Category: Interview
Five questions for Judith Wittwer
What do experts think about digitalisation? And how do they themselves deal with modern means of communication? We asked Judith Wittwer, editor-in-chief of the SZ and member of the bidt board of trustees, five questions.
“The law alone cannot explain how data protection actually works in different countries.”
In this interview, Professor Kai von Lewinski reveals exciting results from the “Vectors of Data Disclosure” project, a comparative study on the use of personal data.
IT security research: ethical issues and legal challenges
We spoke with Professor Felix Freiling about the biggest IT security gaps in Germany and possible solutions to the legal risks faced by IT security researchers.
“Looking at the processes is particularly important”
Dr. Stephan Jäger joined the bidt in August as the new Head of Organisation, Finance, Human Resources and IT. At the same time, he takes on the function of Deputy Managing Director. Before his move, he worked at the TUM School…
“There is a need for further education regarding the right to data portability”
After completing their project, Susanne Mayr, Jens Großklags, and Johann Kranz discuss their findings on data portability in this interview.
“With eXtended Reality, completely new therapeutic approaches are emerging in medicine”
In an interview, Professor Carolin Wienrich sheds light on the possible applications of eXtended Reality in administration, medicine and justice.
Digital Humanism: “We do not create human beings – machines are our tools”
Julian Nida-Rümelin and Klaus Staudacher explain in an interview what is behind the term digital humanism and why research can provide important impulses here around human-machine interaction.
“A kind of organ donor card for data use can facilitate innovation in medical technology”
Stefan Vilsmeier founded the company Brainlab over 30 years ago. An interview about using data for life-saving medical technology.
Data use for medicine, administration and justice
On the occasion of the For..Net Symposium 2023, Dirk Heckmann talks about why the use of data is so relevant for medicine, administration and justice.
All thumbs up? What makes software morally good
An interview with Jan Gogoll on the question of when software is morally good and why ethical factors should be included in software development.

