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How technology helps us navigate around the data protection icebergs

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Privacy enhancing technologies ensure that the security risks of processing customer data remain manageable, your customer data is protected…

Exploring democracy 2.0 with experiments

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From fuzzy voting to liquid feedback - how much change does democracy need? The project "Democracy Lab Basel" by BFH Wirtschaft and Smart Regio…

“Equal opportunities are an economic necessity” – a podcast episode

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Three women from politics who are keen to see more female-led start-ups: in the 9th episode we talk to Aline Trede, National Councillor for the…
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Obituary: A great champion of Open Access is no more

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Daniel Hürlimann, Professor of Legal Informatics and IT Law at the Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH) and Attorney at Law by Laux Lawyers…

How routine clinical data help with quality measurements in hospitals

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The advancing digitalisation in hospitals means that clinical data are increasingly available electronically in the hospital information system.…

How companies use our data, but also protect it

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Companies have immense potential with our data, which they can use to develop products and applications. At the same time, they must also take…

Creating a future: The tower of Babel or a bridge?

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In the digital age, we benefit from the achievements of research and technology more than ever before. At the same time, facts are also doubted…

Why usability testing does not guarantee a successful product

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As someone who has been teaching usability and human-centred design for many years and in various countries, I am of course pleased that the…
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Myth of digitalisation – reasons for not happening

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"The digital transformation is not happening." This finding applies to many areas. It means that while digital tools are being introduced for…