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“Man is an analogue being” – Interview with Moritz Leuenberger on digitalisation, stupidity and democracy (2)

Part 2 of the interview with former Federal Councillor Moritz Leuenberger is about the advantage of natural stupidity over artificial intelligence, the need to regulate infrastructure and the “essentialisation” of democracy thanks to digital tools. Part 1dealt with the consequences of the digital transformation for political consensus-building and social solidarity, as well as the question […]

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Lessons from Covid-19 – Paradigm shift through distance testing (4)

Completely secure online exams are neither possible nor necessary. In many cases they do not even make sense. Instead, the current situation shows us how we could fundamentally change the credentialing system for the benefit of all. In Part 1 of this mini-series, we gave an overview of how the health crisis is changing university […]

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“Man is an analogue being” – Moritz Leuenberger on digitalisation, stupidity and democracy (1)

Former Federal Councillor Moritz Leuenberger talks about the opportunities of digital transparency, the strengths of slow legislation, the advantage of natural stupidity, the need to regulate infrastructure and the “essentialisation” of democracy thanks to digital tools. This first part is aboutconsensus, transparency and direct democracy. Let’s start with a key question: Does the binary logic […]

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Two Key Learnings from the Health Crisis

Covid-19 is strongly entangled with digital transformation, both in positive and negative ways. On the one hand, Covid-19 has boosted online formats in business, healthcare, education and even in government. On the other hand, Covid-19 has highlighted the missing capabilities in inter- and intra-organization information management. Both ICT application areas will shape the digital transformation […]

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Taking back control of our data: Re-decentralizing the Web, for good this time (Part 2)

A recurring theme in the above centralization races is the lack of choice: a choice of browser and operating system, of entry point to the Web, of storage for our personal data. Decentralization is fundamentally about enabling choice, by breaking up artificially coupled decisions into individual options that can be combined at will. Just as […]

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What barriers there are for blind people on the net

For blind people, the internet is often difficult to access. They are dependent on barrier-free websites or on appropriate software. Daniele Corciulo tells us in an interview what obstacles they still encounter in the online world. The 35-year-old accessibility consultant has been blind since birth and pleads for stricter laws and better training. Mr Corciulo, […]