Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited the MARK 51°7 site on August 26, 2024 and gained an impression of the successful transformation in the Ruhr region.
During his tour of the research building ZESS – Center for the Engineering of Smart Product-Service Systems, Prof. Dr. Uta Wilkens introduced the Chancellor to our HUMAINE competence center and explained how AI can improve the quality of work and the crucial role that the right work design plays in this.
Many thanks to the Regionalverband Ruhr for organizing this important visit. The exchange showed once again how crucial our joint efforts are for a successful transformation and for shaping the working world of the future.
Competence center of the Metropole Ruhr for the human-centered development of AI solutions for the working world of the future
The HUMAINE Competence Center is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research in the program “Future of Value Creation – Research on Production, Services and Work” and supervised by the Project Management Agency Karlsruhe (PTKA) (funding code: 02L19C200). The funding comprises approximately 8 million euros for an initial period of four years (04/2021-03/2025).
