Support for innovative start-up ideas The DIZH innovation program promotes entrepreneurial projects in the context of digital transformation. The Founder Call provides targeted support for early start-up ideas from employees and students at DIZH universities. The Founder Call offers low-threshold start-up funding to develop an initial proof of concept from… Read More »Call for proposals: Founder Call
Hybrid Participation for Sustainable and Liveable Communities Sustainable development of cities and municipalities is no longer conceivable without the active participation of the public. In the Canton of Zurich, formal participation procedures such as public consultations and voting materials, are already largely supported by digital tools. By contrast, informal participation… Read More »HyP-Lab
The MindfulPacer project was featured in the UZH Oec. Magazine. The smartwatch app, developed at the Institute of Computer Science at UZH, helps people with Long Covid and other energy-limiting conditions to manage their energy levels mindfully, rather than pushing themselves beyond their limits. Around 450,000 people in Switzerland live… Read More »Take it easy rather than overdo it with SmartWatch App
IMMERSE develops frameworks and formats to enable the targeted use of XR technologies in higher education and vocational training. In the video, the project team explains where these technologies are already adding value today: in medicine and surgery, 3D visualisations help to better understand spatial structures such as arteries, veins… Read More »IMMERSE in video. Immersive Technologies for Higher Education and Vocational Training
New publication The CYREN team has developed a standardised definition and taxonomy for cybersecurity behaviour within organisations. TECBO classifies employee behaviour into five domains – ranging from IT usage to the handling of security incidents – and is freely available for use in both research and practice. Ambuehl, B., Ebert,… Read More »Cybersecurity practices in organisations
The fifth Project Call once again exceeded expectations, with another increase in the quantity and quality of applications. The large number of submissions demonstrates the dynamic and success of the innovation program and underscores the considerable interest in interdisciplinary research in the field of digital transformation. The DIZH committees have… Read More »Funding approved for 12 new projects
A Digital Speech and Language Sample Application for Clinical Diagnostics and Monitoring in Swiss German DiSpLA will be the first automatic speech recognition and language analysis app built for clinical use in Swiss German. The focus will be on speech-language changes in patients with dementia and children with speech-language disorders.… Read More »DiSpLA
When AI-generated actress Tilly Norwood was unveiled at the Zurich Film Festival last autumn, it sparked strong reactions. But director Manu Hendry sees it primarily as a PR stunt and is more curious about the real possibilities of AI in film. In this episode of Schampar digital, Frank Richter talks… Read More »Slopocalypse Now! AI hype and storytelling in film
Nearly four years ago, on February 24, 2022, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began. The war has shown: shelters no longer serve solely for protection – they are becoming spaces for work, learning, and organizational life. At the ZHAW Center for Cross-Cultural Management, SHAPE (Shelter-based Hubs for Adaptive Partnerships and Engagement)… Read More »SHAPE: Research on organization and change under existential threats
Activity pacing is a central part of everyday life for many people with long Covid or chronic fatigue. However, it is often difficult to correctly assess one’s own physical and mental limits, which frequently leads to overexertion. This is where the MindfulPacer app comes in. It allows users to define… Read More »Launch of the MindfulPacer app
