Other News from Participating Centers

Uniklinik Düsseldorf erstmals unter den „Top 20“ deutschlandweit: Neue „Klinikliste“ veröffentlicht

Großer Erfolg für das Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf (UKD): In der aktuellen Klinikliste des Nachrichtenmagazins „Focus“ belegt die Universitätsklinik der Landeshauptstadt Platz 20 unter „Deutschlands Top Kliniken“. Im Vorjahr lag das UKD noch auf Platz 23. „Damit hat die Universitätsmedizin Düsseldorf den Sprung in die Spitzengruppe der deutschen Krankenhäuser geschafft. Diese Platzierung ist ganz wesentlich eine große Anerkennung für die Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter des UKD und deren Leistungen.

Neue Spendenbox für die Leukämie Lymphom Liga im UKD-Mitarbeiterrestaurant

In Deutschland erkranken jedes Jahr rund 10.000 Menschen neu an einer Leukämie. Der Begriff fasst eine Gruppe von Krebserkrankungen des blutbildenden Systems zusammen – Leukämien werden daher im Volksmund häufig „Blutkrebs“ genannt. Insgesamt gibt es etwa 15 unterschiedliche Formen. Mediziner unterscheiden zwischen zwei Arten der Erkrankung – Leukämien und Lymphome. In ihrer Häufigkeit, Heilungschancen, Therapiemöglichkeiten aber auch Ursachen unterscheiden sich die verschiedenen Krankheitsbilder zum Teil stark voneinander.

Forschungsprojekt SEEGEN zur seelischen Gesundheit am Arbeitsplatz Krankenhaus

Die Teilprojekte der beteiligten Forschungseinrichtungen setzen sowohl an der Rahmenbedingungen der Arbeit im Krankenhaus, von Führungskultur bis Personalmangel, als auch an individuellem Umgang mit Stress und Belastung an. Die Ergebnisse sollen nach Abschluss im Jahr 2021 auch in die Politik kommuniziert werden, das ist durch eine weitere Kooperation, mit dem Deutschen Krankenhaus Institut in Düsseldorf, bereits angelegt.

Can Cooperatives Build Better Online Tools to Disrupt the Disrupters?

One of the key differences between private platforms (platform capitalism) and cooperative platforms (platform cooperatives) lies in how they are designed, by whom, and for whom. Indeed, technology and design, and all the invisible architectures that govern our lives and influence our choices and behaviour, are ‘value sensitive’. This point is very well argued and explained in the following article, which will hopefully convince more people that platform cooperatives are a vital alternative to the extractive gig economy:

The GovLab Selected Readings on Blockchain and Identity

By Hannah Pierce and Stefaan Verhulst
As part of an ongoing effort to build a knowledge base for the field of opening governance by organizing and disseminating its learnings, the GovLab Selected Readings series provides an annotated and curated collection of recommended works on key opening governance topics.

Problems with Filters in the European Commission's Platforms Proposal

Earlier I posted about the European Commission’s Communication on Illegal Content Online.
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Profesor Florencio Utreras analiza los desafíos actuales en internet

El académico de la Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, quien es el primer chileno en ingresar al Internet Hall of Fame, analizó los desafíos actuales de nuestro país y el mundo en relación a la revolución tecnológica que ha significado el internet.

U. de Chile desarrolla nueva y moderna base de datos de informes

La iniciativa, desarrollada por la Dirección de Servicios de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicaciones (DSTI), permitirá generar informes de interés institucional de manera rápida y segura. Hoy se encuentra en su etapa piloto en la Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Desarrollo, y para el 2018 se espera integrar a gran parte de los Servicios Centrales de la Universidad.

