The Guardian: “Fifteen leading economists, including three Nobel winners, argue that the many billions of dollars spent on aid can do little to alleviate poverty while we fail to tackle its root causes….Donors increasingly want to see more impact for their money, practitioners are searching for ways to make their projects more effective, and politicians want more financial accountability behind aid budgets. One popular option has been to audit projects for results.

If you use Google, have you ever read their privacy policy? If you haven’t, please keep reading. The policy delineates under what circumstances Google can peruse your information, including your e-mails, for disclosure to third parties.
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Mark Lawler et al in the Lancet: “The fallout from the Cambridge Analytica–Facebook scandal marks a significant inflection point in the public’s trust concerning Big Data. The health-science community must use this crisis-in-confidence to redouble its commitment to talk openly and transparently about benefits and risks and to act decisively to deliver robust effective governance frameworks, under which personal health data can be responsibly used.

Book by Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar and Laura Alcaide Muñoz: “This book analyzes e-participation in smart cities.  In recent decades, information and communication technologies (ICT) have played a key role in the democratic political and governance process by allowing easier interaction between governments and citizens, and the increased ability of citizens to participate in the production chain of public services.  E-participation plays and important role in the development of smart cities and smart communities

A obra já está disponível nas livrariasA quinta edição do livro “Discricionariedade, regulação e reflexividade: uma nova teoria sobre as escolhas administrativas”, escrito pelo Diretor da FGV Direito Rio, Sérgio Guerra, já está disponível nas livrarias. A obra propõe uma nova teoria sobre as escolhas que os administradores públicos têm que tomar baseados em questões técnicas em setores regulados, tais como telecomunicações, energia e transporte.

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Los resultados de la última Encuesta de Ocupación y Desocupación aplicada por el Centro de Microdatos de la Universidad de Chile muestran una caída en la tasa de desempleo en el Gran Santiago, dejándola bajo el promedio de las últimas dos décadas.El director del Centro de Microdatos, Fabián Duarte, informó que la tasa de desempleo en el Gran Santiago correspondiente a la medición de junio de 2018 se ubicó en 7,0 por ciento lo que equivale a 228.540 personas desocupadas.

En la última Asamblea Mundial de la Salud (AMS), el gobierno de Estados Unidos se opuso a una nueva resolución que apoya la lactancia materna en países en situación de crisis, como guerras, epidemias, sequías, dando su respaldo al uso de leches de fórmula. La postura estadounidense, en línea con las presiones que la industria alimentaria ha intentado imponer hace años, es analizada en la siguiente columna de opinión por la estudiante de doctorado de la Escuela de Salud Pública, Deborah Navarro.Yo no vengo a vender, vengo a regalar.

Ambos académicos de la Casa de Bello fueron elegidos para integrar esta instancia que hoy encabeza la Premio Nacional, María Teresa Ruiz.

Luego del ingreso de la moción que "Regula el arte gráfico urbano, establece condiciones para su desarrollo y sanciona rayados no autorizados" en la Comisión de Cultura, Artes y Comunicaciones de la Cámara de Diputados, se ha abierto el debate en torno al impacto de una medida como esta, que para algunos busca criminalizar estas prácticas artísticas, y para sus gestores, plantea una nueva forma de armonizar la ciudad.Fue el 12 de junio que el diputado y ex ministro de Cultura, Luciano Cruz Coke, presentó la moción que 

Internet access and the development of digital skills can transform lives of over 350 million people in the Middle East. With more than 60% of the population under 25 years old, the region is one of the most youthful in the world. However, at the same time, young people are the ones facing several challenges regarding education and employment.

mySociety and Open Knowledge International are looking for the digital files that hold electoral boundaries, for every country in the world — and you can help. 
Yeah, we know — never let it be said we don’t know how to party.
But seriously, there’s a very good reason for this request. When people make online tools to help citizens contact their local politicians, they need to be able to match users to the right representatives.

Keith Kahn-Harris at The Guardian: “…Denialism is an expansion, an intensification, of denial. At root, denial and denialism are simply a subset of the many ways humans have developed to use language to deceive others and themselves. Denial can be as simple as refusing to accept that someone else is speaking truthfully. Denial can be as unfathomable as the multiple ways we avoid acknowledging our weaknesses and secret desires.

Eleni Manis at RealClearHealth: “Americans are willing to share personal data — even sensitive medical data — to advance the common good. A recent Stanford University study found that 93 percent of medical trial participants in the United States are willing to share their medical data with university scientists and 82 percent are willing to share with scientists at for-profit companies.

Unicef: “New research by scientists from UNICEF’s Office of Innovation — published today in the journal Nature Human Behaviour — applies methods from network science and machine learning to constitutional law.

In early 2018, President Macron announced a law against fake news. This was triggered by the dissemination of false information during the election campaign and the general fear that they could lead to an increasing distortion of political discourse in the Internet. The government’s draft has been available since May 2018 and it is now…
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Von 10 bis 15.00 Uhr beantworten die Experten des Interdisziplinären Brustzentrums, des Gynäkologischen Krebszentrums und des Zentrums des Deutschen Konsortiums für familiären Brust- und Eierstockkrebs Patientinnen, Interessierten und Ärzten in Vorträgen, Gesprächsrunden und Workshops Fragen rund um das Thema weibliche Krebserkrankungen.

Book by Suzanne Mettler: “Americans’ relationship to the federal government is paradoxical. Polls show that public opinion regarding the government has plummeted to all-time lows, with only one in five saying they trust the government or believe that it operates in their interest. Yet, at the same time, more Americans than ever benefit from some form of government social provision.

Cordis: “Estimating poverty is crucial for improving policymaking and advancing the sustainability of a society. Traditional poverty estimation methods such as household surveys and census data incur huge costs however, creating a need for more efficient approaches.

Projetos podem ser submetidos até o dia 30 de setembroA FGV Direito Rio está com inscrições abertas para o "Prêmio FGV Direito Rio – Melhores Práticas em Regulação". Em sua primeira edição a premiação dará destaque às melhores práticas de regulação adotadas por agências reguladoras federais, estaduais ou municipais, tanto individualmente quanto em parceria com outros órgãos e entidades.