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Impetus for the digital society

Impetus for the digital society

Digitalisation is innovation. Exploiting digitalisation for society needs
governance of innovation. In order to shape societal change, we first need to understand it.

Lab for Digital Maverick

Lab for digital mavericks

A home for researchers who cross disciplinary boundaries, love questioning
norms and discourses – in order to explore the depths of digital transformation.

exploring digital sphere

We are making sense of the digital society

Digital transformation affects all areas of societal life. In our research at HIIG we analyse these changes and shed light on current discourses, in order to inform and activate the actors involved.

incubator

Incubator for digital research networkers

Interested in becoming part of a home to digital mavericks? HIIG offers young researchers
a platform for their interests and helps them grow their international network.

Exploring digital spheres

Exploring digital spheres

HIIG is on a mission: We are making sense of the digital society.
While everyone is asking for interdisciplinary research, we have been doing it since the beginning.

NEWS FROM THE INSTITUTE

Research project

DSA Research Network

We support and improve the implementation of the Digital Services Act (DSA) through co-operative research and networking.

Toolkit

Short videos for science communication

This toolkit teaches researchers how share their scientific findings and exeprtise on TikTok, YouTube & Instagram.

Job Posting

European platform publics research network

We are looking for scientific and organisational support in our new European research network for the implementation of the DSA.

Research magazine

Encore Volume 2023/2024

This issue deals with topics such as populism in the online space, the influence of social media platforms on opinion-forming, and much more.

Research project

Human in the loop?

Our team is investigating how the active involvement of humans can make a difference in automated decision-making processes.

Open Call for Case Studies

Forging resilient & creative universities

We are looking for university study programmes for our field research to redefine EdTech for universities.

RECENT BLOG POSTS

RECENT ARTICLES IN HIIG JOURNAL

two Quechuas, sitting on green grass and looking at their smartphones, symbolising What are the indigenous perspectives of digitalisation? Quechuas in Peru show openness, challenges, and requirements to grow their digital economies
Paul Vilchez | 27. March 2024

Exploring digitalisation: Indigenous perspectives from Puno, Peru

What are the indigenous perspectives of digitalisation? Quechuas in Peru show openness, challenges, and requirements to grow their digital economies.

eine mehrfarbige Baumlandschaft von oben, die eine bunte digitale Publikationslandschaft symbolisiert
Evin Dalkilic, Marcel Wrzesinski | 13. March 2024

Diamond OA: For a colourful digital publishing landscape

The blog post raises awareness of new financial pitfalls in the Open Access transformation and proposes a collaborative funding structure for Diamond OA in Germany.

RSS Internet Policy Review

SELECTED RESEARCH

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Science engagement · Society & culture

Women* in Tech

The project develops intersectional questions on equality. With our focus on building networks for and by women*, we aim to support cultural change in the technology sector.

Media & data

Data & Smart City Governance on the example of air quality management

This project aims to develop a data governance concept that can enable data-driven innovations addressing urban problems.

AI · Society & culture

Public Interest AI

The “Public Interest AI” research group is developing an operationalisable analysis procedure that will allow Public Interest to be defined in an AI-specific way and tested in technical prototypes.