On Saturday 7th March 2020, the tenth Open Data Day took place with people around the world organising over 300 events to celebrate, promote and spread the use of open data.

The coronavirus pandemic has impacted cybersecurity in several ways. The challenges range from the infrastructure of the internet itself to the spread of disinformation online. Nevertheless, not all is lost, as, at the same time, valuable lessons can be learned for the future. The coronavirus pandemic has changed society’s way of life in several ways,…

A new opinion poll has revealed that an overwhelming majority of Brits want any coronavirus contact-tracing app to take account of civil liberties and people’s privacy.
The Survation poll for the Open Knowledge Foundation comes ahead of today’s evidence session at Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights on the human rights implications of COVID-19 tracing apps.

Luego de ser probado con buenos resultados a partir de una lámina de cobre en Estados Unidos, hoy científicos chilenos buscan reafirmar el potencial del metal rojo, esta vez, a partir de sus nanopartículas, proyectando que al entrar en contacto con el causante del COVID-19 tardaría menos de un minuto en inhabilitar su efecto.

El canal online del Centro de Extensión Artística y Cultural de la Universidad de Chile, www.ceactv.cl, presentará una selección de programas de carácter familiar, incluyendo por primera vez creaciones del Ballet Nacional Chileno y conciertos educativos, además del espectáculo Mazapán Sinfónico.

La estabilidad del ecosistema es crucial para mantener sistemas naturales saludables, y sus ciclos y funciones ecológicas son esenciales para el bienestar social. Lamentablemente, la acción humana ha contribuido a generar una serie de alteraciones que inciden directamente en la salud de las personas y del medioambiente.

May 3rd marks World Press Freedom Day and this year finds the state of the world’s media pluralism and freedom in turmoil as existing, rapidly evolving issues, become further aggravated by the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Over the past several months the Internet Society has been working on a transaction to sell Public Interest Registry (PIR), operator of .ORG and other top-level domains, to Ethos Capital. Under PIR’s registry agreements, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) had to consent to this indirect change of control. ICANN has now announced that it does not consent to the transaction.

On Saturday 7th March 2020, the tenth Open Data Day took place with people around the world organising over 300 events to celebrate, promote and spread the use of open data.

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Episode 1 with introduction: https://networkcultures.org/blog/2020/04/09/selfies-under-quarantine/
Episode 2: https://networkcultures.org/blog/2020/04/16/selfies-under-quarantine-episode-2/

This opinion piece was originally published in SC Magazine.

With social distancing the norm, we’re spending more time on the Internet doing more important things than ever – eg, working, learning, banking, trading, shopping, seeing the doctor and having family time – as well as streaming, gaming and interacting with our connected speakers.

Shouldn’t we be certain, especially now, that no one is eavesdropping, stealing or modifying our data?

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Author(s): Giancarlo FrosioPublication Date: April 30, 2020Publication Type: Academic Writing(with Christophe Geiger and Oleksandr Bulayenko) Read more about Text and Data Mining: Articles 3 and 4 of the Directive 2019/790/EU

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Author(s): Giancarlo FrosioPublication Date: April 30, 2020Publication Type: Academic Writingin Paul Torremans, ed., Intellectual Property and Human Rights (4th edition, Kluwer Law Int’l, forthcoming 2020), 709-744 Read more about Algorithmic Enforcement Online

In our democratic system of government, the legislature passes laws, the executive branch enforces them, and the courts interpret them when disputes arise about their meaning. Read more about You Have the Right to Know What the Law Is
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Nelso Rodríguez is a nurse and one of the founders of the community network in El Cuy, Patagonia, Argentina.

A little over a year ago, there was no Internet or mobile connection in my isolated town of El Cuy, population 540.

After several unsuccessful attempts by the provincial government to bring in satellite Internet – which was of very poor quality, at very high costs – our people began to demand an Internet for all.

Webinar Covid-19 e a crise do federalismo brasileiro17h00O Evento: DIREITO E A CRISE DO CORONAVÍRUS
A contribuição do sistema jurídico para o enfrentamento da pandemia e a superação de seus efeitos econômicos e sociais
 
A Fundação Getulio Vargas, por meio de suas escolas de direito FGV Direito SP e FGV Direito Rio, realiza uma série de webinars com o objetivo de debater as questões jurídicas relacionadas à crise da pandemia do coronavírus.
Em 05/05, o debate terá como tema
Covid-19 e a crise do federalismo brasileiro 

The GovLab and UNICEF, as part of the Responsible Data for Children initiative (RD4C), are pleased to share a set of lightweight and user-friendly tools to support organizations and practi