The following interview needs a longer introduction to properly contextualize the Brazilian social movements background. I first met Pedro Burity, a graduate student and researcher at the University of Brasilia, at the Association of internet Research conference, this October in Rio de Janeiro. Pedro researches sociot-echnical arrangements and imaginaries for social movements in Brazil. He works with civic tech, designing digital participatory processes and public services for governments. 

“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

Appel de candidatures pour la direction du Centre de recherche en droit public (CRDP)

By Konstantinos Komaitis, Resident Senior Fellow, Democracy & Tech Initiative, Atlantic Council & Elonnai Hickock, Managing Director, Global Network Initiative.  Introduction As artificial intelligence becomes a central pillar of global infrastructure, international, regional, and national governance efforts have multiplied, shaping norms, expectations, and principles for responsible AI. Against this backdrop, the Global Network Initiative (GNI), […]

Responsible Digital Transformations (RDT) is pleased to announce a new call for Seed Grant proposals, with a thematic focus on Datafied Warfare and Societal Resilience.
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Are you a tech geek, grassroots initiative, student, independent researcher, or civil society organization looking to fund your digital rights project? SMEX has relaunched its Digital Rights Fund for 2026 and is now accepting proposals.

This year has tested the endurance of digital rights within our context: from the militarization of tech, technology’s impact on the environment, and the growing inequalities within digital labor. 

The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) is opening its doors to new fellows in 2026!
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Antibiotikaresistente Infektionen stellen eine immer größer werdende Bedrohung dar. Anstatt Bakterien klassisch zu kultivieren und ihre Reaktion auf Antibiotika zu testen, analysieren Labore zunehmend das bakterielle Erbgut, um frühzeitig Resistenzen zu identifizieren. Aus den DNA-Sequenzen des Erregers können Forschende ableiten, über welche Resistenzmechanismen er verfügen könnte und anschließend wirksame Behandlungsmöglichkeiten vorschlagen.

Seit mehreren Jahren erforschen Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler in Würzburg einzelne Zellen mit modernster Einzelzellanalyse. Der neue „In-situ-RNA-Imaging-Analyzer“ macht nun auch komplexe Krankheitsprozesse sichtbar.

Can you post a deepfake of a politician on Instagram? Or use an artist’s music in your video? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. According to researcher João Pedro Quintais, clearer EU rules for AI-driven content moderation are urgently needed. ‘If we don’t regulate well, what we can post is left to companies that optimise for profit’, he warns. Quintais received a Vidi grant to research how the EU addresses the moderation of problematic content on digital platforms.

aau/KuessYoung athletes were honored at the University of Klagenfurt on November 16, 2025, in the presence of Vice Rector Doris Hattenberger and Governor Peter Kaiser as part of the pilot project “Spitze in Schule & Sport.”

Das Bayerische Forschungsinstitut für Digitale Transformation (bidt) der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften fördert ab 2026 zwei neue Forschungsvorhaben an bayerischen Hochschulen. Die Projekte befassen sich mit der Zusammenarbeit von Start-ups und öffentlicher Verwaltung sowie dem Einsatz KI-gestützter Gesprächstrainings zur Stärkung des demokratischen Austausches. Darüber hinaus startet am bidt ein Projekt zur strategischen Nutzung von Interventionen in medienfeindlichen Krisendiskursen. Alle Projekte nehmen ihre Arbeit im ersten Quartal 2026 auf.