”Those who challenge the capitalist order tend to be publicly labelled as criminals generally falling into the terrorist category.” Steve Kurtz (World-InfoCon Brussels (2000): An Annotated Report)
In memory of Steve Kurtz [1958-2025]
“Artificial Intelligence” in Switzerland 2024: Rapid Diffusion and Increasing Digital Inequality
Two Awards at SACM 2025 for the Media Change and Innovation Division
Rückblick: Talk im Turm zu Desinformation und Algorithmen
Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern
Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching
Michael Reiss successfully defended his cumulative dissertation
Generative AI is Taking Over Everyday Life in Switzerland: From Experimentation to Regular Use
Internet Use as Everyday Religion on the Rise, Cyborgization Still in its Early Stages
Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation
ODE helped Data Crítica to quickly identify reliable variables for their data journalism investigations and ensure their stories are built on solid foundation
The post Open Data Editor in Action: Interrogating Data for Investigative Journalism in Mexico first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.
From January 2026, staff and students in higher education will be able to use Nextcloud, an alternative collaboration environment. Surf, the ICT cooperative for higher education, wants to make universities and colleges less dependent on American big tech companies.
The post New cloud service aims to free higher education from Big Tech’s grip appeared first on IVIR.
Marijn Sax features as an expert in the second season of the documentary series "AI love". This programme by public media organisation HUMAN follows people who have a deep emotional connection with artificial intelligence. The series will be broadcasted weekly from 27th of November on Dutch television NPO 3 and NPO Start.
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At our last call we discussed the Zenodo Integration of the Data Package and an Action Plan for the community reactivation in 2026.
The post Frictionless Data Community Call November 2025 first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.
One year after a ceasefire agreement was signed by Israel, Lebanon, and five mediating countries, one thing remains clear: Israel is still breaching Lebanon’s digital sovereignty. It continues to penetrate Lebanon’s digital infrastructure through GPS spoofing, signal interference, and drone surveillance that affects its residents.
Constant surveillance through drones
We are pleased to announce an open position at the Department of Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity,
within the Faculty of Technical Sciences. As a project researcher for the ATRIA research project you will join the research team around
Prof. Konstantin Schekotihin and Prof. Martin Gebser, working on the project “Automated Twin foR
semiconductor mAnufacturing (ATRIA)” funded by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency in the focus
Das diesjährige DigiMeet stand unter dem Titel „Platform Governance & Power: Between control, ethics and societal dynamics“. Im Fokus standen aktuelle Entwicklungen in der Regulierung und Gestaltung digitaler Plattformen – von rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen über gesellschaftliche und politische Implikationen bis hin zu Fragen der technologischen Umsetzung. Insgesamt nahmen rund 80 Forschende aus 16 Ländern teil, darunter Teilnehmende aus elf EU-Staaten sowie Großbritannien, den USA, Indien, Peru und Brasilien.
Wissenschaftliche Unabhängigkeit im digitalen Diskurs
Graduiertenkollegs sind Forschungsprogramme, die sich speziell der Ausbildung des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses widmen. Von der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) finanziell gefördert dienen sie der strukturierten Ausbildung von Doktorandinnen und Doktoranden. Im Kolleg bearbeiten die Promovierenden gemeinsam verschiedene Aspekte eines übergeordneten Themas.
