Governments around the world are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) tools to improve policymaking. But when and how they should be used has become the subject of much debate.
Recently, the matter came to the fore when South Africa’s draft national artificial intelligence (AI) policy had to be withdrawn after it was found that the reference list included fictitious sources.
Imagine describing access to government data as a ‘boda boda’ (public transportation) ride.
That exercise kicked off “Sandboxing the future: experimentation for inclusive data systems,” a session organized by the Datasphere Initiative and GPSDD at the Global Data Festival in Nairobi. This 90-minute co-creation lab convened policymakers, civil society, and researchers to examine operational sandboxes as controlled, collaborative environments for testing technical standards, governance frameworks, and data access agreements.
Generative AI is Taking Over Everyday Life in Switzerland: From Experimentation to Regular Use
New publications on techno-religion, human augmentation technologies, internet use in Switzerland
“Artificial Intelligence” in Switzerland 2024: Rapid Diffusion and Increasing Digital Inequality
Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching
Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern
Michael Reiss successfully defended his cumulative dissertation
New publications on Transhumanist Anthropocene, Content Creators and Chilling Effects
Two Awards at SACM 2025 for the Media Change and Innovation Division
Internet Use as Everyday Religion on the Rise, Cyborgization Still in its Early Stages
Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation
Leishmanien sind einzellige Krankheitserreger, die in den Tropen und Subtropen, aber auch in den Ländern rund ums Mittelmeer vorkommen. Durch den Stich von Sandmücken können sie auf Menschen, aber auch auf Hunde und andere Tiere übertragen werden. Manche Leishmanien verursachen an der Einstichstelle Hautgeschwüre, andere befallen hauptsächlich Leber und Milz, was unbehandelt in mehr als 95 Prozent der Fälle tödlich endet.
Warum manche dieser Parasiten lokal begrenzt bleiben und andere sich im Körper ausbreiten, ist eine der ungelösten Fragen der Infektionsbiologie.
By Elonnai Hickok, Jhalak Kakkar, and Jason Pielemeier, Multistakeholder Approaches to Participation in AI Governance – MAP-AI I. Assessing the UN’s First Steps on AI Governance The inaugural UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance (UNGDAI) took place on July 6–7, 2026, in Geneva. Mandated by the Global Digital Compact, the UNGDAI brought together over 2,000 regional […]
Recently, the law for an AI and IT Ministry was sent back to committees after failing to pass a vote in parliament. Meanwhile, the Office of the Minister of State for Administrative Reform (OMSAR) is leading some of the digital transformation work in Lebanon, and there is a structural conflict of interest happening, as I’ve heard from different sources inside the government.
Am Bayerischen Forschungsinstitut für Digitale Transformation (bidt) der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften (BAdW) sind drei neue interne Forschungsprojekte gestartet. Sie widmen sich im Forschungsbereich „Wirtschaft und Arbeit“ unterschiedlichen Aspekten der digitalen Transformation: Während ein Projekt mit einem datenbasierten Monitoring einen umfassenden Überblick über die digitale Arbeitswelt in Bayern schafft, untersucht ein weiteres die Auswirkungen von Künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) auf Tätigkeiten und Berufsbilder in IT und Engineering.
The Institute of Network Cultures is proud to present the first publication of its last intern at HvA, Noah Pellikaan, produced at INC in the first half of 2026:
Kardiomyopathien sind eine Gruppe von meist erblichen, seltenen Herzkrankheiten, bei denen die Struktur des Herzmuskelgewebes gestört ist. Das schränkt die Pumpkraft des Herzens ein; es kommt zu Atemnot, geringerer körperlicher Leistungsfähigkeit und weiteren typischen Beschwerden einer Herzschwäche.
Author: Richardus Krisna Dewandaru Editor: Ayom Mratita
LSZ Future ConnectionsOn 30 June and 1 July 2026, the Department of Management of the University of Klagenfurt, together with the Karl Landsteiner Institute for Hospital Organisation, was represented at the LSZ Health Congress in Stegersbach. The event provided a forum for exchange between researchers and practitioners on current developments and challenges in healthcare.