Springwise: “Apps that measure a user’s exercise have been 10-a-penny for some years, but Go Jauntly is set to offer something brand new and leans much more into crowdsourcing than its rivals. Launched by a new start-up of nature-loving digital experts, and co-developed with Transport for London, Go Jauntly is a community-based initiative that’s as much about exploration and sharing with fellow jaunt-lovers.
The Global Open Data Index has changed a lot this year, from our methodology to our software. This has been a community effort.
"Poesía del Otro" es el nombre de la obra que se presentará en el marco del primer ciclo de este año, dedicado a las Mujeres Inspiradoras, pieza que se estrena el sábado 22 de abril a las 20 horas en el Teatro Universidad de Chile. La obra, según explica el director artístico de la compañía, Mathieu Guilhaumon, tiene como punto de referencia la figura de la escultora Camille Claudel, ligada a su vez a Auguste Rodin.
"No existe otro espacio capaz de contribuir al desarrollo de disciplinas de las que no se espera nada más que enriquecer el alma de un país", manifestó la Presidenta sobre el rol de las universidades del Estado en La Moneda, hasta donde llegaron los representantes de las más de 30 universidades públicas que participan de esta cita internacional, encabezados por el Rector Ennio Vivaldi.“Gracias por hacernos el honor de recibirnos como presidenta de la nación, lo que impulsa mucho más el compromiso de los líderes latinoamericanos con la educación pública”.
En los salones de la Casa Central de la Universidad de Chile, los rectores y autoridades de las instituciones agrupadas en la Red de Macrouniversidades públicas de América Latina y el Caribe iniciaron el trabajo de su VIII Asamblea General, que tiene como eje central los temas de identidad, integración, innovación e igualdad.
Académicos, funcionarios y estudiantes de la U. de Chile, incluidos el Rector Ennio Vivaldi, vicerrectores y decanos, participaron este 19 de abril de esta jornada, aplicando el cuestionario en las zonas aledañas a los distintos campus universitarios.
Este jueves 20 de abril, el Rector Ennio Vivaldi enfatizó en el rol que deben cumplir las universidades del Estado como parte constitutiva de éste. "La universidades estatales debemos tener en este contexto un cambio de actitud", dijo Vivaldi. En la oportunidad estuvo también presente la ministra de Educación, Adriana Delpiano, quien aseguró que la gratuidad es una política "sin vuelta atrás". El grupo Los Jaivas estuvo a cargo del número musical de la ceremonia con la que la Casa de Bello inauguró su año académico 2017.
Lançamento do Livro O Insider Trading no Direito Brasileiro no Rio de Janeiro17h00 até 21h00O Evento: A FGV Direito Rio e a Editora Saraiva Jur, iniciando parceria editorial, lançam O insider trading no Direito brasileiro, de Francisco Antunes Maciel Müssnich, uma leitura obrigatória para aqueles que atuam ou vão atuar no mercado regulado de valores mobiliários
Lançamento do Livro O Insider Trading no Direito Brasileiro em São Paulo17h00 até 21h00O Evento: A FGV Direito Rio e a Editora Saraiva Jur, iniciando parceria editorial, lançam O insider trading no Direito brasileiro, de Francisco Antunes Maciel Müssnich, uma leitura obrigatória para aqueles que atuam ou vão atuar no mercado regulado de valores mobiliários
The arguments in the writ petition challenging the constitutionality of Section 139AA of the Income Tax Act (IT Act) continued for the fourth day today. This provision mandates individuals to link their Permanent Account Number (PAN) with their 12 digit unique number, Aadhaar on or before 1 July 2017. A summary of the previous three […]
A economia de compartilhamento é uma forma alternativa de aproveitamento de recursos e itens dentro da lógica capitalista que, em tese, distancia-se das grandes corporações. Ela se baseia na interação entre usuários de plataformas digitais possibilitando trocas envolvendo dinheiro, serviços, utilização de bens e outras formas de retribuição. Nem sempre o valor econômico é levado em conta, algumas plataformas não preveem um pagamento em dinheiro como retribuição pelo serviço prestado.
Brussels, 25 April 2017, European Parliament
Elda Brogi participated in the seminar on Media, Political Correctness and Manipulation, organised by the European Ideas Network, EPP think tank http://www.ein.eu/media-political-correctness-and-manipulation
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Richard Mann at The Conversation: “There’s a problem with the wisdom of crowds. Market economies and democracies rely on the idea that whole populations know more about what is best for them than a small elite group. This knowledge is potentially so powerful it can even predict the future through stock markets, betting exchanges and special investment vehicles called prediction markets.
David Gilbert at VICE News: “The Chinese government is recruiting 20,000 people to create an online encyclopedia that will be the country’s own, China-centric version of Wikipedia, or as one official put it, like “a Great Wall of cultu
The Global Open Data Index (GODI) is a tool to educate civil society and governments about open government data publication. We do so through presenting different information, including places scores, ranking, and scores for each data category per place, and comments by our submitters and reviewers.
John Thornhill at the Financial Times: “During the Iraq war, the Los Angeles Times attempted to harness the collective wisdom of its readers by crowdsourcing an editorial, called a wikitorial, on the conflict. It was a disaster. The arguments between the hawks and doves quickly erupted into a ranting match. The only way to salvage the mess was to “fork” the debate inviting the two sides to refine separate arguments.
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Carrie Arnold at New Scientist: “Since the start of the year, there have been 105 mass shootings in the US, including a murder-suicide shooting at a school in San Bernardino, California, and the