Innovation area Sustainable Digital Ecosystems
In the "Sustainable Digital Ecosystems" innovation area, we focus on value creation in digital ecosystems. The focus here is on aspects of sustainability, taking into account ecological, social and economic targets. With our interdisciplinary approach, we integrate findings from computer science, economics and social sciences to design and implement innovative solutions. By addressing challenges such as resource efficiency, data protection and ethical considerations, we aim to create the foundation for a responsible, resilient and sustainable digital landscape.
Subject areas
This is an excerpt of current topics that are continuously expanded and updated.
- Data spaces
- Digital marketplaces & fair platforms
- Service Ecosystems
- Open Source, Citizen Development, Low Code
- Sustainable software engineering
- Sustainable digital business models
- Durable security & PKI
- Accountability & Digital Responsibility
- Design & Emergence
- Resource efficiency & digitalisation
- Value creation in digital ecosystems
- Informational self-determination in digital markets
Goals and visions
We aim to initiate a fundamental shift towards a digital landscape that not only enables technological advances, but also ensures the sustainable, ethical and responsible use of digital technologies. The vision is to create a digital future that is sustainable for both society and the environment in the long term.
Research questions and tasks
- How can resource efficiency in digital value creation be improved?
- How can digital ecosystems be designed sustainably to support ecological, social and economic goals?
- How can data protection and informational self-determination be guaranteed in digital markets?
- How can fair and responsible digital marketplaces and platforms be designed?
- How can shared value creation at the level of business ecosystems be enabled by IT?
- How can security be guaranteed in long-lasting systems?
Methods
- Business (and Societal) Impact Analysis
- Design Science
- Ecological footprint calculations
- Interdisciplinary approach with integration of computer science, economics and social sciences
- Service Systems Engineering
- Security scanning of digital ecosystems, with precise suggestions for improvement
Manager
> Faculty of Business Administration and Economics > Department 3: Information Systems > Wirtschaftsinformatik, insb. Nachhaltigkeit
Professor
Office: TP8.0.33
Phone: +49 5251 60-4708
E-mail: simon.trang@uni-paderborn.de
University lecturers involved
> Wirtschaftspädagogik und Evaluationsforschung
Professor
Office: Q1.441
Phone: +49 5251 60-2367
E-mail: marc.beutner@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
> Department of Computer Science
Vice Dean - Professor - Department Chair
Office: F1.125
Phone: +49 5251 60-6563
E-mail: eric.bodden@uni-paderborn.de
> Faculty of Business Administration and Economics > Business Administration, esp. Marketing and Value Creation
Professor
Office: Q3.122
Phone: +49 5251 60-4626
E-mail: eva.boehm@uni-paderborn.de
> Paderborn University
Vice President - Professor - Knowledge- and Technologytransfer
Office: Q3.122
Phone: +49 5251 60-2090
E-mail: rene.fahr@uni-paderborn.de
> Eventmanagement mit den Schwerpunkten Popmusikkulturen und digitale Medienkulturen
Professor - Eventmanagement mit den Schwerpunkten Popmusikkulturen und digitale Medienkulturen
Office: H7.204
Phone: +49 5251 60-4324
E-mail: beate.flath@uni-paderborn.de
Office: Q1.316
Phone: +49 5251 60-5437
E-mail: karina.kiepe@uni-paderborn.de
> Software Innovation Campus Paderborn (SICP)
Professor
Office: Q3.149
Phone: +49 5251 60-5533
Phone: (+49) 5251 60-5531
E-mail: dennis.kundisch@wiwi.uni-paderborn.de
> Paderborn University
Supernumerary Professor - Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Office: N5.304
Phone: +49 5251 60-2397
E-mail: gudrun.oevel@uni-paderborn.de
> Software Innovation Campus Paderborn (SICP)
Manager - Professor - Managing Director, Senior Researcher
Office: ZM2.A.03.74
Phone: +49 5251 60-6820
E-mail: sauer@uni-paderborn.de
E-mail: sauer@sicp.de
> Software Resilience / Heinz Nixdorf Institute
Head - Junior Professor
Office: F1.211
Phone: +49 5251 60-6585
E-mail: mohamed.soliman@uni-paderborn.de
Head - Professor
Office: F2.315
Phone: +49 5251 60-6690
E-mail: juraj.somorovsky@uni-paderborn.de
> Discrete Mathematics/Graph Theory
Head - Professor
Office: F2.224
Phone: +49 5251 60-6681
E-mail: es@uni-paderborn.de
Office: Q3.349
Phone: +49 5251 60-1689
E-mail: lena.steinhoff@uni-paderborn.de
> Wirtschaftsinformatik, insb. Social Computing
Head - Professor
Office: Q2.448
Phone: +49 5251 60-4180
E-mail: matthias.trier@uni-paderborn.de
Section Owner - Professor
Office: O3.149
Phone: +49 5251 60-5375
E-mail: lin.wang@uni-paderborn.de