NEWS FROM THE INSTITUTE
Happy new year!
What was your favorite HIIG moment in 2017? Our advent calendar gives you a glimpse of the past year’s research and hot topics in…
Otfried Jarren honored by Schader-Stiftung
The HIIG congratulates Otfried Jarren, chairman of the foundation board of the Foundation for Internet and Society, which supports the institute, for his award…
Workshop: Nudging and Digital Platforms
Are digital platforms the new ‘iron cages’ of society? Will Big-Data-based nudging lead us into a technocratic future of cyber-social control? Is China’s Social…
Video: Manuel Castells in Berlin
On 12 December, the influential sociologist Manuel Castells inaugurated our new academic lecture series on “Making sense of the digital society“ at Kino International…
Castells inaugurates lecture series on digital society
The current rapid social and technological change brings about enormous uncertainties – a great need for explanations and sense-making but also of shaping our…
New study: Collaboration with startups fosters innovative capacity
The collaboration between startups and medium-sized companies promises major advantages for both sides. Furthermore, it contributes to Germany’s innovative capacity. A new HIIG study…
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Here you will find our experts on current press topics relating to the Internet and digitalisation.
Everyone is talking about artificial intelligence (AI). But what is all the hype? Find out with this card game.
Our new handbook provides guidance on the legally compliant and efficient use of data for administrations.
Can AI strengthen democracy? A data collection on AI projects aiming to serve democratic processes
This article introduces a dataset of 98 AI projects claiming to serve democracy, built to help researchers test these claims.
Between accusations of censorship and platform power: What the Digital Services Act actually regulates
The DSA is increasingly attacked as “censorship law”. This article argues: Its core purpose is to protect freedom of expression online.
Democracy at the ballot: Results from our voting booth at the Long Night of Sciences
We invited Berliners to share their feelings and opinions about democracy in Germany. The results will be published here soon.