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Robert M. Wachter at the New York Times: “Two of our most vital industries, health care and education, have become increasingly subjected to metrics and measurements. Of course, we need to hold professionals accountable. But the focus on numbers has gone too far. We’re hitting the targets, but missing the point.

UK Government Office for Science: “In a major report on distributed ledgers published today (19 January 2016), the Government Chief Scientist, Sir Mark Walport, sets out how this technology could transform the delivery of public services and boost productivity.

Jack Karsten and Darrell M. West at Brookings: “In spite of technological advancements like the Internet, academic publishing has operated in much the same way for centuries. Scientists voluntarily review their peers’ papers for little or no compensation; the paper’s author likewise does not receive payment from academic publishers.

Re-issued book by Alice M. Rivlin: “In January 1970 Alice M. Rivlin spoke to an audience at the University of California–Berkeley. The topic was developing a more rational approach to decision-making in government. If digital video, YouTube, and TED Talks had been inventions of the 1960s, Rivlin’s talk would have been a viral hit. As it was, the resulting book, Systematic Thinking for Social Action, spent years on the Brookings Press bestseller list.

Julian Spector at CityLab: “The three dozen inspectors at the Chicago Department of Public Health scrutinize 16,000 eating establishments to protect diners from gut-bombing food sickness. Some of those pose more of a health risk than others; approximately 15 percent of inspections catch a critical violation.

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Alastair Stevenson at V3: “The amount of data being collected by departments and agencies mean government services will not be able to implement truly open data strategies, according to Met Office CIO Charles Ewen.

Tres son los jóvenes que se matricularon este miércoles 6 de enero a las carreras de Derecho y Psicología tras quedar seleccionados por vía de acceso especial para estudiantes ciegos. Con esto, la Casa de Bello integra a sus primeros estudiantes con derecho a gratuidad tras casi cuatro décadas. A las 9 de la mañana de este miércoles y tras realizar su proceso de matrícula, Bruno Chacón, egresado del Liceo José Victorino Lastarria, se convirtió en el primer estudiante de la Universidad de Chile en hacer efectivo su derecho a la gratuidad.

Los días 6 y 7 de enero se realizó en la Casa Central de la U.

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Dozwolony użytek edukacyjny w całej Unii Europejskiej powinien wspierać transgraniczny szeroki dostęp do twórczości i ponowne wykorzystanie utworów chronionych prawem autorskim w różnego rodzaju instytucjach edukacyjnych. Stowarzyszenie Communia, którego członkiem jest Centrum Cyfrowe, opublikowało policy paper poświęcone wykorzystaniu prawa autorskiego w służbie edukacji.

The past month has witnessed a rise in tide of public debate surrounding net neutrality once more, accompanying the release of another Consultation Paper by TRAI, and another AIB video urging public participation in the ongoing consultation process. To add to this mix there has also been an effort from Facebook to build consensus amongst […]

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The Connectivity, Inclusion, and Inequality Group on 19 January 2016 at 17:08PM A new publication of ours in now out in The African Technopolitan. Graham, M., and Foster, C. 2016. Geographies of Information Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa, The African Technopolitan. 5 78-85. The piece draws on some of our previous empirical research to reflect… Continue Reading → [...]

GeoNet Project on 19 January 2016 at 17:07PM A new publication of ours in now out in The African Technopolitan. Graham, M., and Foster, C. 2016. Geographies of Information Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa, The African Technopolitan. 5 78-85. The piece draws on some of our previous empirical research to reflect on what connectivity means to inclusion in the ‘network society.’ Connectivity [...]

The Connectivity, Inclusion, and Inequality Group on 19 January 2016 at 16:49PM A new publication of ours in now out in The African Technopolitan. Graham, M., Mann, L., Friederici, N. and Waema, T. 2016. Growing the Kenyan Business Process Outsourcing Sector, The African Technopolitan. 5 93-95 The short piece is based on our longer… Continue Reading → [...]

GeoNet Project on 19 January 2016 at 16:47PM A new publication of ours in now out in The African Technopolitan. Graham, M., Mann, L., Friederici, N. and Waema, T. 2016. Growing the Kenyan Business Process Outsourcing Sector, The African Technopolitan. 5 93-95 The short piece is based on our longer report on the Internet and Business Process Outsourcing in East Africa. It offers a summary… [...]