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The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is excited to announce the Berkman Klein Assembly, an innovative pilot program that will experiment with different modes of education, collaboration, and development to work towards solving some of the tough problems at the intersections of code and policy in digital security.
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Calling Developers and Tech Industry Professionals
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The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is excited to announce the Berkman Klein Assembly, an innovative pilot program that will experiment with different modes of education, collaboration, and development to work towards solving some of the tough problems at the intersections of code and policy in digital security.
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Author(s): Henry FarrellPublication Date: July 1, 2016Publication Type: Other WritingAmerican commentators are comparing the recent extraordinary turn in the fight for leadership of Britain’s Conservative party to an episode of “House of Cards.” Michael Gove, the mild-mannered politician who has just stabbed Boris Johnson in the back, is depicted as a close analogue to Frank Underwood, the scheming president in “House of Cards,” while Gove’s wife, the columnist Sarah Vine, is said to resemble Underwood’s Machiavellian wife Claire.
Date published: July 1, 2016""The reality is that the public and regulators won't tolerate that kind of risk-taking even if over 50 years it means more people are saved," said Bryant Walker Smith, a professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law who has studied the legal and ethical ramifications of this technology for years."
Detroit Free Press
Date published: July 1, 2016""For years people have been saying the technology is ready, and it's one of my pet peeves, because no it's not," said Bryant Walker Smith, a law professor at the University of South Carolina and an expert on autonomous driving issues."
US News & World Report
Date published: July 1, 2016"New technology often raises new ethical questions -- and those questions only multiply as technology advances.National Science Foundation
Médico pediatra, dedicada a la infectología, la doctora Carmen Larrañaga lleva cerca de un año y medio a la cabeza del Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas (ICBM), unidad dependiente de la Facultad de Medicina y creada en 1997 con la misión de desarrollar investigación de punta en áreas de interés nacional e internacional, como las neurociencias, la bioinformática y la biología del desarrollo, entre otras. En la siguiente entrevista la directora revela los desafíos de su administración.
En el marco del "Seminario: Reforma a la Educación Superior", organizado por la Comisión de Educación de la Cámara de Diputados, el Rector de la U. de Chile, junto a diversos actores del mundo educacional, debatieron en torno a los cambios que requiere el actual sistema.
Con el objetivo de poner en relieve y generar materiales que permitan mejorar las discusiones en estas temáticas, surge esta instancia de la Facultad de Economía y Negocios que busca divulgar y posicionar los trabajos realizados por sus académicos en pos de implementar políticas públicas económicas.
It is nothing short of an irony that the world’s second largest mobile user market that boasts of being the world’s fastest growing economy is plagued by poor infrastructure and overloaded networks to an extent that many callers are cut off even before they can finish a sentence. The fault in India’s much-acclaimed telecom revolution is a questioning, frequent phenomenon called “call drops”. There have been several signature campaigns and media pressure demanding that the government and telecom companies get their heads together to fix this raging demon of a problem.
With the government banning over 200 escort sites last week, Sunday Times speaks to the owner of an agency to find out how tech is driving the world's oldest profession.
The article by Sharmila Ganeshan Ram was published in the Times of India on June 26, 2016. Sunil Abraham was quoted.
June 20 was World Wifi Day — an occasion to celebrate speedy, reliable internet connections. India, although a major internet market and the fastest growing now, is a very odd place for such celebration. Average internet speed in India is lower than all other countries in BRICs and lower than most other emerging economies.
The Indian government directed service providers to block 240 websites but doubts have surfaced over the legality of such an order.
This was published in ZDNet on June 20, 2016.
Pakistan stands at the brink of a monumental transformation in its television broadcasting infrastructure—the transition from analog to digital broadcasting. This transition, mandated by the Pakistan Electronic Media and Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), represents one of the most significant changes in the history of the country’s media landscape. However, despite the initial optimism and regulatory mandates, the journey towards digitalization has been fraught with challenges and setbacks.
Regulatory Framework and Implementation Hurdles
O X CODAIP é organizado pela Universidade Federal do Paraná – UFPR pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Direito PPGD/UFPR por intermédio do Grupo de Estudos de Direito Autoral e Industrial GEDAI/UFPR o qual tem por objetivo estudar todos os aspectos relacionados ao desenvolvimento dos Direitos Autorais na Sociedade da Informação.
O evento em sua 10ª edição representa um importante passo para a retomada da presença do Estado na formulação de políticas públicas para um tema cada vez mais contemporâneo e estratégico num contexto de ambiente digital e convergência tecnológica.
As of 1 January 2016, the Dutch Data Protection Act ('the Act') has changed considerably. Most importantly, the revised Act contains a security breach notification obligation, expands the power of the Dutch data protection authority ('the Dutch DPA') to impose fines for violation of the Act, and renames the Authority. This report gives some background on the changes and sets out the new provisions in more detail.
In Roman Zakharov/Rusland bevestigt het Europees Hof voor de Rechten van de Mens de strenge vereisten waar het juridisch kader voor heimelijk onderscheppen van telefoon- en internetverkeer aan moet voldoen onder het Europees Verdrag voor de Rechten van de Mens ("EVRM"). Het hof concludeert dat Russische aftapwetgeving in strijd is met het recht op privacy, zoals beschermd door artikel 8 EVRM. In een zaak die kort daarop volgt, concludeert het Hof dat Hongaarse wetgeving voor massale surveillance een schending met het EVRM oplevert.
How the distribution of ICT is creating new big players in the government and in doing so raises interesting questions concerning governance. Information and Communcation Technologies (ICTs) not only support... MORE
The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is now accepting applications for a Senior Project Manager to join our team. She or he will drive forward a diverse portfolio of research projects; research at the intersection of new technologies, law, policy, and society; lead and initiate associated technical tasks and software development work; support critical institutional initiatives; and provide high level, strategic management to project teams.