In the project “AI in Medium-sized Cities”, Fraunhofer IESE and its project partners are investigating the possibilities for the use of AI in the public sector of medium-sized cities in Rhineland-Palatinate.
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Research into the digital transformation in the municipal context focuses mainly on larger structures (Smart Cities). Increasingly, Smart Regions and rural communities are also coming into focus. Medium-sized cities, on the other hand, are not the focus of attention, with the result that especially the (small) medium-sized cities that are relevant for Rhineland-Palatinate – and their potentials – tend to be left out of consideration. The aim of the project KI in Mittelstädten (AI in Medium-sized Cities) is to take stock of the concepts and strategies for the use of AI and for innovative ideas in medium-sized cities. To this end, the current conditions for as well as potentials and limits of the use of AI in the public administration of medium-sized cities in Rhineland-Palatinate are to be examined. The project is a continuation of the cooperation of Fraunhofer IESE with the Department of Urban Sociology at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern and DFKI, which resulted in the expert opinion “Effects of digitalization in general and artificial systems in particular on municipal life in Rhineland-Palatinate in the year 2050”.
Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering IESE