Wikipedia will mark its 25th anniversary on January 15, 2026. No one could have predicted 25 years ago that Wikipedia would grow into the backbone of knowledge on the internet it is today—powering search engines, voice assistants, and generative AI tools.
“Artificial Intelligence” in Switzerland 2024: Rapid Diffusion and Increasing Digital Inequality
Two Awards at SACM 2025 for the Media Change and Innovation Division
Rückblick: Talk im Turm zu Desinformation und Algorithmen
Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern
Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching
Michael Reiss successfully defended his cumulative dissertation
Generative AI is Taking Over Everyday Life in Switzerland: From Experimentation to Regular Use
Internet Use as Everyday Religion on the Rise, Cyborgization Still in its Early Stages
Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation
Das Graduate Center für Promovierende bietet seinen Mitgliedern eine strukturierte Vernetzung und Weiterbildung im Themenfeld digitale Transformation sowie eine finanzielle Unterstützung der Forschungsarbeit. Neben dem Zugang zu Veranstaltungen, Kursen und Arbeitskreisen am bidt profitieren die Promovierenden von einem interdisziplinären Austausch mit Expertinnen und Experten aus Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft.
The event “Your Master’s at the University of Klagenfurt: Master’s programmes & alumni journeys”, held on 25 November 2025, offered prospective students a comprehensive overview of the university’s Master’s programmes, support services and the diverse career paths of alumni. Current students and graduates shared personal insights into academic life, campus culture and their individual journeys at the University of Klagenfurt.
Key insights from the panel included:
”Those who challenge the capitalist order tend to be publicly labelled as criminals generally falling into the terrorist category.” Steve Kurtz (World-InfoCon Brussels (2000): An Annotated Report)
In memory of Steve Kurtz [1958-2025]
ODE helped Data Crítica to quickly identify reliable variables for their data journalism investigations and ensure their stories are built on solid foundation
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From January 2026, staff and students in higher education will be able to use Nextcloud, an alternative collaboration environment. Surf, the ICT cooperative for higher education, wants to make universities and colleges less dependent on American big tech companies.
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Marijn Sax features as an expert in the second season of the documentary series "AI love". This programme by public media organisation HUMAN follows people who have a deep emotional connection with artificial intelligence. The series will be broadcasted weekly from 27th of November on Dutch television NPO 3 and NPO Start.
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At our last call we discussed the Zenodo Integration of the Data Package and an Action Plan for the community reactivation in 2026.
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