“Artificial Intelligence” in Switzerland 2024: Rapid Diffusion and Increasing Digital Inequality

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching

Generative AI is Taking Over Everyday Life in Switzerland: From Experimentation to Regular Use

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

Rückblick: Talk im Turm zu Desinformation und Algorithmen

Two Awards at SACM 2025 for the Media Change and Innovation Division

Michael Reiss successfully defended his cumulative dissertation  

Internet Use as Everyday Religion on the Rise, Cyborgization Still in its Early Stages

Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation

Wer die Diskussion in den Medien und im Bundestag in den vergangenen Wochen verfolgt hat, weiß: Kaum eine Frage erhitzt die Gemüter momentan so sehr, wie die nach der Zukunft der Rentenversicherung in Deutschland. Unterstützen bei der Suche nach einer Antwort soll eine neue „Alterssicherungskommission“, die das Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales (BMAS) ins Leben gerufen hat. Am 17. Dezember hat das Bundeskabinett den entsprechenden Einsetzungsbeschluss gefasst. 

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Raquel Luaces & Oriol Diaz, 2025
 
 

Blockchain is seen as a beacon of hope for secure, transparent, and privacy-friendly digital payments. But how justified are these hopes?

Die T-CURX GmbH aus Würzburg erhält in der ersten Runde einer Finanzierungsserie 20 Millionen US-Dollar (17,7 Millionen Euro) von einem internationalen Investorenteam aus Europa und Asien, angeführt von BiomedVC aus der Schweiz.

Digital payments have long been part of everyday life—whether we pay by card, cell phone, or PayPal. But every time we make a payment, we leave behind data tracks. In this opening episode of the season “Secure Money” we ask: Who actually sees this data? Why is payment data so much more sensitive than other data tracks? And how is it used, in particular by the current players in the payment market? Is a vague unease or indifference justified – because proper knowledge about what happens in the background is no given.

Il Manifesto | 17 dicembre 2025 | di Juan Carlos De Martin
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Following the rich discussion captured in our earlier post, this second piece distills the core insights, challenges, and recommendations that emerged from the Official Pre-Summit event “Sandboxing: Prototyping and experimentation lessons for AI-powered DPI”. These reflections will directly feed into the DPI Sandbox Co-Creation Lab taking place at the India AI Impact Summit in February 2026.

Emerging themes for safe and inclusive AI-powered DPI

At the Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN), we are excited and grateful to announce an important initiative for the next year, with the generous support of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation (PJMF). With over two decades of transforming digital infrastructure to drive impact worldwide, we have identified two emerging problems over the last few years:  The...

Together against violence and discrimination
From November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to December 10, International Human Rights Day, the annual “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence” campaign takes place. Violence includes not only physical harm, but also sexual and gender-based harassment and discrimination.
Sexual and gender-based harassment are unwanted behaviors that undermine a person’s dignity based solely on their gender.

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming key sectors such as healthcare, education, governance, and finance—reshaping how decisions are made and services delivered. As these systems become part of everyday life, it has become imperative/critical to ensure their safety, transparency, and alignment with ethical and societal values. To further this conversation, the Centre for Communication Governance at […]