“Internet Universality indicators should measure broad social implications of the Internet and serve as a powerful tool to foster sustainable development,” was a strong message delivered by Asia-Pacific stakeholders at UNESCO consultation to develop Internet Universality indicators during the 8th Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) in Bangkok (Thailand), 29 July 2017.

Anubha Sinha participated in the 19th RCEP Meeting organized by the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India in Hyderabad between July 17 to July 28, 2017.

Sunil Abraham, Udbhav Tiwari and Vidushi Marda attended this workshop which was held alongside the Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) between the 25 - 27 July 2017 in Mahitaladhibesra Building, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. It was organised by Global Partners Digital (GPD) and the Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi, in collaboration with Digital Empowerment Foundation, Digital Asia Hub and Open Net Korea

Aadhaar seems to be the master-key to get accesses into doors which once were never shut. Take for instance, your financial investments. Aadhaar may soon become mandatory for buying shares and mutual funds, according to a report in The Economic Times.
The article by Bindisha Sarang was published by First Post on August 10, 2017.

As changes in technology have made it near impossible to obtain informed consent, the solution may lie in an accountability-based standard for privacy protection.
The article was published in the Livemint on August 11, 2017. Pranesh Prakash was quoted.

Many experts and investigations have found little conclusive proof that the Blue Whale game exists.
The article by TNM staff was published in the News Minute on August 19, 2017. Pranesh Prakash was quoted.

Workshop on Personalized Communication and Algorithmic Selection on the Internet

Seminário foi realizado no dia 8 de agosto, no Centro Cultural FGVA Escola de Direito do Rio de Janeiro da FGV (Direito Rio) realizou, no dia 3 de agosto, o “I Seminário Brasil-China: Desafios Regulatórios e Legais para Empresas e Investimentos Chineses no Brasil”. O evento, realizado no Centro Cultural FGV, reuniu autoridades chinesas e especialistas de ambos os países para debater essa relação comercial e seus benefícios mútuos.

Fórum Brazil+China Challenge (Desafio Brasil+China) 201709h00 até 18h00O Evento: Fórum Brazil+China Challenge (Desafio Brasil+China) 2017 discutirá novos rumos do desenvolvimento em Beijing
Fundação Getulio Vargas, Universidade de Pequim e BRASA Ásia promovem fórum nos dias 1 e 2 de setembro

Tesis académicas, investigaciones, libros electrónicos y obras patrimoniales, entre otros materiales, son resguardados en la red de 48 bibliotecas, archivos y museos de la Universidad de Chile, administrados por la Dirección de Servicios de Información y Bibliotecas (SISIB) de la Vicerrectoría de Asuntos Académicos.

En una jornada de reflexión transversal que abarcó a todas las unidades de la Universidad de Chile, la comunidad analizó dicho proyecto de ley con el objetivo de proponer cambios a esta iniciativa legal.

Los integrantes del Núcleo Interdisciplinario en Estudios Socioambientales, Enrique Aliste, Mauricio Folchi, Michael Lukas y Daniela Cea, plantean que con la decisión de instalar un relleno sanitario industrial en esta comuna de la Región Metropolitana, "se ha cometido una injusticia. No hay ninguna justificación moral para concentrar allí los residuos de Santiago". Los vecinos de Til Til están protestando por la instalación de un nuevo relleno sanitario en su comuna. Se preguntan por qué ellos.

Nandan Nilekani has recently made news cautioning against ‘data colonization’ by heavyweights such as Facebook and Google. He laments that data, which is otherwise a non-rival, unlimited resource, is not being shared freely, and is being put into silos. Not only does this limit its potential uses, users end up with very little control over their own data. He argues […]

The Open Education Working Group (https://education.okfn.org) is a very active community of educators, researchers, PhD students, policy makers and advocates that promote, support and collaborate with projects related with the advancement of Open Education in different fields at international level. This group aims at supporting the development of Open Educational projects at international level but also, at promoting good practices in Open Education. In this blog we give an update on our recent activities.

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Date: Tue, 08/22/2017Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire-- 22 August, 2017 – The Internet Society today kicked off the 8th African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF). The conference, taking place in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire from 22-24 August, seeks to expand Internet infrastructure and services across Africa by bringing together key players to address the opportunities in interconnection, peering, and traffic exchange on the continent.

Lançamento do livro "Ele, Shakespeare, visto por nós, advogados".18h00O Evento: 
Joaquim Falcão e Edições de Janeiro têm o prazer de convidar para o lançamento do livro "Ele, Shakespeare, visto por nós, advogados".
 

Local: Livraria da Travessa | Rua Sete de Setembro, 54 - Centro - Rio de Janeiro 

O ato da mentira é inerente ao comportamento humano. Em todos os campos sociais, a mentira ocupa um espaço de manipulação da realidade, que pode ser expressado por uma omissão, pela escolha seletiva dos fatos ou pela simples criação dos mesmos. A ética por trás de uma mentira é sempre polêmica: Devemos contar uma verdade dura e cruel para alguém ou mentir para evitar conflitos e sofrimento?

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The Ninth International Conference onInformation and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD 2017), to be hosted at the Information Technology University in Lahore (Pakistan) from November 16 to 19, 2017, cordially invites you to Demo submission. ICTD 2017 will provide an international forum for scholarly researchers to explore the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in social, political, and economic development.
 
 
August 31, 2017: Deadline for submission of Demos 

Resistente a la escasez hídrica y utilizable en múltiples preparaciones, tal como se hace ya en otros países como Perú y Costa Rica, esta planta originaria de la India abre múltiples posibilidades para la alimentación de seres humanos y animales por su alto contenido proteico. Hoy, sólo falta que la industria alimentaria comience a incluirla en sus productos.