Impactos da COVID-19 na Recuperação de Empresas: medidas emergenciais do Poder Judiciário18h00O Evento: DIREITO E A CRISE DO CORONAVÍRUS - A contribuição do sistema jurídico para o enfrentamento da pandemia e a superação de seus efeitos econômicos e sociais
A Fundação Getulio Vargas, por meio de suas escolas de direito FGV Direito SP e FGV Direito Rio, realiza uma série de webinars com o objetivo de debater as questões jurídicas relacionadas à crise da pandemia do coronavírus.
Em 19/05, o debate terá como tema
 

Today, more than 30 civil society organizations joined in launching the Global Encryption Coalition, to promote and defend encryption in key countries and multilateral gatherings where it is under threat. The new coalition is led by a Steering Committee consisting of the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT), the Internet Society, and Global Partners Digital.

How can technology help organizations to more effectively tackle societal challenges? In this article we introduce the concept of effectiveness in digitalization, which, we believe, is key to any digitalization effort in organizations pursuing social goals and also likely to contribute to a more inclusive and sustainable digital transformation. How can technology help organizations to…

The safety of the digital rights community is always our first priority. That’s why, with so much uncertainty about the trajectory of Covid-19, we’ve decided that Bread&Net 2020 will be held virtually. While we won’t be hosting an in-person gathering, we look forward to once again bringing the community together[...]

Zentrale Aussagen

Read an excerpt in English from Frictie over at Eurozine:

In the current situation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, dealing with the effects of the restrictions is omnipresent, both in private conversations and in the media. But what memories of this period will remain for us after the crisis, and what influence will these memories have on our future lives?

El Centro para la Regulación del Genoma (CRG), liderado por el académico de la Facultad de Ciencias de la U. de Chile, Miguel Allende, trabaja hace casi un mes en la secuenciación de muestras de genoma de SARS CoV2, proyecto impulsado para colaborar con la labor que hasta entonces venía realizando el Instituto de Salud Pública (ISP).

"Nunca antes en la historia se generaron tantos datos sobre un tema como durante esta pandemia.

Con un llamado a poner los Derechos Humanos en el centro de las discusiones y soluciones que se proponen de manera global para enfrentar la pandemia de COVID-19, la Alta Comisionada de Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos participó de una transmisión en vivo organizada por el Programa de Salud Global de la Escuela de Salud Pública y la Vicerrectoría de Extensión y Comunicaciones.

Dos iniciativas de la Casa de Bello buscan acelerar, abaratar y mejorar los procesos de diagnóstico en el país, así como generar un mejor control sobre la pandemia y la propagación de otras patologías. Una de ellas, impulsada por investigadores de la Facultad de Ciencias, consiste en la detección de material genético del virus mediante técnicas de amplificación isotérmica de RNA en conjunto con la sorprendente tecnología CRISPR-Cas.

...

Prezados discentes, docentes e colaboradores,

The coronavirus epidemic has hit Switzerland hard. Like many other countries, Switzerland has used restrictive measures to shut down public life and economic activities in large areas. In addition, various social security benefits have been provided, particularly in the event of short-time working. However, benefits were also made available for self-employed persons and employees affected by the official measures in other ways.

Earlier this year, as COVID-19 began to dominate our lives, the world turned to the Internet. This sudden shift to distance learning, working from home, and families sheltering in place drove up online streaming demand, placing additional load on Internet application platforms like Zoom, Netflix, and educational tools such as Kahoot. There was also a dramatic traffic increase across supporting network providers.

„2014 erließ die Landesregierung das neue Hochschulgesetz und führte erstmals für NRW die Gleichstellungsquote nach dem Kaskadenmodell ein. Das bedeutet, dass nicht etwa zur Hälfte Männer und zur Hälfte Frauen berufen werden sollten, sondern dass vielmehr zunächst überprüft wird, wie viele weibliche berufungsfähige Personen es in den einzelnen Fächergruppen deutschlandweit gibt. Sind etwa in der Fächergruppe „Gesellschaft“ bundesweit 36 Prozent aller habilitieren und berufungsfähigen Personen Frauen, so liegt die Quote für die NRW-Universitäten bei eben diesen 36 Prozent.