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The overuse of technology and extended time in 3D virtual worlds by young children and teenagers have raised concerns among parents and teachers about potential negative impacts on their psychological well-being and real-world engagement. This paper ...

Hate crimes against politicians have become a contentious topic in German media and public discussion. At the same time there is little empirical evidence on how big the phenomena are in the digital media and how the digital media and the real world are ...

The landscape of cyber-attacks is rapidly evolving and increasing in variety and frequency. The demand for cyber security expertise, coupled with a shortage of qualified professionals, underscores the urgent need for comprehensive training programs and ...

Digital technology utilisation within the public sector has been discussed for its effective and efficient functions in public service provision. Museum sectors have also applied various digital technologies, such as the Information and Communication ...

This study examines how smart city initiatives and core administration digitalization projects can be integrated in municipalities to promote synergy effects. The focus is on the hypothesis that the success of such integration efforts depends largely on ...

The non-consensual spread of intimate images and videos is a problematic phenomenon exacerbated by the rise of unmoderated instant messaging platforms like Telegram, where anonymity guarantees meet a loose regulatory framework. The popularity of ...

The proliferation of hate speech on digital platforms has become a significant issue, and automated content moderation systems built on machine learning are a proposed solution. However, they face challenges in multilingual and low-resource settings due ...

This paper considers hypertext in its various forms as a paradigm that has the potential to reduce a number of ethical concerns that come with (generative) AI. Based on a user scenario, the paper points out some ethical issues and explains how they can ...

Accurately and efficiently detecting plagiarism is a critical component of high-quality education. Many plagiarism detection algorithms are being invented and deployed, but these services often come at a significant cost due to their computational ...

Addressing sustainability issues requires collective action, with individuals playing a crucial role. Despite a willingness to shop responsibly, people lack the knowledge needed to make informed decisions, this information gap underpins the intention-...

The pandemic has transformed the traditional perception of university life, revealing alternative learning methods and prompting a shift in students’ attitudes towards education. With emptied classrooms, students now navigate flexible schedules, ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has seamlessly integrated into our daily routines. Recognizing the significance of AI, educators are expected not only to teach about AI but also to utilize AI tools in their teaching, ensuring that their students are ...

Social media presents an avenue for increasing people relatedness and building communities but also can enable harmful communication including violating Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) principles. Besides technical solutions like natural ...

Older women represent the disadvantaged side of digital inequality as an extension of social, economic, and cultural inequalities. This research aims to explore the Digital Competence Training Program (DCTP) designed as a model to overcome the lack of ...

The online safety of minors is a complex issue that legislators are striving to address. Numerous initiatives aim to define policies and best practices to mitigate the risks associated with the use of technologies and applications by young individuals, ...

Achieving fairness in AI systems is a critical yet challenging task due to conflicting metrics and their underlying societal assumptions, e.g., the extent to which racist and sexist societal processes are presumed to cause harm and the extent to which ...

This paper examines three existing frameworks developed by IEEE, UNICEF, and the World Economic Forum (WEF) that provide guidance on age-appropriate services and AI systems for children. We conduct a multidimensional analysis across several dimensions: ...

This demo introduces Tonart, a language and metalanguage for practical music composition. The object language of Tonart is abstract syntax modeling a traditional musical score. It is extensible- composers choose or invent syntaxes which will most ...

Tracing features to software artifacts is a crucial yet challenging activity for developers of variability-intensive software projects. Developers can provide feature traces either proactively in a manual and rarely semi-automated way or recover them ...

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is becoming more widespread, small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are beginning to use it extensively. This paper presents the results of an interview study with eight CEOs or co-founders of SMEs. We ...