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Jak zrobić lepszą przyszłość? Nasz warsztat z dizajnu spekulatywnego na PDF CEE

Jakie przedmioty i produkty mogą pomóc nam zrozumieć wpływ trendów technologicznych na prawa człowieka za 20 lat? To pytanie przyświecało nam podczas warsztatu „Future that is made – speculative design and advocacy”, który zorganizowaliśmy podczas tegorocznej konferencji PDF CEE. Wydarzenie, którego gospodarzem od lat jest Fundacja ePaństwo, w tym roku przebiegało pod hasłem „Przyszłość dla wszystkich”. Nasze warsztaty ze spekulatywnego dizajnu, jako sposobu myślenia wspólnie o przyszłości, były jak najbardziej na miejscu.

Creativity and mobile solutions can help combat road accidents

This blog is part of the event report series on International Open Data Day 2018. On Saturday 3 March, groups from around the world organised over 400 events to celebrate, promote and spread the use of open data. 45 events received additional support through the Open Knowledge International mini-grants scheme, funded by Hivos, SPARC, Mapbox, the Hewlett Foundation and the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office.

SC Constitution Bench on Aadhaar – Final Hearing (Day XXXVII)

In October 2015, a 3-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India referred challenges to the Aadhaar program to a constitution bench. One of the primary concerns of this petition was to decide on the existence of a fundamental right to privacy, which has since been upheld. Other similar petitions, concerned with the legitimacy of […]

Bytes de Informação: CLOUD Act

Neste Bytes de Informação Davi Teofilo e Paloma Rocillo falam sobre mecanismos de cooperação jurídica internacional, mais especificamente o projeto de lei chamado CLOUD Act. Confira:

NPJ da FGV Direito Rio lança livro sobre políticas públicas para população em situação de rua

Trabalho é uma parceria com a Defensoria Pública no RioO Núcleo de Prática Jurídica (NPJ) da Escola de Direito do Rio de Janeiro da Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV Direito Rio) e o Núcleo de Defesa dos Direitos Humanos (Nudedh) da Defensoria Pública do Rio de Janeiro realizam, no dia 23 de maio, o lançamento do Volume 9 da Série Clínicas – Cadernos FGV Direito Rio, intitulado População em situação de rua: direitos humanos, políticas públicas e programas de housing first, às 11h, no hall do 8º andar da sede da FGV, no Rio de Janeiro.

Lançamento com debate do Volume 9 dos Cadernos FGV Direito Rio - Série Clínicas - População em situação de rua: direitos humanos, políticas públicas e programas de housing first

Lançamento com debate do Volume 9 dos Cadernos FGV Direito Rio - Série Clínicas - População em situação de rua: direitos humanos, políticas públicas e programas de housing first11h00O Evento: Elaborada por 53 alunos(as) no âmbito do Programa de Clínicas do NPJ, especificamente na Clínica LADIF (Laboratório de Assessoria Jurídica em Direitos Fundamentais), a publicação, intitulada  "População em situação de rua: direitos humanos, políticas públicas e programas de housing first", traz dois pareceres jurídicos solicitados pelo Nudedh.

DNA Tests Raise Privacy Questions

The news was amazing: Police in California used DNA evidence collected decades ago to identify the suspected Golden State Killer, a serial killer and rapist active between the mid-‘70s and mid-‘80s.
Investigators from the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department entered the old DNA into online genealogical database GEDmatch and were able to zero in on suspect Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. by linking the DNA sample to relatives in the database.

Solving the Internet Monopolies Problem – Facebook, Google et al

The good news is that an increasing number of people seem to agree that:

  1. Facebook, Google etc are monopolies
  2. That is a problem

Agreeing we have a problem is always a crucial first step. But to go further we need to:

Handlich und im Notfall griffbereit: Düsseldorfer Notfallausweis unterstützt Patienten und Mediziner

Im Notfall zählt jede Sekunde – keine Zeit zum Suchen

1968 – „Uni: Normaler Lehrbetrieb“?

