This article focuses on unique design process in regard to training ourselves using visualizations, and on the relation between individual and visualization. The reciprocity of the self-design is a the key concept of personal design, representing the new barrier to overcome. What are the characteristics of a designed object ? How can an object transform itself every day and not becomes obsolete? What about visualization that evolves autonomously as a human being? 1030 438 [...]

ebConferencing kann ein Kernstück einer kollaborativen Lern- und Arbeitskultur sein. Es können sowohl tägliche Meetings und Workshops als auch BrownBag-Sessions, BarCamps, Konferenzen und Pressetermine durchgeführt werden. Die Technologie dazu ist unterdessen massiv einfacher und performanter geworden. Alle WebConferencing-Tools bieten zahlreiche Funktionen für die Feinjustierung der Grundeinstellungen als auch für die eigentliche Durchführung von interaktiven Meetings oder Workshops an. [...]

There are probably not many people who would doubt that we have arrived in an age of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Of course, this opens up many previously untapped opportunities, ranging from production to automated driving and everyday applications. In fact, not only digital assistants such as Google Home, Siri or Alexa, but also many web services and apps, smartphones and home appliances, cleaning robots and even toys already use AI or at least some kind of machine learning. [...]

Spätestens seit Beginn des 21. Jahrhundert erleben die Menschen ihre Welt zunehmend als Zeit tiefgreifender globaler Veränderungen, die das Leben jedes Einzelnen massiv beeinflussen können und deren Tempo immer mehr an Fahrt aufnimmt. Dies zeigt sich nicht zuletzt in der sogenannten «digitalen Transformation». [...]

This article covers present issues around the ICT professions. Paradigms of the past are compared to those emerging at present and the road forward is described as one that involves letting go of former and well supported beliefs and embracing new while at the same time unsure developments in both technology and the industry in terms of implementation of new ideas and how they are managed in team to success. Specific reference is made to the development and future of the Swiss Informatics Society, it being the center of thought and a reference for those who are employed in the field. [...]