P1: Digital Society - Innovation - Regulation

Digitalization has enabled various forms of technical innovation, the implementation and introduction of which has given rise to new, sometimes disruptive business models, and continues to do so. These business models create new forms of flows of goods, services, finance and data in society, which pose numerous challenges for national and supranational regulation. At the same time, digitalization enables the development of new technology-based regulatory instruments. The formulation of efficient regulation of the flows of goods, data and finance associated with the new business models requires the interdisciplinary analysis of a wide range of economic, technical, legal and social aspects.

The profile line "Digital Society - Innovation - Regulation" focuses on two subject areas. On the one hand, members of the profile line examine digital platforms in relation to the sharing economy and crowdfunding, network effects, consumer behavior and market regulation as well as regulatory innovations, compliance by design and algorithmic regulation. On the other hand, representatives of the profile line are dedicated to innovation processes and smart services and deal with topics such as connected home, smart health services, Industry 4.0, digital work design, smart service design, crowdsourcing, usability, innovation management and know-how protection.

A total of 25 scientists from the fields of Business Administration and Economics, Computer Science, Cognitive Science, Political Science, Psychology, Law, Social Science and Information Systems are involved.