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NEWS FROM THE INSTITUTE

German Internet-Institute in Berlin

The German Internet-Institute will open in Berlin. The HIIG welcomes the decision by the ministry for education. As a network partner of the new…

Digitaler Salon: Lost in Neuland?

The special event in July is dealing with digital election issues: German politicians have overlooked digital change. During the 2017 election campaign, we raise…

Open Lunch: Infrastructuring Connectivity

The Internet is usually pictured as immaterial and fluid. The heavy industry and vast energy-consuming infrastructure securing the functionality of web services, as well…

Dossier: Platform Governance

More and more people and institutions communicate via Facebook, Youtube, Twitter and co. The rules of platforms for sorting and blocking, for liking and…

dwerft Conference

It’s showtime! The research alliance »dwerft« is holding its final conference on 12 May 2017. We cordially invite you to discover the latest IT-based movie- and…

Digitaler Salon: Out of the Dark

Out of the Dark. Darknet, drug-trafficking location and whistleblower’s hideout: should we disenchant the sacred halls of the underworld? And does anonymous surfing make…

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

Toolkit "Making Sense of the Future" lays on the table, representing digital futures in the classroom.

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.

Frederik Efferenn, Hanna-Sophie Bollmann on 25 April 2024
Generic visualizations generated by the author using Stable Diffusion AI representing futuristic visions for futures studies

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?

Johanna Teresa Wallenborn on 23 April 2024
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