HIIG events

Past events

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  Lorenz Hilty & James Maguire: Digitising the environmental paradigm

  These lectures by Lorenz Hilty & James Maguire give an insight into the challenges of …
  19.09.2023
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  10 Years of Internet Policy Review

  Join us in celebrating the 10 year anniversary of the Internet Policy Review.
  19.09.2023
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  Experts Dialogue | Data models in public administration

  The Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft organises an experts dialogue as part …
  08.09.2023
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  Digitaler Salon: Invisible Patient

  How big is the 'gender data gap' in medicine really and how can we combat …
  30.08.2023
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  Webinar II: Mapping Public Interest AI

  Learn about AI in the public interest & join our collective project.
  24.08.2023
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  Webinar I: Mapping Public Interest AI

  Learn about AI in the public interest & join our collective project.
  22.08.2023
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  Digitaler Salon: Friede, Freude, Meinungsvielfalt?

  The road to the EU's digital regulatory package was long, but is it really over …
  26.07.2023
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  Workshop: Making Sense of the Future

  In cooperation with the bpb, HIIG invites you to try out the new methodological toolkit …
  21.07.2023
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  Threats to Democracy: Climate Misinformation and Gender Related Disinformation

  This deep dive explores strategies and tactics for addressing gender-based and climate misinformation.
  20.07.2023
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  XV. Interdisciplinary Workshop: Privacy, Data Protection & Surveillance

  The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society kindly invites for the fifteenth interdisciplinary …
  18.07.2023
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  Sustainable Funding and Organisation of Journals

  In this webinar we discuss the possibilities of sustainable funding and organisation of journals.
  03.07.2023
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  Journal Workflows: from Submission to Communication

  In this webinar, we will discuss magazine workflows and offer practical support.
  30.06.2023
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  Digitaler Salon: Großbaustelle Daten

  We ask ourselves how data sharing between local actors can be successful for public good …
  28.06.2023
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  Advice from the advisory board: Potential of social media councils

  How do we keep the balance between social change and structural institutionalisation? How should platform …
  27.06.2023
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  Lunch Talk | The Theory of Artificial Immutability: Protecting Algorithmic Groups under Anti-Discrimination Law

  In this lunch talk, we look at AI-based approaches to solving sustainability challenges.
  27.06.2023
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  Lunch Talk | National Platforms in a World of Global Platform Giants: The Case of Russian Domestic Competitors

  In this lunch talk, we look at Russian platforms in competition to global competitors.
  08.06.2023
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  Multi-stakeholder dialogue: A Gender Perspective on the Tech-Sector

  The dialogue centres on the gender perspective within the tech-sector in Ecuador.
  07.06.2023
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  Inspirational Talk in Ecuador: Women* who inspire in technology

  This event presents the working world of a woman in the technology sector.
  07.06.2023
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  Digitaler Salon: Faktenfieber

  We ask ourselves what are the consequences of hostility towards science and what is necessary …
  31.05.2023
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  Inspirational Talk in Mexico: Women* who inspire in technology

  This event presents the working world of a woman in the technology sector.
  26.05.2023
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  Multi-stakeholder dialogue: A Gender Perspective on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Tech-Sector

  The event centres on the gender perspective within the AI and tech-sector in Mexico and …
  24.05.2023
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  Lunch Talk | AI, Predictive Modeling and Sustainability

  In this lunch talk, we look at AI-based approaches to solving sustainability challenges.
  23.05.2023
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  Potentials of Small Tech: What can we learn from the small platforms?

  The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, together with the Bertelsmann Foundation, is …
  16.05.2023
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  Scholar-led publishing: Practice tips and perspectives

  The Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft invites you to our closing workshop …
  16.05.2023
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  How to organize Edtech at the University

  To share insights on the future of digital teaching at universities, we would like to …
  12.05.2023
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  Democracy & Platforms: The Digital Services Act (DSA) Milestone and What Matters Now

  Do we need new models of social participation in the rules and design of the …
  04.05.2023
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  Gina Neff: Making AI work for us

  This lecture by Gina Neff gives an insight into how AI can work for us.
  03.05.2023
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  Girls’ Day at HIIG

  Making Sense of the Future – Science in girls' hands
  27.04.2023
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  Digitaler Salon: Nur mal kurz die Welt retten?

  We ask ourselves what hurdles stand in the way of small start-ups as drivers of …
  26.04.2023
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  Decentralisation as Democratisation: Mastodon instead of Platform Power

  The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, together with the Bertelsmann Foundation, is …
  18.04.2023
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  Lunch Talk Series I How India Became a Global Hub for IT Outsourcing and Consulting

  In this lunch talk we will explore how India became a global hub for IT …
  17.04.2023
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  Digitaler Salon: Von Gig zu Gig

  We ask ourselves how digitalisation transforms the gig economy and how platforms can become more …
  29.03.2023
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  Online Roundtable Discussion: How can we accelerate the production and adoption of e-government services in Morocco?

  This event explores frameworks towards building and strengthening digital infrastructures for the expansion of e-government …
  17.03.2023
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  Digitaler Salon: Chatbot potentia est!

  We discuss what kind of impact Chat GPT will have on education in the future.
  22.02.2023
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  Multi-stakeholder dialogue: Artificial intelligence and sustainability

  This Event will focus on the promises and perils of applying AI to tackle climate …
  14.02.2023
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  Multi-stakeholder dialogue: Digital entrepreneurship for climate

  This Event will explore the potential of digital entrepreneurship in Mexico in order to mitigate …
  13.02.2023
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  Hackathon I Developing explanatory models for AI

  Within this workshop we will look at artificial thinking and how we can explain it …
  03.02.2023
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  Digitaler Salon: Green Surveillance

  We ask if and how digital solutions can contribute to the protection of exisiting forests …
  25.01.2023
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  Lunch Talk Series I Digitalisation, Sustainability & Entrepreneurship

  In this lunch talk we will explore digital pathways to sustainability.
  14.12.2022
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  XIV. Interdisciplinary Workshop »Privacy, Data Protection & Surveillance«

  The Fourteenth Interdisciplinary Workshop “Privacy, Data Protection & Surveillance” is taking place on 13 December …
  13.12.2022
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  Digital technology for rainforest protection

  The growing importance of digital technologies for sustainable rainforest and climate protection is accompanied by …
  13.12.2022
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  Digitaler Salon: Blinded by the Hype?

  As part of Open Access Week 2022, we ask how equitable global access to knowledge …
  30.11.2022
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  Green technology, digital entrepreneurship and climate

  At this event we will take a closer look at the challenges that Vietnamese entrepreneurs …
  30.11.2022
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  Green technologies: Opportunities and challenges for sustainable digitalisation working for climate

  At this event we will discuss the opportunities and challenges that digital technologies offer.
  25.11.2022
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  Infrastructures of Autonomy I Conference

  This conference discusses the conditions, structures and relationships that constitute both human and machine autonomy.
  25.11.2022
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  Beate Rössler on Autonomy and its Political Infrastructures | Keynote address

  This conference discusses the conditions, structures and relationships that constitute both human and machine autonomy.
  23.11.2022
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  Lunch Talk Series I Digitalisation & Sustainability I Protection of Natural Resources

  In this lunch talk we will explore digital pathways to sustainability.
  17.11.2022
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  Towards a fairer online platform economy in Kenya

  This event is dedicated to exploring pathways for a sustainable regulation of online labour markets …
  09.11.2022
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  Workshop: Making Sense of the Future

  In cooperation with the bpb, HIIG invites you to try out the new methodological toolkit …
  04.11.2022
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  Berlin Science Week: Programmed discrimination!?

  Within this event, experts will discuss the (un)fair game in the use of algorithms and …
  02.11.2022
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  Digitaler Salon: Wissen MACHT Klima

  As part of Open Access Week 2022, we ask how equitable global access to knowledge …
  26.10.2022
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  Workshop II Artificial thinking explained in human terms

  Within this workshop we will look at artificial thinking and how we can explain it …
  20.10.2022
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  Workshop: People Analytics in der betrieblichen Praxis

  The panel will discuss issues surrounding the malicious use and abuse of AI systems from …
  19.10.2022
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  Stefania Milan: Resistance in the datafied society

  This lecture by Professor Stefania Milan gives an insight into resistance in the datafied society.
  06.10.2022
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  Public presentation: Study on the sustainable spatial transformation of the Innovation and Training Park (ITP) Prizren

  The Event will be held in English with an Albanian simultaneous translation. Please find the …
  05.10.2022
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  The Future of Platform Supervision: On the Implementation of the DSA in Germany (Part II)

  The talk between Klaus Müller and Wolfgang Schulz continues with the distinguished Conversation Series Insights …
  29.09.2022
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  Digitaler Salon: Spirit in the Cloud

  We discuss how religion is changing through the digital age.
  28.09.2022
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  The Future of Platform Supervision: On the Implementation of the DSA in Germany (Part I)

  The talk between Tobias Schmid and Wolfgang Schulz continues with the distinguished Conversation Series Insights …
  22.09.2022
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  Workshop I Artificial thinking explained in human terms

  Within this workshop we will look at artificial thinking and how we can explain it …
  02.09.2022
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  Digitaler Salon: (Alb-) Traum 36°C und Dachgeschoss?

