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Por dentro da distribuição de processos do STF

No dia 13/09/2018, a equipe da Universidade de Brasília (UnB) responsável por examinar o sistema de distribuição de processos do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) publicou um parecer com os resultados de sua avaliação. No post de hoje, entrevistamos o professor Henrique Araújo Costa, um dos pesquisadores do grupo, a respeito do processo e das conclusões.
 
Sistemas de distribuição de processos e a demanda por transparência

Forecasting the Implications of the CLOUD Act Around the World

Elonnai Hickok participated in the event organized by the Global Network Initiative at the Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. on September 18, 2018 as a speaker.
Elonnai spoke on the CLOUD Act from an Indian perspective based on the article that she co-authored with Vipul Kharbanda.

UNESCAP Google AI Meeting

Arindrajit was a panelist at the event on AI in public service delivery hosted by UNESCAP Bangkok on August 29, 2018. The event was co-organized by Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and Google.

The Future of Democracy Lecture Series

Public trust in the government remains near historic lows.

Conference on Data Protection

Sunil Abraham and Amber Sinha participated in a conference on data protection at NIPFP in New Delhi on September 4, 2018. The event was organized by National Institute of Public Finance and Policy.
Sunil Abraham and Amber Sinha were discussant in the session Disclosures in Privacy Policies: Does Consent Work?
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65° Nexa Lunch Seminar - Operabilità di Trading ad alta frequenza su rete Blockchain

Page Type: Eventlunch28 novembre 2018
Davide Brunello (Università degli Studi di Torino)
image: Super sticky: 0Featured Event: 0Data evento: Wed, 28/11/2018 - 13:00 to 14:00luogo: Via Boggio 65/a | Torino (primo piano)

Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Hahn zum W3-Professor für BWL ernannt

Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Hahn zu der künftigen Ausrichtung des Lehrstuhls: „Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement hat sich in den letzten Jahren zu einem festen Bestandteil der Betriebswirtschaftslehre entwickelt. Wir wollen uns am neuen Stiftungslehrstuhl künftig insbesondere dem Verhalten verschiedener Wirtschaftsakteure widmen. Ein spannendes und relevantes Thema, denn letztlich kann Nachhaltigkeit nur erfolgreich sein, wenn es im täglichen Handeln umgesetzt wird.

Make It Equal: Celebrating Women Who Are Making a Difference

On 22nd September, 22 women will join a growing community of people who believe in a world of equal opportunity for women and girls.
The Equals in Tech Award is an annual event that gives awards to those who are helping girls and women get equal access, skills, and opportunities online and in the tech industry.
It’s our second year at the event and every year the finalists never fall short of inspiration.

Nehmen uns Roboter bald die Arbeit weg?

In den Medien liest man oftmals Horrorgeschichten, denen zufolge die Digitalisierung eine Massenarbeitslosigkeit mit sich bringen werde. Millionen von Menschen würden arbeitslos sein, weil sie schlichtweg in den modernen Produktionsprozessen nicht mehr gebraucht werden. Aber stimmt das überhaupt? Jens Südekum präsentiert aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse, die zeigen, welchen Einfluss Industrieroboter in den letzten 20 Jahren tatsächlich auf dem deutschen Arbeitsmarkt gehabt haben. Sein Fazit: Keine Panik! Roboter waren zumindest bislang noch keine erbarmungslosen Jobkiller.

Digital identities: a chance for democracy?

What happens when the entity that issued your identification documents no longer exists? Are encrypted identities the solution to this and could they be a prerequisite for technologically enabled forms of enhanced participatory democracy, even at a global scale? And, if that is possible, are we all global citizens, as Diogenes and Kant claimed to…
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These 5 Rebel Movements Want To Change How Money Works

There have always been movements with dissenting views on the money system: how it runs and whom it works for. But in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, a new wave of money agitators has emerged, each with very distinct ideas about what money means. From bitcoin evangelists to advocates of modern monetary theory, they have divided into warring factions.
To understand them and what they’re fighting for, it’s important to understand the system they’re challenging.

The Sex Trafficking Fight Could Take Down a Bedrock Tech Law

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United States

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There's Nothing Wrong with Being a Luddite

Cross-posted from Scientific American. 
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The Three Goals and Five Functions of Data Stewards

Data Stewards: a new Role and Responsibility for an AI and Data Age
This article by Stefaan Verhulst originally appeared in Medium on September 19, 2018.

The Three Goals and Five Functions of Data Stewards

Medium Article by Stefaan G. Verhulst: “…Yet even as we see more data steward-type roles defined within companies, there exists considerable confusion about just what they should be doing. In particular, we have noticed a tendency to conflate the roles of data stewards with those of individuals or groups who might be better described as chief privacy, chief data or security officers. This slippage is perhaps understandable, but our notion of the role is somewhat broader.

The role of corporations in addressing AI’s ethical dilemmas

Darrell M. West at Brookings: “In this paper, I examine five AI ethical dilemmas: weapons and military-related applications, law and border enforcement, government surveillance, issues of racial bias, and social credit systems. I discuss how technology companies are handling these issues and the importance of having principles and processes for addressing these concerns. I close by noting ways to strengthen ethics in AI-related corporate decisions.

HHU-Nostalgia - Queen Elizabeth besucht die Heinrich-Heine-Universität, 2004

Die Bildergalerie "HHU-Nostalgia" stellt interessante Archiv-Motive vor und wird kontinuierlich ausgebaut und ergänzt: Viel Spaß! 
Hier geht es zur kompletten Galerie (Übersichtsseite).
Haben Sie vielleicht auch noch ein interessantes "historisches" Foto der HHU? Die HHU-Bildredaktion freut sich über jede Einsendung: Dieter Joswig, Tel. +49 211 81-14861E-Mail senden

Reconciling Copyright with Cumulative Creativity: The Third Paradigm

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United States

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Author(s): Giancarlo FrosioPublication Date: June 1, 2018Publication Type: BookReconciling Copyright with Cumulative Creativity: The Third Paradigm examines the long history of creativity, from cave art to digital remix, in order to demonstrate a consistent disparity between the traditional cumulative mechanics of creativity and modern copyright policies. 
 

Google, T-Mobile Tackle 911 Call Problem

Sarah Krouse at the Wall Street Journal: “Emergency call operators will soon have an easier time pinpointing the whereabouts of Android phone users.

New Website!

It’s here! We’ve redesigned our website with you in mind. The UMB Data&Society Lab is proud to launch our newly redesigned website, dsl.fpvmv.umb.sk