The dark shadow of Silicon Valley is growing longer everyday, covering more and more of the globe and spreading not just technology, but a particular value set as well.

Obgleich die Kampfhandlungen an den Fronten weit entfernt waren, machte sich der Kriegszustand auch hier deutlich bemerkbar. So richtete beispielsweise die Firma Henkel auf dem Betriebsgelände ein Lazarett ein, Schüler wurden zu Ernteeinsätzen eingeteilt und im Traditionslokal „Im Goldenen Kessel“ in der Düsseldorfer Altstadt gab es wegen der Lebensmittelknappheit keine Reibekuchen mehr.

In this post for the Internet Society Rough Guide to IETF 103, I’m reviewing what’ll be happening at the IETF in Bangkok next week.
IPv6 deployment hit another milestone recently, reaching 25% adoption globally. The almost total depletion of the pool of unallocated IPv4 addresses has seen the cost of an IPv4 address on the transfer market rise from USD 15 to 18 in just a few months, which has encouraged network operators to further step-up their deployment efforts.

More than 400 activists, academics and practitioners from over 50 countries gathered at this year’s Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest, according to organisers.
The story by David Branigan was published in Intellectual Property Watch on October 3, 2018.

Anubha Sinha participated in a seminar organized by KEI on October 3 and 4, 2018 at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. Anubha spoke on the panel titled "Rationale, Beneficiaries and Scope (of the Treaty)".
Links to the webcast can be found here:

Sunil Abraham gave a talk at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bangalore on October 16, 2018. Sunil used a series of stories to explain how surveillance works and fails in the context of theft, murder, insider trading, terrorism, demonetization and encounter killings.

From 30 September 2018 to 4 October 2018, Gurshabad Grover participated in the meetings of the working groups of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 'IT Security techniques' held in Gjøvik, Norway. The meetings were organized by Standards Norway with support from NTNU, Microsoft, Telenor, et.al.
Gurshabad mainly focused on the meetings of Working Group 5 responsible for standards and research in "Identity management and privacy technologies" in SC 27. I attended sessions discussing work related to current ISO/IEC standards and upcoming work in the WG, such as:

Shweta Mohandas attended a roundtable discussion on artificial intelligence and environment held at Tandem Research's office in Goa on October 5, 2018. She also made the framing intervention for the first session by addressing the question - What are the likely ethical conundrums, and plausible unintended consequences of the use of AI for sustainability?

Invitada por la Universidad de Columbia, la psiquiatra y Profesora Titular de la Facultad de Medicina, dio a conocer información sobre el sistema de salud chileno, los desafíos que aún se deben enfrentar y las oportunidades que otorga el uso de tecnologías para disminuir las brechas de acceso a servicios especializados de psiquiatría y psicología.Como única representante de Latinoamérica, la doctora Graciela Rojas, académica del Hospital Clínico e Investigadora Asociada del nuevo Núcleo Milenio para Mejorar la Salud Mental de Adolescentes y Jóvenes (Imhay)

Este viernes 26 de octubre en la Cineteca Nacional se realizará una muestra de "Zurita, verás no ver", realizado por la académica del Instituto de la Comunicación e Imagen (ICEI), Alejandra Carmona, visionado que contará con la presencia del poeta y un conversatorio.

La decisión fue tomada tras la renuncia del Premio Nacional de Ciencias Exactas y académico de la Universidad de Chile, Mario Hamuy, a la presidencia del Consejo de la Comisión Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (Conicyt).La directora del Instituto de Estudios Avanzados en Educación y del CIAE de la Universidad de Chile, Alejandra Mizala, en su calidad de vicepresidenta de Conicyt, será la encargada de dirigir las sesiones del Consejo de ese organismo.

Al son del piano y la voz de la académica del Departamento de Música, Milena Viertel y su concierto "Violeta de Chile", se inauguró este jueves 18 de octubre una nueva edición del Foro de las Artes, encuentro convocado por la Casa de Bello a partir del cual se busca reflexionar respecto a la creación artística que se produce en la Casa de Bello, abriéndola a la comunidad.Vecinos y vecinas de la comuna de San Joaquín fueron el público de la primera actividad de la cuarta edición del Foro de las Artes de la Universidad de Chile, evento inaugurado este jueves

Seminário Código Civil e o Mercado de Valores Mobiliários08h00O Evento: A CVM, em parceria com o Instituto de Direito das Sociedades e Valores Mobiliários (IDSVM) e a FGV Direito Rio, organiza o Seminário Código Civil e o Mercado de Valores Mobiliários, que contará com diretores e membros da autarquia, integrantes do meio acadêmico e participantes do Mercado. A iniciativa é fruto de acordo de cooperação firmado entre a Autarquia e o Instituto de Direito das Sociedades e Valores Mobiliários (IDSVM).
 
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9h às 9h15: Abertura

Lack of an affordable and accessible community healthcare is a challenge in rural communities across the globe, and an obstacle in ensuring a healthy population in remote indigenous communities across rural Nepal. Broadband connectivity is opening the door to more accessible and cost-effective patient care by speeding up electronic health records and digital images and increasing mobility with wireless monitoring devices.

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João Manoel de Lima Junior assumiu no dia 22/10No último dia 22 de outubro, o professor da FGV Direito Rio, João Manoel de Lima Junior assumiu a presidência da Comissão Permanente de Direito Empresarial do Instituto dos Advogados Brasileiros (IAB). O docente foi designado para o cargo pela Presidente do IAB, Dra. Rita Cortez, após indicação unânime pelos membros presentes na reunião convocada para deliberar sobre a escolha do novo presidente da Comissão.

The App as a Boss? Control and Autonomy in Application-Based Management
The rise of digital platforms requires a deeper understanding of the structural role of algorithmic management in work environments. In this interdisciplinary study published in the journal Arbeit | Grenze | Fluss, we examine how digital platforms, which offer food delivery service, use a mobile application for management of their workforce. 

El MCPC recibe el premio Reed Latino 2018 a la mejor Escuela de Comunicación Política
 

Los alumni del MCPC Enrique de la Torre (izda) y Ricardo Robles
FOTO: Cedida

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Jeder zehnte Deutsche entwickelt im Laufe seines Lebens eine Herzklappenerkrankung, die unbehandelt lebensbedrohlich wird. Mit dem Startup „Valvofon“ stellte das Gründerteam Elric Zweck und PD Dr. med. Ralf Westenfeld ein kleines Phonokardiographie-Gerät mit eingebautem Mikrofon und innovativem Algorithmus vor. Es ergänzt das klassische Stethoskop bei der Detektion von relevanten und behandlungswürdigen Herzklappenerkrankungen. Das Valvofon ist der Hörfähigkeit des menschlichen Ohres deutlich überlegen und erhöht die diagnostische Treffsicherheit signifikant.