The first newsletter issued by the German Ministry of Health's health innovation hub (hih) termed COVID-19 "a disruptive event" that calls for innovative and unconventional solutions. "Digital technologies can help support and protect. Video consultation hours, chatbots and apps enable the exchange...

Smart innovations and modern digital ideas will take centre stage during the upcoming "Startup-Champs@Digitaltag" or digital day to be held all over Germany on June 19, 2020. Organized by the four largest start-up hotspots Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne and Munich, fledgling digital companies can now...

Hamburg has scored 79.5 out of 100 points to top Bitkom e.V.'s new Smart City Index, a press release said Tuesday (October 15, 2019). The Hanseatic city also topped the sub-rankings in terms of social and environmental issues followed by Karlsruhe (69 points) and Stuttgart (68.6) in second and third...

Automated customer communication is spreading amid rising demand for intelligent chatbots such as that of knowhere GmbH. The Hamburg-based start-up now counts well-known companies across the Hamburg Metropolitan Region among its customers. Since late 2018, smart AI chatbots have done tasks performed...

Digitalization is impacting communication significantly and even a thoughtless remark can trigger a violent reaction on the internet which can be difficult to placate. For companies, this can mean a tarnished image or even a loss in turnover. Meike Richter, social media consultant, gives tips on how...

Leading business representatives in Hamburg have come together to create a technical basis for the Hanse Digital idea resulting in a prototype for a trustworthy platform for trade. But the idea goes far beyond that and hopes are now high that the platform can answer the challenges of digitalization...

Applicants have until the deadline of May 8 to submit 360° films focusing on the corona crisis for the VRHAM! Virtual Reality & Arts Festival 2020. The festival, underway from June 5-13, 2020 in Hamburg’s Oberhafenquartier, will give art lovers an opportunity to experience virtual, augmented and...

Data are catalysts of digitalisation. Yet, huge amounts of available data are causing a rethink among brands and companies. Data processing requires enormous resources, time and attention. Given this backdrop, companies must break new ground to remain relevant in the long term. Hamburg News spoke to...