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Call for applications

New Submission Deadline

Our Conference “AI and the Human” is postponed to 12-13 May 2022. Submit your Abstract till Sept,20

Research magazine

Magazine launch: encore Volume 2020/2021

The new encore magazine is published: Explore the inspiring articles on civic engagement, Platform Governance and visionary futures!

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Postdoc (m/f/d) for DUCAH

For the Data&Society Interface we are looking for a postdoc with expertise in the health sector. Applications until 08.02!

Call for Papers

First Annual Conference of the Platform Governance Research Network

We welcome papers on platform governance, its necessity and impact. Submit by 15 February!

AI & Society Lab

AI and women*

The new white paper presents ideas and proposals for a more diverse AI and, above all, for a higher participation of women* in the development process.

Two new international projects

HIIG intensifies AI research

Soon, two new international research projects will start. They aim at researching AI and its societal construction.

Upcoming events

Further events

  • Nov
    24
    Learning Call: Go East, Young DSA!
    Learning Call: Go East, Young DSA!
    16:00 - 17:00 | Online
  • Nov
    25
    Digitaler Salon: Ganz vorne oder ganz anders
    Digitaler Salon: Ganz vorne oder ganz anders
    19:00 - 20:00 | Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
  • Nov
    26
    Ideathon: Between Ambition and Bureaucratic Barriers
    Ideathon: Between Ambition and Bureaucratic Barriers
    16:00 - 21:00 | Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society

    • Discussion dossiers

    Platform governance

    How can the goals of corporations and the values of society be reconciled on online platforms?

    Data governance

    How can the technical, organisational and regulatory mechanisms of data sharing and use serve the public interest?

    Artificial intelligence and society

    How can we better understand the complex and reciprocal relationship between AI systems and social processes?

    Digitalisation and sustainability

    How can technology be used responsibly, taking into account social, economic and ecological dimensions?

    Digital future of the workplace

    How will digital organisation, digitalisation, and AI in the workplace transform the world of work?

    KAPAZ- Material Collection

    Tackling hostility towards science

    What can be done when research comes under pressure? This resource collection supports researchers and institutions with strategies and tools for responding to hostile attacks.

    KI-Kompas

    AI compass

    AI is embedded across many areas of society, from medicine to nature conservation. Our card game presents concrete applications and invites players to critically examine their uses and implications.

    Data Governance Wegweiser - Digital Governance Lab

    Data governance guide

    Why does the potential of municipal data so often go unrealised? This handbook supports public administrations in planning and implementing data-driven projects in legally sound ways.

    DIGITAL SOCIETY BLOG

    Further articles

    Teenager with a smartphone in front of a graffiti wall, illustrating digital streetwork where street and social media meet.
    Christina Dinar | 5. November 2026

    Digital streetwork: Social work between TikTok and Telegram

    Digital streetwork takes social work off the street and onto social media plattforms. A new survey maps 36 projects in German-speaking countries and shows what they achieve and need.

    The photo shows an airplane seen from below flying over a circular building. This symbolizes the human role alongside the autopilot in aviation.
    Daniel Pothmann | 28. October 2026

    Autopilot on, brain off? What we can learn from aviation about automation

    Planes have landed automatically since the 1950s. Why do we still need pilots? What aviation teaches us about humans, machines and responsible automation.

    There are piles of colourful stones stacked on top of each other. They symbolise the debate among Bundestag members about wealth taxation on social media.
    Sami Nenno | 9. October 2026

    #TaxTheRich: How do members of the German Bundestag debate wealth taxation on social media?

    Germany’s Constitutional Court is reviewing the inheritance tax. A study shows how members of the Bundestag argue online.