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No ID, no benefits: thousands could lose lifeline under India’s biometric scheme

Controversial Aadhaar card restricts fundamental rights, argue critics, limiting access to free school meals and exposing 1 billion people to privacy risks.
The article was published in the Guardian on March 21, 2017. Sumandro Chattapadhyay was quoted.

 

Review Meeting for the Pervasive Technologies Project

The Centre for Internet & Society in partnership with Beijing Normal University Institute for Internet Policy & Law organized a review meeting of the Pervasive Technologies project in Macau on February 20 - 21, 2017.

Open Data Day 2017: Tracking money flows on development projects in the Accra Metropolis

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.

Organization & Structure of Open Source Software Development Initiatives

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Challenges & Opportunities Concerning Corporate Formation, Nonprofit Status, & Governance for Open Source Projects

Teaser

A collection of case studies and organizational models for those who manage and participate in open source development initiatives to actively think about the communities they hope to create.

Publication Date

22 Mar 2017

Author(s)

Scientific crowdsourcing in wildlife research and conservation: Tigers (Panthera tigris) as a case study

Özgün Emre Can, Neil D’Cruze, Margaret Balaskas, and David W. Macdonald in PLOS Biology: “With around 3,200 tigers (Panthera tigris) left in the wild, the governments of 13 tiger range countries recently declared that there is a need for innovation to aid tiger research and conservation.

Copyright policy

SCRIPTed is an open access journal built on the principles of sharing academic works for the benefit of the wider community. As such, authors retain the copyright to their submission and submissions can be published by SCRIPTed in two ways:

Civic Tech & GovTech: An Overlooked Lucrative Opportunity for Technology Startups

Elena Mesropyan at LTP: “Civic technology, or Civic Tech, is defined as a technology that enables greater participation in government or otherwise assists government in delivering citizen services and strengthening ties with the public.

“El populismo no triunfará ni en Francia ni en Alemania”

“El populismo no triunfará ni en Francia ni en Alemania”
El ex senador estadounidense Mel Martínez afirma que la ola populista en EE. UU. y en Europa “se ha retroalimentado”

22/03/17 12:19

Know Your Hood – #ODD2017 in South Africa

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.

Vortrag: Kleine Erfinder und große Konzerne – ein Kampf gegen Windmühlen?

Der Verein zur Förderung der Forschungsstelle für Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz Münster e.V. und die Forschungsstelle für Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz am Institut für Informations-, Telekommunikations- und Medienrecht laden alle Interessenten herzlich zu einem Vortrag zum Patentrecht ein.

Internet Society announces first ever Africa Regional Internet and Development Dialogue

Language
English

Date: Wed, 03/22/2017

Augmented and virtual reality applications that matter

In this second part of his series: startup and technology trends 2017, Robin Tech discusses augmented and virtual reality technologies. He touches upon applications in the fields of gaming, pornography,... MORE

Facing Fear: The One Key To Success

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United States

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Tweet that sent journalist Kurt Eichenwald into seizure considered ‘deadly weapon’ in indictment

Location

United States

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Republicans claim Trump may have been surveilled through ‘incidental collection.’ What’s incidental collection?

Location

United States

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Republicans claim Trump may have been surveilled through ‘incidental collection.’ What’s incidental collection?

Location

United States

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SpyPhoneTools Reviews on – mobile spy ear hearing aid sound amplifier listening device

What to carry out Whenever your Significant other will be Stalking You
Is she spying on me?
You could believe in your significant other � however does your significant other rely on people?

The Things of the Internet

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with Berkman Klein Fellow, An Xiao” Mina

Teaser

What sorts of objects do new forms of hardware culture enable, and what role does the internet now play in all steps along the way, from ideation to sales to manufacturing to shipping? How might we now incorporate physical objects into our notions of internet memes? And what does this suggest about the future of object culture more generally?

Parent Event

Berkman Klein Luncheon Series

Event Date

Liceo Experimental Manuel de Salas inició clases con nuevo director

Este miércoles 1 de marzo se realizó el acto de traspaso de la dirección del Liceo dependiente de la U.

Most read blog post 2015: Why we need anonymity. The Tor Network under general suspicion.

This blog post was the most read in 2016 and was originally published on 5 August 2016.  The Tor Network is one of the most relevant solutions to enter the... MORE