Stephan Lewandowsky and Dorothy Bishop explain in Nature “how the research community should protect its members from harassment, while encouraging the openness that has become essential to science:…

Patrick Marshall at GCN: “Most residents of the Mid-Atlantic states, now digging out from the recent record-setting snowstorm, probably don’t know how soon their streets will be clear.  If they lived in Iowa, however, they could simply go to the state’s Track a Plow website to see in near real time where snow plows are and in what direction they’re heading.

Nancy Vogt and Amy Mitchell at PewResearchCenter: “Projects funded through Kickstarter cut across more than 60 countries

Un diálogo en torno a la Premio Nobel y los desafìos del desarrollo cultural en regiones convocó a autoridades universitarias y regionales y reconocidos escritores de la zona durante la jornada del martes, en la que también se desarrollaron talleres que abordaron las deudas de las leyes de migración, el valor de las escrituras locales, la relevancia de la estimulación temprana en los niños y los beneficios de la medicina ancestral.Como una forma de conmemorar los 70 años del Premio Nobel de Literatura y con el objetivo de relevar la importancia que tuvo su paso por

RIA Executive Director, Prof Alison Gillwald, provides the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Telecommunications and Postal Services with reasons why, in a mobile prepaid environment, OTT applications and zero-rated social networking platforms should be embraced on the basis of their positive consumer welfare outcomes, not regulated or banned. She provides examples of where zero-rated services are competition enhancing in MVNO markets and argues against the narrow application of net neutrality in relation to pricing discrimination.

CIHR at Computers, privacy & data protection conference
CPDP 2016 is taking place this week in Brussels, the theme is “[in]visibilities and infrastructures“. Here is an overview of some panels with CIHR participation.
Wednesday, January 27:

W tym numerze Kserokopii sporo piszemy o prawie autorskim w Unii Europejskiej – ciekawych sprawach, które czekają na rozpatrzenie przez  Trybunał Sprawiedliwości UE i wizji Jednolitego Rynku Cyfrowego, jaką zaprezentował Parlament Europejski. Ponadto cieszymy się z tłumaczenia Kubusia Puchatka na język kaszubski, polecamy artykuły w ramach Copyright Week i zapraszamy bardzo serdecznie na Dzień Domeny Publicznej – widzimy się już w piątek!

My research is on the relationship between the urban soundscape and the making of place. I have based it in London’s East End for its stark sonorous contrasts.In this article I will make an argument for a gentle geography of the urban, where the tacit comes at the forefront, our experience of the sensuous dialogues of the city guiding our making of place.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) will take a final call on differential pricing by the end of January , its chairman said, describing the open house discussions on the regulator's contentious consultation paper as "lively".
The article by Economic Times was published on January 22, 2016. CIS gave inputs.

 
IMPORTANT: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY 10. 12:50PM-2:00PM
 
RSVP is required for this free event. 
Lunch time conversation with Mike Yang.  Read more » about Government to Google to PinterestFebruary 10, 2016Stanford Law School

Cobus De Swardt at WEF: “Many initiatives in recent years have extolled the virtues of governments becoming more open, but now the focus is turning to whether and how businesses will embrace openness.

Here are four reasons why I think businesses should take openness seriously.

1. Openness enhances stability and lowers risk

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The Berkman Center and Youth and Media are pleased to announce the launch of the Digital Literacy Resource Platform (DLRP), a new online platform we have designed and incubated as part of the Digital Media and Learning (DML) Trust Challenge grant, in collaboration with the MIT Media Lab’s Lifelong Kindergarten, New York Public Library, Press Pass TV, NuVu, the Engagement Lab, and Walnut Hill School.

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Różny zakres dozwolonego użytku edukacyjnego w poszczególnych krajach członkowskich Unii Europejskiej prowadzi czasami do sytuacji absurdalnych. Poprosiliśmy znajomych z całej Europy, aby przedstawili przykłady obrazujące, że prawo autorskie nie odpowiada na współczesne potrzeby edukacyjne. Możecie płakać (lub śmiać się) razem z nami.
 
Finlandia: problem z “ruchomymi obrazkami” w klasie

Introduction to special issue of IDS Bulletin by Rosemary McGee and Duncan Edwards: “Open government and open data are new areas of research, advocacy and activism that have entered the governance field alongside the more established areas of transparency and accountability. This article reviews recent scholarship in these areas, pinpointing contributions to more open, transparent, accountable and responsive governance via improved practice, projects and programmes.

New repository of case studies documents the impact of open data globally
odimpact.org 

Despite global commitments to and increasing enthusiasm for open data, little is actually known about its use and impact. What kinds of social and economic transformation has open data brought about, and what is its future potential? How—and under what circumstances—has it been most effective? How have open data practitioners mitigated risks and maximized social good?

[Video] Medienwandel in der Schweiz 2014

The Institute of Network Cultures is looking for an intern with writing, research and production skills, for the organisation of MoneyLab#3 and overall project management support of the MoneyLab project.
Internship period: March 1 until July 1 2016 (0.6 – 0.8 fte).

Puntajes nacionales, ingresos regulares y especiales explican por qué se inclinaron por la Casa de Bello. El ambiente universitario, el pluralismo y el nivel académico fueron las principales razones esgrimidas por los nuevos matriculados. Hoy, 12 de enero, más de 5 mil postulantes ya se transformaron en mechones de la U, cifra que aumentará mañana a las 14:00 hrs., cuando termine esta etapa.

Entre el 12 y el 13 de enero académicos de diferentes universidades del país ligados a las ciencias sociales, humanidades y las artes participarán en el coloquio "Producción interdisciplinaria: respuestas institucionales a la transversalidad del conocimiento", en el que se busca aportar a la vinculación de la gestión política científica, académica y cultural, con la investigación y producción del conocimiento.