Das Bayerische Forschungsinstitut für Digitale Transformation (bidt) der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften fördert ab 2026 zwei neue Forschungsvorhaben an bayerischen Hochschulen. Die Projekte befassen sich mit der Zusammenarbeit von Start-ups und öffentlicher Verwaltung sowie dem Einsatz KI-gestützter Gesprächstrainings zur Stärkung des demokratischen Austausches. Darüber hinaus startet am bidt ein Projekt zur strategischen Nutzung von Interventionen in medienfeindlichen Krisendiskursen. Alle Projekte nehmen ihre Arbeit im ersten Quartal 2026 auf.

Today, the Wikimedia Foundation, the global nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia, announced that two new members have joined its Board of Trustees: Michał Buczyński and Bobby Shabangu. Both were elected through the 2025 community and affiliate selection process, during which contributors across the Wikimedia movement voted to fill two open seats.

Wer die Diskussion in den Medien und im Bundestag in den vergangenen Wochen verfolgt hat, weiß: Kaum eine Frage erhitzt die Gemüter momentan so sehr, wie die nach der Zukunft der Rentenversicherung in Deutschland. Unterstützen bei der Suche nach einer Antwort soll eine neue „Alterssicherungskommission“, die das Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales (BMAS) ins Leben gerufen hat. Am 17. Dezember hat das Bundeskabinett den entsprechenden Einsetzungsbeschluss gefasst. 

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Raquel Luaces & Oriol Diaz, 2025
 
 

Blockchain is seen as a beacon of hope for secure, transparent, and privacy-friendly digital payments. But how justified are these hopes?

Die T-CURX GmbH aus Würzburg erhält in der ersten Runde einer Finanzierungsserie 20 Millionen US-Dollar (17,7 Millionen Euro) von einem internationalen Investorenteam aus Europa und Asien, angeführt von BiomedVC aus der Schweiz.

Digital payments have long been part of everyday life—whether we pay by card, cell phone, or PayPal. But every time we make a payment, we leave behind data tracks. In this opening episode of the season “Secure Money” we ask: Who actually sees this data? Why is payment data so much more sensitive than other data tracks? And how is it used, in particular by the current players in the payment market? Is a vague unease or indifference justified – because proper knowledge about what happens in the background is no given.

Il Manifesto | 17 dicembre 2025 | di Juan Carlos De Martin
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Following the rich discussion captured in our earlier post, this second piece distills the core insights, challenges, and recommendations that emerged from the Official Pre-Summit event “Sandboxing: Prototyping and experimentation lessons for AI-powered DPI”. These reflections will directly feed into the DPI Sandbox Co-Creation Lab taking place at the India AI Impact Summit in February 2026.

Emerging themes for safe and inclusive AI-powered DPI

At the Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN), we are excited and grateful to announce an important initiative for the next year, with the generous support of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation (PJMF). With over two decades of transforming digital infrastructure to drive impact worldwide, we have identified two emerging problems over the last few years:  The...

Together against violence and discrimination
From November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to December 10, International Human Rights Day, the annual “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence” campaign takes place. Violence includes not only physical harm, but also sexual and gender-based harassment and discrimination.
Sexual and gender-based harassment are unwanted behaviors that undermine a person’s dignity based solely on their gender.

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming key sectors such as healthcare, education, governance, and finance—reshaping how decisions are made and services delivered. As these systems become part of everyday life, it has become imperative/critical to ensure their safety, transparency, and alignment with ethical and societal values. To further this conversation, the Centre for Communication Governance at […]

We encounter data protection modules everywhere. Whether we accept or reject cookies when browsing, sign a consent form at the doctor’s office agreeing to the processing of our data, or agree to the new terms and conditions when updating our smartphone—we are always dealing with data protection consents. On the one hand, data protection sets limits on data sharing. On the other hand, it can also be seen as a pull factor for data sharing.

aau/Anja KoppitschThe Info Days of the Austrian Students’ Union (ÖH) at the University of Klagenfurt/Celovec, the lobby group in university politics for all students at our university, will support you on 4 and 5 February 2026 before the start of the semester with advice on all aspects of studying.

The ÖH Info Days will take place in the Aula of the University of Klagenfurt on the following dates:

14 gennaio 2026 | UGO MATTEI (Università degli Studi di Torino)
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Sebastian Veldhuis and Martin Wagner each held a talk at the 19th International Joint Conference CFE-CMStatistics in London on December 13, 2025 entitled “Systems of Multi-Factor Production Functions: Modelling the Joint Behavior of GDP and Emissions” and “IM Estimation and (Fixed-b) Inference for Systems of Cointegrating Multivariate Polynomial Regressions”, respectively.

aau_ubThe Klagenfurt University Library will be open on the following days during the Christmas holidays:
December 22, 2025: 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
December 23, 2025: 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
December 29, 2025: 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
December 30, 2025: 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
 
Please note: The library will be closed from December 24, 2025, to December 28, 2025, and from December 31, 2025, to January 6, 2026.

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