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Shift - Living in the Digital Age

September 2, 2022

Gender equality is lacking in the digital world: most of the internet's content is produced by men –– they program, design apps and websites, and they are online more than women. How can the digital gender gap be closed?

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Can I use blockchain technology? Will artificial intelligence take over my career? What exactly is "Machine Learning"? These are some of the questions „SHIFT – Living in the Digital Age“ tries to answer.

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