This week marks the launch of the first-ever UN World Data Forum, aimed at bringing together data experts and sustainable development leaders. Danny Lämmerhirt shares findings from a new research series on citizen-generated data, how it can be used to monitor and drive change for sustainable development, and why this matters for civil society.
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This week marks the launch of the first-ever UN World Data Forum, aimed at bringing together data experts and sustainable development leaders. Danny Lämmerhirt shares findings from a new research series on citizen-generated data, how it can be used to monitor and drive change for sustainable development, and why this matters for civil society.
Image credit: Aotora (CC BY)
The Internet is full of trolls. So it’s no surprise that notice and takedown systems for online speech attract their fair share of them – people insisting that criticism of their scientific research, videos of police brutality, and other legitimate online speech should be removed from Internet platforms.
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Entre el lunes 26 y el jueves 29 de diciembre, 300 estudiantes, académicos y funcionarios de la Universidad de Chile atendieron las consultas y dudas de los jóvenes participantes del proceso de admisión 2017, en el marco de la Semana del Postulante.
El objetivo de la actividad fue entregarle toda la información necesaria a quienes quisieran postular a la Universidad de Chile o a otra de las instituciones que forman parte del Sistema Único de Admisión, acompañando a los jóvenes para que tomen una decisión informada y responsable.
Según el Informe Técnico sobre el Terremoto de Chiloé, elaborado por el Centro Sismológico de la Universidad de Chile, los valores máximos de desplazamiento en la superficie de la Tierra se observan en la estación ubicada en Quellón, zona en que además se produjo un hundimiento de 7 centímetros.A cuatro días del terremoto que afectó la zona sur del país, cuyo epicentro se ubicó a 67 kilómetros de Melinka, Región de los Lagos, ya está disponible para el público el informe técnico sobre este evento.
Thomas Kalil and David Wilkinson at the White House: “When it comes to strengthening the public sector, the Federal Government looks for new ways to achieve better results for the people we serve. One promising tool that has gained momentum across numerous sectors in the last few years is the adoption of feedback loops. Systematically collecting data and learning from client and customer insights can benefit organizations across all sectors.
Ariel Bogle at Mashable :”When Bob Jones performed one of Victoria’s first liver transplants in 1988, he could not imagine that 29 years later he’d be talking about artificial intelligence and online dating.
Batu Sayici & Beth Simone Noveck at The GovLab’s Medium: “With
Sunil Abraham took part in a discussion on Demonetisation in NDTV's Big Fight programme aired on December 24, 2016.
India’s new digital identification system, years in the making and now being put into widespread use, has yet to deliver the new era of modern efficiency it promised for shop owner Om Prakash and customer Daya Chand.
The article by Gabriele Parussini was published in the Wall Street Journal on January 13, 2017. Hans Varghese Mathews was quoted.
Analysts said India lacked data protection laws.
The article by MJ Antony, Ayan Pramanik and Apurva Venkat was published in the Business Standard on January 17, 2017. Sunil Abraham was quoted.
Less than three months ago, India’s banking sector was hit by a data breach which compromised 32 lakh debit cards and led to fraudulent transactions worth Rs 1.3 crore.
The article by Mayank Jain was published by Bloomberg on January 17, 2017. Sunil Abraham was quoted.
This blog post is excerpted from our filing in response to the U.S. Copyright Office's 2016 Notice and Request for Public Comment on notice and takedown practice under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The entire filing is available here.
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Politwoops: “An archive of public tweets, deleted by politicians. Explore the tweets they would prefer you couldn’t see.”
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Senseable City Lab: “Global urbanization has led to one of the world’s most pressing environmental health concerns: the increasing number of people contributing to and being affected by air pollution, leading to 7 million early deaths each year. The key issue is human exposure to pollution within cities and the consequential effects on human health.
The Global Open Data Index (GODI) is one of our core projects at Open Knowledge International. The index measures and benchmarks the openness of government data around the world. Brook Elgie shares a behind-the-scenes look at the technical design of how we gather the data for the Index through our extensive Open Data Survey and how other organisations can use this survey codebase for their own purposes.
The Global Open Data Index (GODI) is one of our core projects at Open Knowledge International. The index measures and benchmarks the openness of government data around the world. Brook Elgie shares a behind-the-scenes look at the technical design of how we gather the data for the Index through our extensive Open Data Survey and how other organisations can use this survey codebase for their own purposes.