Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Robots, 3D-Printing, the Smart Factory, Autonomous Cars or Chat Bots. These terms are shortcuts for the technological and social disruptions with which we are confronted at our workplaces, at home, at school, when we are buying something on the internet or when we take part in elections.
Which rules and norms are needed to enable Big Data and Artificial Intelligence to fully support our individual interests and help us make smart choices? And which conditions for development and use, e.g. by tech industry, business and governments, are needed to prevent Big Data and Artificial Intelligence from causing harm to society? To what extent is existing law still able to deal with digitalization at an accelerated pace? And which legal insufficiencies have to be bridged by new legal rules? To answer those questions one has to think about Digital Governance.