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.

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 (DataDonations4SustainableChange)

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.

“I would never walk across a bridge that an AI system built on its own”

A conversation with Ute Schmid about the success factors and limits of AI and why it is worth looking into the black box of artificial intelligence – from medicine to art.

Effects of data portability on the willingness to use and pay for online services

Based on a conjoint analysis, the working paper examines the influence of actively communicating data portability on the willingness to use e-mail services.

Do we need more artificial intelligence oriented towards the common good?

A conversation with Julia Gundlach from the Bertelsmann Foundation and Dr Roland A. Stürz, head of the bidt think tank, about the use of AI and algorithms, knowledge building in the population and opportunities for public…