Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2015 will be held at Jao Pessoa in Brazil from November 10 to 13, 2015. The theme of IGF 2015 is Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development. Jyoti Panday is attending the workshop on "Cases on the right to be forgotten, what have we learned?" to be held on November 11, 2015 at IGF 2015.
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Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2015 will be held at Jao Pessoa in Brazil from November 10 to 13, 2015. The theme of IGF 2015 is Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development. Sunil Abraham is a panelist in this workshop organized by Public Knowledge on November 12, 2015.
Maya Craig at Fast Company: “Governments and development organizations currently measure poverty levels by conducting door-to-door surveys. The new partnership will test the use of AI to supplement these surveys and increase the accuracy of poverty data. Orbital said its AI software will analyze satellite images to see if characteristics such as building height and rooftop material can effectively indicate wealth.
Paper by Jan Whittington et al: “Cities hold considerable information, including details about the daily lives of residents and employees, maps of critical infrastructure, and records of the officials’ internal deliberations. Cities are beginning to realize that this data has economic and other value: If done wisely, the responsible release of city information can also release greater efficiency and innovation in the public and private sector.
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2015 will be held at Jao Pessoa in Brazil from November 10 to 13, 2015. The theme of IGF 2015 is Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development. Digital Infrastructure Netherlands Foundation is organizing this workshop at IGF on Tuesday, November 10, 2015. Jyoti Panday will be speaking at this workshop.
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2015 will be held at Jao Pessoa in Brazil from November 10 to 13, 2015. The theme of IGF 2015 is Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development. On Friday, November 13, 2015, Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability and Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs (G3ICT) is organizing this workshop. Sunil Abraham is a panelist. Pranesh Prakash will be taking part in the discussions.
The draft outcome document for the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) High Level Meeting in December has been released today (it can be accessed here). This draft is a revision of the Zero Draft based on discussions held in New York last month i.e., the 2nd Preparatory Meeting and the 2nd Informal Consultations. Our […]
O Instituto de Tecnologia e Sociedade do Rio de Janeiro (ITS Rio) estará presente na conferência de comemoração aos 20 anos do Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil (CGI.br), em João Pessoa, no dia 09/11. Carlos Affonso de Souza e Ronaldo Lemos, ambos diretores do ITS Rio, participarão do encontro “Governança democrática e colaborativa”.
Este evento é organizado pelo CGI.br e conta com o apoio do Parlamento Italiano e do Instituto de Tecnologia e Sociedade do Rio de Janeiro. Conheça a programação completa.
New Report Highlights Major Problems in Freedom of Expression This week, the New America Foundation released the results of their report, Ranking Digital Rights, which assesses 65 global tech and mobile firms on how they handle user privacy and freedom...
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What do our machines force us to remember? And should we be using them to help us forget?
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On your computer, you don’t ever really "take out the trash." Data doesn’t get picked up by a garbage truck. It doesn’t decompose in a landfill. It just accumulates.
And because space is becoming less and less of an issue -- hard drive space keeps getting cheaper, and a lot of the apps we use have cloud storage anyway -- deleting our files is a thing of the past.
We become Digital Hoarders.
Is there a place where you can find examples of best practices in broadband deployment? How would you share your expertise and work that may impact the further evolution of the Internet? Who can you talk to about crypto currencies? How would you find out what regional organizations are giving guidance on the development of national cyber strategies? How would you analyze online gambling? Are there advocacy groups in your country that focus on intermediary liability issues?
CYBERLAW RESEARCH CENTRE, AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LISBON SCHOOL OF LAW, SIGNS A PROTOCOL WITH UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE COUNTY
From today, Teachers and students of the University of Lisbon School of Law, may participate in academic, cultural and scientific projects, on the subject of cybersecurity at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO JURÍDICA DO CIBERESPAÇO DA FACULDADE DE DIREITO DA UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA ASSINA PROTOCOLO COM A UNIVERSIDADE DE MARYLAND, BALTIMORE COUNTY (english version)
The Connectivity, Inclusion, and Inequality Group on 6 November 2015 at 12:09PM We are lucky to have Alex Wood joining our team in the Microwork and Virtual Production Networks project! Alex is a sociologist of work and employment, and his work has focused on the changing nature of employment relations and labour markets. He is… Continue Reading → [...]
Laura Bacon at Omidyar Network: “In 2010, the year the United Kingdom launched its open data portal, a Transparency & Accountability Initiative report highlighted both the promise and potential of open data to improve services and create economic growth.
El reconocimiento, que nuestra Universidad entrega anualmente desde 1983, fue otorgado este mediodía en una emotiva ceremonia donde la comunidad universitaria, encabezada por el Rector Ennio Vivaldi, rindió homenaje a dos ex alumnos, que por décadas, han cumplido una distinguida labor al servicio de nuestro plantel y del país.
La convocatoria a los estudiantes de Educación Básica y Media incentivará la curiosidad natural de los niños, niñas y jóvenes al invitarles a cuestionar a los destacados investigadores; además de resolver problemas científicos de forma grupal.
El Rector de la Universidad de Chile y presidente y vocero del Consorcio de Universidades del Estado de Chile (CUECH) rechazó las críticas que señalan que la petición de que la gratuidad parta por las instituciones estatales implicaría un acto discriminatorio.
"Recreometrajes" es una de las actividades paralelas del Festival Latinoamericano e Internacional de Cortometrajes MECAL Chile -del cual la U. de Chile es sede-, en la cual niños de diferentes edades y colegios se enfrentaron a una experiencia artística con fines educativos luego de disfrutar de obras cinematográficas de distintas partes del mundo.Llegaron, muchos de ellos por primera vez, al Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes acompañados de sus profesores y en el caso de los más pequeños, de algunos padres, para asistir a una nueva versión de “Recreometraje”.
