Other News from Participating Centers

Universidades de Chile y Sao Paulo profundizarán cooperación recíproca

La autoridad de la entidad brasileña visitó al Rector Ennio Vivaldi y participó en una jornada de trabajo conjunto para identificar áreas específicas de vinculación. Ambas instituciones buscan generar un polo de colaboración e intercambio regional junto a las más reconocidas instituciones de educación superior de Latinoamérica y el mundo.Un interés concreto de avanzar en distintas áreas de cooperación con la Universidad de Chile manifestó el rector de la Universidad de Sao Paulo, doctor Marco Antonio Zago, durante la visita que realizó la semana pasada a nuestro país.

"La universidad necesita una forma no propietaria de gobierno"

En la cuarta versión de los Encuentros Temáticos Transversales del proceso de discusión interna de la U.

El futuro de los tratados de libre comercio: Clinton vs Trump

Los académicos de la Universidad de Chile e investigadores del Instituto Milenio para el estudio de Imperfecciones del Mercado y Políticas Públicas, Benjamín Villena y Matteo Triossi, analizaron el posible escenario económico post elecciones y exploran la hipótesis en la cual el impacto de los tratados de libre comercio en Estados Unidos -que se traducen en una posible pérdida de empleos y disminución del poder adquisitivo de la clase media- han influido en el éxito de Donald Trump.La política en el mundo occidental parece haber entrado en una fase de polarización.

U. de Chile consolida su participación en programa cultural de FILSA

Obras de teatro, lanzamientos de libros -de académicos y egresados-, conversatorios y talleres forman parte de las actividades de la Casa de Bello en el marco de la edición 2016 de la Feria Internacional del Libro de Santiago (FILSA), cita que tendrá a México como país invitado, destacando las actividades del Observatorio del Libro y la Lectura, de la Vicerrectoría de Extensión y Comunicaciones de la U.

Wat als Facebook & Co het nieuws voor je bepalen…

Seven Judge Constitutional Bench defining the limits of Section 123(3) RPA: Day 6 Updates (Judgment Reserved)

Mr. Salman Khurshid, appearing on behalf of one of the Respondents in the first appeal commenced his arguments on the issue surrounding the interpretation of Sections 98 and 99 of the RPA. On the nature of the trial under Section 98, Mr. Khurshid submitted that it was a hybrid trial i.e. it had both civil […]

Cross Border Content Removal Demands - You Decide

The Center for Internet and Society just wrapped up its Law, Borders, and Speech Conference.
Location

United States

See map: Google Maps

All in Our Backyard - social justice in disaster response

All in Our Backyard - social justice in disaster response

Oportunidade de estágio no CRI - Centro de Relações Internacionais da FGV Direito Rio

Número de vagas: 1EDITAL PARA PREENCHIMENTO DE VAGA DE ESTAGIÁRIO DO CENTRO DE RELAÇÕES INTERNACIONAIS (CRI) DA FGV DIREITO RIO
 
O Centro de Relações Internacionais da FGV Direito Rio (CRI) seleciona 1 (um) estagiário para participar das atividades de gestão e internacionalização desenvolvidas por seu Coordenador, assistente e colaboradores.
 
São requisitos necessários para o preenchimento da vaga:
a) Ser aluno de Graduação, preferencialmente em Relações Internacionais, Comunicação, Marketing, Administração ou Direito

Data responsibility: a new social good for the information age

Stefaan G. Verhulst in The Conversation Global and at TedX MidAtlantic: “…What is less discussed, however, is that most data remains locked up and proprietary, the private property of companies, governments and other organisations. This limits its public benefits.

Kenyans have launched a campaign on Twitter to fix their roads

Lily Kuo in Quartz: “Traffic is a problem in Nairobi. A short commute can last for hours during morning or evening rush hour. Buses and motorbikes cut in and out of traffic, worsening congestion. It’s estimated that road congestion costs Kenya’s capital as much as $570,000 a day in lost productivity.

Alumnas del Programa en Comunicación de Moda participan en la II edición del Spanish Fashion System Program

Alumnas del Programa en Comunicación de Moda participan en la II edición del Spanish Fashion System Program
Ocho alumnas compartieron aula con estudiantes del London College of Fashion, la Universidad del Istmo y diseñadores del concurso Bilbao International Art&Fashion

27/10/16 16:48
Manuela García Arturo

Supporting Collaborative Political Decision Making: An Interactive Policy Process Visualization System

Paper by Tobias Ruppert et al: “The process of political decision making is often complex and tedious. The policy process consists of multiple steps, most of them are highly iterative. In addition, different stakeholder groups are involved in political decision making and contribute to the process. A series of textual documents accompanies the process. Examples are official documents, discussions, scientific reports, external reviews, newspaper articles, or economic white papers.

91° Mercoledì di Nexa - Il genio di Leibniz, tre secoli dopo (1716-2016)

Page Type: Eventmercoledi9 novembre 2016Ugo Pagallo (Università degli Studi di Torino)
image: Super sticky: 0Featured Event: 0Data evento: Wed, 09/11/2016 - 18:00 to 20:00luogo: Via Boggio 65/a | Torino (primo piano)

Litigating Free Speech Cases in the African Regional Courts

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featuring Berkman Klein Fellow, Nani Jansen Reventlow

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Join us for a discussion with Nani Jansen Reventlow, Fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and Associate Tenant at Doughty Street Chambers, on the topic of regional courts in Africa and freedom of expression cases in particular

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The Digital Trade Imbalance: Digital Trade, Digital Protectionism, and Digital Rights

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with Susan Ariel Aaronson, Research Professor of International Affairs and GWU Cross-Disciplinary Fellow at the George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs

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Science goes darknet?

Why do many scientists publish their revolutionary ideas under a cryptical pseudonym on open access platforms? Sönke Bartling, associated researcher at HIIG, is analysing what is behind this trend.  Scientists... MORE

Some misconceptions about data journalism

This blog originally appeared on Medium and is reposted with permission.
In the past few years, a new discipline in journalism is slowly getting more and more followers — a discipline commonly known as ‘data journalism’. These so-called ‘data journalists’ are usually envisioned as the younger, tech savvy journalists, ones that are not afraid to analyse data, understand how computer code works and simply love these colourful and detailed visualisations.

There isn’t always an app for that: How tech can better assist refugees

Alex Glennie and Meghan Benton at Nesta: “Refugees are natural innovators. Often armed with little more than a smartphone, they must be adaptable and inventive if they are to navigate unpredictable, dangerous environments and successfully establish themselves in a new country.