Paul M. Schwartz and Karl-Nikolaus Peifer in Georgetown Law Journal: “International flows of personal information are more significant than ever, but differences in transatlantic data privacy law imperil this data trade.

Paper by Edward Castronova: “The rapid expansion of virtual reality (VR) technology in the years 2016-2021 awakens a significant constitutional issue. In a liberal democratic order, rule is by consent of the governed.

plainlanguage.gov: “The Plain Language Action and Information Network (PLAIN) is a group of federal employees from different agencies and specialties who support the use of clear communication in government writing. Originally called the Plain English Network, PLAIN has been meeting informally since the mid 1990s.

Saadia Madsbjerg in the New York Times: “Our data is valuable. Each year, it generates hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of economic activity, mostly between and within corporations — all on the back of information about each of us.

Paper by Cynthia Gibson for the Ford Foundation: “…During the past decade, all sectors of society have faced heightened demand for greater accountability and transparency. People have become more distrustful of established institutions, they are demanding more information about issues and decisions afecting them and their families and communities, and they want more voice in decision-making processes.

New project by The GovLab: “With rates of trust in government at historic lows, the legitimacy of traditional representative models of lawmaking — often conducted by professional staff and politicians working behind closed doors and distorted by political party agendas–is called into question. New forms of public participation could help to improve both legitimacy and effectiveness by introducing more data and diverse viewpoints at each stage of the lawmaking process.

Sobre o relatório Freedom on the Net

„Liegt eine Zustimmung zur Gewebespende vor, fahren unsere Teams auch in andere Kliniken und entnehmen dort die Hornhaut des verstorbenen Spenders. Die PKW-Spende hilft also ganz konkret bei unseren Bemühungen um die Hornhauttransplantation für unsere Patienten. Im Namen der Patienten und der Klinik danke ich den Lions für diese Unterstützung“, freut sich Prof. Dr.

Freedom of the Net 2017 Report by the Freedom House: “Governments around the world have dramatically increased their efforts to manipulate information on social media over the past year. The Chinese and Russianregimes pioneered the use of surreptitious methods to distort online discussions and suppress dissent more than a decade ago, but the practice has since gone global.

The collaboration between startups and medium-sized companies promises major advantages for both sides. Furthermore, it contributes to Germany’s innovative capacity. A new HIIG study investigates in a qualitative manner how... MORE

The withdrawal of the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) process, and the current deep freeze of U.S.-EU negotiations on a Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) has generated gaps in plurilateral efforts to promote the Digital Economy through targeted policy initiatives and regional commercial frameworks.

Kate Chapman: Just a few hours after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti in January 2010, a group of collaborators from the OpenStreetMap community began collecting all sorts of topographical data about the country – roads, towns, hospitals, government buildings. Within forty-eight hours high-resolution satellite imagery taken after the earthquake became available, and within a month over 600 people had added information to OpenStreetMap of Haiti.

Die Zusammenarbeit von Startups und Mittelständlern verspricht Vorteile für beide Seiten und kann darüber hinaus zur Sicherung der Innovationskraft in Deutschland beitragen. Wie künftig mehr Kooperationen entstehen können, hat eine... MORE

This report summarises the lessons learned from a two year nationwide action research programme of Community Economic Development (CED). It will be of practical interest to communities thinking about their local economies and policymakers tasked with fostering a more inclusive economy, locally and nationally.

Location

United States

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Location

United States

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Politiker,  Wissenschaftler, Journalisten und Vertreter aus Wirtschaft und Europabewegung diskutieren über den Stand der Brexit-Verhandlungen, die Auswirkungen eines Brexits für Nordrhein-Westfalen in Wirtschaft und Forschungszusammenarbeit und die aktuelle EU-Reformdebatte.
Das Symposium ist öffentlich und kostenfrei, Anmeldung und weitere Informationen unter fine@phil.uni-duesseldorf.de  oder www.fine.uni-duesseldorf.de

Die Jury würdigte Sarah Hülsewigs Masterarbeit „Bildtitel im Surrealismus. Komik in der Titel-Bild-Beziehung“ (Betreuer: Prof. Dr. Hans Körner). Ausgangspunkt war ihre Beobachtung, dass die meisten Besucher einer Ausstellung durch die Beschilderung der jeweiligen Werke eine Erklärung für das Betrachtete erwarten. Oft aber ist das Ergebnis eher Unverständnis oder Amüsement. Hülsewig hat surrealistische Arbeiten bekannter Künstler wie Man Ray, Max Ernst und René Magritte auf das „komische Spannungsverhältnis zum Titel“ untersucht.

Seis actividades, cuatro lanzamientos y la presencia de diversos académicos y estudiantes en la agenda cultural del encuentro, serán parte de la participación de la Casa de Bello en lo que queda de esta edición de la Feria Internacional del Libro de Santiago, en la que la principal Casa de Estudios del país está celebrando sus 175 años de historia. Diversidad de temas y miradas sobre la realidad actual.

"Vegas de Turi" es el nombre de la Unidad Experimental y Demostrativa inaugurada por la Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, dirigida a apoyar y potenciar la agricultura familiar campesina de ocho comunidades de la zona. Capacitación en veterinaria, ganadería, hilado y tejido, son parte de las actividades que está desarrollando el equipo liderado por Centro de Estudios Andinos de nuestro plantel.