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Opening Science – a Landmark in the Land of Ideas
The jury of the "Landmark in the Land of Ideas" competition by Deutsche Bank and the “Germany – Land of Ideas” place branding initiative honour the research project Opening Science at the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG). Join us for the award ceremony!
Jeanette Hofmann: The Netzpolitik.org affair is a turning point
How increasingly contested the relationship between freedom of expression, democracy and national security in a digital society is, shows HIIG director Jeanette Hofmann in an op-ed article in the Internet Policy Review. (Photo: Martin Peterdamm)
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CfP: Special Issue of Policy Internet Review on Regulating the ‘Sharing Economy’
The sharing economy raises important issues for regulators: When does ‘sharing’ cease to be a private activity and become a public concern? When is something a gift, and when is it labour? Send your expression of interest and abstract submission until 7 September.
‚Landmark in the Land of Ideas‘ – Vote for ‚Open Science‘!
The jury of the ‚Germany the Land of Ideas‘ competition honoured the research project ‚Opening Science‘ as a ‚Landmark in the Land of Ideas‘. You can also vote for the audience prize now. Click here!
Internet censorship in Turkey – New article on Internet Policy Review
Turkey holds its parliamentary elections on Sunday, 7 June.
But is it possible to have free and fair elections, if the Internet is censored by the government?
– Read the new article on Internet censorship in Turkey by Mustafa Akgül and Melih Kırlıdoğ on the Internet Policy Review. To the article.
Gabriella Coleman: Weapons of the Geek – 8 May, Berlin
Gabriella Coleman is on of the most (if not the most) prominent anthropologist in the field of hacking culture and digital activism. On 8 May she is holding an open lecture in Berlin. Click here for more infos and registration.
CALL FOR PAPERS – Early Stage Researcher Colloquium 2015
The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society announces the annual colloquium held in Berlin, 24 September 2015. We wish to gather early stage researchers (Ph.D. candidates and post-docs) from all disciplines in order to drive forward the discussion on topics in the field of Internet research. More Infos here.
The Internet as a Challenge for State, Law and Society – Workshop Talks
The colloquium gives an insight the most important fields of law and current legal issues related to the Internet. Selected experts from science and practice will examine the relevant topics from their own perspective.
The course is offered as a unit. Click here for registration.
Linked Production Workshops 2015
Linked workflows, new technologies and standards determine the production, archiving and distribution of audiovisual media.
Only those who improve their knowledge, use collaborative and networked technologies and deal with the handling of large amounts of data und metadata will remain competitive. To the workshops.
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