Since 2017, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has been funding research projects on the potential uses of digitization in higher education with the funding priority "Digital Higher Education". The aim is to generate generalizable findings and secure knowledge regarding the implementation of digital teaching as well as on conducive infrastructures and suitable forms of organization. Prognos AG has been evaluating the BMBF's funding activities in the research field "Digital Higher Education" since the end of 2020. Aim and methodology The evaluation aims to examine the implementation, achievement of objectives, impacts, and cost-effectiveness of the funding. The methods used include data and document analyses, online surveys, case studies, and a variety of expert discussions with external experts and reviewers. In addition, the framework conditions and the funding environment are recorded using a context analysis. Our work on this topic Take a look at our latest projects and activities. Securing skilled workers with the help of the Harnessing Talent Platform ongoing | Project DG Regio's new platform aims to help EU regions develop strategies to attract talent. Prognos is, among other things, leading the knowledge generation. Read more Christian Böllhoff on the parental allowance debate 2023 | News Family policy in the spotlight: “We do not need short-winded politics that disrupt and divide,” writes head of Prognos in his SPIEGEL guest article. Read more Pension at 63 – Quo vadis? 2023 | Project Retiring at 63 is very popular. In 2021 alone, more than 270,000 people took the option of early retirement. These were the findings of our study for the INSM. Read more Evaluation of Complementary Independent Participation Counselling (EUTB) 2023 | Project Together with the infas Institute for Applied Social Science and Prof. Dr. Gudrun Wansing, Prognos evaluated the available advice for persons with disabilities and their families over a five-year period. Read more Success Factor Family ongoing | Project With the “Success Factor Family” business programme, the BMFSFJ, together with the leading associations of the German economy and the DGB, is committed to a family-conscious work-place. Read more Accompanying research on the FONA strategy ongoing | Project The Research for Sustainability (FONA) funding programme is intended to contribute to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Will this target be achieved and which methods can be used to measure this? We investigate this together with partners for the BMBF. Read more Inflation – extra burden and relief for family households 2022 | Project Calculations on inflation-related additional private household expenditure and the work of the Federal Government's relief package. Read more KreativLand Baden-Württemberg ongoing | Project Creatives in the countryside? We want to make creative potential and innovative impulses visible. To this end, we are supporting the KreativLand Baden-Württemberg model project, as a scientific partner. Read more Bureaucracy costs in a European comparison ongoing | Project In which country is the implementation of EU law the most streamlined? Our study compares the bureaucratic burden on companies and develops initial proposals. Read more Evaluation of EU funding programme for the development of digital solutions for older people 2022 | Project Digital solutions can make life easier for older people. The EU's Active and Assisted Living Programme (AAL2) has actively contributed to the development of novel solutions. Read more Benefits of Covid testing for the Swiss economy and the healthcare system 2022 | Project Testing for Covid interrupted chains of infection, relieved the burden on the health system, and supported the economy. We quantified these effects for Roche Diagnostics Switzerland. Read more No generational conflict: Young and old are primarily looking for security. 2022 | Project Study compares “boomers” and Generation Z: high need for security for young and old alike. Read more Munich’s Logistics Concept ongoing | Project How can logistics transport in Munich be structured more considerately and sustainably? Together with KE Consult and SSP Consult we develop a logistics concept. Read more Cross-innovation success factors for the cultural and creative industries 2022 | Project Interdisciplinary cooperation and innovation are characteristic of the cultural and creative industries. Prognos investigated which factors promote cross-industry cooperation. Read more Implementation of the UN Disability Rights Convention in Baden-Württemberg 2022 | Project Is the Baden-Württemberg State Action Plan on Equality of People with Disabilities achieving its objectives? Prognos investigated this on behalf of the state government. Read more The impact of corona testing on the economy and health care 2022 | Project Corona tests are designed to help reduce the incidence of infection. Prognos has now quantified the benefits of testing on the economy and health care. Read more Evaluation of childcare services in NRW ongoing | Project On behalf of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia’s Ministry for Children, Family, Refugees, and Integration, Prognos is evaluating the changes that the amended Children's Education Act (KiBiz) will have on day care. Read more Report: Testing Digital Health Care Services in Medical Practices 2022 | Project update Prognos evaluated the testing of digital health care services in everyday practice in the health care areas of diabetes mellitus and headaches/migraines. Read more Rhineland-Palatinate Transformation Agency ongoing | Project The Transformation Agency serves as a signpost for the changing world of work. Prognos puts this into action on behalf of the Ministry for Labour, Social Affairs, Transformation and Digitisa-tion (MASTD). Read more Promoting Cultural and Creative Industries in the EU 2021 | The research paper "Promoting Cultural and Creative Industries in the EU" provides an overview of the European Union's funding instruments for cultural and creative industries (CCIs) in the new funding period 2021-2027. Read more Adobe Stock - CleverStock About us Prognos – Providing Orientation. Prognos is one of the oldest economic research centres in Europe. 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