Archive: Research Projects
Participation and Co-determination in Digital Transformation (PartiDT)
Digital transformation is changing the conditions for employee participation. The project examines how direct participation and institutionalised co-determination interact in the context of digital transformation.
Governing Digital Transformation in Public-Sector Organisations (DiTraPO)
The project explores how public-sector organisations can successfully manage digital transformation. It develops context-sensitive governance approaches tailored to their legal, institutional and organisational conditions.
AI in IT and Engineering (KI-TE)
The project examines how AI is transforming software development and programming in IT and engineering. Based on qualitative and standardised surveys, it analyses the use of AI tools and their impact.
Monitoring the Digital Workplace in Bavaria (MonDA-BY)
The project is developing a data-driven monitoring system for the digital workplace in Bavaria. The results will be made available to policymakers, academics and the general public via an interactive dashboard.
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.
Between criticism and campaigning: On the strategic use of media hostility in digital crisis discourse (CRASH – Crisis And Strategic Hostility)
The project analyses how anti-media messages spread in digital public spheres during crises, which actors are involved, and how AI-supported chatbot interventions can help counter disinformation campaigns.
Development of AI-supported conversation training to foster democratic exchange (DemocraGPT)
The research project DemocraGPT examines how large language models can support people in challenging political conversations, reduce reactance, and strengthen democratic conversational culture.
The bidt-Digitalbarometer
“The bidt-Digitalbarometer” provides population survey data on digital transformation in Germany.
Re-Configuring Creativity through generative AI in the Advertising Industry (ReCREATIVE)
How does generative AI reshape creativity in advertising? The project explores its impact on creative work, professional identities, and the meaning of creativity – between innovation, efficiency, and human authorship.
AIffectiveness: Effectiveness of Generative AI Tutors in Higher Education (AIffectiveness)
The project accompanies the introduction and use of the generative AI tool “OneTutor” at universities in Bavaria to investigate its influence on students’ learning behaviour and academic success. By conducting quantitative…