Citizen currencies strengthen agricultural supply chains
Republished from Ripess.eu
by Antonin Calderon & Jean Rossiaud (Leman Currency / APRES-GE in collaboration with Gaëlle Bigler (FRACP / URGENCI)
New century, new tools but what future are you creating?
This post by Betty Lim is reposted from Medium.com
“The
role of humans as the most important factor of production is bound to
diminish in the same way that the role of horses … was first diminished
and then eliminated.” Nobel Prize–winning economist Wassily Leontief, 1983
China’s Techno-Utilitarian Experiments with Artificial Intelligence
Any article talking about China’s journey with Artificial Intelligence (AI) has to begin with the board game Go. More specifically, the face-off between Lee Sedol, winner of 18 world titles and widely considered to be the greatest player of the past decade, and Google’s DeepMind-AI-powered Alpha Go. In a now landmark match, Alpha Go didn’t just trounce Lee Sedol 4-1, it displayed uniquely inventive tactical abilities, in a match that was watched by over 200 million people worldwide.
Conference on Future of Tech Policy in India
SFLC.in organised a Conference on Future of Tech Policy in India on 15 March 2019 in New Delhi to discuss issues related to Rights on the Internet.
A report by SFLC.in titled ‘Intermediary Liability in India: The Legal Landscape and Notable Developments’ was launched on the occasion. Amber Sinha was a speaker in Session 1 on 'Misinformation and Intermediary Liability'.
Context for the Discussions
Seeking Canadian Feedback: Draft Report on Securing the Internet of Things in Canada
Trying to remove cyber security risks from the growing world of connected things is not an easy task. That said, there’s no time like World Consumer Rights Day to give Canada a shout out for its global leadership to champion a safer digital future for all.
Fluchtbalkone der Gebäude 23.31 und 23.32 gesperrt
Der Bau- und Liegenschaftsbetrieb NRW (BLB NRW), der Eigentümer der Gebäude der HHU, hat die Universität kurzfristig informiert, dass im Zuge von Sanierungsmaßnahmen, die der BLB NRW an den Gebäuden 23.31 und 23.32 durchführt, bauliche Schäden an den Fluchtbalkonen dieser Gebäude festgestellt wurden. Eine Nutzung dieser Fluchtbalkone ist deshalb ab sofort untersagt.
DNS Privacy Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
We previously posted about how the DNS does not inherently employ any mechanisms to provide confidentiality for DNS transactions, and mentioned some of the protocols that have been recently developed to improve user privacy.
To complement this, we are publishing our DNS Privacy Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). This highlights and provides answers to the most important aspects of DNS privacy.
UniStem Day 2019: Aktionstag zur Stammzellforschung am UKD
Dabei bekommen die Schülerinnen und Schüler sowohl einen Überblick über den aktuellen Forschungsstand, als auch die Möglichkeit, selbst Experimente durchzuführen.
Nach einem erfolgreichen UniStem Day 2018 freut sich das Kompetenznetzwerk Stammzellforschung NRW auch dieses Jahr Schülerinnen und Schüler aus ganz NRW einzuladen. Die ersten Angebote sind bereits zur Anmeldung freigegeben, weitere Informationen zu den restlichen Angeboten finden sich auf der Homepage des Stammzellnetzwerks.NRW. Die Angebote sind kostenlos.
Self-Regulation and Regulatory Intermediation in the Platform Economy
Republished excerpt from SSRN.com
Forthcoming in: Marta Cantero Gamito & Hans-Wolfgang Micklitz (eds.) The Role of the EU in Transnational Legal Ordering: Standards, Contracts and Codes, Edward Elgar 2019
Podcast of the Day: The White Paper by Satoshi Nakamoto – Jaya Klara Brekke, Ben Vickers and Paul Mason in conversation
Republished from Soundcloud.com
Leveraging open data for healthier communities in Africa
On Open Data Day 2019, groups from around the world organised over 300 events to celebrate, promote and spread the use of open data.
Fact or Fiction? With IoT It’s Not Always Clear
Recently, owners of expensive smart shoes found themselves at loose ends. Unable to pair the shoes to their smart phone app, they couldn’t tighten their self-lacing sneakers. It sounds like science fiction, but this really happened.
Rector Vivaldi expuso en Comisión de Educación de Cámara de Diputados
Las y los diputados que integran la Comisión de Educación de la Cámara de Diputados se encuentran en el proceso de estudio de un proyecto de ley corta, propuesto por el Ejecutivo, que busca modificar la Ley 21.091 sobre Educación Superior en materia de aseguramiento de la calidad.
U. de Chile convoca a reflexionar sobre la educación no sexista
"Contra los discursos de odio: Feminismos para una educación no sexista", es el nombre que este año llevará el tradicional encuentro conmemorativo de la Casa de Bello, espacio que se centrará en abordar cómo contrarrestar la arremetida conservadora a las demandas feministas y promover desde un nuevo enfoque educativo los cambios necesarios para avanzar en materia de igualdad de género. La cita es este jueves 7 de marzo a las 12:00 hrs.
India’s Wikimedia communities adapt the Wikipedia Library to their own contexts
Wikipedia’s article on the culture of India notes that the country contains “thousands of distinct and unique … languages, religion [and] customs [that] differ from place to place within the country.”
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