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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28.11.2024
 

Christiane Wendehorst participated as an observer for the European Law Institute (ELI) at the 67th session of UNCITRAL's Working Group on Electronic...

27.11.2024
 

Christiane Wendehorst gave a lecture on ‘Liability for artificial intelligence’ for the NÖ Jurist Society on 13 November 2024. Her presentation...

26.11.2024
 

On November 8, 2024 Christiane Wendehorst spoke on the topic “Crypto Assets in Private International Law.” at the 10th International Economic Law Day,...

 Events

21.05.2024 15:00
 

The Department of Innovation and Digitalization in Law of the University of Vienna invites you to the event "GDPR@6 - The EU's General Data Protection...

25.01.2024 17:30
 

January 25 2024 / 17.30 – 19.30

Invitation to the panel discussion

12.01.2024 08:45
 

The department will be represented at the "AI in Medicine – Vision – Reality – Legal Aspects" conference on January 12, 2024.