Working Paper by Chris Muellerleile & Susan Robertson: “The social infrastructures that the global economy relies upon are becoming dependent on digital code, big data, and algorithms. At the same time the digital is also changing the very nature of economic and social institutions.
Kelly Hinchcliffe at Poynter: “I try to feature journalists who are telling important stories using public records. For my final column of 2015, I wanted to do something big and decided to find public records stories from all 50 states (plus, a bonus: Washington, D.C.).
Book edited by Nathalie Japkowicz and Jerzy Stefanowski: “This edited volume is devoted to Big Data Analysis from a Machine Learning standpoint as presented by some of the most eminent researchers in this area.
DemTools by NDI Tech: “Democratic activists and human rights organizers aren’t computer geeks.And they don’t have to be.
Overview of Recent Developments in the Export Controls of Surveillance Technologies in Europe
December 2015
by Stephanie Horth, Joanna Bronowicka and Ben Wagner
You can download the final draft as PDF here.
Connectivity to millions in India is main issue
The article by Pratap Vikram Singh was published in Governance Now on December 14, 2015.
The growing backlash against Facebook’s Free Basics could threaten the very premise of Internet.org, Mark Zuckerberg’s effort to connect the planet.
The article by Bhuma Shrivastava was published in Livemint on December 30, 2015. Pranesh Prakash was quoted.
Guiados por la directora del Archivo Central Andrés Bello, Alejandra Araya, un grupo de 25 docentes del Liceo, que tuviera a Mistral como su primera directora, tuvieron la oportunidad de conocer en detalle los aspectos de la muestra que rescata la figura de la Premio Nobel de Literatura.El 4 de Mayo de 1921, se creó mediante Decreto Supremo el Liceo N° 6 de Niñas Teresa Prats, cuya primera directora fue Lucila Godoy Alcayaga, más conocida como Gabriela Mistral, establecimiento que funcionó en sus comienzos en el llamado Palacio Bravo.
La Premio Nacional de Ciencias Exactas 1997 y directora del Centro de Astrofísica y Tecnologías Afines (CATA), presidirá la Academia hasta el 2018. Entre los profesores de la Universidad de Chile que serán parte del directorio se encuentra además la Premio Nacional de Ciencias Naturales 2006, María Cecilia Hidalgo, quien ocupará la vicepresidencia.
Mówi się, że rozwój technologii dzieli ludzi. My uważamy, że ma szansę również ich łączyć. W Centrum Cyfrowym wierzymy, że umiejętnie wykorzystując potencjał technologii, można usprawniać pracę, budować zaangażowanie, wspierać kreatywność. Wspólnie z Creative Commons Polska od ponad dekady wspieramy instytucje w otwartym dzieleniu się zasobami oraz rozwijaniu narzędzi i metod pracy, które usprawniają ich działania oraz budują trwalsze, oparte na zaufaniu relacje z odbiorcami.
The Fourth Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest took place on December 15-17, 2015 at National Law University, Delhi, India.
The Global Congress was co-hosted by The Centre for Internet& Society, National Law University Delhi, Open African Innovation Research, CREATe, The American Assembly, Columbia University and American University. And it was co-sponsored by OSF, IDRC, Fang.com and Centre for WTO Studies.
There is a proliferation of technology that helps us match talent with need. If privacy is protected in the process, this development could have a high impact
Reprinted from The Guardian (Dec. 29, 2015)
Everyday, millions of people use apps like Tinder to find a romantic match. What if governments used similar technology to match the skills of citizens with the most pressing challenges of our time?
Facebook launched its "Save Free Basics" campaign last week, asking users to support "digital equality" in India.
The article by Anita Babu was published in Business Standard on December 22, 2015. Pranesh Prakash gave inputs.
Facebook's media onslaught to garner support for its controversial Free Basics program is almost inescapable. Multi-page ads in national dailies, outdoor hoardings, television spots and perhaps the most effective of them all - Facebook notifications.
The blog post was published in IBN Live on December 29, 2015. Pranesh Prakash gave inputs.
En la Sala Eloísa Díaz de la Casa Central de la Universidad de Chile se realizó el "Seminario Investigación en Cultura: universidad, políticas públicas y convergencias" y la entrega de premios "Haz tu tesis en cultura", actividades organizadas por el Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes (CNCA) en colaboración con la Vicerrectoría de Extensión y Comunicaciones de nuestra Universidad.El encuentro, que se realizó este miércoles 16 de diciembre, contó con la presencia del Rector Ennio Vivaldi y la participación un diverso grupo de académicos, investigadores e intelectuale
Más de 200 obras fueron recibidas en la tercera versión del "Concurso Juvenil de Poesía Pablo Neruda" organizado por la Fundación Pablo Neruda, en colaboración con el Archivo Central Andrés Bello de la U. de Chile, la Fundación Democracia y Desarrollo, la UNESCO y el Instituto Nacional.
The article was published in Prajavani Mangal on December 10, 2015. A scanned version of the article is below.
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The article was published in Prajavani Mangal on December 11, 2015. A scanned version of the article is given below.
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The article was published in Indian Express, Mangaluru edition on December 12, 2015. Dr. U.B. Pavanaja was quoted. A scanned version of the article is given below.
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GeoNet Project on 28 December 2015 at 20:06PM With tech entrepreneurship on the rise across Africa, efforts to support the agenda are evolving and diversifying. There has been quite a bit of debate—sometimes of the heated kind—about whether incubators, hubs, labs, and other support organizations work. In my view, what’s often missing from such discussions is a deeper understanding of what a [...]