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Crowdsourcing Diagnosis for Patients With Undiagnosed Illnesses: An Evaluation of CrowdMed

Paper by Ashley N.D Meyer et al in the Journal of Medical Internet Research: ” Background: Despite visits to multiple physicians, many patients remain undiagnosed.

Hacking the streets: ‘Smart’ writing in the smart city

Spencer Jordan at FirstMonday: “Cities have always been intimately bound up with technology. As important nodes within commercial and communication networks, cities became centres of sweeping industrialisation that affected all facets of life (Mumford, 1973). Alienation and estrangement became key characteristics of modernity, Mumford famously noting the “destruction and disorder within great cities” during the long nineteenth century.

Cultural Heritage Online? Settle it in the Country of Origin of the Work

This article examines the conditions under which a system of extended collective licensing (ECL) for the use of works contained in the collections of cultural heritage institutions (CHIs) participating in Europeana could function within a cross-border basis. ECL is understood as a form of collective rights management whereby the application of freely negotiated copyright licensing agreements between a user and a collective management organisation (“CMO”), is extended by law to non-members of the organisation.

Scoping Electronic Communication Privacy Rules: Data, Services and Values

We use electronic communication networks for more than simply traditional telecommunications: we access the news, buy goods online, file our taxes, contribute to public debate, and more. As a result, a wider array of privacy interests is implicated for users of electronic communications networks and services. . This development calls into question the scope of electronic communications privacy rules. This paper analyses the scope of these rules, taking into account the rationale and the historic background of the European electronic communications privacy framework.

Welcome to the Jungle: the Liability of Internet Intermediaries for Privacy Violations in Europe

In Europe, roughly three regimes apply to the liability of Internet intermediaries for privacy violations conducted by users through their network. These are: the e-Commerce Directive, which, under certain conditions, excludes them from liability; the Data Protection Directive, which imposes a number of duties and responsibilities on providers processing personal data; and the freedom of expression, contained inter alia in the ECHR, which, under certain conditions, grants Internet providers several privileges and freedoms.

Algorithmic Life: Calculative Devices in the Age of Big Data

Book edited by Louise Amoore and Volha Piotukh: “This book critically explores forms and techniques of calculation that emerge with digital computation, and their implications.

Innovation in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors

A Public Solutions Handbook edited by Patria De Lancer Julnes and  Ed Gibson: “In the organizational context, the word “innovation” is often associated with private sector organizations, which are often perceived as more agile, adaptable, and able to withstand change

Historias, "para hacer bien" a niños hospitalizados, recorrerán Chile

El libro "Cuentos de Colores. Historias que te hacen bien!", compila historias cuya autoría pertenece a profesionales, personal de la salud del Hospital Roberto del Río y jóvenes creadores vinculados a esa comunidad asistencial. Cuenta con ilustraciones realizadas por pacientes del recinto y por colaboradores del equipo gestor, encabezado por el Dr. Jorge Mackenney y la Dra.

Congreso del Futuro:líderes del pensamiento mundial se reúnen en Chile

"Las decisiones del mañana son ahora" es el lema de la V Versión del Congreso del Futuro, encuentro que se realizará entre el 19 y el 24 de enero próximo en nuestro país y que es organizado por el Senado de la República y la Universidad de Chile, entre otras instituciones.

Kserokopia #35 (11-17 stycznia)

W tym wydaniu Kserokopii piszemy sporo o absurdach prawa autorskiego – geoblockingu, anciliary copyright czy ograniczającej roli prawa autorskiego w … cukiernictwie. Dodatkowo prezentujemy nowy model biznesowy powstały w oparciu o egzekwowanie prawa autorskiego, najciekawsze wyroki dotyczące własności intelektualnej z 2015 roku i dane dotyczące procedury notice and take down Google’a. I przede wszystkim życzymy Wikipedii 150 lat!

Zertifikatsverleihung Zusatzausbildungen ITM und Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz

Am Freitag den 12. Februar 2016 findet die diesjährige Verleihung der Zertifikate in den Zusatzausbildungen „Informations-, Telekommunikations- und Medienrecht“ sowie „Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz“ statt.

Civics in an age of mistrust and decentralization

I regularly coordinate a salon over at the New England Complex Systems Institute.

International Justice Year-in-Review: Looking Backwards, Looking Forwards (Part 2)

Author(s): Beth Van SchaackPublication Date: January 19, 2016Publication Type: Other WritingEditor’s Note: We asked editors Beth Van Schaack and Alex Whiting to do a roundup of the top international criminal justice stories from 2015 and what readers should keep an eye on in 2016. This is Beth’s half of the list.

NTU Singapore and Hyundai launch joint research centre on urban systems

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Fcomtour, más vivo que nunca

Fcomtour, más vivo que nunca
Los alumnos de 4º de Periodismo pasan tres días en Madrid conociendo por dentro los grandes medios de comunicación

Alumnos y profesores, frente a la sede de Unidad Editoria.
FOTO: Cedida

18/01/16 19:59
Luis López Alí

Los alumnos del MCPC cursan el programa Engaging Europe en Bruselas

Los alumnos del MCPC cursan el programa Engaging Europe en Bruselas
La XII Promoción del Máster en Comunicación Política y Corporativa conoció las instituciones europeas y el lobbying junto a alumnos de la Universidad George Washington

El grupo de alumnos y profesores del MCPC y de la GSPM en el Consejo de la Unión Europea.
FOTO: Cedida

18/01/16 17:04
Amaia García

Digital Dividends – World Development Report 2016

World Bank Report: “Digital technologies have spread rapidly in much of the world. Digital dividends—the broader development benefits from using these technologies—have lagged behind. In many instances digital technologies have boosted growth, expanded opportunities, and improved service delivery. Yet their aggregate impact has fallen short and is unevenly distributed.

Dirty Picture Project: Bajirao Mastani

By Vidya Dronamraju and Devdutta Mukhopadhyay Breaking away from the conventional damsel in distress trope, the trailer of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s latest production enticed us with the promise of a powerful warrior heroine in the form of Deepika Padukone’s Mastani. Walking into the theatre, we had high hopes from what we believed would be an […]

Trusting Big Data Research

Author(s): Neil RichardsWoodrow HartzogPublication Date: January 18, 2016Publication Type: Academic WritingAbstract:       Read more » about Trusting Big Data Research

No Recognition for the New Generation of Digital Rights

The original article was published on The Wire on 5th January, 2016. Plenty of Loose Ends. Credit: Pascal Charest/Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 The international community’s attempt to shape a new agenda for the Information Society by taking forward the Declaration of Principles and the Tunis Agenda adopted over a decade ago has produced a mixed bag that disappoints more than […]