On August 25, Whatsapp updated its policy to share user content with social network; the decision opened new monetisation models for the messaging app.
The article by Apurva Venkat and Moulishree Srivastava quoted Sunil Abraham. It was published in the Business Standard on September 24, 2016.
What is the state of the "empiricism agenda" to understand "what works" in policy? And what is it that we don't know?
I'm here at the What Works Global Summit (WWGS) in London, where David Halpern and Peter John are discussing the role of randomized trials in society. The WWGS is a gathering of practitioners in international development, policing, education, public health, activism, and many other areas where people have applied quantitative methods to get causal estimates on the outcomes of their social interventions.
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This research briefing aims to translate findings from ongoing Berkman Klein Center privacy and cybersecurity research and activities into practical considerations and takeaways for key stakeholders and decision-makers.
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26 Sep 2016
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This research briefing offers a snapshot of recent developments in the open data and privacy landscape, outlines an action map of various governance approaches to protecting privacy when releasing open data, and identifies key opportunities for decision-makers seeking to respond to challenges in this space.
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26 Sep 2016
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Número de vagas: 1O Centro de Pesquisa Direito e Economia da FGV Direito Rio (CPDE) seleciona 1 (um) assistente para participar de pesquisa sobre Corrupção e Integridade nos Negócios Privados.
São requisitos necessários para o preenchimento da vaga:
a) Estar regularmente matriculado em Curso de Mestrado em Direito, Economia, Ciências Sociais ou áreas afins.
b) Disponibilidade de 20 horas semanais para o desempenho das atividades acadêmicas no âmbito do CPDE.
c) Fluência no idioma inglês.
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This research briefing builds upon student privacy research and activities, and aims to translate these into practical take-aways.
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26 Sep 2016
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There are a growing number of examples that point toward a change in the way public policy is made in the digital age. This new context, which we refer to as networked policymaking, involves a greater variety of actors and voices, often collaborating in formal and informal networks, taking part in a public consideration and debate of policy questions via digital media.
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26 Sep 2016
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By Carlos Scartascini
Over the last year, newspapers and television stations in the Americas have reported hundreds of stories about the Zika epidemic. The media is flooded with news accounts of people suffering from temporary paralysis, infants with brain damage, and the fears the virus has unleashed, especially among pregnant women.
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The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society is pleased to release this series of papers, which aims to build a bridge between academic research and policymaking in the networked world by helping to identify opportunities in key areas related to digital technology and innovation. Focusing on critical topics such as how privacy intersects with issues related to students, open data, and cybersecurity, these briefings experiment with formats that may be more useful and accessible to decision makers than traditional research papers.
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El Festival de cine de San Sebastián estrena siete filmes escritos y/o dirigidos por antiguos alumnos de fcomunav
Isabel Peña, coguionista de 'Que dios nos perdone'; y Mikel Rueda, 'Nueva York. Quinta planta', reciben sendos galardones por sus guiones
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‘As I walk towards my home at night a wet surface of the pavement glitters in all shades of black, reminding me that I am surfing. Not just on the street, but on the endless glassy surface of the interface of this world. This is where I belong. The warmth of the reflection entangles me, mirroring that which surrounds me. The light and color, the movement and the thoughts of mine. A contentless surface that needs to reflect to exist, to have a meaning.’
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Date: Mon, 09/26/2016Findings indicate that current policies fall short in making people feel protected online
El académico de la Facultad de Artes y Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas 2003 fue invitado a una exposición con su trabajo "Ngen-Füta-Winkul". El trabajo, cuyos materiales son el agua, piedras volcánicas y luces de neón, estará disponible hasta octubre, proponiendo una reflexión sobre el pueblo mapuche y el territorio.“Espíritu dueño del Cerro Grande”. Eso significa en español el título de la instalación que el académico de la U. de Chile Gonzalo Díaz fue invitado a montar en el Museo de Arte de Suzhou en China.
Por quinto año consecutivo, un equipo de ingenieros de esta empresa estuvo en el Departamento de Ciencias de la Computación (DCC) de la Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas (FCFM) para entregar detalles y consejos para que los estudiantes postulen e ingresen a una de las empresas tecnológicas más importantes del mundo. “No teman en postular a Google porque estamos buscando diversidad. Nuestra compañía necesita diferentes personas y perspectivas para resolver problemas y crear nuevas tecnologías.
Habitualmente se asocia la lectura con la decodificación, esto es, aprender las letras, sus sonidos y así juntarlas y reconocer las palabras. Se cree, además, que la decodificación debe aprenderse antes que la comprensión lectora.
Durante los últimos 15 años, el consumo de legumbres no ha parado de disminuir en nuestro país, a pesar de su innegable aporte en proteínas, fibras y vitaminas.
En el marco de la gira por Europa del Rector Ennio Vivaldi, instancia en la que visitará Italia, Alemania, España y Francia, la máxima autoridad de nuestro plantel firmó el jueves 15 de septiembre, un acuerdo de colaboración con la Universidad de Roma La Sapienza, una de las universidades más antiguas y prestigiosas de Europa.
Book of the World Bank Group and the Inter-American Development Bank: “The second edition of the Impact Evaluation in Practice handbook is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to impact evaluation for policymakers and development practitioners. First published in 2011, it has been used widely across the development and academic communities.