Telemedicine | New Research Project

Technological paradigms such as IoT and AI are increasingly integrated into eHealth applications, also promoting medical (self-)surveillance and control. The new research project “The Futures of Telemedicine: Knowledge, Policy, Regulation” – funded by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation through a research fund provided by Cisco Systems – asks: What are the challenges for legislation and regulation? How can we critically assess the collected data?

| Learn more.

Ideas for Democracy in Europe | Funding

We proudly announce that Advocate Europe has decided to fund our project “Digital Identity, Citizenship & Democracy in Europe”! Out of the 475 proposals from 42 countries, the expert jury selected seven winning ideas. By using blockchain technology, we will prototype an e-polling model that gives citizens a digital identity and boosts participation through random sample voting on EU questions.

| Have a look at the idea pitch.

Smart Energy | Project Completion

The digital world enables users and customers of smart energy technologies to play a central role in the innovation and transformation process. In their concluding study, HIIG researchers Matti Große, Hendrik Send and Tanja Loitz from co2online called for an improved framework for collaboration. At their Symposium on 22 June, the results were discussed in public.

| Some statements from the symposium.

People | Meet the HIIGsters

We’re growing! New members of our team include Alina Wernick and Thomas Christian Bächle, who will be working on our new eHealth project; Nicolas Frederici; associate researcher Gert G. Wagner; visiting researchers Alfred Früh, Clara Iglesias Keller and Mareile Kaufmann; the institute’s fellows Martin J. Riedl and Natalie Pompe; and lots of new students. Also, Rebecca Kahn has been selected as a new Open Science Fellow.

| Let our researchers tell you more about their projects!

Internet and Society | Fellowship Program

Are you tech-savvy and fascinated by questions revolving around internet and society? Then we encourage you to apply for our 2019 Fellowship Program! Our institute in the heart of Berlin provides a dynamic intellectual environment for junior and senior researchers to pursue their own research interests and actively shape their stay. The deadline for applications is 1 September 2018.

| Let the adventure begin!

Work in the Digital Age | New Issue in Focus

In the future, we will work in jobs the world hasn’t seen yet. Following this thought, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research has announced “Working Life of the Future” as this Science Year’s topic. A new Issue in Focus on HIIG Science Blog edited by the researchers of the Competing and Complementing project now invites you to immerse yourself into the future of labour...

| in an interactive way. Find out!

Call for Papers | We Are on a Mission

An upcoming special issue of New Media & Society aims to explore the function, power and performativity of future imaginaries in today’s making and governing of digital technology. The guest editors of the journal are HIIG researcher Christian Katzenbach and former guest researcher Astrid Mager.

| The deadline for abstracts is 31 August.

Making Sense of the Digital Society | 24 September 2018

After a short summer break, the lecture series Making Sense of the Digital Society will continue! On 24 September, Stephen Graham will give a talk titled “The Politics of Urban Digital Infrastructures” – followed by Shoshana Zuboff on “Surveillance Capitalism and Democracy” on 16 October and Nick Couldry on 20 November. Make sure not to miss out on those great thinkers...

| and save your spot for Stephen Graham's lecture!

Internet Policy Review | 4 September 2018

We are celebrating five years of excellent research and accessible publishing in an emerging field: since 6 May 2013, Internet Policy Review (IPR) – our open access journal on internet regulation – has put out 102 peer-reviewed papers and 181 news items and opinion pieces over the course of seven volumes. We are excited to see all of IPR’s contributors, readers and fans to raise our glasses (at least) five times at the...

| big anniversary event in September!

Impact School | 17–19 September 2018

There is a pressing need for informed expertise from all fields of academic research. Still, scientific expertise often only belatedly reaches relevant decision-makers. This three-day training programme organised by the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Impact Distillery and Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (ZBW) is tailored to up-and-coming researchers that want to learn the skills necessary to…

| maximise the impact of their research!

Appschuften | 29 August 2018

Once a month, we publicly discuss the impact of digitisation on society at Digitaler Salon. We invite special guests, engage in a dialogue with the audience and the Twitter community, and broadcast it on YouTube. On 29 August 2018, we ask: Around the world with a laptop – permanent holidays in a virtual working paradise? How do digital nomads work and when does crowdworking become exploitation?

| More details on the event.

Beyond HIIG | Events that Caught our Eye

21–22 September | TPRC46 | American University, Washington

21 September | Das ist Netzpolitik! | Volksbühne, Berlin

24–26 October | 5th INSCI | University of St. Petersburg, Russia

5–6 November | Blockchain for Science Con | NHOW, Berlin