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Sharad Sharma's case shows how rampant troll culture has become under Modi

Sharad Sharma's case shows how rampant troll culture has become under Modi.

This was published by Catch News on May 25, 2017.

Relacja z warsztatu z Effie Kapsalis

Jak zidentyfikować atrakcyjne zasoby, określić publiczność, zdefiniować cele i wdrożyć skuteczne strategie dla lepszego budowania i angażowania widowni? Kulisy pracy Smithsonian Institution odkryła przed nami Effie Kapsalis.

What drives legitimacy in government?

Discussion paper by the Centre for Public Impact (CPI):  “…What are the sources of legitimacy, and how can legitimacy be strengthened? By legitimacy we mean the reservoir of support that that allows governments to deliver positive outcomes for people, what we at the CPI call public impact. We are interested in exploring how governments can build constructive relationships with their citizens for the benefit of each of us and society as a whole.

Open Lunch: Infrastructuring Connectivity

The Internet is usually pictured as immaterial and fluid. The heavy industry and vast energy-consuming infrastructure securing the functionality of web services, as well as its social and environmental effects,... MORE

Reforma prawa autorskiego – oceniamy propozycje komisji Parlamentu Europejskiego

Kiedy we wrześniu 2016 Komisja Europejska pokazała swój pomysł na reformę prawa autorskiego na jednolitym rynku cyfrowym, okazało się jak zachowawczo Europa myśli o przepisach, które są decydujące dla innowacyjności i kreatywności w Europie.

​NTU ranks 11th in world rankings, highest position ever by a Singapore or Asian university​

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Book launch June 22nd: please join!

Book launch Miriam Rasch

Presidenta visitó estación sismológica en Falla de San Ramón

En el marco del proyecto de monitoreo de esta falla geológica -ejecutado por la Casa de Bello a través del profesor Gabriel Vargas y el Centro Sismológico Nacional-, la mandataria visitó una de las nuevas estaciones ubicadas en el sector cordillerano, donde destacó que esta iniciativa "va a permitir que el Gobierno, junto a la Universidad de Chile, lleve adelante un avance sin precedentes en materia de protección civil y de preparación para las emergencias".Hasta la estación sismológica MT13 San Alfonso, ubicada en la comuna de San José de Maipo, llegó la Presidenta de la R

Simon Marginson en seminario "Educación superior: ¿pública o privada?"

El director del Centre for Global Higher Education del Instituto de Educación de la University College London, y uno de los autores más citados en el mundo en Educación Superior, fue parte del seminario "Educación superior: ¿pública o privada?", organizada por el Centro de Investigación Avanzada en Educación.

Proyecto de Telemedicina otorgó fondos a cinco innovadoras iniciativas

Psiquiatría infantil, kinesiología, anatomía patológica, genética y cuidados paliativos son las áreas que desarrollarán los proyectos ganadores del "Primer Concurso de Fondos para el Desarrollo de la Telemedicina en el Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile (HCUCH)". Este miércoles 24 de mayo se realizó la entrega de los premios, actividad en la que estuvo presente el prorrector de nuestro plantel, Rafael Epstein, junto a autoridades y funcionarios del HCUCH.

Twitter users, blocked by Trump, cry censorship

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Fixing Copyright for Education (SCCR34 Side Event)

This event, hosted by Communia, EIFL, Creative Commons, and PIJIP, provided an overview of legal trends and developments concerning education, and presented the reality of education today. Anubha Sinha was a speaker.
The speakers described legal challenges faced by educators using new technologies, and discussed how copyright limitations and exceptions can be adapted to be fit for education in the digital age. It was held in Geneva as a side event at WIPO’s 34th Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights
Speakers:

Fixing Copyright for Education (SCCR34 Side Event)

This event, hosted by Communia, EIFL, Creative Commons, and PIJIP, provided an overview of legal trends and developments concerning education, and presented the reality of education today. Anubha Sinha was a speaker.
The speakers described legal challenges faced by educators using new technologies, and discussed how copyright limitations and exceptions can be adapted to be fit for education in the digital age. It was held in Geneva as a side event at WIPO’s 34th Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights
Speakers:

Open house on information breaches

On May 26, 2017 at the Has Geek open house participants discussed the state of information security in India the legal and regulatory measures that companies must comply with, and consumers should be aware of. Udbhav Tiwari was a speaker at the event organized by Has Geek in Bengaluru.

The law and big data

Article by Felin, Teppo, Devins, Caryn, Kauffman, Stuart and Koppl, Roger: “In this article we critically examine the use of Big Data in the legal system. Big Data is driving a trend towards behavioral optimization and “personalized law,” in which legal decisions and rules are optimized for best outcomes and where law is tailored to individual consumers based on analysis of past data. Big Data, however, has serious limitations and dangers when applied in the legal context.

Smart Cities: The Internet of Things, People and Systems

Book by Schahram Dustdar, Stefan Nastić and Ognjen Šćekić: “This book presents a coherent, novel vision of Smart Cities, built around a value-driven architecture. It describes the limitations of the contemporary notion of the Smart City and argues that the next developmental step must actively include not only the physical infrastructure, but information technology and human infrastructure as well, requiring the intensive integration of technical solutions from the Internet of Things (IoT) and social computing.

Bytes de Informação: Denegação de Justiça

Neste Bytes de Informação, falamos sobre a autonomia e juridições de acordos internacionais que são feitos pela internet. Confira:

Dr. Els Kindt over gezichtsherkenningssoftware voor criminelen

Centre brings in new safeguards following cases of Aadhaar data leaks on government websites

The Centre has put in new safeguards following a number of cases of Aadhaar data leaks on government websites. All ministries are being asked to encrypt all Aadhaar data and personal financial details. Also, officials are being "sensitised" about legal consequences of data breach. And every government department is to now have one official responsible for Aadhaar data protection.

Centre brings in new safeguards following cases of Aadhaar data leaks on government websites

The Centre has put in new safeguards following a number of cases of Aadhaar data leaks on government websites. All ministries are being asked to encrypt all Aadhaar data and personal financial details. Also, officials are being "sensitised" about legal consequences of data breach. And every government department is to now have one official responsible for Aadhaar data protection.