NEWS FROM THE INSTITUTE
Special Issue on political micro-targeting
Since Cambridge Analytics, micro-targeting is hyped as a tool capable of tailoring political messages to individuals. Shifting the focus away from the US, Internet…
Dossier: Algorithmic decisions and human rights
From smart assistants in the justice, over systems in the administration sector to highly developed portable devices: Innovations in AI are impacting nearly every…
Workshop: AI & governing communication online
Artificial intelligence technology has increasingly found applications in the area of content moderation and communication governance on digital platforms. What are the risks for…
Democracy and public sphere in the digital society
What happens with our central democratic values like freedom, equality and truth in the digital society?How does the public sphere fulfill its function of…
Digitaler Salon: App’s Anatomy
The doctors in the phone track our cycle or analyse the blood sugar level. Have family physicians become obsolete and do digital tools turn…
Happy new year!
What was your favorite HIIG moment in 2017? Our advent calendar gives you a glimpse of the past year’s research and hot topics in…
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
Navigating the Urban Maze: GIS technology and the blurring boundaries between digital and physical infrastructure
The progression of GIS technology and Geodata questions if digital maps should be regarded as physical public infrastructure.
Making Sense of the Future: New brainteasers for digital futures in the classroom
Explore “Making Sense of the Future”, an open educational resource combining futures studies and creative exploration to reimagine our digital futures.
Honey, we need to talk about the future
Can futures studies challenge the status quo beyond academia and approach public dialogue as an imaginative space for collective endeavours?