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Featuring GAiA Affiliate John Stubbs

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US foreign policy regulates, incentivizes and subsidizes access to medicines for patients around the world, from intellectual property protection and market access commitments in trade agreements to assistance programs like PEPFAR. What existing policies is President Trump likely to change, what new policies will his administration introduce, and how will these changes affect global health outcomes?

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Na czym polega text and data mining  (eksploracja tekstu i danych)? Jak dziś firmy wykorzystują technologie TDM, a jak będą to robić w przyszłości? I wreszcie, jaki ma to wpływ na gospodarkę europejską i światową. O tym wszystkim piszemy w raporcie „Ekonomika eksploracji tekstu i danych – analiza aktualnych trendów i przyszłych zastosowań” przygotowanym przez Jana Strycharza w ramach projektu Future TDM. Centrum Cyfrowe jest członkiem konsorcjum realizującego ten projekt.

DataDrivenJournalism: “Just because there’s a duty to disclose, doesn’t mean there’s a duty to make it easy. This seems to be a universally true when it comes to public records, regardless of the country or government making them available.
The consequences for journalists can be profound: hours of time spent digging through messy data, missing stories that go untold, and the opportunity costs that come with these, just to name a few.

Blog by Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner in the UK: “Today my office has announced that the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust did not comply with the Data Protection Act when it turned over the sensitive medical data of around 1.6 million patients to Google DeepMind, a private sector firm, as part of a clinical safety initiative.

Daniela Ligiero at the Council on Foreign Relations: “When it comes to development, more data is often better—but in the quest for more data, we can often forget about ensuring we have information, which is even more valuable. Information is data that have been recorded, classified, organized, analyzed, interpreted, and translated within a framework so that meaning emerges. At the end of the day, information is what guides action and change.
The need for more data

"Una campaña política tiene un alcance limitado en cuanto a su persuasión puesto que sólo podrá modificar la intención de voto de las personas que se encuentran indecisas. Así, las campañas buscan reafirmar y brindar argumentos para aquellos que ya tienen definido su voto", plantea en la siguiente columna la profesora del Instituto de la Comunicación e Imagen (ICEI), Lorena Antezana, quien analiza la franja política emitida desde el pasado 14 de junio por la televisión local.

Echando mano a la ciencia de los datos, la estadística y los Analytics, en vez de pulpos o del azar, un grupo de académicos e investigadores del Departamento de Ingeniería Industrial de la Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas (FCFM), elaboró un modelo para predecir los resultados de la Copa Confederaciones que el equipo chileno disputa en Rusia. Los especialistas lanzan sus apuestas. Según los cálculos de los académicos, el equipo chileno tendría un 24 por ciento de probabilidades de salir campeón de la Copa Confederaciones.

Am Institut für Informations-, Telekommunikations- und Medienrecht, Zivilrechtliche Abteilung, ist ab dem 1. August und 1. September 2017 je eine Stelle als
wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin/wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
(Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L)
 
mit der Hälfte der regelmäßigen Arbeitszeit (19 Std. 55 Min.) zu besetzen. Die Einstellung ist befristet bis zum 28.02.2019. Eine längere Zusammenarbeit ist erwünscht.

Introduction In May 2017, a movie titled ‘Angry Indian Goddesses’ was released on Netflix India. A censored version of the film, originally intended for theatrical release was made available. Critics brought attention to the self-censorship Netflix was resorting to, in the absence of censorship guidelines for streaming platforms. While theatrical releases are regulated by the […]

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Em Dezembro de 2015, um empreendedor israelense finalmente lançou no Kickstarter a campanha para financiamento de uma de suas invenções: um case para smartphones que podia ser convertido facilmente em um bastão para selfies. O empreendedor havia gasto aproximadamente um ano desenvolvendo o produto, desenhando protótipos e adquirindo fundos mínimos para sua realização. Qual não foi sua surpresa quando, uma semana após o lançamento da campanha no Kickstarter, sua ideia já estava à venda por preços baixíssimos em diversos sites chineses de e-commerce?

Eduardo Magrani apresentou artigo sobre o temaO pesquisador do Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade (CTS) da Escola de Direito do Rio de Janeiro (Direito Rio), professor Eduardo Magrani, participou da Conferência Internacional ETHICOMP 2017. Durante o evento, realizado em Turim, na Itália, de 5 a 8 de junho, o docente apresentou um artigo sobre o papel da regulação pelo Direito na era digital e da importância de um norteamento ético adequado para direcionar os avanços da tecnologia.

Elephant in the Lab targets problems in science. The new blog explicitly adresses »elephants in the lab«, so that scientists can keep up with digital developments and serve as informed... MORE

Blog zu Problemen in der Wissenschaft geht mit einem Dossier zum Thema Autorenschaft online. Das Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft (HIIG) veranstaltet am 11. Juli 2017 um 18.00... MORE

Alqahtani, Bashayr et al in the International Journal of Computer Applications: “Crowdsourcing is lately developed expression which meaning that the outsourcing process of activities by crowd in the form of an ‘open call’ or a firm to an online community. An assigned task can be completed by any member of the crowd and be paid due to their efforts, also to attract the best possible ideas and approaches to boost innovation or to complete data processing tasks.

Paper by Piyush Yadav et al: “In today’s era of globalization, sustainable mobility is considered as a key factor in the economic growth of any country. With the emergence of open data initiatives, there is tremendous potential to improve mobility. This paper presents findings of a detailed analysis of mobility open data initiatives in nine smart cities – Amsterdam, Barcelona, Chicago, Dublin, Helsinki, London, Manchester, New York and San Francisco.

Paper by Shlomit Yanisky-Ravid and Amy Mittelman: “Increasingly, there has been a focus on creating democratic standards and norms in order to best facilitate open exchange of information and communication online―a goal that fits neatly within the fem

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Tippawan Lorsuwannarat in the Journal of Public and Private Management: “This paper has four main objectives. First, to disseminate a study on the meaning and development of open government. Second, to describe the components of an open government. Third, to examine the international movement situation involved with open government. And last, to analyze the challenges related to the application of open government in Thailandus current digital era.

"Felipe Álvarez D., Vicedecano de la FCFM (2010-2017): Su huella en Beauchef", es el nombre del artículo con el que la décima edición de la publicación de la Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas (FCFM) recuerda a su fallecida autoridad.