In einer öffentlichen Vorlesung erläutert Prof. Dr. Heiner Fangerau, Institut für Geschichte, Theorie und Ethik der Medizin, welche ethischen Debatten in der Geschichte und Gegenwart mit Fragen der Gentherapie verbunden waren und sind. So diskutiert er die moralischen Debatten um gentherapeutische Verfahren, als diese noch eine Utopie darstellten, und schildert die Chancen und Risiken, die in den 1980er Jahren den Diskurs bestimmten. Er erläutert auch die aktuelle ethische Debatte. Die Vorlesung ist Teil des diesjährigen Internationalen Symposiums des BMFZ an der HHU.

Privacy statements are both a point of contact to inform users
about their data and a way to show governments the organization is committed to
following regulations. On September 17, the Internet Society’s Online Trust
Alliance (OTA) released “Are Organizations Ready for New Privacy Regulations?“

The Center for Information Technology and Public Policy (CITAPP) and the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIITB) invited Radhika Radhakrishnan for a talk at IIIT-Bangalore on September 13, 2019.

The consumer Internet of Things market is growing exponentially – one
prediction suggests that people will be using 25 billion connected devices by 2021.
These new products promise innovation and convenience, but they can also erode
privacy boundaries and expose consumers to risk without their knowledge or
consent. Is that a good bargain?

Poor quality of footage, lack of maintenance and inadequate back-up reduce the gadgets’ deterrent value.
The article by Vivek Narayanan and R. Srinivasan was published in the Hindu on September 18, 2019. Pranav M.B. was quoted.

We at the Wikimedia Foundation strive to ensure that our work and mission support a sustainable world.
Today, we are releasing a sustainability assessment that chronicles the total carbon footprint of the Foundation’s work and commits us to reducing our emissions.

La Universidad, primera en España según el ranking de empleabilidad de QS
El QS Graduate Employability Ranking 2020 ha considerado por cuarta vez consecutiva a la universidad como la mejor en España en empleabilidad

FOTO: Manuel Castells

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Die Grafikreihe "HHU Facts" zeigt kurz und knapp interessante Fakten rund um die HHU auf. Heute: Campus-Kunst der HHU!
Alle bisher veröffentlichten Motive auf einen Blick finden Sie demnächst auch in einer Bildergalerie (in Vorbereitung).
Haben Sie vielleicht auch ein interessantes Statistik-Thema oder einen Fakt rund um die HHU? Die HHU-Webredaktion ist offen für weitere Motive und freut sich über jede Anregung / Einsendung: Dieter Joswig, Tel. +49 211 81-14861

The Mittelstand 4.0 Kompetenzzentrum Berlin, _Gemeinsam Digital, offers an AI-training service for small and medium sized companies. Four AI trainers offer advise on opportunities and concrete implementation of AI applications through workshops, sessions and further projects. Berlin, 19. September 2019 – Ab September erweitert _Gemeinsam Digital sein Unterstützungsangebot für den Mittelstand um das Themenfeld Künstliche…

The Wikimedia Foundation is excited to announce the appointment of Grant Ingersoll as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Grant brings two decades of experience in open source software development and natural language processing engineering to the Foundation. He will join the Foundation on 23 September.

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Workshop: Leapfrogging Sustainable Development: Exploring the strategic futures of production and policy through cosmo-local and commons-based design. By Jose Ramos, 20-21 Sept 2019 ; Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai

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by Victoria Palacin, Laura Perovich, Rosalie Norris, Rahul Bhargava  More and more decisions each day are made using data. Data scientists and policy makers are usually the only ones with the expertise to engage with data. If we want to empower others to find and tell stories with data, we need to create new ways to engage with information. Over the past decade, we have been exploring community engagement in a variety of creative ways, […]

Please join us as the Bishop Center hosts Aberdeen Alum, Author and Victim's Right's Attorney Carrie Goldberg for a discussion of her new book Nobody's Victim, Fighting Psychos, Stalkers, Pervs, and Trolls.
Ms. Goldberg will be joined with University of Washington Law Professor, Ryan Calo.
Following the discussion at the Bishop Center Ms. Goldberg will have a meet and greet at the GH Wine Sellars at 5:00.
Admission is free.September 22, 2019Bishop Center for the Performing Arts

For more information visit: http://www.iam-events.com/events/software-ip-2019/agenda-2a8655155b7543c0a065aa0e6ce90edf.aspx
9:45 am  -  11:00 am
How the game is changing

Few industries have been through as much disruption as software and computing. The rapid pace of innovation is a perpetual challenge for IP managers and their advisers.October 2, 2019San Jose, CA