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Salzburg Research is regularly commissioned to analyze real-time delays in public transportation. With an objective and detailed evaluation based on this data, transport planners can optimize the public transit network.

The digitization has transformed the way we access information, and it has particularly influenced the way young people consume information. As a result, new approaches are needed to communicate socially relevant topics. The Innovation Lab for Education aims to test cooperative and interdisciplinary methods that can be integrated into schools to make them future-ready.

Salzburg Research conducted a study to examine the perceived safety of passengers on board a driverless shuttle without an operator. An appropriate response to concerns and challenges regarding perceived safety will contribute to further promoting the acceptance of automated vehicles in society.

Large online retailers make life difficult for brick-and-mortar retailers. To compete in the fiercely contested market, they must also be present online. That is why Bergspezl, a mountain sports and bike retailer from Salzburg, has not only launched an online shop, but also digitized all sales processes – from ordering to shipping and returns. With approximately twenty employees

Austria’s universities and universities of applied sciences (UAS) are jointly training doctoral students. The Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research and the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) are funding five new joint doctoral programs with one million euros each in Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Vienna, and Wiener Neustadt.

The 5th generation of mobile communication (5G) is a promising technology. However, how can the added value of the new technology be realized? And will the promised properties actually be achieved? Under the leadership of Salzburg Research, a 5G research infrastructure was established in 2020, which can be used by science and companies to test applications and products.

Six out of ten companies fell victim to a cyber attack last year – according to a study by KPMG. The recent examples of Salzburg Milch or Palfinger, which have become victims of a cyber attack, demonstrate that this is not an abstract but a real threat.

Karl Wagner is the CEO of CUBES GmbH, an innovative production company for molds of components for airplanes and cars. Conventional methods are expensive and time-consuming. Until now, mold makers could only cast large blocks and then cut the final shape with a milling machine. This results in a lot of waste material, long processing times, and delivery times.

The company Steinwender Haustechnik, based in Tamsweg, used the standstill during the COVID-19 pandemic to upgrade digitally: digital inventory management and construction site documentation make work easier and more efficient. The Tamsweg-based company received funding from the state of Salzburg for this project.

Automation, Industry 4.0 production, and e-learning are the digitalization processes that Viper Tubes Systems initiated last year. This was made possible by the DigiInvest funding, which is the digitalization support of the Salzburg state.