavior of Households

Energy providers and energy service providers only have little information regarding the determinants of their customers energy demand behaviour, especially regarding private households. A detailed analysis of expectations and requirements of private energy demand is an important prerequisite for a successfull adoption of new technology and basis for the development of new business models. The project's goal is the analysis private households intention to invest and intention to use and consequently the development of new business models addressing private households.