A menos de tres semanas de las elecciones presidenciales, el Consorcio de Universidades del Estado de Chile (Cuech), a través de su presidente, el Rector Ennio Vivaldi, hizo público un cuestionario de cinco preguntas dirigido a Alejandro Guillier y Sebastián Piñera, con el fin de que los dos candidatos presidenciales en carrera definan sus posiciones en materia de educación pública.En el contexto de las sesión mensual del Consorcio de Universidades del Estado de Chile (Cuech), efectuado en la Universidad de la Frontera, los rectores hicieron un llamado a re

Giorgio Solimano y Alex Alarcón, profesores de la Escuela de Salud Pública de la Facultad de Medicina, expusieron sus investigaciones y propuestas en dos encuentros internacionales.

Written by the Civil Liberties team at CCG The Supreme Court of India is often tasked with adjudicating disputes that shape the course of free speech in India. Here’s a roundup up of some key cases currently before the Supreme Court. Kamlesh Vaswani vs. Union of India A PIL petition was filed in 2013 seeking […]

Update: Deadline to apply extended to January 15, 2018!  The Centre for Communication Governance at the National Law University Delhi (CCG) invites applications for research positions in its Civil Liberties team on a full time basis. About the Centre The Centre for Communication Governance is the only academic research centre dedicated to working on the […]

 
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Network neutrality prevents broadband Internet service providers from micromanaging our lives online. Constraining the networks this way enables and even empowers Internet users to be active and productive human beings rather than passive consumers. Unfortunately, the network neutrality debate is so polarized that neither side sees the full picture.
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Não é de hoje que administradores de websites buscam maneiras de lucrar com os usuários e seus acessos, com os intuitos mais variáveis possíveis, sendo como fonte de lucro direto ou como alternativa para manter a iniciativa do próprio site. Foi assim com publicidade direta, adwares, spywares, posts patrocinados e conteúdos premium.

O projeto é fruto dos estudos do pesquisador do (CTS), Rafael Braem VeA pesquisa “Data Analytics e Compras Públicas – Promovendo o Controle Social da Administração Pública por Meio da Análise de Dados” foi premiada pelo Conselho Nacional do Ministério Público (CNMP), em evento realizado na sede da Procuradoria Geral da República, no dia 4 de dezembro, em Brasília.

Thiago Bottino é coordenador da graduação da FGV Direito RioO professor Thiago Bottino, coordenador-geral de Graduação da Escola de Direito do Rio de Janeiro (FGV Direito Rio), passará três semanas lecionando na Columbia Law School(CLS), uma das mais prestigiadas faculdades de direito dos Estados Unidos. Depois de realizar seu Pós-Doutorado na CLS em 2014, Bottino foi convidado para ministrar aulas no programa de International Short-Term Visiting Professor.

Daniel Calarco está no quarto período da graduaçãoAconteceu nesta última semana de novembro, a Semana de Juventude da Comunidade de  Países de Língua Portuguesa em Cascais e Lisboa, Portugal. Jovens representantes de todos países membros se fizeram presente para o evento que englobou a Assembleia Geral do Fórum de Juventude da CPLP, a cerimônia de formalização do Fórum de Juventude da CPLP, um Seminário de capacitação em matéria de participação política dos jovens e políticas de juventude, bem como, um programa cultural.

Paper by Lin Qiu, Sarah Hian May Chan and David Chan in the Journal of Computational Social Science: “Big data presents unprecedented opportunities to understand human behavior on a large scale. It has been increasingly used in social and psychological research to reveal individual differences and group dynamics. There are a few theoretical and methodological challenges in big data research that require attention.

Book edited by Anthony T. Silberfeld: “In January 2017, the Bertelsmann Foundation embarked on a nine-month journey to explore how digital innovation impacts democracies and societies around the world. This voyage included more than 40,000 miles in the air, thousands of miles on the ground and hundreds of interviews.

Paper by A. Shinn, K. Nakatani, and W. Rodriguez in the International Journal of Internet of Things: “This research analyzes and theorizes on the role that the Internet-of-Things will play in the expansion of business and technologically-smart cities.

It’s no secret that local news outlets are struggling in the internet age. But it’s also beyond doubt that local news makes communities more connected, informed, and civically engaged.
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Book by Stephen Goldsmith and Neil Kleiman: “At a time when trust is dropping precipitously and American government at the national level has fallen into a state of long-term, partisan-based gridlock, local government can still be effective—indeed more effective and even more responsive to the needs of its citizens.

Book by Julia Gremm, Julia Barth, Kaja J. Fietkiewicz and Wolfgang G. Stock: “The book offers a critical evaluation of Qatar’s path from oil- and gas-based industries to a knowledge-based economy. This book gives basic information about the region and the country, including the geographic and demographic data, the culture, the politics and the economy, the health care conditions and the education system.

Deloitte: “Social sector organizations tackle some of the world’s most difficult and complex challenges on a daily basis.

Hintergrund: Noch bis zum  13. Dezember 2017 findet auf dem Gelände der Uniklinik der einzige durchgängige Klinik-Weihnachtsmarkt Düsseldorfs statt. Täglich öffnen die Buden von 12 bis 17 Uhr in der Fußgängerpassage vor dem ZOM II.  Zu entdecken gibt es neben Weihnachtsmarktleckereien und kleinen Aufmerksamkeiten auch verschiedene Aktionen rund um das Thema Weihnachten.Nach der erfolgreichen Premiere im vergangenen Jahr, gibt es auch in diesem Advent ein erweitertes Essens- und Getränkeangebot mit süßen Schmankerln, Flammkuchen sowie Kalt- und Warmgetränken.

2018 is almost here, and that means that on Saturday 3 March, we’ll be celebrating Open Data Day (ODD). As always, this is a bottom-up initiative, where we expect to gain momentum and highlight the different uses that Open Data can have in different contexts.

Aaron Timms at the Los Angeles Review of Books: “Engineers enjoy a prestige in China that connects them to political power far more directly than in the United States. ….America, by contrast, has historically been governed by lawyers.