Data, actors, infrastructures: The Governance of data-driven innovation and cyber security
Cities increasingly become smart, digitally connected devices are omnipresent in most people lives and data is an important resource for economies, governments, private corporations and the individuals using it. They yield both, positive and negative implications for every aspect of life. How can we secure sensitive data and who guarantees the user’s privacy? What responsibilities fall to private companies and what legal steps should be taken to balance the risks and adjust them in line with changing technologies? How to build smart cities in a privacy- and security-friendly way.
The research programme data, actors, infrastructures is aiming to rethink our understanding of data infrastructures, data ownership and data flows, as well as our approaches to data protection and cybersecurity, privacy, personal freedom and political participation in a globalised digital society. Central to the research programme is the study of the potential and risks of data-driven innovation. This includes understanding the implications of the changes for governance structures and processes at large.
The programme data, actors, infrastructure is structured in three thematic priorities:
 | DataAre there new forms of data ownership? How is data shared and used? |
 | ActorsIn how far does data change the behavior between actors and the power relations between them? |
 | InfrastructuresWhich concepts and strategies exist, to create a global trust structures? |
HIIG has adopted an open and applied basic research approach that aims to enhance the transfer of its research results of these projects to many other areas such as connected cars, smart cities, eHealth, Industry 4.0, smart government, international data transfer, or voice recognition (in smart homes and in general).
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Alina WernickResearcher: Data, actors, infrastructures -
Amadeus PetersFellow: Data, actors, infrastructures -
Itamar Mann, Dr.Former Visiting researcher: Data, actors, infrastructures -
Jacek WilandStudent assistant: Data, actors, infrastructures -
Jörg Pohle, Dr.Co-Head of Research Programme: Actors, Data and Infrastructures -
Julian HölzelAssociate Researcher: Data, actors, infrastructures -
Kevin KlugStudent Assistant: Governance of Data-Driven Innovation -
Lennart VogelsangStudent assistant: Data, actors, infrastructures -
Leonardo Martins, Prof. Dr.Former Fellow at Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung -
Maximilian von Grafenstein, Prof. Dr.Associate Researcher, Co-Head of Research Programme -
Monique MorrowAssociate Research: Internet-Enabled Innovation -
Natalie PompeFormer Fellow: Data, actors, infrastructures -
Niklas TrinkhausStudent Assistant: Data, actors, infrastructures
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Nuri KhademAssociated Researcher: Data, actors, infrastructures -
Riikka KouluVisiting Researcher: Data, Actors, Infrastructures -
Sibylle Schupp, Prof. Dr.Former Associate researcher: Data, actors, infrastructures -
Stefan Dietzel, Dr.Former Associated Researcher: Data, actors, infrastructures
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Tuukka LehtiniemiFormer Fellow: Data, actors, infrastructures
Journal articles and conference proceedings
Grafenstein, M. v. (2016). Die Auswirkungen des Zweckbindungsprinzips auf Innovationsprozesse in Startups. Smart World - Smart Law? Weltweite Netze mit regionaler Regulierung. Tagungsband DSRI-Herbstakademie 2016, 233-246. Publication details
Pohle, J. (2015). Das Scheitern von Datenschutz by Design: Eine kurze Geschichte des Versagens. FIfF-Kommunikation, 32(2), 41-44. Publication details
Edited works
Große, M., Send, H. & Loitz, T. (2018). Smart Energy in Deutschland: Wie Nutzerinnovationen die Energiewende voranbringen. Berlin, Deutschland: Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft. Publication details
Pernice, I., & Pohle, J. (2018). Privacy and Cyber Security on the Books and on the Ground. Berlin, Germany: Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society. Publication details
Working paper
Djeffal, C. (2017). Leitlinien der Verwaltungsnovation und das Internet der Dinge: Vom E-Government Zum Smart Government Durch Verfassung, Gesetz, Organisation Und Strategie. HIIG Discussion Paper Series. Publication details
Lectures and presentations
Turning Data Protection Upside Down and Placing It on Its FeetTILTing Perspectives 2019: 'Regulating a world in transition'. Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT). Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands: 15.05.2019 Further information
