Claudia Krupa

Major win for corporate accountability: the Bundestag rejects attempts to suspend Germany’s Supply Chain Act, a landmark law adopted in 2021 that marked a shift from purely voluntary corporate social responsibility.   This decision is crucial for the smooth transposition of the #CSDDD, providing legal certainty for companies and ensuring that CSDDD implementation will build on existing practices and lessons learned.    Despite formerly leading the way on corporate accountability with the adoption of the Supply Chain Act, internal political pressure from the minority coalition partner FDP party led to Germany stalling the CSDDD in the EU Council. This was driven by exaggerated claims of bureaucratic overburdening and inaccurate representations of the impact on SMEs.   But today, Germany took a decisive step forward, reinforcing its commitment to human rights and environmental protection. This victory sends a clear message: Governments and the EU cannot backtrack on laws designed to protect people and the planet.   We must ensure strong CSDDD transposition across all Member States and deliver on the promises of corporate justice. No more profit at the expense of people and the environment.   For background on DE role in the negotiations of the CSDDD: https://lnkd.in/ewYjudWM

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Reskilling the workforce is crucial for the future of tech. Philip Gollnau is researching what skills do professionals need to transition into software development? As we focus on closing the digital skills gap, understanding these requirements is key. If you have any useful insights, please take some time to fill out his questionnaire!

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'We are not done yet with the enactment of the [Minimum Wage] directive.' Torsten Müller (ETUI) & Thorsten Schulten (Hans-Böckler-Stiftung) review the progress made so far on #MinimumWage setting and the extension of #CollectiveBargaining since the adoption of the #MinimumWageDirective https://lnkd.in/g-372q75

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HEROES-partner Technische Hochschule Deggendorf has developed a simulation concept that offers students simulation training in the "Room of Horror". Future or already experienced healthcare professionals should be able to train their situational awareness to reduce risk factors for patients. The simulation provides a hands-on experience to train observation skills, critical thinking, and situational awareness of potential threats to patient safety. This shows how digital innovation can provide assistance to healthcare staff. #weareheroes #innovation #healthcare

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📢 Join us for another exciting #PLAMADISO talk! 🚀 🌐 Speaker: Ingmar Weber (Universität des Saarlandes). 🎙 Title: “Collected for #Profit, Repurposed for #Research: #Advertising #Audience #Estimates as a #Data #Source” 💡 #Facebook, #Google, #TikTok & Co. generate their #revenue from #advertising. To offer advertisers with targeting capabilities, these companies collect large amounts of user data to build elaborate profiles. Based on these profiles an advertiser can then choose to target only, say, female Facebook users living in Norte de Santander, Colombia, who are aged 18-24, who used to live in Venezuela, and who have access to an iOS device. To help advertisers in planning their advertising campaigns and the related budget needs, the advertising platforms provide so-called audience estimates on how many of their users match the provided targeting criteria. In the example above, Facebook estimates that there are 1,800 matching users. - I'll describe how, we're tapping into these audience estimates to (i) monitor international #migration, (ii) track #digital #gendergaps, and (iii) map #wealth #inequalities. We consistently find that, despite #fake profiles, sampling bias, and noise in the #inference #algorithms, data derived from the advertising #platforms provides valuable information that is complementary to other data sources. At the same time, our work shows the risk of identifying vulnerable groups, rather than individuals, which is often not adequately considered in discussions focused on individual #privacy. 🖊️ BIO: Ingmar Weber is an Alexander von Humboldt Professor in #AI at Saarland University where holds the Chair for Societal Computing. This #interdisciplinary area comprises (i) computing of society, i.e. the measurement of different social phenomena, in particular using non-traditional data sources, and (ii) computing for society, i.e. working with partners on implementing solutions to help address societal challenges. Before joining Saarland University Ingmar was the Research Director for Social Computing at the Qatar Computing Research Institute. 📅 Date: September 12 🕒 Time: 2:00 PM (Berlin Time) 📍 Location: Online ✅ Register here: https://lnkd.in/e9Kec3f #AdvertisingData #PLAMADISOTalks #AudienceEstimates #AdvertisingPlatforms Weizenbaum-Institut

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MT-R in der Strahlentherapie (m/w/d) https://buff.ly/3Bp34RR

