In late August, Cédric Merz and our team presented key findings from Cédric’s master’s thesis at the University of Zurich, as part of the “Government as a Platform” project. We explored using SSI technology for digital identity for refugees to simplify their administrative tasks in Switzerland, especially in the context of the Ukrainian refugee crisis.…

I’m excited to share that our research paper, co-authored with Peter Kuhn, Dian Balta, Florian Matthes, is presented this week at the WI 23 – 18. Internationale Tagung Wirtschaftsinformatikin Padeborn, Germany. 📑 What is it about? Our paper tackles the concept of Government as a Platform (#GaaP) and the complexities involved in transforming public sector…

📌 Do privately-owned platforms create public value? My colleague, Francesca Casalini, will be presenting our latest research at the 29th eGos Colloquium next week and will answer this question. Our key findings? 🚀 1️⃣ Privately-owned collaborative platforms can impact public value both positively and negatively, revealing complex dynamics between public interests and private gains. 2️⃣…

📣 Our latest research, “Data-Driven Governance in Crises: Topic Modelling for the Identification of Refugee Needs,” has been accepted and soon to be presented at the 24th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research! 🌍 In this paper, we tackle the ongoing challenge of effective refugee management, particularly highlighted by the recent refugee crisis resulting…