Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering IESEDigital Ecosystem for smart buildings
Fraunhofer IESE supports Siemens Schweiz AG in establishing and designing a Digital Ecosystem in the business area Building Products.
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Reference Project: Siemens Schweiz AG
Siemens Schweiz AG, Smart Infrastructure division, is a global provider of sustainable infrastructure and covers the entire value chain in the areas of buildings and electrification. To this end, Smart Infrastructure connects the real world with the digital world across energy systems, buildings, and industries. In doing so, Smart Infrastructure follows the Siemens philosophy of thinking in holistic ecosystems and therefore establishes Digital Ecosystems in order to optimally connect partners and customers and be able to offer the best possible integrated solutions. To this end, the business area Building Products of Siemens is closely cooperating with Fraunhofer IESE. To explore a wide variety of design possibilities for a Digital Ecosystem for smart buildings, the Fraunhofer Ecosystem Shaping Method was used. In this process, business, technical, and contractual aspects were considered and their interrelationships were identified. On this solid basis, IESE and Siemens are jointly working on the design and development of this ecosystem and on its integration into the platform landscape of Siemens.