NEWS FROM THE INSTITUTE
Digitaler Salon: LOL war gestern
Cat falls off the sofa: Roflmao, epic fail! Dumbness prevails, deal with it! On 28 February, we are going to discuss memes and online…
Future and uncertainty in the digital society
What does prediction by algorithms and AI mean? How does AI shift our understanding and production of knowledge? And how do algorithmic forecasts affect…
Brand new: encore Volume 2017
encore is just off the presses – transformed into a high-profile magazine on internet and society research. Share the latest issue with your friends,…
We are hiring!
You are interested in internet-enabled innovation, open innovation and entrepreneurship? Then apply as a scientific project manager at our institute and join HIIG’s international…
Out now: HIIG Quarterly
2018 has gotten off to an exciting start! Read HIIG’s Quarterly newsletter to learn more about our plans for this year, digital research mining,…
Kick-off: Digital REseArch Mining (DREAM)
How can we facilitate accessing scientific literature in the digital age? The aim of our new project with FZI Forschungszentrum Informatik is to develop…
UPCOMING EVENTS
RESEARCH ISSUES IN FOCUS
Platform governance
Data governance
Artificial intelligence and society
Digitalisation and sustainability
Open higher education
Digital future of the workplace
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.
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.
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?