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DIDAT: GOALS, PROCEDURE, ORGANIZATION AND METHODICAL PROCEDURE - IASS POTSDAM
Responsible use of digital data: Digital
                                                                Data as Subject of a Transdisciplinary
                                                                          Project (DiDaT)

   DiDaT: Goals, Procedure, Organization and
            methodical procedure
                                       (Short brochure, March 2020)

DiDaT aims to increase the adaptive capacity of          The first version of the White Book will be
sensitive stakeholder groups and subsystems in           presented at the 3rd DiDaT Stakeholder
Germany with respect to unintended side                  Conference at the end of June 2020. This will
effects of digital data.                                 be followed by an intensive discursive
                                                         consultation (Vernehmlassung) of the seven
To this end, seven exemplary impact areas                main chapters on impact areas (also known as
were selected (see the middle part of Fig. 3,            vulnerability spaces).
page 4, classification of vulnerability spaces), in
which Unseens leading to vulnerabilities of              In order to support the appropriateness and
sensitive stakeholder groups or subsystems in            potential usefulness of the orientations
Germany are to be considered. The aim is to              contained in the White Book, a number of
achieve a positive, more responsible and                 transdisciplinary laboratories (Td-Labs) will be
ultimately sustainable use of digital data and           initiated in addition to the consultation
technologies.                                            process.

DiDaT supports the development of social and             The object of the work of the Td Labs is to
technological innovations for the responsible            examine statements, boundary conditions,
handling and resilient use of digital data in all        barriers and trade-offs that are linked with
areas of life. DiDaT works transdisciplinarily.          practice or with socio-technological innovations
This means that the work process at all levels is        in real-world contexts and thus to prepare an
managed       and     shaped      equally     by         interface in which theoretical and practical
representatives of the relevant stakeholder              knowledge come together.
groups and by scientists.
                                                         The following three pages provide information
The initiation phase financed by the Plettner            on the DiDaT process, transdisciplinary
Foundation within the Stifterverband began in            organisation and methods (see page 4).
October 2018. As a DiDaT product, orientations
(i.e. “socially robust orientations”) are compiled
in a white paper through a suitable
combination of knowledge from research and
practice.

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DIDAT: GOALS, PROCEDURE, ORGANIZATION AND METHODICAL PROCEDURE - IASS POTSDAM
DiDaT: Products and results of the fully-fledged transdisciplinary project

                                              1. Initiation Phase                            2. Planning Phase                  3. Core Phase                      4. Networking, discursive dissemination phase,                                 End
                                                                                                                                                                     and real-world Transdisciplinarity (Td) Labs

                                                           27/03/19          25/06/19                                         01/20                   06/20                                           02/21

                                             10/18                                     06/19                            01/20                             07/20                                                                                         07/21

                                              Start                                                                                                   3rd Stakeholder                            4th Stakeholder             Outcomes: white book related
                                                           Kickoff             1st Stakeholder                         2nd Stakeholder
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             • Report about consensus-
                                                           Meeting             conference                              conference                     conference                                 conference                    oriented consultation process
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               of the white book including
                                             Formation of goals,              Exploring opportunity and           Establishing                        Workplan on options,                Presenting the “discussed and        several hundred
                                                                              vulnerability spaces,               transdisciplinarity, presenting     opportunities and innovations       agreed” white book including         representatives of key

