Teo Kermeliotis at AlJazeera: “Back in the summer of 2015, at the height of the ongoing refugee crisis, Karolin Schwarz started noticing a disturbing pattern.

Nicholas Diakopoulos in Slate: “In 2015 more than 59 millionAmericans received some form ofbenefit from the Social Security Administration, not just for retirement but also for disability or as a survivor of a deceased worker.

Paul Basken at the Chronicle of Higher Education: “Thanks to what they’ve learned from university research, consultants like Matthew Kalmans have become experts in modern political persuasion. A co-founder of Applecart, a New York data firm, Mr. Kalmans specializes in shaping societal attitudes by using advanced analytical techniques to discover and exploit personal connections and friendships.

Alan Hudson at Global Policy: “Open governance is governance that puts into practice principles of transparency, participation and accountability. Proponents of open governance tend to make their case on the basis of two sets of arguments. Normative, or intrinsic value, arguments hold that open governance is a good thing in itself. The idea here is that people have a right to open governance, regardless of its outcomes.

Paper by Michalis N. Vafopoulos et al: “For decades, information related to public finances was out of reach for most of the people. Gradually, public budgets and tenders are becoming openly available and global initiatives promote fiscal transparency and open product and price data. But, the poor quality of economic open data undermines their potential to answer interesting questions (e.g. efficiency of public funds and market processes).

Book by Claudia Chwalisz: “The book is about the turbulent political scene unfolding in Britain and across western Europe. It focuses on why large swathes of voters feel that politics does not work, how this fuels support for insurgent parties and actors, and it investigates the power of democratic innovations….
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Date published: February 17, 2016""In the old days, you could besiege an entire area without real regard to the health and welfare of the civilian situation," said Beth Van Schaack, a visiting professor of human rights at Stanford Law School. " Read more » about The 300,000 Syrians about to get trapped by President Assad's regime

Date published: February 17, 2016Read more » about In the battle of Internet mobs vs. the law, the Internet mobs have wonThe Washington Post"“What we’re seeing now is the law’s limits,” Citron said. “Mobs have little fear of the law, and unfortunately, Zoe is the victim of that.”

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Professor Patrick Lin discusses key ethical, legal, and policy challenges in cyberwarfare. This event is part of the “IT, Ethics, and Law” lecture series, co-sponsored by the High Tech Law Institute.March 2, 2016Read more » about Cyberwarfare Ethics: What You Need to KnowSanta Clara University

The Berkman Center is grateful to be a host organization for The Open Technology Fund's 2016 Information Controls Fellowship Program.  The application window is currently open and the deadline for submissions is March 25, 2016.

Teresa Morales: "El marketing es sinónimo de emoción"
Sesión de la responsable del área de marketing en Telecinco Cinema con los alumnos del Máster en Guión Audiovisual

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Amaia Urra

En el auditorio de la Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo se desarrolló el seminario "De allegado a vecino: integrando derecho a la ciudad y vivienda en barrios pericentrales", enmarcado en el proyecto de investigación del mismo nombre, que buscó aportar a la calidad de vida y generar soluciones habitacionales a los allegados de barrios periféricos.

El académico e investigador Brian Pusser, de la Universidad de Virginia, visitó la Universidad de Chile el pasado 19 de enero en el marco de su participación en una nueva jornada del Seminario Permanente: Una mirada internacional de la educación superior estatal, organizada junto al Consorcio de Universidades Estatales. Crítico del lucro en la educación, ha defendido el papel de las universidades públicas, posturas que compartió con Prensa U.

Los bajos ingresos, la justificación del orden social basado en la meritocracia y la sobrevaloración de la educación superior como diferenciador social, son algunos de los resultados de investigaciones sobre cómo los chilenos percibimos la sociedad.“El sueldo mínimo debería ser transformado en un sueldo ético", señaló el año 2007 monseñor Alejandro Goic, desatando un intenso debate sobre los parámetros que tenía Chile sobre los recursos mínimos de sobrevivencia.

As I've said many times over the years, on matters of technology policy and Internet security, sometimes I wonder if the US government ever left the 1990s.  Read more » about Apple ordered to help FBI bypass iPhone security

22 a 26 de Fevereiro
IST – Alameda
 
A SINFO é uma organização sem fins lucrativos, de estudantes universitários, organização responsável pela organização de uma das maiores conferências de tecnologia em Portugal. É um evento anual, sem fins lucrativos, cujo objectivo é criar uma tecnologia favorável ao meio ambiente adequado, para aprender, compartilhar e explorar através de palestras, workshops, apresentações e muito, muito mais!
 

SCRIPTed’s Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor can be contacted at editors.scripted@ed.ac.uk. The journal is based at the University of Edinburgh’s School of Law. Jiahong Chen SCRIPTed School of Law University of Edinburgh Old College, South Bridge Edinburgh EH8 9YL Scotland Please

Big data is in the ascendant in medicine. On this point, there is agreement among industry players and observers. We have increasingly powerful hardware and software, which make it possible... MORE

Notícia principal: Quarto relatório Supremo em Números avalia papel do Ministério Público no STFResumo notícia principal: Pesquisa analisou dados do banco de dados do STF sobre a atuação do MP Estadual das 27 unidades da federação e do MP Federal das cinco regiões da Justiça Federal, além da Procuradoria Geral da República.Notícias secundárias: Direitos Autorais: Pesquisador do CTS analisa proposta de regulamentaçãoFGV Law Program recebe inscrições para cursos de Pós-graduação em DireitoEventos: Visita aos Três Poderes 2016Cursos: LL.M em Direito: Societário e Mercado de CapitaisLL.M em Dir

Francis Irving at LLRX: “The Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX) is an unusual data hub. It’s made by the UN, and is successfully used by agencies, NGOs, companies, Governments and academics to share data.