bwDigiRecht: Legal information center for digital teaching

The legal information centre bwDigiRecht is funded by the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts as part of the dialogue process "Zukunftslabor: Hochschulen in der digitalen Welt" (Future Lab: Universities in the Digital World) and is managed by the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) as part of the Hochschulnetzwerk Digitalisierung der Lehre Baden-Württemberg (HND-BW). The project partner is the Association of Universities of Applied Sciences Baden-Württemberg e.V. (HAW BW e.V.).

The aim of bwDigiRecht is to provide comprehensive legal information on all aspects of digital teaching across all universities. It supports local institutions such as data protection officers, legal offices, legal departments and e-learning services by providing prepared and up-to-date information on legal issues in the context of digital teaching.

A central element of the project is the close cooperation with the HND-BW, HAW BW e.V. and the data protection officers, legal departments and law institutes of Baden-Württemberg's universities. In addition, bwDigiRecht is in close contact with legal information centers in other federal states, particularly in North Rhine-Westphalia, Bavaria, Hamburg and Lower Saxony.

The services offered by bwDigiRecht include a regular newsletter, which provides information on changes to the law, ongoing proceedings, judgments and academic discourse. In addition, handouts provide an overview of recurring legal issues in digital teaching. In addition, information events are offered for e-learning services, examination offices and departments for studies and teaching.

To illustrate the practical application of the legal information, bwDigiRecht presents concrete scenarios. The project also provides specialist information for further developments in legal policy, identifies regulatory gaps and points out the need for adjustments.