German-Israeli Dialog

Decades of social science research have shown that people do not always process information carefully. Instead, we are “cognitive misers” who prefer to reduce effortful reasoning by relying on simple mental structures called “heuristics.” This is true even in encounters with misinformation.

This piece proposes digital media and information literacy (DMIL) education as a proactive framework to empower citizens to access, analyze, create, and reflect on the media in order to guarantee freedom of information and expression.

COVID-19 has had disproportionate effects on minority groups. This text draws on research on COVID-19 among ultra-Orthodox Jews to offer a toolkit for policy makers enabling tailored health-related communication.

In response to the challenge of misinformation online, Israel launched a digital media and information literacy (DMIL) education curriculum and made it available for schools nationwide. In its current form, the Israeli DMIL education curriculum is lacking. Policymakers should consider three additional prisms of the challenge, which call for complementary educational responses.

The EU aims to be a "global role model for the digital economy" and promote its regulatory model globally. Lawmakers are considering options to limit 'Big Tech' power by regulating their data-driven business models.

Like previous technological advancements, artificial intelligence is inherently neutral, neither inherently good nor bad. This Spotlight reflects on the question of how to evaluate AI-based technologies that could improve citizens' quality of life and consumer experience, but that are vulnerable to being abused.

The rise in digitally-enabled employment and education raises concern about the potential for digital inequities, including the unequal use of safety behaviors that determine people’s ability to stay safe online

The rollout of the fifth generation of mobile telecommunication networks (5G) constitutes the backbone of the fourth industrial revolution. The way in which these networks are built, and by whom, has become a hotly debated issue in Western countries.

What are quantum computing and quantum communication? This Explainer provides insights into the potential of qunatum computing and the current pace of development in the quantum domain.