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

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

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching

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

Michael Reiss successfully defended his cumulative dissertation  

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

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

Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation

Dear Members of the Portulans Institute Community,
The Global Innovation Index (GII) was conceived and developed by Professor Soumitra Dutta, who introduced it in 2007 as a tool to measure and advance innovation performance globally. Since its inception, Professor Dutta has remained closely engaged in the development and evolution of the GII over nearly two decades.

Global supply chains are currently navigating a regulatory maze consisting of more than 1,000 overlapping ESG standards and regulations worldwide. Managing these intricate compliance requirements creates trillions of dollars in hidden costs and severe administrative friction. Under traditional manual auditing models, identifying real non-compliance risk across jurisdictions remains like searching for a needle in a haystack.

IViR is pleased to introduce our new visiting researcher Laura Di Nicola.
Laura is a PhD candidate in Comparative and European Legal Studies at the University of Trento (Italy).
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Die Entzündungsreaktionen und immunologischen Prozesse, die bei verschiedenen Herzmuskelerkrankungen ausgelöst werden, werden im Würzburger Sonderforschungsbereich (SFB) „Kardio-immune-Schnittstellen“ untersucht. Beteiligt sind Forschende aus Kardiologie, Immunologie, RNA-Biologie, Bioinformatik, Bildgebung, Nuklearmedizin und Pharmazie.

Help shape the future of AI governance in Europe. Join an ambitious research project on how platforms and providers moderate generative AI online content and how EU law can better protect fundamental rights in the digital age.
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aau/MüllerNicoletta Apolito is a communication scholar and doctoral researcher at the Centro Studi Interculturali dell’Università di Verona. Her work is rooted in a region that is home to just under one million people, yet welcomes around three million tourists every year. For her doctoral thesis, she interviewed cultural tourism workers in Verona and its surrounding region, asking them about their intercultural experiences and the challenges they encounter in their work.

The University of Klagenfurt calls for a demonstration against cuts

Las tecnologías digitales forman parte central de las trayectorias migratorias contemporáneas. Un celular puede servir para pedir ayuda, encontrar una ruta, comunicarse con la familia o acceder a trámites migratorios y de integración. Pero también puede convertirse en un espacio de incertidumbre, desinformación y riesgos para la vida.

To kick off the tennis season on 13 May 2025, a tie-break tournament was held on the courts at USI Outdoor. The tournament was played in a single group. After just under four hours, the winner was Andreas ZOLLBRECHT. Second place went to Philipp KNEISSL. And Daniel BUGELNIG was delighted to take third place.
Thanks to Patrick OFNER for the excellent organisation. A big thank you also goes to Igor PAVLOVSKY for the superb court conditions.
 
See you next year!

On 14 and 15 May 2026, the Unisport Austria 3×3 Basketball Championships took place at the USI Innsbruck. The University of Klagenfurt once again fielded a team and finished in 10th place. The University of Innsbruck 1 team were crowned Unisport Austria champions. Second place went to the University of Vienna 1. The University of Graz 1 team won the bronze medal.