As the National Research Program Digital Transformation (NRP 77) comes to a close, a new wave of digital change, driven by artificial intelligence, is already underway and needs to be addressed, says Abraham Bernstein, DSI Director and former chair of the NRP 77 steering committee.

The DSI congratulates two of its members: DSI Professor Nadine Zurkinden has been promoted, and Dr. Sintieh Nchinda Ngek Ekongefeyin, a doctoral student in the DSI Excellence Program, has received a Graduate Campus Career Grant.

The DSI recently brought together clinicians, researchers, and industry experts to examine why AI tools in healthcare so often fall short of their clinical potential. The panel unpacked what it actually takes for AI to work in medical practice – from trust and accountability to workflow fit, local context, and the question of who bears responsibility when things go wrong.

Dr. María Vasquez Callo-Müller joins the DSI as a Fellow of the DSI Community AI & Law from May to December 2026 to pursue research on digital trade in the age of AI.

The DSI Community Digital Publics invites paper submissions for its inaugural Digital Publics Conference, taking place 21–23 October 2026 in Zurich. Abstract deadline: 31 May 2026.