Figure 1. DiDaT Overview of project phases
                                             perspectives and building
                                             first partnerships               preparing innovation spaces         work plan for identifying           (60 scientists, 50 practitioners)   socially robust orientations         stakeholder groups
                                                                              (45 scientists, 30 practitioners)   options, opportunities and                                              on innovations and follow-up       • Presenting a white book with
                                             (25 scientists and 11                                                                                    1. First draft of white book on                                          clear orientations, actions,
                                             practitioners)                                                       innovations related to                                                  actions
                                                                              Steps for all seven spaces                                                vulnerabilities,                                                       and innovations towards
                                                                                                                  potential vulnerabilities                                               (60 scientists, 50
                                                                              1. Goal formation via shared                                              opportunities, options, and                                            sustainable digital data use in
                                             1. Conceptual Frame                                                  (50 scientists, 45 practitioners)                                       practitioners)
                                                                                 Guiding Question                                                       innovations of the digital                                             general and for the
                                             2. Transdisc. Methodology        2. First classification                                                   transition                                                             perspectives of vulnerability
                                             3. Pre-Projects                                                      1. Ratification of a                2. Description of mechanisms        1. Handover of white book to         spaces
                                                                                 opportunities &
                                             • Stock and flow-based                                                  transdisciplinary agreement         and underlying processes           the public, business and         • Self-declarations and clear
                                                                                 vulnerabilities and their
                                                 actor analysis                                                      among participants and           3. Presentation of scientific         industry actors after an           commitments of
                                                                                 mechanisms (towards
                                             • Comparative legal analysis        innovations)                        extended Chatham rules               and/or societal challenges        extensive consultation             stakeholders
                                             5. Kickoff-Meeting               3. First (method-based-)            2. Presenting a differentiated          (with respect to challenges,      process
                                                                                 stakeholder analysis                work plan for a deliberative         which become “learning          2. Priority list of critical       Outcomes: Td Lab related
                                             6. Booklet «1. Konzeptskizze»
                                                                              4. First draft of the work plan        transdisciplinary process            cases”).                          vulnerabilities and potential    (10-50 practitioners and 5-10
                                                                                 of the core phase including         (scientists & representatives    The goal is to develop options        opportunities and                scientists in each Td-Lab)
                                             First steps in                                                          of key stakeholder groups)
                                                                              • Methods of knowledge                                                      and to establish DiDaT Td-        comprehensive assessment         Presenting action strategies,
                                             • Partnership building                                               3. Plan/budget for financing
                                                                                 integration                                                              Labs convening stakeholders       of actions on innovations in     guidelines etc. for “learning
                                             • Joint problem / goal                                                  research                                                               digital data management          cases” such as
                                                                              • Very first ideas about                                                    and practitioners for finding
                                                definition                                                        4. Rough classification of              pathways for innovations in     3. Detailed first report on        • Viability of SME branches
                                                                                 follow-up processes
                                             • Defining system                   (cases/Td-Lab)                      opportunities &                      real world settings               valuable follow-up initiatives      due to digital data use
                                                boundaries                                                           vulnerabilities for                  (managed by BTU                   in the DiDaT Td-Labs             • Internet overuse and
                                                                              5. Finding a balance between
                                             • Defining opportunity                                                  «supporting research» and            Transformation Lab)             4. Writing scientific papers          addiction
                                                                                  science and practice
                                                spaces and vulnerabilities                                           financing thereof                                                                                       • Misuse of data from
                                                                                  knowledge-potential
                                                                                                                  5. First draft of potential                                                                                   wearables
                                                                                                                     options and social and                                                                                  • Avoiding communities’
                                                                              Continuing partnership                                                                                                                            overdependence of digital
                                                                              building                               technological innovations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                technology providers

