From a few hundred articles in 2002 to over 10,600 articles on various aspects of Odisha today, Odia Wikipedia has certainly made a mark as far as promotion of the language is concerned. Wikipedia, the volunteer driven web-based multilingual encyclopedia project, is an important reference source on the Internet for all kinds of information.
Book edited by Rob Kitchin, Sung-Yueh Perng: “Software has become essential to the functioning of cities.
Book by Philip Kotler: “An examination by the ‘father of modern marketing’ into how well a long cherished product (democracy) is satisfying the needs of its consumers (citizens), bringing conversation and solutions on how we can all do our bit to bring about positive change.
Paper by Linnet Taylor, Christine Richter, Shazade Jameson and Carmen Perez de Pulgar: “This report discusses the use and governance of spatial data in Amsterdam’s smart city projects. How much does spatial data tell the city about its people, and how is that likely to change in the next decade?
Paul Waller and Vishanth Weerakkody: “This Working Paper contains propositions regarding the use of digital technology to “transform” government that significantly conflict with received wisdom in academia and governments across the world. It counters assertions made in countless political, official and commercial statements and reports produced over past decades….
Date published: June 10, 2016"Net neutrality advocate Barbara van Schewick wrote a 600 page book on this one idea, Internet Architecture and Innovation. Amazon summarizes it in the following way:High Tech Forum
Date published: June 10, 2016"“Under existing law, the federal government regulates motor vehicle design, and the states regulate driving and noncommercial drivers,” says Bryant Walker Smith, an assistant professor of at the University of South Carolina who studies driverless cars. “The challenge here is you have the vehicle becoming the driver in many ways. That muddies this division of roles between the federal government and the state government.”"
The Ringer
Welcome to the May 2016 newsletter of the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS).
Número de vagas: 2O Centro de Justiça e Sociedade da Escola de Direito da Fundação Getulio Vargas (CJUS FGV Direito Rio) convida candidaturas ao processo de seleção para projeto de pesquisa sobre políticas públicas e legislação de enfrentamento da corrupção.
Duração da pesquisa: 6 meses.
Remuneração: R$ 2.500,00 (dois mil e quinhentos reais), com jornada diária de 6 horas e flexibilidade de horários.
Gillian Tett at the Financial Times: “…In all this, a crucial point is often forgotten: simply amassing data will not solve the problem of transparency. What is also needed is a way for analysts to track the connections that exist between companies scattered across different national jurisdictions.
By Neil Britto, David Sangokoya, Iryna Susha, Stefaan Verhulst and Andrew Young
As part of an ongoing effort to build a knowledge base for the field of opening governance by organizing and disseminating its learnings, the GovLab Selected Readings series provides an annotated and curated collection of recommended works on key opening governance topics. In this edition, we explore the literature on Data Collaboratives. To suggest additional readings on this or any other topic, please email biblio@thegovlab.org.
Jake Porway at Stanford Social Innovation Review: “…At DataKind, we use data science and algorithms in the service of humanity, and we believe that communicating about our work using data for social impact is just as important as the work itself. There’s nothing worse than findings gathering dust in an unread report.
David Lepeska in Wilson Quaterly: “While working for a Turkish tech firm, Akil learned how to program for mobile phones, and decided to make a smartphone app to help Syrians get all the information they need to build new lives in Turkey. In early 2014, he and a friend launched Gherbtna, named for an Arabic word referring to the loneliness of foreign exile….
Tom Chatfield at the BBC: “You may be familiar with the statistic that 90% of the world’s data was created in the last few years. It’s true. One of the first mentions of this particular formulation I can find dates back to May 2013, but the trend remains remarkably constant.
Gustavo Schmidt fez análise dos efeitos do novo CPCO professor da graduação da FGV Direito Rio e presidente do Centro Brasileiro de Mediação e Arbitragem (CBMA), Gustavo Schmidt, foi entrevistado pela Tribuna do Advogado, da OAB/RJ. Ele fez uma análise dos efeitos do novo Código de Processo Civil na aplicação dos meios alternativos de resolução de conflitos. Segundo o professor, ficou claro o reconhecimento da insuficiência do processo judicial para assegurar a paz social.
Distintas unidades de la Casa de Bello abrieron sus puertas a la comunidad para que el público pudiera acceder a los tesoros que resguarda la universidad más antigua del país, cuya misión, como destacan sus académicos y autoridades, comprende también la difusión del patrimonio.
Destacados académicos provenientes de 133 países fueron convocados por la consultora británica Times Higher Education para esta medición que calificó a las instituciones de educación superior más prestigiosas del mundo basada en las repercusiones de la investigación que realizan, en la que la Casa de Bello ocupó la séptima posición en América Latina.Por primera vez la consultora británica Times Higher Education realizó un ranking de las universidades más prestigiosas de América Latina, medición en la cual
Im Wintersemester 2016/2017 bieter das Institut für Informations-, Telekommunikations- und Medienrecht (ITM) – Zivilrechtliche Abteilung – in Kooperation mit der Filmwerkstatt Münster und Rechtsanwalt Christlieb Klages von KVLEGAL Berlin für den Schwerpunktbereich ITM ein Seminar im Filmrecht an. Das Seminar ist als Blockveranstaltung vorgesehen und soll am 10./11. Februar 2017 in Münster stattfinden.
Big Data and Human Development on 10 June 2016 at 10:40AM We are happy to announce a two-day symposium (Sept 15-16) that we are running in Oxford on the topic of big data and human development. This workshop aims to move forward the debate about the ways in which big data is used, can be used, and should be used in development. This symposium will also serve […] [...]
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