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Daniela Jaramillo-Dent awarded an SNSF Ambizione Grant

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent awarded an SNSF Ambizione Grant

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

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

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

New publications on Transhumanist Anthropocene, Content Creators and Chilling Effects

New publications on Transhumanist Anthropocene, Content Creators and Chilling Effects

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

Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation

Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation

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

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

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

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

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Subdirector del Programa, Sebastián Dueñas, presentó investigación sobre complejidad legal de plataformas digitales en la Universidad de Zúrich

Presentó el Legal Complexity Index, una propuesta que permite comparar la complejidad de términos de uso, políticas de privacidad y políticas de inteligencia artificial de plataformas digitales, en distintos idiomas.

Guest lecture Series in Irish Studies: “Speak proud things”: Sean O’Casey and The Plough and the Stars from Revival to Commemoration by Dr. Barry Houlihan

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Les ingérences étrangères à l’ère numérique

Journée pluridisciplinaire de l’action transverse Sécurité informatique et SHS, 24 nov. 2026, Lille.
L’article Les ingérences étrangères à l’ère numérique est apparu en premier sur Centre Internet et Société.

Laurens Naudts wins Top Policy Provocation award at PLSC Europe

At PLSC Europe2026, Laurens Naudts won the Top Policy Provocation award for his paper "Commoning (In)visibilities? On Datafication and Civil Society Representation in the EU’s Digital Acquis”.
The post Laurens Naudts wins Top Policy Provocation award at PLSC Europe appeared first on IVIR.

Learning Beyond Borders: MGS Singapore and Stella Duce 1 Students Explore Digital Challenges Facing Youth at CfDS UGM

Yogyakarta 5 November, 2026 – Bringing together students from Singapore and Indonesia, the Center for Digital Society UGM hosted an educational visit from Methodist Girl’s School MGS and SMA Stella Duce 1. This is the second student visit to CfDS held by Methodist Girls’s School (MGS) Asian Programme (MAP) after 2025. The program aims to deepen understanding of the digital challenges facing young people. During the visit, the students explored “Youth Digital Rights, Gen AI in Education and Digital Safety”.

Announcing Data Package v2 Support in Frictionless R and Python Libraries

The Frictionless libraries for R and Python now support the Data Package v2 specification — with cross-language harmonisation, automatic version detection and continued v1 compatibility. Made possible by the NLnet Foundation, all the maintainers and broader Frictionless Data community.
The post Announcing Data Package v2 Support in Frictionless R and Python Libraries first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.

Study on Working from Home and Presenteeism Featured in the Media

Foto: Viks_jin/Adobestock (KI generiert)The recently published study on working from home and working while ill (presenteeism) by Lena Zöhrer and Heiko Breitsohl (OBHRM research group), conducted in collaboration with Nils Backhaus and Sophie-Charlotte Meyer from the German Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, has recently received coverage in Austrian media.
On 23 October 2026, the study was featured on Ö1’s Mittagsjournal. In an interview, Lena Zöhrer discussed the phenomenon of presenteeism and key findings of the study.

Das Schöne, das Schlechte und die peinlichen Momente

Jemandem zuhören, der von seinem Besuch in einem Freizeitpark berichtet: Für viele Menschen fühlt sich das so an, als säßen sie selbst in einer emotionalen Achterbahn. Auch wenn die Zuhörerinnen und Zuhörer nie einen Fuß in den Park gesetzt haben, können sie dennoch die Gefühle ihres Gegenübers nachempfinden: Die tiefe Enttäuschung – als sich herausstellt, dass dessen Lieblingsattraktion geschlossen ist. Die Freude – über das beste Eis seines Lebens. Und die Verlegenheit – nachdem dieses Eis auf dem Freefall-Tower abrupt den Magen wieder verließ.

Mobilisations sociales : « Couper les réseaux sociaux ne peut être une variable d’ajustement de la gestion des manifestations »