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DIDAT: GOALS, PROCEDURE, ORGANIZATION AND METHODICAL PROCEDURE - IASS POTSDAM
DiDaT: Organizational Chart* (March 19, 2020)
                              Science                                                              Practice
                                                   Transdisciplinary Project Leaders
             Ortwin Renn (IASS), Roland W. Scholz (IASS, Donau Uni Krems / DUK), Markus Beckedahl (Netzpolitik),
                                  Stephan Noller (ubirch, Bundesverband Digitale Wirtschaft)
                                                            Steering Board
Speakers: C. Eckert (LMU, Fraunhofer AISEC), M. Mißler-Behr               Speakers: H.-J. Sippel (Stiftung Mitarbeit), T. Thiele
(BTU). Members: D. Helbing (ETH Zürich), G. Gigerenzer (MPI für           (Deutsche Bahn). Members: T. Clausen (Edelmann Media),
Bildungsforschung, Berlin), M. Latzer (Uni Zürich), R. Neuburger          H. Gleiss (Nettz), S. Ober (NABU), C. Ulmer (Telekom), M.
(Münchner Kreis), P. Parycek (Fraunhofer Fokus, DUK, Deutscher            Scheier (DGB), S. Lehmann-Brauns (ZVEI)
Digitalrat), C. Woopen/M. Friele (Uni Düsseldorf, Deutscher               The German Federal Commissioner for Data Protection
Ethikrat)                                                                 (BfDI) assists in an advisory function S. Hermerschmidt, A.
                                                                          Zeeb-Schwanhäuser
                                                             Project Team
Project Management: D. Marx (BTU), V. van Zyl-Bulitta (IASS), L. Kätker (BTU), M. Mönch (BTU). Senior legal expert: G. Lentner
(DUK). Td-Method Lab: C. Hartmann (BTU), H.P. Takam (BTU)
                                                     Vulnerability Spaces
                                             Impact-oriented Vulnerability Spaces
                    Science                          Topics/Facilitators                                  Practice
                                                            Mobility (01)
W. Canzler (WZB), J. Maesse (Uni Giessen), W.        K. M. Hofmann (Network           D. Baidinger (Deutsch Bahn), E. Fischer (VDV),
Palmetshofer (Open Knowledge Foundation),            Institute)                       K. Teille (VW AutoUni), J. Tiffe (Form:f), T.
U. Reisach (HS Neu-Ulm), L. Schebek (TU                                               Waschke (Denkbank), C. Wust (Ford Europe)
Darmstadt), W. Serbser (DGH Hochschule),
                                                              Health (02)
G. Antes (Uni Freiburg), G. Glaeske (Uni        H. Köckler (HSG Gesundheit            M. Danner (BAG), A. Eichhorn (humatrix), S.
Bremen), F. Tretter (LMU), M. Friele (UK Köln), Bochum), L.A. Rosenberger             Sauerland (IQWiG), S. Völker (KV W-L), M.
N.N, N.N.                                       (Uni Wien)                            Weller (Spitzenverband der Krankenkassen)
                                                               SME (03)
G. Müller-Christ (Uni Bremen), A. Reichel            R. Czichos (DUK, CTN)            W. Hofmann (TMG), G. Knienieder (EMUGE),
(Zukunftsinstitut Karlsruhe). G. Steiner (DUK),                                       L. Probst (IHK Cottbus), K. Weßner (puls-
F. Goll (FZI Karlsruhe), N.N., N.N.                                                   marktforschung), T. Schauf (VDI, Telekom) H.
                                                                                      Haimo (ZVEI), O. Suchy (DG-BVV)
                                                           Agriculture (04)
G. Berger (ZALF) R. Brunsch (Leibniz ATB),           J. Zscheischler (Leibniz ZALF)   H. Buitkamp (VDMA Landtechnik), H.-W.
J. Dörr (Fraunhofer IESE), C. Reichel (Leibniz                                        Griepentrog (DLG, Digitalisierungsausschuss,
IBZ), L. Frerichs (tbc) (Uni Braunschweig), N.N.                                      Uni Hohenheim), C. Tölle-Nolting (NABU),
                                                                                      T. Strobel-Unbehaun (FIBL), P. Pascher
                                                                                      (Bauernverband), M. Nachtmann (BASF)
                                                     Value- and Impact-oriented
                                                          Social Media (05)
P. Freytag (tbc), N. Kersting, (Uni Münster), C.     R. Hess (Werkstatt für           F. Ebner (Mecodia), H. Gleiss (Nettz), N.N.
Montag (Uni Ulm), L.-M. Neudert (Uni                 Innovation, Berlin)              (Cyberstalking), C. Reher (Platform 161), B.
Oxford), C. Sindermann (Uni Ulm), N.N.                                                Thull (LFK Stuttgart), A. Schenk (semasio)
                                             Institution- and Regulation-oriented
                                          Reliable and Trustworthy Digital Data (06)
A. Kaminski (Uni Stuttgart), M. Reissig (IASS),      J. Lambing (Forschung Gutes      S. Hallensleben (VDE), M. Breuer (Ubirch), M.
C. Reuter (Darmstadt), J. Mittelbach (BTU), S.       Leben), Kabisch, S.              Fuchs (Blogger und Politikberater), S. Thürmel
Schreiber (BTU)                                                                       (München), , J. Scholz (Social Media Partisan),
                                                                                      N.N.
                                                           Cybercrime (07)
P. Gladyshev (UC Dublin), D. Labudde (HS             E. Albrecht (BTU), D. Marx       B. Brocher (Sonderstaatsanwaltschaft Ctb), V.
Mittweida), H. Hug (BTU/TMS),                        (BTU)                            Hagen (Land Vorarlberg), D. Nagel (Vodafone),
A. Panchenko (BTU), N.N., N.N.                                                        B. Otupal (Dell), H. Wu (Huawei)

                                            Cross cutting expert groups
                                  Data economy                                                            DNA Data
M. Dopf (Admeira), C. Reher (platform 161, BVDW), A. Schenk (Semasio), R.W.                A. Eichhorn (Humatrix), G. Glaeske (Uni
Scholz (IASS, DUK), S.W. Scholz (Interrogare), P. Wiegelmann (Interrorgare, BDM)           Bremen), R.W. Scholz (IASS, DUK)

                                                      External Support Groups
                    Science Experts                                        DiDaT MdB Monitoring Group
G. Beier (IASS), S. Diefenbach (LMU), H. Mieg (HU Berlin),       M. Beermann, M. Biadecz, T. Schipanski (CDU), M. Höferlin (FDP),
T. Santarius (TU Berlin), U. Schneidewind (Wuppertal             Tabea Rößner (Bündnis90/Die Grünen), P. Sitte (Die Linke), J.
Institut), D. Wruk (Uni Mannheim), K. Zweig (Uni                 Zimmermann (SPD)
Kaiserslautern)
         Experts in Law and Digitalization                                        Global Digital Market Leaders
C. App (DUK), G. Lentner (DUK), M. Mayrhofer (Uni Linz)          M. Senges (Google, tbc), P. Müller (Amazon tbc), T. Böhm
                                                                 (Microsoft, tbc), N.N., N.N.

