Ein Wangenabstrich mit einem Wattestäbchen ist alles, was nötig ist, um neben der virtuellen Welt auch im wahren Leben eine Heldin oder ein Held zu sein. Mehr braucht es nicht, um sich auf der gamescom direkt am Stand der UKD-Knochenmarksspenderzentrale registrieren und typisieren zu lassen und dann vielleicht die lebensrettende Spenderin oder der lebensrettende Spender für einen an Blutkrebs/Leukämie erkrankten Menschen auf der Welt zu sein. Typisiert wird in Halle 10.2 am 21. August (Fachbesuchertag) von 10 bis 19 Uhr und vom 22. bis 25.

A panel moderated by Gar Alperovitz, Co-Chair of The Next System Project and featuring Pavlina Tcherna (Associate Professor and Chair at the Department of Economics at Bard College), Stephanie Kelton (Professor of Public Policy & Economics at Stony Brook University), Michael Hudson (President of The Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends (ISLET) and

I recently enrolled in the Android developer preview programme and got hold of the Android P (9 beta) OTA image for my Nokia 7 Plus phone, and while discovering what’s new, I found a new advanced option under network settings called ‘Private DNS’ that got my attention. This led to me finding an article from Erik Kline describing this new feature in Android 9, which to my surprise supports DNS-over-TLS (RFC 7858).

Guest Editorial to Special Issue of IEEE Internet of Things Journal: “As we become increasingly reliant on intelligent, interconnected devices in every aspect of our lives, critical trust, security, and privacy concerns are raised as well.

No dia 24 de abril deste ano, a Comissão de Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovação, Comunicação e Informática aprovou o Projeto de Lei (PL) nº 383 de 2017, que segue em tramitação. O intuito do PL é reconhecer os E-Sports (ou esportes eletrônicos) como categoria esportiva válida no país. O intuito deste post é analisar a iniciativa e discutir sobre a necessidade ou não de uma lei que regulamente a prática dos E-Sports no Brasil.
O que exatamente são E-Sports?

On April 24th of this year, the Commission for Science, Technology, Innovation, Communication and Informatics approved Bill 383 of 2017, which is still in progress. The intention of the bill is to recognize E-Sports (or electronic sports) as a valid sporting category in the country. The purpose of this post is to analyze the initiative and discuss whether or not we need a law that regulates the practice of E-Sports in Brazil.

Contemporánea de Eloísa Díaz, la médica oriunda de Valparaíso -ciudad donde fue declarada hija ilustre por su participación en el combate de la epidemia del Cólera- también fue vanguardia en Europa, donde continuó estudios en Alemania cuando aún no estaba permitido este derecho.

La primera edición de esta cita deportiva se realizó en el mes de julio en San Pablo, Brasil, y contó con la presencia de 28 representantes de la Universidad de Chile, quienes fueron parte de una reunión con la ministra del Deporte sostenida este martes 7 de agosto. Esta tarde, en el Salón Presidencial del Estadio Nacional, la ministra del Deporte Pauline Kantor se reunió con los estudiantes deportistas de las distintas instituciones de educación superior que representaron a Chile en los 1° Panamericanos Universitarios FISU América Games.

A partir del Laboratorio de Geomática y Ecología del Paisaje de la Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y de la Conservación de la Naturaleza, la Casa de Bello suscribió este acuerdo mediante el cual conjuntamente con la Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF) realizarán acciones de investigación, asesorías e intercambio de conocimientos en miras a proteger la biodiversidad biológica del país.Asesorías científicas, monitoreo de imágenes satelitales, mejoramiento de las competencias del personal de la Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF) y el monitoreo conjunto del cumplimiento de

Paper by Caterina Marchionni and Samuli Reijula: “It has recently been argued that successful evidence-based policy should rely on two kinds of evidence: statistical and mechanistic. The former is held to be evidence that a policy brings about the desired outcome, and the latter concerns how it does so.

Book by Longbing Cao: “This book explores answers to the fundamental questions driving the research, innovation and practices of the latest revolution in scientific, technological and economic development: how does data science transform existing science, technology, industry, economy, profession and education?  How does one remain competitive in the data science field? What is responsible for shaping the mindset and skillset of data scientists?

MIT Technology Review: “Our newest issue is live today, in which we dive into the many ways that technology is changing politics.

Great news! The International Open Data Conference (IODC) accepted my proposal about Open Washing. The moment I heard this I wanted to write something to invite everyone to our session. It will be a follow-up to the exchange we had during IODC in 2015.

Great news! The International Open Data Conference (IODC) accepted my proposal about Open Washing. The moment I heard this I wanted to write something to invite everyone to our session. It will be a follow-up to the exchange we had during IODC in 2015.

That was quick: The new Malaysian government has repealed a fake news law passed earlier this year, The Hill reports. The past government had used the law to charge several opposition leaders. The maximum penalty for violating the law was six years in prison and a fine of about US$128,000.

Am Institut für Informations-, Telekommunikations- und Medienrecht, zivilrechtliche Abteilung, ist ab dem    1. November 2018 eine Stelle als
 
Studentische Hilfskraft (SHK)
(m/w/d)
 
mit 5 Std./Woche Arbeitszeit zu besetzen. Die Stelle ist bis zum 30. Juni 2019 befristet. Eine längere Zusammenarbeit ist gewünscht.
 

A comprehensive view of Africa’s Internet peering and interconnection ecosystem from the region’s top networks and experts, opportunities to strengthen and build new peering relationships with over 300 attendees using an open to all “bilateral meeting” scheduling tool, insightful presentations, studies and reports delivered by a strong lineup of speakers, and a technical village are some of the interesting activities that participants to iWeek/AfPIF 2018 can expect.

Republished from americanmagazine.org

Since the financial crash 10 years ago, we’ve learned that it tends to be everyday people, on the ground, who pick up the pieces and not governments.

Anol Bhattacherjee and Utkarsh Shrivastava in Government Information Quarterly: “Investigations of white collar crimes such as corruption are often hindered by the lack of information or physical evidence. Information and communication technologies (ICT), by virtue of their ability to monitor, track, record, analyze, and share vast amounts of information may help countries identify and prosecute criminals, and deter future corruption.