Digital competence and future skills : how companies prepare themselves for the digital future About the Publishing Editor Dr. Philipp Ramin is a leading expert on digital transformation and future skills. With his company the Innovation Center for Industry 4.0 in Regensburg Germany which he founded whilst completing his Ph.D. on the topic of discontinuous innovation and digital business models he trains more than 200 000 employees in 9 languages for leading companies from a wide range of industrial business and financial sectors in more than 14 countries worldwide and has prepared a number of internationally recognized studies for example on digitalization artificial intelligence digital competence. The Innovation Center for Industry 4.0 team which was also instrumental in realizing this book develops individual qualification solutions in the area of digitalization and Industry 4.0 for leading companies worldwide including complete continuing education curricula and learning strategies as well as AR VR solutions or complete digital online learning systems and competence management programs. In 2022 together with one of his clients in the automotive sector Philipp Ramin’s company was awarded the recognized Project of the Year eLearning Award for Instructional Design by Germany’s leading publisher in this field elearning Journal for a state of the art digital competence upskilling program with high acceptance artificial intelligence supported gamification elements and proven and measured acceleration of the transformation process. The authors of this book: Dr. Philipp Ramin CEO Innovationcenter for Industry 4.0 (i40.de) Silvio Andrae German Savings Banks Association Associate Director Prof. Dr. Daniel Beimborn Otto Friedrich University of Bamberg Chair and Full Professor of Information Systems Management at the University of Bamberg Felicitas Birkner Fujitsu Head of Fujitsu Academy Central Europe Vorsitzende Fachausschuss Bitkom Frauen in der Digitalwirtschaft Advisory Board Member Asian European Society Certified MBTI Beraterin Certified NLP Trainerin & Certified Systemic Coach P. e.P. Lebensmomente Beraterin & Coach Buchautorin Kim Leonardo Böhm University Duisburg Essen Researcher and Lecturer Sebastian Borchers Continental AG Head of Talent Management & Organizational Development Germany Head of Continental Institute of Technology and Transformation (CITT) Sebastian Kiefer Otto Friedrich University of Bamberg Data Scientist Doctoral Researcher and Data Scientist at Datev eG. Prof. Dr. Michael Dowling University of Regensburg Chair – Innovation and Technology Management; Faculty of Business Economics Information Systems & Real Estate University of Regensburg; Chairman of the Board Münchner Kreis Association for Communications Research Martin Dowling MBN GmbH PROLED General Manager Kathrin Droste Volksbank Mittweida eG Head of the organisation development HR department Dr. Wolfgang Gallenberger Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen HR Expertise Center Yannick Hildebrandt Otto Friedrich University of Bamberg PhD student at the Information Systems Group Otto Friedrich University of Bamberg Dr. Jürgen Hollatz Siemens Head of Siemens Professional Education Germany – Region South Beate M. Kreiner MSc MBA BOLD Enterprise Business Organizational & Leadership Development GmbH Founder and CEO Angela Luft FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences Business coach and consultant PhD candidate Prof. Dr. Ing. Nils Luft FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences Professor Intralogistics in Manufacturing Companies Dr. Lutz Marten IBM Deutschland GmbH IBM Transformation & Culture Squad Leader Europe & MEA Learning & Leadership Development Dr. Elvire Meier Comte Airbus Defence & Space Vice President Head of HR Airbus DS Operations Annika Müller de Vries Deutsche Bundesbank Bundesbank Principal Head of Training Section Directorate General Economic Education University and International Central Bank Dialogue Dr. Rahild Neuburger LMU Munich MÜNCHNER KREIS e.V Senior Lecturer at the LMU Munich and General Manager at MÜNCHNER KREIS Prof. Dr. habil Robert Neumann BOLD Enterprise Business Organizational & Leadership Development GmbH Founder and CEO Barbara Ofstad Siemens Head of Siemens Professional Education Germany Luise Ortloff acatech – National Academy of Science and Engineering Head of National Economy Education and Labor Policy Advisor Dr. Herbert Prickarz Robert Bosch GmbH Business Chief Digital Office BBM Dr. Erich Renz PD – Berater der öffentlichen Hand Consultant Dr. Alexander Röck Robert Bosch GmbH Head of Corporate Data Strategy Andrea Schindler Continental AG Global HR Project Manager & HR Business Partner Prof. Dr. Ute Schmid Otto Friedrich University of Bamberg Professor of Applied Computer Science and Cognitive Systems at University of Bamberg Head of the Fraunhofer IIS Project Group Comprehensible AI Katharina Schüller STAT UP Statistical Consulting & Data Science GmbH CEO & Founder Nils Stamm Deutsche Telekom CDO Andrea Stich Infineon Technologies AG Director Frontend Academy Dr. Laura Stiller IBM Deutschland GmbH Senior Consultant Katharina Winkler acatech – National Academy of Science and Engineering Policy Advisor Scientific Consultant Grit Zimmer Volksbank Mittweida eG Member of the Organisation Development Team Prof. Leonhard Zintl Volksbank Mittweida eG CEO Heiko Schmidt Audi AG Head of Dealer Development Training Germany Christiane Nicolai Audi AG Training manager for specialists and managers after sales digital learning design and gamification Caroline Heide Coca Cola Europacific Partners P&C Digital Innovation Lead Anna Simon Coca Cola Europacific Partners Referent Capability Development People & Culture Ann Kathrin Heinemann Becker Atlas Copco Vice President People & Culture Vacuum Technique Service Division Atlas Copco Group AB Nina Rauwald Atlas Copco Vacuum Technique Business Area Manager Talent Learning & Development Daniel Breitinger BITKOM e.V. Education Policy & Public Affairs Officer Steffen Fischer German Association of Personnel Managers e. V. Berlin (BPM) ifm electronic CHRO ifm group services gmbh & Executive Board Member Head of the Strategic Personnel Management Specialist Group at the German Association of Personnel Managers e. V. Berlin (BPM) Andrea Alboni Universal Robots (Germany) GmbH General Manager Western Europe Sven Krüger Universal Robots (Germany) GmbH Global Master Trainer Industry Program Dirk von Gehlen SZ Institut Süddeutsche Zeitung Director Think Tank SZ Institut Süddeutsche Zeitung Dr. Roland A. Stürz Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation (bidt) Head of Think Tank Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation (bidt) Milaid Stephan AstraZeneca Germany Head of Capability Development Jana Sonntag AstraZeneca Germany Vice President Innovation & Business Excellence Roman Gaida Wirt. Ing. MBA Mitsubishi Electric CNC Head of Division EMEA Mechatronics CNC Digital Competence and Future Skills How companies prepare themselves for the digital future The world is changing continuously and rapidly – especially for companies. In this volatile environment there is much talk about the need to build digital competence future skills and lifelong learning. To remain competitive 21st century executives departments and HR managers must succeed in empowering employees and management for the future. To do this competencies must be managed holistically and dynamically learning systems require consistent further development and a learning culture must emerge that creates motivational moments for the company‘s own employees and customers. Building digital competence is not a short term training project of the typical kind; rather a holistic approach is needed that affects all areas of the company and raises numerous questions: What is digital competence How to deﬁ ne it How to measure it Which people need which digital skills Who is responsible for this skill revolution How do we learn digital skills What is the role of HR How do new learning ecosystems emerge This unique book provides comprehensive insight into the future of competencies and learning and the transformation of business. For the first time leading companies from a wide range of industries around the world provide concrete insights into their comprehensive approaches to transformation competence management culture change and learning and development. In addition leading scientists and institutions use the latest research findings to assess where we are today and what is to come in the future.