Beat Estermann

Profile

Beat Estermann Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter

  • Address Berner Fachhochschule
    Bern Academy of the Arts
    Forschung
    Fellerstrasse 11
    3027 Bern

Activities

  • Project Manager and Associate Lecturer at the Bern Academy of the Arts (2023-)

  • Professor at the Institute for Public Sector Transformation (2019-2022)

  • Deputy Head of the Institute for Public Sector Transformation (2019-2021)

  • Head of the Research Group Data & Infrastructure (2019-2021)

  • Public Sector Transformation, Open Data, Linked Data, Big Data, Online Participation, Crowdsourcing

CV

  • 2004 Research assistant freelance
  • 2004-2005 Coordinator of a training programme for local politicians University of Geneva, Department of Political Science
  • 2006-2007 Research assistant Educational Research Centre of the Canton of Geneva
  • 2007-2013 Research associate Bern University of Applied Sciences, Competence Centre for Public Management and E-Government
  • 2013-2015 Research associate at the Open & Linked Data Unit Bern University of Applied Sciences, E-Government Institute
  • 2015-2018 Deputy head of the Open & Linked Data Unit Bern University of Applied Sciences, E-Government Institute
  • 2018-2019 Head of the Open & Linked Data Unit Bern University of Applied Sciences, E-Goverment Institute
  • 2019-2021 Deputy head of the institute, Head of the Data & Infrastructure Unit Bern University of Applied Sciences, Institute for Public Sector Transformation
  • 2019-2022 Professor Bern University of Applied Sciences, Institute for Public Sector Transformation
  • 2022- Researcher and Consultant Estermann Digital Transformation Consulting (self-employed)
  • 2023- Project manager and Lecturer Bern Academy of the Arts
  • 1997-2002 Translation diploma (« licence en traduction ») University of Geneva
  • 2003-2006 Master of Public Administration (« Diplôme d'études approfondies en management et analyse des politiques publiques ») University of Geneva
  • Since 2013 Doctoral studies in Administrative Science (dissertation topic: Open Data and Crowdsourcing among Heritage Institutions) University of Bern

Publications

Memberships

Language skills and intercultural knowledge

  • German - Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English - Full professional proficiency
  • French - Full professional proficiency
  • Russian - Limited working proficiency
  • Italian - Elementary proficiency
  • Spanish - Elementary proficiency