  Whose world views dominate and what power structures become visible in the digital maps of …
  31.08.2022
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  David Betz: Warfare in the digital age

  This talk gives an insight into warfare in the digital age.
  29.08.2022
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  Malicious (ab)use of Artificial Intelligence

  The panel will discuss issues surrounding the malicious use and abuse of AI systems from …
  29.08.2022
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  Future Health Morning Booster

  The Workshop Future Health - Morning Booster: The Female Data Gap is taking place on …
  25.08.2022
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  Digitaler Salon: Diese Karte ist nicht verfügbar

  Whose world views dominate and what power structures become visible in the digital maps of …
  27.07.2022
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  The future of online labour markets and regulation of the platform economy

  This panel discussion focuses on the regulation of two-sided labour markets in Kenya and Ghana.
  26.07.2022
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  Policies towards fairer online gig work

  This multi-stakeholder-dialogue seeks to make policy reccomendations for the regulation of gig-work in Kenya and …
  25.07.2022
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  AI for social good?

  This panel discussion examines the application of AI for sustainable entrepreneurship in Africa.
  07.07.2022
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  Sustainable digital entrepreneurship in Benin

  This multi-stakeholder dialogue addresses sustainable digital entrepreneurship in Benin and Francophone West and Central Africa.
  06.07.2022
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  XIII. Interdisciplinary Workshop "Privacy, Data Protection & Surveillance"

  The Thirteenth Interdisciplinary Workshop “Privacy, Data Protection & Surveillance” is taking place on 5 Juli …
  05.07.2022
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  Digitaler Salon: Alles schon mal da gewesen…?

  In May, we address whether legally regulated sharing of data is compatible with further control …
  29.06.2022
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  Lunch Talk Series I Grand Challenges, Digitalisation & Sustainability

  In this lunch talk we will explore digital pathways to sustainability.
  22.06.2022
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  AI and the Public Interest Workshop

  The AI and the Public Interest Workshop is taking place on June 13, 2022.
  13.06.2022
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  Future Health-Morning Booster

  The Workshop Future Health - Morning Booster: Der Weg zur Pflege 4.0?! is taking place …
  03.06.2022
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  Digitaler Salon: Keeping up with the Gatekeepers

  Is the legally regulated sharing of data compatible with further control mechanisms, such as data …
  25.05.2022
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  Kanta Dihal: How the world sees intelligent machines

  This talk will introduce culture-specific visions of technology from around the world and discusses if …
  11.05.2022
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  Artificial Intelligence and the Human – Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Science and Fiction

  Current debates on artificial intelligence often conflate the realities of AI technologies with the fictional …
  11.05.2022 - 13.05.2022
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  Digitaler Salon: Expertise in der Krise

  We address the tension that digital tools open up for researchers through science communication: On …
  27.04.2022
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  Globalizing the European Media Order: The Brussels Effect in Times of Crisis

  The talk between Renate Nikolay and Wolfgang Schulz continues with the distinguished Conversation Series Insights …
  07.04.2022
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  Diamond Open Access gemeinsam absichern: Qualitätskriterien, Förderbereiche und Möglichkeiten der Mitbestimmung

  Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the Alexander von Humboldt …
  07.04.2022
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  Digitaler Salon: Unable to Reconnect

  How does it affect the digital society if critical infrastructures are so decoupled by laws …
  30.03.2022
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  Krisztina Rozgonyi and Marius Dragomir: Freedom of expression in Central and Eastern Europe

  This talk will examine the media systems in Central and Eastern Europe and how we …
  21.03.2022
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  KI in der Arbeitswelt: Einsatzmöglichkeiten, Auswirkungen und Handlungsfelder für eine beschäftigtenorientierte Gestaltung – Workshop III

  The workshop is aimed at managers and company representatives with an interest in the use of …
  02.03.2022
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  Great Expectations: What Research Expects from Platforms and Platforms from Research

  The talk between Wolfgang Schulz and Susan Wojcicki, CEO YouTube, is the inaugural event of …
  10.02.2022
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  KI in der Arbeitswelt: Einsatzmöglichkeiten, Auswirkungen und Handlungsfelder für eine beschäftigtenorientierte Gestaltung – Workshop II

  The workshop is aimed at managers and company representatives with an interest in the use of …
  10.02.2022
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  Closing event for the project "The Ethics of Digitalisation"

  Closing event for the project "The Ethics of Digitalisation" with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
  07.02.2022
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  KI in der Arbeitswelt: Einsatzmöglichkeiten, Auswirkungen und Handlungsfelder für eine beschäftigtenorientierte Gestaltung – Workshop I

  This workshop focuses on AI in the context of work.
  25.01.2022
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  XII. Interdisciplinary Workshop "Privacy, Data Protection & Surveillance"

  The Twelfth Interdisciplinary Workshop “Privacy, Data Protection & Surveillance” is taking place on 14 December …
  14.12.2021
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  Digital Sustainability or Sustainable Digitality?

  3rd annual conference of the working group »Digitalisation as a Challenge for Sociological Theory«.
  02.12.2021 - 03.12.2021
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  Digital Lunch Talk - Open Innovation and Grand Challenges

  In this fourth talk we will explore how to realize the potential of this research …
  30.11.2021
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  Digitaler Salon: Digital Society - Nerds Only?

  Where do we stand when it comes to the digitalisation of the health system?
  24.11.2021
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  Helen Kennedy: Everyday life in times of datafication

  Helen Kennedy will talk about the relationship between existing social inequalities and datafication.
  16.11.2021
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  AirBnB, Uber, Lieferando: Die Zukunft der Wirtschaft?

  A panel discussion as par of the Berlin Science Week on current research on the …
  03.11.2021
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  Datenschutz by Design in der (Vollzugs)Praxis – Workshop für Expert*innen

  Workshop on the audit methodology of Art. 25(1) GDPR and effective transparency and intervention measures …
  28.10.2021
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  Digitaler Salon: Digital Hell's Care?

  Where do we stand when it comes to the digitalisation of the health system?
  27.10.2021
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  Scholar-led and community-paid?

  A panel discussion with the Open Access Bureau Berlin (OABB) on academic Open Access publishing.
  26.10.2021
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  Digitaler Salon: Machine Gun Learning

  In September, we will talk about autonomous weapon systems. The talk will be held in …
  30.09.2021
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  Infrastrukturen der Autonomie

  We will discuss the various interpretations of the concept of autonomy. The event will bei …
  29.09.2021 - 30.09.2021
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  Platform Entrepreneurship & Society – Lunch Talk

  In this third lunch talk we explore possible alternatives for Platform Entrepreneurship that are both, …
  27.09.2021
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  Judith Simon: The ethics of AI and big data

  This talk will examine how fundamental rights and moral values can be accounted for in …
  06.09.2021
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  EDIT-A-THON Intersectional AI Toolkit

  A co-creation workshop on intersectional approaches to AI, organized in cooperation with our partners from …
  01.09.2021
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  Digitaler Salon: Cookies make you lose control

  In August, we will talk about digital self-determination. The talk will be held in German.
  25.08.2021
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  Digitaler Salon: Plattformen im Konflikt

  In July, we will talk about politics, society and social media platforms. The talk will …
  28.07.2021
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  Digitaler Salon: Lost in Regulation

  In June, we will talk about regulations of internet platforms. The talk will be held …
  30.06.2021
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  Genia Kostka: Big data dreams and local reality in China

  This talk will examine the intended and unintended consequences of incorporating digital technologies into local …
  15.06.2021
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  Artificial Intelligence & Work – Lunch-Talk

  In this second lunch talk, we explore how researchers can study the adoption of Artificial …
  10.06.2021
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  Dialogtag: Stärkung für junges und digitales Engagement

  The HIIG hosts a hybrid event on the support of young and digital engagement. The …
  08.06.2021
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  Digitaler Salon: Click Chat Love

  In May, we will talk about Online-Dating and how it changed during the lockdown. The …
  26.05.2021
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  Digital Entrepreneurship & Society – Lunch-Talk

  In this first lunch talk we will explore how – and what this means for …
  18.05.2021
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  Digitaler Salon: Vom Fließband zur KI

  In April, we will talk about the implications of AI in the workplace. The talk …
  28.04.2021
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  Roundtable: Plattformen im Engagement – Fachveranstaltung zum Dritten Engagementbericht

  The HIIG will host a roundtable on Platforms in civic engagement. The event will be …
  16.04.2021
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  Digital Future Talk: Andrew Burt on Data, Cyberspace and the Dangers of the Digital World

  Andrew Burt (Visiting Fellow at Yale University) will talk about Data, Cyberspace and the Dangers …
  14.04.2021
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  Digitaler Salon: KI – Die Letzte räumt das Internet auf

  In January, we will talk about education and digitalisation. The talk will be held in …
  31.03.2021
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  CfP: The First Annual Conference of the Platform Governance Research Network

  A three-day online conference seeking to bring together an interdisciplinary group of researchers who produce …
  24.03.2021 - 26.03.2021
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  Jan-Werner Müller: The critical infrastructure of democracy

  Political parties and professional media are undergoing major structural transformations today. The lecture will offer …
  09.03.2021
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  Digitaler Salon: Schulicon Valley

  In February, we will talk about the future of school. The talk will be held …
  24.02.2021
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  Datenwerkstatt: Fachveranstaltungen zum Dritten Engagementbericht

  The HIIG will host a workshop on data and digitalisation for civil society organisations (in …
  17.02.2021
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  Online-Werkstattgespräch: Neue Regeln für das Internet

  Neue Regeln für das Internet: Deutschland und die Cybergovernance 2021 mit der Cyberbotschafterin Deutschlands, Dr. …
  11.02.2021
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  Digital Health - Networking for Value. Networking for Wealth.

