Other News from Participating Centers

Prof. Dr. Stefan Marschall wird Prorektor für Internationales und Wissenschaftskommunikation

Prof. Marschall wird unter anderem für das Ressort „Internationales“ verantwortlich zeichnen. Er folgt in dieser Zuständigkeit Prof. Dr. Andrea von Hülsen-Esch: Die Kunsthistorikerin vertritt seit mehr als vier Jahren diesen Bereich und will sich ab dem Frühjahr 2019 wieder verstärkt ihrer Forschung und der Initiierung von Verbundprojekten widmen.

Bilim Bulagy: A Spring of Knowledge in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan’s transition to post-Soviet renovation toward a free market economy has had severe effects on the nation’s educational system. Having limited resources, schools in Kyrgyzstan desperately need more teachers. Currently, there are over 2500 teaching positions not being covered, most of them in the fields of natural science and mathematics.

Aluno do Mestrado da FGV Direito Rio atua como pesquisador visitante no ILF

Eduardo Bruzzi passou quatro semanas na InstituiçãoEduardo Bruzzi, aluno do Mestrado em Direito da Regulação da FGV Direito Rio, teve a oportunidade de passar quatro semanas no Instituto de Direito e Finanças da Universidade de Goethe, em Frankfurt.

Basic income in the ‘long now’: three critical considerations for the future(s) of alternative welfare systems

Originally posted on Labgov.city

Tarlach McGonagle gives keynotes on hate speech and speaks at EU’s Annual Colloquium on Fundamental Rights

When citizens take matters into their own hands: a closer look at citizen collectives established in 2015 and 2016

Originally posted on Oikos.be. Download the full report in Dutch or French.

Privacy’s Blueprint

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United States

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Design is one of the most important but overlooked factors that determines people’s privacy. Social media apps, surveillance technologies, and the Internet of Things are all built in ways that make it hard to guard personal information. And the law says this is okay because it is up to users to protect themselves ― even when the odds are deliberately stacked against them.

El futuro se define en el presupuesto de ciencia, tecnología y cultura

En esta columna publicada el domingo 2 de diciembre en El Mercurio, el Rector Ennio Vivaldi, hace hincapié en la importancia de estos ámbitos para el desarrollo del país, y el papel estratégico de las instituciones de Educación Superior a la hora de tomar decisiones basadas en evidencia, y que promuevan el bien común.

Botswana Chapter Digital Literacy Program Seeks to Empower Rural Village Development Committee Leaders

The newly charted ISOC Botswana Chapter is set to spread the Internet Society mandate in Botswana through engagement with relevant stakeholders. The diverse team of technical, communications, and policy practitioners will venture into impact initiatives to complement the Internet Society mission and mandate. As a Beyond the Net 2018 beneficiary, the local chapter is embarking on a project titled: “Internet for Development of Rural Botswana: Empowering Village Development Committees Through Use of the Internet.”

Confidentiality at the core of harm reduction in youth programming

Youth and privacy in the Americas: Head and Hands/À deux mains, Canada How do youth allies promote young people’s critical thinking on privacy, in informal learning contexts in the Americas? This blog post is part of a series showcasing the work of different organizations at the intersection of youth development, digital rights, and online safety. Quick facts Who: Andrea Clarke from Head & Hands/À deux mains What: Medical, legal and social services Mission/vision: To work […]

Nominations Now Open for 2019 Public Interest Registry (PIR) Board of Directors

The Public Interest Registry (PIR) is the non-profit operator of the .ORG, .NGO and .ONG domains. If you or someone you know has the interest and qualifications to help guide the future of PIR, the Internet Society invites you to consider a seat on the PIR Board of Directors.

Lehrprojekte im Programm „Die Bürgeruniversität in der Lehre“

Über das Programm finanzierte Lehrangebote soll gesellschaftliches Engagement von Studierenden gefördert werden, um ihnen so einerseits zu ermöglichen, persönliche Wertvorstellungen und ein staatsbürgerliches Verantwortungsgefühl zu entwickeln. Andererseits soll über die enge Kooperation mit Praxispartnern der Übergang in den außerakademischen Arbeitsmarkt durch eine enge Anbindung der Lehre an Transferaktivitäten erleichtert werden.

The Week in Internet News: Huge Data Breach at Hotel Chain

Millions of records stolen: Marriott International, one of the world’s largest hotel chains, has reported a data breach affecting up to 500 million customers, the Washington Post reports. The breached database includes information on guests staying at Sheraton, Westin and St. Regis hotels. The 500 million records lost makes it the second largest data breach reported.

5. Dezember: Kick-off-Symposium zu Fertilitätserhalt am UKD

Die Fortbildung soll sich an Ärztinnen und Ärzte aus gynäkologischen, reproduktionsmedizinischen, andrologischen, urologischen, internistischen, pädiatrischen und onkologischen Praxen und Kliniken, Biologinnen und Biologen sowie Interessierte richten und einen breiten und bewussten Zugang zum sensiblen Thema Fertilitätserhalt in der Routine vermitteln.

Früherkennung von Psychosen – Stand der Forschung und Ausblick

Psychosen zählen trotz aller Behandlungsfortschritte weiterhin weltweit zu den schwersten Erkrankungen und sind bereits bei Jugendlichen ein Hauptgrund für die sogenannten mit Behinderung gelebten Jahre. Da Psychosen sich oftmals schleichend über Jahre entwickeln und eine frühzeitige Behandlung ihre Prognose deutlich verbessert, rücken seit Mitte der 1990er Jahre Bemühungen um ihre frühzeitige Erkennung und Behandlung zunehmend in den Fokus von Forschung und Praxis.

Het Internet Genezen – Marleen Stikker – 6 December @ FLOOR, Wibauthuis

Graag nodigen wij je uit voor het evenement: ‘Het internet genezen’!
Filosoof en internetpionier Marleen Stikker is te gast bij HvA Debatcentrum FLOOR. Zij richtte de Waag Society op, een instituut voor technologie en samenleving dat pioniert op het gebied van opkomende technologieën. Marleen kijkt kritisch naar technologieën en tools die internetgiganten ons aanbieden. Zij zal ons meenemen in de online wereld en wellicht het internet genezen!
Datum en tijd
Donderdag 6 december 2018
17:00 – 17:45 uur – Marleen Stikker

Grenoble, France: Citizen participation in water utility delivers low tariffs for its poorest residents

In 1983, a right-wing mayor was elected in Grenoble. His administration was marked by corruption and the power he gave to large corporations in the management of public services. Elected officials and environmental activists mobilised in the 1980s and 1990s to prove that corruption was involved in many deals, and set up an alternative, municipal entity to take back and run the water utility.

‘Fearless’ Amsterdam government: digital city goes social

Reposted from Medium.com
Socrates Schouten: Digital cities with a conscience — What does a new government mean for Amsterdam?

Energizing the energy future

What if the entire progress of society depends on the future energy system? At least that’s how visionaries like Jeremy Rifkin argue. The list of challenges posed by the energy system transformation is extensive – first and foremost globally agreed climate targets with the urgency of minimizing CO2 emissions. Policymakers and business leaders in particular…
The post Energizing the energy future appeared first on HIIG.

VFS Global to spend 3 million euro if data localisation is mandated in India

VFS Global, an international visa outsourcing and administration company, will spend about 3 million euros on migrating data of Indians from the UK and Germany if the Indian government mandates data localisation in the country.
The article was published in ET Tech on November 19, 2018. Pranesh Prakash was quoted.