The future of trust in digital worlds
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
2022
Z_punkt
The internet as we know it today could never have achieved its global success without the trust of the billions of people who go online. The internet of tomorrow will continue to open up new spaces and new communication possibilities. But equally, this will only be possible if people are willing to trust and explore these new, unknown spaces in the future. (How) Will trust emerge in the digital worlds of tomorrow? Do we trust technology or only other people? These questions were investigated by a study as part of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) Future Office, consisting of Prognos and Z_punkt.
The “The Future of Trust in Digital Worlds” study first examines the scientific discourse on the topic of “trust” and derives conclusions for the digital worlds of tomorrow. What the digital sphere might look like in the future and how trust could form there is illustrated in six everyday stories from the future – so-called “Future Spotlights.”
The study is released as one of the numerous results of the BMBF Future Office's work in the Foresight III process. Other research topics included, for example, the dissolution of boundaries between biology and technology or the future of values in Germany. In addition, workshops and similar working and dialogue formats take place, where various actors, such as citizens and futurologists, deal with foresight in a variety of ways. The Future Office is supervised by Prognos and Z_punkt on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
Summary of the study in German (vorausschau.de)
Project team: Anna Hornik, Dr Christian Grünwald, Daniel Bonin, Jan Reichert, Marie-Kristin Komendzinski, Julian Sachs, Holger Glockner, Michael Astor
Last update: 12.08.2022
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