Other News from Participating Centers

Entrevista a Viviana Meruane, directora del Programa IMA+

En 2018 el Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica (DIMEC), de la Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, se adjudicó 1.700 millones de pesos de financiamiento CORFO para implementar el "Programa de Innovación en Manufactura Avanzada" (IMA+).

Reforma al Sistema de Admisión Escolar: un retroceso para la educación

"No puede haber un aula justa cuando a la base se encuentran ideas como el mérito y la libertad de elección por sobre el derecho a la educación, las cuales perpetúan la desigualdad", señala Óscar Aguilera, académico y director del Departamento de Estudios Pedagógicos (DEP) de la Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades, a propósito del proyecto "Aula Justa", que impulsa el gobierno del Presidente Sebastián Piñera.

For Wikipedia’s birthday, we ask that you give the gift of a citation through #1Lib1Ref

15 January 2019 marks the eighteenth birthday of Wikipedia—and the fourth year of #1Lib1Ref, an annual campaign that asks everyone to jump in and improve Wikipedia by adding at least one citation. In doing so, they help improve the reliability and authenticity of the site for billions of readers.

Kelly Breemen awarded with Faculty Prize for Best Publication

Colloque CRDP-AED – Le droit mène t-il à tout ?

Le Centre de Recherche en Droit public (CRDP) en collaboration avec l’Association des Étudiantes et Étudiants en Droit (AED) organise la deuxième édition du colloque sur le thème : Le droit mène t-il à tout ? À cette occasion, plusieurs panels en lien avec les axes de recherche du CRDP seront animés par des étudiants.es et professionnels du droit (Voir affiche).

Update on Latin America and Caribbean Workshop for Chapter Leaders

In July 2018, the Internet Society’s Latin America and Caribbean Bureau held another edition of the Workshop for Chapter Leaders. Besides discussing the challenges and opportunities of participation in their respective chapters, the 34 attendees began the implementation of several projects related to our 4 key issues of 2018. Starting 2019, I am glad to share with you the main results of these projects.

Algorithms, Capital, and the Automation of the Common

“autonomous ones not subsumed by or subjected to the capitalist drive to accumulation and exploitation.”

This essay was written by Tiziana Terranova and originally published in Euromade.info

Book Launch: Peer to Peer: The Commons Manifesto

WHEN: 21st March 2019 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pmWHERE: University of Westminster (Room UG05); 309 Regent St; Marylebone, London W1B 2HT; UKCOST: Free

Michel Bauwens, Vasilis Kostakis & Alex Pazaitis (P2P Foundation) –Book Launch ‘Peer to Peer. The Commons Manifesto’ (University of Westminster Press)

Colonised by data: the hollowing out of digital society

What exactly is colonial about the economic use of data? On November 20, Nick Couldry continued the lecture series Making Sense of the Digital Society. In his lecture, he focused on the social consequences of data collection by private companies. He characterised the current tendencies as a new form of colonisation that has serious consequences…

Techdirt Podcast Episode 195: The EU Endangers Free Speech Online... Again

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United States

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The latest in the EU's string of internet regulatory efforts has a new target: terrorist propaganda. Just as with past regulations, the proposed rules seem onerous and insane, creating huge liability for internet platforms that fail to do the impossible.

Fake Porn Videos Are Terrorizing Women. Do We Need a Law to Stop Them?

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United States

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Save the date: Content Moderation & Removal at Scale Conference

The Just Data Cube (at D4BL II)

We live in a world increasingly governed by algorithms. Sadly these algorithms aren’t creating a more neutral world of equitable outcomes; they are baking in historical injustices long present in society at large (1). Not surprisingly, those who are currently denied power in society are the most at-risk in this data driven future. Their voices should be amplified and set the agenda. The Data for Black Lives (twitter) organization works to bring together one communty of folks […]

Nesta’s ‘ShareTown’ interactive shows what a cooperative, tech-enabled economy might look like

Cross-posted from Shareable

U. de Chile reconocida como mejor universidad chilena por ranking URAP

La medición considera aspectos relevantes como número de artículos, citaciones, cantidad de publicaciones, impacto y colaboración internacional.

MCMV desacelerou aumento do déficit habitacional do Brasil, que bateu recorde em 2017

NPJ analisa desafios de políticas públicas habitacionais no paísNa última semana foi repercutido na imprensa um estudo que revela que o déficit habitacional no Brasil cresceu 7% em dez anos, chegando a quase 7,78 milhões de unidades em 2017. O levantamento, feito pela Associação Brasileira de Incorporadoras Imobiliárias (Abrainc) em parceria com a Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), aponta, ainda, que, apesar dos desafios, o programa Minha Casa, Minha Vida, do governo federal, conseguiu reduzir os componentes do déficit e impedir seu crescimento em ritmo maior do que o verificado.

The GovLab and the Bertelsmann Foundation Launch People-Led Innovation Website

New Online Toolkit Allows City Policymakers to Leverage Their Most Valuable Asset

​NTU and NUS to host inaugural Singapore panel session on globalisation at World Economic Forum in Davos

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SCRIPTed is turning 15!

“Fifteen Years of Evolution of Law, Technology and Society” To celebrate SCRIPTed’s 15th birthday, we are hosting a conference on Monday 28 January (3pm-7pm) at Evolution House here in Edinburgh. For more details, the programme, and (free) registration, see our

The Week in Internet News: Connected Hot Tub Lands in Hot Water

Hot tub vulnerabilities: New connections to the Internet of Things for hot tubs – allowing users to do things like adjust water temperature using their smartphones – also may make the products vulnerable to attacks, Naked Security writes. At least one connected hot tub would be easy to attack by a nearby hacker, according to research.