Digital Transformation

Authors: Nicole Stein & Vered Blass The fashion industry’s status as one of the most polluting industries is…

Introduction: How Can AI systems Cause Damage? Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) systems are used in various contexts of our…

When we think about AI in the context of international conflict, the more immediate associations are probably related…

From Human Rights to Digital Rights The term “digital rights” describes human rights in the digital age. The…

Authors: Anouk Ruhaak & Astha Kapoor Introduction: Why do we need data stewards? Over the past decade, large…

Disinfo Talks is an interview series with experts that tackle the challenge of disinformation through different prisms. Our talks…

Disinfo Talks is an interview series with experts that tackle the challenge of disinformation through different prisms. Our talks…

Over the course of the last decade, there has been an enormous interest in artificial intelligence (AI). Due…

Authors: Olaf Boehnke and Carlo Zensus Ever since citizens have been communicating online with each other via emails,…

Disinfo Talks is an interview series with experts that tackle the challenge of disinformation through different prisms. Our talks…

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform society, for good and bad. For some, AI promises commercial opportunities akin…

Disinfo Talks is an interview series with experts from around the world, who tackle the challenge of disinformation through…

Disinfo Talks is an interview series with experts that tackle the challenge of disinformation through different prisms. Our talks…

Teleworking from home (i.e. working from home based on digital infrastructure) is  becoming the “new normal.” The COVID-19 pandemic…

The European Convention on Human Rights of the Council of Europe of 1950 acknowledged privacy in its Article…

As far as technology hype cycles go, ‘quantum’ is on its way to quickly outpacing prolific buzzwords such as ‘artificial…

Disinfo Talks is an interview series with experts that tackle the challenge of disinformation through different prisms. Our talks…

Introduction or “The Relation Between Smartphones and Human Rights” My Smartphone is my life. Not literally, of course,…

This commentary critically assesses current trends in online media control in liberal democracies. It argues that protecting society…

Disinfo Talks is an interview series with experts from around the world, who tackle the challenge of disinformation through…

Introduction – an online public sphere under attack with tech platforms at the center Escalating hate speech online…

Why does 5G network technology matter? The fifth-generation cellular network technology, 5G, is about to accelerate the overall pace of…

Data-driven decision-making techniques are successfully implemented in applications like hiring, assessing recidivism risks, loans, display advertising, and more.…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming a prevalent part of our society and commercial market. Autonomous vehicles, drones, robotic…

There is a consensus that AI needs to be organized around ethical principals and values. Like all iterations…

The COVID-19 shift toward digital life is visible in how the internet is playing an increasingly ubiquitous role in…

Disinfo Talks is an interview series with experts from around the world, who tackle the challenge of disinformation through…

The year 2021 has seen new momentum in the global debate about cyber norms, that is, rules for…

The field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has grown exponentially as the world is increasingly being built around automated…

Introduction – a diminishing role for “legacy” news media in the digital age? The conventional news media, in…

Introduction The adoption of the Digital Services Act (DSA) has been a welcome landmark step in European digital…

Introduction. Why is it important to talk about gendered disinformation? One can say that fake news is old…

ABSTRACT This Explainer provides interested non-experts with the current state of the scientific debate on the role of…

What is open government data? Open Government Data (OGD) is not just about openness and transparency, nor is…

The EU’s goal is to become a “global role model for the digital economy” and to promote its…

While most were stuck in a particularly gruesome mid-winter Covid lockdown at the beginning of 2021, there was…

As automated analysis of data (via a suite of tools known as machine learning) becomes more prominent, examples…

Cybersecurity is a complex concept. It essentially consists of the two terms ‘cyber’ and ‘security’, both of which…

Authors: Eduardo Magrani and Lucas van Hattem The start of the new year might not have taken the turn WhatsApp was hoping…

Were you ever surprised that certain personal data that you thought was visible only to you was actually…

From optimizing production in manufacturing, to allocating hospital beds, to operating door entry systems of smart buildings, the…

The Internet has been labelled as an independent and universal space throughout the 1990s and until today many believe it should…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms have gained a growing influence over our society. It is not unusual to see…

Authors: Oskar J. Gstrein and Dimitry Vladimirovich Kochenov   While most regions of the world are still struggling to get their hands…

Israeli Science Communicators Supporting a Fact-Based Public Discourse Science communication comes with its challenges, due to the fact…

Authors: Dr. Lena Frischlich and Dr. Edda Humprecht Trust and its Role in Combating Disinformation  The world has…

Accelerated Information Consumption on Social Media Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic is the first pandemic that…

The Case for a Designated Hub to Address Disinformation in Israel Disinformation has become an increasingly expansive phenomenon…

Who’s responsibility is social media platform regulation? Personal data has been utilized in an unregulated environment throughout the…

Authors: Markus Weisskopf and Rebecca Winkels Lessons from Promoting Science Communication to Fight Misinformation in Germany The COVID-19…

In recent years, political parties and campaigners around the world have invested heavily in online advertising, demonstrating the…

Interference in democratic decision-making processes carried out by outside powers is anything but a novel phenomenon. Especially during…

On the Added Value of ‘Big Data’ for Public Policy – and why it is ok to have…

A lot has been written about the dismissal of facts and reality by President Trump and his allies…

The German Corona warning app is a success story. This paper tries – within the confines of its…

Why is there so much awareness for data protection and privacy in Germany? The text pursues this question.…

Among the initial Israeli responses to the COVID-19 pandemic was the harnessing of counterterrorism surveillance measures used by the…

Contact tracing technologies can potentially help health organizations and governments stop the spread of COVID-19 by finding and isolating…

Israeli Perceptions of Voluntary Contact Tracing Applications vs. Mandatory General Secret Service Surveillance during the COVID-19 Pandemic Israel…

The Search for Oversight, Safeguards and Accountability in Tech Surveillance The landscape of digital communications and the evolution…

Cities as a Sink for Innovation and Decarbonization The role of cities in shaping and driving the decarbonization…

The Role of Big Data and AI in Sustainable Urban Development Increasingly abundant big data and artificial intelligence…

Conversations about a Covid-19 vaccine have been ongoing since the disease came into our lives. As researchers, pharma…

In the past years, an increasing use of disinformation to impact the information environment around chemical weapons attacks…

In January 2020, before we were familiar with Covid-19, Alex Jones’ channel, Infowars, hosted Del Bigtree — a producer, and antivax…

It’s a scenario that’s been on the very top of every cybersecurity official’s list of nightmares for a…

The Covid-19 pandemic is emphasizing the limitations of efforts taken by tech platforms to tackle dissemination of false…

The shared fear of Russia’s military aggression has been a glue holding together the transatlantic security alliance. Since…

“Citizens are speaking to their governments using twenty-first-century technologies, governments are listening on twentieth-century technology and providing nineteenth-century…

Digital disruption and innovation will fundamentally change HR requirements of government personnel at all levels. In the age…

Proliferation of data-science fields has improved the daily lives of people across the globe, offering tools to improve…

Governments around the world are grappling with the fact that many government employees—from secretaries to drivers to passport…

Relations between Israel and Russia have never been better off than under Putin and Netanyahu – in this…

Lessons learned from the Sinai Peninsula Human trafficking for ransom represents a new phenomenon developing on irregular migratory…

“Israel exists and will continue to exist until Islam has extinguished it, just as it has already eradicated…