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III Seminário Governança das Redes: resultado da seleção de propostas de apresentação

A comissão científica do III Seminário Governança das Redes torna pública lista de trabalhos aprovados para o evento a ser realizado nos dias 24 e 25 de setembro, em Belo Horizonte.

The Political Value of Time: Citizenship, Duration, and Democratic Justice

Book by Elizabeth F. Cohen: “Waiting periods and deadlines are so ubiquitous that we often take them for granted. Yet they form a critical part of any democratic architecture. When a precise moment or amount of time is given political importance, we ought to understand why this is so. The Political Value of Time explores the idea of time within democratic theory and practice. Elizabeth F.

Volume 15

Fotobuch Kitsch in Tokio erschienen

Es freut mich sehr, dass inzwischen mein Fotobuch zum Thema Kitsch in Japan erschienen ist. Gezeigt wird, wie Kitsch eine universelle Kategorie ist, sei es in Reykjavik, Berlin oder Itoshima. Die Fotos sind 2016 und 2017 bei diversen Reisen entstanden. Das Buch ist für 20 € über Amazon erhältlich.

Maru Bautista on the Platform Cooperative for Cleaning Workers in Brooklyn

Martijn Arets: At the Open Coop conference in London I interviewed Maru Bautista, Director of the Cooperative Development Program at the Center for Family Life in Brooklyn, New York. For the past 5 years, she has worked with her team and the Sunset Park community to strengthen immigrant-led worker cooperatives in New York City.

5@7 H-POD Santé sur les plateformes électorales en matière de santé

Ce panel composé de quatre conférenciers chevronnés provenant de différents horizons disciplinaires et professionnels analysera les plateformes électorales en matière de santé des principaux partis en vue des élections du 1er octobre prochain.
 

Data Colonialism: Rethinking Big Data’s Relation to the Contemporary Subject

Nick Couldry and Ulises Mejias in Television & New Media (TVNM): “...Data colonialism combines the predatory extractive practices of historical colonialism with the abstract quantification methods of computing. Understanding Big Data from the Global South means understanding capitalism’s current dependence on this new type of appropriation that works at every point in space where people or things are attached to today’s infrastructures of connection.

A rationale for data governance as an approach to tackle recurrent drawbacks in open data portals

Conference paper by Juan Ribeiro Reis et al: “Citizens and developers are gaining broad access to public data sources, made available in open data portals. These machine-readable datasets enable the creation of applications that help the population in several ways, giving them the opportunity to actively participate in governance processes, such as decision taking and policy-making.

Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire

Republished from Aral Balkan 

Fabiola Letelier recibió el Premio Nacional de DDHH

La egresada de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Chile recibió este lunes 23 de julio la distinción de parte de la directora del Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos, Consuelo Contreras Largo, quien señaló que su "valentía y compromiso nos impulsan a seguir construyendo un Chile más democrático".En una ceremonia en el Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, el Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos hizo entrega del Premio Nacional de Derechos Humanos 2018 a la defensora de las víctimas de la dictadura Fabiola Letelier del Solar. A la instancia acudió el

Revista Palabra Pública estará disponible en quioscos

El décimo número de la publicación de la Universidad de Chile estará por primera vez en quioscos de las comunas de Santiago y Providencia, con artículos y reportajes que abordan el debate en torno al estallido del denominado "Mayo feminista".

The economic value of data: discussion paper

HM Treasury (UK): “Technological change has radically increased both the volume of data in the economy, and our ability to process it. This change presents an opportunity to transform our economy and society for the better.

Research to challenge traditional approaches to digital rights

Youth and privacy in the Americas: InternetLab, Brazil How do youth allies promote young people’s critical thinking on privacy, in informal learning contexts in the Americas? This blog post is part of a series showcasing the work of different organizations at the intersection of youth development, digital rights, and online safety. Quick facts Who: Mariana Valente from InternetLab What: Research Mission/vision: To foster academic debate around issues involving law and technology, especially internet policy. Where: […]

EU research on digital DIY “vs” gun control becomes even more relevant

Republished from Stop.zona-m.net with the author’s permission
Marco Fioretti: A landmark legal decision makes it possible for everybody to make their own, untraceable assault rifles at home. What now?

Are the Digital Commons condemned to become “Capital Commons”?

By Calimaq; original article in French translated by Maïa Dereva (with DeepL) and edited by Ann Marie Utratel

ISOC Advocating IoT Trust at APAN 46

APAN 46 is being held on 5-9 August 2018 in Auckland, New Zealand, with the Internet Society being one of the sponsors. I’ll also be talking about IoT Security and the OTA IoT Trust Framework, as well as using the opportunity to continue to raise awareness of the MANRS Routing Security Initiative amongst network operators in the Asia-Pacific region.

Aula de abertura da Cátedra Jean Monnet terá convidados internacionais

O primeiro encontro do curso foi realizado no dia 01/08No dia 8 de agosto a Cátedra Jean Monnet, no âmbito do curso de Regionalismo Comparado, irá realizar sua aula de abertura. A aula será ministrada por dois convidados internacionais: a embaixadora da República do Chile nos Países Baixos, María Teresa Infante, e o ‘senior legal officer’ do Departmento de Direito Internacional da Secretaria de Assuntos Jurídicos da Secretaria Geral da OEA, Luis Toro Utillano.

A hundred places where governments are using tech to crowdsource policy

This article was originally published in Apolitical on July 27, 2018. Available online here.

Universität Düsseldorf begrüßt 18 neue Auszubildende

"Man lernt sich kennen und alle sind gut drauf" (Tobias Strohscheidt, Feinwerkmechanik). "Es ist sehr vorteilhaft sich auch mit anderen Mentoren austauschen zu können" (Christine Seeger-Schnug). "Das Wetter spielt mit und endlich geht es los" (Giuliano Lupi, Gärtnerei) - schon an den positiven Feedbacks erkennt man den Erfolg des diesjährigen Kennenlern-Tags für die beginnenden Auszubildenden. 

Investigadores identifican nueva especie de hongo en Valparaíso

El hallazgo del "Lomentospora valparaisensis" fue publicado recientemente en la revista "Persoonia" y -según comentó el académico de la Facultad de Medicina, Eduardo Álvarez- su reconocimiento y estudio puede contribuir al tratamiento en salud animal y humana en caso de que esta especie las afecte.Con muestras extraídas desde el Parque Italia y de la Plaza O'Higgins de Valparaíso, fue que un equipo de la Unidad Micología del Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas de la Facultad de Medicina logró identificar una nueva especie de hongo, el que denominaron “