Jörg Pohle, Julian Hölzel
Wirkmechanismen auf dem PrüfstandIX. Interdisziplinärer Workshop "Privacy, Datenschutz & Surveillance". Institut für Friedenssicherung und Humanitäres Völkerrecht (IFHV). Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany: 09.04.2019 Further information
Jörg Pohle
Data Governance - Elaborating on a Research ConceptTowards health futures: digital innovation, infrastructure, and entrepreneurship on bio data (Session: Propositions for research on bio data). Freie Universität Berlin. Einstein Center for Digital Futures, Berlin, Germany: 07.03.2019 Further information
Alina Wernick
Testing AI for health - introduction to legal questionsWorkshop on Artificial Intelligence for Health & ITU/WHO Focus Group AI4H Workshop. International Telecommunication Union, World Health Organization. EPFL SwissTech Convention Center, Lausanne, Switzerland: 22.01.2019
Alina Wernick
Transgressing the Boundaries: Rethinking the Foundations of Data Protection TheoryFuture of Data Protection Law. Towards the law of everything?. Tilburg Law School. Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands: 20.11.2018 Further information
Jörg Pohle
Nudging: Regulierung durch Big Data und VerhaltenswissenschaftenGutachterfachtagung: Big Data: intelligente Datenanalyse für die Datenökonomie. ABIDA-Projekt. Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), Berlin, Germany: 17.10.2018 Further information
Maximilian von Grafenstein, Jörg Pohle
Privacy, Surveillance und Datenschutz – Geschichte(n), Theorie(n), Streit(s) und die neue EU-Datenschutzgrundverordnung. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany: 09.10.2018Jörg Pohle
Privacy and Data Protection by Design – A Critical PerspectiveBuilding Common Approaches for Cybersecurity and Privacy in a Globalized World (Session: Building Security: Design and Certification). NYU Center for Cybersecurity, Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft. New York University, New York, USA: 03.10.2018
Jörg Pohle
Welt → Modell → Einschreibung → Welt’ – Grundrisse eines Frameworks zur Analyse & Kritik der Machtmuster in soziotechnischen SystemenFIfFKon 2018: Brave New World – Gestaltungsfreiheiten und Machtmuster soziotechnischer Systeme. Forum InformatikerInnen für Frieden und gesellschaftliche Verantwortung. TU Berlin, Berlin, Germany: 28.09.2018 Further information
Daniel Guagnin, Jörg Pohle
Verdatung, Modellifizierung und die Industrialisierung der gesellschaftlichen Informationsverarbeitung – Erkenntnisse aus der Frühzeit und Hochphase der DatenschutzdebatteKomplexe Dynamiken globaler und lokaler Entwicklungen. 39. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie (Session: Die Vergesellschaftung der Daten: Datenökonomie und Datenschutz in komplexen Digitalisierungsdynamiken). Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany: 25.09.2018 Further information
Jörg Pohle
...und was ist mit dem Datenschutz? Aufgaben und Herausforderungen von DatenschutzbehördenDeutsch-Marokkanische Akademie für Gute Regierungsführung. Europäische Akademie Berlin, Berlin, Germany: 11.09.2018
Jörg Pohle
Determining Datamining - A Marxist perspectiveMyData Conference 2018 (Session: Debating Rights and Responsibilities). Open Knowledge Foundation Finland. Kulturittaallo, Helsinki, Finland: 29.08.2018
Christopher Olk
Datenschutz, Modellifizierung und gesellschaftliche MachtVII. Interdisziplinärer Workshop "Privacy, Datenschutz & Surveillance". Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society. Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany: 10.07.2018
Jörg Pohle
Cybersecurity and the Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms in the Internet#sharedchallenges -- German-Turkish student dialogue. European Law School, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany: 06.07.2018
Jörg Pohle
Kolloquium Demokratie und Digitalisierung. Weizenbaum-Institut für die vernetzte Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany: 04.07.2018Jörg Pohle
Summer Immersions. The Lauder Institute, University of Pennsylvania. Carl Duisberg Centrum, Berlin, Germany: 02.07.2018Jörg Pohle
PETable GDPR? Anonymization Techniques and the LawPET-CON 2018.1: 8th Privacy Enhancing Techniques Convention. GI: Fachgruppe Datenschutzfördernde Technik. Einstein Center Digital Future, Berlin, Germany: 20.05.2018
Julian Hölzel
Richterratschlag 2016: Kryptografische Währungen am Beispiel von Bitcoin. Justizakademie Nordrhein-Westfalen, Recklinghausen, Germany: 05.11.2016Neue Richtervereinigung - Zusammenschluss von Richterinnen und Richtern, Staatsanwältinnen und Staatsanwälten e.V.