  To what extent can new infrastructures be created for a healthy and self-determined life in …
  28.01.2021
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  Digitaler Salon: Das zoomende Klassenzimmer

  In January, we will talk about education and digitalisation. The talk will be held in …
  27.01.2021
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  State and Economy - Data and Money | Presentation of four current books from the HIIG series "Internet and Society

  Invitation to the book presentation of four current new publications.
  13.01.2021
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  Iyad Rahwan: How to trust machines?

  Machine intelligence plays a growing role in our lives. Today, machines recommend things to us, …
  16.12.2020
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  Fachveranstaltungen zum Dritten Engagementbericht - Digitalisierungswerkstatt

  The HIIG will host a workshop on digitalisation for civil society organisations. The event will …
  08.12.2020
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  Anwesenheit, Kommunikation und Interaktion im Raum der Digitalisierung

  Zweite Tagung des Arbeitskreises Digitalisierung und Soziologische Theorie zum Thema Raum und Digitalisierung.
  03.12.2020 - 04.12.2020
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  Digitaler Salon: Steckt eine "App" in happiness?

  In November we will talk about Mental-E-Health. The talk will be held in German.
  25.11.2020
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  AI and Content Moderation - Closing event of the first research sprint

  A panel discussion on the results of the first research sprint of the project ethics …
  11.11.2020
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  Sustainable Digitalisation in Urban Areas

  A panel discussion on the overarching question of how to enable sustainable digitalisation in cities …
  03.11.2020
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  Citizens, give us your problems! How to Open Data without giving it away

  Workshop as part of the Berlin Science Week about how to Open Data without giving …
  03.11.2020
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  Digitaler Salon: Swipe for President

  In October, we will talk about E-Voting. The talk will be held in German.
  28.10.2020
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  Tilman Santarius: Making digitalisation work for the climate!

  Digitalisation is one of the biggest transformation processes of our time - everyone agrees on …
  26.10.2020
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  Roundtable IV: AI and Women*

  The aim of this event series is to continue the exchange between different interest groups …
  13.10.2020
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  Digitaler Salon: Der Fall der Paywall

  In September, we will talk about open access. The talk will be held in German.
  30.09.2020
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  Workshops on Sustainable Open Access: Strategies for scholar-led publishing

  The aim of these workshops is to connect and activate publishing institutions and journals in …
  29.09.2020 - 30.09.2020
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  Roundtable III: AI and Sustainability

  AI and climate - (how) do they fit together? Economic growth vs. sustainability - what …
  21.09.2020
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  Roundtable II: Inclusive AI

  The aim of this event series is to continue the exchange between different interest groups …
  10.09.2020
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  Digitaler Salon: The troll next door

  In August, we will talk about how our online discussions differ from personal conversations. The talk …
  26.08.2020
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  1st Pop-Up Lab: Inclusive AI? The challenges of automated tools in HR

  The aim of this event series is to continue the exchange between different interest groups …
  24.08.2020 - 26.08.2020
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  Roundtable I: AI and IoT

  The aim of this event series is to continue the exchange between different interest groups …
  19.08.2020
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  Launch event for the project "The Ethics of Digitalisation"

  What rules do we need if we want to develop AI that serves the public …
  17.08.2020
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  Digitaler Salon: Diskriminierung vorprogrammiert?

  Das Internet nehmen viele als offenen und diversen Ort wahr. Doch schon eine kleine Google …
  29.07.2020
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  Screening: twentyforty - Utopias for a Digital Society

  We kindly invite you to the screening of the twentyforty film - utopias for a …
  14.07.2020
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  Exhibition: twentyforty - Utopias for a Digital Society

  The twentyforty exhibition explores the digital utopias of 13 visionary researchers from different fields of …
  02.07.2020 - 15.07.2020
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  Digitaler Salon: Technik hautnah

  In June, we will talk about fashion and technology. The talk will be held in …
  24.06.2020
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  Workshop on Empirical Approaches in Platform Governance Research

  In this virtual workshop we are seeking to bring together an interdisciplinary set of researchers …
  17.06.2020
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  The Corona Crisis and International Law: 1st Digital International Law Salon

  Wie kann es gelingen, die Krise, die durch die COVID-19-Pandemie verursacht wurde, durch globale Zusammenarbeit …
  04.06.2020
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  Platform Entrepreneurship in Europe: Which Business Models are Viable and Sustainable?

  Global digitisation has enabled US platform companies to gain global reach and significant market power. …
  03.06.2020
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  Digitaler Salon: Data Kolumna

  In May, we will talk about data and journalism. The talk will be held in …
  27.05.2020
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  Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network - AUC Regional Conference 2020

  On May 27, 2020 the Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network in partnership with the African …
  27.05.2020
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  Joanna Bryson: The role of humans in an age of intelligent machines

  Artificial intelligence (AI) and the information age are bringing us more information about ourselves and …
  25.05.2020
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  twentyforty talks - A drink with Burkhard Schafer

  Burkhard Schafer's play “Digital Pharaohs” depicts a society where people routinely train AIs on their …
  19.05.2020
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  Verbraucherschutz und Meinungsfreiheit in Sozialen Netzwerken

  In Kooperation mit dem HIIG geht es in der Veranstaltung von 14 bis 18 Uhr …
  14.05.2020
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  Security in Cyberspace: dynamics, limits and opportunities

  Wondering how cyberspace can bring challenges and solutions for interstate relations? So come join us …
  14.05.2020
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  Online-Werkstattgespräch: Rechtsfreie Datenräume?

  Wer die Definitionsmacht über den in Datenstrukturen abbildbaren Inhalt hat, schafft „Datenräume“, welche die soziale …
  12.05.2020
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  (Bibliotheks-)Konsortien für gebührenfreies Open Access

  Viele der aktuellen wissenschaftspolitischen Positionen und Aktivitäten finanzieren Open-Access-Publikationen über Gebührenmodelle.
  05.05.2020
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  Digitaler Salon: Digital ist man weniger allein?

  In April, we will talk about the potential aftermath of social distancing. The talk will …
  29.04.2020
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  Livestream: Philipp Staab – The crises of digital capitalism

  For around 50 years, digital technologies have been the key to economic transformation. However, it …
  27.04.2020
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  twentyforty talks - A Drink with Preeti Mudliar

  Is a rebellion against technology sustainable in a digitally connected world? Preeti Mudliar's short story …
  22.04.2020
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  twentyforty talks - A drink with Dirk Baecker

  Following the digital launch of the twentyforty anthology at the beginning of April, we are …
  15.04.2020
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  Livestream only: Digitaler Salon – Grün hinter dem Bildschirm

  In March, we will talk about how digitasation influences our climate.
  25.03.2020
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  Cancelled: Lina Dencik – Justice in the Datafied Society

  Cancellation of the event due to COVID-19 Due to the immediate measures decided on 11 …
  23.03.2020
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  Cancelled: Book Launch: twentyforty - Utopias for a Digital Society

  We are pleased to celebrate the launch of our freshly printed book twentyforty – Utopias …
  18.03.2020
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  Digitaler Salon: Faster, harder, E-Scooter?

