New bookPublished on 20.02.2025

Digital Economy: Technical, Economic, and Social Foundations


Published at the end of December 2024, the German handbook "Digitalwirtschaft. Technische, wirtschaftliche und gesellschaftliche Grundlagen", co-edited by Lukas Staffler, Bernd Ebersberger and Anna Jobin, offers essential knowledge on the technical, economic, and social aspects of the digital economy.

About the handbook

The book provides an accessible overview of the digital economy's foundations, written by experts from various industries. It contains 20 chapters, covering a wide range of topics structured into three parts:

  • technical fundamentals
  • economic and societal aspects
  • practical applications in fields such as AdTech, FinTech, LegalTech, and MedTech

Designed for flexibility, readers can approach the book as a comprehensive guide or focus on specific chapters based on their interests.

About the editors

Dr. Lukas Staffler, LL.M., is a Senior Researcher and Lecturer at the University of Zurich, Senior Lecturer at the Management Center Innsbruck (Austria), and a lawyer-advocate (Rechtsanwalt-Avvocato) in Innsbruck (Austria) and Bolzano (Italy).

Prof. Dr. Bernd Ebersberger holds the Chair for Innovation Management at the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, and heads the InnoGreenhouse, the university's innovation and entrepreneurship center.

Dr. Anna Jobin is a Senior Researcher and Lecturer at the Human-IST Institute of the University of Fribourg and an associated researcher at the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) in Berlin.

Reference

Staffler, L., Ebersberger, B., & Jobin, A. (Eds.). (2024). Digitalwirtschaft: Technische, wirtschaftliche und gesellschaftliche Grundlagen. Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden.

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-45724-2