The Internet Society Urges African Policymakers to Act on Internet Opportunity
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Date: Wed, 06/01/2016Connecting the unconnected and recognizing Africa’s women trailblazers will be focus at Africa Internet Summit
#OpenZika project
World Community Grid: “In February 2016, the World Health Organization declared the Zika virus to be a global public health emergency due to its rapid spread and new concerns about its link to a rise in neurological conditions.
Real-Time Data Can Improve Traffic Management in Major Cities
World Bank: “Traffic management agencies and city planners will soon have access to real-time data to better manage traffic flows on the streets of Cebu City and Metro Manila.
Grab, The World Bank, and the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) launched today the OpenTraffic initiative, which will help address traffic congestion and road safety challenges.
All European scientific articles to be freely accessible by 2020
EU Presidency: “All scientific articles in Europe must be freely accessible as of 2020. EU member states want to achieve optimal reuse of research data. They are also looking into a European visa for foreign start-up founders.
The Internet of Heirlooms and Disposable Things
Author(s): Woodrow HartzogPublication Date: June 1, 2016Publication Type: Academic WritingAbstract:
Do driverless cars mean I’ll never need to take my driving test?
Date published: June 1, 2016"“The things we expect to happen the fastest will take the longest. It’s the things we don’t ever see coming that arrive soonest.” This sounds like a quote that would be misattributed to Sartre on the internet, but I see his point.
There are, Smith says, myriad legal issues, which means manufacturers and developers may have to take the aggressive stance of, say, Uber (it is everywhere!) to push legislative changes through."
Study of 1 million sites shows just how closely we’re watched
Date published: June 1, 2016"Studying a million websites is hard. To do it, Arvind Narayanan – who heads the Web Transparency and Accountability Project at Princeton University – built a tool called OpenWPM with graduate student Steven Englehardt. OpenWPM can visit and log in to websites automatically, taking more than a dozen measurements of each one.
Ransomware Attacks Are Still On The Rise, Experts Warn
Date published: June 1, 2016"One problem, says Brian Nussbaum, a former intelligence analyst and an assistant professor of public administration at the State University of New York at Albany, is that many smaller organizations, including local governments, just have fewer computer security resources to prepare for that kind of attack.Fast Company
A $1 Million Fight Against Hillary Clinton’s Online Trolls
Political Bots on 31 May 2016 at 23:12PM Helped with a story on the Atlantic about Hillary Clinton’s response to online trolling. “A lot of digital campaign strategy is experimental and run for fear of losing,” Phil Howard, a professor at the Oxford Internet Institute said. “No one wants to be the team who lost because they didn’t try a particular strategy, but that... Continue [...]
A $1 Million Fight Against Hillary Clinton’s Online Trolls
Phil Howard on 31 May 2016 at 23:10PM Helped with a story on the Atlantic about Hillary Clinton’s response to online trolling. “A lot of digital campaign strategy is experimental and run for fear of losing,” Phil Howard, a professor at the Oxford Internet Institute said. “No one wants to be the team who lost because they didn’t try […] [...]
Exploring Corporate Structures and Governance Models for the Open-Source Community
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featuring Dalia Topelson Ritvo and Kira Hessekiel
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Come join Dalia Topelson Ritvo and Kira Hessekiel of the Berkman Center for a discussion on what corporate structures and governance models open source organizations can utilize so that they may better achieve their missions and foster sustainable communities.
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Lançamento: A Construção Jurisprudencial da Recuperação Judicial de Empresas
Lançamento: A Construção Jurisprudencial da Recuperação Judicial de Empresas18h00O Evento:
Local: Auditório Desembargador Paulo Roberto Leite Ventura - Rua Dom Manuel, 25 - 1° andar - Centro - Rio de Janeiro
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Live-streaming on the web and its implications for the media landscape
Live streaming was a unique selling point for linear television for a long time. In the mean time more and more providers enable users to stream their videos online with... MORE
New Project: Data Collaboratives to Improve Children’s Lives
As public problems grow in complexity and increasingly require new insights, decision-makers both inside and outside government have begun exploring ways to be more data-driven and collaborative. Several of society’s greatest challenges—from addressing climate change to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals—require greater access to data, ability to analyze particular kinds of datasets, and collaboration between public- and private-sector entities.
Stanowisko w konsultacjach publicznych w zakresie prawa pokrewnego wydawców i prawa panoramy
Centrum Cyfrowe wraz z innymi organizacjami i instytucjami przedstawiło swoje stanowisko w konsultacjach Ministerstwa Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego dotyczących prawa panoramy i
Stanowisko w konsultacjach publicznych w zakresie prawa pokrewnego wydawców i prawa panoramy
Centrum Cyfrowe wraz z innymi organizacjami i instytucjami przedstawiło swoje stanowisko w konsultacjach Ministerstwa Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego dotyczących prawa panoramy i
Sexism Typology: Literature Review
Policy and Internet Blog on 31 May 2016 at 13:36PM As Laura Bates, founder of the Everyday Sexism project, has recently highlighted, “it seems to be increasingly difficult to talk about sexism, equality, and women’s rights” (Everyday Sexism Project, 2015). With many theorists suggesting that we have entered a so-called “post-feminist” era in which gender equality has been achieved (cf. McRobbie, [...]
"La confidencialidad en caso de aborto es un gesto de humanidad"
En el marco de la actual discusión sobre el proyecto de ley de aborto por tres causales, este mediodía la Comisión de Salud del Senado invitó al Rector Ennio Vivaldi y al profesor de la Facultad de Medicina, Ramiro Molina, a exponer sus visiones en este debate. En su intervención el Rector defendió la relación de confidencialidad entre médicos y pacientes, y aseguró que la U. de Chile cumplirá con la nueva legislación en caso de aprobarse, sin dejar de dar apoyo y atención a aquellas mujeres que no opten por interrumpir sus embarazos.
Ausgezeichneter Ort im Land der Ideen
Das ITM zählt zu den 100 glücklichen Preisträgern des Wettbewerbs „Ausgezeichnete Orte im Land der Ideen“ 2016, wie die Jury heute bekanntgab. Unter dem Motto „NachbarschafftInnovation – Gemeinschaft als Erfolgsmodell“ waren über 1.000 Bewerbungen eingegangen. Ausgewählt wurde u.a. das ITM in der Kategorie Wissenschaft mit dem Projekt ABIDA.
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