Topic: Digital society

How can society successfully undergo digital transformation? From the state of digitalisation in Germany to questions regarding its benefits for the common good, social change requires a dialogue prioritising knowledge transfer.

There is still a lot of future music in dealing with voice assistants

An interview with Carolin Wienrich and Andreas Hotho about trust in voice assistants and the potential of technologies like ChatGPT.

The 49-euro ticket in the digital subscription – participation for all?

Figures from bidt show that parts of the population could face major hurdles in acquiring and using the 49-euro ticket due to a lack of digital skills.

The 49-euro ticket in the Digital Subscription – Opportunities and Risks for Digitalisation in Germany

Does the introduction of the 49-euro ticket as an online-only product make sense? Roland A. Stürz provides answers to this question in his blog post.

Hot topics of digital transformation in 2023

Our experts provide an assessment of which topics will be relevant for digital transformation in 2023 and why.

FAZ guest article about the language AI ChatGPT

In a guest article in the FAZ, Alexander Pretschner, Eric Hilgendorf, Ute Schmid and Hannah Schmid-Petri explore the question of what follows from the language AI ChatGPT.

How can AI support social work?

Can an algorithm help youth welfare workers to act ethically? Michael Reder and Christopher Koska examine this question using the example of child welfare endangerment.

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.

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.