The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) intends to accelerate the transfer of research results from projects of the "Development of Digital Technologies" funding programme to industry and in particular to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and to strengthen the prospects for exploitation of corresponding projects. In addition, the research results of other thematically related projects of the BMWK (e.g. GAIA-X funding competition or similar) and, if necessary, other ministries are to be taken into account.

The BMWK intends to award the operation of the project office (Lot 1) and the provision and operation of the showroom (Lot 2) of the "Forum Digital Technologies" (FDT) to one or two contractors (AN).

The "Development of Digital Technologies" funding programme of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action includes the funding of research and development projects in the pre-competitive sector. The aim is to address future topics of the digital economy at an early stage and to accelerate the transfer of scientific results to market-oriented cutting-edge technologies with high application potential.

The "Digital Technologies Forum" measure complements the exploitation and transfer activities of the technology programmes bundled under the umbrella of the "Development of Digital Technologies" funding programme (currently: GreenTech Innovation Competition, Artificial Intelligence Innovation Competition, Edge Data Economy, Secure Digital Identities Showcase, 5G Campus Networks, ICT for Electromobility, SmartLivingNext, Quantum Computing Applications for Business).

The Digital Technologies Forum supports the use of innovative digital technologies to maintain and increase competitiveness in the respective application areas with specific transfer and networking measures. The networking of technology experts, user associations and companies, multipliers such as the Chambers of Industry and Commerce, science and politics is intended to support the framework for an accelerated application of innovative, digital technologies and, based on this, the development of forward-looking business models. For the purpose of illustration, results from the above-mentioned projects will be demonstrated in practice in the FDT showroom using concrete application examples. Further information on the technology programmes of the BMWK's "Development of Digital Technologies" funding programme can be found on the www.digitale-technologien.de website.

The core tasks of the first lot of the contract include the provision of personnel, basic equipment for network coordination and project management, travel activities and internal and external communication.

The "Development of Digital Technologies" funding programme of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action includes the funding of research and development projects in the pre-competitive sector. The aim is to address future topics of the digital economy at an early stage and to accelerate the transfer of scientific results to market-oriented cutting-edge technologies with high application potential.

The "Digital Technologies Forum" measure complements the exploitation and transfer activities of the technology programmes bundled under the umbrella of the "Development of Digital Technologies" funding programme (currently: GreenTech Innovation Competition, Artificial Intelligence Innovation Competition, Edge Data Economy, Secure Digital Identities Showcase, 5G Campus Networks, ICT for Electromobility, SmartLivingNext, Quantum Computing Applications for Business).

The Digital Technologies Forum supports the use of innovative digital technologies to maintain and increase competitiveness in the respective application areas with specific transfer and networking measures. The networking of technology experts, user associations and companies, multipliers such as the Chambers of Industry and Commerce, science and politics is intended to support the framework for an accelerated application of innovative, digital technologies and, based on this, the development of forward-looking business models. For the purpose of illustration, results from the above-mentioned projects will be demonstrated in practice in the FDT showroom using concrete application examples. Further information on the technology programmes of the BMWK's "Development of Digital Technologies" funding programme can be found on the www.digitale-technologien.de website.

The core tasks of the second lot of the contract are the provision of the premises for the showroom including appropriate ICT and presentation equipment in order to be able to carry out the relevant service packages professionally and the provision of personnel for the operation of the showroom.