On 11 June 2026, the Grimme Institute will host the discussion forum “Journalism: between objectivity, activism and awards” in Düsseldorf. CAIS researcher Christoph Bieber will join Ellen Heinrichs, Lars Rinsdorf and Çiğdem Uzunoğlu to discuss how public debates on social issues can be better facilitated. The focus is on constructive approaches to managing conflict, including shared rules and a renewed debate culture.
The early federal election in 2025 presented electoral officials and their administrative bodies across the country with organisational challenges. An article by CAIS researchers from the Digital Democratic Innovations research programme now sheds light on the complex structures and coordination processes that make democratic participation possible in the first place.
At the March 2026 meeting of the Digitalization Working Group of the Städtetag NRW at ZenDiS in Bochum, questions of digital sovereignty were at the forefront. In this context, CAIS researchers Prof. Tim Majchrzak and Prof. Christoph Bieber were invited on March 24, 2026, to give an impulse lecture on the transformation of digital democratic discourses, providing insights into CAIS research.
At the 14th Congress of the German IT Planning Council on March 18–19, 2026, experts will discuss the digital transformation of public administration, focusing on artificial intelligence (AI), digital sovereignty, federal cooperation, and administrative modernization. CAIS researcher Christoph Bieber will participate in a panel on the opportunities and challenges of AI in public administration.
On January 13, 2026, Prof. Christoph Bieber participates in the symposium “Demokratie Ort: Digitale Welt” (EN: Democracy Location: Digital World) at the Federal Ministry for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMBFSFJ) in Berlin.
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