Paper by Fadi Salem: “The influence of social media has continued to grow globally over the past decade. During 2016 social media played a highly influential role in what has been described as a “post truth” era in policymaking, diplomacy and political communication. For example, social media “bots” arguably played a key role in influencing public opinion globally, whether on the political or public policy levels.

PCORI: “Crowdsourcing isn’t just a quick way to get things done on the Internet. When used right, it can accelerate medical research and improve global cardiovascular health, according to a new best-practices “playbook” released by the American Heart Association (AHA) and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).

I'm just back from the first UN World Data Forum in Cape Town, South Africa. I presented there on my creative, hands-on approach to building empowerment through data literacy.

O Tribunal de Justiça da União Europeia (TJUE) tem tido um papel ativo na regulação da internet e de empresas de tecnologia nos últimos anos, julgando diversos casos relacionados a temas-chave, como proteção de dados pessoais, privacidade e economia de compartilhamento.

The Hans-Bredow-Institut and the faculty of Law of the University of Hamburg, together with the Centre for Communication Governance at the National Law University, Delhi are pleased to give students with a focus on Media Law as well as European and International Law the opportunity to participate in an international Summer School on “Hate Speech Online” being held in Delhi, India, from 14 to 22 March 2017. The lectures will address different aspects of hate speech and its relation to freedom of speech and other basic rights.

Calestous Juma at Quartz: “…The first major impact of the technology on African users was to expand global connectivity by making it possible for the youth to access information that was collected using the technology via the Internet.

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Introduction In 2008, Sabu Matthew George, an activist, filed a writ petition to ban ‘advertisements’ relating to pre-natal sex determination from search engines in India. According to the petitioner, the display of these results violated Section 22 of the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse Act), 1994. From 2014-2015, the Supreme Court ordered […]

Amber Sinha participated as a panelist in a panel on 'EU Adequacy Status for International Data Transfers' in Brussels, Belgium on January 26, 2017. The event was organized by Privacy International.
EU Adequacy Status for International Data Transfers

A two day workshop was held on January 21 - 22 at Ecumenical Christian Centre in Bangalore. The workshop was organized by Enable India. Nirmita Narasimhan attended the workshop.
Agenda
Day 1: January 21, 2017

Sl. No.Agenda Item DescriptionTimings

1
Context Setting for the Workshop
What outcomes we hope to achieve during the workshop
9.30 - 10.00

2
Reflections and Sharing
Sharing on achievements and impact, through discussions and activities
10.00 - 10.45

Tea Break

10.45 - 11.15

 
The Governance Lab (the GovLab) is excited to announce the search for a talented communications professional to play a central role in helping translate and make relevant the various activities of the GovLab to a diverse and broad audience of practitioners, policy makers, academics, and the general public.
Based at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, the Governance Lab is a research, training and experimentation laboratory that focuses on improving people’s lives by addressing real world challenges through institutional redesign.

This report of the III. interdisciplinary workshop «Privacy, Datenschutz & Surveillance» was written by Jörg Pohle. Bereits zum dritten Mal (Bericht I. Workshop, Bericht II. Workshop) luden Jörg Pohle (Humboldt Institut... MORE

Blockchain Technologie und virtuelle Währungen fordern das Rechtssystem auf vielerlei Arten heraus: Neue Potentiale entstehen, alte Konzepte müssen hinterfragt werden. Die Europäische Union arbeitet derzeit an einem regulatorischen Ansatz, der die weitere Entwicklungen signifikant beeinflussen wird.

Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji właśnie zakończyło konsultacje projektu założeń do bardzo ważnej ustawy – o Ogólnopolskiej Sieci Edukacyjnej (OSE). Uruchomienie OSE ma umożliwić wprowadzenie nowych form kształcenia i wyrównanie szans edukacyjnych uczniów w Polsce m.in. poprzez:

Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji właśnie zakończyło konsultacje projektu założeń do bardzo ważnej ustawy – o Ogólnopolskiej Sieci Edukacyjnej (OSE). Uruchomienie OSE ma umożliwić wprowadzenie nowych form kształcenia i wyrównanie szans edukacyjnych uczniów w Polsce m.in. poprzez:

Press Release: “The Governance Lab (The GovLab) at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering has launched the Data Justice Network (datajustice.us).  The website fosters peer-to-peer learning among criminal justice practitioners and policymakers and helps officials get fast and comprehensive answers to their questions about how to make better use of data to reduce incarceration and crime.

The pending right to be forgotten petition came up for hearing before the Delhi High Court today. The case seeks the deletion of a court order, which has been reproduced on the website Indiankanoon.com, on the ground that it violates the petitioners’ right to privacy and reputation. This post looks at some of the contentions […]

This blog post is part of our on-going Network series featuring updates from chapters across the Open Knowledge Network and was written by the Open Knowledge Foundation Deutschland team.