Latest press releases Digital Safety & Security

NEW 06.07.2026 Digital Safety & Security

AIT and the Criminal Intelligence Service Austria present an Austrian biometric innovation at the United Nations

A solution for contactless fingerprint identification, deployed nationwide for the first time, was presented at the UN Counter-Terrorism Week in New York as an internationally recognised example of best practice in responsible biometric technologies.

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NEW 24.06.2026 Digital Safety & Security

Hiroshima Survivor Setsuko Thurlow Urges the PeaceTech Community to "Remember Your Own Humanity”

The PeaceTech Alliance, AIT and SBA Research brought the Nobel Peace Prize recipient together with Austrian young technology developers to discuss responsibility, ethics and humanity in the technological age

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NEW 26.01.2026 Digital Safety & Security

Europe's digital sovereignty is decided in the data space

At the Alpine Tech Forum in Davos, Helmut Leopold presented how the Gaia-X Hub Austria is positioning digital and data sovereignty as a location factor for Europe.

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NEW 31.10.2025 Digital Safety & Security

Austria Takes a Strong Stand Against Cybercrime in Vietnam

The AIT, BMEIA and KSÖ emphasize their global leadership role in building capacity against cybercrime at the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime in Hanoi

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NEW 30.09.2025 Digital Safety & Security

High-Tech made in Austria presented at Europe`s largest IT Security Trade Fair

AIT and IT specialist X-Net present cutting-edge product innovations at the “it-sa” trade fair in Nuremberg

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NEW 01.08.2025 Digital Safety & Security

Helmut Leopold elected to the board of directors of Gaia-X AISBL

The Austrian Gaia-X Hub is now also represented on the European Board of Directors

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NEW 23.07.2025 Digital Safety & Security

PeaceTech Alliance launches cross-sector dialogue on ethical use of digital technologies for peace

Bringing together Austria’s peacebuilders, research, policymakers, public servants     and creatives to rethink PeaceTech from the ground up.

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NEW 03.07.2025 Digital Safety & Security

Robustifying Generative AI

The AIT Austrian Institute of Technology and TU Wien are developing a new methodology for trustworthy Generative Artificial Intelligence in the new European-funded project RobustifAI.

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NEW 25.06.2025 Digital Safety & Security

#IDSF25: AIT strengthens Austrian commitment to PeaceTech with launch of "PeaceTech Alliance"

A human-centric initiative to foster dialogue between peacebuilders and the tech sector in a global context

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NEW 18.06.2025 Digital Safety & Security

#IDSF25: ATLAWS provides guidance through the jungle of legal provisions

As part of the 4th International Digital Security Forum (IDSF) 2025, a new Austrian initiative was presented to an international audience of experts, with the aim of supporting companies in complying with European legislation

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