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Distributed Governance > Berlin Council, 2019

DGOV Council Berlin (dgov.foundation twitter @dgovearth #dgov ) was an event organised by inblock.io events which took place in Berlin 26th-28th in Fullnode and Betahaus.

About the DGOV Council

(Reposted from the DGov Wiki)

International Conference: “Social Solidarity Economy and the Commons: Contributions to the Deepening of Democracy”

Venue: Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Lisbon, Portugal

Date: 6 – 8th November 2019

Organiser: Centre for International Studies (CEI-IUL)

The second international conference “Social Solidarity Economy and the Commons” will be a meeting point for researchers, activists, public officials and social entrepreneurs involved in social and solidarity economy, governance of the commons and new social movements in different parts of the world.

IViR receives donation for new ‘Information Law and Policy Lab’

HHU-Biologen machen Schnittblumen länger haltbar

Der Valentinstag steht vor der Tür, am 14. Februar werden Unmengen an Schnittblumen verschenkt. Aber auch das ganze Jahr hindurch bringen sie als Dekoration Farbe und ein Stück Natur in Wohnräume und Büros. Laut einer Importstatistik der Vereinten Nationen liegt der weltweite Handelswert für Schnittblumen bei rund 4 Milliarden US-Dollar. Dabei stellen Europa (66,7%), die USA (19,3%) und Japan (10,7%) die größten Abnehmer. Allein die Deutschen geben im Durchschnitt rund 100 Euro pro Kopf im Jahr für Schnittblumen und Zierpflanzen aus.

Open call for ideas: Open source agriculture workshop

The P2P Lab is happy to announce the launch of “Co-create with Tzoumakers: Open source agriculture workshop”, celebrating the gathering of designers, makers and farmers who are adapting to the digitised world. The workshop will be hosted at the rural makerspace “Tzoumakers”, which is located in NW Greece.

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Introduction and background

Problems remain with the EU’s copyright reform

It was almost exactly five years ago that a reform of EU copyright was included in the European Commission’s list of priorities. The setting of that priority was followed by several public consultations, countless public events, and many face-to-face meetings. In 2016, the Commission made a proposal for what this reform would look like.

Victoria Coleman steps down as Wikimedia’s Chief Technology Officer

The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that supports the free knowledge platform Wikipedia, today announces that Victoria Coleman has stepped down from her role as Chief Technology Officer.
“Victoria joined us two years ago with the mandate to expand our system redundancies and refine our approach to technical program operations. I appreciate all her contributions and wish her well in the future,” said Katherine Maher, Executive Director, Wikimedia Foundation.

In Southeast Asia, Improving Livelihoods Through Crowdsourcing

The Southeast Asia region is one of the fastest growing regions in the world today. With rich natural resources, it has evolved into a highly industrialized region, inviting investors from all over the world. The riches however, are not enjoyed by all. According to one ASEAN report, close to 36 million of its population are still living below the international poverty line, with 90% of these people in Indonesia or the Philippines.

Núcleo de Estudos Brasil-China da FGV Direito Rio e CEBC firmam Acordo de Cooperação Científica e Acadêmica

Acordo foi assinado no último dia 30No último dia 30, o Núcleo de Estudos Brasil-China da FGV Direito Rio e o Conselho Empresarial Brasil-China (CEBC) firmaram um Acordo de Cooperação Científica e Acadêmica com o objetivo de desenvolver estudos e análises sobre a China e sobre a relação entre os dois países. A assinatura do acordo foi realizada na presença do Vice-Diretor da Escola, Antonio Maristrello Porto, o Coordenador do Núcleo de Estudos Brasil-China, Evandro Menezes de Carvalho,  o Presidente do CEBC, Embaixador Luiz Augusto de Castro Neves, e o Diretor Roberto Fendt.

How to be “Team Human” in the digital future

Hi,

My new book Team Human,
launches today.  I’ve never written to everyone in my address book
before, but this is by far the most important publication of my career: a
manifesto arguing for human dignity and prosperity in a digital age.

J!Cast: Angemessenheitsbeschluss für Japan gemäß Art. 45 DS-GVO

In einer neuen Ausgabe des J!Cast stellt Toshihiro Wada, aktuell wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft am ITM, die Neuerungen der EU-Datenschutzgrundverordnung (DS-GVO) vor. Thematischer Schwerpunkt des Podcasts ist der Angemessenheitsbeschluss für Japan gemäß Art. 45 DS-GVO.
Der Podcast ist auf Japanisch.
 

