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Innovation potential of the GDPR
HIIG researcher: The GDPR is a suitable regulatory instrument for innovation processes and can create competitive advantages.
Pitchfork 4.0 – a second green revolution?
Agricultural drones, automated farms and smart breeding. How can digitisation make food production more sustainable?
HIIG researcher has been honoured
Our researcher Christian Katzenbach has been awarded for the best dissertation of the years 2016-17 by DGPuK.
Entrepreneurial Innovation
How do companies remain competitive in the digital environment? A brand-new publication shows important prerequisites.
Long night of the sciences, brandnew website, data protection regulation
Every four months, we send out our newsletter "HIIG Quarterly".
GDPR falls short in terms of AI
The General Data Protection Regulation is an important, but not sufficient step towards regulation of automated decision making. This is the result of a study published by HIIG-director Wolfgang Schulz and Stephan Dreyer (HBI) commissioned by Bertelsmann Stiftung.
Marion Fourcade: Social order in the digital society
How is social order constituted and legitimated in a society ruled by digital classifiers? Marion Fourcade, writer of the book "Ordinal Society" takes a look at social stratification and morality in the digital economy. On 7 May, she continues our lecture series "Making sense of the digital society".
Directed by Data
The event in April deals with the impact of data on the creative industry: Scripts and series are already based on algorithms dealing with user preferences – what kind of future do we want? Join us once again for Digitaler Salon – on 25 April at HIIG in Berlin!
New scientific director at HIIG
The HIIG expands its board of directors: Since 1 April 2018 Björn Scheuermann is new Scientific Director. Together with the members of the current board of directors, Jeanette Hofmann, Ingolf Pernice, Thomas Schildhauer and Wolfgang Schulz, Scheuermann will enrichen the HIIG through his expertise in computer science.
Smart Energy Study: Potential of user innovation
Newly published: First comprehensive study on the use and acceptance of smart energy applications in Germany by HIIG-researchers Hendrik Send and Matti Große. Most smart energy users are not satisfied with the currently available products and wish for better product solutions. Many users themselves get active.
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