Media & Public

The 4future.institute brings perspectives from society, business, technology, and the environment into public debate. Our analyses and positions are taken up and discussed in media, specialist publications, and public forums. On this page you will find a selection of external reports, interviews, and contributions that address the work and topics of the 4future.institute.

2025

REPORT.at — Digital Sovereignty Does Not Fail Because of Technology, But Because of Political Will (Werner Illsinger)
The piece examines the political and economic dimension of digital sovereignty and draws on central lines of argument that the 4future.institute also addresses. (Guest contribution)
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2026

REPORT.at — Companies Get the Future They Make Possible (Werner Illsinger)
Entrepreneurial futures are rarely a question of location — they are a question of business decisions. (Guest contribution)
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REPORT.at — If We Think in the Old Logic, We Will Fail (Detter, Illsinger)
A reflection on the Austrians federal government’s industrial strategy
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Symposium — Agentic AI in Hybrid Societies — Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW)
When AI Takes Action: Understanding Agentic Systems (Andreas Kunar)
I am sorry Dave. I am afraid, I cannot do that. AI and Digital Sovereignty (Werner Illsinger)
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