This week the DSA Observatory hosted the second DSA and Platform Regulation Conference in Amsterdam with many of our IViR staff involved in the organisation or as speakers. Ahead of the conference, the DSA Observatory's Paddy Leerssen, Magdalena Jóźwiak, and John Albert spoke with Ramsha Jahangir of Tech Policy Press to reflect on what has changed, and how the research landscape has evolved, in the two years since the DSA came fully into effect across the European Union.

“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

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

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

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching

Michael Reiss successfully defended his cumulative dissertation  

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

Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation

aau/MüllerHow should public institutions be treated for tax purposes when they compete with private companies? At the University of Klagenfurt, Ann-Catherine Pointecker is investigating the taxation of public law bodies from an international comparative perspective and analysing the need for reform in Austrian law.

Viren haben im Vergleich zu anderen Organismen sehr kleine Genome. Ihr Erbgut reicht nicht aus, um einen eigenen Stoffwechsel aufrechtzuerhalten, Proteine herzustellen oder sich selbständig zu vermehren. Deshalb kapern sie die biologischen Prozesse ihrer Wirtszelle.  

Rückblick: Talk im Turm zu Desinformation und Algorithmen

Join us for a DMRC Visitor Seminar on Tuesday 24 February, led by visiting fellows Sandrine Chausson & Tom Bidewell from the University of Edinburgh, who will outline their research interests and introduce the Social Media Analysis and Support for Humanity (SMASH) research group at the University of Edinburgh, of which Sandrine and Tom are members. They will discuss the group’s research agenda and highlight some of its key members.
 
TIME: 2pm – 4pm
DATE: Tuesday 24 February 2026

Join us at the upcoming DMRC Visitor Seminar on Wednesday 18 February, led by visiting fellow Dr Yangliu Fan from Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society, who will be presenting a talk that aims to advance the ongoing discussion on how to better leverage the analytical possibilities of digital trace data (DTD) to deepen our understanding of complex communication processes.
TIME: 2pm – 4pm
DATE: Wednesday 18 February 2026
LOCATION: QUT Kelvin Grove, Z9 Block, Level 6, Room 607

Politicians have high hopes for data sharing, from faster administrative processes to scientific and economic innovations. At the same time, European data policy is navigating a geopolitical landscape that is shaping its direction. In our twelfth podcast episode, we take a closer look at this and ask: What exactly does a European path to digital sovereignty look like? What criteria does it follow?

We address the areas of tension in which politics operates with the goal of digital sovereignty and look at the role data trustees play in European digital policy.

Südkoreanische Generalkonsulin zu Besuch an der Uni Würzburg – Germanisches Nationalmuseum: JMU-Studierende zeigen Plakatschau – Schelling-Forum: Vortrag zu Neutrinos – Uniklinik: Patientensimulation auf KI-Basis in der Lehre

And that’s a wrap on the 2026 Summer School.

Workshops galore on the final day, with topics including network mapping, cross platform digital ethnography, discursive-digital analysis, academic writing, and participatory design methods.

We ended formal proceedings with a Bake Your Thesis – Cake Decorating session, and rounded out the social activities with a movie night.

Thank you to delegates and presenters for your attendance and contributions. We hope you found the sessions engaging, valuable, and fun.

NEW DELHI, February 17, 2026 — Today, at the India AI Impact Summit held at Bharat Mandapam, the Datasphere Initiative released its flagship report, “Sandboxes for DPI: Co-creating the blocks of digital trust.” The publication establishes the first analysis and global mapping of sandboxes specifically designed for Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI).

27 febbraio 2026 | JOHANNES WALTER (IU University of Applied Sciences)
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