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To kick things off, we are focusing on attracting more women and FLINTA individuals to the GI community. You can find out exactly how we are approaching this over at https://gi.de/meldung/hier-fehlt-was!
I’m looking forward to fresh ideas, new faces, and—to be honest—significantly fewer panels that look like our campaign motif... 😉
#GermanInformaticsSociety #Informatics #DiversityInTech #WomenInTech #FLINTA #HierFehltWas #DigitalTransformation #InclusiveTech #Leadership
For 2026, we have set ourselves a clear mission: to integrate a wider range of perspectives into every area of our work.
This is exactly where our #HierFehltWas (“Something is missing here”) campaign comes in. We are actively looking for the gaps in our network and making a conscious effort to fill them.
👉 Which brilliant minds are we still missing?
👉 Whose perspective would enrich our discussions and initiatives?
Shaping the Future of Informatics – Together and Diverse
Informatics shapes our world—so it should reflect the entire world 🌍💻
I am thrilled to have been a member of the board of the German Informatics Society (GI) since January. Working alongside a fantastic, balanced team—@martin Wolf, @Katharina Weitz, @Nadine Bergner, @wolfgang Glock, and @friedrich Steimann—we are committed to representing the full spectrum of computer science and ICT.
But diversity shouldn’t stop at the boardroom door
Simplification is good for business, but professionalism is non-negotiable for safety and leadership. Let’s build our digital future on the bedrock of engineering, not on "matchstick" models.
📃 Read our full policy statement here: https://bit.ly/IE_PolicyRec_OmnibusAIData
#InformaticsEurope #DigitalPolicy #AIAct #SoftwareEngineering #ResearchPolicy #EuropeanCommission #TechSovereignty #DigitalInfrastructure #Innovation
🔹 Independent Peer Review for Standards: Technical standards that affect our fundamental rights should not be decided by industry alone. We call for a mandatory informatics peer-review phase to ensure transparency and equity.
🔹 A Seat at the Table: Informatics—the science of computing—must inform the highest levels of decision-making. We are requesting a permanent seat for Informatics Europe on the AI Scientific Panel.
Our goal is to ensure that as Europe simplifies its digital laws, it does not sacrifice technical integrity or scientific sovereignty.
What we are calling for:
🔹 Professional Informatics Literacy: You cannot oversee what you do not understand. We advocate for a "Harmonised Competence Framework" to ensure that "human oversight" of AI (as required by the AI Act) is based on actual informatics expertise, not just intuition.
Especially in high-stakes sectors and among those in uniform, Software Engineering and Informatics are too often treated like a "digital craft" or a side-task for non-experts, rather than the mission-critical engineering disciplines they are.
At Informatics Europe, representing over 50,000 researchers across 30 countries, we are committed to changing this mindset.
We have recently formulated our official Recommendations for the European Commission’s Digital Omnibus Package.
Informatics is Not a Craft – It is the Infrastructure of Our Future
Would you trust a bridge built of matchsticks to carry heavy traffic, just because the model looks perfect on a desk? 🌉🏗️
Probably not. We understand that a scale model is a craft, but a real bridge requires structural engineering, physics, and rigorous standards.
Yet, when it comes to the digital world—the very infrastructure of our modern society—we often see a dangerous trend.
Wishing everyone a great Software Engineering 2026 in Bern! As much as I’d love to discuss this in Bern, I won't be able to attend: Software engineering is a mission-critical skill that is still overlooked in many uniformed sectors. We need to stop confusing 'being able to use IT' with 'professional software engineering.'
💭 A baker’s gingerbread house is art; a real house requires an engineer. Let's apply that same logic to our software systems. 🏘️ 💻️