  In February, we will talk about how our cities change as e-mobility services like carsharing, …
  26.02.2020
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  Decrease in universality and abstractness thesis in the development of new human rights - Lunch Talk mit Mart Susi

  The presentation by professor of Human Rights Law Mart Susi will give an overview of the research …
  26.02.2020
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  Workshop: Logistics meets AI

  More and more delivery services and logistics companies of the last mile have to divide …
  25.02.2020
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  digital macht stadt – Visionen der vernetzten Stadt

  On 20th February, a panel discussion on future visions and narratives for the technological transformation …
  20.02.2020
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  Sybille Krämer: Cultural history of digitisation

  It is often assumed that digitisation and computer technology are inseparably linked. However, digitality is …
  13.02.2020
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  Digitaler Salon | Essen auf Rädern

  In the January edition of the Digitaler Salon we will discuss how our consumer habits …
  29.01.2020
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  Rasmus Kleis Nielsen: The power of platforms and how publishers adapt

  Today, more people follow the news via platform companies like Facebook and Google than via …
  16.12.2019
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  XI. Interdisciplinary Workshop "Privacy, Data Protection & Surveillance"

  The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society kindly invites for the Eleventh Interdisciplinary …
  10.12.2019
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  Digitalisierung als Herausforderung für die Soziologische Theorie

  Mit der Tagung streben wir einen sachlichen Diskurs über das Phänomen der Digitalisierung als konzeptuelle …
  06.12.2019 - 07.12.2019
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  Smart City Digital Governance - Lunch Talk with Ellen P. Goodman

  Following the assumption that IT news outlets represent an avant-garde of technologically and socially interested …
  04.12.2019
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  Digitaler Salon: The Hashtag is Alt-Right

  Whether it’s members of the Identitarian movement, Pegida or right-wing factions: Right-wing populists and movements …
  27.11.2019
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  Many Worlds. Many Nets. Many Visions

  The HIIG is organising an IGF side event on critical voices, visions and vector for …
  26.11.2019
• 

  digital macht stadt – KlimaStadt

  Digitale Technologien werden oft als Lösung für die Herausforderungen der Zukunft betrachtet, so auch im …
  20.11.2019
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  Charting Collections of Connections in Social Media - Lunch Talk with Marc Smith

  Following the assumption that IT news outlets represent an avant-garde of technologically and socially interested …
  18.11.2019
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  Shoshana Zuboff: Surveillance Capitalism and Democracy

  The collection and analysis of data is changing the way economies operate. Are these changes so …
  06.11.2019
• 

  Blockchain for Science - Con 2019

  HIIG associated researcher PD Dr. Sönke Bartling is inviting to Blockchain for Science - Con …
  04.11.2019 - 05.11.2019
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  Digitaler Salon: Score me maybe?

  Score me maybe? Bewertungssysteme entscheiden schon jetzt über Kreditvergabe. In China geht das sogenannte Social …
  30.10.2019
• 

  Translating Science: What’s good and what’s not?

  Researchers are more and more expected to help solving problems faced by the society and …
  01.10.2019
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  Impact School 2019

  The Impact School is an international and interdisciplinary 3-day training, targeting young and upcoming researchers.
  30.09.2019 - 02.10.2019
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  Talk | Digitaler Salon: Beep, beep, wir haben uns alle lieb

  Once a month, we publicly discuss the impact of digitisation on society at Digitaler Salon. …
  25.09.2019
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  Influencing the digital transformation? – Rethinking culture & participation!

  Funded by the Hans Boeckler Foundation the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society …
  23.09.2019 - 24.09.2019
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  Internet Governance: Chancen für den Mittelstand

  Der Mittelstand steht dem digitalen Wandel nicht „gegenüber“ – er ist mittendrin.
  11.09.2019
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  Talk | Digitaler Salon: Hashtag e.V.

  Once a month, we publicly discuss the impact of digitisation on society at Digitaler Salon. …
  29.08.2019
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  Armin Nassehi: What problem does digitalisation solve?

  Digital technology has revolutionised the world in just a few years: our relationships, our work …
  28.08.2019
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  The IT blogsphere and its impact on digital policy – Lunch Talk

  Following the assumption that IT news outlets represent an avant-garde of technologically and socially interested …
  07.08.2019
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  Talk | Digitaler Salon: In dubio pro Data

  Online data is like fingerprints for investigators today. Chat messages and data in the cloud …
  31.07.2019
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  City to Go

  Elektroroller auf dem Gehweg, private Autos unterwegs als Taxis und zu wenig Wege für viele …
  15.07.2019
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  X. Interdisciplinary Workshop ”Privacy, Data Protection & Surveillance”

  The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society kindly invites for the Tenth Interdisciplinary …
  05.07.2019
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  Autonomous weapon systems – realities and imaginaries of future warfare

  On 4th July the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) is organising …
  04.07.2019
• 

  Picture it! What data visualisations can do for science

  On 3rd July Elephant in the lab are organising their next Meetup session. If you …
  03.07.2019
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  Louise Amoore: Our lives with algorithms

  From detecting anomalies in the landscape of medical images to drone footage to the influencing …
  01.07.2019
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  The Memes are alright – Memes, democracy und youth work

  On 27 June the Center for Internet and Human Rights (CIHR) and la Red e.V. …
  27.06.2019
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  Workshop: Sicherheits- und Strafrecht im Angesicht der Digitalisierung

  On June 27 the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) is organising …
  27.06.2019
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  Talk | Digitaler Salon: Zurück in die Zukunft

  Once a month, we publicly discuss the impact of digitisation on society at Digitaler Salon. …
  26.06.2019
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  Long Night of the Sciences 2019

  On 15th of June, 2019, the HIIG opens its doors during the Long Night of …
  15.06.2019
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  José van Dijck: Europe and responsible platform societies

  The growing pains of digitisation involve intense struggles between competing ideological systems and contesting societal …
  05.06.2019
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  Talk | Digitaler Salon: Ende der Kreidezeit

  Once a month, we publicly discuss the impact of digitalisation on society at Digitaler Salon. …
  29.05.2019
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  Justice 4.0. – Lunch Talk with Franziska Oehmer

  On 22 May an open brown-bag lunch will be held in the HIIG kitchen. Franziska …
  22.05.2019
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  Critical AI Studies & The Epistemic Ensemble of Deep Learning | Lunch Talks

  Prof. Jonathan Roberge and Prof. Michael Castelle are guest researchers at the Alexander von Humboldt …
  15.05.2019
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  The futures of eHealth

  On 29 & 30 April the HIIG is inviting to a conference on The futures …
  29.04.2019 - 30.04.2019
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  Talk | Digitaler Salon: E-dentifiziert?

  Once a month, we publicly discuss the impact of digitalisation on society at Digitaler Salon. …
  24.04.2019
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  Privacy and Machine Learning – Pitfalls and Solutions | Lecture with Frank Kargl

  When processing personally identifiable information (PII) in machine learning systems, there are a number of …
  24.04.2019
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  Dirk Baecker: Digitalisation and the next society

  A new era in human society is beginning with digital media. While language, writing and …
  16.04.2019
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  Talk: Is one hour enough to protect human rights online?

  Is one hour enough to protect human rights online? The EU seems to think so. …
  09.04.2019
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  IX. Interdisciplinary Workshop: Privacy, Data Protection & Surveillance

  On 9 April 2019 the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV) and …
  09.04.2019
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  Thinking about robots

  The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society is organising a workshop on 4 …
  04.04.2019
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  Talk | Digitaler Salon: plattform.coop

  Once a month, we publicly discuss the impact of digitalisation on society at Digitaler Salon. …
  27.03.2019
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  The Normative Order of the Internet: Norms, Actors and Normative Figurations - Lunch Talk with Matthias C. Kettemann

  Matthias C. Kettemann will discuss and defend his concept of a coherent normative order of …
  07.03.2019
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  Eva Illouz: Capitalist subjectivity and the internet

  In her lecture, Eva Illouz takes a closer look at the dating app Tinder. In …
  06.03.2019
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  Talk | Digitaler Salon: Daddelbusiness

  Once a month, we publicly discuss the impact of digitalization on society at Digitaler Salon. …
  27.02.2019
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  City Making in the Digital Age

  Eager to showcase themselves as innovative and future ready, cities worldwide are implementing a variety …
  21.02.2019
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  Leave our democracy to chance in the future?

  This event will be held in German. As part of the project DECiDe - Digital …
  31.01.2019
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  Talk | Digitaler Salon: Zahlen, die malen

  Once a month, we will discuss the impact of digitalisation on society at Digital Salon. …
  30.01.2019
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  Fake News, Online disinformation and democratic processes in Europe

  With the European Parliamentary elections on the horizon, the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet …
  11.01.2019
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  Andreas Reckwitz: Digitalisation and society of singularities

   The late-modern society produces singularities. It does no longer aim at the general, standardized …
  11.12.2018
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  VIII. Interdisciplinary Workshop »Privacy, Data Protection & Surveillance«

  The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society kindly invites for the Eighth Interdisciplinary …
  11.12.2018
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  Digitaler Salon: Alles nur gefakt?

