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Call for Participation: ESRC 2014
This year's Early Stage Researchers Colloquium 2014 will be held on 9 October 2014 in Berlin. This year’s colloquium will consist of two thematically focused tracks on 'Pay per pixel' and 'Private information – open debates'. You can apply for paper presentation or participation only. The online submission process will be open until 1 August.
To what extent do researchers make use of online-based tools?
As in the previous year the the Leibniz Research Network Alliance 2.0, which the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society is a partner of, is carrying out a survey among scientists in Germany. The key subjects are the forms of communication and working in science.
Open position: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) seeks applications from post-doctoral researchers for the position of a research fellow in Internet Policy and Governance. The candidate is expected to develop a research program focussing on governing infrastructures in digital societies.
Factory Opening | HIIG @ Startup Fair
When the "Factory", campus for founders & innovators, opens its doors on Wednesday 6 June, HIIG doctoral researchers will provide live sessions of the "Startup Clinics" at the Startup Fair. From 19.50 o'clock onwards, HIIG director Jeanette Hofmann will be guest at the panel discussion on Internet & Entrepreneurship 2020.
Barcamp ‘Gesellschaft 2.0’ – und was kommt dann?
The Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society is partner of a Barcamp, taking place 13 – 14 June, organised by the "German Science Year 2014". The workshop focuses on the "2.0 society" and evaluates the upcoming changes of our society dueto digitalisation. Please register here.
Working Paper Series: What drives academic data sharing?
HIIG researchers Benedikt Fecher and Sascha Friesike as well as Marcel Hebing published a new paper in the RatSWD Working Papers series. The paper addresses the idea of data sharing in academia and evaluates the current situation.
Startup Clinics Talks at Bebelplatz
The HIIG Startup Clinics announce a new Startup Clinics Talks (SCT) event. 27 May 2014 – 7 pm KPMG consultants Jablonska, Kimmel, Weigert and Wilms will give an overview over the most relevant Employee Participation Plans. The event takes palce at the HIIG office, Bebelplatz 1. Registration is required but free.
SSRN-Series: Crowd Study 2014
The Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society published the Crowd Study 2014. The HIIG surveyed over 200 companies in Germany and interviewed managers about their use of the digital crowd. The paper, which is part of the HIIG Discussion Paper Series on Internet & Society, can be downloaded via SSRN.
Press release: Open journal Internet Policy Review rolls out new partnership and launches new platform
The Internet Policy Review is one year old. The journal on internet regulation, whose publisher is the Alexander von Humboldt Institute on Internet and Society in Berlin (HIIG), celebrates its first anniversary in company of a new partner, the Glasgow-based CREATe research consortium and launches its revamped platform.
Spring issue of quarterly newsletter
In our quarterly newsletter we share the latest HIIG news. In the April edition you can find out more about our research, workshop results, recent publications and upcoming events.
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