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The ICO Revolution

The startup-investment market is preparing for the next revolution: Initial Coin Offerings (ICO). While most financial institutes and investors are still busy, getting a gist of crpto-currencies and blockchain technology, ICO... MORE

Sunil Abraham: Honorary steward September 2017

Shuttleworth Foundation has announced Sunil Abraham as Honorary Steward for its September 2017 fellowship round.

Direito Rio apresenta pesquisa em reunião do Grupo Anticorrupção do G20, em Brasília

Evento foi realizado no dia 12 de abril, na CGUO coordenador do Centro de Justiça e Sociedade (CJUS) da Escola de Direito do Rio de Janeiro (Direito Rio), professor Michael Mohallem, participou, no dia 12 de abril, da reunião do Grupo Anticorrupção do G20, em Brasília. O encontro reuniu representantes de países das maiores economias do mundo, além de organizações internacionais como a OCDE (Organização para a Cooperação e Desenvolvimento Econômico), Banco Mundial e OEA (Organização dos Estados Americanos).

Direito Rio seleciona propostas de atividades complementares para o segundo semestre

Propostas devem ser enviadas até 31 de maioA Escola de Direito do Rio de Janeiro da FGV (Direito Rio) recebe inscrições para a seleção de Atividades Complementares Eletivas (ATCE) da Graduação 2017. Professores e pesquisadores podem enviar suas propostas até 31 de maio.

This is how Guatemala joined the worldwide celebration of Open Data

This blog is part of the event report series on International Open Data Day 2017. On Saturday 4 March, groups from around the world organised over 300 events to celebrate, promote and spread the use of open data.

How social media data can improve people’s lives – if used responsibly

Stefaan Verhulst (et al) in the Conversation: “In January 2015, heavy rains triggered unprecedented floods in Malawi. Over the next five weeks, the floods displaced more than 230,000 people and damaged over 64,000 hectares of land.

A Murder Posted on Facebook Prompts Outrage and Questions Over Responsibility

Location

United States

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Tabaquismo provoca casi 11 mil muertes al año en Chile

La académica de la Escuela de Salud Pública de la Facultad de Medicina de la U. de Chile y editora de la publicación, Marcia Erazo, presentó libro sobre la incidencia del tabaco en enfermedades respiratorias, cardiovasculares y cáncer.

Investigadoras exploran mecanismos para extraer arsénico del agua

Mediante una nano partícula y humedales construidos, dos son los proyectos que buscan convertirse en alternativas a los actuales sistemas de remoción de este metaloide que puede generar graves problemas de salud.

Collaborating For A Greater Good

Open Knowledge International is a member of Open Data for Development (OD4D), a global network of leaders in the open data community, working together to develop open data solutions around the world. In this blog, Nana Baah Gyan talks about his work carrying out an embedded data fellowship with Advocates for Community Alternatives (ACA) in Ghana as part of the OD4D programme. 

Five hacks for digital democracy

Beth Simone Noveck in Nature: “…Technology is already changing the way public institutions make decisions. Governments at every level are using ‘big data’ to pinpoint or predict the incidence of crime, heart attack and foodborne illness.

Open Data for Clean Air in Medellin – ODD2017

This blog is part of the event report series on International Open Data Day 2017. On Saturday 4 March, groups from around the world organised over 300 events to celebrate, promote and spread the use of open data.

Measuring results from open contracting in Ukraine

Kathrin Frauscher, Karolis Granickas and Leigh Manasco at the Open Contracting Partnership: “…Ukraine is one of our Showcase and Learning (S&L) projects, and we’ve already shared several stories about the success of Prozorro. Each S&L project tests specific theories of change and use cases.

Crime, live on video: The beast Facebook can’t control

Location

United States

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11th Meeting of Information Systems Security Sectional Committee (LITD 17)

Udbhav Tiwari represented CIS at this meeting organized by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) at Manak Bhavan, New Delhi on April 13, 2017.
The meeting was the national mirror meeting for the 28th ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 Plenary and Working Group Meetings being held at Hamilton, New Zealand between the April 18 and 25, 2017. The meeting provided a fascinating insight into the government and industry viewpoints on key cyber security and privacy issues, especially on the Aadhaar.

Crowdsourced Lit Review: First Amendment Theory & Technology

Nailing down the definitive literature on First Amendment expressive freedoms is a tricky task. What’s the consensus among scholars about the classics? Even more complex is figuring out what emerging scholarship on the intersection of speech and press freedoms with new media technologies will have a lasting impact.
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United States

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Resultados y desafíos del nuevo sistema de admisión escolar

La inédita ejecución de un sistema de admisión en la región de Magallanes, que apunta a poner fin a la selección escolar, es analizada en la siguiente columna de opinión publicada en La Tercera por el prorrector, Rafael Epstein, y los académicos José Correa y Juan Escobar, junto a Angélica Bosch, coordinadora Nacional del Sistema de Admisión Escolar del Ministerio de Educación.Con motivo de la Reforma Educacional, y con el objetivo de implementar el fin a la selección en colegios municipales y subvencionados, entre agosto y diciembre de 2016 se implementó en la región de Ma

Embajadora de Marruecos y Rector Vivaldi exploran firma de convenio

Las autoridades consideraron la posibilidad de generar un convenio marco entre el conjunto de las universidades estatales chilenas y sus símiles marroquíes. Exploraron también la opción de facilitar la homologación de títulos.Nuestra Casa de Estudios trabajará junto a la Embajada de Marruecos en Chile en la elaboración de un convenio de intercambio estudiantil y académico.

U. de Chile constituye grupo para abordar salud de población migrante

Dar cuenta de las distintas realidades asociadas al fenómeno y hacer propuestas de políticas públicas que sean implementables en el corto y mediano plazo, es el propósito principal de esta iniciativa impulsada por la Facultad de Medicina.

Internet Access as a Basic Service: Inspiration from our Canadian Neighbors

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featuring Mr. Jean-Pierre Blais, Chairman of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission

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Join the Berkman Klein Center and the HLS Canadian Law Student Association as Mr. Blais speaks about broadband, internet, and the future of connectivity in Canada and around the world

Parent Event

Berkman Klein Luncheon Series

Event Date

Apr
18
2017
12:00pm

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