AI has made its way into businesses in Baden-Württemberg, but is not yet widely used.
AI already plays a visible role in businesses in Baden-Württemberg: 31 percent of businesses in the state use generative and/or non-generative AI. Generative AI accounts for the bulk of this usage: 28 percent of businesses use generative AI, placing Baden-Württemberg above the Germany-wide average of 24 percent. Non-generative AI is significantly less common, at 7 percent.
The IAW recently published these and other interesting findings on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in companies in Baden-Württemberg in the IAW Brief Report 1/2026. The analysis, based on the IAB Enterprise Panel 2025, was commissioned by the Baden-Württemberg Regional Directorate of the Federal Employment Agency.
Baden-Württemberg’s gross domestic product is set to rise by 0.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2026 compared with the previous quarter, adjusted for seasonal and working-day effects. Positive growth is also forecast for the following two quarters, although this is expected to slow towards the end of the year. These are the findings of the latest nowcast by the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IAW) and the University of Hohenheim.
According to the latest nowcast by the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IAW) and the University of Hohenheim, Baden-Württemberg’s gross domestic product is set to rise by 0.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2026 compared with the previous quarter, adjusted for seasonal and working-day effects. Positive growth is also forecast for the following two quarters, although this is expected to slow towards the end of the year.
June 15, 2026: Ninth joint workshop organised by the ‘Women and Work’ contact points and the equal opportunities officers for the labour market. Stuttgart, Haus der Wirtschaft.
Keynote presentation:
Women’s employment in Baden-Württemberg – The role of work-life balance measures. A study based on the IAB Baden-Württemberg Firm Panel.
What support do businesses need from employment agencies, job centres and contact points?
Themed discussion in a World Café format:
Work-life balance in small businesses – what are the obstacles, and what helps?
Ninth joint workshop organised by the ‘Women and Work’ contact points and the equal opportunities officers for the labour market. Stuttgart, Haus der Wirtschaft.
Keynote presentation:
Women’s employment in Baden-Württemberg – The role of work-life balance measures. A study based on the IAB Baden-Württemberg Firm Panel.
Causes of Excessive Bureaucracy and Approaches for Action at the State Level (in German).
In: dms - der moderne staat – Zeitschrift für Public Policy, Recht und Management, Vol. 18, 2025-2, pp. 487-503: Schwerpunkt: Digitale Daseinsvorsorge: Probleme, Positionen und interdisziplinäre Perspektiven.
