Much of our work at the GovLab is premised on the idea that expertise is diffused throughout society, and when demands are matched by often-untapped expertise outcomes can be improved. It’s with that hypothesis in mind that we look to open the peer review process of our research, rather than relying on a ‘usual suspect’ group of domain experts to assess the accuracy and completeness of our work.
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with Aaron Perzanowski, Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University
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Do you own the products you buy? From ebooks to smart appliances, digital goods are increasingly undermining consumer expectations of ownership and the autonomy we associate with it.
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Federal Privacy Council: “The Law Library is a compilation of information about and links to select Federal laws related to the creation, collection, use, processing, storage, maintenance, dissemination, disclosure, and disposal of personally identifiable information (PII) by departments and agencies within the Federal Government. The Law Library does not include all laws that are relevant to privacy or the management of PII in the Federal Government.
Daniella Lowenberg, Amy Ross, Emma Ganley at PLOS: “In the spirit of Open Con and highlighting the state of Open Data, PLOS is proud to release our Open Data Collection.
Eight Indian civil society organisations involved with internet governance have called for complete delinking of ICANN from US jurisdiction, saying an important global public infrastructure being subject to a single country’s control is unacceptable.
The article was published by Deccan Herald on November 12.
Google plans to update its AdSense program policies to prevent placement of its ads on sites distributing fake news.
The article by John Riberio originally published by IDG News Service was mirrored on CIO on November 14, 2016. Pranesh Prakash was quoted.
Ken Carbone in the Huffington Post: “Allow me to begin with the truth. I’ve never studied political science, run for public office nor held a position in government. For the last forty years I’ve led a design agency working with enduring brands across the globe.
New book edited by William J. Drake on Global Internet Governance
Cómo la equidad en el acceso debe quedar plasmada en la reforma al sistema a partir de los mecanismos de admisión, la idea de tensionar el concepto de meritocracia y la necesidad de instaurar una visión más compleja y comprometida con la permanencia de los estudiantes en las instituciones, fueron algunos de los puntos abordados por el integrante del Centro de Investigación Avanzada en Educación (CIAE) en el sexto Encuentro Temático Transversal del proceso interno de discusión de la reforma de la Casa de Bello.“Educación Superior: puertas abiertas a las distintas capacidades
En el marco de la celebración del 50º aniversario del Instituto de Estudios Internacionales (IEI) de la Universidad de Chile, el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores y Profesor Titular de la institución, Heraldo Muñoz, recibió la distinción universitaria en reconocimiento a su amplia trayectoria académica y política en el ámbito de las relaciones internacionales.
Este miércoles 2 de noviembre se inauguró en la Facultad de Economía y Negocios (FEN) la Conferencia Internacional "Desigualdad", iniciativa organizada por el Centro de Estudios de Conflicto y Cohesión Social (COES) y el International Inequalities Institute de la London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). "Hoy los convocamos a reflexionar sobre la desigualdad, sus orígenes, determinantes, consecuencias y desafíos futuros", dijo Dante Contreras, director del COES al inaugurar la actividad que se prolongará hasta este viernes 4 de noviembre.
Phil Howard at Culture Digitally: “This is the big year for computational propaganda—using immense data sets to manipulate public opinion over social media. Both the Brexit referendum and US election have revealed the limits of modern democracy, and social media platforms are currently setting those limits.
with articles about "Studying Journalism in Times of Crisis", "Research Ethics for Communication Science", about "How the Origin of Immigrants Impacts their Media Framing" and about the "Coverage of Whistleblowing in German and Swiss Print Media" as well as an Article "On the Issue of Recipients’ Disenchantment with Certain Topics and the Measurement of this: A Theoretical Conceptualization and Development of Scales", Contents
Essay by Stephane Lavertu in Public Administration Review: “Rapid advances in our ability to collect, analyze, and disseminate information are transforming public administration. This “big data” revolution presents opportunities for improving the management of public programs, but it also entails some risks.
Paper by Charles Kenny and Ben Crisman: “Governments buy about $9 trillion worth of goods and services a year, and their procurement policies are increasingly subject to international standards and institutional regulation including the WTO Plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement, Open Government Partnership commitments and International Financial Institution procurement rules. These standards focus on transparency and open competition as key tools to improve outcomes.
Book edited by Svenja Falk, Andrea Römmele, Andrea and Michael Silverman: “This book focuses on the implementation of digital strategies in the public sectors in the US, Mexico, Brazil, India and Germany. The case studies presented examine different digital projects by looking at their impact as well as their alignment with their national governments’ digital strategies.
The 3D Additivist Cookbook
Launch Party & Panel
December 2, 2016
Printed Matter, New York
The Additivist Cookbook is published by the Institute of Network Cultures.
Printed Matter is pleased to host the launch of The 3D Additivist Cookbook, to coincide with its publication online and in 3D PDF format.
Dear students, Please be aware that the Documentation Centre of the Institute for Information Law will be closed on Thursday 24 November 2016.
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By Dhruv Somayajula[1] Introduction On 21st October 2016, multiple cyber-attacks on the Internet infrastructure company Dyn shut down web browsing across America and Europe for hours. Over 100,000 devices were reportedly connected via a malware botnet named Mirai for this attack. The attack was a Distributed Denial of Service attack (DDoS), which is carried out […]
Springwise: “Following orders by the national government to improve the air quality of the New Delhi region by reducing air pollution, the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority created the Hawa Badlo app. Designed for citizens to report cases of air pollution, each complaint is sent to the appropriate official for resolution.