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Before the first model: How a challenge brief gets AI initiatives ready
Digital Business & Finance EN, Professional Contribution EN/
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What makes an AI initiative ready to move forward? Researchers from Bern University of Applied Sciences, the University of Liechtenstein and…

The cooling capacity of trees: from measurement to digital twin
Professional Contribution EN, Smart City & Living ENOn 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.…

AI on our own terms
Machine Intelligence EN, Professional Contribution ENArtificial intelligence often feels like a service that takes place somewhere else. The Machine Learning Management Platform (MLMP) at BFH-TI…

Digital transformation of public administration – how do we become more efficient, more secure and more sovereign?
E-Government EN, Event report ENThe 18th «Informatik und Recht» conference of the Swiss association eJustice.ch, held on 18 August at the Rathaus in Bern, was devoted to government…

AI as relief or a new source of stress? Why humans remain in the loop despite GenAI
Augmented Intelligence EN, Machine Intelligence EN, Professional Contribution ENHow is generative AI changing the work of software developers, and does it actually reduce the strain on them? Researchers at the Institute Digital…

Accessibility is not enough: digital services need a positive user experience
New Work EN, Professional Contribution ENSince the end of June 2025, digital services in the EU have had to be accessible to people with disabilities. But accessible does not mean pleasant:…

Co-working with LLMs: Where to automate and safeguard
Augmented Intelligence EN, Professional Contribution ENLLM security has become an operational question. Language models are moving into security operations, fraud monitoring and software engineering…

Digital Foundations of the Triage Process in Swiss Primary Care Practices
Digital Health EN, Professional Contribution ENA BFH study assessed the current digital situation in five primary care practices in German-speaking Switzerland: documentation and billing are…

Teaching Programming with AI: What Does a Code Submission Still Prove?
Augmented Intelligence EN, Professional Contribution ENWhen AI tools are available, a working code submission no longer reliably demonstrates what students can do. Have they understood the problem,…

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