Research area: Economy and Labour

Building bridges between digital start-ups and the state for a modern, digital state administration (Startups4State)

Startups4State taps into collaboration potential between digital start-ups and public administration by analysing barriers and developing models that advance digital transformation in the public sector.

Ute Schmid at vhs.wissen live: “We need to calibrate our trust in AI systems appropriately“

At “vhs.wissen live”, bidt director Ute Schmid demonstrated why trust in AI systems should be neither excessive nor sceptical. She emphasised the importance of expertise in using AI responsibly.

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General fitness of employees for the digital transformation: use of the bidt digital barometer self-assessment test of digital skills in companies

The short version of DigCompSAT from the bidt Digital Barometer has proven to be an effective tool in a pilot project for quickly and efficiently assessing the digital competence level of employees in a company.

Tagesspiegel Background - Guest article on the potential of data spaces

Tagesspiegel Background – Guest article on the potential of data spaces

In a guest article for Tagesspiegel Background, Thomas Hess and Christoph Egle explain the need for systematic consolidation of data spaces.

Digitalisation as an opportunity: how an app can support palliative care

Digitalisation as an opportunity: how an app can support palliative care

How can digitalisation succeed in sensitive medical fields such as palliative care? In this interview, researchers from the bidt project “PALLADiUM” explain how the app they have developed improves communication and collaboration.

bidt Conference 2025: Really? Trust in the digital transformation

At the two-day event, we will present current results from bidt research projects and discuss them with experts from science, politics, business and society.

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bidt meets re:publica

Our researchers will be represented at this year’s re:publica with talks and panels on digitalisation. The festival for the digital society in 2025 has the motto “Generation XYZ”.

bidt is a member of the Network of Institutes for Digitisation Research (NIfD)

Networking, promotion, visibility: bidt is a member of the Network of Institutes for Digitisation Research (NIfD)

Six research institutes are pooling their expertise in the Network of Institutes for Digitalisation Research (NIfD) in order to analyse and help shape the digital transformation from a fundamental scientific perspective.