Welcome to the Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law!

The Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law was founded in 2017 at the Faculty of Law of the University of Vienna. We consider the Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law a link between the Faculty of Law and the digital and socio-technological revolution.

We explore a variety of legal issues in the modern media, information and innovation society, which emerge from the continued rapid increase in socio-technological innovations. The Department deals with information technology and intellectual property law, with a special focus on data protection and copyright law. One of the key research areas is e-commerce law and consumer protection law from a European point of view and from the perspective of comparative law, as well as legal tech and innovation in the legal professions and legal system. Another focus of research is the regulation of socio-technological innovations, such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of things, autonomous vehicles, drones, robotics or other developments in life sciences.

We are convinced that an adequate response to legal, ethical and social questions, which arise with the development of technological innovations, requires an interdisciplinary approach. Therefore, we are working on numerous multidisciplinary third-party-funded projects, focusing especially on the healthcare sector, artificial intelligence, robotics, life sciences or criminal prosecution.

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11.12.2024
 

Following the Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law’s addition to the BBMRI.at Consortium in 2023, our UNIVIE Team has had the...

08.12.2024
 

As UNIVIE’s journey with the European Union’s Horizon 2020 ODYSSEUS Project comes to an end in November 2024, we reflect on its impactful legacy. This...

29.11.2024
 

Christiane Wendehorst gave a lecture on ‘The regulation of artificial intelligence’ as an introduction to the award ceremony of the Heinrich Klang...

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18.09.2024 12:30
 

The Department of Civil Procedure Law of the University of Vienna, together with the Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law of the...

12.09.2024 09:30
 

The Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law is pleased to invite you to a breakfast lecture, part of our ongoing TeamID Lunch Lecture...

17.06.2024
 

The “Cultural” – In An Introduction to German Law and Legal Culture