  Once a month, we publicly discuss the impact of digitalization on society at Digitaler Salon. …
  28.11.2018
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  Nick Couldry: Colonised by data – the hollowing out of digital society

  The current datafication of society not only brings about another iteration of capitalism, but also …
  20.11.2018
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  Privacy in Germany – Discussion with UN Special Rapporteur Joe Cannataci

  Together with the Society for Civil Rights (GFF) and Reporters Without Borders (RWB) the Alexander …
  09.11.2018
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  Digitaler Salon: LANgelegt

  Once a month, we publicly discuss the impact of digitalization on society at Digitaler Salon. …
  31.10.2018
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  Data protection and regulation in Brazil - Lunch talk with Clara Iglesias Keller

  Dr. Matthias C. Kettemann will talk about the normative order of the internet.
  31.10.2018
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  Formal Methods Meet Privacy - Lunch talk with Sibylle Schupp

  Sibylle Schupp, Associate Researcher at HIIG and professor for computer science at Hamburg University of …
  10.10.2018
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  Transatlantic Conference: Building Common Approaches for Cybersecurity and Privacy in a Globalized World

  The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) organises – in cooperation with …
  01.10.2018 - 03.10.2018
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  Digitaler Salon Special: Gewissensbytes

  Once a month, we publicly discuss the impact of digitalization on society at Digitaler Salon. …
  26.09.2018
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  Stephen Graham: The politics of urban digital infrastructures

  Already more than half of the world’s population lives in cities – and this number …
  24.09.2018
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  Finding the essence. Businesses facilitating knowledge transfer

  Startups play an increasing role in facilitating knowledge transfer processes, including the transfer of scientific …
  17.09.2018
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  Impact School 2018: Science Transfer in the 21st Century

  There is a pressing need for informed expertise from virtually all fields of academic research …
  17.09.2018 - 19.09.2018
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  Approaching datafication from the perspective of social justice

  The Data Justice Project will advance a research framework for studying datafication that is rooted …
  13.09.2018
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  Lunch Talk: A fast moving technology like AI

  On 12 September, we were hosting a lunch talk on the societal impact of artificial …
  12.09.2018
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  5 Years of Internet Policy Review

  Internet Policy Review (IPR), our open access journal on internet regulation, turned five this year. On …
  04.09.2018
• 

  From Spotify to YouTube – Potentials and Challenges for Music Platforms

  Online platforms have disrupted the music business. Users of streaming services such as Spotify enjoy …
  04.09.2018
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  Digitaler Salon: Appschuften | Talk

  Permanent vacation in a virtual working paradise? How do digital nomads work and when does …
  29.08.2018
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  The future of Open Access in Germany

  At this meeting we will discuss the DEAL negotiations and the future of Open Access …
  13.08.2018
• 

  Digitaler Salon: Rest in Pixels | Talk

  Rest in pixels. Chatbots, holograms, digital clones: Dead and forever in cyberspace? How do we …
  25.07.2018
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  Data Access Rights - Lunch talk with Alfred Früh

  Alfred Früh, Visiting Researcher at HIIG, will address the question whether law should provide access …
  17.07.2018
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  Social robots as an interface - Lunch Talk with Thomas Christian Bächle

  Thomas Christian Bächle, co-head of the research programme "Digital Society" at HIIG, talks about social …
  11.07.2018
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  VII. Interdisciplinary Workshop: Privacy, Data Protection & Surveillance

  The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society kindly invites for the Seventh Interdisciplinary …
  10.07.2018
• 

  Telemedicus summer conference

  The annual Telemedicus summer conference (Soko18) will be taking place from 30 June - 1 …
  30.06.2018 - 01.07.2018
• 

  Digitaler Salon: Wer hat an der Uhr gedreht? | Talk

  How do smart apps and journeys through the cyberspace change our perception of time? Do …
  27.06.2018
• 

  Content Moderation and Platform Accountability - Lunch talk with Martin J. Riedl

  Martin Riedl wants to discuss and emphasize current developments in research about content moderation
  27.06.2018
• 

  The smart way for the energy revolution

  The Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society is inviting to a symposium about the potentials …
  22.06.2018
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  The Politics of Patterns - Lunch talk with Mareile Kaufmann

  Mareile Kaufmann wants to offer you a new angle on the debate about big data, …
  20.06.2018
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  A constitution for social media? - Lunch talk with Edoardo Celeste

  In his lunch talk Edoardo Celeste, fellow at HIIG, deals with the question of digital …
  13.06.2018
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  Meetup: Understanding the impact of science

  Scientists are increasingly asked to foster the societal impact of their research. But what exactly …
  11.06.2018
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  Long Night of the Sciences

  On 9th of June, 2018, the HIIG opened its doors for the second time during …
  09.06.2018
• 

  Workshop: Copyright and Music in the Global South

  The current international system for protecting intellectual property and its global expansion date back over …
  06.06.2018
• 

  Digitaler Salon: Mistgabel 4.0 | Talk

  Mistgabel 4.0 – agricultural drones, automated farms and smart breeding. How can digitisation make food …
  30.05.2018
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  Facebook Forum: Community Standards

  On the evening of May 17th the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society invites to …
  17.05.2018
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  Algorithmic Imaginaries - Lunch talk with Astrid Mager

  Astrid Mager, guest researcher at HIIG, deals with the question which role norms, values and …
  16.05.2018
• 

  Marion Fourcade: Social order in the digital society

  Modern institutions, both public and private, rely on tools and procedures that track individuals, assess …
  07.05.2018
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  Ranking Digital Rights 2018 Corporate Accountability Index: European Launch

  Ranking Digital Rights ranks the world’s most powerful internet, mobile, and telecommunications companies on their …
  02.05.2018
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  “We are on a mission”. Exploring the role of future imaginaries | Workshop

  Please register in advance via the form below until the 25th of April. “We are …
  27.04.2018
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  Talk Series Digitaler Salon: Directed by Data

  Once a month we publicly discuss the impact of digitalisation on the society. Therefore we …
  25.04.2018
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  Workshop: Back to the Basics – Deconstructing Intellectual Property Protection for Music

  Recent legal disputes regarding music have revolved around the question whether the new song is …
  19.04.2018
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  VI. Interdisciplinary Workshop: Privacy, Data Protection & Surveillance (Bochum Edition)

  The Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), in cooperation with the Alexander …
  10.04.2018
• 

  Digitaler Salon: Catch me if you scan | Talk

  Preventing crimes before they were committed: Could algorithms and big data possibly lower the level …
  28.03.2018
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  Workshop: The turn to artificial intelligence in governing communication online

  The technology underlying artificial intelligence research has increasingly found applications in the area of content …
  20.03.2018
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  Elena Esposito: Future and uncertainty in the digital society

  What does knowing through algorithms and AI mean? How does AI shift our understanding and …
  12.03.2018
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  Data Collaboratives: Can Privately Collected Data Become an Asset for the Public Good? – Lunch talk with Stefaan G. Verhulst

  OPEN BROWN-BAG LUNCH Lunch talk with Stefaan G. Verhulst: Data Collaboratives: Can Privately Collected Data …
  01.03.2018
• 

  Digitaler Salon: LOL war gestern | Talk

  Cat falls off the sofa: Roflmao, epic fail! How does humour work on the web, …
  28.02.2018
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  Workshop: The Future of Sampling – Transformative Art or Copyright Infringement?

  Plenty of sampling cases have reached the courts in Europe and the US over the …
  28.02.2018
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  Internet Bill(s) of Rights – Lunch talk with Edoardo Celeste

  Image: © N. Egger – E. Celeste OPEN BROWN-BAG LUNCH Lunch talk with Edoardo Celeste: …
  21.02.2018
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  Digitaler Salon: App's Anatomy | Talk

  The doctors in the phone track our cycle or analyse the blood sugar level. Have …
  31.01.2018
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  Christoph Neuberger: Democracy and public sphere in the digital society

  What happens with our central democratic values like freedom, equality and truth in the digital …
  30.01.2018
• 

  Nudging and Digital Platforms | Workshop

  Are digital platforms the new ‘iron cages’ of society? Will Big-Data-based nudging lead us into …
  10.01.2018
• 

  Manuel Castells: Power and counter-power in the digital society

  How is power constituted in the digital society? Who is powerful – and how can …
  12.12.2017
• Dec ’17

  V. Interdisciplinary Workshop: Privacy, Data Protection & Surveillance

  The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society kindly invites for the Fifth Interdisciplinary …
  05.12.2017
• Nov ’17

  Digitaler Salon: Hacking the Elfenbeinturm | Talk

  Hacking the Elfenbeinturm – Behind paywalls and bookshelves: How can science have a greater impact …
  29.11.2017
• Nov ’17

  Workshop: Collecting Societies and Music – History, Current Challenges, and Ways Ahead

  Collecting societies represent the interests of creatives and exercise their rights. At the same time, …
  22.11.2017
• Nov ’17

  Artificial Intelligence and Inclusion Symposium

  Global Network of Internet and Society Research Centers Official Meeting Symposium Website OVERVIEW / CONCEPT Artificial …
  08.11.2017 - 10.11.2017
• 

  Privacy and Cyber Security on the Books and on the Ground | Transatlantic Conference

  The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) organised – in cooperation with New …
  06.11.2017 - 07.11.2017
• Nov ’17

  Data journalism and data analysis of social networks

  Please note: This workshop is not a public event but on invitation only. This data …
  03.11.2017
• Oct ’17

  Blockchain for Science - Hack'n'Share Weekend

  HIIG associated researcher PD Dr. Sönke Bartling is inviting to a Hack'n'Share Weekend on Blockchain …
  27.10.2017 - 29.10.2017
• 

  Digitaler Salon: iCare for you | Talk

  iCare for you – Plush robots, smart walking aids and digital conversation partners: Could machines …
  25.10.2017
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  Algorithmic Decision Making and its Human Rights Implications

  Please note: This workshop is not a public event but on invitation only. With the …
  12.10.2017 - 13.10.2017
• Oct ’17

  Questioning the inclusion of ‘cyberfraud’ in the ambit of cybercrime - Lunch talk with Sagwadi Mabunda

