For the last few years, there has been a huge debate about how automation will possibly destroy tens of millions of jobs; this fear has even moved Silicon Valley luminaries to join the basic income bandwagon. At the P2P Foundation, we have always insisted that though automation may indeed affect an important number of future jobs, the real issue is really where the surplus profit is invested, and who makes the decisions. There is indeed no dearth of demand for meaningful activity in this world, beginning with a huge need for regenerative economic practices that restore the ecosystem.

Bericht von Alisa Liebchen – SHK am ITM und Klausurbearbeiterin

Dass Abschlussklausuren der Vorlesungen von Prof. Thomas Hoeren gerne mal unkonventionell sind und kreative Lösungen erfordern, ist spätestens seit der sagenumwobenen Colaflaschen-Klausur bekannt und berüchtigt. Die jüngste Klausur im Urheberrecht am Freitag, dem 27. Juli, hat diese Tradition fortgeführt.

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The Union Cabinet recently approved the DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2018 (“DNA Profiling Bill”), which is scheduled to be introduced in Parliament today (31st July). The Bill is largely based on the 2017 Law Commission Report on “Human DNA Profiling – A draft Bill for the Use and Regulation of DNA-Based Technology”, […]

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Kartik Hosanagar and Vivian Jair at Harvard Business Review: “In 2013, Stanford professor Clifford Nass faced a student revolt. Nass’s students claimed that those in one section of his technology interface course received higher grades on the final exam than counterparts in another. Unfortunately, they were right: two different teaching assistants had graded the two different sections’ exams, and one had been more lenient than the other.

Lottie Waters at Devex: “Technology provides some great opportunities for global development, and a promising future. But for the next generation of professionals to succeed, it’s vital they stay up to date with the latest tech, innovations, and tools.

Curso é realizado na Esmec para magistrados e servidores do TJCEO vice-diretor da FGV Direito Rio, Antonio Maristello Porto, esteve presente na última semana no início das aulas do “MBA em Direito: Gestão Pública” na Escola Superior da Magistratura do Estado (Esmec). O curso tem como objetivo capacitar magistrados e servidores da área administrativa do TJCE e é uma parceria acadêmica entre as duas Escolas e o TJCE.

Niños y niñas, apoderados, funcionarias, e incluso integrantes de organizaciones próximas al jardín ubicado en Domeyko 2050, participaron de este proceso democrático en el que propusieron y posteriormente votaron el nombre que denominará -a contar del 23 de julio- al primero de los cuatro establecimientos que se construirán al interior de la Casa de Bello, en el marco de un convenio con la Junta Nacional de Jardines Infantiles.Un proceso democrático y participativo, amparado bajo los lineamientos de la Ley 20

El Informe del Observatorio Docente, iniciativa del Centro de Investigación Avanzada en Educación (CIAE) de la U.

Paul Vöhringer, académico de la U. de Chile, participó de un estudio internacional sobre depresión mixta, patología que sufrirían cerca del 30 por ciento de quienes presentan episodios depresivos mayores. Estos pacientes, advierte el psiquiatra, no sólo no estarían siendo diagnosticados en la Atención Primaria de Salud, sino además estarían siendo tratados con antidepresivos, fármacos que agudizan sus síntomas y aumentan fuertemente su riesgo suicidal.

Without a doubt, this will be a busy week for the Internet Society in Latin America and the Caribbean!  In addition to the 11th LACIGF, we will be holding discussions on gender and youth, as well as a workshop for Chapter leaders in the region.
LACIGF 11: The Coming of Age of the Regional Conversation

Além do debate sobre fake news, outro tema importante sobre as eleições gira em torno do uso de bots nas redes sociais, para promover campanhas e debates políticos. A palavra é um diminutivo de robot, e pode ser definida, de forma simples, como um software que busca automatizar determinada tarefa repetitiva, como informar a previsão do tempo ou mesmo simular uma conversa humana.

Shrabonti Bagchi at LiveMint: “I have never seen economists having fun!” Anantha K. Duraiappah, director of Unesco-MGIEP (Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development), was heard exclaiming during a recent conference.

Für viele Patientinnen und Patienten ist die Diagnose ein Schock: Brustkrebs ist die häufigste Krebserkrankung der Frau in Deutschland. Rund 70.000 Frauen und 700 Männer bekommen laut dem Robert-Koch-Institut hier jedes Jahr eine Brustkrebsdiagnose. Viele Projekte arbeiten daran die Diagnose und Behandlung von Brustkrebs immer weiter zu verbessern: Das „Heart Pillow Project“ wurde im Jahr 2006 in Dänemark ins Leben gerufen. Die Kissen in Form eines Herzens mit deutlich verlängerten „Flügeln“ werden von Patientinnen und Patienten mit Brustkrebs unter den Achseln getragen.

You look like a criminal: Amazon.com’s facial recognition technology falsely flagged 28 U.S. lawmakers as criminals in a test run by the American Civil Liberties Union, The Guardian reports. Whoops! Five members of Congress have demanded an explanation from Amazon, CNET says.

Weaponized information seeks a new target in cyberspace: Users' minds
Cyberattacks target Americans’ thinking.
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El MERC suscribe un acuerdo de colaboración con CECE
 

Teresa Sádaba, directora académica del MERC, y Alfonso Aguiló, presidente de CECE
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Jorge Aliende

The Amrta initiative works to end water privatization in Jakarta and enable a transition to good, publicly run water services. Through research, public discussions and collaboration with civil society, this initiative has pushed the city government to announce plans to remunicipalize Jakarta’s water supply.