Dimas Gimeno: «Für die Gen C gilt: Wenn du nicht online bist, existierst du nicht» Vor über einem Jahr öffnete das innovative Kaufhaus «Wow Concept» auf dem Gran Vía Boulevard in Madrid zum ersten Mal seine Pforten. Dimas Gimeno, der frühere Präsident von El Corte Inglés, der grösst... Consumption Digitisation Fashion Marketing Retail Technology Dec 7, 2023
Can you be friends with Artificial Intelligence? GDI: Prof. Brandtzaeg, friendships with Artificial Intelligences are one of your research topics. Do you personally have an AI friend? Petter Bae Brandtzaeg: While I study friendships with AI, I don’t... Digitisation Society Technology Nov 30, 2023
MIT Professor Daron Acemoglu: "Computer technologies can become democratising tools" Over a millennium of historical records and contemporary observations highlight a crucial truth: the direction of progress hinges on the decisions we make regarding technology. The manner in which we ... Digitisation Society Nov 9, 2023
Bestselling author Hannah Fry: "We need to hold algorithms to account" There is no dimension of our world into which they have not found their way a long time ago: algorithms, those inconspicuous sequences of instructions that are active on the internet anyway, but also ... Digitisation Society Nov 9, 2023
Data for the city of tomorrow As the WEF's Global Future Council on Cities of Tomorrow noted in its 2022 reports on climate resilience, digital technologies, urban finance and urban inclusion, a systems approach is essential if ci... Digitisation Economy Urban Oct 12, 2023
Scott Galloway's outlook on retail Scott Galloway's outlook on retail is based on his unique ability to combine technology trends, changes in consumer behaviour and business strategies into a complete picture. The professor of marketin... Consumption Digitisation Globalisation Marketing Retail Aug 8, 2023
A copilot called ChatGPT GDI: Ms. Janik, in media, ChatGPT is all over the place. Is that more because this time a new technology is affecting the media people themselves, or do we really witness a revolution in society? Mari... Digitisation Retail Technology Jun 7, 2023
Will Mastodon and the Fediverse replace mainstream social media? In the wake of Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter and its turbulent course in recent weeks, many users are migrating to the microblogging service Mastodon. Between October and November 2022, the numbe... Digitisation Technology Apr 14, 2023
Artificial intelligence supports human creativity A new article in "Nature" magazine has shown that it is increasingly unlikely for new ideas to break with the past in a way that takes science and technology in a new direction. So we are becoming les... Digitisation Technology Apr 14, 2023
Buying without checkout: How an Israeli start-up is transforming the customer experience Frictionless shopping is becoming more and more important. Grocery companies want to meet consumer expectations for customer convenience while keeping costs low and optimising inventory and supply cha... Consumption Digitisation Retail Technology Mar 29, 2023
How information technology impacts the climate The climate impact of information and communication technology (ICT) has been the subject of numerous studies in recent years, often focusing on calculating the greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint of digit... Digitisation Feb 3, 2023
DNA data storage instead of server banks: a path to CO2 neutrality? In our connected world, we are constantly surrounded by data. We generate data, use it, and store it on an ever-increasing scale. This comes at a price: data storage could soon account for 20% of glob... Digitisation Sustainability Technology Jan 31, 2023