Companies often lack an overview of their data landscape. The main remedy is a clear data strategy, says Jörg Bienert, chairman of the KI Bundesverband e.V. and partner at the data science consultancy Alexander Thamm. We asked him how to create added value with data, and what role data plays in the Service-Meister project..

The Service-Meister Project has been chosen for sponsorship within the scope of the AI Innovation Competition of the German Federal Government. A panel of experts of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) has awarded funding to the industrial project, which is based on artificial intelligence (AI). On 1 January 2020, the Service-Meister Consortium led by the eco Association will start implementing the platform. The goal is to create a service ecosystem that enables small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in particular to integrate external partners for services.