Sólo un 41 por ciento responde que se vacunará "de todas formas", de acuerdo a Vida en Pandemia, estudio longitudinal de la Universidad de Chile sobre el impacto de la crisis sanitaria en la población. La encuesta, aplicada a 2.019 personas, revela además que los hombres, las personas de mayor edad y los sectores de ingresos más altos tienen mejor disposición frente a la vacuna; mientras que el rechazo al dispositivo médico es más elevado entre las mujeres, los más jóvenes y sectores de menores recursos.

Lending a hand: The Mali Chapter of the Internet Society is focusing on helping women who aren’t digitally literate connect to the Internet. The chapter is providing training to help these women, including women with disabilities, earn income through online services like Facebook and WhatsApp. Participants have included small business operators, including caterers and hairdressers.

A FGV Direito Rio recebe inscrições para o Curso de Francês 2021. Os alunos e as alunas a partir do 3º período da graduação que desejarem participar das aulas de francês estão convidados(as) a se inscrever em um dos quatros níveis do curso: básico 1, básico 2, intermediário e avançado - que acontecerão nos 2 semestres do ano letivo. O nível avançado destina-se aos alunos que já cumpriram o nível intermediário na FGV e aos que já possuem o nível B2 Aliança Francesa (incluído B2 escolar).

February 4, 2021. Katherine Maher, the Chief Executive Officer of the Wikimedia Foundation, the global nonprofit that operates Wikipedia, will be leaving the organization in April.

In drei Livestreams will Wissenschaftsminister Bernd Sibler mit der bayerischen Hochschulfamilie über das neue Hochschulinnovationsgesetz diskutieren. Der erste Termin: Freitag, 5. Februar, 16 Uhr.

Meg Foulkes discusses public impact algorithms and why they matter.
“When I look at the picture of the guy, I just see a big Black guy. I don’t see a resemblance. I don’t think he looks like me at all.”

Seit dem Jahr 2006 findet jährlich am 4. Februar der Weltkrebstag statt. Der internationale Aktionstag hat das Ziel, die Vorbeugung, Erforschung und Behandlung von Krebserkrankungen ins öffentliche Bewusstsein zu rücken.

Following DERC’s rapid response to study the impact of COVID, DERC core researcher Catherine Gomes, along with colleagues from Monash University, follows up by convening an international conference on the topic of Coronavirus and its Impact on International Students: International Education in the Time of Global Disruptions.

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Wikipedia began 20 years ago with a radical premise: to build a free encyclopedia to which anyone could contribute. That idea has grown into an inspiring, aspirational vision: to create a world in which every single person can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. The values at the core of this promise, openness and participation, are the reason for our explosive growth at the beginning and our enduring relevance today.

Berlin, 3 Feburary 2021 – What social power and responsibility do platforms have? To what extent do international perspectives on their use, significance and regulation differ? The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) and its partners are looking to develop a global research network with the aim of bringing scientific expertise more…

Deux entretiens dans la presse avec Olivier Alexandre (CNRS-CIS) au sujet de la création du premier syndicat au sein de Google.
L’article Création d’un syndicat chez Google est apparu en premier sur Centre Internet et Société.

Many concepts ‘meet’ each other in the practices of online sex work; physical & digital, pleasure & power, intimacy & publicness, body & labour. Not to forget how gender, race, class, ethnicity, and sexuality intersect in this type of work. How can we engage in meaningful ways with these complexities and entangled realities? INC member, artist and communication scholar Antonia Hernandez and writer, researcher, activist, and porn performer Lorelei Lee will discuss how art, writing, and play might provide methods for engagement with the multifaceted nature of online sex work.

Am 15. Februar 2020 war die „Fastnacht in Franken“ eines der letzten „normalen“ Großereignisse vor der SARS-CoV-2-Pandemie. Bevor das Virus Europa erfasste und bevor im März auch in Würzburg die ersten Covid-Fälle auftraten, konnte die Kultsendung des Bayerischen Rundfunks (BR), die jedes Jahr von fast vier Millionen Menschen gesehen wird, noch live aus den Mainfrankensälen in Veitshöchheim gesendet werden.

Digital Asia Hub formally launched the Platform Futures Expert Network initiative with a members-only meeting (online) on February 3, 2021. The meeting notes below capture some of the highlights of the discussion with all comments from members anonymized in keeping with the Chatham House rule.
Platform Futures

From the environment to the economy, the Internet is reshaping and disrupting several sectors of our society. What might future patterns of disruption look like? How will these changes affect all of us, particularly those on the margins of society? What new solutions can we generate today, to address the challenges of tomorrow?