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“El buen lobbyista tiene que saber casar los intereses de las instituciones, del cliente y de la comunidad”

“El buen lobbyista tiene que saber casar los intereses de las instituciones, del cliente y de la comunidad”
Carmen Mateo, presidenta de Cariotipo MH5, impartió una sesión sobre su experiencia profesional en el Lobbying en el Máster en Comunicación Política y Corporativa

07/10/16 16:43
Guillem Batchellí

India and Internet Governance: The Challenge of Multistakeholderism

The recent signing of the US-India Cyber framework capped off a landmark year in India’s digital diplomacy. In addition to bilateral agreements, India played an important role in negotiations at international fora like the Ten Year Review of the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS+10 Review) and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers […]

Trump apuesta al voto de los blancos y Clinton a atraer a los jóvenes

Tras el debate del 26 de septiembre, las elecciones presidenciales de Estados Unidos entran en su etapa final, a seis semanas de que se realice la votación que determinará quien será el 45º presidente o presidenta del país.

Profesores FEN lideran el ranking RePec en Sudamérica

Además, la unidad académica se posicionó como la facultad líder en el país en publicaciones económicas de alto impacto, índice basado en las citas que otros economistas hacen de las publicaciones de sus pares en revistas especializadas.

Faltan 79 mil vacantes en educación preescolar en Santiago

El trabajo elaborado por el Centro de Investigación Avanzada en Educación (CIAE) detectó que en Santiago existe una brecha de accesibilidad para salas cunas -33.653 vacantes- y nivel medio -45.688 vacantes-, mientras que en el nivel de kínder y prekínder sobran cupos. "La educación no opera en el vacío, sino que lo hace en un contexto territorial que es necesario conocer para que las políticas públicas tengan impacto", señalaron los investigadores.La investigación, financiada por Fondef, que se realizó junto al Centro de Inteligencia Territorial (CIT) de la U.

Educación no sexista: un paso necesario para la integración social

Uno de los aspectos más preocupantes respecto al sexismo en la sociedad chilena es cómo se segrega y se reproducen relaciones de género desde la sala de clases, afianzando esta situación.

We are looking for an intern to work with us on our publications!

For the further development of its hybrid publication strategy – combining digital and print books and other media – the Institute of Network Cultures is looking for an
Intern with a strong interest in (digital) publishing
3-6 months, 4 days a week, starting January or February 2017

The U.S. has just accused Russia of hacking America’s elections. That’s a very big deal.

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United States

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LITD 17 Committee, Bureau of Indian Standards Meeting

Vanya Rakesh attended the LITD-17 committee meeting (committee on Information Systems Security and Biometrics) organised by the Bureau of Indian Standards on 23 September 2016 in Bengaluru.

PALESTRA: A União Europeia e a promoção e defesa da democracia

PALESTRA: A União Europeia e a promoção e defesa da democracia10h00 até 11h00O Evento: A palestra visa abordar o papel da União Europeia em relação às lógicas de promoção e defesa da democracia. Tendo em vista as recentes crises constitucionais da Polônia e Hungria, serão abordados os desafios do processo de adesão de novos Estados à União Europeia, a regra da condicionalidade e seus mecanismos jurídicos de aplicação.
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We’re failing to solve the world’s ‘wicked problems.’ Here’s a better approach

 and  at the Conversation: “We live in a world burdened by large-scale problems that refuse to go away: the refugee crisis; terrorism; rising sea levels; frequent floods,

The challenges and limits of big data algorithms in technocratic governance

The Architecture of Innovation

Hollie Russon Gilman, and Jessica Gover at the Beeck Center: “Technology is transforming how we live our lives—from new solutions in health, education, defense, and beyond. The private sector provides user-centric, digital, customer-oriented solutions—in real time. We should expect the same from government. The government needs to evolve to keep up with these rapid changes in technology and data use.

Data Ethics: Investing Wisely in Data at Scale

Report by David Robinson & Miranda Bogen prepared for the MacArthur and Ford Foundations: ““Data at scale” — digital information collected, stored and used in ways that are newly feasible — opens new avenues for philanthropic investment. At the same time, projects that leverage data at scale create new risks that are not addressed by existing regulatory, legal and best practice frameworks.

GovLab Index on Open Data – 2016 Edition

By Robert Montano and Prianka Srinivasan
Please find below the latest installment in The GovLab Index series, inspired by Harper’s Index. “The GovLab Index: Open Data” provides an update on our previous Open Data installment, and highlights global trends in Open Data and the release of public sector information.

If all goes well, Indian IT Act may enter 21st century

The government is aiming to refresh the main law governing information technology by giving it a revamp which it hopes will bring it in tune with the times and address criticisms about its weaknesses, a senior official said on condition of anonymity.
The article by Surabhi Agarwal was published in the Economic Times on October 6, 2016. Sunil Abraham was quoted.

ITS é aceito como amicus curiae no Supremo Tribunal Federal contra bloqueio de sites e aplicativos

No dia 03 de outubro de 2016, o Instituto de Tecnologia e Sociedade foi admitido como amicus curiae na Arguição de Descumprimento de Preceito Fundamental 403, relatada pelo Ministro Edson Fachin, podendo apresentar informações, memoriais escritos nos autos e sustentação oral por ocasião do julgamento definitivo do mérito da presente ação.

IANA Transition: a case of the Emperor’s New Clothes?

In March 2014, the US Government committed to ending its contract with ICANN to run the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), and also announced that it would hand over control to the “global multistakeholder community”. The conditions for this handover were that the changes must be developed by stakeholders across the globe, with broad community consensus.

Open Data in Europe

Europen Open Data Portal: A series of indicators have been selected to measure Open Data maturity across Europe. These indicators cover the level of development of national policies promoting Open Data, an assessment of the features made available on national data portals as well as the expected impact of Open Data….(More)”

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Tantaka lanza su nueva plataforma de voluntariado

Tantaka lanza su nueva plataforma de voluntariado
El objetivo es mejorar la experiencia del voluntario y facilitar el seguimiento de los proyectos

06/10/16 12:18
Lucía M. Alcalde