“Made in India” Innovation Policy
In this post they emphasize upon the need for data-driven IP policy making in India.
This blog post written by Prof Collen Chien and Prof Contreras, and published this week (September 19, 2016) on SpicyIP mentions CIS' patent landscaping study.
Is India Prepared for a Cyber Attack? Suckfly And Other Past Responses Say No
From mandatory disclosures to improving CERT-IN’s functioning and transparency, there is much to be done in the event of future cyber attacks.
The article by Sushil Kambampati was published in the Wire on September 21, 2016. Pranesh Prakash was quoted.
Living in the World of Both/And
Essay by Adene Sacks & Heather McLeod Grant in SSIR: “In 2011, New York Times data scientist Jake Porway wrote a blog post lamenting the fact that most data scientists spend their days creating apps to help users find restaurants, TV shows, or parking spots, rather than addressing complicated social issues like helping identify which teens
Participatory Budgeting and Transparency in Municipal Finances
Paper by Anthony Crossman and Dov Fischer: “In the recessionary years following the 2008 financial crisis, prominent voices predicted an imminent crisis in state and municipal finances. The voices – including Bill Gates, Josh Ruah, Meredith Whitney, Paul Volcker, and Richard Ravitch – declared or implied that the road to fiscal responsibility lies in reining in the pensions and benefits of public servants.
Beware of the gaps in Big Data
Edd Gent at E&T: “When the municipal authority in charge of Boston, Massachusetts, was looking for a smarter way to find which roads it needed to repair, it hit on the idea of crowdsourcing the data. The authority released a mobile app called Street Bump in 2011 that employed an elegantly simple idea: use a smartphone’s accelerometer to detect jolts as cars go over potholes and look up the location using the Global Positioning System.
The mAgri Design Toolkit
“The mAgri Design Toolkit is a collection of instructions, tools, and stories to help develop and scale mobile agriculture products by applying a user-centered design approach.
Coming soon: The Conversation Global
“The Conversation, an independent news and commentary website produced by academics and journalists, launches its Global edition this month.
The Conversation Global will publish commentary, analysis and research from the academic community worldwide. We will engage scholars from across the world, featuring perspectives from the Global South and North on the most pressing international issues. All content will be published under Creative Commons.
Kserokopia # 43 (5-21 września)
Ostatnio bardzo dużo się działo – Komisja Europejska ogłosiła projekt reformy prawa autorskiego, a Trybunał Sprawiedliwości UE wydał długo oczekiwane orzeczenia dotyczące legalności linkowania oraz odpowiedzialności właściciela sieci wi-fi za naruszenia prawa autorskiego. Poza tym w USA trwa proces dotyczący licencji CC-BY-NC. A my współorganizowaliśmy wydarzenie w Brukseli poświęcone perspektywie użytkowników w prawie autorskim. O tym wszystkim, oraz o innych ciekawostkach ze świata prawa autorskiego przeczytacie w tym numerze Kserokopii – miłej lektury.
Kserokopia # 43 (5-21 września)
Ostatnio bardzo dużo się działo – Komisja Europejska ogłosiła projekt reformy prawa autorskiego, a Trybunał Sprawiedliwości UE wydał długo oczekiwane orzeczenia dotyczące legalności linkowania oraz odpowiedzialności właściciela sieci wi-fi za naruszenia prawa autorskiego. Poza tym w USA trwa proces dotyczący licencji CC-BY-NC. A my współorganizowaliśmy wydarzenie w Brukseli poświęcone perspektywie użytkowników w prawie autorskim. O tym wszystkim, oraz o innych ciekawostkach ze świata prawa autorskiego przeczytacie w tym numerze Kserokopii – miłej lektury.
Data and Analytics Innovation
GAO report from the Data and Analytics Innovation Forum Convened by the Comptroller General of the United States: “….discussions considered the implications of new data-related technologies and developments that are revolutionizing the basic three-step innovation process in the figure below. As massive amounts of varied data become available in many fields, data generation (step 1 in the process) is transformed.
Crowdsource Europe wants people to write their own constitution
Deutsche Welle: “A public interest organization called Crowdsource Europe wants citizens to formulate their own constitution. If successful, the document could even replace the Lisbon treaty, the campaign’s organizers say.
New Open Knowledge Network chapters launched in Japan and Sweden
This month sees the launch of two new Chapters at the Open Knowledge Network, a chapter for Japan and a chapter for Sweden. Chapters are the Open Knowledge Network’s most developed form, which have legal independence from the organisation and are affiliated by a Memorandum of Understanding. For a full list of our current chapters, see here and to learn more about their structure visit the network guidelines.
The Internet Society Opens Regional Bureau in the Middle East and Appoints New Director
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Date: Wed, 09/21/2016[Geneva, Switzerland– 21 September 2016] – The Internet Society today announced that it has opened a new regional bureau in the Middle East and appointed Salam Yamout to the role of Regional Director.
Ms. Yamout brings over 25 years of experience to her new role, where she will be responsible for building awareness of the Internet Society and advancing its mission of promoting access to the Internet for the benefit of people everywhere.
"La Sinfónica" celebra Fiestas Patrias con programa de música chilena
Reconocidas obras de compositores nacionales serán parte del concierto que contará con la dirección del maestro Guillermo Rifo, quien además estuvo a cargo de los arreglos para orquesta de temas emblemáticos como "Gracias a la vida", "La Consentida", "La joya del pacífico" y "Si vas para Chile", entre otras. Cuatro jornadas de música chilena con arreglos únicos es lo que ofrecerá la Sinfónica en la previa al 18 de septiembre, con tickets disponibles en Daleticket.cl
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