Author: sebastian
More digital than expected? The 65+ demographic on the Internet
Older people are on the internet almost as often as other age groups, but the type of internet use differs in detail. In addition, the 65+ age group estimates their digital skills to be significantly lower.
Hot topics of digital transformation in 2022
Question to our experts: In your view, which digital transformation topic will gain (social) relevance in 2022 and why?
Digital Technology Adoption by German Firms: Uncovering the Metadata of the ifo Business Climate Index
The ifo Business Climate Index is often referred to as a representative study, investigating inter alia German companies’ digitisation progress. The Data collected attracts a great deal of media attention in Germany. However,…
The coordination of the innovation labs has expired
The 2nd Demo Day of the bidt innovation labs marked the end of the coordination of the funding line. 92 participants were able to view 18 outstanding projects from nine labs, five of which were awarded a prize.
One year Facebook Oversight Board
The Facebook Oversight Board commenced its operations in October 2020. This blog post provides insights into its responsibilities and accomplishments.
Gaia-X: Digital Sovereignty for Europe
With data becoming increasingly important as a raw material for an economic area, it is essential to preserve this resource and provide everyone with optimal conditions for handling their data. Gaia-X has set out to realise…
The Golden Twenties of technology regulation
The Roaring Twenties of technology regulation are dawning: For the European Union is no longer reacting to developments with its regulation, but is proactively presenting guidelines. In doing so, it could set standards worldwide.
Digitalisation Research and Network Meeting
DigiMeet took place virtually on 10 June 2021 with the topic “sustainability in digital transformation: charting new terrain, exploring tensions.” The main purpose of this interdisciplinary event was to provide a forum…
Enabling precision medicine with AI
AI and related technologies keep shaping our society, providing us with more and more solutions that seemed impossible only a few years ago. This blog post gives an insight into the research field of bioinformatics, showing…
Citizen Science goes virtual – Digitalisation as a boom in participatory science?
Ordinary citizens involvement in scientific research should not be taken as a matter of course. Nevertheless, the history of science has over time seen various forms of civil society participation, including Citizen Science…