Archive: Publications
Controlling opinion power and monitoring diversity in the digital age
Media diversity control, concentration control, media state treaty – political publicity in democracies needs a distribution of media opinion power. With digitalisation, there is a new discussion about the regulation…
Increased Digitalisation as a Result of the Coronavirus? Home office in May 2021
The fourth survey (06-28 May 2021) examines the impact of the revision of the Infection Protection Act, which came into force on 23 April 2021.
Ensuring Diversity in the Age of Media Intermediaries: Models of measurement and normative standards
The working paper examines the influence of media intermediaries on opinion formation and discusses models of how diversity in public discourse can be ensured.
Increased Digitalisation as a Result of the Coronavirus? Home office in Bavaria in February 2021
For the first time, bidt is separately investigating the use of home office in Bavaria. The survey was conducted in addition to the Germany-wide survey with the same content and at the same time (05.-07.02.2021).
Increased Digitalisation as a Result of the Coronavirus? Home office in February 2021
The third survey (04-08 February 2021) examines the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, which came into force on 27 January 2021.
Philosophical Reflections on AI Responsibility: A Rejection of the Concept of the E-Person
Who is responsible if damage occurs through the use of artificial intelligence? Can machines take responsibility at all? This working paper aims to show that responsibility requires a degree of reason, freedom and autonomy…
Digital transformation strategies of German federal states
How can politics shape digital transformation? The bidt study traces the strategy development at the federal state level and examines how defined measures can be steered and implemented.
Increased Digitalisation as a Result of the Coronavirus?
Bidt took the first lockdown as an opportunity to investigate the effects on the use and acceptance of home office in Germany with representative short surveys (27-29 March 2020 and 12-15 June 2020).
Understanding and shaping artificial intelligence
The study provides insights into the moods and opinions of adult internet users in Germany on artificial intelligence (AI). The representative results show, among other things, how widespread knowledge about AI is, whether…
Experiencing change
Digitalisation is intrinsically linked to significant changes in the private and work environment. This results from a socio-scientific study conducted by bidt among people of varying ages and backgrounds.