On July 4, 2024, the second edition of the Zurich KMU Innovation Day took place at the Toni-Areal ZHdK. Under the motto “Future-proof together: recognizing and acting on scope”, numerous experts and participants gathered to discuss key topics such as sustainability, cybersecurity, business model development and innovation opportunities. The event… Read More »Our participation in the Zurich KMU Innovation Day 2024
Exactly one year ago, we published the first episode of our podcast. Together with our hosts Jessica Reust and Frank Richter, we thought about how we could convey the diverse research topics from the DIZH universities in an understandable way. This gave rise to the idea for Schampar digital, in… Read More »Schampar digital celebrates anniversary
Since July 1, 2024, Roland Meyer has combined teaching and research at Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) and the University of Zurich (UZH) as Bridge Professor of Digital Cultures and the Arts. In a written interview with Martina Egli, the image and media scholar gives an insight into what… Read More »DIZH Bridge Professorship for Digital Cultures and Arts
With the project calls, the innovation program promotes the processing of specific issues in interdisciplinary and cross-university projects. Project calls aim to find forward-looking solutions for practical issues and social challenges. The possibility of working on novel and high-risk issues, where the path to implementation or the measurement of impact… Read More »Apply now: 4th Project Call
The annual plenary assembly provides space for networking, dialog and information for the stakeholders of the DIZH universities. On July 1, 2024, the focus was on the research cluster. Reto Thaler begrüsst die Teilnehmenden. The research cluster is a network of researchers from the partner universities and external project partners… Read More »Plenary assembly DIZH 2024
The funded projects deal with data protection and digital self-protection, media literacy and digital resilience as well as AI assistance and trust in new technology. Current developments such as artificial intelligence (AI) and increasingly easy access to digital tools are accelerating and expanding the range of possibilities in the creative… Read More »DIZH promotes digital resilience and media literacy with innovative projects
CYREN ZH is featured in the SRF programs “Rundschau” and “10 vor 10” to provide insights into the controversial topics surrounding location-based tracking and data protection. Report on SRF: The spy in our cell phones. A US data trader is offering location data for sale that is collected from apps… Read More »CYREN ZH sheds light on the dangers of location data in SRF broadcasts
From June 2024, five training events will be held for members of the Zurich Cantonal Council. The first MasterClass on June 10 was dedicated to the current topic of the revision of the cantonal Information and Data Protection Act (IDG). In his lecture, Prof. Florent Thouvenin from the Chair of… Read More »Start of the Digital MasterClass event series for the Zurich Cantonal Council
The Zurich Centre for Creative Economies (ZCCE), in collaboration with Fuelarts, USA, are pleased to announce the publication of the Swiss Creative Tech Startups Report 2024 – a pioneering initiative designed to spotlight the burgeoning Creative Tech sector in Switzerland. This report promises to be an invaluable annual resource for industry stakeholders… Read More »Swiss Creative Tech Startups Report 2024
As part of the “Digital Futures Fund for Research”, ZHAW digital funds seven new research projects in the area of digital transformation. Since 2020, ZHAW digital has been funding various projects as part of the “Digital Futures Fund” (DFF) funding program. From 2024, the successful program will be realigned: In… Read More »Grasshoppers, dementia, fake videos and more: ZHAW digital funds 7 new research projects