Die Düsseldorfer Nachrichten titelten am 30. Mai 1968 „Uni: Normaler Lehrbetrieb“. Berichtet wurde, dass an der Universität Düsseldorf Proteste anlässlich der dritten Lesung der Notstandsgesetze im Bundestag ausgeblieben waren, während in anderen Universitätsstädten statt des Lehrbetriebs „Teach ins und Sit ins“ stattgefunden hatten. Düsseldorf stand nicht im Zentrum der „Studentenbewegung“. Wie gestaltete sich der Protestverlauf im Zeitraum von 1967 bis 1969 an der Universität und in der Stadt? Ging „1968“ an Düsseldorf vorüber?

How open data and mapping using OpenStreetMap can aid development in Tanzania

This blog has been reposted from the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team website

Asia Pacific-US AI Workshop: Measuring Impact and Building Trust in AI

In order to establish a cross-cultural dialogue and learning network on specific AI issues and potential methods for addressing them within and across the US and APAC region, the Asia Pacific-US AI Workshop was convened by the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University with the Digital Asia Hub, in collaboration with the UN University Institute on Computing and Society and the China Institute for Science and Technology Policy at Tsinghua University.

GAiA releases its annual report highlighting its effort to increase access to medicines to the world’s neediest

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Global Access in Action (GAiA) launched its annual report today highlighting the major progress made in 2017 to expand access to medicines to the world’s neediest.

The Internet Society and African Union Commission Launch Personal Data Protections Guidelines for Africa

The Internet Society and the African Union Commission (AUC) today launched the Personal Data Protection Guidelines for Africa (“the Guidelines”) at the Africa Internet Summit in Dakar, Senegal.

Governance and Regulation in the land of Crypto-Securities (as told by CryptoKitties)

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featuring founding members, Dieter Shirley and Alex Shih

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Join founding members of the CryptoKitties team, Dieter Shirley and Alex Shih, as they discuss the unique governance, legal, and regulatory challenges of putting cats on the Ethereum blockchain.

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Berkman Klein Luncheon Series

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Your Guide to BKC@RightsCon 2018

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Going to RightsCon in Toronto? Connect with members of the Berkman Klein community, and learn about their research

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Going to RightsCon in Toronto? Connect with members of the Berkman Klein community, and learn about their research

 

Wednesday, May 16th, 2018

FGV Direito Rio seleciona Assistente de Pesquisa para o FGV Law Program

Inscrições podem ser realizadas até o dia 31 de maioA FGV Direito Rio está com inscrições abertas para a seleção de Assistente de Pesquisa. A vaga é para o programa de Pós-Graduação Lato Sensu do FGV Law Program e é voltada para pessoas com bacharelado em Direito. A seleção será realizada em uma única etapa composta de análise curricular e dos demais documentos solicitados.

Ausschreibung für Stellen als studentische Hilfskräfte

Am Institut für Informations-, Telekommunikations- und Medienrecht, Zivilrechtliche Abteilung ist ab dem 3. September 2018 eine Stelle als
Studentische Hilfskraft (m/w) mit einer Arbeitszeit von 5 Stunden / Woche zu besetzen. Die Einstellung ist befristet. Eine längere Zusammenarbeit ist erwünscht.
Die Tätigkeit betrifft die Mitarbeit im Big Data Forschungsprojekt

Interview mit Radio Q – Nikolas Guggenberger

Cryptowährung? Was ist das noch mal? Elektronische Währungen wie Bitcoins lösten 2017 einen wahren Goldrausch aus. Im Gespräch mit Professor Nikolas Guggenberger der Uni Münster klärt RadioQ Reporter Philipp Saukel über Chancen und Risiken der Internetwährung auf.

Harnessing Artificial Intelligence the European Way

Will 10 April 2018 be remembered by many as the day of Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony before the US Senate? The hearing was covered by the media in all aspects down to the tie he was wearing. But that was not the only important event taking place on that day, and maybe not even the most…
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