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Impetus for the digital society

NEWS FROM THE INSTITUTE

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.

Research project

Safe in data traffic

How can citizens be effectively informed by advertisers about the possible risks of using their personal data and options for meaningful intervention?

Open Educational Resource

Experiment: AI explained in human terms

With two online experiments, the limits and possibilities of AI systems can now be tested using the example of facial detection and recognition.

Call for Contributions

Conference: Shifting AI Controviersies

We are looking for interdisciplinary prompts, provocations & problematisations for society-centered AI.    

Open Educational Resource

New card game: AI Compass

Whether in schools, universities or in the private sector, the AI Compass promotes a creative exchange on public good-oriented artificial intelligence.

Publication

Scholar-led publishing

New practical guide for open access journals provides the basics and valuable know-how for successful publication work.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Further events

RESEARCH ISSUES IN FOCUS

Platform governance

In our research on platform governance, we investigate how corporate goals and social values can be balanced on online platforms.
Du siehst eine Tastatur auf der eine Taste rot gefärbt ist und auf der „Control“ steht. Eine bildliche Metapher für die Regulierung von digitalen Plattformen im Internet und Data Governance. You see a keyboard on which one key is coloured red and says "Control". A figurative metaphor for the regulation of digital platforms on the internet and data governance.

Data governance

We develop robust data governance frameworks and models to provide practical solutions for good data governance policies.
Du siehst Eisenbahnschienen. Die vielen verschiedenen Abzweigungen symbolisieren die Entscheidungsmöglichkeiten von Künstlicher Intelligenz in der Gesellschaft. Manche gehen nach oben, unten, rechts. Manche enden auch in Sackgassen. Englisch: You see railway tracks. The many different branches symbolise the decision-making possibilities of artificial intelligence and society. Some go up, down, to the right. Some also end in dead ends.

Artificial intelligence and society

The future of artificial Intelligence and society operates in diverse societal contexts. What can we learn from its political, social and cultural facets?

Digitalisation and sustainability

In terms of sustainability, digitalisation faces countless opportunities and challenges. We explore how technology is used responsibly.
Du siehst eine Bibliothek mit einer runden Treppe die sich in die höhe schraubt. Sie steht sinnbildlich für die sich stetig weiterentwickelnden digitalen Infrastrukturen unserer Wissensgesellschaft. You see a library with a round staircase that spirals upwards. It symbolises the constantly evolving digital infrastructures of our knowledge society.

Open education

We explore the use of open education & educational technology to create, share and disseminate knowledge for all in our knowledge society.
Man sieht einen leeren Büroraum ohne Möbel und braunen Teppichboden. Das Bild steht sinnbildlich für die Frage, wie die Arbeit der Zukunft und digitales Organisieren und Zukunft unseren Arbeitsplatz beeinflusst. You see an empty office room without furniture and brown carpeting. The image is emblematic of the question of how the work of the future and digital organising and the future will influence our workplace.

Digital future of the workplace

How will AI and digitalisation change the future of the workplace? We assess their impact, and the opportunities and risks for the future of work.

Experts for Media

Our expertise page provides an overview of all HIIG specialists and their professional expertise in the fields of digitalisation and the digital society. Additionally, you can find a selection of interview partners for current press topics.

OER: Making Sense of the Future

Our new toolbox aims to promote creative (future) thinking. Six different exercises combine future studies methods with topics and materials around the issues of digitalisation and its impact on our society.

Public Interest AI Interface

There is a lack of insights into AI projects in the public interest. Our new interactive world map helps to promote research on such initiatives, demonstrate their self-understanding and provide publicly available data.

DIGITAL SOCIETY BLOG

Further articles

multiple swarms of black dots on a beige background, representing how a lot of data is collected about employees. Current studies show: People analytics has risks, but also real potential for human resources.

People Analytics: Hype, Fear and Real Opportunities

A lot of data is collected about employees. Current studies show: People analytics has risks, but also real potential for human resources.

Sonja Köhne, Dr. Georg von Richthofen on 27 November 2023
a skyline at sundown with a guidepost in the right corner

EU AI Act – Who fills the act with life?

EU AI Act: Tomorrow’s AI will be decided by authorities and companies in a complicated structure of competences.

Vincent Hofmann on 14 November 2023
Two hands are holding a paper ribbon, that shows the outline of people holding hands

Participation with Impact: Insights into the processes of Common Voice

What makes the Common Voice project special and what can others learn from it? An inspiring example that shows what effective participation can look like.

Birte Lübbert, Irina Kühnlein on 7 November 2023