Last week was an exceptionally exciting week for the African Regional Bureau as we successfully held, in partnership with the Association for Progressive Community (APC), the 3rd Summit on Community Networks in Africa from 2-7 September 2018, at Wild Lubanzi Trail Lodge, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Dr. Benjamin Huppert und Laura Wackers vom Institut für Philosophie, Kommunikationswissenschaftler Prof. Dr. Gerhard Vowe, Wirtschaftswissenschaftler Prof. Dr. Jens Südekum sowie Alexander Langer, CEO des Innovationslabor schmiede.one gmbh & co. Kg, diskutierten die Frage, ob und wie eine gerechte Partizipation am technischen Fortschritt gelingen kann.
PWC report: “…Our research and analysis identified more than 65 existing and emerging blockchain use cases for the environment through desk-based research and interviews with a range of stakeholders at the forefront of applying blockchain across industry, big tech, entrepreneurs, research and government.
Silicon Valley is notoriously known for its heavy traffic, affecting every Bay Area resident on a daily basis. No wonder that Silicon Valley has become a test-bed for futuristic mobility solutions. Transformation is expected to happen along two dimensions: an increase in shared mobility services and the rise of autonomous driving technology. Jessica Schmeiss, doctoral…
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Impacts of resource hungry exploitative economies
“What is 120 times the size of London? The answer: the land or ecological footprint required to supply London’s needs.” — Herbert Giradet
Here’s an open data story that might sound a bit counterintuitive.
Last month a multinational company was negotiating with an African government to buy an asset. The company, which already owned some of the asset but wanted to increase its stake, said the extra part was worth $6 million. The government’s advisers said it was worth at least three times that. The company disputed that. The two sides met for two days and traded arguments, sometimes with raised voices, but the meeting broke up inconclusively.
Here’s an open data story that might sound a bit counterintuitive.
Last month a multinational company was negotiating with an African government to buy an asset. The company, which already owned some of the asset but wanted to increase its stake, said the extra part was worth $6 million. The government’s advisers said it was worth at least three times that. The company disputed that. The two sides met for two days and traded arguments, sometimes with raised voices, but the meeting broke up inconclusively.
Prof. Dr. Rita Finkbeiner wurde 1975 in Leonberg geboren. Sie studierte von 1995 bis 1997 Deutsche Philologie und Volkskunde an der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, von 1997 bis 1998 Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft an der Rijksuniversiteit Groningen und von 1998 bis 2001 Germanistische Linguistik und Europäische Ethnologie an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
What is the Kit?
The Platform Co-op Development Kit is a multi-year project that advances the cooperative digital economy. The Kit is a project by the Platform Cooperativism Consortium, homed at The New School in New York City, in collaboration with the Inclusive Design Research Centre at OCAD University in Toronto, and platform co-op communities worldwide.
Jessie Wright-Mendoza at JStor: “After the Civil War, the United States searched for ways to redefine itself. But by the 1880’s, the hopes of Reconstruction had dimmed. Across the United States there was instead a push to formalize and legalize discrimination against African-Americans.
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Jane Wiseman for IBM Center for The Business of Government: “Governments at all levels have seen dramatic increases in availability and use of data over the past decade.
In a new article written for the Spanish national newspaper El País, GovLab Senior Fellow Victoria Alsina describes GovLab’s recently launched
III Seminário de Integração FGV - PUCPR - UERJ - UFPR :: Transformações do Direito Administrativo: O Estado Administrativo 30 anos depois da Constituição de 198808h30 até 17h00O Evento: Programação
09h30 às 09h45 | Credenciamento
09h45 às 11h | Mesa de Debates 1 | Moderação: Natasha Salinas (FGV Direito Rio)
Serviços públicos e a Lei de Proteção de Dados Pessoais: o mesmo direito administrativo?
Sergio Guerra | Professor FGV Direito Rio
Book by Cass Sunstein: “Why policies should be based on careful consideration of their costs and benefits rather than on intuition, popular opinion, interest groups, and anecdotes.
Abdi Latif Dahir at Quartz: “Tanzania’s government wants to have exclusive control over who collects and shares data about the country.
Youth and privacy in the Americas: UNICEF Brazil How do youth allies promote young people’s critical thinking on privacy, in informal learning contexts in the Americas? This blog post is part of a series showcasing the work of different organizations at the intersection of youth development, digital rights, and online safety. Quick facts Who: Nelson Leoni from UNICEF Headquarters and Pedro Ivo Alcantara from UNICEF Brazil What: Campaigning Mission/vision: To promote the fulfillment of children’s […]
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From Mirrors to Data: The 21st Century Digital Barter
De espelhos a dados: O escambo digital do século XXI
Provavelmente, todo brasileiro que estudou os primeiros anos da história do Brasil conhece o significado do termo “escambo”. Hoje, achamos inadmissível o fato de colonizadores terem negociado com nativos objetos de pequeno valor em troca de uma das mercadorias mais valiosas e cobiçadas na Europa naquela época.