NEWS FROM THE INSTITUTE
Video: Million Bitcoin Baby!
Blockchain instead of financial institutions and bitcoins instead of loose coins? Is the internet going to be tomorrow’s money bin, and FinTech our new…
HIIG research magazine: encore 2016
The latest edition of encore is hot off the press. We are glad to be able to share so many exciting findings and insights with you!…
HIIG at re:publica 2017
In which direction is our digital society going? According to the motto »Love Out Loud«, re:publica 2017 invites activists, scientists and media-makers to Berlin. This year, we…
Fundamental rights in the digital age
The internet is a space where social relationships are cultivated, business is conducted, new knowledge is created, and all kinds of networks are built….
Lunch talk with Arne Hintz
The collection and processing of massive amounts of data is becoming an increasingly contentious issue. In this public talk on 22 February, Arne Hintz…
Digitaler Salon: Make Facts Relevant Again
Make facts relevant again. We’ll figure out whether emotions have replaced reason and how enlightened citizens can oppose populism. How can we save democracy…
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?