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About Reinhard Riedl

Prof. Dr Reinhard Riedl is a lecturer at the Institute of Digital Technology Management at BFH Wirtschaft. He is involved in many organisations and is a member of the steering committee of TA-Swiss. He is also a board member of eJustice.ch, Praevenire - Verein zur Optimierung der solidarischen Gesundheitsversorgung (Austria) and All-acad.com, among others.

Entries by Reinhard Riedl

The narratives of the IT industry

18. May 2021/in Column EN, Transdisciplinary EN/by Reinhard Riedl

Narratives shape the digital transformation of society much more than we think. We don’t like to admit this because we love the illusion of rational action too much and like to assume objectivity ourselves. But in fact, almost all of us are influenced by narratives. That in itself is neither bad nor good. It is […]

The underestimated automation

9. April 2021/in Top Topic EN, Transdisciplinary EN/by Reinhard Riedl

Automation supposedly has two very different meanings: On the one hand, we use it to describe the taking over of human tasks by machines (= automata) and, on the other hand, our own learning to perform tasks unconsciously. However, both forms of automation are very similar. In both cases, we outsource tasks from conscious thinking, […]

Do we need to regulate mathematics?

29. March 2021/in Machine Intelligence EN, Professional Contribution EN/by Reinhard Riedl

The logical world of mathematics eludes political thinking. Nevertheless, we must not regard mathematics as a black box when regulating digital tools. A contribution from our event “Dangerous Mathematics”. The question of regulating mathematics has been an issue for some time. In Switzerland, for example, the association eJustice.ch dedicated its conference Computer Science and Law […]

The role of the E-ID for digital government

15. March 2021/in Digital Identity, Privacy & Cybersecurity EN, Professional Contribution EN/by Reinhard Riedl

In the strategic visions of the future for the transformation of the administration, digital infrastructures play a central role. A widely used e-ID is necessary, but not sufficient to move forward. After the E-ID vote, the dissent is greater than before. While in the national referendum campaign opponents and supporters seemed to agree that a) […]

The unspoken about the E-ID debacle

8. March 2021/in Digital Identity, Privacy & Cybersecurity EN, Professional Contribution EN/by Reinhard Riedl

After the resounding rejection at the ballot box, people are already thinking about the next E-ID law without any deeper understanding. It would finally be time to look at the good practices elsewhere. The Swiss E-ID law, which was clearly rejected at the ballot box, was a politically conceived law in which the interests of […]

A brief history of E-IDs

5. March 2021/in Digital Identity, Privacy & Cybersecurity EN, Professional Contribution EN/by Reinhard Riedl

E-ID concepts were neither a matter of course nor did they fall from the sky. They are the result of years of discussion, research, piloting and thinking. Knowing these helps when deciding on the BGEID. The concept of the E-ID had many forebears – especially projects that threatened to fail and pulled themselves out of […]