  OPEN BROWN-BAG LUNCH Lunch talk with Sagwadi Mabunda:  Questioning the inclusion of ‘cyberfraud’ in the ambit …
  11.10.2017
• Oct ’17

  Presentation and Awards | Game Jam: Unveil the privacy threat

  On 7 and 8 October 2017 we run a Game Jam to explore solutions for …
  08.10.2017
• Oct ’17

  Game Jam – Unveil the privacy threat

  On 7 to 8 October 2017, an event between Smart City, Privacy and Security topics …
  07.10.2017 - 08.10.2017
• Sep ’17

  Digitaler Salon: World White Web? | Talk

  World White Web? The event in September is dealing with digital colonialism: Inside the once …
  27.09.2017
• Sep ’17

  Translating critical perspectives on technology – Lunch talk with Zara Rahman

  Zara Rahman will talk about the importance of building bridges between civil society and researchers …
  27.09.2017
• Sep ’17

  Disrupted! The Automotive Roundtable

  On 13th September the Innovation & Entrepreneurship team at Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet …
  13.09.2017
• Sep ’17

  Researching Social Media governance and freedom of expression – Lunch talk with Chiara Poletti

  Can SMPs be a space of free expression? The question relates not only to diverse …
  06.09.2017
• Aug ’17

  Digitaler Salon: Bei Nebenwirkungen fragen Sie Ihren Algorithmus | Talk

  Longer and better living through personalised pills and nano-robots. Which influence does AI have on …
  30.08.2017
• Aug ’17

  Blockchainified scientific computations & the living knowledge network

  HIIG associated researcher PD Dr. Sönke Bartling is inviting to discuss Blockchain & Open Science. …
  22.08.2017
• Aug ’17

  Internet beyond megapolis – Lunch talk with Polina Kolozaridi

  Russia is not only a huge country, but it is also very diverse in the …
  07.08.2017
• Aug ’17

  Beyond Online Copyright Enforcement – Lunch talk with Sharon Bar-Ziv

  This presentation demonstrates some of the risks involved in potential misuse of online copyright enforcement …
  02.08.2017
• Jul ’17

  Digitaler Salon Special: Lost in Neuland?

  Lost in Neuland? The event in June is dealing with digital election issues: German politicians …
  26.07.2017
• Jul ’17

  Towards P2P Online Voting Protocols – Lunch talk with Robert Riemann

  Robert Riemann is a visiting researcher at the HIIG. He carries out his doctoral studies …
  19.07.2017
• Jul ’17

  DISRUPTED! at TOA

  How are global data streems entangled into and shaped by the local political and economic …
  13.07.2017
• Jul ’17

  Social Conflicts and Academia: Taking Sides or Staying Neutral – Lunch talk with Melih Kırlıdoğ

  Open Brown Bag Lunch at HIIG with associated researcher Melih Kırlıdoğ, HIIG research Max von …
  10.07.2017
• Jul ’17

  International Cybersecurity Policy – Lunch talk with Karsten Geier

  Karsten Geier will share some experiences and insights into international cybersecurity policies, as gathered in …
  05.07.2017
• Jul ’17

  Telemedicus summer conference

  Am 1. und 2. Juli 2017 findet die jährliche Telemedicus Sommerkonferenz (Soko17) statt. Wie in …
  01.07.2017 - 02.07.2017
• Jun ’17

  Digitaler Salon: Ein Herz für Cyborgs | Talk

  A heart for cyborgs. Smart robotic hands, leg prosthesis systems and printed organs: Is smart …
  28.06.2017
• Jun ’17

  IV. Interdisciplinary Workshop: Privacy, Data Protection & Surveillance

  The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society kindly invites for the 4th Interdisciplinary …
  28.06.2017
• Jun ’17

  Infrastructuring Connectivity – Lunch talk with Asta Vonderau

  How are global data streems entangled into and shaped by the local political and economic …
  21.06.2017
• May ’17

  Digitaler Salon: Internet killed the Videostar | Talk

  Internet killed the Videostar! Which music emerges in the age of technological reproducibility? How are …
  31.05.2017
• 

  Data Sprint on Digital Rights in the Telecom Sector

  Ranking Digital Rights ranks the world’s most powerful internet, mobile, and telecommunications companies on 35 …
  23.05.2017
• May ’17

  dwerft Conference

  It's showtime: The research alliance dwerft – linked film & tv services presents the results of its four-year research …
  12.05.2017
• May ’17

  A living knowledge network | Event

  Today, researchers interact 'offline' with their research devices and they document research results in traditional …
  09.05.2017
• Apr ’17

  Digitaler Salon: Out of the Dark | Talk

  Out of the Dark! Darknet, drug-trafficking location and whistleblower’s hideout: should we disenchant the sacred …
  26.04.2017
• 

  Digitaler Salon: Million Bitcoin Baby! | Talk

  Million Bitcoin Baby! Blockchain instead of financial institutions and bitcoins instead of loose coins? Is …
  29.03.2017
• Feb ’17

  Digitaler Salon: Make Fakten relevant again | Talk

  Make facts relevant again. Have emotions replaced reason? How can enlightened citizens oppose populism? How …
  22.02.2017
• Feb ’17

  IoT & Trust | Researchers Conference

  From 22 to 23 February 2017, a transdisciplinary conference will take place at HIIG concerning …
  22.02.2017 - 23.02.2017
• Feb ’17

  Towards Data Justice – Lunch talk with Arne Hintz

  In this talk, Arne Hintz will explore what datafication means for social justice. He will …
  01.02.2017
• Jan ’17

  Digitaler Salon: Akademie der Autodidakten | Talk

  Academy of Autodidacts. Will online platforms and YouTube channels become tomorrow’s further training centres? To …
  25.01.2017
• Jan ’17

  Anonymous drug markets on the Internet – Lunch talk with Meropi Tzanetakis

  Meropi Tzanetakis will explore how resilient, global markets for drugs were able to emerge on …
  18.01.2017
• Jan ’17

  Beyond the black box – Lunch talk with Chris Baumann

  The paper presented deals with the sociotechnical infrastructure that organises and maintains digital media players. …
  11.01.2017
• Jan ’17

  Towards Data Justice? – Lunch talk with Arne Hintz

  Am 1. Februar findet ein öffentlicher Brown-bag Lunch in der Küche des Instituts statt. Zu …
  01.01.2017
• Jan ’17

  Towards Data Justice – Lunch talk mit Arne Hintz

  In this talk, Arne Hintz will explore what datafication means for social justice. He will …
  01.01.2017
• Dec ’16

  III. Interdisciplinary Workshop “Privacy, Data Protection & Surveillance“

  The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society kindly invites for the Third Interdisciplinary …
  09.12.2016
• 

  Digitaler Salon: Internet der Sinne | Talk

  Internet der Sinne. Sehen. Hören. Schmecken. Mit der Sinnmaschine Internet in die virtuelle Realität der …
  30.11.2016
• Nov ’16

  Blockchain for Lifesciences | Event

  "Science is about trust, privacy and proof. So are the blockchain and cryptography." Blockchain organises …
  29.11.2016
• Nov ’16

  Remake Remix Rip-Off

  You know about Bollywood. You might be a fan of Nollywood. But what do you …
  24.11.2016
• 

  CHANGING THE PICTURE 2015

  The film and television industry is heavily transformed by the usage of new technologies since ever …
  17.11.2016 - 18.11.2016
• 

  Digitaler Salon: Schutz der Pubertiere | Talk

  Schutz der Pubertiere. Zwischen Zensur und ungebremster Neugier. Wie selbstbestimmt sind Jugendliche online unterwegs und …
  26.10.2016
• Oct ’16

  NoC Working Meeting @AoIR 2016

  Global Network of Interdisciplinary Internet & Society Research Centers Unofficial Meeting AoIR 2016 – Internet …
  08.10.2016
• Oct ’16

  Who rules the Internet?

  Taking its cue from AoIR 2016 conference theme, the panel consisting of Kate Crawford, Fieke …
  06.10.2016
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  #pre-AoIR: Legal Hackathon | Workshop

  Pre-conference Workshop to the AoIR 2016 Legal Hackathon Building Standards of Privacy and Security-by-Design for …
  05.10.2016
• 

  #pre-AoIR: The Internet Rules, But How?

  Pre-conference Workshop to the AoIR 2016 The Internet Rules, But How? A Science and Technology …
  05.10.2016
• 

  AoIR 2016: Internet Rules!

  In 2016, the annual conference of the Association of Internet Research will take place 5–8 …
  05.10.2016 - 08.10.2016
• 

  Digitaler Salon: Game of Drones | Talk

  Game of Drones. Sie töten. Sie überwachen. Sie retten Leben. Welche Chancen bieten Drohnen, welche …
  28.09.2016
• 

  Digitaler Salon: Haters gonna hate? | Talk

  Haters gonna hate? Digitale Zivilcourage und Strategien gegen Hate Speech. Wo liegen die Grenzen der …
  31.08.2016
• 

  Digitaler Salon: Am warmen Polar | Talk

  Am warmen Polar. Ich möchte kein Eisbär sein. Was war noch mal Klimawandel und wer …
  27.07.2016
• Jun ’16

  II. Interdisciplinary Workshop: Privacy, Data protection & Surveillance

  Hiermit möchten wir Sie bzw. Euch gerne zum zweiten eintägigen offenen Workshop »Privacy, Datenschutz und …
  30.06.2016
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  Digitaler Salon: Forever Punk!

