What makes an AI initiative ready to move forward? Researchers from Bern University of Applied Sciences, the University of Liechtenstein and the University of St.Gallen examined AI Innovation Challenge Briefs from corporate innovation initiatives. Our findings show how this seemingly simple artefact can align business,…

On hot summer days, temperatures on sealed surfaces climb above 40 °C. In the shade of a tree, the perceived temperature is 13 to 19 °C lower. The “Mobile Urban Green” project has made this cooling capacity calculable – for individual trees as well as for entire squares. In future, greenery can thus be integrated…

Artificial intelligence often feels like a service that takes place somewhere else. The Machine Learning Management Platform (MLMP) at BFH-TI takes a different approach: it gives students, lecturers, mid-level academic staff and specialist staff access to a shared AI infrastructure, keeping knowledge and control close to…

The 18th «Informatik und Recht» conference of the Swiss association eJustice.ch, held on 18 August at the Rathaus in Bern, was devoted to government IT – and thus in particular to the strengths and challenges of federalism.

In his opening address, Michael Schöll, Director of the Federal Office of Justice, portrayed…

How is generative AI changing the work of software developers, and does it actually reduce the strain on them? Researchers at the Institute Digital Technology Management have investigated this question as part of our SNSF project. The study is based on 26 interviews with DevOps professionals from two Swiss companies in…