Digitalisation permeates all areas of life

Digital technologies affect each individual’s day-to-day existence. They not only alter the way we communicate and work together, but also influence social interactions and political processes. For companies and employers, technological change has far-reaching implications for their business development and competitiveness on a global scale.

As an institute of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation (bidt) contributes to a better understanding of the developments and challenges in digital transformation. In doing so, we lay the foundations to shape the digital future in dialogue with society responsibly and for the common good.

We conduct interdisciplinary research and provide science-based information and advice for central developments in digital transformation in Bavaria, Germany and Europe. We pay particular attention to perspectives from the technology and business sectors. We are committed to shaping the digital transformation. In order to achieve this, we foster regular dialogue between science, business, politics and civil society.

Our research is internationally recognised. We integrate digitalisation research in Bavaria and connect it both on a national level and with the global scientific community.

The institute at a glance

We research the opportunities and challenges of digital transformation

How does artificial intelligence shape public discourse? How is the digital world of work evolving in Bavaria? What can public-sector organisations learn from the digital transformation of businesses?

The bidt conducts interdisciplinary research in the fields of Economy and Work, Communication and Society, and Law and Ethics, as well as in the research focus Human and Generative Artificial Intelligence: Trust in Co-Creation.

The bidt also promotes networking among digitalisation researchers across Bavaria. In consortium projects, researchers from universities and institutions throughout Bavaria collaborate across locations.

Through its Graduate Center for doctoral researchers and postdocs, as well as the Digitalisation Colleges, the bidt supports early-career researchers at Bavarian universities.

We provide insights into current developments

The bidt keeps track of digital transformation and puts key developments into context.

To this end, it develops indicators and analyses, systematically evaluates data and identifies trends. On this basis, the bidt provides sound expertise for policymakers, businesses and society and enables further scientific analysis.

We create impact beyond research

The bidt promotes an active exchange between academic, economic, political and social spheres.

The bidt also prepares scientific findings in an accessible way for audiences beyond academia. It makes research results accessible and brings them into public and political debates.

The bidt provides evidence-based advice to decision-makers from politics, business and society on key topics and questions related to digital transformation.

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