In the Time of Refuge
Edited by David Pledger and Nikos Papastergiadis

Hirnvenenthrombosen sind eine seltene Form von Hirndurchblutungsstörungen, die im Gegensatz zum klassischen Schlaganfall häufiger auch jüngere Menschen betrifft. Aus weitgehend ungeklärter Ursache entstehen Blutgerinnsel (Thromben) in Hirnvenen, behindern den Blutabfluss und führen so zur Schädigung des Hirngewebes.

The E-Governance and Internet Governance Foundation for Africa (EGIGFA) is excited to announce that Lavish Mawuena Mensah has been awarded a scholarship by DiploFoundation (Internet Governance Capacity Building) to pursue eight week online course on Introduction to Internet Governance. The scholarship covers full tuition cost and is awarded to an outstanding Fellow of the Ghana School on Internet Governance (GhanaSIG).

This kind gesture is based on an agreement between EGIGFA and DiploFoundation.

The EGIGFA team is happy to announce that Kenneth Adu-Amanfoh joins the EGIGFA Advisory Board. Ken is the first Ghanaian to be appointed to the board, which is made up of people from across the globe. He is the Founder and Executive Director of Africa Cybersecurity & Digital Rights Organization (ACDRO). He is an ICT and Cybersecurity expert with over 20 years’ experience. We are happy to have him join our team.

Boletín de elecciones #1

On January 27, the Lebanese General Security launched a new platform (gs-appt.gov.lb) for booking passport renewal appointments to … Detailed technical analysis for the Lebanese General Security’s passport renewal platformRead More »

Auf dem Weg zu einer neuen Art von Supraleitung: Erst vor etwa vier Jahren haben Forschende herausgefunden, dass es Metalle gibt, in denen Atome wie in einem japanischem Flechtkorbmuster angeordnet sind – sogenannte Kagome-Metalle.

Internet Use in Switzerland 2011–2019: Trends, Attitudes and Effects

Man sitzt auf dem Sofa, döst gemütlich vor sich hin – plötzlich kommt der Sohn und bittet um Unterstützung bei den Mathe-Hausaufgaben. Für das Gehirn ist dieser Wechsel vom Ruhezustand in den Arbeitsmodus eine ziemliche Herausforderung. Je nachdem, um welche Art von Aufgabe es sich handelt, muss ein bestimmtes neuronales Netzwerk aktiviert werden; je nach Komplexität müssen eventuell auch verschiedene Netzwerke zusammen tätig werden. Das alles kostet Kraft und Energie.

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The Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) is Saudi Arabia’s first comprehensive data protection law with the aim to … Data Protection in Saudi Arabia: Comparative AnalysisRead More »

 
The Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences Council on 2 February 2022 voted to induct QUT’s Dr T.J. Thomson into its membership ranks. Academy membership recognises ‘significant contributions to the academy, the professions and/or society as a whole’.
Dr Thomson is currently a senior lecturer in the School of Communication, a chief investigator in the Digital Media Research Centre, an associate investigator in the Centre for Future Enterprise, and an affiliate investigator in the Design Lab.

We are recruiting a full-time Administrative Assistant to join our Beirut office and support us in achieving our … SMEX Seeks Administrative AssistantRead More »

La tercera jornada de diálogos entre las instituciones de la Universidad de Chile y sus egresados delimitó las herramientas y metas que debiese tener la Comunidad Alumni a futuro en materias de participación. Además, se conversó sobre los desafíos y valores que debiese profesar para su construcción, entre los que destacan la perspectiva de género.

To kick off Black History Month, the Wikimedia Foundation, the global nonprofit that operates Wikipedia, announced the launch of Wiki Unseen, a collaboration with artists aimed at expanding the visual representation of Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) in Wikimedia projects and advancing knowledge equity.

As part of an Oversight Board process to issue a policy advisory opinion reviewing Meta’s policies on the … [Report] Doxxing of Residential Information Targeting Vulnerable Groups: Online and Offline Harms Read More »