DSI Infrastructures & Labs are shareable infrastructures or structural vessels for creating collaborative research environments related to digital transformation. Prof. Dr. Manuel Günther briefly introduces OpenOSR, one of the projects in this series.

In the last DSI News of the year, we look back on an exciting 2025 – and at the same time venture a look ahead to a very special 2026: the DSI celebrates its birthday.

The Digital Society Initiative at the University of Zurich is seeking a Research Assistant starting in March 2026 for the participatory research project «ZuReach: Zurich Urban Reachability & Accessibility Enhancement through Digital Technology».

2025 was a year full of progress and developments for the Digital Society Initiative (DSI): New projects, professors, and postdocs enriched the DSI, communities developed, and the number of network members continued to grow. Education, research, and outreach initiatives achieved visible results. With the upcoming 10th anniversary in mind, it is clear once again that the DSI is actively shaping the digital transformation.

DSI Infrastructures & Labs are shareable infrastructures or structural vessels for creating collaborative research environments related to digital transformation. Prof. Dr. Tobias Kowatsch briefly introduces ELIAS, one of the projects in this series.