Vivian Norambuena, académica de la Facultad de Economía y Negocios, FEN, y María Isabel Larenas, egresada de Ingeniería Comercial y Magíster en Economía de la misma facultad, fueron seleccionadas por el ministro de Hacienda, Felipe Larraín, para ocupar cargos de representantes de Chile ante el Banco Mundial y el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID).El pasado miércoles 1 de agosto Vivian Norambuena, académica del Departamento de Economía de la FEN, asumió como la nueva representante de Chile ante el Banco Mundial, y María Isabel Larenas, asumirá en septiembre como consej

Die Markierungsarbeiten auf Parkplatz P1 wurden zum Freitag, 24.08.2018 plangemäß abgeschlossen: Der gesamte Parkplatz ist ab sofort wieder befahrbar. Dezernat 6.3.1 der HHU weist in diesem Zusammenhang aber darauf hin, dass es jetzt eine neue Verkehrsführung (Einbahnstraßensystem) gebe.Alle Nutzerinnen und Nutzer des Parkplatzes werden gebeten, diese zu beachten.

On International Youth Day, the Internet Society and Global Scribes partnered to connect youth around the world to let their voices be heard, allowing them to become empowered and engaged global citizens, striving toward a more united and sustainable digital future.
As local and international actors innovate to solve the most pressing issues that we face in the world today, young people are often left out of the equation with little or no participation in important discussions and decision-making processes.

A Framework for Assessing Democratic Qualities in Collaborative Economy Platforms: Analysis of 10 Cases in Barcelona

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A co-operative revolution is happening in Northern Syria

The growth of cloud infrastructure in Africa has been credited with the growth of local content in many regions, and it holds the key for Africa’s ability to attract content carriers and distribution networks.
The first panel of day three at the Africa Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) was dedicated to discussing the current scenario of cloud infrastructure and what it will take to grow the sector further, get the market interested, and eventually grow the level of content hosted locally.

Die HHU versteht sich als Bürgeruniversität, die ihr Wissen regelmäßig und ohne Vorbedingen mit der Gesellschaft teilen möchte. Eine Gasthörerschaft, also eine Teilnahme an wissenschaftlichen Lehrveranstaltungen der HHU ohne Prüfungen, steht allen offen, die Freude an persönlicher Weiterbildung haben. Es müssen keine Voraussetzungen wie das Abitur erfüllt werden und auch Altersgrenzen bestehen nicht.
Informationsveranstaltung für Gasthörerinnen und Gasthörer Donnerstag, 30. August 2018 von 15:00 Uhr bis 16:00 Uhr Haus der Universität, Schadowplatz 14, 40212 Düsseldorf

Descrição: A pesquisa analisa as contribuições da literatura estrangeira sobre a Teoria da Regulação para diferentes problemas regulatórios brasileiros.
Professor Responsável: Eduardo Jordão
Participantes: Carla Gonçalves, Eduardo Rodrigues, Fernanda Marques, Gabriel Machado, Ludimila Baptista, Pedro Henrique Lopes, Pedro Pamplona e Rafael Berzotti.
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Descrição: A pesquisa realiza uma análise do contencioso envolvendo as agências reguladoras federais e as do estado do Rio de Janeiro.
Professores Responsáveis: Patrícia Sampaio e Sérgio Guerra
Participantes: Adriano Ferreira, Alexander Kelnner, Alexandre Schiller, Anna Carolina Morizot, Carolina Zaja, Christiana Telles, Francisco Defanti, Gabriela Borges, Gabriela Monteiro, Lara Marques, Paulo Jucá e Thiago Barbosa.

Descrição: A pesquisa consiste em realizar estudos que contribuam para permitir que as agências reguladoras venham a ser dotadas de efetiva autonomia financeira. 
Professores Responsáveis: Patrícia Sampaio e Sérgio Guerra
Participantes: Alessandra Carneiro, Anna Christiana Machado, Bruno Ramalho, Cristina Falcão, Daniel Arruda, Daniel Schmitt, Felipe Herdem, Igor Tostes, Paula Junqueira, Rachel Lopes e Rogerio Marinho.

Kamala Thiagarajan at NPR: Devastating rainfall followed by treacherous landslides have killed 210 people since August 8 and displaced over a million in the southern Indian state of Kerala.

Are Internet platforms distorting our political discourse by silencing conservatives? If they were, could Congress pass a law forcing them to play fair?
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La Casa de Bello ha recibido en sus aulas a más de 3 mil estudiantes de pregrado provenientes de otros países desde el 2011, y el 21 por ciento de los nuevos matriculados en doctorados durante el 2017 fueron alumnos internacionales.

Cerca de 200 mil personas sufrirían esta enfermedad hoy en nuestro país, cifra que se elevaría por el medio millón para 2050, conforme la población envejece y se enfrenta al principal factor de riesgo de esta enfermedad: la edad. En la siguiente entrevista, la neuróloga, académica de la Facultad de Medicina y coordinadora de la Clínica de Memoria y Neuropsiquiatría de la U. de Chile, entrega las claves de una enfermedad sobre la que hay que tomar cartas en el asunto con urgencia.

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Das Schlichtungsverfahren ist das Ergebnis eines Vermittlungsgesprächs, zu dem NRW-Wissenschaftsministerin Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen und NRW-Gesundheitsminister Karl-Josef Laumann alle Beteiligten am Montag (20. August) eingeladen hatten.

Sunil Abraham will participate as a speaker at the event organized by Digital Asia Hub, Hans-Bredow-Institut, University of Hamburg, Institute for Technology & Society of Rio de Janeiro - ITS Rio and Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University from August 22 - 24, 2018 at Azure Room, Pullman, Jakarta in Indonesia.
Sunil Abraham will make a presentation on Disinformation and Online Recruitment. He will also be chairing the Roundtable on Platforms, Publics and Policies.

The Online Trust Alliance (OTA) is an Internet Society initiative that aims to enhance online trust, user empowerment, and innovation through convening multistakeholder initiatives and developing and promoting best practices, ethical privacy practices, and data stewardship. One of OTA’s major activities is the Online Trust Audit & Honor Roll, which promotes responsible online privacy and data security practices and recognizes leaders in the public and private sectors who have embraced them.

Africa’s dream of Cape Town to Cairo fiber connectivity has moved closer, with Liquid Telecom announcing that it has made considerable progress is signing agreements with regulatory authorities and partners within the route.
Liquid Telecom has an ambitious plan of reducing latencies in connectivity between Cape Town and Cairo. Currently, traffic is routed through Europe, with latencies of 209ms, and it will be reduced to 97ms.

With over 1.5 billion users a month, YouTube is the world’s biggest social media platform. It is also the communication and information backbone for the far-right in the United States. In this blogpost, Jonas Kaiser, associate researcher at HIIG and Adrian Rauchfleisch, assistant professor at National Taiwan University, share some preliminary results of their analysis…
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