NEWS FROM THE INSTITUTE
Now available: HIIG Quarterly
Why did two HIIG researchers sign a letter to Mark Zuckerberg? When is Manuel Castells going to kick off our new lecture series? How…
European internet research on the rise
Together with other institutes we started a new platform for scientific cooperation and exchange. The recently founded “European Hub” aims at strenghtening european internet…
Dossier: How metaphors shape the digital society
Cloud, big data, piracy, virus are common terms in the debates about digital technologies. At the same time they are methaphors that originate from…
Blockchain for Science – Hack’n’Share Weekend
This Hack’n’Share Weekend aims at bringing the blockchain tech community together with scientists, create engagement and hope to win talent for the living knowledge network. There…
Manuel Castells kicks off new academic lecture series
How is power constituted in the digital society? In his inaugural lecture on 12 December, Manuel Castells will revisit the development of the last…
Digitaler Salon: iCare for you
Plush robots, smart walking aids and digital conversation partners: Could machines possibly relieve the nursing sector and simulate feelings? And should they do so?…
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?