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How ‘big visual data’ can be explored and shared in a digital archive

With over 105,000 images, the photo archive of Empirical Cultural Studies Switzerland is an important part of Switzerland’s cultural memory. Using three collections as examples, our research project is developing a new “Participatory Image Archive” that makes it possible to preserve and pass on images and narratives from contemporary witnesses The research project “Participatory Knowledge […]

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From technology to farm management – how smart is Swiss agriculture, part 2

Smart farming and technology in agriculture are the topics of the moment, which are also of concern to the Fenaco agricultural cooperative. What business risks does the digital transformation entail? How well does the collaboration between business and IT work? How digital is logistics? And what about the hype topics of blockchain and AI?Societybyte author […]

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From technology to farm management – how smart is Swiss agriculture, part 1

Apps and digital business models have also long been used in agriculture. Although not everything is running smoothly, Switzerland is still in a promising position. In Part 1 of an interview, Societybyte author and digitalisation expert Reinhard Riedl talks to Michael Buser, Head of IT and Logistics at Fenaco, about why central IT departments are […]

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How are pharmacies supporting digitalisation in the healthcare sector?

The situation in the healthcare sector is not rosy. Switzerland is facing major challenges; for example, the Swiss general practitioner and paediatrician workforce is over-aged. This could worsen basic outpatient care in the medium term (Work Force Study, 2020). But there is also a lot of potential for digitalisation (Thiel et al., 2023) and savings […]

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How public procurement supports the digitalisation of schools

Schools are not just educational facilities. They have evolved into high-tech hubs with huge demands for hardware and software. In their study the Research Group on Public Procurement from the BFH’s Institute for Public Sector Transformation (IPTS) analyzed, if the procurement process in schools foster competitive bidding, as mandated by law to ensure quality and […]