Overcoming language barriers in public institutions Digilinguo is a platform that promotes sustainable practices in the use of digital translation and language tools, thus allowing for language barriers to be overcome in public institutions. Three channels will be created to help it in achieving this objective: 1) a test track… Read More »Digilinguo
Measuring Societal Wellbeing under Changing Circumstances Challenges posed by societal disruptions impact cantonal governance. The Public Data Lab (PDL), hosted by Canton Zurich`s Statistics Office, creates indicators and new approaches to measuring change in society, economy and environment. Through transdisciplinary digital and artistic innovation the PDL will increase public trust… Read More »Public Data Lab
Project state closed Project start September 2024 Funding duration 12 months Universities involved UZH, ZHAW, PHZH Practice partners CheckNews Children and young people no longer use Google; instead, they ask ChatGPT. They know that not every answer is correct, but they often lack the skills to critically evaluate AI content.… Read More »Digital resilience: tool for AI and deepfake skills among young people
Project state closed Project start August 2024 Funding duration 14 months Universities involved UZH, ZHAW Practice partners Qualität im Journalismus (QuaJou), Schweizer Syndikat Medienschaffender (SSM), Junge Journalistinnen und Journalisten Schweiz (JJS) Academic partners Università della Svizzera italiana USI, Université de Fribourg, Fachhochschule Graubünden FHGR How is AI used in Swiss… Read More »AI literacy in Swiss journalism – How to strengthen the digital resilience of journalism and audiences
Participatory GIS and Farmer Science to promote diversification, innovation and cooperation in agriculture The project aims to use a citizen science approach to connect innovative farmers and co-create new knowledge about the cultivation of niche crops. It thus promotes the information exchange between research and agricultural practice and contributes to… Read More »AgroPionier
How does a spider perceive its world? The project ‘Being a Spider’ enables a change of perspective through a sensory-enhanced virtual reality experience. As a four-spotted spider, visitors go hunting for insects at night. They detect them with the help of highly sensitive sensory hairs that perceive air currents and… Read More »Being a spider – Virtual Realities as spaces for learning and experience
The project promotes the quality of discourse in the digital space by empowering people methodically and digitally using a browser extension to react constructively to hate speech as online street workers and to de-escalate escalations. The extension assists in recognizing and processing hate speech. More information Publication Bühler, Judith; von… Read More »Social influencer
Project state closed Project start February 2024 Funding duration 18 months Universities involved ZHAW Practice partners Smart City Hub Switzerland More and more towns and municipalities in Switzerland are exploring the concept of the smart city (SSCS, 2024). This refers to approaches that utilise modern technologies, data and digital solutions… Read More »DIZH Swiss Smart City Outreach
Project state closed Project start March 2024 Funding duration 18 months Universities involved UZH, ZHAW, ZHdK Practice partners Comedian Frank Richter, Catta Funding amount DIZH CHF 37’242 The digital transformation, particularly in relation to artificial intelligence (AI), is a complex and often polarizing topic that poses significant challenges for science… Read More »SciComm meets Comedy
Project state closed Project start January 2024 Funding duration 10 months Universities involved UZH Practice partners Funding amount DIZH CHF 49’419 From downloading to upcycling – this is based on the clever idea of science to create added value for society with existing user data. By donating data to research,… Read More »Data Donation Day