Stephen Davenport at OGP Blog: “Government reformers and development practitioners in the open government space are experiencing the heady times associated with a newly-defined agenda. The opportunity for innovation and positive change can at times feel boundless. Yet, working in a nascent field also means a relative lack of “proven” tools and solutions (to such extent as they ever exist in development).

Mark Zastrow at Nature: “After a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck Ecuador’s Pacific coast on 16 April, a new ally joined the international relief effort: a citizen-science network called Zooniverse.

Está finalmente confirmada a participação do Centro de Investigação Jurídica do Ciberespaço – CIJIC – na rede internacional e multidisciplinar do Network of Centers.
São assim lançadas, pela parte do CIJIC, umas primeiras sementes para que a colheita vindoura seja profícua para todas as instituições envolvidas neste imenso projecto internacional.
Mais sobre o NoC em : http://networkofcenters.net/centers

Following the direction by the Supreme Court, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued an order last month establishing a three member committee to effectuate the Supreme Court Guidelines on Content Regulation of Government Advertising. Government advertising refers to the use of public funds by ruling parties to project their achievements or make announcements about upcoming […]

El Museo de Arte Contemporáneo presenta desde marzo la muestra "Colección MAC: obras seleccionadas", que expone parte de su acervo, propiciando un recorrido por la producción artística chilena, pasando por artistas como Roberto Matta, Lily Garafulic y Gracia Barros, las que se exhibirán hasta el 26 de junio.

La máxima autoridad de la Casa de Bello participó con un discurso en el velatorio del ex mandatario, instancia en la que recordó diversos hitos de su vida, incluido su rol de estudiante y académico de la Institución, y destacó el impacto que tuvo su gobierno en el país. Además, diversas autoridades universitarias participaron en una guardia de honor realizada en el ex Congreso Nacional.

El pensamiento crítico, la creatividad y autorregulación forman parte de las llamadas competencias del siglo XXI. Seis países -incluido Chile- introdujeron reformas para incorporarlas a sus currículos escolares y un libro editado por Harvard, en el que participaron investigadores del Centro de Investigación Avanzada en Educación (CIAE), analiza sus avances.

En texto firmado por el Consejo Directivo de la Cátedra -creada por la Vicerrectoría de Extensión y Comunicaciones-, convoca a reflexionar sobre el rol de la Institución en el régimen dictatorial y pide que exista una identificación de las responsabilidades individuales en la persecución a miembros de la comunidad universitaria.

Desde este año, quienes asistan a seminarios o encuentros en Alameda 1058 podrán acceder a internet gratuito por el periodo que dure el evento. Este servicio se suma a la red Eduroam, a la que tiene acceso toda la comunidad universitaria, y a la red especial de invitados de la Universidad.Tras un periodo de marcha blanca durante el mes de marzo, en el cual más de 500 personas pudieron conectarse, la Universidad de Chile lanzó una nueva red de conexión wifi para la comunidad.

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The student-moderated discussion among invited experts focused on bringing data privacy from theory to reality, and included a close look at the strengths and flaws of the current U.S. and EU regulatory regime. 

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Lançamento: Sistema Prisional e Direitos Humanos no Estado do Rio de Janeiro14h00 até 16h00O Evento: O Núcleo de Prática Jurídica da FGV Direito Rio e o Núcleo de Defesa dos Direitos Humanos da Defensoria Pública do Rio de Janeiro convidam para o lançamento do livro Cadernos FGV Direito Rio – Série Clínicas. Volume 4: Sistema Prisional e Direitos Humanos.
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Dr. Fábio Amado Barretto – Defensor Público. Coordenador do Núcleo de Defesa dos Direitos Humanos da Defensoria Pública do Rio de Janeiro.

How does the changing use of social media affect politics?
Today at the Media Lab, Helen Margetts of the Oxford Internet Institute joined us to talk about a new book with Peter John, Scott Hale and Taha Yasseri, Political Turbulence: How Social Media Shape Collective Action. Ethan Zuckerman facilitated the conversation.

  BRAZILIAN CYBERCRIME BILLS THREATEN OPEN INTERNET FOR 200 MILLION PEOPLE, THE INTERCEPT On April 27, a committee in the Brazilian lower house of Congress, the Câmera dos Deputados decided to postpone a vote on seven proposals allegedly created to...

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with Carl Williams, staff attorney at the ACLU of MA

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Join us to hear Carl Williams speak about the current Black Liberation movement.

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The Elections Committee is pleased to announce the final results of the 2016 selections to the Internet Society Board of Trustees.
 
The elections concluded on 20 April. The challenge period (for appeals) was opened on 25 April and closed on 2 May at 15:00 UTC. No challenges were filed. 

• Desiree Miloshevic has been re-elected to the board by Organizational Members,

Kendra L. Smith and Lindsey Collins at Planetizen: “Over the past decade, crowdsourcing has grown to significance through crowdfunding, crowd collaboration, crowd voting, and crowd labor. The idea behind crowdsourcing is simple: decentralize decision-making by utilizing large groups of people to assist with solving problems, generating ideas, funding, generating data, and making decisions.

Esther Landhuis at NPR: “Though it’s the world’s top infectious killer, tuberculosis is surprisingly tricky to diagnose. Scientists think that video gamers can help them create a better diagnostic test.

Der Verein zur Förderung der Forschungsstelle für Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz Münster e.V. und die Forschungsstelle für Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz am Institut für Informations-, Telekommunikations- und Medienrecht laden alle Interessenten herzlich zu einem Vortrag zum Patentrecht am Dienstag, den 7. Juni 2016 ein.
Es spricht Herr RA Dr. Joachim Poggemann zu dem Thema

Economic and Social Research Council (UK): “InFuse, an online search facility for census data, is enabling tailored search and investigation of UK census statistics – opening new opportunities for aggregating and comparing population counts.
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