Panels
Privacy Talks: Die Datenschutz-Grundverordnung: Goldstandard oder Sackgasse?Privacy Talks: Die Datenschutz-Grundverordnung: Goldstandard oder Sackgasse?. Center for Information Technology, Society and Law. Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland: 15.10.2018 Further information
Jörg Pohle
Organisation of events
Fake News, Online disinformation and democratic processes in Europe11.01.2019. Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany. Co-Organised by: Centre international de formation européenne (CIFE) (International) Further information
Jacek Wiland, Konstantinos Tsakiliotis, Kai Gärtner, Ingolf Pernice
Data Protection by Design in Smart Cities05.11.2018. Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany (International)
Kevin Klug, Maximilian von Grafenstein, Jörg Pohle, Nuri Khadem
Methodische Fragen zu Prüfprogrammen im Sinne der Artikel 42 und 43 DSGVO (mit ECDF)29.10.2018. Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle DAkkS, Berlin, Germany (National)
Julian Hölzel, Maximilian von Grafenstein, Jörg Pohle, Nuri Khadem
13. Diplomatenkolleg des Auswärtigen AmtesFrom 20.09.2018 to 20.09.2018. Walter Hallstein-Institut, Berlin, Germany (International)
Ingolf Pernice
VII. Interdisziplinärer Workshop "Privacy, Datenschutz & Surveillance"10.07.2018. Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany. Co-Organised by: Johannes Eichenhofer (National)
Jörg Pohle
Nudging and Digital Platformswith attending Vip: Maximilian Mayer. 10.01.2018. Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany (International)
Florian Irgmaier, Maximilian von Grafenstein, Jörg Pohle
Transatlantic Conference "Privacy and Cyber Security on the Books and on the Ground"From 06.11.2017 to 07.11.2017. Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany. Co-Organised by: NYU (International)
Christian Marks, Luis Oala, Marie-Christine Dähn, Jörg Pohle, Ingolf Pernice
Privacy: Historischer Überblick und Vergleich ausgewählter KonzepteSecurity und Privacy in dezentralen Systemen. From 01.11.2017 to 14.02.2018. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Co-Organised by: Schoppmann, Phillipp; Sparka, Hagen; Brack, Samuel; Henningsen, Sebastian; Scheuermann, Björn; Dietzel, Stefan (National)
Julian Hölzel
Geschichte und Theorie des eGovernmentwith attending Vip: Klaus Lenk. 19.04.2017. Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany (National)
Julian Hölzel, Jörg Pohle
Regulatorische Aspekte von KryptowährungenDigitale Währungen (M.A. Informatik/Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin). with attending Vip: Samuel Brack. From 18.04.2017 to 18.07.2017. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, RUD 25, Raum 3.113, Berlin, Germany (National)
Stefan Dietzel, Julian Hölzel