Manuel Castells has been one of the first intellectuals to grasp the internet and its associated developments within a broader social theory. So, how is power constituted in the digital... MORE
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Im Juni 2018 endet die Umsetzungsfrist für die EU-Richtlinie über den Schutz vertraulichen Know-hows und vertraulicher Geschäftsinformationen vor rechtswidrigem Erwerb sowie rechtswidriger Nutzung und Offenlegung (Geschäftsgeheimnis-Richtlinie). Schon jetzt gilt es für Unternehmen, sich auf die kommenden Änderungen einzustellen. Im neuen ITM-Podcast spricht Prof. Dr. Thomas Hoeren über den Inhalt und die zu erwartenden praktischen Auswirkungen...
The following are my opening remarks for the encryption panel during the IGF 2017 main session, "Local interventions, global impacts: How can international, multistakeholder cooperation address Internet disruptions, encryption, and data flows?"
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Las violencias del pasado y del presente, así como sus consecuencias en el ámbito personal, familiar y comunitario, y en el plano físico y psíquico, son el tema central de la cuarta versión de las Jornadas de Derechos Humanos y Salud Pública, que se está desarrollando hasta este 6 de diciembre en conjunto a la Universidad de Valparaíso.
"Lo que necesitamos en este momento es una revolución masiva del amor", señaló el reconocido facultativo, que ha llevado su forma de entender la labor profesional a todo el mundo.
"Conversatorio con Juan: Procesos creativos en el arte y la ciencia" es el nombre de la actividad que se realizará el próximo miércoles 13 de diciembre en el Campus Juan Gómez Millas de nuestro plantel. Gerard 't Hooft, Premio Nobel de Física 1999, Humberto Maturana, biólogo y Premio Nacional de Ciencias 1994 y la cantante, Ana Tijoux, participarán del encuentro al aire libre en la Nueva Plaza Central del campus, el cual será moderado por la periodista Soledad Onetto.
De manos del Rector Ennio Vivaldi, en una emotiva ceremonia realizada en Casa Central, los académicos de nuestro plantel Paulino Varas, en la categoría Artes, Letras y Humanidades, y Francisco Brieva en Ciencia y Tecnología, recibieron el reconocimiento que se otorga en forma anual a los ex-alumnos de nuestro plantel, que en el ejercicio de sus respectivas labores profesionales, hayan prestado servicios distinguidos a la Universidad y al país.
Originally published in Pluto Press.
Elinor Ostrom was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Economics. Her theorising of the commons has been celebrated as groundbreaking and opening the way for non-capitalist economic alternatives, yet, many radicals know little about her. This book redresses this, revealing the indispensability of her work for green politics, left economics and radical democracy.
Australian cities need to reduce their emissions to avoid catastrophic climate change, potentially profoundly impacting our future lifestyles.
Die kleinen, für gewöhnlich gutartigen Hautwucherungen werden durch das humane Papillomavirus (HPV) verursacht und verbreiten sich entweder durch direkten Hautkontakt, zum Beispiel beim Händeschütteln, oder durch einen Gegenstand oder eine Oberfläche, die mit dem Virus in Kontakt gekommen ist. Da Warzen recht therapieresistent sind, ist eine Behandlung häufig sehr langwierig.
New portal managed and developed by IOM’s Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC)“…aims to serve as a unique access point to timely, comprehensive migration statistics and reliable information about migration data globally.
Essay by Frank Pasquale: “…Who needs city housing regulators when AirBnB can use data-driven methods to effectively regulate room-letting, then house-letting, and eventually urban planning generally?
In a recent ruling, the Spanish Audiencia Nacional – the high court that referred the Google Spain case to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) – has somehow expressed opposition against imposing global delisting obligations on search engines.
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Do you know what climate change is?
Sure. It’s the scary thing that’s happening to the planet because we burn too much carbon.
But do you actually understand the science of why it’s happening?
Whether you’re completely new to this or you just want a refresher, you’re in luck.
Paper by Karla Hoff and James Sonam Walsh: “All over the world, people are prevented from participating fully in society through mechanisms that go beyond the structural and institutional barriers identified by rational choice theory (poverty, exclusion by law or force, taste-based and statistical discrimination, and externalities from social networks).
Ethical guidelines from The IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems: “As the use and impact of autonomous and intelligent systems (A/IS) become pervasive, we need to establish societal and policy guidelines in order for such systems to remain human-centric, serving humanity’s values and ethical principles. These systems have to behave in a way that is beneficial to people beyond reaching functional goals and addressing technical problems.
A number of measures are required to protect law-abiding citizens from mass surveillance and misuse of their personal data, according to top technology and legal experts.
The article by Peerzada Abrar was published in the Hindu on December 9, 2017