Module 2: Societal and regulatory challenges

Digital data can lead to new results and forecasts in the areas of trade, human resources, marketing and transport. However, this data may also intrude into people’s privacy, thereby raising numerous ethical, sociological and legal questions.

Completed research projects

An ethical framework for the use of health-related Big Data External Link Icon

An ethical framework for the use of health-related Big Data

http://www.nfp75.ch/en/projects/module-2-societal-and-regulatory-challenges/project-vayena

Prof. Effy (Eftychia) Vayena

Big Data in insurance: personalisation versus solidarity External Link Icon

Big Data in insurance: personalisation versus solidarity

http://www.nfp75.ch/en/projects/module-2-societal-and-regulatory-challenges/project-christen

PD Dr. Markus Christen

Can a combination of theory and Big Data better predict extreme weather impacts? External Link Icon

Can a combination of theory and Big Data better predict extreme weather impacts?

http://www.nfp75.ch/en/projects/module-2-societal-and-regulatory-challenges/project-knutti

Prof. Reto Knutti

Confronting Big Data: Methods and skills for a 21st-century sociology External Link Icon

Confronting Big Data: Methods and skills for a 21st-century sociology

http://www.nfp75.ch/en/projects/module-2-societal-and-regulatory-challenges/project-muetzel

Prof. Sophie Mützel

Regulating Big Data in trade agreements External Link Icon

Regulating Big Data in trade agreements

http://www.nfp75.ch/en/projects/module-2-societal-and-regulatory-challenges/project-burri

Prof. Dr. Mira Burri

Regulating Big Data research: A new frontier External Link Icon

Regulating Big Data research: A new frontier

http://www.nfp75.ch/en/projects/module-2-societal-and-regulatory-challenges/project-elger

Prof. Bernice Simone Elger

The legal challenges posed by Big Data: questions of exploitation and protection External Link Icon

The legal challenges posed by Big Data: questions of exploitation and protection

http://www.nfp75.ch/en/projects/module-2-societal-and-regulatory-challenges/project-gless

Prof. Sabine Gless

“Big Brother” in Swiss companies? Trust, data and personal privacy of employees External Link Icon

“Big Brother” in Swiss companies? Trust, data and personal privacy of employees

http://www.nfp75.ch/en/projects/module-2-societal-and-regulatory-challenges/project-weibel

Prof. Antoinette Weibel

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