Joint project SenD

Description:

The focus of the project "Sustainability and digitalization in value chains: The value chain of digital sensors and the role of digital sensors in sustainable value chains" is on the sustainable development and application of digital sensor systems, including the evaluation of key aspects of their sustainability. On the one hand, the value chain of digital sensor systems is examined. The aim here is to develop a sustainable sensor using the example of the smart farming application field and to evaluate it on the basis of the entire life cycle with regard to development, material use, operator effort and end of life. The second part of the project relates to the application of digital sensor systems in value chains and its influence on ecological, social and economic sustainability. Digital sensor systems offer solutions for carrying out necessary measurements ad hoc. At the same time, this development offers a specialization for Saxony, which the project also supports in the design of attractive jobs by promoting new digital skills.

Project Management:

SeND is a joint project of the Kurt-Schwabe-Institut für Mess- und Sensortechnik Meinsberg e. V. and the Junior professorship in sustainability assessment and policy of the TU Dresden. The project coordination is carried out by Jun.-Prof. Samanthi Dijkstra-Silva.

Research Associate:

M.A. Emma Lloyd

Duration:

08/2023 – 07/2026

Project partners:

• Kurt-Schwabe-Institut für Mess- und Sensortechnik Meinsberg e. V.
•  Junior professorship in sustainability assessment and policy TUD

Financing:

This measure is co-financed with tax revenues on the basis of the budget approved by the Saxon State Parliament.

Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft, Kultur und Tourismus (SMWK), Fördermaßnahme TG 70