  Once a month we publicly discuss the impact of digitalisation on the society. Therefore we …
  29.06.2016
• Jun ’16

  From Alma Mater to Algo Mater

  The keynote dialogue From Alma Mater to Algo Mater is the fourth event in the …
  22.06.2016
• Jun ’16

  The digital trade imbalance – Lunch talk with Susan Aaronson

  Open Brown-Bag Lunch Lunch talk with Susan Aaronson: The digital trade imbalance At The Intersection …
  22.06.2016
• 

  Long Night of the Sciences

  On 11 June, 2016, the HIIG will open its doors for the first time during …
  11.06.2016
• Jun ’16

  Startup Clinics Talk: The App Economy in Europe

  The App Economy in Eurpope — leading cities and best practices At our Startup Clinics …
  09.06.2016
• 

  Digitaler Salon: Digital Abstinence | Talk

  This month we tried to approach an 'endangered species': those who abstain from social media. …
  25.05.2016
• May ’16

  The Role of Regulatory Authorities in the Governance of Data Protection

  The institution of privacy and data protection commissioners has developed into a veritable success since …
  20.05.2016
• Apr ’16

  My data – My choice! What does the European Data Protection Reform offer us?

  Filmvorführung von ‘Democracy. Im Rausch der Daten’, gefolgt von einem kurzen Vortrag und einer Diskussion …
  28.04.2016
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  Digitaler Salon: Is this Utopia? | Talk

  Once a month we publicly discuss the impact of digitalisation on the society. Therefore we …
  27.04.2016
• Apr ’16

  dwerft conference: The benefit of linked production data!

  The research project dwerft – linked film & tv services is presenting its results in form …
  12.04.2016
• 

  Digitaler Salon: It's a Match | Talk

  Once a month we publicly discuss the impact of digitalisation on the society. Therefore we …
  30.03.2016
• 

  Big Data for President

  The keynote dialogue Big Data for President! is the second event in the series Big data: …
  14.03.2016
• 

  Digitaler Salon: After Work 4.0 | Talk

  Once a month we publicly discuss the impact of digitalisation on the society. Therefore we …
  24.02.2016
• Feb ’16

  Die Datenschutz-Richtlinie ist tot – lang lebe die Datenschutz-Grundverordnung!

  The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society and the Walter-Hallstein-Institute for European Constitutional law …
  11.02.2016
• Feb ’16

  Big Data for Health. Who benefits?

  The keynote dialogue Big Data for Health. Who benefits? is the second event in the series Big …
  10.02.2016
• 

  Digitaler Salon: Dem Hölderlin sein Hashtag | Talk

  Once a month we publicly discuss the impact of digitalisation on the society. Therefore we …
  27.01.2016
• Dec ’15

  Interdisziplinärer Workshop: Privacy, Data protection & Surveillance

  Hiermit möchten wir Sie bzw. Euch gerne zu einem eintägigen offenen Workshop zu den Themen …
  04.12.2015
• Nov ’15

  Internet & Society: Emerging topics and research communities

  The Global Network of Interdisciplinary Internet & Society Research Centers (NoC) will host its annual …
  27.11.2015
• 

  Digitaler Salon: Fluchthelfer Smartphone | Talk

  Navigator nach Europa, Sprachrohr in die Heimat. Wie hilft das Internet Menschen auf der Flucht? Digitale Konnektivität …
  25.11.2015
• Nov ’15

  Civil Disobedience Beyond the State III

  The Right of Resistance in a Globalised World Liberal political philosophers have traditionally defended a narrow interpretation …
  25.11.2015 - 26.11.2015
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  Conference: CHANGING THE PICTURE 2015

  The film and television industry is heavily transformed by the usage of new technologies since ever …
  19.11.2015
• Nov ’15

  Making Sense of Big Data

  To watch the keynote speeches of the event, please go to our youtube channel here. …
  05.11.2015
• Nov ’15

  Media communication between complexity and simplification

  The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society organises the conference "Media Communication between …
  05.11.2015 - 07.11.2015
• Oct ’15

  Digitaler Salon: Porno vernetzt | Talk

  Once a month we publicly discuss the impact of digitalisation on the society. Therefore we …
  28.10.2015
• Sep ’15

  Digitaler Salon: Virtual Past | Talk

  Once a month we publicly discuss the impact of digitalisation on the society. Therefore we …
  30.09.2015
• Sep ’15

  Gikii 2015 in Berlin | conference

  Welcome to the future… The future doesn’t look exactly as we imagined, only a handful …
  24.09.2015 - 25.09.2015
• Sep ’15

  Early Stage Researchers Colloquium 2015

  Hereby the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society announces the annual colloquium held …
  24.09.2015
• Sep ’15

  Privacy in Asia – Lunch talk with Abu Bakar Munir

  Privacy in Asia: The Changing Regulatory Landscape Lunch talk with Abu Bakar Munir Monday, 7 …
  07.09.2015
• Sep ’15

  Wikimedia–Salon: J=Journals. Which form of scientific publishing will prevail?

  Please join us for the upcoming Wikimedia-Salon J=Journals, organised by Wikimedia Deutschland in cooperation with …
  03.09.2015
• Sep ’15

  Startup Clinics Talk: How to find the right co-founder?

  More than 75% of all startups are started in Teams (DSM 2014). Especially complex businesses …
  01.09.2015
• Aug ’15

  Digitaler Salon: Everyone is a scientist | Talk

  Once a month we publicly discuss the impact of digitalisation on the society. Therefore we …
  26.08.2015
• Jul ’15

  Digitaler Salon: World Wide Weg. | Talk

  Once a month we publicly discuss the impact of digitalisation on the society. Therefore we …
  29.07.2015
• Jul ’15

  Entrepreneurship Circle Meetup at HIIG

  Together with our Startup Clinics team, the German Entrepreneurship Circle Berlin are organising their next …
  09.07.2015
• Jul ’15

  Werkstattgespräch with Martin Schallbruch

  The Werkstattgepräche is a lecture series held at the juridical faculty of the Humboldt Universität …
  07.07.2015
• Jun ’15

  Werkstattgespräch with Bertold Huber

  The Werkstattgespräche is a lecture series held at the juridical faculty of the Humboldt Universität …
  30.06.2015
• Jun ’15

  The Future of Privacy Governance

  A conversation between Colin J. Bennett, University of Victoria, Canada, and Renata Avila, Web We …
  29.06.2015
• Jun ’15

  Digitaler Salon: Level Up! | Talk

  Once a month we publicly discuss the impact of digitalisation on the society. Therefore we …
  24.06.2015
• Jun ’15

  The War on Terror and the Deep Dilemma of Evidence

  A workshop on The War on Terror and the Deep Dilemma of Evidence Kim Lane …
  24.06.2015
• Jun ’15

  Werkstattgespräch with Cornelia Rogall-Grothe

  The Werkstattgepräche is a lecture series held at the juridical faculty of the Humboldt Universität …
  23.06.2015
• Jun ’15

  Innovation in the Games Sector – Do we need more protection or freedom?

  The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) and the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg are …
  09.06.2015
• May ’15

  Digitaler Salon: Social media for the bad | Talk

  Once a month we publicly discuss the impact of digitalisation on the society. Therefore we …
  27.05.2015
• May ’15

  iLINC Best Practice Sharing Event

  The third Best Practice Sharing Event of the iLINC Network took place on 18 and …
  18.05.2015 - 19.05.2015
• May ’15

  9th Berlin DH-Rundgang at the HIIG

  The DH-Rundgang is an initiative by the Interdisciplinary Research Association for Digital Humanities in Berlin …
  13.05.2015
• May ’15

  Gabriella Coleman: Weapons of the Geek

  Exploring digital spheres with Gabriella Coleman. Gabriella Coleman is on of the most (if not …
  08.05.2015
• May ’15

  Civil Disobedience Beyond the State II

  The Digitalization of Disobedience from Whistleblowing to Anonymous From the Civil Rights Movement to Occupy, …
  08.05.2015 - 09.05.2015
• Apr ’15

  Digitaler Salon: Mein Haus, dein Auto, unser Boot | Talk

  Once a month we publicly discuss the impact of digitalisation on the society. Therefore we …
  29.04.2015
• Apr ’15

  Save Game – Legal Challenges in Game Preservation

  The German Informatics Society (Gesellschaft für Informatik) has identified the long-term preservation of access to …
  22.04.2015
• Apr ’15

  HIIG-Roundtable – VCs X Startups: Changing Perspectives on Business Models and their Potentials

  After the last roundtable discussion on financing strategies and business models by phases in December …
  21.04.2015
• Apr ’15

  The Internet as a Challenge for State, Law and Society | discussion series

  The Werkstattgepräche is a lecture series held at the juridical faculty of the Humboldt Universität …
  14.04.2015 - 07.07.2015
• Mar ’15

