In an interview with Katia Soland, Anna Sigrist, co-director of Opendata.ch, talks about the importance of open data and Opendata.ch’s involvement in the DIZH Public Data Lab (PDL). She explains why open data is often perceived as an abstract topic and why it is important to highlight the concrete social… Read More »Why open data needs more visibility
How can objects in museums remain accessible when they are too large, too fragile, or too valuable to be displayed? The exhibition “Museum of the Future – 17 Digital Experiments” addresses this question and shows how digital technologies and artificial intelligence enable new forms of communication. Seventeen digital experiments transform… Read More »Museum of the Future – 17 Digital Experiments
digilinguo is being funded in the second Structure Call and now has its own website and LinkedIn channel. digilinguo supports public institutions such as hospitals, courts, and schools in overcoming language barriers in everyday life, thereby reducing the burden on everyone involved. The project is a collaboration between UZH and… Read More »digilinguo now also online
How can artificial intelligence be made understandable? Dr Lukas Drees from the EcoVision Lab at the Institute for Mathematical Modelling and Machine Learning (DM3L) is researching how green spaces influence well-being at the Public Data Lab. His vision: an interactive map that recommends optimal green spaces based on personal preferences.… Read More »Teaching machine learning through art
Making AI-supported radiology more transparent and reliable The TRUST-RAD project developed AI tools for radiology that are not only powerful but, above all, reliable and transparent. The focus was on the development of RadVLM, an innovative AI model for analysing chest X-rays. The model can explain findings, draft reports, answer… Read More »Project closure: TRUST-RAD
How do humorous elements work in communicating complex scientific topics? A recent study examines the effect on different target groups. Can humour help make complex topics such as artificial intelligence accessible to a broad audience? Sabrina H. Kessler and Valery Wyss explored this question in an experimental study published in… Read More »Publication: Humour in Science Communication
The project Revolutionizing Education60+: Digital Lifelong Learninghas been successfully completed. The aim was to make it easier for people aged 60 and over to access contemporary learning opportunities and to equip them with the skills they need for an increasingly digital society. In collaboration with partners from the field, new course… Read More »Project closure: Digital lifeling learning
The study ‘Collaborative Design and Development of a Patient-Centred Digital Health App for Supportive Cancer Care: Participatory Study’ was published in JMIR Human Factors. The study describes the collaborative design and development process of the digital health app OncoSupport+, which is specifically tailored to the needs of supportive cancer care.… Read More »Collaborative development of a digital health app for cancer care
How does a spider perceive its surroundings? The research project Being a Spider uses virtual reality to enable an unusual change of perspective and investigates whether this can change attitudes towards arachnids. In the VR installation, visitors slip into the role of a four-spotted orb-weaver spider and go hunting for… Read More »VR installation ‘Being a Spider’ explores changing perspectives for species conservation
Between June 2024 and March 2025, five events were held for members of the Zurich Cantonal Council. June 2024: Digitalisation and data protection August 2024: Digitalisation in education – what works? October 2024: Cybersecurity needs more than just technology January 2025: Digital administration: what can it do, what is it… Read More »Project closure: Digital MasterClass Kanton Zürich