Other News from Participating Centers

Teaching at Shristi Interlude

Shweta Mohandas is participating as a mentor for Srishti Interlude (a set of workshops that help the design students to produce outputs on a given theme) the theme of this year is Privacy. The course would end on December 7, 2018.
1. Aravani Art Project

  • Is LGBTQ desire only public at a queer pride parade?
  • How private is my bedroom?
  • How does an insult unfold in ‘public view’ ?

2. Padmini Ray Murray

Report: From Oppression to Liberation: Reclaiming the Right to Privacy

Eva Blum-Dumontet, Research Officer at Privacy International, published her report on gender and privacy on November 28, 2018. The report, titled 'From Oppression to Liberation: Reclaiming the Right to Privacy', traces the history of privacy as a tool of oppressing women across different spheres, eventually calling for a feminist reclamation of privacy. Ambika Tandon was quoted.

Future Tech and Future Law

The Dept. of IT & BT, Government of Karnataka organised the 21st edition of Bengaluru Tech Summit from November 29, 2018 to December 1, 2018 at Palace Grounds, Bengaluru. Aayush Rathi was a speaker at the panel on 'Future Tech and Future Law'.
The discussion was moderated by Tanvi Ratna. Aayush's co-panelists were Apar Gupta,Jaideep Reddy and Nilesh Trivedi. During his remarks, he attempted to focus on our AI research thus far and our suggestions for AI regulation.

Tercera edad, la protagonista de una nueva obra de danza contemporánea

Hasta el 16 de diciembre se podrá asistir en el GAM a la obra "Es tan lindo saber que usted existe", del director Sebastián de la Cuesta y que en su elenco incluye a Paulina Mellado, académica de la Facultad de Artes de la Universidad de Chile, así como a un octeto de jóvenes intérpretes de la misma unidad académica.Con una atractiva propuesta y un acompañamiento visual de vanguardia, la obra de danza contemporánea "Es tan lindo saber que usted existe", enfocada en la vejez, ha logrado llamar la atención del público tras su estreno el pasado 23 de noviembre.

Científicos dan un paso importante para la futura computación óptica

A través del estudio de un manojo de fibras ópticas, científicos del Departamento de Física de la Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas de la Universidad de Chile y del Instituto Milenio de Óptica (MIRO), demostraron que es posible transportar controladamente la luz localizada en regiones espaciales muy pequeñas, cuestión que representa un avance importante hacia la computación óptica. Este trabajo fue publicado en la última versión de la revista Physical Review A.

The Benin Chapter Wins Chapterthon 2018

The winner of this year’s Chapterthon was announced this Tuesday, 4 December during InterCommunity 2018.
Chapterthon is a global Internet Society (ISOC) Chapters and Special Interest Groups (SIGs) marathon, where all the Internet Society members can participate by developing a project within a timeline and budget to achieve a common goal. The project winner is selected by the community through online vote.

Podcast: Die Forschungsstelle Recht im DFN – Wer wir sind und was wir tun

In einer neuen Folge des ITM-Podcasts stellen die Wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiter der zivilrechtlichen Abteilung Matthias Mörike und Armin Strobel die Forschungsstelle Recht im Deutschen Forschungsnetz (DFN) vor. Die Forschungsstelle Recht im DFN beging im Sommer diesen Jahres ihr 20-jähriges Jubiläum.

Facebook Privacy Design Sprint

Pranav Bidare and Saumyaa Naidu participated in the Facebook Privacy Design Sprint on Friday, November 30, 2018.

For more details visit https://cis-india.org/internet-governance/news/facebook-privacy-design-sprint

Internet Freedom at Crossroads - Common Paths towards Strengthening Human Rights Online

The 2018 Freedom Online Conference took place from 28 to 30 November 2018 in Berlin. Elonnai Hickok participated as a speaker.
Elonnai attended the Freedom Online Coalition Advisory Network meeting and larger Freedom Online Coalition conference. The agenda can be found here.

Sportrechtseminar 2019

Prof. Dr. Thomas Hoeren und Prof. Dr. Gerald Mäsch werden im Sommersemester 2019 wieder in Kooperation mit dem BVB 09 ein
Sportrechtseminar

International Network on Feminist Approaches to Bioethics 2018

The event was co-organized by Feminist Approaches to Bioethics and Sama - A Resource Centre for Women and Health and was held at St. John's Medical College in Bangalore between December 3 and 5, 2018.
Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon participated in the event as speakers. Aayush presented a paper 'Sexual Surveillance and Data Regimes: Development in the Data Economy' co-authored by himself and Ambika.
Download the agenda

Job vacancy: Researcher for the project “WeNet – The Internet of Us”

We look for a researcher with a background in ethics or social sciences and competences in the field of artificial intelligence and/or theories of diversity and/or data privacy.

Are Chinese video apps violating the Indian law?

The apps have benefited mightily from the short-video craze that’s taken hold among preteens and adolescents but this is putting them in danger from predators, experts said.
The article by Nilesh Christopher was published in Economic Times on November 30, 2018.

Join Us to Discuss Attack Response at Internet Scale

How do we coordinate responses to attacks against Internet infrastructure and users? Internet technology has to scale or it won’t survive for long as the network of networks grows ever larger. But it’s not just the technology, it’s also the people, processes and organisations involved in developing, operating and evolving the Internet that need ways to scale up to the challenges that a growing global network can create.

Prof. Dr. Stefan Marschall wird Prorektor für Internationales und Wissenschaftskommunikation

Prof. Marschall wird unter anderem für das Ressort „Internationales“ verantwortlich zeichnen. Er folgt in dieser Zuständigkeit Prof. Dr. Andrea von Hülsen-Esch: Die Kunsthistorikerin vertritt seit mehr als vier Jahren diesen Bereich und will sich ab dem Frühjahr 2019 wieder verstärkt ihrer Forschung und der Initiierung von Verbundprojekten widmen.

Bilim Bulagy: A Spring of Knowledge in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan’s transition to post-Soviet renovation toward a free market economy has had severe effects on the nation’s educational system. Having limited resources, schools in Kyrgyzstan desperately need more teachers. Currently, there are over 2500 teaching positions not being covered, most of them in the fields of natural science and mathematics.

Aluno do Mestrado da FGV Direito Rio atua como pesquisador visitante no ILF

Eduardo Bruzzi passou quatro semanas na InstituiçãoEduardo Bruzzi, aluno do Mestrado em Direito da Regulação da FGV Direito Rio, teve a oportunidade de passar quatro semanas no Instituto de Direito e Finanças da Universidade de Goethe, em Frankfurt.

Basic income in the ‘long now’: three critical considerations for the future(s) of alternative welfare systems

Originally posted on Labgov.city

Tarlach McGonagle gives keynotes on hate speech and speaks at EU’s Annual Colloquium on Fundamental Rights

When citizens take matters into their own hands: a closer look at citizen collectives established in 2015 and 2016

Originally posted on Oikos.be. Download the full report in Dutch or French.