Other News from Participating Centers

New UN resolution on the right to privacy in the digital age: crucial and timely

Deborah Brown at the Internet Policy Review: “The rapid pace of technological development enables individuals all over the world to use new information and communications technologies (ICTs) to improve their lives.

New Institute Pushes the Boundaries of Big Data

Press Release: “Each year thousands of genomes are sequenced, millions of neuronal activity traces are recorded, and light from hundreds of millions of galaxies is captured by our newest telescopes, all creating datasets of staggering size. These complex datasets are then stored for analysis.

Artificial Intelligence in Asia

Digital Asia Hub, in collaboration with the Berkman Klein Centre for Internet and Society, kicked off its Artificial Intelligence(AI) in Asia series of workshops examining AI in the Asian context on November 21.
Designed as a framing event for the region, it brought together a fantastic group of scholars, policymakers, investors, technologists and artists. We celebrated our anniversary with a reception after: with everything from a pop-up art show (featuring artists who use or critique AI and machine learning)  a panel moderated by a Pultizer Prize winning journalist.

U. de Chile inició su aniversario galardonando a mejores docentes

Con una ceremonia en la que 39 académicos y académicas de todas las facultades e institutos de la Universidad de Chile recibieron el diploma que los acredita como los mejores del plantel, la Casa de Bello inició la celebración de sus 174 años de existencia.

Científicos compartieron su trabajo con la comunidad de Magallanes

El jueves 10 y viernes 11 de noviembre, parte de los investigadores que integraron esta actividad compartieron su experiencia de trabajo en el campo científico, principalmente con escolares de Punta Arenas y Puerto Natales.

Nelson Mandela: un legado de paz, reconciliación y servicio

Nuestro plantel y la Embajada de Sudáfrica en Chile se unieron para resaltar la figura del activista contra el apartheid, y quien fuera el primer presidente negro de su país entre 1994 a 1999. El embajador de Sudáfrica, Hilton Fisher, el Rector Ennio Vivaldi, y la académica Astrid Espaliat, recordaron a uno de los más destacados líderes mundiales del último tiempo. Nelson Mandela vivió para servir a otros. Sus logros no apuntaban a conseguir un beneficio propio, sino de lograr las metas de su prójimo”, dijo el embajador Fisher.

Casa de Bello despidió a funcionarios que se acogieron a retiro

Acompañados de familiares, colegas y amigos, más de doscientos integrantes de la comunidad universitaria fueron reconocidos en una ceremonia de despedida, realizada en el Salón de Honor de la Casa Central.

“Lo importante de estas elecciones no es quién ha ganado, sino quién ha perdido”

“Lo importante de estas elecciones no es quién ha ganado, sino quién ha perdido”
Mesa redonda sobre las elecciones americanas con Carmen Beatriz Fernández, Marcelino Miyares, Rafa Rubio y Jordi Rodríguez Virgili

23/11/16 12:26
Rocío del Prado

Podcast: Icelandic Media and Information Policy

La Universidad, número 1 de España y 37 del mundo en el ranking de empleabilidad QS 2017

La Universidad, número 1 de España y 37 del mundo en el ranking de empleabilidad QS 2017
El sistema universitario español sigue mejorando, con 10 centros entre los 205 mejores a nivel internacional

FOTO: Manuel Castells

23/11/16 11:26

Internet trust at all time low; not enough being done to protect data, says Internet Society report

Language
English

Smartphones and Privacy: Unique Research Project by MIT and the University of Amsterdam

CIIPC-NLUD Workshop on Wikipedia Editing and Open Source Knowledge Sources

Centre for Innovation, Intellectual Property, and Competition (CIIPC), National Law university, Delhi as part of its Open Science Project, had organised WikiEdit2016 a two day workshop regarding orientation on editing Wikipedia and hands-on-training session. The event was organized on November 11 and 12, 2016 at National Law University in New Delhi.
Rohini Lakshané and Tanveer Hasan conducted and facilitated this workshop.

How to Fix Silicon Valley’s Sexist Algorithms

Location

United States

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Governance and Service Delivery: Practical Applications of Social Accountability Across Sectors

Book edited by Derick W. Brinkerhoff, Jana C. Hertz, and Anna Wetterberg: “…Historically, donors and academics have sought to clarify what makes sectoral projects effective and sustainable contributors to development.

Digital Kenya: An Entrepreneurial Revolution in the Making

(Open Access) book edited by Bitange Ndemo and Tim Weiss: “Presenting rigorous and original research, this volume offers key insights into the historical, cultural, social, economic and political forces at play in the creation of world-class ICT innovations in Kenya.

2º Workshop do Blockchain Hub

O Blockchain Hub é uma iniciativa do Instituto de Tecnologia & Sociedade do Rio de Janeiro (ITS Rio) focada em ampliar a criação de projetos locais baseados na tecnologia blockchain.
Realizaremos nos próximos dias 29 e 30 de novembro, de 18h30 às 22h30, na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, um workshop voltado a programadores de diversas áreas que queiram aprender mais sobre o desenvolvimento de aplicações baseadas em contratos inteligentes.

IANA: Important, but not for what they do

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Join Berkman Klein Affiliate, Scott O. Bradner, for the story behind the recent IANA transition

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Join us to learn why some people thought the US was giving the Internet to China and Russia...

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Berkman Klein Luncheon Series

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Making Sense of Statistics

Report for the BBC Trust: “The BBC, as the UK’s main public service broadcaster, has a particularly important role to play in bringing statistics to public attention and helping audiences to digest, understand and apply them to their daily lives. Accuracy and impartiality have a specific meaning when applied to statistics.

One copy one user – EU-Recht erlaubt E-Lending

While copyright rules allow the lending of a printed book from a library, it was all but clear whether the same goes for e-lending. Last week, the Court of Justice... MORE