A FGV Direito Rio promove no dia 3 de agosto, no Rio de Janeiro, o I Seminário Brasil-China: Desafios Regulatórios e Legais para as Empresas e Investimentos Chineses no Brasil. O evento, em parceria com a Associação Brasileira de Empresas Chinesas, tem como objetivo contribuir para o fortalecimento bilateral desde a perspectiva do direito brasileiro e internacional.
Cass Sunstein at Bloomberg: “All over the world, private and public institutions have been adopting “nudges” — interventions that preserve freedom of choice, but that steer people in a particular direction.
Springwise: “Openness and transparency are key ingredients in building an accountable and effective democratic government. An “open” government is transparent, accessible to anyone, anytime, anywhere; and is responsive to new ideas and demands. The key to this is providing access to accurate data to all citizens.
Donald Mogeni at Huffington Post: “…As a demonstration of this political will, several governments in Africa are blazing the trail in numerous ways. For instance, the Government of Senegal now considers investment in data as important as it would treat investment in physical infrastructure such as roads. In Ghana and Sierra Leone, more policy-makers and legislators are now using data to inform their work and make planning is continuously evidence-based.
Report by Samantha Bradshaw and Philip N. Howard: “Cyber troops are government, military or political party teams committed to manipulating public opinion over social media. In this working paper, we report on specific organizations created, often with public money, to help define and manage what is in the best interest of the public.
This week a 9 judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court of India is hearing arguments on whether there is a fundamental right to privacy under the Indian Constitution. In 2012, a petition was filed by Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd) addressing the lack of procedural safeguards, coercion for enrollment and blocking access to multiple […]
El pasado 14 de junio las máximas autoridades de nuestro plantel, junto a los miembros del Comité Operativo de Acreditación Institucional (COAI), comenzaron un recorrido por las distintas unidades académicas de la Universidad, con el fin de difundir la hoja de ruta del proceso de acreditación 2018 que enfrenta nuestro plantel. Hasta este 5 de julio se han visitado nueve facultades e institutos, extendiendo a los diversos estamentos de la comunidad la invitación a participar activamente de este proceso de evaluación.
It is critical to build mechanisms that allow and promote the exercise of right to information access in a way that is safe to Information Access Law users.
New Report Provides Framework to Understand Evidence and Improve Future Open Data Initiatives;
Expands Insights and Practices Gathered from 12 Case Studies of Developing Economies;
Identifies 27 Success Factors in a Unique Periodic Table of Open Data; and Offers Recommendations
The Arab World Internet Institute ( AWII ) joined the Internet Governance Forum Supporting Association ( IGFSA ) in the objective of helping strengthen the IGF as a unique platform to exchange perspectives and concerns on key issues that may affect the future of the Internet. The institute joined other organizations and corporations such as ICANN, Internet Society, Verizon, Amazon, … and other […]
The Arab World Internet Institute ( AWII ) joined the Internet Governance Forum Supporting Association ( IGFSA ) in the objective of helping strengthen the IGF as a unique platform to exchange perspectives and concerns on key issues that may affect the future of the Internet. The institute joined other organizations and corporations such as ICANN, Internet Society, Verizon, Amazon, … and other […]
The European Court of Human Rights will soon hear a key case on website blocking and freedom of expression online - Kharitonov v Russia (app no. 10795/14). The case raises tons of important issues. It should be therefore closely watched by scholars, advocates and policy makers. So why is this case so important?
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Lisbon Council: “How can we make Europe a leader in the global data economy? How can we make sure that the important advances in data analytics – the diseases that will be cured, the traffic congestions alleviated, the social problems correctly analysed – are there for citizens to enjoy and companies and institutions to develop?
Paper by Amanda Clarke: “From 2011 onwards, Digital Government Units (DGUs) have quickly emerged as a preferred solution for tackling the over-cost and under-performing digital services and lagging digital transformation agendas plaguing today’s governments.
Helen Liu in the Public Administration Review: “Crowdsourcing has proliferated across disciplines and professional fields. Implementers in the public sector face practical challenges, however, in the execution of crowdsourcing. This review synthesizes prior crowdsourcing research and practices from a variety of disciplines and focuses to identify lessons for meeting the practical challenges of crowdsourcing in the public sector.
The digitalisation challenges existing paradigms in almost all areas of society. It is not – although often claimed – a force of nature that we have to adapt to. It... MORE
The government is India is facing calls to establish better cybersecurity laws to protect consumers’ data after fears have crept up that Reliance Jio, the telecom startup in India, suffered a major data leak.
This report was published by PYMNTS on July 17, 2017. Pranesh Prakash was quoted.