Topic: Digital politics

This working paper analyzes how public-sector organizations are shaping digital transformation and identifies gaps in research regarding strategies, roles, processes, and evaluation.

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.

To mark the conclusion of the “ROOT – Real-Time Earth Observation of Forest Dynamics and Biodiversity” project, the “ROOT Forest Monitor” app was unveiled, which is already available for practical use.

Professor Ute Schmid has been awarded the 2026 Communicator Prize. The director of bidt is being honoured for her commitment to communicating artificial intelligence in a way that is both accessible and socially responsible.

The 2026 SZ Digital Summit focused on Europe’s digital future, with a particular emphasis on AI, security and sovereignty.

This year’s Digitalisation Research Seminar is dedicated to Digital Safety as a human-centered, interdisciplinary research field. We aim to bring together early career researchers who examine human and societal risks of digital…

Since the European Commission first proposed chat monitoring, there has been disagreement about its possible implementation and the consequences of scanning communications for the purpose of protecting children.

To mark the publication of the anthology ‘Recht und Sicherheit der Digitalisierung’ by bidt Director Dirk Heckmann, bidt and TUM CDPS hosted an evening lecture on digitalisation, democracy and law.

Federal Minister Dorothee Bär met with the Network of Institutes for Digitalisation Research (NIfD). The meeting focused on the contribution of digitalisation research to a digitally sovereign and democratic society.