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.
Keeping an eye on the big picture
As managing director, Christoph Egle keeps an eye on the big picture at bidt. The political scientist organises the processes that steer the institute’s research, from the strategic direction of research and determination…
Digital transformation in dialogue: User-friendliness as a legal principle in the Bavarian Digital Act
In his guest article, bidt director Dirk Heckmann discusses the aspect of “digital transformation in dialogue” from a jurisprudential perspective and addresses user-friendliness as a legal principle in the Bavarian…
Could mobile internet infrastructure mitigate the regional connectivity gap in Germany?
The uneven provision of digital infrastructure between regions in Germany can hinder digital participation. Using detailed regional data on wired and mobile internet availability, we show that the expansion of mobile data infrastructure…
IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking
The World Digital Competitiveness Index of the Institute for Management Development (IMD) measures the competitiveness of national economies in the field of digital technologies. It examines the extent to which economies are capable…
E-Government Development Index
The E-Government Development Index indicator shows how digital administration is changing in individual countries.
Nudge Units and Data-driven Nudging
The past decade has witnessed a global trend of using nudging to intractable policy problems. To date, nudging has been applied in a range of different spheres such as public health, taxation and environmental protection; it is considered…
Engineering responsibility: How “Ethical Deliberation In Agile Processes” can contribute to the upcoming European regulation of AI
Alexander Pretschner explains in the article how ethical deliberation in agile processes can contribute to the upcoming European regulation of AI.
Piggybacking data
The right to data portability is hardly known and difficult to implement. A bidt project is investigating how users can gain more control over their own data.
“The allocation of funds is a crucial mechanism”
The bidt project “Digital Transformation Strategies of German Federal States” provides a comparison of different approaches to digital policy. An interview with Thomas Hess and Katharina Brunner on the project study.
Keeping up with the digital transformation
Ursula Münch examines the consequences of digitalisation for politics and society. She argues for more regulation.