NEWS FROM THE INSTITUTE
Manuel Castells kicks off new academic lecture series
How is power constituted in the digital society? In his inaugural lecture on 12 December, Manuel Castells will revisit the development of the last 20 years. Our new lecture series „Making sense of the digital…
Digitaler Salon: iCare for you
Plush robots, smart walking aids and digital conversation partners: Could machines possibly relieve the nursing sector and simulate feelings? And should they do so? Next month we’re discussing robots in the public health sector. Join…
Dossier: Germany goes digital?
How parties envision the process of digitalisation is becoming a more important factor in the fight for political power. Various online tools shed light on the opaque party election programs in order to discuss important…
Digitaler Salon: World White Web?
Inside the once utopian web, colonialism and social injustice continue to exist. Which resistance is being put up against white male supremacy? Is technology able to break up old structures? The upcoming Digitaler Salon is…
Wahlkompass Digitales: Online-Tool to compare election programmes
How do we use data purposefully and justly? How should we react to populism and social bots? How can we protect ourselves against cyber attacks? More than ever, the German federal elections will deal with…
Blog launch: Elephant in the Lab
Elephant in the Lab targets problems in science. The new blog explicitly adresses »elephants in the lab«, so that scientists can keep up with digital developments and serve as informed partners for society. We’re celebrating…
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The new inter- and transdisciplinary space for action within our research focus on Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Society! Here we develop new formats for dialogue and practice-oriented tools to connect entrepreneurial thinking with societal responsibility.
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Featured Topics
Platform governance
Data governance
Artificial intelligence and society
Digitalisation and sustainability
Open higher education
Digital future of the workplace
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.
Democracy Without Borders? Global Citizenship Between Platform Power, AI and the Crisis of Knowledge
A look back and ahead at ten years of constitutional thinking across state borders.
Cards on the table: Making sense of the Digital Services Act
This article revisits the origins and core mechanisms of the Digital Services Act and asks what lessons they hold for the upcoming review process.
Why data protection doesn’t protect data, but people
This article explains why “data protection” is something of a misnomer, and why the main responsibility for making it work doesn’t rest with users alone.