Streams of data flow invisibly through space and time, transporting millions of pieces of information from here to there every second. They move robots, start engines, control power supplies and air traffic. And people keep watch over everything. Creators and users at the same time.

The industrial society is becoming an information society. And man? He will control computers and robots. Human creativity, imagination and knowledge will continue to be indispensable even in the future. People will remain superior to technology. The relationship between man and machine is being replaced by the relationship with the computer. The screen and the eyes are forming a new unit. Physical skills and abilities are diminishing. Do we really want to work without moving?

Minimum distance from the screen? Angle of inclination? Ergonomic user surfaces? Rest break regulations? For a long time these were never even mentioned! Technology was given priority. People were at best seen as ‘mouse clickers’. Such concepts as these have failed. Computers were recognised as helpful or additional tools. In the human hand they can achieve a lot, but alone they are useless. People with their many abilities therefore still play the central role in the world of work. Qualifications and further training are essential, but for people to work effectively with computers, the hard and software needs to be designed in a way suitable for human use. Only then, can a computer relieve people of their work-load and help promote creativity.

The DASA provides a wide insight into work involving information and communication technology, from the clerks' office to the high-tech office to the pilot’s cockpit. How can we work together with the computer "co-pilot"? Take a seat in the Airbus cockpit and see for yourself! And just behind you, you can follow the landing approach at the air traffic controller’s place of work on a three-dimensional screen. Air traffic controllers have to monitor "air spaces", not "air surfaces". The third dimension is made visible by the computer.

Information and communication technology (ICT) is transforming our world. Bringing opportunities but also risks. Chained to the computer screen? Forced into an uncomfortable position? Taking the helm as an air traffic controller? Model workplaces provide the answers.

New information and communication technology has provided new opportunities for everyone. In many sectors, technology has helped to design more holistic working processes. The factory devoid of human beings has fortunately not become a reality. For although the DASA robot works away in its cage, the people outside are necessary to programme and maintain it. Find out more about how modern, human-oriented work organisation functions on the DASA "production island", making independent decisions, taking more responsibility and regaining control over production. Even on this island nothing works without the assistance of a computer, because people who have more responsibility and more work, need more information and communication facilities.