Our Tasks
The Digital Office, including Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), is the central unit that supports KIT in its digitalization efforts and advises and supports the management level in its responsibilities in this regard.
The Digital Office acts as an overarching mediator in terms of the management level’s responsibility. It is assigned to the Executive Board Department “Digitalization and Sustainability” and supports the Vice President Prof. Dr. Kora Kristof in her responsibility for the digitalization area of action in the KIT 2025 Strategy.
The Digital Office thus generally examines the possibilities and benefits of digitalization for KIT and drives them forward. The technical requirements and users’ needs are recorded and taken into account for the further development of KIT’s digital infrastructure.
Our Offerings
The Digital Office:
- advises and supports the Executive Board and the heads of divisions in shaping digitalization and information security issues.
- Together with the CIO, is responsible for the development and implementation of the digitalization strategy as part of the KIT 2025 Strategy.
- is responsible for creating structures (e.g. committees) for setting and coordinating digitalization topics and projects.
- provides and maintains an overview of digitalization at KIT and is the universal point of contact - in the sense of a pilot function - for digitalization topics at KIT.
- takes up user requirements, current developments and interests and brings them to the right place at KIT in a targeted manner.
- advises and supports in setting up and preparing digitization projects.
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Which topics are affected by digitalization at KIT?
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Information security should adequately protect an organization’s information. How does KIT safeguard the fundamental values of confidentiality, integrity and availability?
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Digitalization is part of the KIT 2025 Strategy as a strategic area of action. What goals and measures is KIT pursuing?
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How does KIT guarantee all stakeholder groups are involved in the processing of upcoming and future digitalization topics?
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01.07.2024 The Digital Office is looking for a Business Relationship Manager (f/m/d) for digital infrastructure. Application deadline: 16.07.2024
20.06.2024 The DFG is asking researchers to submit their ideas for the design of suitable funding measures in the field of scientific literature supply and information systems (LIS). Deadline Sept.13, 2024.
18.06.2024 The Executive Board has decided to introduce the Microsoft 365 cloud-based software platform for all employees. The aim is to strike a balance between maximum possible functionality and adequate data protection and information security. The Digital Office (DO) and the Scientific Computing Center (SCC) are tasked with preparing and implementing the rollout.
11.06.2024 The General Assembly of the network organization European University Information Systems (EUNIS) has elected Dr. Isabel Gallin (DO) to the Board of Directors. As Vice President, she will actively contribute to the development, promotion and further shaping of EUNIS and its European community over the next three years. KIT is thus represented in another European digitalization network in higher education.
You can find further news about digitalization at KIT in our news list.