Autoridades, académicos y estudiantes de nuestro plantel dieron este lunes 1 de agosto, la bienvenida a los estudiantes extranjeros que, a través del Programa de Movilidad Estudiantil de la Dirección de Relaciones Internacionales, cursarán estudios de pregrado en facultades e institutos de la Casa de Bello durante este segundo semestre. En la oportunidad, la directora del Archivo Central Andrés Bello, Alejandra Araya, ofreció la charla magistral "La Casa Central de la Universidad de Chile.

Adele Peters in FastCoExist: “In 2013, a group of activists in Buenos Aires attempted an experiment in what they called hacking democracy. Representatives from their new political party would promise to always vote on issues according to the will of citizens online. Using a digital platform, people could tell the legislator what to support, in a hybrid of a direct democracy and representation.

Mariano Beguerisse-Díaz, Amy K. McLennan, Guillermo Garduño-Hernández, Mauricio Barahona, and Stanley J.

ECS submited its opinion on the ‘panorama exception’ to the Copyright Unit of the European Commission. The European Copyright Society (ECS) considers that the issue of Freedom of Panorama (FoP) should not be reviewed in isolation from the broader, necessary reform of the European copyright framework. The ECS regrets the disproportionate level of importance accorded […]

ECS submitted its opinion related to the role of publishers in the copyright value chain to the Copyright Unit of the European Commission. Its conclusion is the following: There can be legitimate debate about the changing nature of investments and business models by publishers. But this is not in itself a valid rationale for granting […]
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Tara Conlan in The Guardian: “Countries that have popular, well-funded public service broadcasters encounter less rightwing extremism and corruption and have more press freedom, a report from the European Broadcasting Union has found.
For the first time, an analysis has been done of the contribution of public service media, such as the BBC, to democracy and society.

In May, the OpenTrialsFDA team (a collaboration between Erick Turner, Dr. Ben Goldacre and the  OpenTrials team at Open Knowledge) was selected as a finalist for the Open Science Prize. This global science competition is focused on making both the outputs from science and the research process broadly accessible to the public.

Only 18% of training seekers in the Middle East  prefer classroom-only format, according to a research done by GulfTalent! The research showed that among 1600 professionals surveyed based in nine countries across the Middle East, 62% prefer classroom based trainings accompanied by online elements. A result that reveals a growing interest in online courses; a prompt transformation towards learning and […]
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Only 18% of training seekers in the Middle East  prefer classroom-only format, according to a research done by GulfTalent! The research showed that among 1600 professionals surveyed based in nine countries across the Middle East, 62% prefer classroom based trainings accompanied by online elements. A result that reveals a growing interest in online courses; a prompt transformation towards learning and […]

Only 18% of training seekers in the Middle East  prefer classroom-only format, according to a research done by GulfTalent! The research showed that among 1600 professionals surveyed based in nine countries across the Middle East, 62% prefer classroom based trainings accompanied by online elements.

The Bombay High court recently passed a John Doe order laying down a set of safeguards to minimise over-blocking. The Delhi High Court on the other hand ordered blocking of 73 websites for showing “substantial” pirated content. This blog post traces the history of John Doe orders in India, their impact on free speech and […]

El profesor Jorge Amaya lidera un proyecto que ha tenido pilotos en dos comunas de la Región Metropolitana con éxito y que busca mejorar los criterios que inciden en la construcción de colegios, y así usar mejor los recursos en pos de entregar la educación que necesitan y deben tener los distintos territorios, de acuerdo a sus características únicas. La iniciativa se desarrollará entre 2016 y 2017. Por la complejidad y número de variables utilizadas y la escala nacional del proyecto, utilizarán el supercomputador más poderoso de Chile, ubicado en el CMM.

Películas del Festival Internacional de Cine de Talca, y una jornada en conmemoración de los 100 años de la primera misión oficial chilena a la Antártica, marcarán los próximos meses de Sala Sazié, espacio de cine de la Casa Central de la Universidad de Chile que se realiza todos los martes a las 19:00 hrs. Aquí puedes ver la programación del mes de agosto.

Más de 17 mil personas han cursado las dos versiones anteriores, registrándose participantes de toda América Latina, en especial de Perú, Ecuador, México, Colombia y Argentina con una satisfacción del 97% de los encuestados en ambos cursos. Las clases parten el próximo martes 2 de agosto y ya hay más de cinco mil inscritos. Si estás interesado, inscríbete en uabierta.uchile.cl UAbierta ya lleva más de 60 mil estudiantes en sus ocho cursos hasta ahora, llevando el aula a cualquier parte del mundo mediante su plataforma online.

El próximo viernes 5 de agosto comenzarán los Juegos Olímpicos Río 2016 y entre los 42 deportistas que viajan al certamen, la Casa de Bello tendrá un representante: Andrés Ducasse, estudiante de Ingeniería Comercial de la Facultad de Economía y Negocios, quien competirá en la disciplina de vela."Si no fuera por la gente de la Universidad de Chile, no me podría haber dedicado al deporte", afirma el seleccionado nacional. Andrés Ducasse y su hermano Francisco, clasificaron a Río 2016 en la Copa del Mundo de la disciplina, certamen que se jugó en enero pasado en Miami, Estado

Book by Laurence Scott: “You are a four-dimensional human.
Each of us exists in three-dimensional, physical space. But, as a constellation of everyday digital phenomena rewires our lives, we are increasingly coaxed from the containment of our predigital selves into a wonderful and eerie fourth dimension, a world of ceaseless communication, instant information, and global connection.

A recent government standard requiring support for inputting text in any one Indian language in mobile phones - along with Hindi and English - has manufacturers worried. The companies argue that the well-intentioned move may be difficult to implement, especially in the case of feature phones, because inventory and logistics will have to be planned for each state.

Most banks do not follow Reserve bank of India’s standard 64/128-bit encryption policy due to laxity and unavailability of funds.
The article by Koustav Das was published in the Deccan Chronicle on August 9, 2016. Sunil Abraham was quoted.

It is generally believed that the growth of the corporate sector in India has increased employment avenues for historically deprived sections of our society.
The article by Sachin P. Mampatta, Amritha Pillay and Ritika Mazumdar was published in Livemint on August 9, 2016. Nirmita Narasimhan was quoted.

Renee Knake at Bloomberg Law: “Big data analytics are changing how lawyers find clients, conduct legal research and discovery, draft contracts and court papers, manage billing and performance, predict the outcome of a matter, select juries, and more.