Topic: Digital work environment

Digitalised processes facilitate workflows, while technology enables new forms of communication and collaboration: insights into the opportunities and possible conflicts arising from the partnership between humans and machines.

Building bridges between digital start-ups and the state for a modern, digital state administration (Startups4State)

Startups4State taps into collaboration potential between digital start-ups and public administration by analysing barriers and developing models that advance digital transformation in the public sector.

Graduate Centre for doctoral candidates: Application phase started

The bidt is launching the call for applications for the Graduate Centre for doctoral students: Doctoral projects on digital transformation will receive €3,000 per year in funding, as well as further training and networking…

Ute Schmid at vhs.wissen live: “We need to calibrate our trust in AI systems appropriately“

At “vhs.wissen live”, bidt director Ute Schmid demonstrated why trust in AI systems should be neither excessive nor sceptical. She emphasised the importance of expertise in using AI responsibly.

bidt Blog Allgemeine Fitness von Beschäftigten für die digitale Transformation

General fitness of employees for the digital transformation: use of the bidt digital barometer self-assessment test of digital skills in companies

The short version of DigCompSAT from the bidt Digital Barometer has proven to be an effective tool in a pilot project for quickly and efficiently assessing the digital competence level of employees in a company.

Trust in the digital transformation: Impressions from the bidt Conference 2025

At the 2025 bidt Conference, experts from academia, politics, business and society discussed trust in digital transformation – in particular, the responsible use of AI.

The bidt-Digitalbarometer 2025

The “bidt-Digitalbarometer 2025” summarises the key findings from a large-scale public survey on digital transformation in a concise and visually engaging format.

Findings report on the bidt-Digitalbarometer 2025

The report on the “bidt-Digitalbarometer 2025” provides comprehensive data on Germany’s digital transformation and compares it with Germany’s 2021 survey data and 2022 international data.

The bidt-Digitalbarometer

“The bidt-Digitalbarometer” provides population survey data on digital transformation in Germany.

SZ interview with sociologist Sabine Pfeiffer: “Humans will still be ahead of AI in 2035”

In an interview with Süddeutsche Zeitung, Sabine Pfeiffer explains how digitalization and AI are transforming our work world. At the same time, she cautions against exaggerated Silicon Valley narratives and calls for a realistic…

Tagesspiegel Background - Guest article on the potential of data spaces

Tagesspiegel Background – Guest article on the potential of data spaces

In a guest article for Tagesspiegel Background, Thomas Hess and Christoph Egle explain the need for systematic consolidation of data spaces.