Digital transformation

Agility is an important factor that enables us to process research data quickly. Everyone should feel comfortable in the digital environment, regardless of their affinity for IT. We value equal opportunity, and we provide options for those who may face challenges. We invest in the further development of our employees' digital skills, while minimizing stress and ensuring a reasonable workload. Our approach to digitalization is critical and we always remember that people are at its center.

Our goals:

• Digital transformation helps us achieve our overall strategy.
• There is a balance between openness and security.
• We are agile and research data can be processed quickly.
• People feel comfortable in the digital environment and perceive the digital working environment not as a burden, but as an asset.
• We continuously develop our skills.
• We critically engage with digitalization.

Achievements (extract):

• Governance:
  The inter-faculty boards Digitalisation Commission (DigiK) and Digitalisation Strategy Group (SDiG) have been successfully established; also a joint project governance between Insel Gruppe AG, the Faculty of Medicine and the central IT services has been set up.
• Stimulating topic-related research/ transforming research digitally: Various funding lines have been established to support relevant projects in teaching and research.
• Empowering employees digitally: A position for the digital empowerment of administrative staff (ID) was successfully recruited.
• Digitalisation requirements customised: Business analysts were assigned and a capability map was created.
• ICT security / data protection: The position of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) in the central administration has been filled and the data protection office has been established.
• Hybrid work mode: There have been improvements in the area of audio-video monitoring and support.

Digitalization at the University of Bern (in German)