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Strategic International Collaborative Research Program (SICORP) Information on Japanese-German Joint Call 2019

The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), in order to promote international research interaction and exchange among researchers in Japan and Germany, are jointly accepting proposals for Japanese-German collaborative research projects in the field of “Optics and Photonics”.

GERiT.org – information portal on German research institutions

GERiT is an information portal provided by the German Research Foundation (DFG) in partnership with the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). It provides a transparent overview of German research institutions in Germany and abroad. It is primarily designed to enable students and researchers from Germany and other countries to find German research institutions in the particular areas they are interested in. GERiT is therefore a useful tool for international research marketing, promoting Germany as a place to research.

Smart apparel in sports, at work or to assist in rehabilitation

Xenoma, wearHEALTH and DFKI collaboration creates detailed magnetometer-free motion capture with smart apparel

EIG CONCERT-Japan Joint Call on Smart Water Management for Sustainable Society

The European Interest Group (EIG) CONCERT-Japan Joint Call supports multilateral research projects between European and Japanese scientists on the topic of „Smart Water Management for Sustainable Society“.

Karliczek in Japan: Focus on Artificial Intelligence

During her visit to Japan, the German Federal Minister of Research and Education puts AI and digitisation at the centre of political talks on research policy and future Japanese-German cooperation. 

Hitachi, Ltd. and the German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence GmbH (DFKI) jointly develop AI for sensor suits

Sensor suits for workers quantify physical load and provide effective feedback to assist operations and prevent dangerous actions.  

Have Your Say: European Expert Group Seeks Feedback on Draft Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence

On December 18, 2018, the High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence (appointed by the European Commission in June 2018) released the first draft of its “Ethics Guidelines for the Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence”.