Ananya Moncourt & Sidharth Deb Introduction On April 1st 2022, the United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA’s) First Committee on Disarmament and International Security concluded the week-long second substantive session of the second Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on the security of and in the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). This process is the UN’s […]

The first edition of the Kyiv Biennial named The School of Kyiv took place in 2015. By adapting, or rather reappropriating the well-known and highly commercial format of the international exhibition, Vasyl Cherepanyn, one of the organizers of the Biennial, sought to reflect the Maidan revolution in a thematic format of education. The school epitomized the idea of a beginning, of a new page in the history of liberated Ukraine, which needs to be learned and studied.

On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, celebrated on May 3, the UNESCO office in Beirut, in … World Press Freedom Day: Digital SiegeRead More »

Governance by and of algorithms on the internet: Encyclopedia article published

Artwork by Sana Shahmuradova Tanska

On this World Press Freedom Day, it is important to remember that press freedom is never guaranteed as highlighted by the preliminary results of the forthcoming Media Pluralism Monitor 2022, which has analysed the overall status of media pluralism in the year 2021.

Barriers in our physical environment are still widespread. While AI systems could eventually support detecting them, it first needs open training data. Here we provide a dataset for detecting steps and stairs.
The post Exploiting potentials: Teaching AI Systems to See Accessibility Barriers appeared first on HIIG.

How can the genesis of transdisciplinary technology development projects be made more integrative with regard to the inclusion of ethical, legal, social and other aspects?Collaborative research workshop - First part of the intervention research "Genesis of integrative technology development projects".Time: July 12, 2022, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Location: Freistil, Tübingen (Wöhrdstraße 25, 72072 Tübingen). The workshop will take place in presence in Tübingen.

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Le CRDP est heureux d’annoncer la publication de l’ouvrage La recherche en droit à l’heure de la diversité.

Was arbeiten Absolventinnen und Absolventen der Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU)? Um Studierenden verschiedene Perspektiven vorzustellen, hat Michaela Thiel, Geschäftsführerin des zentralen Alumni-Netzwerks, ausgewählte Ehemalige befragt. Diesmal ist Victoria Broscheit an der Reihe.
Broscheit hat an der JMU Betriebswirtschaftslehre studiert. Nach ersten Stationen im Ratskeller München, bei der Mannesmann Rexroth AG und der SAP AG arbeitet sie mittlerweile als Leiterin des Bereichs Gastronomie bei der AUDI AG in Ingolstadt.

De culture of giving is in de afgelopen jaren steeds belangrijker geworden voor het financieren van culturele programma’s. Maar wie geeft er eigenlijk aan wie en waarom? En hoe staan private giften in verhouding tot publieke financiering? De staat van mecenaat is een eendaags symposium van Platform BK en Framer Framed over de veranderende rol van mecenaat in het Nederlandse beeldende kunstlandschap in de afgelopen tien jaar.

Welcome back to another episode of Portulans Institute’s Academic Partner Spotlight Series. Today we are joined by Dr. Veneta Andonova, Dean and Associate Professor at The Universidad de los Andes School of Management, to discuss how Uniandes is fostering sustainable development and innovation for impact through its programs and partnerships.

The International Centre for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities (IZEW) is looking for aStudent assistant (f/m/*) (35/40 hours per month) at the earliest possible date. We are looking for the support of various research projects within the department of Society, Culture and Technological Change (SCRATCH).

Francesca Musiani, Information, Communication & Society, 2022.
L’article Infrastructuring digital sovereignty: a research agenda for an infrastructure-based sociology of digital self-determination practices est apparu en premier sur Centre Internet et Société.

Claudia besucht die elfte Klasse eines Gymnasiums. Mathematik gehört zu ihren Lieblingsfächern, doch der Unterricht fordert sie nicht mehr wirklich. Sie ist so gut, dass sie Mathematik eigentlich schon studieren könnte.
Für begabte junge Menschen wie Claudia bietet die Julius-Maximilians-Universität (JMU) Würzburg ein Frühstudium an. Es richtet sich an Schülerinnen und Schüler ab der 10. Klasse, die „mehr wissen wollen und mehr verkraften können“, wie es auf der Webseite der Uni heißt.
Frühstudium ist in vielen Fächern möglich

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