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How prototypes influence the success of technology crowdfunding

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When technology companies seek financial support via a crowdfunding platform, they have more success if their prototype is not yet final and…
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How we can improve the framework conditions for female founders in Switzerland

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In Switzerland, women are less likely to start an innovative company than men. Researchers at BFH Wirtschaft have investigated the reasons for…
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How we can make cities more sustainable – a podcast episode about smart cities

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Making cities greener, rethinking mobility, using energy cleverly and involving as many citizens as possible in democratic processes - smart…
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The New Way to Trade Art – An Insight into NFT Marketplaces

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2021 is a year in which a JPEG - a digital image - sold for 69 million dollars, in the midst of a global pandemic and at a time when the digitisation…
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What contemporary identity management must fulfil

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With increasing data protection requirements, it is becoming more and more important to take the data sovereignty of users into account. Therefore,…
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Free the data! – How the health sector is overcoming the system blockade

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The fourth Praevenire Digital Health Symposium in Seitenstetten, Austria, focused on the use of health data and how this would improve healthcare.…
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Why better usability makes the digital world more socially just

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Simple, easy-to-use interfaces should be a matter of course today. But machine logic is still too often in the foreground and leads to unnecessary…
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Data Colonialism and the Role of the Public Sector 

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Data is not only the oil of the digital age, but also a commodity that can be unethically obtained or misused. Prof. Dr Ulises Mejîas from the…
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The future of healthcare: from vision to best practices

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On the one hand, the pandemic has posed new challenges for the healthcare system, on the other hand, it has provided a considerable impetus for…
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