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​Abu Dhabi National Oil Company renews commitment and support for NTU Singapore’s International Trading Programme

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Wir machen die Nacht zum Text!

Während der Schreibnacht erhalten alle Studierenden, die ein Schreibprojekt beginnen, bearbeiten oder beenden möchten, Unterstützung. Sie können sich in individuellen Beratungen und Workshops Tipps für ihre Haus- und Abschlussarbeiten holen. Auf dem Programm stehen u. a. Zeitmanagement, Recherchestrategien, Fact-checking, Plagiatsvermeidung und Academic English.
Eine Schreiblounge bietet die Möglichkeit in entspannter Atmosphäre unter Gleichgesinnten und mit fachkundiger Anleitung Schreibprojekte zu beginnen, weiterzuführen oder einen letzten Feinschliff vorzunehmen. 

La Universidad, entre las 100 mejores del mundo en Negocios y Administración, Comunicación, Filosofía, y Contabilidad y Finanzas

La Universidad, entre las 100 mejores del mundo en Negocios y Administración, Comunicación, Filosofía, y Contabilidad y Finanzas
La institución suma 12 especialidades en el último ranking QS por materias

FOTO: Manuel Castells

27/02/19 09:37
María Salanova

Protecting libraries and the vital role they play in local communities

This article was originally published in The Scotsman.
With councils across the UK facing major financial pressures, libraries are too often seen as an easy target for cuts.
In 2017, it is estimated that more than 120 libraries closed their doors in England, Wales and Scotland. That figure is likely to have increased last year.

Imagine a Feminist Internet: Research, Practice and Policy in South Asia

Internet Democracy Project and Point of View co-organized a two-day Imagine a Feminist Internet event in Sri Lanka on 22011 and 22 February 2019. Ambika Tandon was a speaker and presented a paper 'Framing Reproductive Health as a Data Problem? Unpacking ‘Dataveillance’ in India' which was co-authored by herself and Aayush Rathi.

The Seven Super Powers of Futurists

This post by Sohail Inayatullah is republished from Journal of Future Studies

Legal Tech Talks - Advogadas Empreendedoras

Legal Tech Talks - Advogadas Empreendedoras18h30 até 21h30O Evento: A FGV DIREITO RIO apresenta a palestra “Legal Tech Talks - Advogadas Empreendedoras“ que integra o programa do curso Lawtechs: Programação para advogados e empreendedores. O curso visa capacitar profissionais do Direito, empreendedores e demais interessados no tema em aspectos básicos de programação para que possam atuar, direta ou indiretamente, com Startups (ex. lawtechs, fintechs, insurtechs, healthtechs, etc), bem como nas diversas áreas nascentes da advocacia de ponta.

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Public Forum

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra will hold six public forums on the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The forums will provide an initial opportunity for the public to participate in the CCPA rulemaking process. As part of the rulemaking process, the Department of Justice invites all members of the public to speak at these events.
March 5, 2019Room 290 - Stanford Law School

Science Fiction & Information Law Award – Winners announced

Transatlantic High Level Group seeks to address harmful content online while protecting freedom of speech

118° Mercoledì di Nexa - Understanding cybergeography: visualizing how cyberspace and geopolitics interact

Page Type: Eventmercoledi10 aprile 2019
Kavé Salamatian (University of Savoie)
image: Super sticky: 0Featured Event: 0Data evento: Wed, 10/04/2019 - 18:00 to 20:00luogo: Via Boggio 65/a | Torino (primo piano)

Five NTU subjects in global top 10 

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Trading as a journalist with a new media currency

The We-Publish Infrastructure implements the idea of a media currency (“Medienfranken”) in the form of a cryptocurrency and establishes an decentralised infrastructure for the media and journalists on a blockchain. Thanks to the combination of the two infrastructures, the transparency and autonomy over information selection will be improved and the independence of the media houses…

Partnerschaft des ITM mit Reykjavík lebt wieder auf

Nach zweijährigen Verhandlungen haben die juristischen Fakultäten Münster und Reykjavík erneut ein Partnerschaftsabkommen über Studenten- und Dozentenaustausch geschlossen. Seit 2002 bestand eine Partnerschaft über das ITM im Rahmen des Erasmus-Projekts. Es entwickelten sich über die Jahre eine gute und sehr persönliche Zusammenarbeit und ein reger gegenseitiger Austausch. Island ist zu einem der beliebtesten Ziele für Münsteraner Jurastudenten überhaupt geworden und auch Professoren und Mitarbeiter besuchten hin und wieder die ferne Partneruniversität.

How was 2018 for Open Knowledge Brasil?

This blog has been translated from its original version on the OK Brasil blog. The complete 2018 Annual Report of OK Brasil is available here.

78 Questions to Ask about Any Technology

Republished from viralspiraldance.home.blog

Project Of The Day: Decentralized Society Research Project

In January, I began a series of MOOCs on social entrepreneurship. One of the courses focuses on Business Models. My interest is in applying the Open Value Network Model to social entrepreneurship. All of the courses emphasize “scaling” the business. I suggested previously that developing economies of scope might be a better aim. The courses also unanimously advocate Lean processes.  In the Lean Startup approach, the social entrepreneur develops hypotheses, builds iterative prototypes, and tests them with real people. “You must leave the office,” is the mantra.

Facebook challenged to tackle the spread of ‘fake news’ ahead of vital European elections

Facebook’s global affairs boss Sir Nick Clegg has been challenged to tackle the spread of ‘fake news’ on Facebook ahead of vital European elections.
Catherine Stihler, chief executive of Open Knowledge International and a former MEP, has written to the former Deputy Prime Minister to request more transparency from Facebook and its assistance in resuscitating the three foundations of ‘tolerance, facts and ideas’.

Launch of Tallinn Guidelines on National Minorities and the Media in the Digital Age

The Global Internet Report: Consolidation in the Internet Economy

The 2017 Global Internet Report: Paths to Our Digital Future focused attention on the significant potential of the Internet for innovation and sustainable development, but without denying or shirking the challenges it also introduces. This forward-looking analysis is a powerful advocacy tool for anyone who wants to protect and build the open Internet.