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“There is a need for further education regarding the right to data portability”
After completing their project, Susanne Mayr, Jens Großklags, and Johann Kranz discuss their findings on data portability in this interview.
Agile research organisations: oxymoron or reality?
Agile principles are a response to the evolving business landscape and a method for improving organisational performance. Implementing Agility in the research process and research organisations can be challenging. In this blog…
Andreas Wenninger as a guest on the “Datenaffaire” podcast
Annika B. Bergbauer and Andreas Wenninger discuss efficient methods for achieving high-quality and speedy research results in the podcast “Datenaffaire”.
Closing security gaps
The most recent bidt policy brief focuses on the responsible management of IT security vulnerabilities.
Access to platform data for researchers
Access to data from online platforms for research purposes is now granted for the first time under the EU’s Digital Services Act. The focus now shifts to the specific details of the data access design.
“With eXtended Reality, completely new therapeutic approaches are emerging in medicine”
In an interview, Professor Carolin Wienrich sheds light on the possible applications of eXtended Reality in administration, medicine and justice.
Digital Humanism: “We do not create human beings – machines are our tools”
Julian Nida-Rümelin and Klaus Staudacher explain in an interview what is behind the term digital humanism and why research can provide important impulses here around human-machine interaction.
ChatGPT and the influence on moral judgement
In a study, Sebastian Krügel, Andreas Ostermaier and Matthias Uhl investigate how advice from ChatGPT influences the moral judgement of users.
Successful start of the qualification programme Digitalisation Research
The bidt, CAIS and Weizenbaum Institute have developed a joint qualification programme in digitalisation research to promote their young researchers.
Portrait: Sabine Pfeiffer
Sabine Pfeiffer, a sociologist, conducts research on the relationship between individuals, technology, and organisations, as well as the impact of digital transformation on society.

