Stir to Action has worked in partnership with the Centre for Urban Research on Austerity at De Montfort University in Leicester to produce a new video resource for the municipalist movement. The video was inspired by CURA’s Municipal Socialism in the 21st Century event in June 2018, and highlights the latest concepts in the movement, summarising why it is growing, and explains some of its main concerns.
This post by Gabriel Weinberg, CEO & Founder at DuckDuckGo (2008-present) is republished from Quora
Birnbachers Forschungsschwerpunkte sind ethische und anthropologische Grundlagen- und Anwendungsprobleme der modernen Medizin. Dazu gehören z.B. Organtransplantation, Reproduktion, Sterbehilfe oder Gentechnik. Außerdem hat er über ethische Probleme im Spannungsfeld von Transhumanismus und Biokonservativismus gearbeitet. In seiner Forschung stellt Birnbacher Fragen wie „Inwieweit dürfen und sollen wir die Natur des Menschen verändern?“ oder „Hat die Unterscheidung von Künstlichkeit und Natürlichkeit ethisches Gewicht?“.
Elonnai Hickok participated in an event organized by Takhshashila on August 27, 2018 and made a presentation on Ethics and AI in India. The event was held in Takshashila Institution
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For more details visit https://cis-india.org/internet-governance/news/takshashilas-online-cogitatum-on-ai-and-ethics-in-india
Chapter by Stefaan Verhulst and Andrew Young in Smarter New York City:How City Agencies Innovate. Edited by André Corrêa d’Almeida: “While retail entrepreneurs, particularly those operating in the small-business space, are experts in their respective trades, they often lack access to high-quality information about social, environmental, and economic conditions in the neighborhoods where they operate or are considering operating.
Matthew Beedham at TNW: “Walmart is asking all of its leafy greens suppliers to get on blockchain by this time next year.
With instances of E. coli on the rise, particularly in romaine lettuce, Walmart is insisting that its suppliers use blockchain to track and trace products from source to the customer.
Toolkit: “Government leaders and staff who leverage algorithms are facing increasing pressure from the public, the media, and academic institutions to be more transparent and accountable about their use. Every day, stories come out describing the unintended or undesirable consequences of algorithms. Governments have not had the tools they need to understand and manage this new class of risk.
Junto con analizar los diferentes énfasis que ha tenido este organismo, dependiendo de las diferentes realidades de la región, el coordinador académico de la Cátedra de DD.HH. Claudio Nash, revisa como "hoy la situación es compleja", dado que "se ha ido imponiendo un discurso pro democracia y derechos humanos, pero con poco correlato en la práctica".En el marco de la conmemoración de los 40 años de la instalación de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, se ha realizado un Seminario en Chile, organizado por la Asociación Interamericana de Defensorías Públicas.
Este martes al mediodía en la Casa Central se realizará el Acto Oficial de conmemoración de un nuevo aniversario del Golpe de Estado, ocasión en la que efectuará la segunda entrega de títulos póstumos y simbólicos a familiares de estudiantes detenidos desaparecidos y ejecutados políticos. Además, en los diferentes espacios universitarios se llevan a cabo diversas y significativas iniciativas de conmemoración, como un homenaje a quienes sufrieron la violencia de la dictadura, particularmente a quienes integraron la institución.
Stanford Law School today announced the appointment of the freedom of expression, freedom of information, and media regulation international expert Joan Barata Mir as the Consulting Intermediary Liability Fellow at the Center for Internet and Society (CIS). Barata will pursue international and comparative approaches to intermediary obligations, focusing particularly on the implications vis-à-vis the exercise of the rights to freedom of expression and freedom of information.
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In preparation of the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law (ICAIL), the Cyberjustice Laboratory of the Université de Montréal will be hosting a number of scientific events dedicated to artificial intelligence. One such event, the Graduate Law and Artificial Intelligence Conference (GLAIC), will be held on February 25, 2019 in Montreal, Canada.
Objetivo é abraçar a pluralidade e coibir discriminaçõesA FGV Direito Rio lança essa semana o Programa Diversidade no intuito de alinhar-se às melhores práticas internacionais e nacionais, no que se refere ao fortalecimento da diversidade como um elemento potencializador de excelência acadêmica. “Não é incomum que professores(as), funcionárias(os), alunas(os) e terceirizadas(os) de instituições sintam-se constrangidos e preteridos em razão de características pessoais socialmente estigmatizadas ou desvalorizadas em seus ambientes profissionais.
The space around us is changing and Open Knowledge International needs a CEO who can help refine our identity and mission in this changing context. We are looking for someone who is entrepreneurial, creative and can work out what open means today, turning our mission into reality. You will be able to harness our activist ethos to deliver the services and products while ensuring the sustainability of the organisation and our mission. The application deadline is now closed. closes this Monday, 1 October 2018.
A handful of groups in New York City are bypassing large ISPs and building their own community networks, as a way to provide cheaper, and in many cases faster and more reliable service.
Introduction to Special Issue on Urban Modeling and Simulation by Shade T. Shutters: “Increased use of sensors and social data collection methods have provided cites with unprecedented amounts of data. Yet, data alone is no guarantee that cities will make smarter decisions and many of what we call smart cities would be more accurately described as data-driven cities.
Book edited by Jonas Tallberg, Karin Backstrand, and Jan Aart Scholte: “Legitimacy is central for the capacity of global governance institutions to address problems such as climate change, trade protectionism, and human rights abuses. However, despite legitimacy’s importance for global governance, its workings remain poorly understood.
Mark Treskon, Sino Esthappan, Cameron Okeke and Carla Vasquez-Noriega at the Urban Institute: “This report synthesizes findings from four cases where stakeholders are using creative placemaking to improve community safety.
Christina Pena at the National Skills Coalition: “Administrative data on employment and earnings, commonly referred to as wage data or wage records, can be used to assess the labor market outcomes of workforce, education, and other programs, providing policymakers, administrators, researchers, and the public with valuable information. However, there is no single readily accessible federal source of wage data which covers all workers.