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Digitaler Salon: World White Web?
Inside the once utopian web, colonialism and social injustice continue to exist. Which resistance is being put up against white male supremacy? Is technology able to break up old structures? The upcoming Digitaler Salon is taking place on 27 September. Join the discussion at HIIG or contribute online!
Wahlkompass Digitales: Online-Tool to compare election programmes
How do we use data purposefully and justly? How should we react to populism and social bots? How can we protect ourselves against cyber attacks? More than ever, the German federal elections will deal with questions of the digital age. Our digital election compass opens up the political parties’ positions on these pressing issues.
Blog launch: Elephant in the Lab
Elephant in the Lab targets problems in science. The new blog explicitly adresses »elephants in the lab«, so that scientists can keep up with digital developments and serve as informed partners for society. We're celebrating its launch at a press event on 11 July:
New paper: Remix as a form of innovation
The reuse of existing knowledge is an indispensable part of the creation of novel ideas. Our project manager Sascha Friesike is doing research about this common practice known as “remixing”. His results are now available as an open access publication!
Public lunch talk: Towards P2P online voting protocols
While online services emerge in all areas of life, the voting procedure in many democracies remains paper-based as the security of current online voting technology is highly disputed. We invite you to an open lunch talk with visiting researcher Robert Riemann on July 19!
DISRUPTED! at Tech Open Air
For the first time ever and in collaboration with HIIG, Tech Open Air offers an exclusive conference format for Mittelstand, Corporates and Startups. At DISRUPTED! on 13 July, we will discuss best practices, challenges and opportunities for disruptive innovation in an unconventional setting:
Digitaler Salon: Dr. Algorithm
Longer and better living through personalised pills and nanorobots? What is the influence of AI on medicine? And what to do with the health related data? Discuss with us on 30 August!
Open lunch: International Cybersecurity Policy
How can cybersecurity be ensured through international cooperation at the UN level? At our upcoming lunch talk on 5 July 2017, Karsten Geier (German Federal Foreign Office, UN) will provide some background information, an overview on new developments, and discuss possible new steps.
IoT & Trust: Conference Brochure
The move from the internet of computers to the internet of things depends on social acceptance for these increasingly autonomous systems. From 22 to 23 February 2017, a transdisciplinary conference at HIIG focused on the role of trust in the adoption of new technologies and explored its interplay with IoT.
Digitaler Salon: Internet killed the Videostar
Which music emerges in the age of technological reproducibility? How are artists using new technologies and at which point does a remix become a new song? The upcoming Digitaler Salon is taking place on 31 May 2017 at HIIG. Join us for the discussion and the ensuing live set – analogically or digitally!
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