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Digitaler Salon: (De)voted

Vier Milliarden Menschen drücken in diesem Jahr ihren politischen Willen aus. Doch wie treffen wir in einer von Desinformation und Polarisierung geprägten Informationslandschaft noch die für uns ‘richtige’ Wahl? Sind wir überhaupt noch in der Lage, digital-kompetente Bürger*innen zu formen? Was können Digital Natives und Boomer voneinander lernen? In der April-Ausgabe des Digitalen Salons fragen wir uns, wem und mit welchen Mitteln geholfen werden kann, um die Grundlage unserer wehrhaften Demokratie zu stärken.

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Impetus for the digital society

NEWS FROM THE INSTITUTE

Call for applications

Internet and Society Hybrid Fellowship 2022

Interested researchers can apply for the internationally oriented programme until 24 November 2021.

YouTube Video

Judith Simon: The ethics of AI and Big Data

The recording of the lecture on the threat of AI systems to civil rights and liberties is now available online.

Quarterly Newsletter

News from our research

The Quarterly Newsletter gives you an overview of our activities, projects & events of the last three months.

LIVESTREAM

Scholar-led and community-paid?

On 26 October, we are co-hosting an event on scholarly OA publishing with the Berlin OA Office.

Berlin Science Week

What has the Pandemic Taught us About “Open Science”?

On 1 November, Benedikt Fecher discusses the impact of Open Science on research.

Book Launch

Alexander Schiff: Informationsintermediäre

In a phase of upheaval in legal access to information intermediaries, the author points out perspectives for reform.

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

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
eine mehrfarbige Baumlandschaft von oben, die eine bunte digitale Publikationslandschaft symbolisiert

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.

Evin Dalkilic, Marcel Wrzesinski on 13 March 2024