In the current, digital momentum, the scientific discipline of Information Systems and its validated research findings, have the potential to be significant change creators. With the annual impact award of the global Association for Information Systems, we surface and acknowledge the most impactful research conducted by our members.
In my role as the VP Strategic Partnerships and Chair of the Impact Award Committee, it has been an absolute pleasure, together with our President Dorothy Leidner, to recognise the 2025 winners as part of our recent ICIS – The International Conference on Information Systems in Nashville, TN, USA. The three criteria for our assessment are (1) being grounded in published IS research, (2) demonstrated causal effects between this research and a form of impact that goes beyond academic and educational impact, and (3) the depth and breadth of this impact. See for details: https://lnkd.in/gPZvUCDx
Congratulations to the following winners of an AIS Impact Award 2025:
Signe Agerskov and Asger Balle Pedersen from the IT-Universitetet i København
- This research created regulatory impact and has been the foundation for the European Ethical Guidelines for Blockchain Systems, a cornerstone in Europe’s responsible digital transformation. At least four European initiatives used and benefitted from these guidelines. Its benefactors include customers, citizens, companies, developers and regulators.
Ting Li, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Zherui Yang, IE Business School,
Andy Tao Li, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China,
Sean Xin Xu and Cheng Yi, Tsinghua University
- The team conducted studies involving thousands of participants to explore how AR smart glasses, equipped with AI-driven speech-to-text capabilities, can help deaf and hard of hearing individuals. Commercial AR glasses developed from this research were recognised by UNESO, covered in a documentary viewed by millions, and adopted by institutions and policymakers worldwide.
Dr Tom James , Welsh Government, Rod Thomas, Health Innovation South West, Daniel Rees and Denis Dennehy, Swansea University / Prifysgol Abertawe.
- Their research influenced digital practice by shaping the innovation strategy for Wales and providing advice on funding, training and management of health innovation. This research created benefits for 12 government departments and their 90,000 staff in Wales.
I am very grateful to the wonderful support and guidance provided by our award committee: Christine Legner (HEC Lausanne - The Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Lausanne), Carina Kemp (Amazon Web Services (AWS)), Dr. Ravi Mahamuni (Tata Consultancy Services), Dr. Marko Nöhren (Google), Arun Rai (Georgia State University), Christina Son (Nanyang Technological University Singapore), and Michael Barrett (University of Cambridge).