Enabler: Networking and data integration

Hate speech in social media
Hate speech on social media contributes to social division and the escalation of conflicts. Platforms change the dynamics of hate speech and make this form of digital violence particularly explosive.

Everything-as-a-Service business models for the industry
Everything-as-a-Service (XaaS) business models offer companies a flexible alternative to traditional purchasing and leasing by providing products and services as subscription-based services.

People analytics: between increasing efficiency and monitoring in the workplace
People analytics promises evidence-based personnel decisions in companies. However, the analysis of large amounts of data about employees, for example using artificial intelligence, also raises ethical questions.

Legal tech – automation of legal activities
Legal tech enables the automation of legal activities through the use of software. The article shows how legal tech makes traditional legal activities more efficient and creates new fields of activity.

The importance of data trustees for data portability and data sovereignty
Data trustees can combine the potential of data use with data protection and informational self-determination. The conditions under which data trustees can act as mediators and protectors of fundamental rights deserve consideration.

The role of digital innovations in managing organizational change processes
Knowledge-based digital innovations in organizational change processes strengthen the communication, empowerment and participation of employees and improve the success rates of change projects in the age of Industry 4.0.

ESG data value chain
In order to offer sustainable financial products, financial institutions need information on the environmental, social and governance (ESG) aspects of the companies and products in which they invest. Early forms of sustainable…

Ethics in software development (Ethical Engineering)
If we reject the idea that our digital world is inevitably predetermined, we recognize that those who develop software have a moral responsibility. The focus of ethical engineering is on the developers themselves. It is about…

Ethical decisions of autonomous vehicles
Autonomous vehicles make decisions in traffic that can affect the safety of road users. Don’t these decisions have a normative component that needs to be taken into account?

Data protection risks in the metaverse – new challenges for privacy
The promise of the metaverse is great, but its emergence also raises new questions about data protection that need to be answered. The article provides a comprehensive insight into the current developments of the metaverse…