Andrew Reamer in Issues: “Workers, employers, educators, and government officials all need access to more timely and more consistent middle-skills labor market data.

Book edited by Regine Paul, Marc Mölders, Alfons Bora, Michael Huber and Peter Münte: “Society, Regulation and Governance critically appraises the issue of intentional social change through the lens of regulation and governance studies. A twofold understanding of regulation and governance underpins the conceptual and empirical engagement throughout the book. On the one hand, regulation and governance are understood to be innovatively minded.

Akjibek Beishebaeva at Voices (OSF): “As an industry that relies heavily on approvals from government officials, the pharmaceutical field in places like Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan—which lack strong mechanisms for public oversight—is particularly susceptible to corruption.

Bruce Brown in Digital Trends: “As modern cities smarten up, the priority for many will be transportation.

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Author(s): Ryan CaloPublication Date: March 11, 2017Publication Type: Academic Writing
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with author Cass Sunstein, the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard Law School

Teaser

In this revealing book, Cass Sunstein, the New York Times bestselling author of Nudge and The World According to Star Wars, shows how today's Internet is driving political fragmentation, polarization, and even extremism—and what can be done about it.

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HBS Case Study by Mitchell Weiss and Maria Fernanda Miguel: “There were probably 30,000 public buses, minibuses, and vans in Mexico City. Though, in 2015, no one knew for certain since no comprehensive schedule existed. This was why el Laboratorio para la Ciudad (or LabCDMX) had spawned an effort to generate a map of the labyrinth system that provided an estimated 14 million rides a day.

Luego de ser nombrada como curadora del envío chileno a Francia, la directora del Museo de Arte Popular Americano MAPA y profesora titular de la Facultad de Artes, lideró el proceso de selección de las piezas de artesanos y creadores que representarán a nuestro país como invitado de honor en la III Bienal Internacional de Artesanía de Révélation en París.

A Conversation With Chris Anderson: “If we could measure the world, how would we manage it differently? This is a question we’ve been asking ourselves in the digital realm since the birth of the Internet. Our digital lives—clicks, histories, and cookies—can now be measured beautifully. The feedback loop is complete; it’s called closing the loop. As you know, we can only manage what we can measure.

Book by Tynesia Boyea-Robinson: “… is a collection of stories and case studies to evolve the way we think about and approach systemic causes of inequities facing low-income communities, particularly communities of color. The book successfully addresses:

Report by Jonathan Gray and Danny Lämmerhirt: “…demonstrates how public data infrastructures create new kinds of relationships and public spaces between public institutions, civil society groups, and citizens.

Anna Nagurney in The Conversation: “The number of disasters has doubled globally since the 1980s, with the damage and losses estimated at an average US$100 billion a year since the new millennium, and the number of peopl

Zaprezentowane na posiedzeniu Komisji Sejmowej ds. Unii Europejskiej polskie stanowisko w sprawie reformy prawa autorskiego wybrzmiało ostrzej niż wskazywałby na to sam tekst.

Zaprezentowane na posiedzeniu Komisji Sejmowej ds. Unii Europejskiej polskie stanowisko w sprawie reformy prawa autorskiego wybrzmiało ostrzej niż wskazywałby na to sam tekst.

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