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Neue Studie: Bundeskartellamt könnte Verbraucherschutzbehörde werden

Im Kern geht es darum, dem Bundeskartellamt die Möglichkeit zu geben, in besonders schwerwiegenden Fällen einzuschreiten. Die Studie hat das Bundeswirtschaftsministerium in Auftrag gegeben. Erstellt haben sie die Professoren Rupprecht Podszun von der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Christoph Busch von der Universität Osnabrück und Frauke Henning-Bodewig vom Max-Planck-Institut für Innovation und Wettbewerb.

Pick your poison: How a crowdsourcing app helped identify and reduce food poisoning

Alex Papas at LATimes: “At some point in life, almost everyone will have experienced the debilitating effects of a foodborne illness. Whether an under-cooked chicken kebab, an E. coli infested salad or some toxic fish, a good day can quickly become a loathsome frenzy of vomiting and diarrhoea caused by poorly prepared or poorly kept food.

"El arma de fuego no es el gran recurso para mejorar la seguridad"

El anuncio del alcalde de La Reina, Juan Manuel Palacios, de un convenio con el Club de tiro de la comuna para que los vecinos puedan acceder a descuentos y cupos gratuitos para mujeres para aprender a disparar un arma, ha generado una fuerte polémica.

Ballet Nacional Chileno explora el mundo de Debussy

La compañía estrenó el 25 de agosto "Claude's Cave.

Senado Universitario celebró XII Aniversario y cuenta pública

En una ceremonia marcada por la despedida de quienes dejarán de integrar este órgano colegiado de la Casa de Bello por el inicio de una nueva legislatura, el secretario saliente del organismo, Claudio Olea, informó a la comunidad el trabajo realizado durante el último año, destacando resoluciones el Nuevo Plan de Desarrollo Institucional (PDI) del plantel, la Política de Inclusión y Discapacidad y la Política Universitaria de Educación y Formación de profesores, además del rol activo en la discusión legislativa nacional en materia de educación superior.Culminando el ciclo d

Académicos participaron en encuentro Protagonistas 2030

Representando a la Casa de Bello, los profesores María Teresa Ruiz, Alejandra Araya y Claudio Hetz, fueron protagonistas de este evento organizado por el diario El Mercurio sobre los temas que llevan la pauta en la investigación y el conocimiento a nivel mundial.

Convenio CeTA- Universidad de Chile da el vamos a planta de alimentos

El Centro Tecnológico para la Innovación Alimentaria (CeTA) desarrollará nuevos ingredientes saludables, alimentos procesados y empaques, en un trabajo colaborativo, multidisciplinario e interinstitucional que reúne a la Universidad de Chile, la Pontificia Universidad Católica, la Universidad de Talca y la Universidad de La Frontera, junto a la Fundación Fraunhofer Chile Research y la Fundación Chile, contando además con financiamiento Corfo.En la Casa Central de la Universidad de Chile se oficializó la firma del comodato mediante el cual la Casa de Estudios cedió el terren

Grande conférence de la SQiL 2018 sur les politique publiques d’Internet

Conférenciers : Alexis Fitzjean O’Cobhthaigh du collectif d’action juridique Les exégètes amateurs (Paris)
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Proposed Australian Bill Would Threaten Computer Security for Everybody

Today was the deadline for the public to submit comments on the Australian government's draft Assistance and Access Bill 2018. The proposed legislation drew sharp criticism from numerous tech companies and civil society groups, in Australia and elsewhere, for the threats it poses to computer security, human rights, due process, and transparency.
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Play Commonspoly at SUPERMARKT Berlin – Sept 17th

Commonspoly is a hack and a critique of the game Monopoly. Players aim first to re-municipalize private goods and then turn them into a Commons – you’ll learn why this is the best strategy while playing the game. Rather than compete against each other, players must overcome their conditioning and ‘rational, self-interest’ to instead maximize cooperative behaviours and create a commons-oriented locality. Who wins? Everyone in the community! Unless the speculators take over…which we must fight at all costs. United we stand!

The Week in Internet News: ‘Five Eyes’ Demand Access to Encrypted Information

Prying eyes: The so-called Five Eyes – the surveillance alliance of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the U.K. and the U.S. – pledged not to weaken encryption, at the same time as the countries are pushing tech companies to give them access to encrypted evidence, notes SearchSecurity. Representatives of the five countries released a new “Statement of Principles on Access to Evidence and Encryption,” after a recent meeting in Australia.

Premiere in Düsseldorf: UKD-Mediziner transplantieren gleichzeitig Herz und Niere

„Solche kombinierten Mehrorgan-Transplantationen sind sehr selten und können nur in wenigen spezialisierten Zentren durchgeführt werden. Mehrere Fachdisziplinen müssen hier eng Hand in Hand arbeiten. Das war beeindruckendes Teamwork hier am UKD“, betont Prof. Dr. Artur Lichtenberg, Direktor der Klinik für Kardiovaskuläre Chirurgie an der Düsseldorfer Uniklinik.

Vote for a balanced European copyright law: Statement by EPIP academics

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114° Mercoledì di Nexa - Alienazione e rivoluzione (digitale)

Page Type: EventmercolediPer il ciclo di incontri “i Mercoledì di Nexa” (ogni 2° mercoledì del mese)
114° Mercoledì di Nexa
Alienazione e rivoluzione (digitale)

Enrico Donaggio (Università degli Studi di Torino)Super sticky: 0Featured Event: 0Data evento: Wed, 12/12/2018 - 18:00 to 20:00luogo: Via Boggio 65/a | Torino (primo piano)

113° Mercoledì di Nexa - Punto di svolta. Ecologia e diritto privato. Dal capitale ai beni comuni

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Ugo Mattei e Alessandra Quarta (Università degli Studi di Torino)
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Citizen Innovations

Introduction by Jean-Claude Ruano-Borbalan and Bertrand Bocquet of Special Issue of Technology and Innovation (French) : “The last half century has seen considerable development of institutional interfaces participating in the “great standardization” of science and innovation systems. The limitations of this model appeared for many economic, political or cultural reasons.

Matt Stoller on Modern Monopolies

Republished from Econtalk

Catalonia, Spain: Building a powerful regional network for energy sovereignty

Xarxa per la sobirania energètica (Xse) Catalonia brings like-minded groups together to fight for change in the energy sector locally, and collaborates with similar initiatives elsewhere in Spain, Europe and Latin America.

Constitutional Democracy and Technology in the age of Artificial Intelligence

Paul Nemitz at Royal Society Philosophical Transactions: “Given the foreseeable pervasiveness of Artificial Intelligence in modern societies, it is legitimate and necessary to ask the question how this new technology must be shaped to support the maintenance and strengthening of constitutional democracy.

Technology Run Amok: Crisis Management in the Digital Age

Book by Ian I. Mitroff: “The recent data controversy with Facebook highlights the tech industry as a whole was utterly unprepared for the backlash it faced as a result of its business model of selling user data to third parties. Despite the predominant role that technology plays in all of our lives, the controversy also revealed that many tech companies are reactive, rather than proactive, in addressing crises.