Paper by Weerakkody, V., Irani, Z., Kapoor, K. et al. in Information Systems Frontiers: Government legislation and calls for greater levels of oversight and transparency are leading public bodies to publish their raw datasets online.
“Open Spending Data in Constrained Environments” is a project being lead by Sinar Project in Malaysia aimed exploring ways to of making critical information public and accessible to Malaysian citizens. The project is supported by the Open Data for Development programme and has been run in collaboration with Open Knowledge International & OpenSpending
Springwise: “New York-based 911bot uses Facebook Messenger to report accidents and help users get advice….Knowing what to do in an emergency situation can mean the difference between life and death. But at the scene of an accident, as nerves takes over, it’s often difficult to remember to act rationally. Because of this, systems that guide panic-stricken individuals through an emergency can save lives. Now developers have stepped in to create a bot that does the job of emergency service call-takers.
Podcast by Civilla: “One team’s mission to poke the universe. Civilla, a center for social innovation based in Detroit, was founded by a small team with big plans. This podcast is an inside peek at their journey as they work to create positive impact in the lives of one billion people. Season One follows the ups and downs as they assemble their very first $100 Million idea. Stories are captured in real time and shared out weekly.
Junto al Departamento de Teatro de la Casa de Bello, la Vicerrectoría de Extensión y Comunicaciones es la unidad de la Universidad de Chile que organiza la décima versión del Encuentro del Instituto Hemisférico de Performances y Política de la Universidad de Nueva York. "Espero que sea un encuentro provocador desde la interpelación intelectual, artística, estética y ética", señaló Zeran respecto a esta apuesta que se realiza por primera vez en nuestro país.Desde este domingo 17 de julio, Santiago tiene un cariz diferente.
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PSFK: “Every ten minutes, blood cancer takes a life away. One of the ways to treat this disease is through stem cell transplants that create healthy blood cells. Since 70% of patients who need a transplant cannot find a match in their family, they need to turn to outside donors.
The goal of the Data Driven Criminal Justice Projects Coaching Program, supported by a grant from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation and organized by The GovLab, is to support the work of public entrepreneurs trying to improve people’s lives.
About the Project: “The digital age has profoundly transformed the way people find and share information. The Internet is enabling collaboration between activists, hackers and journalists on an unprecedented scale. This has led to previously unimaginable possibilities in investigative reporting. People are newly empowered to uncover hidden information, expose corruption and bring the truth to light.
W tym numerze Kserokopii piszemy o przypadku naruszenia warunków licencji Creative Commons, wolności panoramy, alternatywnych modelach finansowania kultury i roli Youtube’a w kształtowaniu muzycznego rynku. Zachęcamy również do przeczytania artykułów dotyczących wyroku w sprawie granic cenzurowania wyników wyszukiwania, druku 3D oraz tego, jak Pokemony wspierają cyfrowe dziedzictwo.
W tym numerze Kserokopii piszemy o przypadku naruszenia warunków licencji Creative Commons, wolności panoramy, alternatywnych modelach finansowania kultury i roli Youtube’a w kształtowaniu muzycznego rynku. Zachęcamy również do przeczytania artykułów dotyczących wyroku w sprawie granic cenzurowania wyników wyszukiwania, druku 3D oraz tego, jak Pokemony wspierają cyfrowe dziedzictwo.
This blog post was written by Olga Kalatzi from OK Greece
On the 5th of July in Athens, the open dialogue on Greece’s Third National Action Plan to the Open Government Partnership commenced where Open Knowledge Greece presented its 3 commitments for the third action plan.
The commitments of OK Greece included School of Data for public servants, the Open Data Index for cities and local administrations and linked open and participatory budgets. All of them come with implementation resources and timetables and satisfy all the OGP principles.
Esta actividad, que combina un encuentro académico con un festival de performance, tiene espacios seleccionados abiertos al público como las Rutas arte - acción de calle que se realizarán el jueves 21 de julio en distintos puntos de la capital, además de algunos creadores que buscan participantes para integrarlos en sus experiencias artísticas.
Online abuse - specially against women - is like one of those rapidly-mutating viruses that resists all antibodies.
The article by Bishakha Datta was published in India Today on July 13, 2016. Rohini Lakshane was quoted.
Book by David Van Reybrouck: “Democracy is in bad health. Against Elections offers a new diagnosis – and an ancient remedy. Fear-mongering populists, distrust in the establishment, personality contests instead of reasoned debate: these are the results of the latest elections.
In fact, as this ingenious book shows, the original purpose of elections was to exclude the people from power by appointing an elite to govern over them.
Marta Severo, Amel Feredj and Alberto Romele in Policy & Internet: “In recent years, decision makers have reported difficulties in the use of official statistics in public policy: excessively long publication delays, insufficient coverage of topics of interest, and the top-down process of data creation. The deluge of data available online represents a potential answer to these problems, with social media data in particular as a possible alternative to traditional data.
Bernd W. Wirtz, Robert Piehler, Marc-Julian Thomas & Peter Daiser in Public Management Review: “Open government has become an important topic in democratically developed societies.
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