Digital responsibility starter kit launched

Given the pace of technological development and the rapid adoption of various digital technologies on a large scale, the discourse on digital responsibility and tracking has been slow to catch up. This is also reflected in a prevailing innovation paradigm that promotes rapid development cycles. However, the negative sides of this paradigm are becoming increasingly clear: Fueled by various scandals, customer and regulatory awareness is growing and trust in digital services is increasingly lost. Corporate digital responsibility could thus evolve from a niche to a competitive advantage.

Digital responsibility of companies: from challenge to opportunity

"The Starter Kit was created as a guide to lower the barriers for organizations to address important digital responsibility issues. In terms of putting principles into practice, the platform serves as a simple entry point for implementing concrete solutions," says Niniane Paeffgen, Managing Director of the Swiss Digital Initiative.

With the Corporate Digital Responsibility Starter Kit, the Swiss Digital Initiative and the Institute for Management Development give organizations the knowledge and tools they need to start a dialogue about responsible digital practices and create policies that work in the context of their specific
organizational structures make sense. The free resource is designed to fit all organizational structures and sizes, requiring minimal financial and human resources. Our condensed research and detailed report enable organizations to recognize the value of responsible digital practices, find solutions to common challenges, and ultimately start where they are, with the resources they already have. "When managed effectively, digital responsibility can protect organizations from threats and allow them to differentiate themselves in the consumer's mind. The key is to just get started," says Professor Michael Wade of the Institute for Management Development.

Starter Kit lowers entry threshold

The Starter Kit shows that while the topic of corporate digital responsibility may initially appear to be very elaborate, any organization can get started. Common challenges can be addressed by learning from the experiences of other organizations, and initial steps can be taken at any time, with a growing number of additional resources available for organizations to leverage. Given the importance of taking digital responsibility for sustainable innovation, the Starter Kit lowers the barriers for organizations to take digital responsibility.

Click here for the Starter Kit: https://cdr-starterkit.ch/