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The coordination of the innovation labs has expired
The 2nd Demo Day of the bidt innovation labs marked the end of the coordination of the funding line. 92 participants were able to view 18 outstanding projects from nine labs, five of which were awarded a prize.
One year Facebook Oversight Board
The Facebook Oversight Board commenced its operations in October 2020. This blog post provides insights into its responsibilities and accomplishments.
Click and Collect – When is data disclosed?
Data is the basis for government action and a multitude of business models. But when do we willingly disclose it and when should we never do so? What role do cultural influences or legal frameworks play in this? We talked about…
Gaia-X: Digital Sovereignty for Europe
With data becoming increasingly important as a raw material for an economic area, it is essential to preserve this resource and provide everyone with optimal conditions for handling their data. Gaia-X has set out to realise…
“So that digital transformation does not become an elite project”
Valerie Mocker works as an investor for the common good and trains leaders with the Wingwomen Academy. In this interview, she talks about the prerequisites for a digitalisation that is oriented towards the common good.
The Golden Twenties of technology regulation
The Roaring Twenties of technology regulation are dawning: For the European Union is no longer reacting to developments with its regulation, but is proactively presenting guidelines. In doing so, it could set standards worldwide.
Law and Justice in the Digital Space
Horst Eidenmüller was one of the first international fellows at bidt. In his project, he investigates the impact of technological developments on law.
Digitalisation Research and Network Meeting
DigiMeet took place virtually on 10 June 2021 with the topic “sustainability in digital transformation: charting new terrain, exploring tensions.” The main purpose of this interdisciplinary event was to provide a forum…
Nudge Units and Data-driven Nudging
The past decade has witnessed a global trend of using nudging to intractable policy problems. To date, nudging has been applied in a range of different spheres such as public health, taxation and environmental protection; it is considered…
Interdisciplinary challenges on the way to public value-oriented software engineering
Nowadays, the implementation of values in different types of software-intensive systems – from social media to AI – continues to be topical in many countries around the world. More and more legal frameworks are starting…