Artificial Intelligence from a European perspective
International and interdisciplinary: a network of 26 Internet research institutes is researching the social challenges of digital technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI). At a conference in Haifa, young researchers…
Big Data Nudging involves dangers
The default settings in apps are a current example of how behaviour is influenced and how citizens are “nudged” in a certain direction. A study shows the consequences of this…
Scientific study proves innovation potential of the GDPR
A legal study on the EU General Data Protection Regulation by a researcher at the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) shows that the new regulation is…
Björn Scheuermann – new Director at the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) expands its board of directors: Since 1 April 2018 Björn Scheuermann is new Scientific Director at HIIG. Together with the…
Smart Energy Study: Unsatisfied customers and great potential of user innovation
+++PRESS RELEASE IN GERMAN: First comprehensive academic study on use and acceptance of smart energy applications in Germany | High dissatisfaction among smart energy users | Widespread wish for product…
Scientific literature to go via app
Press release (in German) on the kick-off of the project Digital REseArch Mining (DREAM) organised by HIIG and the FZI Forschungszentrum Informatik. Throughout the project, researchers of both institutes will…
Manuel Castells inaugurates high-profile 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 common future. The Alexander von Humboldt…
HIIG-Studie: Die Zusammenarbeit von Startups und Mittelstand kann die Innovationskraft in Deutschland stärken
Die Zusammenarbeit von Startups und Mittelständlern verspricht Vorteile für beide Seiten und kann darüber hinaus zur Sicherung der Innovationskraft in Deutschland beitragen. Wie künftig mehr Kooperationen entstehen können, hat eine…
European Hub for Internet and Society Research launched
Representatives of 15 European internet research institutes are launching a hub for scientific exchange and cooperation in Europe. The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) is developing…
Award for excellent research on rules of digital communication
HIIG-researcher Christian Katzenbach receives dissertation award „Medien – Kultur – Kommunikation“ for model of communication scientific governance research.
Katzenbach’s “Die Regeln digitaler Kommunikation” analyses how algorithms, copyright and privacy are discussed and regulated in a digitised society.
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