Under the heading of “Digitale Revolution = Digital Citizen?” (Digital Revolution = Digital Citizen?), the Colloquium Fundamentale of the ZAK | Center for Applied Cultural Science and Studium Generale of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) will focus on the complex consequences of digitization for our society. The series of presentations will be opened by the founder of internet sociology, Dr. Stephan G. Humer, of the Berlin University of the Arts on Thursday, October 23, 2014, 18 hrs, at the NTI-Hörsaal (Engesserstr. 5, building 30.10, KIT Campus South).
The presentations will be made in German.
For further information (in German):
https://www.zak.kit.edu/colloquium_fundamentale.php
Digital Press Kit Relating to the Science Year 2014
Communication, energy supply, mobility, industry, health care, leisure 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.