Over the last few years, artificial intelligence (AI) tools have become increasingly prevalent and have been catching the attention of policymakers, governments, the private sector, and international organizations. Perhaps one of the most popular technologies released recently was the third version of ChatGPT (GPT-3), a chatbot developed by OpenAI that has significantly contributed to advances in natural language processing and generation.

On 11 August 2023, the Indian Parliament enacted the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“2023 Act”). The 2023 Act has retained the general framework of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 (“2022 Bill”). However, there are some notable and crucial changes between the 2023 Act and the 2022 Bill. Last year, we prepared […]

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Last month, I was appointed an Honorary International Professor at the Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH), one of Mexico's older universities.  As part of the investiture ceremony, I presented a formal talk on the need for interdisciplinarity in cybersecurity thinking and some ideas on fostering the 'hacker mindset' in the modern era, which i am reposting here to help further our ongoing discussions about cybersecurity at CIS and beyond.

On the occasion of International Day for Democracy, the International Observatory on Information and Democracy (OID) has unveiled its newly appointed Steering Committee, comprised of 19 distinguished leaders from various domains, including policy, academia, and research. Our Director, Professor Pier Luigi Parcu, has been appointed to this dynamic group of experts who represent diverse geographies and disciplines, encompassing fields as wide-ranging as political science, ethics, journalism, engineering, anthropology, economics and data science. 

On September 4th, Open Knowledge Foundation, together with Open Knowledge Estonia and Open Knowledge Finland, held a parallel event to the Global Open Government Partnership Summit in Tallinn to talk about the tech we want (and need) to open governments.

On August 21, the Yemeni cabinet of the internationally recognized government signed a clandestine investment agreement in the telecom sector with an Emirati company. No specific details about the investment were revealed to the public; even the name of the company in question was never mentioned. 

Holger Braunschweig kann sich noch sehr gut an den ersten wissenschaftlichen Forschungsvortrag erinnern, den er jemals hörte. Das war im Jahr 1984, in seinem ersten Semester als Chemiestudent an der RWTH Aachen. Der Redner war ein Chemiker aus den USA und Experte für das Element Bor, Frederick Hawthorne (1928-2021).

L’article « Un robot répondra à vos questions en matière de consommation et de vie privée » de Mme Virginie Soffer, publié sur le site web UdeMNouvelles, traite du projet JusticeBot du Laboratoire de cyberjustice. JusticeBot est un agent conversationnel interactif qui utilise l’intelligence artificielle pour simplifier l’accès à l’information juridique au grand public.

Angelina Dash As news consumption shifts online, a codependent relationship has developed between news publishers and Big Tech giants like Google and Meta. This move is accompanied by many users relying on online platforms like Facebook for news. As a result, Big Tech acts as an intermediary to generate traffic for news websites, while taking […]

Die Ergebnisse der Befragung sollen der Stadt Würzburg helfen, sich besser auf den kommenden Rechtsanspruch vorzubereiten. Etwas überraschend steht für die Familien das Lernen am Nachmittag nicht unangefochten an erster Stelle.

While Somalia’s recent decision to spare TikTok and Telegram from a ban offers a momentary relief, blocking the platforms remains on the table. Under the pretext of battling “misleading news and immoral content,” such a move could deprive Somali citizens of accessing digital services, shrink the space for freedom of expression, and impact the livelihood of those who rely on them.

Wie erfolgreich der Anbau von Kakao ist, hängt zu einem großen Teil von einer funktionierenden Bestäubung ab. Fehlt es beispielsweise an Bestäubern, führt dies zu geringeren Erträgen – und damit zu finanziellen Problemen für die Bäuerinnen und Bauern. Eine Studie, an der die Julius-Maximilians-Universität (JMU) beteiligt war, hat nun untersucht, wie sich der Ertrag und die Qualität von Bio-Kakao steigern lassen – und zwar durch ein effizienteres Plantagendesign, das ökologische Aspekte berücksichtigt.

• erste Ausgabe des „bidt-Digitalbarometers.international“ veröffentlicht
• Studie schließt an das 2022 erschienene „bidt-SZ-Digitalbarometer“ an und ermöglicht einen Vergleich von Deutschland mit sechs europäischen Ländern
• jeweils zwischen 1.157 und 1.734 Personen in Finnland, Frankreich, Großbritannien, Italien, Österreich und Spanien befragt

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