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BMBF Project "Opt-IN" launched

What data do citizens disclose and what incentives are needed to share data, for example in a networked smart home or smart city?

This issue is addressed by the BMBF-funded research project "Opt-IN: Optimizing informational sustainability for citizens in data ecosystems".

Based on state-of-the-art technologies, the interdisciplinary research consortium is developing a data protection-compliant ecosystem by looking at real-life use cases in the context of smart homes and smart cities.

The aim of the project is to enable citizens to transparently track and monitor the flow of their data. This enables citizens to actively exercise their fundamental right to informational self-determination in a world in which digital platforms are increasingly collecting personal data.

The interdisciplinary consortium of science and practice consists of eleven project partners. Within TU Dortmund University, the Professorships of Entrepreneurship and Digitalization (Prof. Hensellek), Digital Transformation (Prof. Wiesche) and Industrial Information Management (Prof. Otto) are involved. Other funded project partners are the Fraunhofer Institute for Software and Systems Engineering (ISST), VREEDA GmbH and Logarithmo GmbH & Co. KG. Associated partners include the Center for Entrepreneurship and Transfer (CET), the City of Dortmund/Smart City Dortmund, the Dortmund Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK), DOdata GmbH and the Smart City Initiative - CONNECTED.ESSEN.

The project will run for a total of 36 months, from 01.10.2023 to 30.09.2026.

Further information on Opt-IN