The BRIDGE Lab: Bridging the «Wisdom Gap» (BRIDGE)
research areas
timeframe
2022 - 2025
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, biotech)
- 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 & Social Entrepreneurship (e.g. impact-driven founders)
- Project Based Learning (e.g. fablabs, hackathons)
- Certificate of Open Studies (e.g. vulnerable populations )
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. responsible AI)
- Governance Frameworks & Implementation Tools (e.g. ethics self-assessment)
Involved Projects
Partnership Pillar: Cross-Sectoral & Inter-Cultural Collaboration
Thematic Focus
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- Science Diplomacy (e.g. ecosystem building)
- Engagement & Outreach (e.g. dialogues & trialogues)
Involved Projects
LAB OUTPUTS
Ecosystem Event III: AI Meets Sustainability (09.2026)
Outreach Artefact VII: Responsible Development of Neurotechnology (02.2026)
Outreach Artefact VI: Supporting SMEs with Responsible AI (11.2025)
Journal publication III: An Expert Interview (08.2025)
Outreach Artefact V: Change the Default (07.2025)
Interdisciplinary Course II: Value Sensitive Innovation (06.2025)
Outreach Artefact IV: Click into the Future (05.2025)
Journal Publication II: An Expert Survey (01.2025)
Ecosystem Event II: Towards Smooth Integration of High Impact Technology in Society (11. 2024)
Outreach Artefact III: Challenges of Generative AI for Businesses (10.2024)
Interdisciplinary Course I: Social Innovation for Development and Sustainability (09.2024)
Outreach Artefact II: Innovation Strategies for Switzerland (06.2024)
Technical Report III: What Do the Experts Need? (06.2024)
Outreach Artefact I: Certifying Trust in AI Systems (05.2024)
Technical Report II: What Do the Experts Think? (10.2023)
Journal Publication I: A Scoping Literature Review (09.2023)
Ecosystem Event I: DIAS Meets IPZ (09.2023)
Technical Report I: What Does the Literature Say? (06.2023)
Community Service
Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW) Interview: Ethics Cannot Be An Afterthought (05.2026)
Swissinfo Interview: Swiss AI Shows Bias Despite Transparency Efforts (12.2025)
Swiss AI Summit Keynote: AI and Healthcare (11.2025)
Great Zurich Area Nomination: Top 100+ Women in AI and Data in Switzerland (09.2025)
UZH Ständetalk Panel: Teaching, Research and AI (04.2025)
Swissinfo Interview: Banking on AI Revolution to Overcome Protectionism (01.2025)
World Economic Forum (WEF) Publication: Technology Policy Report (10.2024)
Swissnex in China Keynote: Tech & Ethics (09.2024)
Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW) Appointment: Ambassador for Technology Outlook (01.2024)
Swiss Network for International Studies (SNIS) Interview: From Research to Implementation (01.2024)
World Economic Forum (WEF) Publication: G20 Digital Agenda (11.2023)
Swissnex in San Francisco Keynote: Metropolis (11.2023)
InnovationZurich News: DIAZ Meets IPZ (10.2023)
UZH DSI Interview: The BRIDGE Lab in a Nutshell (09.2023)
Swissnex 20th Anniversary Keynote: Cities in the Age of AI (09.2023)
InnovationZurich News: Ecosystem Actors Accreditation (08.2023)
World Economic Forum (WEF): Summer Davos Keynote (06.2023)
World Economic Forum (WEF) Publication: Economic Decoupling (06.2023)
Innosuisse Interview: Innovation Booster Robotics (04.2023)
InnovationZurich News: The BRIDGE Lab (12.2022)
Swissinfo Interview: Swiss Army Uses Drone Technology (06.2022)
UZH Insights: The “Good” Drones (05.2022)