Enabler: Automation
Automated journalism – the economic impact of algorithmic journalism
Automatisierter Journalismus bezeichnet das Verfassen von Beiträgen durch Algorithmen. Gleichwohl dieses Verfahren schnell und kostengünstig ist, wird es am Markt nur partiell eingesetzt. Hintergrund ist, dass Algorithmen…
Digital voting procedures for political elections
Examples from Estonia, the USA, India and Brazil show this: Political elections can certainly be digitized – in Germany, the main thing missing is a suitable organizational and governance structure.
About fake shops and what you can do about them
The Fake Shop Detector is an AI that provides automated protection against online fraud. It measures the similarity of online shops to known fake shops and warns in real time using a traffic light system.
Digitalisation of urban and spatial planning for the “double” transformation
Cities and regions are facing two challenges at the same time: digitalization and sustainable transformation. Societal adaptation to climate change makes it essential to rethink spatial and urban planning, for example in the context…
Precision farming – digitalisation in agriculture
Precision farming and earth observation provide the basis for data-based decision support in agriculture in order to optimise arable farming and ensure its sustainability.
Algorithm Aversion
People often have an irrationally negative view of the work of algorithmic systems, which is described as algorithm aversion. In order to effectively utilize the great potential of these systems, it is important to understand…
Digital surveillance in the workplace
As digital technologies continue to penetrate the economy and society, we are experiencing an unprecedented collection, storage and processing of data.
The effect of social bots on political discussions in social networks
Social bots influence political discourse in social media. Find out how they shape opinions and what strategies exist to minimize their effects.
The potential of blockchain technology for the public sector
Blockchain technology offers innovative solutions for certain digitalization challenges and is gaining in importance. Blockchain could also develop potential in the public sector.