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#VReduMED #GoodPractises | Fachhochschule Technikum Wien, Austria 📖 Story Behind To be able to train rare but critical use cases, various learning scenarios are being developed: The first such learning scenario is aimed specifically at emergency room personnel and covers the clinical processes that must be used in the course of complex airway management (closure of the airway). A virtual reality (VR) application has also been developed, with the help of which communication processes can be practiced and consolidated in team mode. During the course of the project, further such treatment and simulation scenarios will be designed and implemented. 💡 Usage Habits Well-trained health workers play a central role in the health system, especially at the moment. In-depth training, lots of practice and further training have a special priority. This not only affects the frequently mentioned health professions such as doctors or nursing staff, but also medical technicians. In order to support this area, in the Erasmus+-funded PrepaCare (XR) project, experts from the FH Technikum Wien, together with four international partner institutions, are developing new, simulation-based teaching and training methods. 🕶➕🏥 We combine the world of virtual reality and healthcare: South Bohemian Science and Technology Park, corp. | University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice | Business Upper Austria - OÖ. Wirtschaftsagentur GmbH | Education Group GmbH | University of Economics in Bratislava | Národný ústav detských chorôb | Strategische Partnerschaft Sensorik e.V. | Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg | Innoskart Digital Cluster | Széchenyi István Egyetem #VReduMED #VirtualReality #VR #AugmentedReality #AR #MixedReality #MR #MedTech #healthcare #education #cooperationiscentral

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In an article published yesterday in leading German business daily Handelsblatt entitled “Making life easier for carers”, Jana Ehrhardt-Joswig took a look into the role of “care robotics” in healthcare and how #nursing and other #care professionals can be supported in their important work. The article explores various approaches and solutions to the challenges faced by those providing patient care and how the physical demands and the aspect of the human touch can best be met for the sake of both the worker and the patient. German Bionic’s #Apogee+ #exoskeleton, which is already in use in numerous care facilities and hospitals such as the renowned Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin hospital, is highlighted as an example of striking this balance. Our #exoskeletons are designed to provide physical support to healthcare workers, alleviating the physical strain involved during lifting, lowering, or when working in bent-over positions. This support not only helps protect the health of nursing staff, it also allows them to focus more on the essential human aspect of their work – social interaction with patients. The full article can be read by #Handelsblatt subscribers here: https://lnkd.in/dhMChDnB #Exoskeleton #WorkplaceSafety #HumanAugmentation #Robotics #PatientCare #HealthTech

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"🇩🇪 German economy thrives on international relations and needs people from all over the world who enjoy living and working in the country. With courage, optimism, and a sense of community, the people of Europe can take their destiny into their own hands and look forward to a bright future. The first step is to exercise the right to vote on 9 June 2024." 🗳 That is how our member organisation in Germany, ULA - Deutscher Führungskräfteverband, is calling on people to vote #UseYourLeadership #UseYourVote #EUElections #EU2024 Maxime Legrand European Parliament European Commission Council of the European Union European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) European Labour Authority European Economic and Social Committee Eurofound CES - ETUC ⬇

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🌙 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗜 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗦𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 👩‍⚕️👨‍💻 At the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Schlafforschung und Schlafmedizin e.V. Annual Meeting in Essen, Sebastian Buschjäger, PhD, Scientific Coordinator and Researcher on Resource-aware Machine Learning at the Lamarr Institute, and Dr. rer. medic. Sarah Dietz-Terjung presented their work on the #Sleepwalker tool. 🛌 Originally designed to predict therapies for sleep apnea, the tool aims to improve (semi-)automatic annotation processes and support clinical workflows. In the future, it could enable sleep analysis in home environments with fewer sensors, combining AI innovations with medical expertise. 🎯 As Buschjäger emphasized: “Just building the thing and showing that it works in principle is not enough. We have to test it in the field, with real people, to make an impact.” ➡️ Learn more about how #AI in #SleepMedicine could shape the future of #Healthcare: https://lnkd.in/dGi-Sz_C #WeAreLamarr

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 Is the employer entitled to prescribe the color of trousers? Dr. Merle Steinhuber provides an overview of the case, which was decided by the Regional Labor Court of Düsseldorf (Landesarbeitsgericht - LAG). Follow the link to read all the details: https://bit.ly/4bXxOXd #WorkplaceLaw #LaborLaw #InternationalLaborLaw #EmploymentLaw #OgletreeDeakins #OgletreeDeakinsBerlin

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The right steps...

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LEGAL UPDATE: Germany publishes planned update of national WEEE legislation (Elektrogesetz) Main changes of the draft legislation include: - clear and harmonized labeling of collection points especially in retail shops - extended take back obligation for products up to 50 centimeters at point of sale (instead of 25cm before) - new take back obligations for producers and sellers of e-cigarettes and vapes The draft will now be put to vote, we will keep you informed on any updates. You can read the draft here (in German):

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