Die Tech Bros, die Broligarchie und ihre Auswirkungen beschäftigen uns auch in dieser Ausgabe der FIfF-Kommunikation. Dabei geht es diesmal vor allem um Gegenkonzepte: Digitale Souveränität gegen Big Tech und Big Brother ist der Titel unseres diesmaligen Schwerpunkts, den Ulrike…
Dear colleague, We would like to remind you of next week’s talk in our Lecture Series: Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. (17:00) Central European Summer Time (UTC+2) Topic: “Drones, Swarm Intelligence, and the Future of Cyber-Physical Societies”(scroll down for abstract…
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Christian Fuchs invites to a webinar about the EU project INNOVADE he is leading at his University: INNOVADE-Webinar: What Digital Futures Do We (Not) Want? Results from the Futures of Digital Democracy SurveyTuesday, 26 May, 10:00-11:30 CET Registration:https://innovade-democracy.eu/events/what-digital-futures-do-we-not-want A webinar…
Wir leisten uns ein Wirtschaftssystem, das Menschen hervorbringt, deren Macht die vieler Staaten inzwischen deutlich übersteigt. Wir nennen sie Tech-Bros. Es sind Männer, die die technische Basis für autokratische Regierungen schaffen und so dabei mithelfen, Demokratien zu zerstören. Auch die…
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This time the GSIS contribution to the WLD is a preview of the volume “AI Generating New Habits – Critical Reflections”, edited by Raffaela Giovagnoli, Irena Mostowicz and Tomáš Sigmund, to be published by Springer in the book series “Sapere”…
This is the title of the next brown bag research talk of the Future Foundation. Sarah Spiekermann-Hoff writes:
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Under this title the Future Foundation held the first lunchtime talk, as announced here. Sarah Spiekermann-Hoff writes:
On 29 September 2025 the Future Foundation was presented to the public (https://gsis.at/2025/09/03/10-regeln-fur-die-digitale-welt/). Sarah Spiekermann-Hoff, Board Member of the Future Foundation, announces a follow-up series of talks: From time to time we will offer a virtual lunch-time talk on an…
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Rainer Rehak from Forum InformatikerInnen für Frieden und gesellschaftliche Verantwortung informs about a call for papers for a Special Issue of the Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society next year. Submission deadline 15 November 2025: In light of the recent…
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Christian Fuchs invites to the following webinar: Webinar on Democracy in the Digital Age: Foundations of Digital Democracy AnalysisOrganised by the Horizon Europe Project INNOVADETuesday, October 21, 15:00 CET In this webinar, the EU research project INNOVADE: INNOVAtive DEmocracy through…