A Looming Deadline for the Right to Ramble

For centuries, ordinary Brits have enjoyed a legal “right to ramble” throughout the countryside even when they might cross someone’s private property. In England and Wales alone, there are an estimated 140,000 miles of footpaths and bridlepaths that are considered public rights of way. Now, as reported by the website Boing Boing, the full scope of this right — and access to a vast network of paths — is in question.

Prof. Xue Lectured at Cambridge CIPIL

Prof. Xue was invited by the Center of Intellectual Property and Information Law of Cambridge Law Faculty to lecture to the faculties and graduate students on January 16-21, 2019. Prof. Xue Lectured on “Copyright on E-commerce Platforms: An Insight Preview of the Chinese New Law”. Chinese E-Commerce Law, effective from 1 January 2019, impacts all the stakeholders in the business.

薛虹教授接受《法制日报》采访 展望《电子商务法》的实施 (之二)

电子商务法“升级”对消费者保护力度
2018-09-18 本报记者 蒲晓磊
禁止网购刷单;不得默认搭售;应当及时退还押金……针对近两年出现的一些侵害消费者权益的现象,电子商务法专门作出规定,并明确了相应的法律责任。例如,针对押金退还问题,电子商务法规定,电子商务经营者未向消费者明示押金退还的方式、程序,对押金退还设置不合理条件,或者不及时退还押金的,最高可处以五十万元的罚款。近些年,伴随着电子商务的高速发展,侵害消费者权益的花样也在不断翻新,电子商务法专门在多处针对热点问题作出回应,进一步构建了保护消费者权益的法律制度。
经营者不得滥用格式条款
北京师范大学法学院教授薛虹指出,在电子商务活动中,交易都是采用电子商务合同,除非特殊情况(例如当事人特别约定签署传统纸面方式的确认书)或者特殊领域(例如法律、行政法规有禁止性规定),都是采用自动信息系统订立的。
对此,电子商务法专门在“电子商务合同的订立与履行”一章中规定了一系列保护消费者合法权益的法律制度,主要包括:电子商务经营者信息披露义务、允许消费者更正输入错误的义务、不得滥用格式条款的义务。

Routing Security – Getting Better, But No Reason to Rest!

Editor’s note: This is an abridged version of a post that was first published on MANRS.org. Read the full version.
In January last year I looked back at 2017 trying to figure out how routing security looked like globally and on a country level. I used BGPStream.com – a great public service providing information about suspicious events in the routing system.

Nina Scheibel für die beste Dissertation 2018 ausgezeichnet

Erstmals hat die Philosophische Fakultät in diesem Jahr eine eigene Feier für die Promovierten des letzten Jahres durchgeführt: eingeladen waren die Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler, ihre Doktorväter und -mütter und viele Gäste. Umrahmt wurde das Programm von drei Science-Slams, bei denen Doktoranden ihr Dissertationsthema vorstellten.

Has the time come for a World Political Party?

Thanks a lot to Heikki Patomäki for the stimulating proposal for “A World Political Party”.

I am sceptical for a number of reasons but primarily because I do not see a organic connection with anything that is unfolding on the ground. What I see unfolding is quite different, and I believe our solutions must be in harmony with these more grassroots trends.

Sharing Society International Conference: Call for Papers and Poster Presentations

See Sharing Society Project for complete details
 

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

“Sharing Society. The Impact of Collaborative Collective Actions in the Transformation of Contemporary Societies”

Bizkaia Aretoa, University of the Basque Country, Bilbao (Spain)

May 23-24, 2019

Call for Papers and Poster Presentations

1. Context and Rationale

Adapting the Understanding of Media Market Plurality to the New Digital Realities

Das ITM gratuliert: Katharina de la Durantaye habilitiert

Am Donnerstag, den 31. Januar 2019 wurde Frau Prof. Dr. Katharina de la Durantaye an der juristischen Fakultät der Humboldt-Universität Berlin die Lehrbefugnis für Zivilrecht verliehen. In ihrem Habilitationsvortrag sprach sie über  „Die Ehe für alle und das IPR“.