Enabler: Simplified identification

Web design controls what we see or buy online. Dark patterns exploit this, draw attention, obscure and influence decisions – with a range of negative effects on users.

Digital communities are based on algorithmically mediated social relationships in digital space. They enable flexible participation and intensive interaction and form a new dimension of communitization.

The digital world is not predetermined – software developers have a moral responsibility in designing it. Ethical engineering brings this into focus.

The promise of the metaverse is great, but it also raises data protection issues. The article highlights current developments and encourages reflection on virtual worlds and data protection.

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…

Self-sovereign identity describes a paradigm for designing data-sovereign, digital identity management systems with the aid of cryptographic building blocks.

The internet opens up new potential for political participation – but many citizens do not take advantage of these opportunities. Gamification can encourage participation through playful incentives.

Blockchain technology offers innovative solutions for certain digitalization challenges and is gaining in importance. Blockchain could also develop potential in the public sector.