  Digitaler Salon: Disobedience revisited | Talk

  Once a month we publicly discuss the impact of digitalisation on the society. Therefore we …
  25.03.2015
• Mar ’15

  Science 2.0 Conference

  The 2nd International Science 2.0 Conference will take place from March 25 to 26, 2015 in …
  25.03.2015 - 26.03.2015
• 

  Linked Production Workshops 2015

  Linked workflows, new technologies and standards determine the production, archiving and distribution of audiovisual media. Only those who improve their …
  25.03.2015 - 23.09.2015
• Mar ’15

  General Online Research Conference 2015

  The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) is partner of the annual …
  18.03.2015 - 20.03.2015
• Feb ’15

  Digitaler Salon: Lasset uns tweeten | Talk

  Once a month we publicly discuss the impact of digitalisation on the society. Therefore we …
  25.02.2015
• Feb ’15

  Startup Clinics Talk: Sales for Startups

  Sales for Startups: Four Experts Offer Tips & Advice. According to the Startup Genome Report …
  05.02.2015
• Jan ’15

  Digitaler Salon: User-generated Art | Talk

  Once a month we publicly discuss the impact of digitalisation on the society. Therefore we …
  28.01.2015
• 

  Lunch Talk with Peter Thiel

  Please note, that the event will be held in German – below you can find …
  21.01.2015
• Jan ’15

  Challenges and opportunities for law and public administration in the digital age | Workshop

  The objective of the Seminar is to bring together relevant actors in a Technical-Academic dialogue …
  16.01.2015
• Dec ’14

  Open HIIG Club with Christian Stern

  The german biologist Christian Stern just came back from a one year journey to the labs of …
  10.12.2014
• 

  Privacy and data protection in times of big data, state surveillance and digital globalisation

  The digital world with its transnational possibilities calls for solution focused debates on the protection …
  03.12.2014
• Nov ’14

  Digitaler Salon 'Spezial': Paducation. Digitales Lernen für eine digitale Welt? | Talk

  Once a month we publicly discuss the impact of digitalisation on the society. Therefore we …
  26.11.2014
• Nov ’14

  Open HIIG Club with Wendy Hall

  We are glad to welcome Dame Wendy Hall at Open HIIG Club. Wendy Hall is a  is a professor …
  25.11.2014
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  CHANGING THE PICTURE 2014

  The film and television industry is undergoing huge technological change. For decades, the Industry has …
  19.11.2014 - 20.11.2014
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  dwerft CONFERENCE

  dwerft - linked film & tv services – On 18 November 2014 the research alliance for new film …
  18.11.2014
• 

  Open HIIG Club with Rafael Horzon

  Rafael Horzon - furniture magnate, original genius und apple pie tycoon is a guest at Open Hiig Club. …
  12.11.2014
• Oct ’14

  Civil Disobedience Beyond the State

  From the Civil Rights Movement to Occupy, civil disobedience is an essential part of the …
  30.10.2014 - 31.10.2014
• Oct ’14

  Digitaler Salon: Krisenberichterstattung in sozialen Netzwerken | Talk

  Once a month we publicly discuss the impact of digitalisation on the society. Therefore we …
  29.10.2014
• Oct ’14

  Berlin Open Access Week: Generation Open

  In keeping with the theme of this year's Open Access Week of "Generation Open", this …
  22.10.2014
• Oct ’14

  Open HIIG Club with Luciano Floridi

  We are pleased to welcome Luciano Floridi at the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society. …
  13.10.2014
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  Internet Governance. Actors, Technology, Content.

  Only recently, the Internet Governance Forum in Istanbul, Turkey dealt with nothing less than the …
  09.10.2014 - 10.10.2014
• Oct ’14

  Early Stage Researchers Colloquium 2014

  The Berlin Early Stage Researchers Colloquium on Internet and Society 2014 was held in Berlin on …
  09.10.2014
• Sep ’14

  Digitaler Salon 'Spezial': Von kommunikativen Kühlschränken und selbstfahrenden Autos. Ist das Internet der Dinge mehr als eine Vision? | Talk

  Once a month we publicly discuss the impact of digitalisation on the society. Therefore we …
  24.09.2014
• 

  »dwerft«: linked film & tv workshops

  Within the scope of the workshop-block 'Anytime, Anyway, Any Devices, workshops on the topic of …
  16.09.2014 - 17.09.2014
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  Digitaler Salon: WiFi Hotspot Serengeti. Entwicklungshilfe mittels Internet? | Talk

  Once a month we publicly discuss the impact of digitalisation on the society. Therefore we …
  27.08.2014
• Jul ’14

  Digitaler Salon: Dr. Bing & Dr. Google. Suchen wir uns krank? | Talk

  Once a month we publicly discuss the impact of digitalisation on the society. Therefore we …
  30.07.2014
• Jul ’14

  How to start up in Berlin

  This year Tech Open Air will take place on July 16 and 17 at Alte …
  17.07.2014
• Jul ’14

  Digital civil disobedience

  Am 7. Juli – 20.00 Uhr findet am Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft eine …
  07.07.2014
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  Digitaler Salon 'Spezial': Online-Partizipation. Von Machern, Mitläufern und Motivierten.

  Supported by the German Science Year "The Digital Society", we will have the opportunity to …
  25.06.2014
• Jun ’14

  Barcamp "Society 2.0"

  The Barcamp ‘Society 2.0’ is organised by Wissenschaft im Dialog in cooperation with the Alexander …
  13.06.2014 - 14.06.2014
• 

  HIIG @ Factory Opening

  When the "Factory", campus for founders & innovators, opens its doors on Wednesday 6 June, …
  11.06.2014
• 

  Digitaler Salon: Wearables. Fit und schlank dank Smartwatch | Talk

  Once a month we publicly discuss the impact of digitalisation on the society. Therefore we …
  28.05.2014
• 

  Startup Clinics Talks about how to onboard talents with KPMG

  To utilize in the most efficient way the talents and the energy of the employees, …
  27.05.2014
• May ’14

  Open Journal Club with Anupam Chander

  "Breaking the Web". At our next Open Journal Club, 5 May 2014 – 5pm, Anupam …
  05.05.2014
• 

  Multi-Stakeholder Internet Governance Models, Mechanisms and Issues

  A Network of Centers (NoC) Event in the Series on the Collaborative Internet Governance Ecosystem …
  25.04.2014 - 26.04.2014
• Apr ’14

  International Seminar on Internet Governance – Preparatory to NETmundial

  Introduction On April 23-24, 2014 Brazil will be hosting the Global Multi-Stakeholder Meeting on the …
  22.04.2014
• 

  General Online Research Conference 2014

  The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) is partner of the annual …
  05.03.2014 - 07.03.2014
• 

  Startup Clinics Talks with Gitta Blatt

  How to hire the best people for your startup We invited Gitta Blatt (Head of …
  13.02.2014
• Jan ’14

  Open Journal Club with James Evans

  James Evans is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago, a member of …
  28.01.2014
• 

  Open Journal Club with Cornelius Puschmann

  Cornelius Puschmann is an associate researcher at the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society. At …
  15.01.2014
• 

  Workshop: Reforming Formats

  Producing and protecting audiovisual formats in convergent media An international workshop – research meets practice
  05.12.2013 - 06.12.2013
• Nov ’13

  NoC Regional Conference Germany 2013

  Global Network of Interdisciplinary Internet & Society Research Centers Events Series This event was part of …
  23.11.2013
• 

  Chances and Risks of Social Participation

  Participation is a key issue within Internet research and hence also for the Alexander von …
  22.11.2013
• 

  Berlin Early Stage Researchers Colloquium 2013

    The Berlin Early Stage Researchers Colloquium on Internet and Society 2013 will be held …
  21.11.2013
• 

  Factory Summer Fair

    We called and you came over - to meet our research project Innovation and …
  02.08.2013
• Jul ’13

  Cloud Computing and EU Data Protection Regulation

  The workshop will bring together politicians, lawyers, and engineers for an interdisciplinary discussion on privacy …
  26.07.2013
• Jul ’13

  Open Journal Club with Julian Oliver

  On the 3rd of July, Julian Oliver will be a special guest at the HIIG …
  03.07.2013
• Jun ’13

  "Spaces and things" - Berliner Wirtschaftsgespräche

  In cooperation with Berliner Wirtschaftsgesprächen e.V., the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society …
  13.06.2013
• May ’13

  NoC Regional Con Turkey: ICT, Law, and Innovation

  In collaboration with Bilgi University Istanbul, the recently launched global Network of Internet & Society …
  23.05.2013
• Apr ’13

  Test event 1 EN

  
  01.04.2013 - 02.04.2013
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  Berlin Colloquium for Internet and Society 2012

  Within the trandisciplinary event "Berlin Colloquium for Internet and Society" early stage researchers came together in …
  25.10.2012 - 26.10.2012
• Oct ’11

  Berlin Symposium on Internet and Society

  Exploring the Digital Future Berlin, October 25 – 28th 2011We would like to thank all …
  25.10.2011 - 28.10.2011