Tonight’s attack on Italian investigative journalist Sigfrido Ranucci, whose car was destroyed by an explosive device, is a stark reminder of the growing threats faced by journalists – even in Western Europe. Ranucci, who hosts RAI’s investigative programme Report and is a long-time exposer of corruption and organised crime, has previously received many threats because of his work. That the attack occurred on the anniversary of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder adds a chilling dimension, reminding us of the persistent dangers that investigative journalists face in Europe.

AI and open data are a natural and powerful combination that promises to dramatically improve how citizens access public information, but the community is still working to make this a reliable reality.
The post ‘When AI Meets Open Data’: Reflections for Open Government Communities first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.

En échangeant autour de l’expérience des militantes et militants de l’ADDSQM, la Communauté de recherche-action sur les droits économiques et sociaux (COMRADES) vous invite à en découvrir davantage sur la création d’un dossier noir et l’utilisation de cet outil dans la mobilisation collective.
Date : 04 novembre 2025
Heure: 15h30 à 17h
Lieu: Salle 2419, pavillon Charles-De Koninck
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Como a corrida por data centers e inteligência artificial afeta nossos territórios, comunidades e o meio ambiente?

O LAPIN acaba de divulgar o documento com os principais destaques, debates e recomendações da atividade “Conexões Sustentáveis: IA, justiça climática e participação social rumo à COP30”, realizada durante o FIB15.

Lebanon is facing its fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in November 2025, a critical moment that we can leverage to report on the state of digital rights in the country. At a time when the internet infrastructure is still recovering from Israel’s devastating war and as online freedoms face further restrictions, SMEX resorts to the UPR to advocate for meaningful digital rights reforms before the UN Human Rights Council. 

Drazen/AdobestockThe project #NoFakeFacts! is a new initiative from Sparkling Science 2.0 that aims to equip young people with the skills they need to deal with digital information and sources. The idea is to help young people spot fake news, think critically about it, and handle digital content responsibly. As well as boosting media and information literacy, this also promotes young people’s understanding of science and democracy.

Hoe ziet 2030 eruit voor onze digitale veiligheid en autonomie? Bernold Nieuwesteeg spreekt met Els de Busser, associate professor Information Law en opleidingsdirecteur van de Master Informatierecht.

Digitalisierung ist nach wie vor ein zentrales Thema unserer Zeit – dies geht aus dem aktuellen Digitalbarometer des Bayerischen Forschungsinstituts für Digitale Transformation (bidt) der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften hervor. Die Studie zeigt eine relativ große Offenheit in Deutschland für neue technische Entwicklungen. Digitale Kompetenzen werden von über 80 Prozent der Menschen im privaten Alltag für wichtig erachtet. Gleichzeitig gibt eine Mehrheit von 61 Prozent an, dass dem Thema Digitalisierung in Deutschland zu wenig Aufmerksamkeit gewidmet wird.

China, Russia and India are building national platform alternatives to reduce their dependence on Big Tech. What can Europe learn from their strategies?
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Die gerade erschiene Ausgabe des renommierten THE World University Ranking vergleicht 2.191 Universitäten aus 115 Ländern und Gebieten. Die Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) belegt darin Platz 179 im weltweiten Vergleich, Platz 17 in Deutschland und Platz 3 in Bayern. Damit reiht sie sich unter den besten Universitäten des Landes ein.
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Votre demande de soutien au CIS est attendue au plus tard le 18 nov. 2025.
L’article Avis aux candidat·es au concours chercheur·euses CNRS 2026 intéressé·es par l’équipe CIS UPR 2000 est apparu en premier sur Centre Internet et Société.

On October 6, 2025, Jutta Rath successfully defended her dissertation entitled “On the Asymptotic Structure of Powers of Monomial Ideals.” She earned her doctorate as part of the FWF doc.funds doctoral school “Modeling-Analysis-Optimization of discrete, continuous, and stochastic systems.”

HIIG receives funding from three foundations to advance digitalisation research on democracy, technology, law, innovation, and AI.
The post Three foundations are supporting digitalisation research at HIIG: With a focus on democratic change, the future of law, entrepreneurship and society appeared first on HIIG.

“As climate change worsens, interest is growing in the link between intellectual property protection and environmental sustainability. At the heart of these discussions are concerns that strong IP protection may hinder sustainable practices.