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Digital Salon in September: Game of Drones
They kill. They observe. They rescue. Which opportunities do drones offer, how do they challenge us and what is our role in this game? Are drones a curse or a blessing and do we risk our privacy? How will airspace look like in the future? Join our Digital Salon on 28 September – a hot seat is reserved for the audience!
Job offers at HIIG
Internet science ain't no rocket science. So join one of the open positions at HIIG. As of now, we are looking for student assistants in three areas of our institute: in the research project Administration 4.0, in our open access journal IPR as well as in the team of internetbased innovation.
AoIR program published
The 17th annual meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers will be held in Berlin, Germany, 5-8 October, 2016. More than 500 researchers from all over the world will gather to discuss topics of internet and society. Now the program of the conference with more than 100 sessions is available!
IPR Special Issue: Regulating the Sharing Economy
Sharing economy companies such as Uber and Airbnb are on the rise. In the most recent special issue of the Internet Policy Review different scholars adress ongoing debates about whether the sharing economy should be embraced, regulated or resisted. And what are its cultural and societal consquences?
Digitaler Salon in August: Haters gonna hate
Haters gonna hate? Digital civil courage and strategies against hate speach - these are the topics of the upcoming #DigSal on 31 August. What's the fine line of freedom of speech and hatred in the internet. Come and discuss with us - a hot seat on stage is reserved for the audience!
Startup Clinics “HIIG on the Road”
We went this summer 'on the road' again to capture Berlin's vibrant and creative starup hub oat the Tech Open Air Festival. Subscribe to our channel and follow us to catch exclusive interviews and expert startup advice by entrepreneurs like Friedrich Neumann (Makers) or Jesse Hertzberg (Livestream).
Essay: Governance by Internet of Things
Whith the help of digital intelligence, objects soon will make decisions on their own. But who will watch these smart objects then? How will the governence of things be regulated by law? This are questions Wolfgang Schulz and Kevin Dankert are discussing in their essay for Internet Policy Review.
AoIR 2016: Internet Rules!
The conference of the Association of Internet Research will take place 5–8 October 2016 at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and is hosted by the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society. Follow the latest news and take a glimpse at the program.
Digitaler Salon. Forever Punk!
No more real rebels today – just money-hungry dorks? TV is long gone, but are teen stars on YouTube really more popular than rock idols live on stage? We want to give the floor to the youth of the internet and ask where are the punks between Bibi, LeFloid and Datteltätern. Discuss with us on 29 June at HIIG.
From Alma Mater to Algo Mater
Data-based education offers individualized learning opportunities to schools and higher education institutions, allowing for more effective learning and wider access to high quality education. But how to protect highly sensitive educational data? For our fourth event in the series 'Big data: big power shifts?' we discuss with Jessica White and Yoni Har Carmel.
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