Money is often associated with greed and ruthless commercialisation. Seen in this light, as ‘Mammon’, it stands between us and what could otherwise be a rich connection to the social and natural world. Here at eFin & Demokratie, we have been exploring the Digitalgelddickicht with you for years now, and what we find there is not money itself, but payment infrastructures and technologies, a wide variety of services and stakeholders of all sizes, and a diverse range of national and international regulatory approaches. And we also find: utopias.

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Der Beitrag Join us for the next GloCo Conference “A Kaleidoscope of Peace” erschien zuerst auf University of Klagenfurt.

Take a look at the new hands-on course from School of Data, designed for educators and community practitioners. The course focuses on accuracy, source-grounded information and AI with conversational guardrails.
The post New Course: How to Build a Responsible AI Chatbot Using Open Technologies first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.

The University of Klagenfurt took part in the education fair hosted by Audi Hungaria Deutsche Schule Győr in Hungary on 19 October 2026. With 38 exhibitors from Hungary and abroad, the event gave pupils and their parents the opportunity to explore educational pathways, degree programmes and future career prospects. The University of Klagenfurt welcomed the opportunity to showcase its range of degree programmes and engage with prospective students.

toniandthecamOn 4 November 2026, “UBIT meets Uni – Putting Knowledge into Operation” brings together regional IT companies, the university, and students at the University of Klagenfurt. As part of the connect Job and Career Fair, the event offers exciting insights into current industry trends, innovative technologies, and career opportunities in Carinthia’s IT sector.

Warum ist der Hefepilz Candida auris in nur wenigen Jahren weltweit zu einem gefährlichen Krankheitserreger geworden? Diese Frage treibt viele Forschende um. Carla Schuh und Chaitanya Gokhale vom Biozentrum der Universität Würzburg fassen nun den aktuellen Wissensstand in einem Übersichtsartikel im Fachjournal mSphere zusammen. Dafür haben sie rund 180 Studien anderer Forschender ausgewertet.
Die beiden Forschenden hegen einen Verdacht: Ihrer Auffassung nach könnte es sein, dass es der Klimawandel ist, der den Pilz überhaupt erst infektiös gemacht hat.

Nous sommes heureux d’annoncer que le professeur Jean-Frédéric Morin, chercheur au CRDP, a reçu le Prix d’excellence en recherche, création et innovation de l’Université Laval: Prix Lumière – Contribution exceptionnelle en Société et culture, lequel lui a été attribué pour son apport majeur à la compréhension des dynamiques renforçant les accords environnementaux.

The journal Population and Development Review has released a special issue on “Social and Demographic Consequences of Political Conflict and Violence,” co-edited by our new colleague Mathis Ebbinghaus.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anja Bauer has been appointed to the ZIRIUS Scientific Advisory Board for the next three years.

Abstract:
‘When all is said and done, how do we not know but that our own unreason may be better than another’s truth?’ 

Chancen, Grenzen und konkrete Einsatzmöglichkeiten von KI in der Strafjustiz – diese Themen standen im Mittelpunkt eines Workshops zu KI und Strafrecht, bei dem Fachleute aus Justiz, Rechtswissenschaft, psychologischer Forschung und Technologie gemeinsam diskutierten. Der Workshop fand im Rahmen des vom bidt geförderten Forschungsprojekts „Wie ‚menschlich‘ muss Gerechtigkeit sein?

PARIS — October 19, 2026 — Speaking at an international symposium at the French National Assembly, Lorrayne Porciuncula, Executive Director of the Datasphere Initiative, represented the organization to address emerging models of international cooperation and digital governance.

By Vidya Subramanian Participants from across the globe with diverse professional backgrounds converged at the Naumann Academy of Politics seminar on ‘The Big Wave – Innovation Policy in the Age of AI & Beyond,’ held at Bangsaen, Thailand from September 27 to October 3, 2026. The group comprised participants representing eighteen different countries spanning five […]

Yogyakarta 7 October, 2026 – The Center for Digital Society (CfDS), Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIPOL), Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), held Digital Experts Talk (DET) #25, an online discussion titled “Democracy and Digital Rights: Do We Still Have Freedom of Speech?”. The discussion, moderated by CfDS Executive Secretary Syaifa Tania, featured two experts, including Lecturer in Communication Science at UGM, Pratiwi Utami, Ph.D., and Researcher at PR2Media, Engelbertus Wendratama.

Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, 1820 geboren in Paris und besser bekannt unter seinem Künstlernamen Nadar, war ein Pionier der Fotografie. Von dem Mediziner, Journalisten und Ballonfahrer stammen die ersten Luftaufnahmen von Paris ebenso wie die ersten Bilder aus den Katakomben und unterirdischen Abwasserkanälen der Stadt.

In March 2027, we would like to invite you to join us in celebrating UNESCO’s World Poetry Day with a series of events held at the University of Klagenfurt and
the Robert Musil Institute for Literary Research/Archives of Carinthian Literature.
To celebrate this day, we are looking for poems to contribute to a printed volume.
We encourage shorter poems (max. 400 words) in different languages as they align best with the format of our colection.
Submission Guidelines:

Künstliche Intelligenz verändert den Onlinehandel: Auf KI-Chatbots, welche die Kundschaft bei Produkt- und Preisvergleichen unterstützen, könnten schon bald KI-Agenten folgen, die weitaus mehr leisten –selbstständig einkaufen und im Auftrag von Verbraucherinnen und Verbrauchern Verträge abschließen, kündigen oder widerrufen.

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As part of the international conference entitled ‘Staundend leben, lesen und schreiben – Lesespuren und Textkonstellationen in Ingeborg Bachmanns Werk’, the Ingeborg Bachmann Reading Room (Z.2.10) on Level 2 of the University Library was officially inaugurated.