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Disruptive innovation, untapped opportunities

Business IT specialist Thomas Hess looks at digitalisation from an entrepreneurial perspective. So far, says the bidt director, the opportunities associated with it have not really been seen or even exploited in Germany.

The quality of Citizen Science

An interview with Andreas Wenninger about good scientific practice in citizen science and why it benefits from digitalisation.

Ethics and software: what works, what doesn’t?

Philosopher Julian Nida-Rümelin and computer scientist Alexander Pretschner are jointly researching how ethical considerations can already be integrated into the development of software.

Research, enlighten, shape

Alexander Pretschner helps to deepen the understanding of digital transformation and its consequences – the prerequisite for shaping digitalisation.

Explain clearly, debunk fake news

The social consequences of the Corona pandemic are far-reaching. Hannah Schmid-Petri explains what lessons science communication can learn.

“A huge experiment”

The social points system has an impact beyond China. What data is collected and what the system means for German companies and institutions like the World Bank is being investigated in bidt’s project “Learning from…

Keeping up with the digital transformation

Ursula Münch examines the consequences of digitalisation for politics and society. She argues for more regulation.

Digital transparency on the job: playing with data

Anyone who works with digital means is constantly generating data. A bidt spin-off project is investigating how these can be used in a way that benefits employees and employers.

“It’s always impressive to realise what humans can do – and machine learning cannot (yet) do.”

Prof. Ute Schmid joined the bidt directorate in February 2020. In the interview, she talks about her research and involvement at the institute.

Exploring how digitalisation is transforming public discourse

Prof. Hannah Schmid-Petri, member of the bidt board of directors, researches how digitalisation is changing public discourse.