eGovernment

Information technology has led to fundamental changes in information management opportunities and will continue to lead to considerable changes in future. This change applies to business and private life in equal measure. It means new challenges for government, but also creates new organisational opportunities. In the area of e-Government, we thus focus on two basic questions: what will the government of the future be like? And how can we get there? The answers do not lie in the political or technical sphere, but in the technopolitical sphere.

Areas of research

• Development of sample architectures (blueprints) and interdisciplinary architectural design methods for the government of the future

• Development of experimental new forms of democratic transparency and co-determination, as well as innovative management concepts for public administration

Corporate and Business Development

In times of business and social change, successful corporate development requires a well-founded decision as to when to give in to change and when it must be met with firmness. It is a question of balancing change and preservation and not sticking permanently to either of the two. This decision must be made repeatedly in the central thematic areas that we have developed as our main fields of work.

Areas of research

• Development of practical methods to recognise, select, train and maintain the correct skills and talents

• Team and project development in complex conditions

•  Development of innovative products and customer relationships

Governance, Risks and Compliance

In recent years, many companies have been particularly successfully when they transformed themselves into data analysis champions. Moreover, practical experience shows that transparency based on figures promotes the exchange of knowledge within companies. In this research area, we focus on how companies deal with information: from the definition of a strategy and values to the planning and implementation of risk management.

Areas of research

• Development of new strategies while avoiding large risks

• Dealing with regulatory risks