Notice something a little different? We have had a change of name!

As of today, we officially move from being called “Open Knowledge” to “Open Knowledge International (OKI)”.

“Open Knowledge International” is the name by which the community groups have referred to us for a couple of years, conveying our role in supporting the groups around the world, as well as our role within the broader open knowledge movement globally. We are excited to announce our new name that reflects this.

Notice something a little different? We have had a change of name!
As of today, we officially move from being called “Open Knowledge” to “Open Knowledge International (OKI)”.

Which companies are using Open Data, and how are they related?
The GovLab Embarks to Expand Open Data 500 Study in Collaboration with Graduate Business School of Columbia University

Paper by Philipp Hacker and Bilyana Petkova: “The growing differentiation of services based on Big Data harbors the potential for both greater societal inequality and for greater equality. Anti-discrimination law and transparency alone, however, cannot do the job of curbing Big Data’s negative externalities while fostering its positive effects.

Asha Barbaschow at ZDNet: “Patients seeking urgent medical care in Perth can now view emergency waiting times for local hospitals, thanks to a new app developed in Australia.

Mohit Kaushal and Margaret Darling at Brookings: “Forty-six million Americans use mobile fitness and health apps.

Cada siglo, el segundo plantea del Sistema Solar pasa entre la Tierra y el Sol 13 o 14 veces.

Investigadores del Centro de Biotecnología y Bioingeniería y del Centro de Modelamiento Matemático de la U. de Chile, junto a científicos del centro i-Mar de la U.

Pensando en la necesidad de evitar tragedias en el marco de terremotos, tsunamis y otros fenómenos de la naturaleza, el profesor Jaime Campos, director del Programa Riesgo Sísmico de la Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas dio una charla ante directivos de Infraestructura y Arquitectura del Ministerio de Obras Públicas (MOP), la que fue seguida vía streaming por los encargados de estas áreas en todas las reparticiones regionales del país. Esta es la primera de varias acciones en un convenio firmado entre el MOP y la U.

El prestigio institucional, su carácter público y la calidad de los programas académicos y de los docentes, son los principales elementos considerados por los jóvenes para tomar la decisión de integrarse a la Casa de Bello. De ellos, un 42 por ciento son los primeros en su familia en ingresar a la educación superior.Por segundo año consecutivo, el Departamento de Pregrado de la Vicerrectoría de Asuntos Académicos (VAA) realizó el Estudio de Admisión y Caracterización de Estudiantes Nuevos.

Starting now, the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) is seeking a highly motivated project manager for the research department &raquoGlobal Constitutionalism and the Internet” headed by... MORE

Peter Bergman at the Conversation: “Can a few text messages, a timely email or a letter increase college enrollment and student achievement? Such “nudges,” designed carefully using behavioral economics, can be effective.
But when do they work – and when not?
Barriers to success

Bürgerkonferenz in Aachen
Am Samstag, den 21.05.2016, fand in Aachen die erste von insgesamt drei Bürgerkonferenzen des ABIDA-Projektes statt, an der auch das ITM beteiligt war.

Komisja Europejska w trwających konsultacjach pyta nie tylko o prawa pokrewne wydawców, ale też o prawo panoramy.

Komisja Europejska w trwających konsultacjach pyta nie tylko o prawa pokrewne wydawców, ale też o prawo panoramy.

HUMANE project on 23 May 2016 at 08:58AM As machines take a more active role in human-machine networks (HMNs), they exert an increasing level of influence on other participants. Machines are not just passive participants in such networks, merely mediating communication between humans; technological advances allow greater autonomy and the performance of increasingly complex tasks. While [...]

Anne Milgram in the Atlantic: “…One area in which the potential of data analysis is still not adequately realized,however, is criminal justice. This is somewhat surprising given the success of CompStat, a law enforcement management tool that uses data to figure out how police resources can be used to reduce crime and hold law enforcement officials accountable for results.

Ana Maria Barral et al in FASEB Journal: “The Small World Initiative™ (SWI) is an innovative program that encourages students to pursue careers in science and sets forth a unique platform to crowdsource new antibiotics. It centers around an introductory biology course through which students perform original hands-on field and laboratory research in the hunt for new antibiotics.

Sarah Zhang at Wired: “When a rogue researcher last week released 70,000 OkCupid profiles, complete with usernames and sexual preferences, people were pissed. When Facebook researchers manipulated stories appearing in Newsfeeds for a mood contagion study in 2014, people were really pissed.

Jack Torrance at Management Today: “The era of big data is upon us. Dozens of well-funded start-ups have sprung up of late claiming to be able to turn raw data into ‘actionable insights’ that would have been unimaginable a few years ago. But the process of actually collecting data is still not always straightforward….