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How Basel-Stadt wants to prevent over-indebtedness with a tool from the BFH

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Thanks to digitalisation, data from existing administrative registers can increasingly be used in a fruitful way to monitor social issues such…
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Algorithms and Natural Language Processing in the Public Sector – A Review of the Transform Conference 2023

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The theme of TRANSFORM 2023, which took place on 3 May 2023 in Bern City Hall, was "artificial intelligence in the public sector". Machine learning,…
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When the public sector authorities use foreign cloud providers for data storage

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Digital sovereignty is one of three annual focus topics of the "Digital Switzerland Strategy". It is about the question of how dependencies in…
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Three facets of the humane digital transformation

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How will the digital transformation affect our society and our lives, and what do we need to keep in mind so that people remain at the centre?…
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How Open Data can work in the social sector

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In the course of the digitalisation of social institutions, a tension is emerging between two issues that are gaining increasing attention: the…
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Digital & AI Literacy as a Pillar of Digital Responsibility – A Report from the Shift Conference on Digital Ethics

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Digital ethics is central to the use of artificial intelligence. It was the topic of the recent Shift conference in Zurich. The speakers come…
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How a 3D printer “cooks” food for sick children

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Malnutrition in hospitalised children is a major problem. That's why the Bern University of Applied Sciences, together with the Fribourg University…
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“Feelings need more space in the work context” – a podcast episode about New Work

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What if we could let out anger in a meeting and our need for calm was taken seriously in the company? Feelings at work are important for our…
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How humour influences trust in smart home products

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19Smart home technologies (SHT) often perform tasks in the most intimate parts of their users' lives - their homes. To build trust in these technologies,…
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