DiP joint projects and coordination office get underway

The project “Model region of the bioeconomy for the digitalization of plant value chains in the Central German mining area in Saxony-Anhalt” – DiP for short – funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is getting underway. From April 2024, 19 joint projects of the DiP consortium will begin their work. The overarching goal of the DiP consortium is to create a model region for a digitalized, climate-neutral and competitive bioeconomy in the coal succession region in southern Saxony-Anhalt, which is characterized by scientific excellence, innovative industries and attractive jobs.

DiP visits the “Research for the Future” stand at the Green Week

The DiP Coordination Office visited the “Green Week” in Berlin at the end of January and exchanged ideas with project representatives at the “Research for the Future” science stand in the Saxony-Anhalt Hall.
The stand featured projects from the Harz and Anhalt universities, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg.
The main focus was on innovative sustainable food and agriculture.

Lecture provides insight into the digital toolbox of agriculture

With his lecture “Digitalization in the agricultural sector”, DiP speaker Prof. Dr. Klaus Pillen took part in the ASQ lecture series “The Digital Farmer – Insights into the digital toolbox of agriculture” of the Studentische Förderinitiative der Naturwissenschaften e. V. (SFI) at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) in December 2023.

DiP project presented at the OVGU transfer fair in Magdeburg

The first public appearance: at the end of September, the project “Model region of the bioeconomy for the digitization of plant value chains in the Central German mining area in Saxony-Anhalt” – DiP for short – was presented by DiP project manager and spokesperson Prof. Dr. Klaus Pillen and his project manager Anne-Karen Beck at the Saxony-Anhalt Transfer Fair organized by Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg (OVGU) in the Festung Mark.

DiP workshop prepares joint project partners for final application

In late summer 2023, 20 of the 30 joint projects in the consortium “Model region of the bioeconomy for the digitalization of plant value chains in the Central German mining area in Saxony-Anhalt” – DiP for short – were invited by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) to submit a complete application for the first funding phase from 2024 to 2028 after their outlines had been reviewed.
The DiP coordination office based at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) organized a partner workshop at the beginning of September to prepare for this.