The commons are collective resources managed by self-organized social systems under mutually acceptable terms.

Written by Dana Brown, Director, The Next System Project. Article reposted from The Next System Project

Not since Marx identified Manchester’s manufacturing plants as blueprints for the new capitalist society have our political economy’s fundamentals faced a more profound transformation. As structural crises beset capitalism, a new mode of production is emerging: commons-based peer production.

Written by: Rachel O’Dwyer
Marshall McLuhan argued that money is communication. This rings particularly true at a time when so many platforms are entering the payments space. The US payments app Venmo has created a social network for payments, while the Chinese mobile messaging app WeChat has created social and playful ways of exchanging payments as messages, even incorporating the traditional Chinese ‘Hung Bao’ (red envelopes) into the payments process.

In its eventful history, dating back to the 1950s, the research field of artificial intelligence (AI) has experienced several ups and downs. Sometimes the technology went through a phase of hype and governments invested enormous sums of public funding in the development and research of these technologies. Sometimes the interest of the public and politics…
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On 19 June 2019, in the lead up to Cyber 2019; an important cybersecurity event held at world-renowned policy institute Chatham House, Internet Society’s President and CEO Andrew Sullivan discusses the changes regulation may bring to our online world.

From the way we connect, share, learn, and work, the Internet has changed the world.

It has also brought challenges – and increasingly, governments have addressed these challenges with regulation.

A dissertação de mestrado fala sobre a Lei AnticorrupçãoA mestranda da FGV Direito Rio, Julia Lavigne, foi aprovada na Columbia Law School, onde irá dedicar-se a condução de pesquisas com o objetivo de finalizar a sua dissertação de mestrado. “Além de ter acesso à biblioteca da universidade e de poder cursar algumas disciplinas, terei contato com especialistas no tema que é objeto do meu estudo”, destaca.

„Die Sicherheit steht für alle Verantwortlichen an erster Stelle. Ziel der Sofortmaßnahmen ist der Schutz der Studierenden und Beschäftigten bei möglichst geringen Einschränkungen“, erklärt Dr. Martin Goch, Kanzler der HHU. Aus diesem Grund sind die Gebäude ab sofort ausschließlich montags bis freitags von 6:30 bis 20:00 Uhr geöffnet. In dieser Zeit sorgen zusätzliche Brandwachen dafür, dass mögliche Brände früh und schnell erkannt, Nutzer gewarnt und erste Maßnahmen eingeleitet werden.

A slightly updated version of the Online Trust Audit & Honor Roll is now available in English, French, and Spanish.

Changes include:

O Laboratório faz parte do Núcleo de Educação do IbccrimCoordenado pela pesquisadora, Fernanda Prates, e pelo professor, Thiago Bottino, da FGV Direito Rio, o Laboratório de Ciências Criminais faz parte do Núcleo de Educação do Ibccrim (Instituto Brasileiro de Ciências Criminais) e volta-se essencialmente à iniciação científica. Trata-se de um curso de formação, com duração de um ano, destinado a estudantes das faculdades de Direito e Ciências Humanas em geral.

Rafael Véras também é professor convidado do FGV Law ProgramO ex-aluno e professor convidado do FGV Law Program publicou um artigo no portal Consultor Jurídico. Criada em 1997, a revista eletrônica Consultor Jurídico (ConJur) é o mais influente site sobre a Justiça e Direito em língua portuguesa. O site nasceu para ser fonte de informação sobre o que acontece nos tribunais, escritórios e no dia a dia do país sob as lentes do Poder Judiciário. Atualmente têm, em média, 3,5 milhões de leitores por mês.

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La máxima autoridad de la Casa de Bello, en su visita a Estados Unidos, se reunió con académicos y autoridades de ambas casas de estudio para evaluar posibles colaboraciones en temas como cambio climático, energías renovables y salud.

Invitado por la Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, el investigador visitará nuestro país entre el 10 y el 13 de junio, oportunidad en la que tendrá una agenda que incluirá reuniones con estudiantes e investigadores de nuestro plantel, y su incorporación como Miembro Honorario de la Academia de Ciencias de Chile.La conferencia "How cells export proteins", que se realizará el martes 11 de junio a las 15:00 horas en el aula magna de la Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, y la charla "Sorting of small RNAs into exosomes secreted b

En "Alfa costellazioni" la artista nacional Carellia Riccardi presenta una instalación realizada en base a parabrisas quebrados y otros materiales vítreos, generando imágenes similares a las del espacio, reflexionando sobre la creación mediante la reutilización de los objetos y su resignificación.El Museo de Arte Contemporáneo sede Quinta Normal se encuentra presentando la muestra "Alfa costellazioni", de la artista Carellia Riccardi, la que está conformada por instalaciones a suelo que hacen dialogar espesos volúmenes de vidrio con luces led, formando una

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Nico Gaspers: Frauen in Kühlschränken
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Constantin Wurthmann: „How to campaign ... oder auch nicht”

Der Eintritt ist kostenlos und der Platz begrenzt. Um 18.30 Uhr öffnen sich die Pforten des Hauses der Universität und ein spektakulärer Abend beginnt!
Infos unter: https://heinrich-der-slam.phil.hhu.de
 

How we can wrestle back our apps from the tech giants and end surveillance capitalism.

Peter Harris: 2018 was the year where the twisted intersection of apps, data exploitation, privacy and corporate tech giants went mainstream.

Ausgelobt und gestiftet wird der mit 6.000 Euro dotierte drupa Preis alljährlich von der Messe Düsseldorf und richtet sich an eine an der Philosophischen Fakultät der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf erbrachte außergewöhnliche geisteswissenschaftliche Leistung. Überreicht wurde die Auszeichnung am 17. Juni 2019 im Beisein geladener Gästen im Industrie-Club in Düsseldorf von Rainer Hundsdörfer (Mitglied des Aussteller- und Besucherbeirats der drupa und Vorsitzender des Vorstands Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG), Hans Werner Reinhard (Geschäftsführer Messe Düsseldorf GmbH), Prof. Dr.

The use of Internet of Things devices has substantially increased in recent years and the trends indicate that the number will continue to grow significantly. In this environment of rapid technological adoption, the inclusive and collaborative approach is essential to face the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities that arise.