Unter den Begriffen Industrial Internet (USA), Industrie 4.0 (Deutschland), National Manufacturing Plan (Indien) oder Produktion der Zukunft (Österreich) laufen Initiativen, deren gemeinsames Ziel die Kombination von Vernetzung (Internet) und Digitalisierung zur Virtualisierung ist. Die...

Adaptation of electronic forms (e-forms) seems to be a step forward to reduce the burden for people who fill in forms. Municipalities more and more offer e-forms online that can be used by citizens to request a municipal product or service or by municipal employees to place a request on behalf...

While the R&D intensive semiconductor tools industry has become pivotal to the advancement of technology and the growth of the downstream semiconductor chip manufacturing industry, this was not always the case. In the early stages of the industry, the chip manufacturers made their own tools...