Publications

The megatrend report “The coronavirus transformation” examines central changes to the megatrends of  globalization and digitalization as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic. It also illuminates interactions between these megatrends that are particularly affected by the...

"Digitale Souveränität" – ein oft genutzter Begriff in politischen Debatten auf nationaler wie europäischer Ebene. Was ist damit gemeint? Und ist die EU fähig, eigene Werte und Rechtsvorstellungen in der Digitalpolitik durchzusetzen?

We welcome the European Commission’s effort to harmonize AI regulation and create an ecosystem in which algorithmic decision-making systems work for people and become a force for good in society. In this paper we want to share our findings from the “Ethics of Algorithms...

Defeat cancer before it develops. Prevent crime before it happens. Get the perfect job without having to know the right people. Algorithms turn long-wished-for dreams into reality. At the same time, they can weaken solidarity in healthcare systems, lead to discriminatory...

Der erste Megatrend-Report der Bertelsmann Stiftung untersucht zentrale Wechselwirkungen zwischen den Megatrends Globalisierung, Digitalisierung und demografischer Wandel sowie deren Auswirkungen auf die Arbeitsmarkt- und Einkommenschancen der Menschen. Daraus ergeben sich...

Dieser MegatrendBrief fasst die wichtigsten Ergebnisse und Thesen des ersten Megatrend-Reports der Bertelsmann Stiftung zusammen. Der Megatrend-Report #1 trägt den Titel „The Bigger Picture“. Er beschreibt, wie das Zusammenwirken von Globalisierung, Digitalisierung und...

This MegatrendBrief summarizes the key findings and theses of the Bertelsmann Stiftung's first Megatrend Report. The Megatrend Report #1 is entitled "The Bigger Picture“. It describes how the interaction of globalization, digitalization and demographic change is challenging...

Algorithms determine the advertising we see, make decisions regarding loan grants and university admissions, and suggest suitable partners for us on dating sites. Every day, each of us is affected by decisions that algorithms make for and about us. Yet what do Europeans, in...

A report by AlgorithmWatch in cooperation with Bertelsmann Stiftung, supported by the Open Society Foundations

Wolfgang Schulz and Stephan Dreyer analyze in detail the relevant articles of the GDPR and elucidate whether the new regulation can promote more comprehensible and verifiable algorithmic decision-making systems. They examine to what extent the new regulation can safeguard...