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Report: Binge On untergräbt Netzneutralität

Date published: February 2, 2016"Das heiß umkämpfte Binge-On-Angebot des US-Mobilfunkbetreibers T-Mobile verletze den Wettbewerb, behindere Innovation sowie freie Rede und sei deshalb „vermutlich illegal“, schreibt die Netzneutralitäts-Expertinund Stanford-Professorin 

Net Neutrality Expert: T-Mobile's Binge On Will Lead Internet Down 'A Slippery Slope'

Date published: February 2, 2016"Barbara van Schewick, a professor at Stanford Law School and the director of the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, published a white paper outlining the legal issues with Binge On and concluding that it violates net neutrality.

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In accordance with the Guardian, it was eventually experienced on March 18 regarding a utterly new vocalist who could be available to buy very quickly. His title is Benjamin Lasnier, he is 13 yrs . Old the particular husband will be the new Justin Bieber. Or it could be a lot longer buyers assume considering that plenty of think he resembles when they had been song experiencing.

Social and Open Data Sources and Visualisation Methods for Urban Decision Making

Smart Cities on 2 February 2016 at 17:18PM One of the deliverables from the UrbanData2Decide project has just been published on the project website. It’s a report on social and open data sources and visualisation methods for urban decision makers, and was jointly authored by ourselves at the OII, SYNYO and the ODI. The main aim was to gather existing knowledge on what data… Read More » [...]

Designing for Respect: UX Ethics for the Digital Age

O’Reilly Publishing: Although designers are responsible for orchestrating the behaviors of all sorts of interactions on the Web, mobile devices, and in consumer environments every day, they often forget—or don’t fully realize—the influence they have on others.

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Transparency, accountability, and technology

Shanthi Kalathil at Plan International: “The recently launched Sustainable Development Goals have kicked off a renewed development agenda that features, among other things, a dedicated emphasis on peace, justice, and strong institutions. This emphasis, encapsulated in Goal #16, contains several sub-priorities, including reducing corruption; developing effective, accountable, and transparent institutions; ensuring inclusive, participatory, and representative decision-making; and ensuring access to information.

Re-use – ustawa po linii najmniejszego oporu?

Ustawa o o ponownym wykorzystywaniu informacji sektora publicznego, zwana ustawą o re-use (uchwalona przez Sejm na ostatnim posiedzeniu 29 stycznia, druk sejmowy 141) implementuje dyrektywę 2013/37/UE i zapewnia bardziej przejrzyste i łatwiejsze stosowanie reguł ponownego wykorzystywania informacji sektora publicznego.

The Open (Data) Market

Sean McDonald at Medium: “Open licensing privatizes technology and data usability. How does that effect equality and accessibility?…The open licensing movement(open data, open source software, etc.) predicates its value on increasing accessibility and transparency by removing legal and ownership restrictions on use.

A Gargantuan Challenge for The Megalopolis: Mexico City calls citizens to help map its complex public bus system

“Mexico City, the largest and oldest urban agglomeration in the American continent. The city is home to an incredible diversity of people and cultures, and its size and its diversity also poses certain challenges. In a city with such big scale (the metropolitan area measures 4,887 mi2) transportation is one of its main problems. Finding ways to improve how people move within requires imagination and cooperation from decision makers and society alike.

Die Balance zwischen Produktentwicklung, Wachstum und Mitarbeitermotivation in Startups

Employee satisfaction and engagement are widely acknowledged as primary drivers of a firm’s productivity and innovativeness. This is particularly true for startups – a young, fast growing and innovative breed... MORE

CCWG-Accountability: On the road to Marrakech, Part 1

Recommendations 1 & 2 In the weeks leading up to the ICANN 55 Meeting at Marrakech , we are doing a series of posts tracking the CCWG-Accountability process. Through these posts we will be examining all the recommendations and trace their developments since the third draft proposal was opened to public comments late in December, […]

Translator Gator

Yulistina Riyadi & Lalitia Apsar at Global Pulse: “Today Pulse Lab Jakarta launches Translator Gator, a new language game to support research initiatives in Indonesia. Players can earn phone credit by translating words between English and six common Indonesian languages. The database of keywords generated by the game will be used by researchers on topics ranging from computational social science to public policy.

T-Mobile service 'harms competition,' Stanford study says

Date published: February 1, 2016"The Federal Communications Commission ruled in 2015 to protect net neutrality and prevent internet service providers from treating content differently. In a 50-page study released on Friday, Stanford Law School professor 

Law professor: T-Mobile’s Binge On program violates Net neutrality

Date published: February 1, 2016Read more » about Law professor: T-Mobile’s Binge On program violates Net neutralityNetwork World"A T-Mobile service called Binge On that allows subscribers to consume as much data as they want while streaming video from selected providers violates Net neutrality rules, according to a published a

Academic: Binge On violates net neutrality

Date published: February 1, 2016"Barbara van Schewick, Professor of Law and Helen L.

Stanford law professor says T-Mobile’s ‘Binge On’ violates Net Neutrality principles

Date published: February 1, 2016"Binge On, the “unlimited” video-streaming service from T-Mobile, stifles competition, free speech and customer choice and because of this it violates basic principles of Net Neutrality, a Stanford University law professor has found. Read more » about Stanford law professor says T-Mobile’s ‘Binge On’ violates Net

Join us at the International Data Responsibility Conference, 2016 – The Hague

​On February 19th, the International Data Responsibility Group (IDRG), of which The GovLab is a founding member, will host the second annual International Data Responsibility Conference in The Hague, NL.

Mapping the Law That Applies to War Crimes in Syria

Author(s): Beth Van SchaackPublication Date: February 1, 2016Publication Type: Other WritingWar crimes have been a consistent feature of the Syrian conflict since its inception. Indeed, a map of the war crimes committed in Syria reads like a survey course of the topic. Read more » about Mapping the Law That Applies to War Crimes in Syria

Idea to retire: Leaders can’t take risks or experiment

David Bray at TechTank: “Technology is rapidly changing our world. Traditionally, a nation’s physical borders could mark the beginning of their sovereign space, but in the early to mid-20th century airplanes challenged this notion. Later on, space-based satellites began flying in space above all nations.