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ShareCast Episode 3 – Smart City: Data Overload?

In the third episode of ShareCast, we talk about the interplay between data and urban development. We take a look at what the term “smart city” means and discuss the potential and challenges that smart city concepts bring with them.

SILVER at the European Universities Beach Games 2025 in Granada

Our pairing Felix FRIEDL/Maxi TRUMMER won the silver medal at the Universities Beach Games in beach volleyball in Granada! They didn’t concede a set against Poland, Germany or Croatia, for example, until the final. Unfortunately, they were unable to continue their run in the final match. In the final, they were beaten by the Austrian pairing TRAUTH/ANTONI from the University of Vienna. The bronze medal went to the Czech Republic.
Nevertheless, it was a great achievement to take 2nd place out of 23 teams.
Thank you for your commitment and congratulations again!
 

Doctoral scholarship – International Doctorate in Romance Studies at the University of Klagenfurt in collaboration with Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (Double Degree)

Andrea Avezzù/Universität Ca' Foscari VenedigThe double PhD/doctoral degree program “Italian Studies” at the University of Klagenfurt (Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Education), in collaboration with Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (Department of Humanities), is an international doctoral program that leads to a double degree: a doctoral degree in Romance Studies from the University of Klagenfurt and a PhD in Italian Studies from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.

Künstliche Intelligenz schadet dem Arzt-Patienten-Verhältnis

Von der Bildanalyse in der Radiologie bis hin zum Erstellen von Differentialdiagnosen: Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) gewinnt zunehmend an Bedeutung in der modernen Medizin. Während immer mehr Studien auf das Potential von KI zur Verbesserung unserer Gesundheitsversorgung hinweisen, haben viele Menschen Zweifel an der Kompetenz von KI, gerade hinsichtlich medizinischer Fragestellungen.

Retos Femeninos: Cuando llega una mujer ganamos todas y, ¡brindamos por su éxito!

Join the Community: Shaping ODE’s Future with AI & Open Sessions

Open Data Editor is evolving into a key companion tool designed to support organisations in the early and critical stages of their AI journey. Today, we are announcing a series of four online meetings to reflect together with our communities the project's present and future.
The post Join the Community: Shaping ODE’s Future with AI & Open Sessions first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.

I, too, was Mouchette at 13 years old

I’m 13 and my best friend from primary school asks me if I have an account on Tumblr. I do, but I’m not sure if I want her to know. She broke the unspoken rule, you never share your blog with IRL friends, it’s taboo to talk about it. I hesitantly agree, and we exchange blogs. I take a look at her page.

Appel à communications : 3ᵉ Rendez-vous du Réseau international de l’innovation en justice (RIIJ).

Colloque souveraineté culturelle – appel à contributions pour étudiant.es chercheur.es

Colloque souveraineté culturelle – appel à contributions pour étudiant.es chercheur.es
22 octobre 2025, Monastère des Augustines (Québec)
 

ARC Success: DMRC researchers awarded in Linkage Projects scheme

 
Investigators from QUT Digital Media Research Centre researchers have been awarded $898,788 in the Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Projects scheme. 
The Linkage Program promotes national and international research partnerships between researchers and business, industry, community organisations and other publicly funded research agencies.

Relive The Tech People Want Summit: 2025 Documentation

People want technology for people. Last week, the Open Knowledge Foundation hosted The Tech People Want Summit, bringing together 34 speakers from 19 countries to rethink how technology supports our work in conversational sessions. This wasn’t a summit about coding, but focused on non-technical professionals – including data practitioners, communicators, project managers, and advocates. Once...

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Wikimedia Foundation Challenges UK Online Safety Act Regulations

17 July 2025 — Next week, on 22 and 23 July 2025, the High Court of Justice in London will hear the Wikimedia Foundation’s legal challenge to the Categorisation Regulations of the United Kingdom (UK)’s Online Safety Act (OSA). 

Jaya Klara Brekke: ‘Know who runs your infrastructure’

The infrastructure researcher and CSO at Nym joins us for the seventeenth #OKFN100, a series of conversations with over 100 people about the challenges and opportunities facing the open movement
The post Jaya Klara Brekke: ‘Know who runs your infrastructure’ first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.

Open Science & Open Knowledge – similar but yet different worlds

Why is it that these two worlds have similar values but barely seem to connect? While both aim to promote free access to information, they seem to do so by different types of peoples associated with the separate movements.
The post Open Science & Open Knowledge – similar but yet different worlds first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.

Symposium on PMSCs: AI Broke the Code – The International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers and Emerging Technologies

When Transparency Fails: Meta’s Political Ad Policy During Israel’s War on Gaza

Since October 2023, both pro-Palestinian groups and their opponents have increasingly relied on online political ads to shape public discourse. In the case of pro-Israeli ads, multiple state and nonstate actors have spent millions of dollars on disinformation campaigns on Google, Meta, X, and YouTube. 

A challenge for swarm robotics: using multiple drones to jointly transport a package

aau/MüllerWhenever a package weighing more than a drone needs to be transported to a disaster area, it takes several mini drones to get the job done. Aamna Piracha is researching decentralized formation control and collaborative slung payload transport with multiple UAVs operating as a collective system. She is particularly interested in enabling drone swarms to safely and autonomously maneuver in cluttered and unpredictable environments while carrying rescue packages, such as through collapsed urban areas or narrow streets.

Betriebsausflug der Zentralverwaltung

Während des Betriebsausflugs ist die Uni-Zentralverwaltung am Donnerstag, 17. Juli 2025, nur eingeschränkt verfügbar. In der Studierendenkanzlei, dem Prüfungsamt und dem Career Centre wird von 8 bis 12 Uhr ein Jourdienst eingerichtet, der bei dringenden Angelegenheiten unterstützt. Die Zentrale Studienberatung kann über die Infotheke im Erdgeschoss oder telefonisch unter der Nummer (0931) 31-83183 erreicht werden.

Die Kosten einer Fungizid-Resistenz

Fungizide sind Pflanzenschutzmittel, die Pilze oder deren Sporen abtöten. In der Landwirtschaft dienen die Mittel dazu, Pilzkrankheiten zu bekämpfen und Felderträge zu sichern. Der Nachteil: Bei übermäßigem Einsatz können sich resistente Krankheitserreger bilden und sogar angrenzende Felder befallen.