Innovation area Digital Sovereignty
Digital sovereignty is an increasingly important topic in today's digital world. It refers to the ability of individuals, companies and states to control their own digital infrastructures and data flows independently and in a self-determined manner. Digital sovereignty is a complex and multi-layered issue that encompasses technological as well as legal and political dimensions. In order to achieve digital sovereignty, comprehensive strategies must be developed and implemented that take technological independence, data sovereignty, cyber security and legal frameworks into account.
Research questions and tasks
- Technological independence: The ability to use your own or trusted technological solutions without having to rely on foreign providers. This applies to both hardware and software.
- Data sovereignty: Control over your own data. This includes storage, processing and access to data. It is about ensuring that data is managed according to your own rules and laws.
- Cybersecurity: Protection against cyberattacks and unauthorised access. This is crucial to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of data.
- Legal framework and governance: Developing and enforcing laws and policies that support digital sovereignty. This can include data protection laws, data localisation regulations and guidelines for the use of technology.
Goals and visions
Independence from foreign technologies is a key objective, as many countries and companies are heavily dependent on technologies from the USA and China. In order to reduce this dependency, the promotion of domestic technologies and the development of open standards are key strategies.
At the same time, data protection and security are a constant challenge, as data leaks and cyberattacks are a constant threat. Robust security measures must therefore be implemented and constantly improved.
Education also plays a key role: in order to achieve digital sovereignty, it is important to train the population and labour force in the use of digital technologies - both in technical and legal terms.
Manager
> Software Innovation Campus Paderborn (SICP)
Coordinator - PostDoc - R&D Manager - Digital Security
Office: ZM2.A.03.25
Phone: +49 5251 60-6822
E-mail: oberthuer@sicp.de
University lecturers involved
> Machine Learning and Optimisation
Head - Professor
Office: FU.231
Phone: +49 5251 60-6309
Phone: +49 1606675582
E-mail: heike.trautmann@uni-paderborn.de
Head - Professor
Office: O4.258
Phone: +49 5251 60-6651
E-mail: bloemer@mail.uni-paderborn.de
Chairman - Professor
Office: F1.125
Phone: +49 5251 60-6563
E-mail: eric.bodden@uni-paderborn.de
Head - Professor - Didaktik der Informatik
Office: F2.116
Phone: +49 5251 60-6343
E-mail: carsten.schulte@uni-paderborn.de
Head - Professor
Office: F2.315
Phone: +49 5251 60-6690
E-mail: juraj.somorovsky@uni-paderborn.de
> Software Innovation Campus Paderborn (SICP)
Speaker - Professor - Spokesman SICP Steering Committee, Academic Director SI-Lab
Office: ZM2.A.03.77
Phone: +49 5251 60-5600
E-mail: beverungen@sicp.de
E-mail: daniel.beverungen@uni-paderborn.de
> Wirtschaftsinformatik, insb. Social Computing
Head - Professor
Office: Q2.448
Phone: +49 5251 60-4180
E-mail: matthias.trier@uni-paderborn.de
Office: Q4.113
Phone: +49 5251 60-3394
E-mail: s.mueller@uni-paderborn.de
> Key research area Transformation and Education
Supernumerary Professor
Office: N5.311
Phone: +49 5251 60-2397
E-mail: gudrun.oevel@uni-paderborn.de
> Transregional Collaborative Research Centre 318
Member - Professor - Project Leader B03, B06
Office: E2.321
Phone: +49 5251 60-3275
E-mail: tobias.matzner@uni-paderborn.de
Office: E2.108
Phone: +49 5251 60-3723
E-mail: dm@uni-paderborn.de
> Key research area Transformation and Education
Professor
Office: TP6.2.304
Phone: +49 5251 60-5717
E-mail: katharina.rohlfing@uni-paderborn.de