On June 3rd, the first workshop of the DSI Strategy Lab 2022 took place at the premises of the Digital Society Initiative (DSI). At the DSI Strategy Lab, conceptual analyses and strategic scenarios for future developments of the digital transformation are elaborated. This year, the DSI Strategy Lab will address… Read More »Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Medicine
https://vimeo.com/715220986 Two years after the operational start, the first plenary meeting of the DIZH took place on 10 May 2022 at the Museum für Gestaltung. The aim was to promote dialogue and networking among DIZH members. People already associated with DIZH were able to learn more about the activities and… Read More »Plenary Assembly DIZH on 10 May 2022
The Center for Process Management & Information Security at the Institute of Information Systems at ZHAW in Winterthur offers a PhD position in the project “Digital Risk Awareness”. The project focuses on developing and evaluating measures in the areas of data protection, information security and artificial intelligence to raise user… Read More »PhD position in the project «Digital Risk Awareness»
The social acceptance of Big Data solutions depends crucially on the correct handling of ethical, legal and social issues. Within the framework of NRP 75, a task force was set up to deal with these issues. The following are the contributions of DSI representatives: Big Data and Digital Sovereignty by… Read More »White Paper “ELSI of Big Data”
The video podcast of the same name explores this question and the question why the Swiss Armed Forces could also use rescue robots one day. Urgent questions on the topic are explained – on a technical, ethical and legal level. A collaboration with the Swiss Drone and Robotics Centre SDRZ… Read More »Should robots save people?
What is needed to turn “good” drones used for humanitarian purposes into “ethical” drones? And how can ethical values be integrated in the use and development of new technologies? Dr. Ning Wang reports on the role of the DSI in helping humanitarian organizations integrate ethical values into innovation practices. Ning… Read More »From “Good” to “Ethical” Drones
The partner universities of DIZH endorse the position of swissuniversities and condemn the war against Ukraine. DIZH supports the appeals and statements of the partner universities. UZH, ZHAW, ZHdK and PH Zurich advocate for students and researchers from Ukraine, offer orientation and coordinate offers of help. Further information: Statement from… Read More »Solidarity with Ukraine
The ZHAW Datalab is a group of experts from all departments, solving practical problems with data. And the new Bachelor’s program “Data Science” at the ZHAW School of Engineering has started well in the last semester. But what does the career of a data scientist look like? Read here the… Read More »What does it mean to be a data scientist?
Corinna Hertweck has been working in a research project at the ZHAW School of Engineering since 2020 and is a doctoral student at the University of Zurich. In a joint project with the ZHAW, University of Zurich and University of St. Gallen, she is working on the interface between technology… Read More »Gender bias and (in)fair algorithms: “Fairness depends on our values”
UZH Ethics Professor and DSI Network member Nikola Biller-Andorno joined the EU Ethics Group at the beginning of the year. This group advises the European Commission on how new technologies and scientific knowledge can be used in accordance with European values. Read the UZH News interview with Nikola Biller-Andorno here.