Other News from Participating Centers

"Me rompe el corazón ver el daño que ha hecho el capitalismo a Chile"

Colonialismo, feminismo, libertad y violencia, fueron los ejes centrales de la conferencia de prensa que la académica y activista ofreció a los medios nacionales en el marco de su participación en el 10° Encuentro del Instituto Hemisférico de Performance y Política de la U. de Nueva York. Enfatizando que "todas las luchas están interconectadas", respondió a múltiples interrogantes, marcadas por la contingencia mundial de tópicos como migración, represión policial y sistema carcelario.

Alfredo Jaar: "Europa es una fortaleza que expulsa inmigrantes"

Relacionando la trayectoria y tópicos de su obra con temas como la contaminación, el racismo, la dictadura en Chile y la inmigración, el Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas 2013, egresado de la Casa de Bello, ofreció su conferencia magistral titulada "Es difícil" en el 10° Encuentro del Instituto Hemisférico de Performance y Política de la U. de Nueva York, que se realiza en nuestro país gracias a la U. de Chile y el Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes y la Embajada de Chile en EE.UU."Umashimenkana. Demos luz a una nueva vida".

Neira, Kurapel y más: chilenos que se toman "eX-céntrico"

Entre los más de 450 artistas, académicos y performistas de todo el mundo que están en nuestro país para ser parte del Encuentro eXcéntrico, se encuentran los chilenos Eli Neira, Alexander del Re, Ernesto Orellana, Alberto Kurapel, María José Contreras, Ramón Griffero, Isabel Torres, entre otros, quienes han podido compartir su experiencia y su arte con los participantes extranjeros en esta actividad que se desarolla entre el 17 y el 23 de julio.Malestar contra la clase política, cuestionamientos respecto a los problemas fronterizos con los países vecinos, la sexualidad, lo

Hype Cycle for Digital Government Technology, 2016

Gartner: “This Hype Cycle helps government agencies eager to embrace digital transformation by highlighting critical technologies that can be adopted quickly.

Big data leaks and the future of journalism

The Panama Papers have been described as «biggest leak in the history of data journalism» with approximately 11.5 million documents provided by an anonymous source to the German newspaper Süddeutsche... MORE

Nicaraguans are using crowdsourcing technology to prove that a good map can change your life

Grace Dobush in Quartz: “Taking a bus in Latin America can be a disorienting experience. Whilethe light rail systems in places like Mexico City, Buenos Aires, and Riode Janeiro have system maps that are fairly easy to understand, mostcities lack a comprehensive bus map.

Making data social, now in the Open Data Handbook

The most important thing for the Network team at Open Knowledge International is the community we build around data. The tools we build to achieve this are crucial as well since they allow people to make even more and better plans and projects. To continue doing this, we are restructuring a bunch of technological tools for the community use. In this case, we are moving valuable information from our old Wiki server to the Open Data Handbook.

Blockchain Strategies for Business

Asia Digital Hub was an industry partner for the event organised by Hong Kong’s Cyberport on 28 July, 2015.
Event description:
The Internet and the World Wide Web fundamentally transformed global business by making it better, faster and cheaper to efficiently conduct online communication anytime and anywhere.  Companies that developed a coherent ‘Internet Strategy’ leveraged the commercial opportunities created and successfully navigated game changing challenges. ‘Internet Companies and Businesses’ thrived.

Podcast: IT-Recht – Folge 01

Podcast: IT-Recht – Folge 02

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In der zweiten Folge des Podcasts zum IT-Recht setzt sich Prof. Hoeren mit dem gesetzlichen Schutz der fertig entwickelten Software auseinander. Neben den Schutzregimen des Patent-, Marken- und Designrechts werden die urheberrechtliche Schutzfähigkeit von Software sowie die rechtlichen Verteidigungsmöglichkeiten gegen die Umgehung technischer Schutzmaßnahmen behandelt.

Podcast: IT-Recht – Folge 03

Podcast: IT-Recht – Folge 04

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In der vierten Folge des Podcasts zum IT-Recht werden Aufbau und inhaltliche Gestaltung des Softwareüberlassungsvertrags besprochen. Der Schwerpunkt liegt hierbei auf der Bestimmung der Rechtsnatur des Vertrags sowie der rechtlichen Bewertung typischerweise einbezogener Nutzungsbeschränkungsklauseln.

Podcast: IT-Recht – Folge 05

Erfolgreicher Abschluss der ABIDA-Bürgerkonferenzen in Kempten

Am Samstag, den 16.07.2016 fand in Kempten die dritte und abschließende Bürgerkonferenz des Projekts „ABIDA – Assessing Big Data“ statt.
Eingeleitet wurde die Konferenz durch einen Impulsvortrag von Dr. Gernot Meier. Darin warf der Pfarrer und Religionswissenschaftler viele interessante Fragen auf, etwa, ob der Einsatz von Predictive Analytics-Methoden zu einer Self-Fulfilling Prophecy führen könne und wie mit Fehlern in Big Data-Analysen umzugehen sei.

Facebook is censoring some posts on Indian Kashmir

Film makers, activists and journalists accused Facebook of blocking their accounts this week after they posted messages and images related to the violence in the trouble-torn province of Kashmir. In recent weeks, the India administered, Muslim-majority Kashmir state has been facing violence and curfews after protests erupted against the killing of a popular leader of a terrorist group.

Digital Copyright & Free Speech: Technical protection measures according to US law on trial

The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a civil liberties group, is suing the US govnerment over the DMCA’s anti-circumvention rules. This post explains why this law prohibiting the circumvention of technical protection... MORE

Set It and Forget It: How Default Settings Rule the World

Lena Groeger at ProPublica: “We’ve seen how design can keep us away from harm and save our lives. But there is a more subtle way that design influences our daily decisions and behavior – whether we know it or not. It’s not sexy or trendy or flashy in any way.

Il Centro Nexa su Internet & Società annuncia la comunità Nexa 2016-2017

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Torino, 27 luglio 2016. Il Centro Nexa su Internet & Società del Politecnico di Torino (DAUIN) annuncia oggi i Fellow che entreranno a far parte della comunità Nexa nell'anno accademico 2016-2017. image: Super sticky: 0Featured Event: 0Data evento: Fri, 15/07/2016 - 17:46

Oportunidade de estágio no CJUS - Centro de Justiça e Sociedade FGV Direito Rio

Número de vagas: 2O Centro de Justiça e Sociedade da FGV Direito Rio (CJUS) seleciona 2 (dois) estagiários para participar das pesquisas em andamento e atividades de gestão desenvolvidas por seus professores e colaboradores.
 
São requisitos necessários para o preenchimento da vaga:
a) Ser aluno de Graduação em Direito e/ou Relações Internacionais.
b) Disponibilidade de 20 horas semanais para o desempenho das atividades de pesquisa e gestão no âmbito do CJUS.

Does Crime-Predicting Software Bias Judges? Unfortunately, There’s No Data

Rose Eveleth at Motherboard: “For centuries judges have had to make guesses about the people in front of them.Will this person commit a crime again? Or is this punishment enough to deter them?Do they have the support they need at home to stay safe and healthy and away from crime? Or will they be thrust back into a situation that drives them to their old ways? Ultimately, judges have to guess.