Archive: Research Projects
Prevalence and acceptance of artificial intelligence
The rapid development and spread of artificial intelligence (AI) has a profound impact on society. New generative AI models can already create text, images, and videos that are indistinguishable from human-generated content.
Digitisation in university teaching
To what extent is digital learning content taught in higher education? The project team analysed course descriptions from various universities in order to gain insights into their degree of digitalisation.
Data Donations and Digital Nudges for Sustainable Behavior Change
The project DataDonations4SustainableChange is dedicated to the question of how awarenessand willingness to donate data can be promoted by means of digital nudges in order to achieve sustainablebehavioral change.
Green Data, Indicators, Algorithms: Connecting Smart Cities and Sustainable Finance (GREEN DIA)
Green DIA explored biases, implicit theories of change and implications of existing sustainability measurement and valuation models and generated, against the background of this analysis, new regionally, spatially and institutionally…
The Influence of Humorously Intended Communication on Political Decision-Making in the Context of Climate Change (KLIMA-MEMES)
The project investigates the influence of memes (humorously intended texts/pictures/videos shared online) on political decision-making in the context of public discourses about an adequate handling of climate change.
Real-time earth Observation of fOrest dynamics and biodiversiTy (ROOT)
In the course of accelerated climate change, provisioning of digital information on dynamics in forests plays a key role for climate change-appropriate and sustainable forest management.
Prevalence and acceptance of home office in Germany
The bidt conducted several short surveys providing insights into the prevalence and practice of home office in Germany (in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic).
Digitalisation at universities due to the coronavirus (DiHS.c)
The collaborative research project between IHF and bidt investigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the digital transformation of universities.
Coding Public Value: Public service media and software for the common good
The project investigated the possibility of exercising media policy through the development of software. The focus was on developing a software for public media platforms that also considers the public interests.
Learning from the ‘frontrunner’? A multidisciplinary analysis of the Chinese Social Credit System and its impact on Germany
The project investigated the opportunities and risks derived from China’s SCS-driven digital transformation.