Here’s an open data story that might sound a bit counterintuitive.
Last month a multinational company was negotiating with an African government to buy an asset. The company, which already owned some of the asset but wanted to increase its stake, said the extra part was worth $6 million. The government’s advisers said it was worth at least three times that. The company disputed that. The two sides met for two days and traded arguments, sometimes with raised voices, but the meeting broke up inconclusively.

Prof. Dr. Rita Finkbeiner wurde 1975 in Leonberg geboren. Sie studierte von 1995 bis 1997 Deutsche Philologie und Volkskunde an der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, von 1997 bis 1998 Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft an der Rijksuniversiteit Groningen und von 1998 bis 2001 Germanistische Linguistik und Europäische Ethnologie an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

What is the Kit?
The Platform Co-op Development Kit is a multi-year project that advances the cooperative digital economy. The Kit is a project by the Platform Cooperativism Consortium, homed at The New School in New York City, in collaboration with the Inclusive Design Research Centre at OCAD University in Toronto, and platform co-op communities worldwide.

Jessie Wright-Mendoza at JStor: “After the Civil War, the United States searched for ways to redefine itself. But by the 1880’s, the hopes of Reconstruction had dimmed. Across the United States there was instead a push to formalize and legalize discrimination against African-Americans.

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Jane Wiseman for IBM Center for The Business of Government: “Governments at all levels have seen dramatic increases in availability and use of data over the past decade.

In a new article written for the Spanish national newspaper El País, GovLab Senior Fellow Victoria Alsina describes GovLab’s recently launched

III Seminário de Integração FGV - PUCPR - UERJ - UFPR :: Transformações do Direito Administrativo: O Estado Administrativo 30 anos depois da Constituição de 198808h30 até 17h00O Evento: Programação
 
09h30 às 09h45 | Credenciamento
 
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Serviços públicos e a Lei de Proteção de Dados Pessoais: o mesmo direito administrativo?
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Book by Cass Sunstein: “Why policies should be based on careful consideration of their costs and benefits rather than on intuition, popular opinion, interest groups, and anecdotes.

Abdi Latif Dahir at Quartz: “Tanzania’s government wants to have exclusive control over who collects and shares data about the country.

Youth and privacy in the Americas: UNICEF Brazil How do youth allies promote young people’s critical thinking on privacy, in informal learning contexts in the Americas? This blog post is part of a series showcasing the work of different organizations at the intersection of youth development, digital rights, and online safety. Quick facts Who: Nelson Leoni from UNICEF Headquarters and Pedro Ivo Alcantara from UNICEF Brazil What: Campaigning Mission/vision: To promote the fulfillment of children’s […]

Das The team of the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) is looking for the following at the earliest opportunity a student employee with an IT background. The working hours of 10-20 hours per week will be determined by arrangement and according to your availability and will be paid at €12.50/hour. You…
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From Mirrors to Data: The 21st Century Digital Barter

De espelhos a dados: O escambo digital do século XXI
Provavelmente, todo brasileiro que estudou os primeiros anos da história do Brasil conhece o significado do termo “escambo”. Hoje, achamos inadmissível o fato de colonizadores terem negociado com nativos objetos de pequeno valor em troca de uma das mercadorias mais valiosas e cobiçadas na Europa naquela época.

VOZES SILENCIOSAS: A Experiência da Mulher com o Zika Vírus18h00 até 21h00O Evento: A FGV Direito Rio convida para a mesa redonda e o coquetel de lançamento do relatório “VOZES SILENCIOSAS: A Experiência da Mulher com o Zika Vírus”. 

A Escola alcançou seu maior índice de aprovação no exameO último ranking divulgado pela Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil (OAB) indica que a Escola de Direito do Rio de Janeiro (FGV Direito Rio) obteve o maior índice de aprovação entre todas as instituições participantes, públicas ou privadas, que tiveram ao menos 10 alunos presentes. A FGV Direito Rio obteve um aproveitamento de 87,5% dentre os alunos que prestaram o Exame.

Social Science Research Council: “For decades, the social sciences have generated knowledge vital to guiding public policy, informing business, and understanding and improving the human condition. But today, the social sciences face serious threats. From dwindling federal funding to public mistrust in institutions to widespread skepticism about data, the infrastructure supporting the social sciences is shifting in ways that threaten to undercut research and knowledge production.

Bis zum 5. Oktober können sich Studieninteressierte für einen der 18 zulassungsfreien Studiengänge an der HHU einschreiben (Übersicht über das Studienangebot der HHU).
Mit dem kommenden Wintersemester 2018/19 wächst das zulassungsfreie Studienangebot der HHU um den neuen Bachelor-Studiengang Transkulturalität. Der Studiengang ist noch in der Akkreditierungsphase – man kann sich aber schon einschreiben und im Oktober starten.

Fight against fakes: Facebook plans to fact-check videos and photos posted on the social media platform in an effort to combat misinformation, reports the Associated Press on SeattleTimes.com. Fact-checkers will use several methods, including analyzing image metadata, to determine accuracy, and Facebook will label photos and videos that are fakes, the company said.

Jill Lepore at the New York Times: “Every government is a machine, and every machine has its tinkerers — and its jams. From the start, machines have driven American democracy and, just as often, crippled it. The printing press, the telegraph, the radio, the television, the mainframe, cable TV, the internet: Each had wild-eyed boosters who promised that a machine could hold the republic together, or make it more efficient, or repair the damage caused by the last machine.