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The SwissCovid app – many strengths, some weaknesses

From 25 June, Swiss citizens will be able to use the SwissCovid app, which complements classic contact tracing in the containment of coronavirus. Our researchers took a close look at the app before its release – a statement. The Chaos Computer Club (CCC) has presented ten criteria for assessing contact tracing apps. Six of these […]

Digital school during the Covid19 crisis (2) – Basic considerations

As already outlined in Part 1 of the article , the performance of teachers was very heterogeneous and perceptions of the school situation during the lockdown diverged strongly between teachers and parents. From the point of view of the headmasters, there was much positive change in their teachers (which is factually true!), while from the […]

Digital school during the Covid19 crisis (1) – A situation analysis

The health crisis has shown us how important teachers are. After decades of a steady decline in the reputation of teachers, we have had their irreplaceability demonstrated to us. On the one hand, children at home were a great burden for many parents, on the other hand, there was great variation in the quality of […]

Disruption is (not) a fairy tale

If we look at the digital transformation from the perspective of individual sectors or specific disciplines, we find: In most cases, changes take place very slowly. Disruptive change is almost not observed at all. So is disruptive digitalisation a fairy tale? The countless verbal reports on the topic are rather dissonant. Many talk about disruption. […]