Elfershausen/Berlin, 23.03.2018 – In mid-March 2018, the Mittelstand 4.0-Kompetenzzentrum IT-Wirtschaft (KIW) began its work with around 200 participants at the opening event in Berlin. In addition to a welcome address from the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Brigitte Zypries, the agenda also included a panel discussion on corporate cooperation in the SME IT sector, in which the managing partner of ZMI GmbH, Steffen Berger, took part. The discussion focused on the opportunities and challenges of digitalization for small and medium-sized enterprises.
In this context, Steffen Berger emphasized that even small and medium-sized companies can benefit from the digitalization of their HR business processes. “If business models are now being digitalized across the various sectors in the SME sector, the HR area must not be left out. Experience shows that the return on investment is achieved very quickly if we digitize processes in the area of personnel time recording that are still paper-based today,” explains Steffen Berger.
This is because the flexibilization of work structures and working hours is also gradually increasing. ZMI’s portfolio also offers comprehensive solutions such as mobile apps that support these developments. “In addition to suitable software solutions, the partner in this area should also offer companies support with implementation through comprehensive change management,” concludes Berger.
About the Mittelstand 4.0 Competence Center for the IT Industry (KIW)
The Mittelstand 4.0-Kompetenzzentrum IT-Wirtschaft (itwirtschaft.de) informs the SME IT industry and promotes networking and the realization of cooperative business models. The core task of the competence center is the networking and customer-oriented bringing together of effective, efficient and cooperative consortia and partnerships of IT SMEs and their IT solutions.
About ZMI GmbH
ZMI has developed into a leading solution provider for HR, organization and security. The portfolio includes industry-neutral software, hardware terminals and mobile apps for time recording, digital personnel files, access control, workflow management, order time recording, staff scheduling, merchandise management and customer relationship management (CRM). All applications are available as a cloud solution(SaaS) and on-premises.
The company was founded in 1996 and today has more than 30 employees. ZMI already serves over 1,200 customers in the DACH region from all sectors and company sizes from 3 to more than 13,000 employees. In addition to the company headquarters in Elfershausen, ZMI GmbH has branches in Hamburg, Nuremberg, Munich, Stuttgart and Vienna. In addition to software and hardware, ZMI also offers comprehensive services in the form of consulting, project management, training and customer support.
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