Other News from Participating Centers

The Immediacy Complex: The Bias of Information

The following article is an edited transcript of a talk held in Venice and organized by Becoming Press. You can find the unedited transcript and video recording of the talk here.
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‘The Future of Open Data’: Video Documentation

Relive the online conference that brought the open data community together for a celebration of two decades of CKAN and to discuss the role of open data and data infrastructures today.
The post ‘The Future of Open Data’: Video Documentation first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.

Vacancy: Universitair Docent Platformregulering

Ben je een early career wetenschapper op het gebied van platformregulering met passie voor onderwijs en onderzoek? Heb je zowel interesse in fundamentele vragen als in het genereren van impact op de rechtspraktijk? Wil je ons komen helpen verder te bouwen aan onze activiteiten op het gebied van platformregulering, en daarvoor je netwerk inzetten in binnen- en buitenland? Dan is deze vacature mogelijk iets voor jou.

Collective Reading of Warren Neidich’s The Glossary of Cognitive Activism

Collective Performative Reading of The Glossary of Cognitive Activism by Warren Neidich
March 27, 2026, 5:30pm, Brutus Space, Keileweg 10b, Rotterdam
Guest readers include: Libia Castro and Olafur Olafsson, Abril Cisneros Ramirez, Ine Gevers, Hsiang-Yun Huang, Joep van Lieshout, Geert Lovink, David Maroto, and Pieter Vermeulen.

einBLICK: Nachrichten aus der JMU

Studierende lassen Experi­ment mit Höhen­forschungs­ballon steigen - Preis für Informatikerin Borrmann - JMU für Gleich­stellung ausgezeichnet - Programm für ausländische Gäste - Liturgie der Zukunft

Offre d’emploi – Été 2026 | Auxiliaire de recherche | Droit global

Sous la direction du professeur Karim Benyekhlef, la personne sélectionnée contribuera à un projet de recherche portant sur le droit global.
Le contrat est d’une durée de 17 semaines à temps plein (35 heures par semaine) pendant toute la session d’été 2026, soit du 4 mai au 28 août 2026.
 
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“Artificial Intelligence” in Switzerland 2024: Rapid Diffusion and Increasing Digital Inequality

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

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

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

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

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching

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

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

Michael Reiss successfully defended his cumulative dissertation  

Michael Reiss successfully defended his cumulative dissertation  

New publications on techno-religion, human augmentation technologies, internet use in Switzerland

New publications on techno-religion, human augmentation technologies, internet use in Switzerland

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

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

Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation

Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation

Nuit de la justice 2026  : résultats de la joute oratoire étudiante

Digital Tribulations 12: From Participatory Culture to Platform Governance – An Inquiry into Media Literacy in Colombia’s Digital Ecosystem

Interview with Andres Lombana Bermudez
The introduction of Digital Tribulations, a series of intellectual interviews on the developments of digital sovereignty in Latin America, can be read here.

PLSC Europe 2026 - Call for abstracts

New research on Renaud de Montauban: What a rebellious knight reveals about centuries of European imagination

aau/MüllerA newly approved project funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) explores one of the most fascinating yet understudied figures of chivalric literature: Renaud de Montauban, cousin of Roland and a central character in the Matter of France. Giulia Zava, postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Romance Studies at the University of Klagenfurt, will investigate how Renaud’s character changes across time, genres and cultural contexts.

People, Participation, and Public Interest—India’s AI Agenda

The India AI Impact Summit presented India—a Global South nation—with a rare opportunity to shape the global conversation on artificial intelligence. For years, debates around AI governance have largely been defined by a handful of powerful actors. The United States has prioritised innovation and market-led development, while the European Union has emphasised regulation and ethical […]