Enabler: Ubiquitous availability

Can deliberately false, digital news reports (disinformation) influence the outcome of elections? Who spreads such false reports and what can be done about it?

Inner source is the internal opening of software code within a company. It promotes transparency,
collaboration and thus improves the speed of innovation and competitiveness of companies.

The influencer industry faces its very own ethical challenges, which differ significantly from those in journalism, advertising and PR.

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.

Learning environments based on virtual reality are increasingly changing education and training in the healthcare sector. The article highlights the areas of application and opportunities of this new method in medical studies.

Psychoinformatics is an interdisciplinary field of research in which digital footprints are used to predict psychological characteristics such as personality or state of mind.

Augmented reality will change the way we shop in the future – from virtual kitchen furnishings and digital fitting rooms to hologram shopping advice in the living room.

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