Topic: Digital competition
Digitalisation is reshaping the global economic order. As companies digitalise products and services, their market positions are shifting. How can we carve out a European approach to the international digital competition?
Digital transformation of public-sector organisations
This working paper analyzes how public-sector organizations are shaping digital transformation and identifies gaps in research regarding strategies, roles, processes, and evaluation.
Digital culture as a key factor in the digital transformation of businesses
This working paper examines why organisational culture shapes the outcome of digital transformation – and identifies five key attributes of a “digital culture”, particularly in relation to AI and machine learning.
SZ Digitalgipfel 2026: Europe’s digital future – AI, security and sovereignty
The 2026 SZ Digital Summit focused on Europe’s digital future, with a particular emphasis on AI, security and sovereignty.
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.
AI-Aided Design: Generative AI as a Co-Creation Tool
The project investigates the development and use of generative AI to support designers in the design of 3D objects that may be realised by 3D printing.
Trustworthy Generative AI Copilots for Data Analytics in Business Decision-Making
The project investigates the design of trustworthy generative AI copilots and their influence on the business decisions of users without a technical background.
AI: Key Technology for the German Economy
AI knowledge is particularly in demand in the German economy. Different knowledge is prioritized depending on the region.
From responsible medical decisions to online youth protection in the age of AI: around five million Euro for young researchers on artificial intelligence
“The AI talents of today will shape our society of tomorrow,” says the Minister of State for Science, Markus Blume. Ten new postdocs have been selected for the bidt Graduate Center’s funding program.
Germany’s Digital Strategy: Lack of Progress and High Levels of Dissatisfaction
Germany’s digital strategy fails mainly due to a diffusion of responsibility and poor coordination.