Article by the National Academy of Sciences, part of a series, From Research to Reward, seeking to demonstrate how advances in our understanding of natural processes often lead to surprising and remarkable benefits for society: “…From the time of quills and cannons to our era of cyber-attacks and drone warfare, mathematics has been crucial to national security.
A new research report published today looks at the current state and future prospects of a global public database of corporate accounts.
Shipyard of the Dutch East India Company in Amsterdam, 1750. Wikipedia.
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Date published: February 17, 2017The Parallax"“Spying is thriving” because little is understood about how pervasive it is.
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Date published: February 17, 2017Bloomberg BNA"On Feb. 16, eight privacy and security law professors—Kenneth A. Bamberger, Woodrow Hartzog, Chris Jay Hoofnagle, William McGeveran, Deirdre K. Mulligan, Paul Ohm, Daniel J. Solove and Peter Swire—filed a brief in support of the FTC.
Aadhaar biometrics will now enable cashless shopping sans card and smartphone. A look at the hopes and fears.
The article by Arindam Mukherjee was published in the Outlook on February 20, 2017. Pranesh Prakash and Sunil Abraham were quoted.
Ana Brandusescu, Danny Lämmerhirt and Stefaan Verhulst call for a systematic and comparative investigation of the different governance models for open data policy and publication….
The Watal Committee’s report presents the government with an impossible road map to a cashless nirvana.
The article by V. Sridhar was published in Frontline, Print edition: March 3, 2017
The Supreme Court heard arguments in Sabu Mathew George v. Union of India today. This writ petition was filed in 2008, with the intention of banning ‘advertisement’ offering sex selective abortions and related services, from search engine results. According to the petitioner, these advertisements violate Section 22 of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation […]
Eduardo Magrani critica falta de engajamento político nessa discussãoO Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (MCTI) manteve, por dois meses, em consulta pública o Plano Nacional de Internet das Coisas (IoT) no Brasil. O plano irá definir as medidas a serem tomadas para que o país promova a chamada “Internet das Coisas” como modelo de desenvolvimento de setores como o automobilístico, agropecuário e urbanístico do país, e recebeu mais de 2 mil comentários.
Different countries have different models to govern and administer their open data activities.Ana Brandusescu, Danny Lämmerhirt and Stefaan Verhulst call for a systematic and comparative investigation of the different governance models for open data policy and publication.
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The Challenge
A year ago I sat down and tried to look at my life as a PhD student like a theater play. By taking a somewhat ironic meta-perspective, I attempted to describe... MORE
Different countries have different models to govern and administer their open data activities. Ana Brandusescu, Danny Lämmerhirt and Stefaan Verhulst call for a systematic and comparative investigation of the different governance models for open data policy and publication.
The Challenge
Os Bytes de Informação continuam, agora com o tema Conflitos Internacionais: saiba como se resolvem conflitos jurídicos interjurisdicionais.
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Author(s): Jennifer GranickPublication Date: February 16, 2017Publication Type: Other WritingDoes the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence understand intelligence gathering?
After all, that committee is charged with oversight over the United States’ vast surveillance bureaucracy. And yet, comments from the chair of the committee, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), suggest that he is unclear on the concept.
Stefaan G. Verhulst in the Stanford Social Innovation Review: “Proprietary data can help improve and save lives, but fully harnessing its potential will require a cultural transformation in the way companies, governments, and other organizations treat and act on data….
Springwise: “With food waste a substantial contributor to both environmental and social problems, communities around the world are trying to find ways to make better use of leftovers as well as reduce the overall production of unused foodstuffs. One of the biggest challenges in getting leftovers to the people who need them is the logistics of finding and connecting the relevant groups and transporting the food.
