The Portulans Institute is pleased to share that we are launching an exciting new research initiative focused on the future of democracy. With generous support from the Reynolds Foundation, the Portulans Democracy Project (PDP) aims to contribute to the global enhancement of democratic institutions, processes, and practices worldwide.
DSI Apéro Philo Session: Digital Wellbeing
Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation
Talk im Turm: Göttliche Algorithmen und Putins Desinformation
Campus Oerlikon Lecture Series: Digital Worlds
Rückblick: Talk im Turm zu Desinformation und Algorithmen
Internet Use as Everyday Religion on the Rise, Cyborgization Still in its Early Stages
“Artificial Intelligence” in Switzerland 2024: Rapid Diffusion and Increasing Digital Inequality
Two Awards at SACM 2025 for the Media Change and Innovation Division
Michael Reiss successfully defended his cumulative dissertation
Workshop participants were able to identify problems associated with working with data. Some common scenarios were addressed, which were linked to a fear of working with data or dealing with databases without knowing what to do.
The post ‘Educating the Gaze’ with Open Data Editor at Abrelatam/Condatos Bolivia 2025 first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.
A platform is telling researchers how to study its neutrality and defining what and where researchers should look to evaluate it. If it was Google or Facebook we might be shocked. But it’s from Wikipedia, and so this move will undoubtedly go unnoticed by most. On Thursday this week, the Wikimedia Foundation’s research team sent a note to the Wikimedia research mailing list asking for feedback on their “Guidance for NPOV Research on Wikipedia” [1].
Die Julius-Maximilians-Universität (JMU) Würzburg hat die großartige Chance, ab 2027 in den Kreis der deutschen Exzellenzuniversitäten aufgenommen zu werden. Diesen begehrten Titel vergeben der Bund und die Länder in einem harten Wettbewerb, der Exzellenzstrategie. Verbunden ist er mit einer millionenschweren Förderung, die nicht einzelne Bereiche, sondern die ganze Universität stärkt.
Opening the International Press Institute (IPI) archive is not just for preservation, but the first step toward creating a digital press freedom commons for the public good.
The post The Road to a Press Freedom AI Commons first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.
Ob Kariesentfernung, Wurzelkanalbehandlung oder Kronenpräparation – an den Zähnen aus dem 3D-Drucker können Studierende sich richtig abarbeiten. Aktuelle wissenschaftliche Studien belegen den hohen Lerneffekt, die Akzeptanz bei Studierenden und den didaktischen Nutzen des universellen Übungszahns.
Wer in Würzburg Zahnmedizin studiert, benötigt im Schnitt 300 Übungszähne, um die verschiedenen Techniken und Behandlungen zu üben und später Patientinnen und Patienten sicher, effizient und erfolgreich behandeln zu können.
During the four-week summer internship, students gain insight into academic and scientific life at the Institute of Mathematics. In targeted input phases, combined with self-study phases and group work, they explore accessible mathematical topics.
In addition, they gain initial experience with programming and learn basic skills in Python and LaTeX. They design presentation formats based on what they have learned for their peers, which are used in school lectures and workshops.
The Digital Rights Asia-Pacific Assembly returns for its third edition on August 26 - 28, 2025, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, bringing together diverse stakeholders to combat rising digital authoritarianism through collaborative, rights-based digital governance.
The offline session discussed the different features of ODE using public datasets downloaded from www.data.gov.in.
The post Training Indian Researchers on Data Literacy with Open Data Editor first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.
Using data such as COVID-19 genomic metadata from GISAID and custom datasets like dog genomic metadata, participants explored how to detect inconsistencies and errors in datasets.
The post Empowering Life Scientists in Africa through Open Data: Highlights from the ODE Training first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.