Case study by Tristan Dreisback at Innovations for Successful Societies: “In January 2011, mass demonstrations in Tunisia ousted a regime that had tolerated little popular participation, opening the door to a new era of transparency. The protesters demanded an end to the secrecy that had protected elite privilege.
Open Data is at its beginnings in Serbia. A National open data portal was recently established and currently hosts 29 datasets from few public institutions. There is an insufficient understanding of the open data concept and its transformative potential among public institutions and the community of users also lack the skills for its effective use, leading to poor use of open data and very little real impact made.
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Paper by Benjamin Timmermans et al: “There are many issues in the world that people do not agree on, such as Global Warming [Cook et al. 2013], Anti-Vaccination [Kata 2010] and Gun Control [Spitzer 2015]. Having opposing opinions on such topics can lead to heated discussions, making them appear controversial. Such opinions are often expressed through news articles and social media. There are increasing calls for methods to detect and monitor these online discussions on different topics.
The third manifestation of everyone’s favorite community conference about data—csv,conf,v3—happened earlier this May in Portland, Oregon. The conference brought together data makers/doers/hackers from various backgrounds to share knowledge and stories about data in a relaxed, convivial, alpaca-friendly (see below) environment.
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"Repensar la política desde la Frontera" fue la conferencia inaugural de la 11° versión de la Escuela Chile-Francia, que se realizó este lunes 15 de mayo en el Salón de Honor de la Casa Central de la U. de Chile. Académicos de ambos países y de diferentes disciplinas debatirán durante tres días bajo el lema "La Constitución de lo Político".
Los funcionarios y académicos de 18 unidades de nuestra institución responderán durante el mes de junio una nueva versión de la Encuesta Nacional de Riesgos Psicosociales, en un esfuerzo que busca tomar acciones preventivas que vayan en beneficio de la salud y bienestar de la comunidad. La encuesta ISTAS21 será parte permanente del trabajo de la Universidad de Chile en materia de Recursos Humanos.
"Chañaral requiere una urgente intervención que no sólo se haga cargo tanto de las amenazas hidrometeorológicas y de tsunami (...), sino también de la remediación definitiva, proyectada en el largo plazo, de su medio ambiente, la recuperación de sus quebradas, sus cerros y de su playa, sobretodo de su playa, símbolo y soporte psicológico de sus habitantes", plantea el investigador del Programa de Reducción de Riesgos y Desastres de la U.
En una reunión entre autoridades de ambas universidades, sus rectores compartieron experiencias y perspectivas sobre los actuales desafíos de la educación pública y el rol del Estado en Educación Superior. Durante la cita, también concordaron en la necesidad de fortalecer los lazos entre universidades estatales a nivel iberoamericano.
Which music emerges in the age of technological reproducibility? How are artists using new technologies and at which point does a remix become a new song? The upcoming Digitaler Salon... MORE
Vivemos uma era de disrupção, é visível que novas tecnologias tomam constante lugar no quotidiano e, ainda que possam se mostrar extremamente benéficas a longo prazo, é necessário proceder com cautela para analisar as novas relações de consumo, as novas relações contratuais que se formam com as tecnologias disruptivas, estas que têm o poder basicamente de transformar o mercado de determinado produto ou serviço.
The move from the internet of computers to the internet of things depends on social acceptance for these increasingly autonomous systems. From 22 to 23 February 2017, a transdisciplinary conference... MORE
Ryan Johnston at FedScoop: “U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services unveiled a new virtual assistant live-chat service, known as “Emma,” to assist customers and website visitors in finding information and answering questions in a timely and efficient fashion.
Jannick Schou and Johan Farkas at DataDrivenJournalism: ’Fake news’ has recently become a seemingly ubiquitous concept among journalists, researchers, and citizens alike. With the rise of platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, it has become possible to spread deliberate forms of misinformation in hitherto unforeseen ways. This has also spilled over into the political domain, where new forms of (disguised) propaganda and false information have recently begun to emerge.
Chul Hyun Park and Erik W Johnston in New Media and Society: “Advances in information, communication, and computational technologies allow digital volunteer networks formed by concerned publics across the globe to contribute to an effective response to disasters and crises.
ARUP: “Libraries are going through a renaissance, both in terms of the social infrastructure they provide and in terms of a diversification of the services and experiences offered. In corporate environments they are playing an increasingly important role in the provision of collaborate workspace and innovation. In communities they are evolving into hubs for education, health, entertainment and work….
Tax avoidance and profit shifting by corporations across the world is an issue which has been gaining visibility over the past decade with many governments, campaigners, researchers and journalists calling for urgent political action. These calls have only gotten louder following recent reporting on scandals such as Luxleaks and the Panama Papers by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.
La Universidad lanza un nuevo Máster Ejecutivo en Reputación Corporativa que se impartirá en Madrid
El programa se dirige a profesionales de la comunicación corporativa que buscan alinear su actividad con la estrategia de la institución para poder gestionar su reputación
Yago de la Cierva, profesor del IESE y director del programa
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29/05/17 11:43
Álvaro Pérez
Event: Social networks and populism in the EU
Time: May 30, 2017 from 18.00 – 20.00
Guest: Paul-Jasper Dittrich, Research Fellow at Jacques Delors Institut – Berlin
Moderator: Joanna Bronowicka, Director at the CIHR, European University Viadrina