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Programa de Assistência Acadêmica da FGV DIREITO RIO

A Coordenação de Graduação abre processo seletivo para contratação e criação de banco de currículos para o Programa de Assistência Acadêmica da FGV DIREITO RIO. Candidatos interessados devem preencher formulário de inscrição e apresentar documentação por e-mail até 11/06/2017.

Kserokopia #58 (19 maja – 5 czerwca)

W tym numerze Kserokopii przedstawiamy nowe głosy w dyskusji dotyczącej europejskiej reformy prawa autorskiego. Zachęcamy do lektury artykułu poświęconego fenomenowi Netflixa i zmniejszającej się ilości naruszeń prawa autorskiego w internecie oraz kolejnego niepokojącego tekstu o trollingu prawnoautorskim. Poza tym zachęcamy do zapoznania się z wyrokiem kolumbijskiego sądu, ważnym z perspektywy otwartej nauki.

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Big data allows India to map its fight against human trafficking

Nita Bhalla for Reuters: “An Indian charity is using big data to pinpoint human trafficking hot spots in a bid to prevent vulnerable women and girls vanishing from high-risk villages into the sex trade.
My Choices Foundation uses specially designed technology to identify those villages that are most at risk of modern slavery, then launches local campaigns to sound the alarm….

Expanding Training on Data and Technology to Improve Communities

Kathryn Pettit at the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP): “Local government and nonprofit staff need data and technology skills to regularly monitor local conditions and design programs that achieve more effective outcomes. Tailored training is essential to help them gain the knowledge and confidence to leverage these indispensable tools.

Braindates

Greg Oates at Skift: “C2 has evolved into a global benchmark for event design since launching in 2012, but the innovation extends beyond the creative mojo and significant resources invested into the physical layout.

Impact Series: Improving Data Collection Capacity in Non-Technical Organisations

Open Knowledge International is a member of Open Data for Development (OD4D), a global network of leaders in the open data community, working together to develop open data solutions around the world. In this blog, David Opoku of Open Knowledge International talks about how the OD4D programme’s Africa Open Data Collaboration Fund and  Embedded Fellowships are helping build the capacity of civil society organisations (CSOs) in Africa to explore the challenges and opportunities of becoming alternative public data producers.

Propuesta sobre Colonia Dignidad se presentó en la U. de Chile

Parlamentarios del Partido Alemán Verde presentaron proyecto que contempla propuestas para el esclarecimiento de la verdad, trabajo de investigación y memoria y medidas reparatorias -que involucran a víctimas chilenas y alemanas-, iniciativa que hoy se encuentra en discusión.

Club Deportivo U. de Chile celebró su título en la Casa de Bello

Representantes del actual campeón del fútbol chileno visitaron este mediodía nuestro plantel junto a la copa recientemente obtenida, instancia en que celebraron con el Rector Ennio Vivaldi y otras autoridades universitarias este triunfo y la conmemoración de los 90 años del club, este 24 de mayo.

Coro Sinfónico de la U. de Chile: espacio para cultura y música coral

Creado para constituir un espacio que se hiciera cargo del repertorio coral sinfónico en un momento en el que no existían estos conjuntos en la capital, el Coro Sinfónico de la Universidad de Chile ha realizado sus actividades durante 72 años, gracias a la entrega y constancia de sus integrantes.
Fundado en 1945, el Coro Sinfónico de la Universidad de Chile ha mantenido a lo largo de sus décadas un espíritu particular en sus presentaciones, debido al carácter aficionado de todos sus integrantes, los que no reciben pago alguno por su trabajo.

How Data Mining Facebook Messages Can Reveal Substance Abusers

Emerging Technology from the arXiv: “…Substance abuse is a serious concern. Around one in 10 Americans are sufferers. Which is why it costs the American economy more than $700 billion a year in lost productivity, crime, and health-care costs. So a better way to identify people suffering from the disorder, and those at risk of succumbing to it, would be hugely useful.

How Twitter Is Being Gamed to Feed Misinformation

. at the New York Times: “…the biggest problem with Twitter’s place in the news is its role in the production and dissemination of propaganda and misinformation.

More professionalism, less populism: How voting makes us stupid, and what to do about it

Paper by Benjamin Wittes and Jonathan Rauch: “For several generations, political reform and rhetoric have been entirely one-directional: always more direct democracy, never less. The general belief holds that more public involvement will produce more representative and thus more effective and legitimate governance.

Data Journalism: How Not To Be Wrong

Winny de Jong: “At the intersection of data and journalism, lots can go wrong. Merely taking precautions might not be enough….
Half True Is False
But this approach is not totally foolproof.

Tool Without a Handle: Mutual Transparency in Social Media

“Tool Without a Handle:  Mutual Transparency in Social Media”
“I wish that for just one time
You could stand inside my shoes
And just for that one moment
I could be you”

Bob Dylan – “Positively 4th Street”
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From Horizontal to Vertical: An Intermediary Liability Earthquake in Europe

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United States

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The Introduction of a Neighbouring Right for Press Publisher at EU Level: The Unneeded (and Unwanted) Reform

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La Universidad celebra el acto de investidura de 140 doctores, procedentes de 23 países

La Universidad celebra el acto de investidura de 140 doctores, procedentes de 23 países
El rector subraya la dimensión ética y cooperativa de toda investigación universitaria

02/06/17 18:00
Marta Vidán

How participatory budgeting can transform community engagement – An interview with Amir Campos

For most municipalities, participatory budgeting is a relatively new approach to include their citizens directly in the decision making for new investments and developments in their community. Fundación Civio is a civic tech organisation based in Madrid, Spain that develops tools for citizens that both reveal the civic value of data and promote transparency.

Wrapping-up #rp17

re:publica is more than just a conference – it’s a festival for the digital society. Since its foundation in 2007, re:publica brings together media folk, activists, hackers, scientists, NGOs and entrepreneurs from all over the... MORE