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GovLab Index on Open Data – 2016 Edition

By Robert Montano and Prianka Srinivasan
Please find below the latest installment in The GovLab Index series, inspired by Harper’s Index. “The GovLab Index: Open Data” provides an update on our previous Open Data installment, and highlights global trends in Open Data and the release of public sector information.

If all goes well, Indian IT Act may enter 21st century

The government is aiming to refresh the main law governing information technology by giving it a revamp which it hopes will bring it in tune with the times and address criticisms about its weaknesses, a senior official said on condition of anonymity.
The article by Surabhi Agarwal was published in the Economic Times on October 6, 2016. Sunil Abraham was quoted.

ITS é aceito como amicus curiae no Supremo Tribunal Federal contra bloqueio de sites e aplicativos

No dia 03 de outubro de 2016, o Instituto de Tecnologia e Sociedade foi admitido como amicus curiae na Arguição de Descumprimento de Preceito Fundamental 403, relatada pelo Ministro Edson Fachin, podendo apresentar informações, memoriais escritos nos autos e sustentação oral por ocasião do julgamento definitivo do mérito da presente ação.

IANA Transition: a case of the Emperor’s New Clothes?

In March 2014, the US Government committed to ending its contract with ICANN to run the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), and also announced that it would hand over control to the “global multistakeholder community”. The conditions for this handover were that the changes must be developed by stakeholders across the globe, with broad community consensus.

Open Data in Europe

Europen Open Data Portal: A series of indicators have been selected to measure Open Data maturity across Europe. These indicators cover the level of development of national policies promoting Open Data, an assessment of the features made available on national data portals as well as the expected impact of Open Data….(More)”

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Tantaka lanza su nueva plataforma de voluntariado

Tantaka lanza su nueva plataforma de voluntariado
El objetivo es mejorar la experiencia del voluntario y facilitar el seguimiento de los proyectos

06/10/16 12:18
Lucía M. Alcalde

IPR Special Issue: Doing Internet Governance

The most recent special issue by the Internet Policy Review is out now! It is published timely during the #AoIR2016 conference in Berlin. It aims at adding to the mainstream internet governance... MORE

Asia-Pacific Regional Internet Development Dialogue

The Internet Society (ISOC) Asia-Pacific Bureau, in collaboration with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (UN ESCAP) organised the ‘Asia-Pacific Regional Internet and Development Dialogue’ (RIDD), in Bangkok, Thailand from 3-4 October 2016.

Kserokopia # 44 (22 września – 5 października)

Dzisiaj przede wszystkim zachęcamy Was do wzięcia udziału w konsultacjach nt. dyrektywy o prawie autorskim w Jednolitym Rynku Cyfrowym. Mamy też dla was ciekawostki z sieci: raport dotyczący rozwoju rynku muzycznego w Polsce czy spekulacje dotyczące możliwości zakazu konwertowanie plików z YouTube’a. Wyjaśniamy też czym jest DRM i dlaczego jest niezgodne z prawami użytkowników. A na koniec prezentujemy dyskusję wokół reformy prawa autorskiego w Kolumbii oraz przełomowy wyrok sądu w Indiach dotyczący dozwolonego użytku edukacyjnego.

Kserokopia # 44 (22 września – 5 października)

Dzisiaj przede wszystkim zachęcamy Was do wzięcia udziału w konsultacjach nt. dyrektywy o prawie autorskim w Jednolitym Rynku Cyfrowym. Mamy też dla was ciekawostki z sieci: raport dotyczący rozwoju rynku muzycznego w Polsce czy spekulacje dotyczące możliwości zakazu konwertowanie plików z YouTube’a. Wyjaśniamy też czym jest DRM i dlaczego jest niezgodne z prawami użytkowników. A na koniec prezentujemy dyskusję wokół reformy prawa autorskiego w Kolumbii oraz przełomowy wyrok sądu w Indiach dotyczący dozwolonego użytku edukacyjnego.

Digital Shanzhai: Connected Manufacturing, Memes and Our Hardware Future

I’ve become fascinated as of late by the manufacturing culture in Shenzhen and, having studied different aspects of Chinese internet meme culture, I was interested specifically in the role of the internet in the context of manufacturing. This interest is both academic and pragmatic—as a software product manager myself, I was also interested in what product teams more generally can learn from the work being done in Shenzhen.

Why the internet matters: a talk by Jonathan Zittrain

In a salutation to the newly-named Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, and a salute to the new and old members of the community, co-founder and Harvard Law School professor Jonathan Zittrain asked his audience during a talk last week, “Why does the internet matter?” The answer, it seems, quite fittingly parallels the history, mission and ethos of the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University.

WhatsApp Backtracks on Privacy, Faces Legal Hurdles

In February 2014, Facebook purchased WhatsApp for a whooping $19 billion. This deal came under scrutiny from various privacy advocates. They questioned if the standards of privacy and security of communication on WhatsApp would be maintained post acquisition. WhatsApp reassured users of its commitment to privacy through a blog post titled ‘Setting the record straight’.

Chinese Apps Find Familiar Market in India

With years of experience catering to budget users with entry-level phones, Chinese app-makers are taking on the Indian smartphone market and its hundreds of millions of new customers.
Ajinkya Kolwankar, 25 and self-employed in Mumbai, recently deleted the Facebook app on his phone in favour of UC Browser, an app made by a subsidiary of Chinese tech goliath Alibaba. The browser still allowed him to surf Facebook, but he found it used less battery power and data than the proprietary app.

U. de Chile y U. de Jinan analizaron suscripción de un acuerdo

La delegación china manifestó su interés por establecer mayores áreas de cooperación en pregrado, postgrado e investigación.

Académica lanza libro en el que profesores enseñan a sus pares

Análisis de registros de video de clases y actividades que permiten desarrollar la capacidad de mirar en forma profesional situaciones de aula y activar, integrar y explicar distintos tipos de conocimientos, son parte del libro de Salomé Martínez, académica e investigadora del Centro de Modelamiento Matemático (CMM) de la Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas.

Rector Vivaldi cerró gira europea con reuniones en Francia

Convenios de colaboración y fortalecimiento de los vínculos entre nuestra Casa de Estudios e instituciones de Alemania, España, Italia y Francia son parte del exitoso saldo del recorrido que realizó el Rector Ennio Vivaldi por el viejo continente.Este 3 y 4 de octubre, el Rector Ennio Vivaldi completó la última etapa de su gira por Europa, en la que recorrió cuatro países fortaleciendo los vínculos de nuestra Universidad con otras instituciones de Educación Superior.

EXCLUSIVE: Iraq War records reignite debate over US use of depleted uranium

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United States

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Date published: October 6, 2016IRIN"“The legality of using DU in armed conflict situations is indeterminate,” Beth Van Schaack, professor of human rights at Stanford University, and a former US State Department official, told IRIN.

Honoring Visionaries at the 25th Annual Pioneer Awards

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United States

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Date published: October 6, 2016Electronic Frontier FoundationEFF Legal Director Corynne McSherry presented the next Pioneer Award to Malkia Cyril.

Public-Private Cybersecurity

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United States

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Author(s): Kristen E. EichensehrPublication Date: October 6, 2016Publication Type: Academic WritingAbstract: