Topic: Digital politics
Digitalisation as a cross-sectional issue presents particular challenges for policymakers. Digital policy unites the social and political questions and responsibilities arising from digital transformation.
For fair competition: the bidt research project on the regulation of digital markets
Through independent research carried out in Bavaria, the bidt’s RESREG project is helping to regulate digital markets more fairly. In this interview, Jan Krämer and Leonie Ott explain why interoperability plays a key role…
A review of the 20th International For..Net Symposium
Under the theme “Project 20/42”, the 20th International For..Net Symposium looked ahead to the future, exploring ideas for a sovereign, just, and digitally enabled constitutional state.
bidt Digital Transformation Research Conference
The interdisciplinary academic conference provides a forum for interdisciplinary exchange, networking, and joint discourse on the societal, economic, legal, and technological dynamics and implications of digital transformation.
Digital Humanism – 2nd International Interdisciplinary Research Conference
The conference builds on the Digital Humanism Initiative, an international collaboration dedicated to fostering a community of scholars, policymakers, and industry leaders committed to ensuring that technological development…
A ban on social media for children and young people: public attitudes in Germany and Bavaria
The study by the bidt examines the attitudes of internet users towards a ban on social media for children and young people in Germany and also provides data comparing Bavaria with the rest of Germany.
Policy Brief on the social media ban: The bidt provides facts for a controversial debate
A new bidt policy brief reveals how people in Germany view a potential ban on social media for children and young people. The story was covered by numerous national and regional media outlets.
bidt meets re:publica 2026
“Never gonna give you up” – under this slogan, around 30,000 people gathered at re:publica/TINCON in Berlin – Europe’s leading digital conference. Once again this year, the bidt was represented at the event with four…
The debate over a social media ban: facts rather than gut feelings
Researchers from bidt, CAIS, and the Weizenbaum Institute provide an evidence-based perspective on social media bans for children and teenagers and warn against rushed political measures.
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.
Deutschlandfunk Background – The Germany Stack: Sabine Pfeiffer examines key issues in the digital modernisation of the state
What might a shared digital infrastructure for public services in Germany look like? In a Deutschlandfunk feature, Professor Sabine Pfeiffer explains the unresolved issues surrounding the project.