Book by Scott Edward Bennett: “…explores how public opinion is used to design, monitor and evaluate government programmes in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Using information collected from the media and from international practitioners in the public opinion field, as well as interviews in each of the 4 countries, the author describes how views of public opinion and governance differ significantly between elites and the general public.

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Chapter by Liliana Laranjo, Annie Lau and Enrico Coiera in Cognitive Informatics in Health and Biomedicine: “The growing burden of chronic disease is drawing unprecedented attention to the importance of optimizing lifestyle behaviors. Interventions to promote behavior change seem promising, but their full potential can be missed when they are not easily disseminated or accessible to a larger audience.

Am Mittwoch, 14. Juni 2017 bleibt die Bibliothek in der Zeit von 10 – 12 Uhr geschlossen!

En el marco de su visita a la Universidad de Chile, el Rector de la Casa de Estudios española, Santiago García, fue invitado por el Rector Ennio Vivaldi a un encuentro del Consorcio de Universidades del Estado de Chile (Cuech), instancia en la que pudo conocer el actual debate en torno a la educación pública de nivel superior en Chile.El desarrollo de nuevos programas de intercambio, cotutelas de doctorado y modalidades de formación online fueron parte de los temas abordados durante una reunión entre autoridades de

Aplicaciones prácticas y teóricas de la Big Data y los sistemas de información asociados a la eficiencia en salud, la reducción de costos y una mejor atención para los pacientes, fueron los grandes temas abordados en la conferencia organizada por la Universidad de Chile y la MIT Sloan Latin America Office (MSLAO), "Análisis Estratégico: Cambiando el Futuro de la Salud", que se realizó este jueves 25 de mayo Santiago. Paneles de expertos y charlas fueron parte de una jornada de diálogo respecto al futuro de la atención médica en el mundo.

Griffin Connolly at RollCall: “Facebook users now have the option to pin “constituent badges” to their profiles, letting friends — and members of Congress — know which district they live in. And users can now search for articles, links, and posts that other residents in their districts engage with most frequently.

Book by Joel Penney: “From hashtag activism to the flood of political memes on social media, the landscape of political communication is being transformed by the grassroots circulation of opinion on digital platforms and beyond. By exploring how everyday people assist in the promotion of political media messages to persuade their peers and shape the public mind, Joel Penney offers a new framework for understanding the phenomenon of viral political communication: the citizen marketer.

Die Macht der Algorithmen – Einladung zu einer Expertendiskussion

Zapraszamy na gościnny warsztat Grzegorza Stunży – wykładowcy, badacza, trenera i autora materiałów edukacyjnych – który odbędzie się 20 czerwca w Warszawie w PaństwoMiasto na Trawie. 

Professores Cássio Cavalli e Luiz Ayoub são os autoresOs professores da Escola de Direito do Rio de Janeiro da FGV (Direito Rio), Cássio Cavalli e Luiz Roberto Ayoub, lançam no dia 8 de junho, às 17h, na Escola de Magistratura do Rio de Janeiro (EMERJ), a terceira edição da obra “A Construção Jurisprudencial da Recuperação Judicial de Empresas”.

A clutch of petitions filed by those opposing what they call the unchecked use of Aadhaar is currently in the Supreme Court.
The article by Pranav Mukul was published in the Indian Express on June 1, 2017.

A clutch of petitions filed by those opposing what they call the unchecked use of Aadhaar is currently in the Supreme Court.
The article by Pranav Mukul was published in the Indian Express on June 1, 2017.

The new rules put the onus on government departments and agencies to safeguard personal data or information held by them.
The article by Komal Gupta was published by Livemint on June 2, 2017.

The new rules put the onus on government departments and agencies to safeguard personal data or information held by them.
The article by Komal Gupta was published by Livemint on June 2, 2017.

India's biometric state ID system has been leaking citizens’ data for months. When this information surfaced in April 2017, it stoked fears that the system could be used as an instrument of surveillance against Indian residents.
The blog post by Rohith Jyothish was published by Global Voices on May 31, 2017.

India's biometric state ID system has been leaking citizens’ data for months. When this information surfaced in April 2017, it stoked fears that the system could be used as an instrument of surveillance against Indian residents.
The blog post by Rohith Jyothish was published by Global Voices on May 31, 2017.

Since last year, Indian citizens have been required to submit their photograph, iris and fingerprint scans in order to access legal entitlements, benefits, compensation, scholarships, and even nutrition programs. Submitting biometric information is needed for the rehabilitation of manual scavengers, the training and aid of disabled people, and anti-retroviral therapy for HIV/AIDS patients.

Since last year, Indian citizens have been required to submit their photograph, iris and fingerprint scans in order to access legal entitlements, benefits, compensation, scholarships, and even nutrition programs. Submitting biometric information is needed for the rehabilitation of manual scavengers, the training and aid of disabled people, and anti-retroviral therapy for HIV/AIDS patients.

Na przełomie maja i czerwca odbyło się pierwsze spotkanie Pracowni Otwierania Kultury, otwierające nasz nowy program współpracy z przedstawicielami instytucji kultury posiadających zdigitalizowane kolekcje.