Andrew Young and Stefaan Verhulst at OGRX : “The Open Governance Research Exchange (OGRX) is a platform that seeks to identify, collect and share curated insights on new ways of solving public problems.
The Open Governance Research Exchange (OGRX) is a platform that seeks to identify, collect and share curated insights on new ways of solving public problems. It was created last year by the GovLab, World Bank Digital Engagement Evaluation Team and mySociety.
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This collection of publications includes an assessment of the efforts of civil society organizations to address racist speech in Brazil and Colombia; a study of the legal foundations of harmful speech regulation in India; a paper that explores the definitional and framing questions that complicate efforts to study and address harmful speech online; and a research note that offers reflections and observations on the state of research related to harmful speech online.
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This paper offers reflections and observations on the state of research related to harmful speech online. The perspectives outlined here are grounded in the lessons from a year of exploratory work in the field by researchers at the Berkman Klein Center and collaborating researchers and institutions.
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8 Dec 2016
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The people who influence India's evolving technology policy.
The blog post by Rohin Dharmakumar was published by The KEN on December 8, 2016.
Report by the OECD: “…provides an in-depth, evidence-based analysis of open government initiatives and the challenges countries face in implementing and co-ordinating them. It also explores new trends in OECD member countries as well as a selection of countries from Latin America, MENA and South East Asia regions.
Danny Lämmerhirt and Mor Rubinstein share team reflections from the inaugural meeting of the Open Knowledge International Reading Group. This month’s topic examined the role that knowledge and data play for political and economic coordination. The team looked at Friedrich Hayek and Hernando de Soto and drew parallels from their work to how government information is managed and understood today.
Ana Carolina Alhadas Valadares irá representar o Brasil nos EUAA aluna da Escola de Direito do Rio de Janeiro da Fundação Getulio Vargas, Ana Carolina Alhadas Valadares foi selecionada para representar o Brasil no programa Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSIs) for Student Leaders promovido pelo Departamento de Estado do Governo Americano. A estudante está concluindo o segundo período da graduação de Direito e têm atuado ativamente nas atividades da instituição e projetos de engajamento jovem, liderança e direitos humanos.
Remarks by Manish Bapna delivered at the Open Government Partnership Global Summit: “To the many heads of state, ministers, mayors, civil society colleagues gathered in this great hall, this is an important moment to reflect on the remarkable challenges of the past year.
Open Contracting Stories: “When Yuriy Bugay, a Maidan revolutionary, showed up for work at Kiev’s public procurement office for the first time, it wasn’t the most uplifting sight. The 27-year-old had left his job in the private sector after joining a group of activists during the protests in Kiev’s main square, with dreams of reforming Ukraine’s dysfunctional public institutions.
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Date: Wed, 12/07/2016
[Guadalajara, Mexico – 7 December 2016] – At the 11th Internet Governance Forum (IGF), a United Nations-convened conference taking place in Mexico, 6-9 December, the Internet Society urged the global Internet community to redouble its efforts in addressing the wave of unprecedented challenges facing the Internet.
Es el lenguaje escrito el que posibilitará a los niños y niñas transitar por las distintas disciplinas del currículo escolar y progresar en los distintos niveles de enseñanza hasta su vida adulta, dice en esta columna de opinión la investigadora del Centro de Investigación Avanzada en Educación (CIAE), Carmen Sotomayor.
Los proyectos ganadores buscarán consolidar la cooperación e intercambio con otras instituciones alrededor del mundo, con especial foco en Latinoamérica en ámbitos como Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Ciencias Silvoagropecuarias, Veterinarias y Acuicultura, Nutrición y Alimentos, Ingeniería, Derecho y Ciencias Sociales, y Medicina y Biología.Gran interés en toda la Casa de Bello generó el concurso “Diseño e Implementación de Estrategias de Internacionalización de la Investigación y Doctorados de la Universidad de Chile 2016”, fondos abiertos por
El proyecto "Promoción de los Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos de las y los Adolescentes de Recoleta e Independencia", del Centro de Medicina Reproductiva y Desarrollo Integral del Adolescente (Cemera) de la Facultad de Medicina, vivió su puesta en marcha en dos jornadas realizadas con estudiantes de segundo medio.Empoderar a los jóvenes respecto de sus derechos sexuales y reproductivos es uno de los ejes centrales de la iniciativa liderada por la matrona Ingrid Leal, académica del Cemera, que cuenta con financiamiento del Primer Fondo Concursable de la
Press Release: “UNDP and UN Global Pulse today released a comprehensive guide on how to integrate new sources of data into development and humanitarian work.
New and emerging data sources such as mobile phone data, social media, remote sensors and satellites have the potential to improve the work of governments and development organizations across the globe.
OpenSpending is one of Open Knowledge International’s current projects. It is a free and open platform for citizens looking to track and analyse public fiscal information globally.
Over the years, we have learned about numerous examples of fiscal data uses from the OpenSpending community. Also, we learned that obtaining fiscal data can be the most difficult part in making data available to the public. We reached out to the community and collected a few examples on “unlocking” fiscal data.
Emilio Pina: “El crédito ‘Escrito por’ es el crédito más importante que hay”
El productor ejecutivo de 'Los Protegidos', 'El tiempo entre costuras', 'El incidente', 'Apaches', 'Victor Ros' y 'El robo del oro español', visita el Máster en Guion Audiovisual
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Online platforms offer a variety of opportunities for volunteers to engage in the process of knowledge generation. How are Crowd Science projects brought into being and how do they work? An insight.... MORE
By Smitha Krishna Prasad Medical and health records are increasingly digitised, and ease of access is considered one of the key benefits of this trend. However, patient privacy and security of such records are important concerns that need to be addressed both under the existing legal framework, and in terms of development of new laws. […]