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.
Data Portability – Significant, but not well known
Users have the right to retrieve their data stored with online services and have it transferred to other services, for example when changing providers. Initial studies from the bidt project “Motivation and Implementation…
Contact Tracing Apps in the Corona Pandemic
On the trail of the virus: How are Corona apps used throughout the world, what technical difficulties are encountered during their implementation and in which ways are they currently being refined. This is a comparison of Corona…
A new living world
Andreas Boes researches the effects of digitalisation on the individual and on social coexistence.
The quality of Citizen Science
An interview with Andreas Wenninger about good scientific practice in citizen science and why it benefits from digitalisation.
Research, enlighten, shape
Alexander Pretschner helps to deepen the understanding of digital transformation and its consequences – the prerequisite for shaping digitalisation.
“It’s always impressive to realise what humans can do – and machine learning cannot (yet) do.”
Prof. Ute Schmid joined the bidt directorate in February 2020. In the interview, she talks about her research and involvement at the institute.
Data Driven Government
In Zusammenarbeit mit dem bidt veranstaltet die Fakultät für Informatik der TU München eine öffentliche Ringvorlesung zum Thema Digitalisierung. Betrachtet werden soll das Thema aus der Perspektive unterschiedlicher Disziplinen,…