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The German federal government is investing heavily in the development of its own import infrastructure for liquefied natural gas (LNG). The focus of this infrastructure is on floating terminals, the first of which was inaugurated in December 2022. In our blog post, we will give you a brief overview of the current plans to build LNG terminals.

The digitalisation of occupational pension schemes is often still in its infancy. This is because there are a number of challenges for stakeholders that inhibit the advancement of IT solutions. But there are some excellent opportunities here, too. This blog post will explain what these are in excerpts.

The world must become climate neutral, and wind, hydropower, biomass and sunlight are ready to drive this major transformation. But power plants with nuclear fusion reactors could also still play a vital role in light of the recent successes that have been made in this areas. In our blog post, we will explain how seriously we should be considering nuclear fusion with regard to the energy and climate problems.

Since work to redesign laboratories is already underway these days, it can be assumed that in ten years, the laboratories of the future will look much different than they do now. But how might they look? In my blog post, I will use the example of a fictitious scientist named Alva to describe the day-to-day work in a laboratory in the year 2033.

Data is the basis for all business processes as well as a company’s value chain. Purchasing customer data records allows companies to place highly customised, targeted product offers, which increases conversion rates and subsequently sales. This is exactly where digital regulation comes in to play. In our blog post, we will explain what this looks like and how regulatory changes affect AI and data projects.

Insurers have already caught on to the fact that investments in customer retention lead to more turnover in the long term and are therefore an average of six to seven times cheaper than acquiring new customers. Technological aids for sales support already exist. But to what degree are intermediaries aware of this, and are there differences between the types of intermediaries? I will delve into these questions in my blog post.

Whereas we are motivated to save energy at home due to rising energy prices and an impending hole in our wallets, things often look different in the office: personal account balances do not suffer and so people sometimes leave a light or the heating on. One possible incentive in this regard is gamification – that is, the introduction of playful elements. In our blog post, you will learn exactly what this looks like and what potential savings gamification entails.

Business intelligence (BI) maturity models are used to find out how far along a company is in terms of digitalisation and data use. In our blog post, we will explain how maturity models help with classification, whether the Interaction Room is an alternative way to apply them and, if it is, whether it can be used as a basis to successfully improve BI in the holistic consultancy process.

The to-do list for IT managers in insurance companies might get quite long in 2023. One tool for overcoming these challenges, as well as for exploiting their potential, is innovative IT technologies and methods. In my blog post, I will present eight focus topics that the adesso Insurance Team has identified.