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HIIG-Forschungsmagazin jetzt online: Encore 2015
Yes, it’s reading time again: The HIIG research magazine encore 2015 is out. On its 207 pages, you will find many informative interviews, fun facts and insights from our institute and articles by our researchers that will certainly excite you. Go on a journey of discovery through our old office floors.
Quarterly II: Protecting Customers’ Data und Regulation Tide in the Internet
Our Quarterly Newsletter informs you about news of the institute, recent publications and upcoming events. To be always up to date, sign up for the Quarterly here and read about digital detox and data protection in the recent one.
HIIG-Researcher at re:publica 2016
The conference re:publica is taking place in Berlin for the tenth time. Blogger, scientists, activists and many more are invited to discuss the development of our digital society. This year, Cornelius Puschmann is part of a panel about the social influence of algorithms.
Digitaler Salon: Is this Utopia?
Shortly before the tenth re:publica, our Digitaler Salon guests will discuss the internet as a room for utopia - a free and uncontrolled space for new ideas. But how much utopia is still within the world wide web and what can we learn from a net of niches? Or is it more a net of failed ideas. Join the utopian search!
My data – my choice! What does the EU data protection regulation do for us?
After screening the celebrated documentary film "Democracy", we will discuss the promises and challenges of EU data protection reform and current battles in transatlantic data processing with MEP Jan Philipp Albrecht. Sign up here.
Job Offer: Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in
Wir suchen ab sofort für den Forschungsbereich Internetbasierte Innovation eine/n wissenschaftliche/n Mitarbeiter/in im Themenfeld Geschäftsmodellinnovation. Bei uns übernehmen Sie die Projektleitung und bringen gemeinsam mit anderen Partnern die Digitalisierung des deutschen Mittelstands voran.
15. @kit-Kongress – 5. Forum “Kommunikation & Recht” Internet und Recht und Freiheit
On 14 and 15 April the 15. @kit-Kongress - 5. Forum „Kommunikation und Recht“ with the title „Internet und Recht und Freiheit“ will take place in Berlin. The event looks at current challenges of law and the internet. Former Minister of Justice Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger will give the keynote. Here is the updated program.
FES publication: Die Macht der Informationsintermediäre
Search engines and social networks are increasingly more important among political opinion-forming media. In a new publication by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung our researchers Kevin Dankert and Wolfgang Schulz look at the mediapolitical consequences of 'internet intermediaries'.
The Role of Regulatory Authorities in the Governance of Data Protection
HIIG is organizing an interdisciplinary workshop on the role Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) in the governance of privacy and data protection on 20 May. We are looking forward to your contributions (deadline: 30 April 2016).
Digitaler Salon: It’s a Match
Love at first swipe: dating platforms promise you to find the big love, passionate affaire and the intellectual discussion partner. We want to discuss what is onlinedating's real value for love. Come to the next Digitaler Salon in our new home in Französische Straße 9 on Wednesday, 30 March.
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