Once again, Lebanon’s telecom infrastructure is under pressure as the war with Israel escalates. Israel’s bombing on residential neighborhoods caused a massive wave of displacement, and residents are worried that telecoms may not be able to keep the country connected.

Despite the lessons learned during the 2024 war, Lebanon’s Ministry of Telecommunications still appears to lack a clear emergency plan to maintain connectivity during bombardment, mass displacement, and the mounting strain on so-called “safe” areas now absorbing growing populations.

The Policy Innovation Lab recently participated in a Sustainable Development Goals Initiative II (SDGi) partners’ workshop in Pretoria on 16 and 17 March 2026.

Rendering SnøhettaThe development of the 22nd Century Center (22CC) at the University of Klagenfurt is making significant progress. During an intensive workshop with the architectural firm Snøhetta and the Federal Real Estate Company (BIG) on 17 March, agreements were finalised regarding the new campus building’s spatial and functional design.

Dans le cadre de la Semaine de la recherche étudiante de la Faculté de droit de l’Université de Montréal, a eu lieu le 1er concours de présentations des recherches des étudiant.es du Centre de recherche en droit public.
Lors de ce concours, Ali Ekber Cinar, Nouwagnon Olivier Afogo, Issouf Ouattara, Jenny Betu Kumeso et Lyndah Randrianarivo ont eu la possibilité de présenter leur mémoire et leur thèse devant leurs pairs et la direction du CRDP qui les félicite pour la qualité et la pertinence de leurs propos.

The authors challenge the metaphor of artificial intelligence as a "killing machine" that will one day surpass its human creators.
The post Forget the “killing machine”: why AI is a question of responsibility, not apocalypse appeared first on HIIG.

Das Bayerische Forschungsinstitut für Digitale Transformation (bidt) der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften (BAdW) stellt sich neu auf: zum 1. April 2026 übernimmt Professorin Sabine Pfeiffer den Vorsitz des Direktoriums von Professor Alexander Pretschner.

ABSTRACT:

By Torsha Sarkar Since 2023, priorities, conversations and discourses on global AI governance have begun to be increasingly shaped by the AI Summit series, which is an emerging series of global convenings widely attended by national leaders, industry bodies and technological companies. Starting with the Bletchley AI Safety Summit, and the latest edition in New […]

The Datasphere Initiative convened a Global Sandboxes Forum (GSF) Insight Session to mark the official launch of its latest report, “Sandboxes for DPI: Co-creating the blocks of digital trust”. The event gathered policymakers, technologists, and civil society leaders to examine how structured experimentation can support the responsible development of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI).

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.
*

aau/MüllerPsychologist Theresa Tschauko is conducting research into how different stages of women’s health affect their work behaviour as member of the research group Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Management. The conclusion of her work to date is that women carry on working – even when it hurts.

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.

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 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.

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.
 
DESCRIPTION DU POSTE
La personne sélectionnée participera notamment aux activités suivantes :

Dans le cadre de la dernière édition de la Nuit de la justice intitulée « l’éthique et le droit, une combinaison gagnante p

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.