TRAI published a Consultation Paper on Privacy, Security and Ownership of the Data in the Telecom Sector (Consultation Paper) on August 9, 2017. Since then, the Supreme Court of India has affirmed that the right to privacy is a fundamental right under the Indian Constitution, in a detailed judgment in Puttaswamy v. Union of India[1]. […]
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Ruby Irene Pratka: An intriguing blueprint for a post-capitalist world is gradually being built in a converted spa in Barcelona, Spain.
Alfonso Mohor, de la carrera de Geología, será el encargado de encabezar la Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad de Chile durante el próximo año.Entre el lunes 13 y el miércoles 15 de noviembre los estudiantes de las Facultades e Institutos de la Casa de Bello acudieron a las urnas en el marco de las elecciones FECh 2018; instancia que, tras los resultados, posicionó al estudiante de Geología, Alfonso Mohor, como el encargado de presidir la Federación.
El encuentro convoca a la ciudadanía y al mundo académico a reunirse para reflexionar sobre cómo la reparación en el ámbito de la salud impacta colectivamente a la sociedad, considerando las violencias del pasado, así como las actuales. En el marco de esta actividad -completamente abierta y gratuita-, se realizará la inauguración del memorial por los detenidos desaparecidos y ejecutados políticos del Campus Norte de la Casa de Bello. “La Reparación de los Derechos Humanos”.
El presidente del Consorcio de Universidades del Estado de Chile (Cuech) y Rector de nuestro plantel, Ennio Vivaldi, destacó que esta alianza permitirá, de manera abierta, gratuita y descentralizada, difundir a la comunidad científica y académica, así como a la ciudadanía, el quehacer y aporte de las 18 universidades estatales.
El proyecto, impulsado por el Centro de Excelencia en Geotermia de los Andes de la Universidad de Chile, busca impulsar a esta fuente energética como una alternativa para favorecer la descontaminación de una de las ciudades con peor calidad de aire a nivel nacional y masificar su uso en todo el país. El sistema, además, funcionará como un laboratorio para los mismos estudiantes.Una iniciativa para calefaccionar con geotermia un colegio de la ciudad de Coyhaique comenzará a ser ejecutada a partir de enero de 2018.
Hermstrüwer, Yoan and Dickert, Stephan at the International Review of Law and Economics: “Privacy law rests on the assumption that government surveillance may increase the general level of conformity and thus generate a chilling effect. In a study that combines elements of a lab and a field experiment, we show that salient and incentivized consent options are sufficient to trigger this behavioral effect.
Open Knowledge International coordinates the Open Data for Tax Justice project with the Tax Justice Network, working to create a global network of people and organisations using open data to improve advocacy, journalism and public policy around tax justice.
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The paper reviews current societal, moral, and legal norms around explanations, and then focuses on the different contexts under which an explanation is currently required under the law. It ultimately finds that, at least for now, AI systems can and should be held to a similar standard of explanation as humans currently are.
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Those from the city continue to dominate the 18th Helen Keller Awards 2017 with five Bengaluru-based individuals and organisations being honoured for their work towards empowerment of the differently-abled.
The article was published in the Hindu on October 27, 2017
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A new working paper maps out critical starting points for thinking about explanation in AI systems.
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As we integrate artificial intelligence deeper into our daily technologies, it becomes important to ask “why” not just of people, but of systems. A new working paper from the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University and the MIT Media Lab maps out critical starting points for thinking about explanation in AI systems.
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About: “When we vote, we’re hiring our elected officials. We pay their salaries with our tax dollars. Imagine hiring an employee, paying and promoting them, yet never seeing any of their work. That’s essentially what we’re all doing when we vote & re- elect. And incumbents are re-elected over 90% of the time.
We’re living with an outdated system
Sunil Abraham participated in a meeting in Israel on Multinational Cyber Security Forum hosted by Center for Cyber, Law and Policy and University of Haifa in collaboration with the Hewlett Foundation Cyber Initiative.
The workshop was held from November 5 to 7, 2017. The objective of the workshop was to facilitate a free and open exchange among participants under the Chatham House Rules. The workshop sought to identify areas of agreement and dissent pertaining to cyber security regulation and to explore issues that require further research, clarification and development.
Amber Sinha attended a roundtable conference on data protection and privacy on October 30, 2017 at India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. The close-door event was organised by the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations.
Participants at the conference discussed:
Anubha Sinha attended the 68th Constitution Day on November 25, 2017 at Shangri-La's Eros. Indian National Bar Association in association with “Make in India” organized this event.
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The absence of legislation is letting companies compile and deploy sensitive personal information without legal oversight.
The article by Aman Sethi was published in the Hindustan Times on November 27, 2017
Das englischsprachige Programm ist dieses Jahr besonders international ausgerichtet: die elf Studierenden kommen aus zehn verschiedenen Ländern (z.B. Ägypten, China, Kolumbien, aber auch Deutschland), was ganz unterschiedliche Perspektiven in das Studienprogramm einfließen lässt. Auch die beruflichen Erfahrungen und das notwendige Erststudium fanden in ganz unterschiedlichen Feldern statt. Neben einer Architektin finden sich Ingenieure und Ökonomen. Erstmalig in der Geschichte der Düsseldorf Business School studieren in diesem Jahrgang mehr Frauen als Männer.
Insgesamt wurden in diesem Jahr rund 3.300 Forscherinnen und Forscher aus rund 900 Institutionen von „Web of Science“ mit dem Prädikat „Highly Cited Researcher“ ausgezeichnet. Von der HHU gehören dazu: