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.
Hot topics of digital transformation in 2022
Question to our experts: In your view, which digital transformation topic will gain (social) relevance in 2022 and why?
The Behavioral Ethics of Human-Machine Interaction
In unserem monatlichen Kolloquium sprechen interne und externe Expertinnen und Experten über aktuelle Forschungsthemen, politische Diskussionen oder gesellschaftliche Entwicklungen zum Thema „Digitalisierung und Gesellschaft“.
“So that digital transformation does not become an elite project”
Valerie Mocker works as an investor for the common good and trains leaders with the Wingwomen Academy. In this interview, she talks about the prerequisites for a digitalisation that is oriented towards the common good.
Digitalisation Research and Network Meeting
DigiMeet took place virtually on 10 June 2021 with the topic “sustainability in digital transformation: charting new terrain, exploring tensions.” The main purpose of this interdisciplinary event was to provide a forum…
Enabling precision medicine with AI
AI and related technologies keep shaping our society, providing us with more and more solutions that seemed impossible only a few years ago. This blog post gives an insight into the research field of bioinformatics, showing…
Citizen Science goes virtual – Digitalisation as a boom in participatory science?
Ordinary citizens involvement in scientific research should not be taken as a matter of course. Nevertheless, the history of science has over time seen various forms of civil society participation, including Citizen Science…
What is … Explainable AI
AI is the abbreviation for Artificial Intelligence – but what is Explainable AI all about? Ute Schmid explains the term.
The AI Scout
Ute Schmid’s research area lies at the interface of AI development and its application. The bidt director is committed to a partnership between people and technology.
Digital Learning at Primary School
Digital media can expand the didactic toolkit and hence teaching basic computer science concepts is a prerequisite for digital sovereignty, as Ute Schmid writes in her blog post.
3D printed human organs – only a sci-fi dream?
Imagine you could simply 3D print a new organ tailored to your very own physiology. Scientists around the world are working towards the feasibility of 3D printing functional organs using digital fabrication methods.

