The involvement and collaboration of governmental bodies, citizens and other stakeholders in order to promote open data and open government initiatives were one of the main achievements of the event “Open Government: Participate, Propose and Be Heard! Conformation of the Third National Action Plan 2016-2018.” The event was co-organized by the Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reconstruction, Aristotle University and Open Knowledge Greece on the 30th of May.

Date published: June 8, 2016"Even the stereo, which was affected by Lexus's update, can create an unsafe situation, robotics law expert Ryan Calo told the Monitor. For example, buggy software might cause the radio to blare suddenly, startling the driver and causing an accident.
Tesla recently introduced a software update to control the whole vehicle, Dr. Calo tells the Monitor, although he says Lexus' update is technically not critical to safety. 

Date published: June 8, 2016"“Chatbots may be able to get us to say more about ourselves than an ordinary website,” says Ryan Calo, codirector of the Tech Policy Lab at the University of Washington.
“Consider a chatbot that leverages the social principle of reciprocity,” says Mr. Calo. “If a chatbot, like an online form, just says: ‘Enter your age here,’ you might not. But if amidst a conversation with a chatbot it says, ‘I was created last year. When were you born?’ you well might. At least that's what experimental studies by Cliff Nass and others have shown.”"

Philip N. Howard at Yahoo Tech: “They call it “the Internet of Things” — the rapidly growing network of everyday objects equipped with sensors, tiny power supplies, and internet addresses.

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Este curso online do Instituto de Tecnologia e Sociedade do Rio de Janeiro (ITS Rio) trata de vários tópicos fundamentais para empreendedores que desejam compreender a legislação brasileira para potencializar a possibilidade de sucesso do negócio. O professor Edoardo Sigaud é especialista em propriedade intelectual, direito empresarial e inovação.

Djoko Sigit Sayogo et al in the Proceedings of the 17th International Digital Government Research Conference on Digital Government Research: “Public participation has been less than ideal in many government-implemented ICT initiatives. Extant studies highlight the importance of public libraries as an intermediary between citizens and government. This study evaluates the role of public libraries as mediating the relationship between citizens and government in support of an open government environment.

When you are in the Silicon Valley as a startup researcher from Berlin, you cannot help but compare those innovative hubs. Lately, however, I increasingly exchanged with founders and lawyers... MORE

New Publications on Digital Divide and the Governance of Algorithms

El director de Creación Artística de la Universidad de Chile, Fernando Gaspar, profundiza en la importancia del arte en la formación de los escolares del país, enfatizando en su aporte al desarrollo de prácticas colaborativas, y alerta sobre los riesgos de que la reforma a la educación no incorpore el arte en los centros de aprendizaje.Del 23 al 27 de mayo se celebra la IV Semana de Educación Artística, una iniciativa UNESCO que busca sensibilizar a la sociedad respecto de la importancia del arte en la vida de los niños y niñas.

El acceso a esta información es completamente libre a través del sitio web del DEMRE, ya que no requiere de ninguna identificación de usuario, y permitirá que colegios, apoderados y público en general puedan conocer el desempeño de los alumnos de los establecimientos en la última PSU.

Internet on the Outstation provides a new take on the digital divide. Why do whole communities choose to go without the internet when the infrastructure for access is in place? Through an in-depth exploration of the digital practices occurring in Aboriginal households in remote central Australia, the authors address both the dynamics of internet adoption and the benefits that flow from its use.

Konferencja
CYFROWE WYZWANIA
Kompetencje cyfrowe
a uczestnictwo w kulturze
13 czerwca 2016 r., godz. 10.00-18.00
Sala Balowa, Pałac Tyszkiewiczów-Potockich,
Krakowskie Przedmieście 32, Warszawa
 

Konferencja
CYFROWE WYZWANIA
Kompetencje cyfrowe
a uczestnictwo w kulturze
13 czerwca 2016 r., godz. 10.00-18.00
Sala Balowa, Pałac Tyszkiewiczów-Potockich,
Krakowskie Przedmieście 32, Warszawa
 

Date published: June 7, 2016"Danielle Citron, a professor of law at the University of Maryland and an expert on online harassment, is not sure whether online anti-Semitism is spreading or simply drawing more attention. “What I can say is that it’s become more mainstream,” she notes. “It is no longer hidden in the dark corners of the internet like it once was. We are now seeing it on very mainstream platforms like Facebook and Twitter.”Haaretz

I recently gave a short talk at a Data Science event put on by Deloitte here in Boston.  Here's a short write up of my talk.

Treinta investigadores de siete países en el congreso “Serving or Innovating the Profession?”
Segundo congreso del Grupo de Trabajo “Journalism and Communication Education” de ECREA

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The Center for Internet and Society (CIS) at Stanford Law School has appointed Luiz Fernando Marrey Moncau as Intermediary Liability Fellow.Related Topics: WILMap

GeoNet Project on 6 June 2016 at 14:14PM In this year’s Development Studies Association Conference, we will present a paper titled ‘Measuring the Hidden Contours of the Global Knowledge Economy with a Digital Index’. In this paper we propose a Digital Knowledge Economy Index, which combines traditional data sources with bespoke data on capacities and skills (measured via content-creation [...]

La Universidad de Chile es parte por tercer año consecutivo de la organización de este evento que convoca la Unesco mundialmente con el objetivo posicionar la importancia de esta disciplina en el proceso formativo escolar y en la convivencia ciudadana. El desarrollo de la creatividad, de la capacidad crítica, de aptitudes comunicacionales y el aprendizaje del trabajo en equipo, son parte de las contribuciones que el arte puede generar en la educación.