The BRIDGE Lab: Bridging the «Wisdom Gap» (BRIDGE)
research areas
timeframe
2022 - 2024
contact
ning.wang@uzh.ch
In The BRIDGE Lab, DSI researchers aim to create a collaborative platform as a structural vessel to promote research and innovation across sectors and cultures, by connecting science with business, cultures, and the society more broadly.
Background
Today, we live in a world of interconnected global issues of great complexity, which interlocks existing problems and supercharges power dynamics. The gap between the increasingly interconnected complexity of our problems and our inability to make sense of them is the «wisdom gap». The BRIDGE Lab offers an exploratory space to bridge this gap by addressing the challenge of «value sensitive innovation» through its strategically defined service portfolio. Project partners include key societal actors at different institutional levels, such as the Swiss federal and cantonal authorities. As one of the UZH DSI Labs, the project is funded by the Digitalisation Initiative of the Zurich Higher Education Institutions (DIZH).
More info about the project on UZH or on LinkedIn.
For making requests, please contact us at: bridge@dsi.uzh.ch.
SERVICE PORTFOLIO
Research Pillar: Evidence-Based Scientific Inquires
Thematic focus
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- Societal Acceptance of Disruptive Technology (e.g. AI, robotics, autonomous systems)
- Stakeholder-Driven Translational Research (e.g. living labs, citizen science)
Involved projects
Education Pillar: Open & Participatory Learning
Thematic Focus
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- Social Innovation for Vulnerable Populations (e.g. refugees, indigenous communities)
- Project Based Learning (e.g. fablabs, hackathons)
- Certificate of Open Studies (e.g. digitally connected learning hubs)
Involved Projects
Consultancy Pillar: Action-Oriented Strategy Setting
Thematic Focus
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- Value Sensitive Innovation (e.g. deliberate transformation towards sustainability)
- Policy Recommendations (e.g. acceptance accelerator)
- Governance Frameworks (e.g. perception matrix)
- Implementation Tools (e.g. ethics assessment)
Involved Projects
Partnership Pillar: Cross-Sectoral & Inter-Cultural Collaboration
Thematic Focus
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- Science Diplomacy
- Internationalisation@Home
- Engagement & Outreach
- Dialogues & Trialogues
Involved Projects
NEWS
Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW) Technology Outlook Ambassador – January 2024
World Economic Forum (WEF) G20 Digital Agenda Publication – November 2023
InnovationZurich News – October 2023
Swissnex 20th Anniversary Keynote – September 2023
InnovationZurich Ecosystem Actors Accreditation – August 2023
World Economic Forum (WEF) Summer Davos Keynote – June 2023
Innosuisse Innovation Booster Robotics Interview – April 2023
InnovationZurich News – December 2022
BRIDGE In A Nutshell – November 2022