Welcome to the Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law!

The Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law was founded in 2017 at the University of Vienna's Law School. We consider the Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law as the law school´s link to the digital revolution.

We deal with a wide range of legal questions concerning the modern media and information society that result from the rapid, continuing rise in technological innovations. The Department focuses on information technology and intellectual property law, with a special interest in privacy/data protection and copyright law. Another area of research is e-commerce and consumer protection law from a European and a Comparative Law perspective as well as Legal Tech and innovations in the legal field.

We are convinced that an adequate answer to legal, ethical and social questions arising with the development of technology requires an interdisciplinary approach. Thus we work on a number of multidisciplinary third party funded projects, especially in the areas of health care and law enforcement.

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07.11.2024
 

On November 6, 2024, Christiane Wendehorst delivered a lecture on Artificial Intelligence and Liability Law as part of the "Artificial Intelligence...

05.11.2024
 

As part of Stanford's Democracy Day, a round table will take place on 5 November 2024 discussing AI and elections, safety regulations and democratic...

30.10.2024
 

On October 23, 2024, Christiane Wendehorst participated as a speaker at the Krogerus Data Symposium, organized by Krogerus' Technology, Data & IP team...

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17.10.2023 17:30
 

Implementation of the EU Whistleblower Directive in Austria and successful application of the requirements in companies

12.10.2023
 

Invitation to the Panel Discussion on 12 October 2023, 17.00 - 19.30

Digitalisation, data and law. Data-driven innovations can bring benefits in...

10.10.2023
 

Elisabeth Steindl has been invited to a discussion in the European Parliament, hosted by MEP Stelios Kympouropoulos, involving Commissioner Stella...