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Alfonso Sánchez-Tabernero recibe el Journal of Media Economics Award of Honor 2016 por su trayectoria académica

Alfonso Sánchez-Tabernero recibe el Journal of Media Economics Award of Honor 2016 por su trayectoria académica
El galardón es la mayor distinción mundial en el campo investigativo de economía de los medios

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X Congresso de Direitos de Autor e Interesse Público

O X CODAIP é organizado pela Universidade Federal do Paraná – UFPR pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Direito PPGD/UFPR por intermédio do Grupo de Estudos de Direito Autoral e Industrial GEDAI/UFPR o qual tem por objetivo estudar todos os aspectos relacionados ao desenvolvimento dos Direitos Autorais na Sociedade da Informação.
O evento em sua 10ª edição representa um importante passo para a retomada da presença do Estado na formulação de políticas públicas para um tema cada vez mais contemporâneo e estratégico num contexto de ambiente digital e convergência tecnológica.

Netherlands: New Notification Obligations and Fines under the Dutch Data Protection Act

As of 1 January 2016, the Dutch Data Protection Act ('the Act') has changed considerably. Most importantly, the revised Act contains a security breach notification obligation, expands the power of the Dutch data protection authority ('the Dutch DPA') to impose fines for violation of the Act, and renames the Authority. This report gives some background on the changes and sets out the new provisions in more detail.

Annotatie bij EHRM 4 december 2015 (Roman Zakharov / Rusland)

In Roman Zakharov/Rusland bevestigt het Europees Hof voor de Rechten van de Mens de strenge vereisten waar het juridisch kader voor heimelijk onderscheppen van telefoon- en internetverkeer aan moet voldoen onder het Europees Verdrag voor de Rechten van de Mens ("EVRM"). Het hof concludeert dat Russische aftapwetgeving in strijd is met het recht op privacy, zoals beschermd door artikel 8 EVRM. In een zaak die kort daarop volgt, concludeert het Hof dat Hongaarse wetgeving voor massale surveillance een schending met het EVRM oplevert.

New centre of power in Kenia

How the distribution of ICT is creating new big players in the government and in doing so raises interesting questions concerning governance. Information and Communcation Technologies (ICTs) not only support... MORE

Job Opportunity: Senior Project Manager

The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is now accepting applications for a Senior Project Manager to join our team. She or he will drive forward a diverse portfolio of research projects; research at the intersection of new technologies, law, policy, and society; lead and initiate associated technical tasks and software development work; support critical institutional initiatives; and provide high level, strategic management to project teams.

Job Opportunity: Senior Project Manager

The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is now accepting applications for a Senior Project Manager to join our team. She or he will drive forward a diverse portfolio of research projects; research at the intersection of new technologies, law, policy, and society; lead and initiate associated technical tasks and software development work; support critical institutional initiatives; and provide high level, strategic management to project teams.

White House launches Data-Driven Justice Initiative in partnership with NYU’s The GovLab

Reposted from NYU Tandon School of Engineering
The School’s GovLab Is Helping Stakeholders Address Recidivism, Bail, Juveniles, and More
With more than 2 million people incarcerated in the nation’s prisons – a marked increase over previous decades – there is bipartisan support for improving public safety while reducing incarceration and making the criminal justice system fairer.

Estudo sobre sistema de saúde europeu é publicado nos EUA

Danielle Borges é professora da graduação e pesquisadora do CPDEA professora da Escola de Direito do Rio de Janeiro da FGV (Direito Rio), Danielle Borges, teve sua tese de doutorado publicada pela Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.

Existe un aumento en la conflictividad laboral en el país

Una mayor participación de los trabajadores en huelgas extra-legales, la concentración de las paralizaciones en la zona central del país, y su carácter mayoritariamente pacífico son algunas de las conclusiones que se pueden extraer del Informe de Huelgas Laborales 2015, presentado este 16 de junio.