Counter-Notice Does Not Fix Over-Removal of Online Speech

The European Commission recently released a Communication on Tackling Illegal Content Online.
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Bytes de Informação: Criptomoedas e Blockchain

Neste Bytes de Informação, Davi Teofilo e Victor Vieira explicam um pouco como funcionam Criptomoedas e o sistema de registros Blockchain. Confira:

Trecho explicativo sobre Internet das Coisas no “Café & Chat: Capitalismo de Dados e Big Data”: https://youtu.be/6UGG6u3f1tk?t=6m13s

“En política es clave saber manejar las expectativas”

“En política es clave saber manejar las expectativas”
Luis Arroyo, presidente de Asesores de Comunicación Pública, compartió sus experiencias con los alumnos del MCPC

05/10/17 18:14

Evento em homenagem a Joaquim Falcão marca transmissão de cargo para novo diretor da Direito Rio

Sérgio Guerra é o novo diretor da EscolaApós 15 anos à frente do comando da Escola de Direito do Rio de Janeiro da FGV (Direito Rio), o professor Joaquim Falcão deixou o cargo de diretor na última sexta-feira, em um almoço em sua homenagem por todo o trabalho e dedicação prestados à instituição. Após um amplo processo seletivo, comandado por uma Comissão de Seleção formada por cinco membros, o então vice-diretor de Ensino, Pesquisa e Pós-graduação da Direito Rio, professor Sérgio Guerra, foi o escolhido em uma lista tríplice e assume a direção da Escola.

Enabling Competition & Innovation on a City Fiber Network

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The municipally owned fiber-optic network of Ammon, Idaho provides one model for U.S. public entities and policymakers seeking to increase service competition and innovation.

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5 Oct 2017
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Authored by Paddy Leerssen and David Talbot

Digital repression and resistance during the #CatalanReferendum

Successes and failures in the use of digital tools in Catalonia’s rebellion
The battle presently being fought in the streets and polling stations in towns and cities throughout Catalonia before, during and after October 1, in which a diverse civil society has come together in huge numbers, putting their bodies and knowledge in the service of the shared goal of defending what is considered to be real democracy, has also had a crucial battleground in the case of the Internet.
September 7, 2017

Festival of the Commons, Greece, Athens, 6-7-8 October, 2017

About the Festival:
Festival of the Commons will take place on 6-7-8 October 2017, at the Athens School of Fine Arts. The Festival of the Commons unites the efforts of the Festival for Solidarity and Cooperative Economy and the CommonsFest.

Übung simuliert die Verlegung eines Hochinfektions-Patienten

Ausgangspunkt der sogenannten „HIT-Übung" (Hochinfektionstransport) war ein infektiöser Patient, der sich nach einem Auslandsaufenthalt zunächst im Gesundheitsamt der Stadt Solingen mit seinen Symptomen vorstellte. An dieses Szenario schloss sich zunächst der Transport in das Krankenhaus Bethanien in Solingen an. Von dort erfolgte die abschließende Verlegung des Patienten in die spezielle Sonderisolierstation der Düsseldorfer Uniklinik. Es ist diese einzige Station dieser Art in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

Bridging the gap between journalism and data analysis

This blogpost was written by Chikezie Omeje,  Kunle Adelowo and Vershima Tingir as part of the Open Data for Development (OD4D) embedded fellowship programme.

Paraguay’s transparency alchemists

Story by the Open Contracting Partnership: “….The “Cocido de oro” scandal is seen as part of a well-organized and well-informed youth movement that has sprung up in Paraguay in recent years.

Comparing Models of Collaborative Journalism

Center for Cooperative Media: “Working cooperatively is nothing new, to be sure, but how frequently and impactfully news organizations have been collaborating over the last few years is certainly something new. Dramatically shifting business models, technological advances and seismic shifts in audience have lead to groundbreaking and award-winning collaborations around the world, including the Panama Papers and Electionland.

How We Can Stop Earthquakes From Killing People Before They Even Hit

Justin Worland in Time Magazine: “…Out of that realization came a plan to reshape disaster management using big data. Just a few months later, Wani worked with two fellow Stanford students to create a platform to predict the toll of natural disasters. The concept is simple but also revolutionary.