The Caribbean DPI Summit, held in Kingston, Jamaica from April 8–10, 2025, brought together government leaders, civil society representatives, technologists, researchers, and regional organizations to explore how DPI can serve as a foundation for inclusive, resilient, and people-centered digital transformation across the Caribbean.

12th of March, 2025

Saturn, with its distinctive ring system, is one of the most impressive planets in our solar system. Roland Brockers will take the audience attending his public lecture on Thursday, 5 June (5 p.m., Lecture Hall 1, University of Klagenfurt) on an exciting journey to the ringed planet with the largest number of known moons in the solar system. Roland Brockers is Professor of Modular Robotic Systems in the Control of Networked Systems group and a researcher at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory / California Institute of Technology in California.

The Chinese Computer. A Global History of the Information Age, 2 juin 2025, 18h30.
L’article 2.6.2025 Hypertextes #29 Thomas S. Mullaney est apparu en premier sur Centre Internet et Société.

Mit der generativen Künstlichen Intelligenz (GenAI) wurde das Wort Prompt in unseren Sprachgebrauch eingeführt. Wörtlich übersetzten lässt es sich mit „Eingabeaufforderung“ und beschreibt die Interaktion mit sprachbasierter GenAI. Im Bereich Prompt Engineering wird viel geforscht, es ist fast unmöglich, jede Entwicklung zu verfolgen. Welches Modell ist für welche Aufgabe geeignet? Was ist Zero- und Few-Shot-Prompting? Sind meine geteilten Informationen nun sicher oder nicht?

Why are giant pandas considered a species worth protecting and a national treasure of China, while not all pandas are seen as equally valuable? Christof Lammer reports on his research into kinship measurements in species conservation and their political, economic, and ecological implications.

On May 1st the University Library stays closed.
 
Please register in good time – 24 h in advance of your use – for the 24/7 library to use our reading rooms and media stacks all around the clock as usual.
 
We look forward to your visit!
Der Beitrag May 1st: Library closed erschien zuerst auf University of Klagenfurt.

In light of Indonesia’s election year, Safer Internet Lab conducted two major surveys to examine the state of information governance: a national public opinion survey and a stakeholder perception survey. The findings from both surveys were launched on January 16, 2025, during an event titled “Rilis Survei Nasional: Menyusun Peta Jalan Menghadapi Gangguan Informasi di Era AI Generatif” at the CSIS Auditorium in Central Jakarta.

The Open Knowledge Foundation's new Tech Lead joins us for the fourteenth #OKFN100, a series of conversations about the current challenges and the paths of action of the open movement.
The post Patricio Del Boca: ‘What we need is concrete tech for the people who need it, and nothing else’ first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.

En 2024, Emmanuelle Marceau, professeure de philosophie au Cégep du Vieux Montréal  et chercheuse au Centre de recherche en droit public, a eu le plaisir d’être accueillie par l’Institut des étude

The Demography Project was able to streamline its work with air quality data in Kenya, significantly reduce the time needed to identify and correct errors, and train the team to work with open data.
The post Open Data Editor in Action: A giant spreadsheet of environmental data now accurate for analysis first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.

A workshop co-organized by DIGISOV, CIS CNRS, Citizen Lab and GEODE, 21 May 2025, CNRS Paris Pouchet.
L’article Metrics of sovereignty: mixed methods approach to sovereign networks est apparu en premier sur Centre Internet et Société.

Lebenslanges Lernen, lebenslange Bildung, Bildungsangebote für Erwachsene: Das ist unerlässlich, um freiheitliche Demokratien in einer immer komplexeren Welt zu stärken. In der modernen Wissensgesellschaft mit ihren ständig sich fortentwickelnden Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien ist lebenslanges Lernen so gefragt wie nie zuvor. Dass Erwachsene daran ein großes Interesse haben, zeigt sich an hohen Teilnahmequoten bei einschlägigen Bildungsangeboten.

KKChitchanok Chuengsatiansup moved from the University of Melbourne to the University of Klagenfurt at the end of 2024 with the aim of continuing her work on optimised cryptographic codes that accomplish several goals: While maintaining the security offered by the design, the computational resources required to execute cryptographic code and the overheads to integrate such code into different systems should be minimal.

Slot Online Terbaik untuk Pecinta Puzzle di Indonesia

La réparation pour les violations massives des droits humains : une cartographie de la mosaïque de mécanismes nationaux 

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As African countries accelerate the deployment of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), the essential, interoperable digital systems that enable public and private services at scale, trust is emerging as the cornerstone of sustainable implementation.4 DPI systems, which include digital identity, payment platforms, and data exchange mechanisms, hold transformative potential for governance, social inclusion, and economic growth. Yet, despite the promise, building citizen trust in DPI remains a complex, context-dependent challenge.

We’re sharing a new, in-depth study conducted by SMEX exploring the evolving landscape of feminist digital activism in Lebanon—specifically the compounded challenges that feminist organizers face when navigating online spaces shaped by patriarchal repression, surveillance, and platform bias.