On June 3rd, the first workshop of the DSI Strategy Lab 2022 took place at the premises of the Digital Society Initiative (DSI). At the DSI Strategy Lab, conceptual analyses and strategic scenarios for future developments of the digital transformation are elaborated. This year, the DSI Strategy Lab will address… Read More »Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Medicine
Project state closed Project start July 2022 Funding duration 12 months Universities involved ZHAW Practice partners AOZ, FIZ, Act212, SEM, SFH and SUN Funding amount DIZH CHF 59'000 Websites in German are a big hurdle for refugees. To better support these people from abuse on the labor market and with… Read More »Website Safety-for-refugees with chatbot EMA
Project state closed Project start May 2022 Funding duration 8 month Universities involved ZHAW Practice partner CASE Ukraine Funding amount DIZH CHF 25'000 A Blueprint for Reform: Economic priorities in post-war Ukraine In cooperation with policy makers and academics from Poland, Slovakia and Ukraine (CASE Ukraine), the ZHAW School of… Read More »Economic priorities in post-war Ukraine
Project state closed Project start July 2022 Funding duration 9 months Universities involved UZH Practice partner Chancellery of the Canton of Zurich, Campax Funding amount DIZH CHF 75'000 https://vimeo.com/790325095 The project focused on using digital platforms to help key stakeholders work together better in Zurich’s response to the Ukraine refugee… Read More »Government as/is a platform
The social acceptance of Big Data solutions depends crucially on the correct handling of ethical, legal and social issues. Within the framework of NRP 75, a task force was set up to deal with these issues. The following are the contributions of DSI representatives: Big Data and Digital Sovereignty by… Read More »White Paper “ELSI of Big Data”
The video podcast of the same name explores this question and the question why the Swiss Armed Forces could also use rescue robots one day. Urgent questions on the topic are explained – on a technical, ethical and legal level. A collaboration with the Swiss Drone and Robotics Centre SDRZ… Read More »Should robots save people?
What is needed to turn “good” drones used for humanitarian purposes into “ethical” drones? And how can ethical values be integrated in the use and development of new technologies? Dr. Ning Wang reports on the role of the DSI in helping humanitarian organizations integrate ethical values into innovation practices. Ning… Read More »From “Good” to “Ethical” Drones
The ZHAW Datalab is a group of experts from all departments, solving practical problems with data. And the new Bachelor’s program “Data Science” at the ZHAW School of Engineering has started well in the last semester. But what does the career of a data scientist look like? Read here the… Read More »What does it mean to be a data scientist?
Corinna Hertweck has been working in a research project at the ZHAW School of Engineering since 2020 and is a doctoral student at the University of Zurich. In a joint project with the ZHAW, University of Zurich and University of St. Gallen, she is working on the interface between technology… Read More »Gender bias and (in)fair algorithms: “Fairness depends on our values”
UZH Ethics Professor and DSI Network member Nikola Biller-Andorno joined the EU Ethics Group at the beginning of the year. This group advises the European Commission on how new technologies and scientific knowledge can be used in accordance with European values. Read the UZH News interview with Nikola Biller-Andorno here.