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What may responsible innovations in digital society be like? This question will be dealt with by the Institute for Technology Assessment and System Analysis (ITAS) of the Karlsruhe Insti-tute of Technology (KIT) in cooperation with the FabLab Karls-ruhe e.V. Two young scientists of ITAS will organize two inter-active workshops on October 11 and November 08, 2014. The interested public is cordially invited to attend these workshops and the final event on November 22, 2014. The project has won the Germany-wide university competition “Mehr als Bits und Bytes” (More than Bits and Bytes).
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More information: http://www.fablab-karlsruhe.de/projekte
Workshop registration:Julia hahn ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
The workshops and the final event will be held in the German
language.
Digital Press Kit Relating to the Science Year 2014
Communication, energy supply, mobility, industry, health care, lei-sure time: Digital technologies have long been part of our everyday life, they open up new opportunities and offer solutions for problems of society. At the same time, they pose challenges. Opportunities and risks will be in the focus of the Science Year 2014 – The Digital Society. At the KIT, researchers of all disciplines study various – technical and societal – aspects of digitization. The digital press kit of KIT relating to the Science Year 2014 contains short portraits, press releases, and videos:
http://www.pkm.kit.edu/digitalegesellschaft
In close partnership with society, KIT develops solutions for urgent challenges – from climate change, energy transition and sustainable use of natural resources to artificial intelligence, sovereignty and an aging population. As The University in the Helmholtz Association, KIT unites scientific excellence from insight to application-driven research under one roof – and is thus in a unique position to drive this transformation. As a University of Excellence, KIT offers its more than 10,000 employees and 22,800 students outstanding opportunities to shape a sustainable and resilient future. KIT – Science for Impact.