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Digital State Trend Report

ongoing
| Project

Since 2016, Prognos’ management consulting team has been helping compile the Digital State trend report in cooperation with Behörden Spiegel. Each year the report is devoted to another forward-looking trend topic for public administration.

Trend Report 2026: IT service providers and public administration

2026
| Project

How do public IT service providers and public administrations work together? For the 2026 Trend Report, we examined the role IT service providers play in modernising public administration.

GreenTech Atlas 2025

2025
| Project

On behalf of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Prognos compiled the Green Tech Atlas 2025. The atlas provides a comprehensive overview of the cross-sectional environmental technology and resource efficiency industries.

Social effects of autonomous driving

2026
| Project

For DB Regio, we calculated three scenarios showing how autonomous driving technologies could impact public transport economically, ecologically and socially.

Evaluation of ERDF funding for research and innovation

2025
| Project

Prognos and its partners evaluated how effectively ERDF funding was used for research, technology, development and innovation in the 2014–2020 funding period.

S3 Community of Practice: Smart Specialisation in Europe

ongoing
| Project

How can smart specialisation be empirically justified and managed? On behalf of the European Commission (DG REGIO), Prognos is implementing the S3 Community of Practice (S3 CoP) together with a network of partners.

Development of Berlin’s innovation strategy

ongoing
| Project

The joint innovation strategy of Berlin and Brandenburg expired in 2025. Prognos is supporting the state of Berlin in redesigning its innovation policy orientation.

Requirements and potential analysis for (AI-based) robotics in the industrial city of Berlin

2025
| Project

We investigated the potential of (AI-based) robotics in Berlin for the Senate Administration.

Mid-term review of the Hamburg ERDF programme

2025
| Project

The Hanseatic City of Hamburg has the smallest ERDF programme in Germany. Prognos reviewed whether the programme objectives are being achieved and whether adjustments are necessary.

Evaluation of the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP)

ongoing
| Project

The HFSP promotes groundbreaking research in the life sciences. Prognos and Digital Science evaluate the programme’s effectiveness.

European Union: From the fossil fuel economy to the bioeconomy

ongoing
| Project

The EU Commission commissioned Prognos, Idea Consult and the nova-Institute to research and promote the transition to a bioeconomy in the European Union.

Evaluation of the ‘Innovative University’ funding initiative

ongoing
| Project

How can innovations be implemented in practice? This is where the BMBF's ‘Innovative University’ funding initiative comes in. Prognos and Fraunhofer ISI are evaluating the programme.

Trend Report 2025: Smart City after the experimental phase – Are we ready for the next step?

2025
| Project

Smart City and Smart Region – are they about innovative solutions or are they just expensive gimmicks? The Trendreport 2025 looks at the status quo and future prospects for Smart City in Germany.

From research to practice: technologies that make a difference

ongoing
| Project

The Fraunhofer IGD develops software solutions in the field of visual computing. Sounds complicated? We show where these technologies solve specific problems.

Interregional Innovation Investment: The I3 Support Facility

ongoing
| Project

The I3 Support Facility boosts interregional projects in smart specialisation, with Prognos leading the Capacity Building Hub.

Support for the progress reports of the National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP)

ongoing
| Project

Prognos will support the Federal Ministry of Economics in preparing the NECP progress reports until 2027.

Future governance of EU Cohesion Policy after 2027

2024
| Project

With the involvement of relevant stakeholders, Prognos and partners developed conclusions for the further development of European structural funding after 2027.

Evaluation of the Eurostars-2 funding programme

2024
| Project

Eurostars supports cross-border research cooperation between SMEs in Europe. On behalf of the BMBF, Prognos analysed the effectiveness of the Eurostars 2 programme at national level.

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