Figure 2. DiDaT Organigram (with selected vulnerability spaces)                                                                         3
Methods applied in blue boxes

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Expert Round Tables
                                                                                Progression and Methodology of DiDaT

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Proposition-based
     0. Preprojects
                2015-2019 ReDE: Research in unintended side effects as subject of research at Austrian Universities (DUK:
                                 Danube University Krems)
                2017: Japanese Expert Round Table on Unintended Side effects of the Digital Transition (Univ. of Tokyo, DUK)
                2017: Proposition-based European Expert Round Table on Unintended Side effects of the Digital Transition
                                 (BMBF FONA, DUK )
                2018: Proposition-based South American Expert Round Table on Unintended Side effects of the Digital

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Hierarchical Cluster
                                 Transition (PUCR, DUK)
                                                                     The most severe unseens of the digital transition emerge

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Analyses
                                             Main message
                                                                        from the insufficient understanding of ownership,
                                                                          economic value, access, and use of digital data
               2018: Renn & Scholz agree to run an transdisciplinary project on responsible use of data: DiDaT
               2018: The Plettner Foundation (Stifterverband) provides funding for the initiation phase

                                                                                                                                 Derivation of first guiding question on
                                                                                                                                 unseens endangering responsible Use of Data

                                             Impact spaces of unseens of
                                                                                                          The cycle was done three
       the space of unresponsible data use

                                             un-responsible data use

                                                                                                                                                                                                                 construction of vulnerabilities based on social and
                                                                                                          times for each vulnerability
                                                         Vulnerability Spaces                             space during stages of                       Guiding

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Iterated definition of guiding question and
                                                           Impact-oriented                                • Concept drafts                            Question
                                             1. Mobility
                                                                                                          • Gross plan
                                                                                                          • Detailed plan
                     Faceting

                                                                                                                                                                                         System

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             technological innovations
                                             2. Health                                                                              Plans for constructing
                                                                                                                                      action/ innovation                                 analysis
                                             3. SME and digitalization
                                                                                                                                           scenarios
                                             4. Agriculture

                                                           Value-oriented
                                             5. Social media
                                                                                                                                      Intervention
                                                                                                                                                                   Identifying
                                                                                                                                   strategies for sin-
                                              Institution- and regulation-oriented
                                                                                                                                  gular vulnerabilities           vulnerabilities
                                             6. Reliable and trustworthy ecosystems

                                             7. Cybercrime and Cybersecurity                                                                    Describing (if-then)
                                                                                                                                                  mechanism of
                                                                                                                                                    (singular)
     1./2. Initiation and planning phase                                                                                                          vulnerabilities

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Stakeholder
                                                                                                                                                                   Selection of representatives

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         mapping
                                                                                                                                                                      of six key stakeholder
                                                                                                                                                                     groups (and researchers
                                                                                                                                                                       from six disciplines)

                                                                                                              Detailed plan-based production of White Book
                                                                                                                                                                                                      DiDaT Td Methods Lab
                                                                                                                                                                       Accompanying research for
                                                                                                                                                                         clarifying critical issues

                                                                                                              Rank order and classify vulnerabilities and/or                                           Methods of knowledge
                                                                                      Whitebook chapter

                                                                                                              their mechanisms                                                                         integration
                                                                                         production

     3. Core phase                                                                                                                                                                                     • Scenario formation and
                                                                                                              Construct social and technological innovation                                               evaluation
                                                                                                              scenarios                                                                                • Relating causal
                                                                                                                                                                                                          mechanisms
                                                                                                              Describe implementation of main scenarios                                                • Multivariate statistics
                                                                                                                                                                                                       • Others
                                                                                                              which increase adaptive capacity

                                                                                                    Discursive Consulting of white book
     4. Networking, discursive dissemina-                                                                                                                                   Follow-up processes in
     tion phase, and real-world Td-Labs                                                                        Release of White book
                                                                                                                                                                   Real-world/transdisciplinarity Laboratories

      Figure 3: History, context and methodical procedure of DiDaT

Responsible use of digital data: Digital Data as Subject of a Transdisciplinary Project (DiDaT)
Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Potsdam (IASS) e.V. , D-14467 Potsdam, Berliner Strasse 130
Tel: +49 (0) 331- 288 -22 300 / 277 34, www.iass-potsdam.de
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Contact: Ortwin Renn: Ortwin.Renn@iass-potsdam.de Roland Scholz: Roland.Scholz@iass-potsdam.de
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Verena van Zyl-Bulitta: vzb@iass-potsdam.de and Dirk Marx: dirk.marx@b-tu.de
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