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The social credit system in China records the creditworthiness of companies and individuals as well as their behaviour. An interview with sinologist and economist Doris Fischer about the role of trust in the economy and the question…

What is software? The word Software is on everybody’s lips; software engineering is considered the key discipline par excellence and it is said that software “eats the world”. In this article, we explain: what software…

What exactly does it mean to ‘embed’ ethics into technology and how can this be effectively accomplished? Here we outline our Responsible Robotics project, along with some challenges and benefits of the embedded ethics…

When parents publish photos of their children in social media or forward them via messenger, they may be violating their personal rights. The lawyer Katharina Starz examines the phenomenon of “sharenting”.

Imagine you could simply 3D print a new organ tailored to your very own physiology. Scientists around the world are working towards the feasibility of 3D printing functional organs using digital fabrication methods.

Christian Stumpf is a researcher at the bidt think tank. The social scientist designs surveys that bidt uses to shed light on current challenges of the digital transformation.

Humans will also continue to work in factories. In mixed skill factories, machines will help to make work more humane.

Digitisation presents public service media offerings with many challenges at the same time. How these can be overcome, at least in part, is being researched by sociologist Jan-Hendrik Passoth in an interdisciplinary bidt project…

Digital technologies have an impact on the lives of every single person. What opportunities, but also challenges, are associated with this will be examined at bidt.

Christina Dieckhoff coordinates the promotion of young researchers at bidt. A portrait of the research coordinator.