How does technology become identity and what does digital presence have to do with courage and learning cultures? As Charlotte Axelsson puts it at digitalswitzerland: “Digitality is in a transformation itself, to be digital is no longer a separate world, it becomes a part of our DNA: especially in the… Read More »LeLa Learning Lab Higher Education Didactics for Digital Skills
Dmytro Boyarchuk and Christopher Hartwell are working together on the project Economic priorities in post-war Ukraine, funded by the Rapid Action Call. The Chicago Tribune published a commentary by the two explaining why now is the right time to talk about reconstruction and what areas the plan for Ukraine must… Read More »A Ukrainian postwar recovery plan needs specifics now. A commentary by Dmytro Boyarchuk and Christopher Hartwell in the Chicago Tribune.
Switzerland urgently needs to have a debate about which attack scenarios we can expect and what collateral damage we are willing to accept, writes Markus Christen from the University of Zurich in the column: Cyber defence – defined processes instead of “hack backs” (external link), which appeared in InsideIT. The… Read More »Is the Canton of Zurich equipped against cyber attacks?
Virtual Reality (VR) learning exercises are recognized to boost motivation of students and to be highly scalable. In Central Tanzania, Helvetas and the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) conducted a pilot study with electrical engineering students at two government vocational training schools. Helvetas is a practice partner in the… Read More »Virtual reality as a learning venue for basic vocational training – pilot test with students in Tanzania
The DHD Living Lab (Digital Health Design Living Lab) creates an interdisciplinary structure that acts as a catalyst for innovative research and development projects by experienced and young researchers at the interface of digitalisation, health, ethics and design. The aim is to build a bridge to practice by directly involving… Read More »Digital Health Design Living Lab
More information and news How can we better protect ourselves from cyber threats? The answer to this question is as complex as cyber security itself, because the right balance must always be found between technical possibilities and political, social and economic interests. The increasing digitalisation of critical infrastructures in particular poses… Read More »CYREN ZH: Cyber Resilience Network For The Canton Of Zurich
From gaming to governance: four projects have been approved in the innovation program of the Digitalization Initiative of the Zurich Higher Education Institutions (DIZH). In close cooperation with practitioners, digital solutions can contribute to dealing with emergencies as a result of the war against Ukraine. In various respects, the war… Read More »DIZH funds four projects to deal with emergencies as a result of the war against Ukraine
Project state closed Project start July 2022 Funding duration 10 months Universities involved ZHAW Practice partners Blindflugstudios Funding amount DIZH CHF 41'000 https://vimeo.com/795327607 War and destruction mean a sudden loss of familiar things, especially for children. Far from their homeland, Ukrainian children and teens have to find their way around… Read More »Where am I? A videogame for building cultural integration for Ukrainian children and young people in Zurich
https://vimeo.com/715220986 Two years after the operational start, the first plenary meeting of the DIZH took place on 10 May 2022 at the Museum für Gestaltung. The aim was to promote dialogue and networking among DIZH members. People already associated with DIZH were able to learn more about the activities and… Read More »Plenary Assembly DIZH on 10 May 2022
The Center for Process Management & Information Security at the Institute of Information Systems at ZHAW in Winterthur offers a PhD position in the project “Digital Risk Awareness”. The project focuses on developing and evaluating measures in the areas of data protection, information security and artificial intelligence to raise user… Read More »PhD position in the project «Digital Risk Awareness»