Columna de Jaime Ruiz-Tagle: El Patrimonio de la Encuesta de Ocupación

El director del Centro de microdatos del Departamento de Economía de la Casa de Bello, Jaime Ruiz-Tagle, invita a reflexionar y poner en valor el patrimonio estadístico del país, e indica que la Encuesta de Ocupación y Desocupación en el Gran Santiago que realiza la institución "es mucho más que una encuesta" y es "una herramienta de alto valor no solo por su trayectoria", respondiendo así a las inquietudes de las autoridades del Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas respecto al presupuesto asignado para realizar esta medición.A fines de mayo celebramos el Día del Patrimonio y

Calculan cuánto tiempo se necesita para participar en p. constituyente

Según datos analizados por investigadores del Núcleo Milenio de Investigación de la Web Semantica (CIWS), si se mantuviera la tendencia actual se necesitarían dos meses de extensión en el plazo de inscripción de los Encuentros Locales Autoconvocados para que la mayoría de los chilenos participen en esta iniciativa.

From Alma Mater to Algo Mater – How Big Data Changes the Educational Landscape

The Educational Sector benefits from efficiency- and therefore has a pressure to digitise. On one hand, digital, interactive, and customizable teaching and learning materials can be used by teachers and... MORE

Recent publication: The Ends of the Internet by Boris Beaude

Now available: The Ends of the Internet by Boris Beaude, translated from the French by Patrice Riemens. If you are interested in a copy, fill out the form below.

Prof. Xue on APEC E-Commerce Business Alliance Expert Council

The 6th APEC E-Commerce Business Alliance Forum was held on June 28-30, 2016, in Jinjiang, China. Prof. Xue, who was appointed on the Expert Council of the APEC E-Commerce Business Alliance, presented at the Forum on the International and Global e-Businesses and joined the Expert Council meeting. She was one of the primary drafters of the Jinjiang Proposal, a statement officially released at the Forum and later presented at APEC meetings.

Georgien trifft ABIDA – hochrangiger Besuch am Münsteraner Institut

Prof. Dr. Londaridze (von l.), das Abida-Team (Tim Jülicher, Charlotte Röttgen, Andreas Börding, Christian Döpke)

Beware the Brexit bots: The Twitter spam out to swing your vote

Political Bots on 30 June 2016 at 02:33AM Our work on Brexit Bots was featured in “Beware the Brexit bots: The Twitter spam out to swing your vote” on the website for the New Scientist: Watch out for the ballot bots. As the UK’s referendum on membership of the European Union draws near, researchers are increasingly concerned about automated social media accounts that might [...]

Beware the Brexit bots: The Twitter spam out to swing your vote

Phil Howard on 30 June 2016 at 02:31AM Our work on Brexit Bots was featured in “Beware the Brexit bots: The Twitter spam out to swing your vote” on the website for the New Scientist: Watch out for the ballot bots. As the UK’s referendum on membership of the European Union draws near, researchers are increasingly concerned about automated social […] [...]

U. de Chile firmó convenio con Istituto Internazionale del Marmo

Con la presencia del Rector Ennio Vivaldi, la decana de la Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo Marcela Pizzi, y el profesor Mario Terán, director del Departamento de Arquitectura FAU, el pasado miércoles 14 de junio se llevó a cabo la firma de un convenio de colaboración entre la Universidad de Chile y el Istituto Internazionale del Marmo (ISIM) de Italia.El evento se realizó en la Embajada de Italia en Chile ante la presencia del Embajador Marco Ricci, y Paolo Morone, presidente del Istituto Internazionale del Marmo (ISIM).

Académica fue nombrada curadora del envío chileno a Bienal de París

Tras ser el primer país latinoamericano en participar de este encuentro, Chile asistirá a su próxima versión como invitado de honor y bajo la curatoría de la directora del Museo de Arte Popular Americano Tomás Lago (MAPA) de la U. de Chile y académica de la Facultad de Artes.