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NEWS FROM THE INSTITUTE

Quarterly Newsletter

Long night of the sciences, brandnew website, data protection regulation

Every four months, we send out our newsletter “HIIG Quarterly”.

Recent study

GDPR falls short in terms of AI

The General Data Protection Regulation is an important, but not sufficient step towards regulation of automated decision making. This is the result of a…

Making sense of the digital society

Marion Fourcade: Social order in the digital society

How is social order constituted and legitimated in a society ruled by digital classifiers? Marion Fourcade, writer of the book “Ordinal Society” takes a…

Digitaler Salon

Directed by Data

The event in April deals with the impact of data on the creative industry: Scripts and series are already based on algorithms dealing with…

Björn Scheuermann

New scientific director at HIIG

The HIIG expands its board of directors: Since 1 April 2018 Björn Scheuermann is new Scientific Director. Together with the members of the current…

Recent HIIG Study

Smart Energy Study: Potential of user innovation

Newly published: First comprehensive study on the use and acceptance of smart energy applications in Germany by HIIG-researchers Hendrik Send and Matti Große. Most…

UPCOMING EVENTS

Further events

RESEARCH ISSUES IN FOCUS

Platform governance

In our research on platform governance, we investigate how corporate goals and social values can be balanced on online platforms.
Du siehst eine Tastatur auf der eine Taste rot gefärbt ist und auf der „Control“ steht. Eine bildliche Metapher für die Regulierung von digitalen Plattformen im Internet und Data Governance. You see a keyboard on which one key is coloured red and says "Control". A figurative metaphor for the regulation of digital platforms on the internet and data governance.

Data governance

We develop robust data governance frameworks and models to provide practical solutions for good data governance policies.
Du siehst Eisenbahnschienen. Die vielen verschiedenen Abzweigungen symbolisieren die Entscheidungsmöglichkeiten von Künstlicher Intelligenz in der Gesellschaft. Manche gehen nach oben, unten, rechts. Manche enden auch in Sackgassen. Englisch: You see railway tracks. The many different branches symbolise the decision-making possibilities of artificial intelligence and society. Some go up, down, to the right. Some also end in dead ends.

Artificial intelligence and society

The future of artificial Intelligence and society operates in diverse societal contexts. What can we learn from its political, social and cultural facets?

Digitalisation and sustainability

In terms of sustainability, digitalisation faces countless opportunities and challenges. We explore how technology is used responsibly.
Du siehst eine Bibliothek mit einer runden Treppe die sich in die höhe schraubt. Sie steht sinnbildlich für die sich stetig weiterentwickelnden digitalen Infrastrukturen unserer Wissensgesellschaft. You see a library with a round staircase that spirals upwards. It symbolises the constantly evolving digital infrastructures of our knowledge society.

Open higher education

We explore the use of open higher education & edtech to create, share and disseminate knowledge for all in our knowledge society.
Man sieht einen leeren Büroraum ohne Möbel und braunen Teppichboden. Das Bild steht sinnbildlich für die Frage, wie die Arbeit der Zukunft und digitales Organisieren und Zukunft unseren Arbeitsplatz beeinflusst. You see an empty office room without furniture and brown carpeting. The image is emblematic of the question of how the work of the future and digital organising and the future will influence our workplace.

Digital future of the workplace

How will AI and digitalisation change the future of the workplace? We assess their impact, and the opportunities and risks for the future of work.

Experts for Media

HIIG Expertise – Startseite - Micro - single

Here you will find our experts on current press topics relating to the Internet and digitalisation.

AI Compass

KI Kompass Startseite

Everyone is talking about artificial intelligence (AI). But what is all the hype? Find out with this card game.

PUBLIC interest ai interface

PIAI Map

This interactive world map provides an overview and data on AI projects in the public interest.

DIGITAL SOCIETY BLOG

Further articles

two Quechuas, sitting on green grass and looking at their smartphones, symbolising What are the indigenous perspectives of digitalisation? Quechuas in Peru show openness, challenges, and requirements to grow their digital economies

Exploring digitalisation: Indigenous perspectives from Puno, Peru

What are the indigenous perspectives of digitalisation? Quechuas in Peru show openness, challenges, and requirements to grow their digital economies.

Paul Vilchez on 27 March 2024
eine mehrfarbige Baumlandschaft von oben, die eine bunte digitale Publikationslandschaft symbolisiert

Diamond OA: For a colourful digital publishing landscape

The blog post raises awareness of new financial pitfalls in the Open Access transformation and proposes a collaborative funding structure for Diamond OA in Germany.

Evin Dalkilic, Marcel Wrzesinski on 13 March 2024
a pile of crumpled up newspapers symbolising the spread of disinformation online

Disinformation: Are we really overestimating ourselves?

How aware are we of the effects and the reach of disinformation online and does the public discourse provide a balanced picture?

Sami Nenno on 6 March 2024