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HHU-Ideenwettbewerb 2020: Kreative Köpfe prämiert für Ideenreichtum und Gründergeist

Bis zum 31. Mai konnten Studierende, Absolvent und Absolventinnen, Wissenschaftler und Wissenschaftlerinnen sowie Mitarbeiter und Mitarbeterinnen aus allen Fachbereichen der HHU, der An-Institute und des Universitätsklinikums Düsseldorf ihre Ideen für ein erfolgversprechendes Startup einreichen. Fast 30 spannende Geschäftskonzepte lagen zum Stichtag auf dem Tisch.

The GDPR at Two — Global Floor or Global Ceiling?

Facebook’s German Court Loss Opens New Front Against Privacy Violations

WANTED: Open Knowledge Foundation seeks visionary leader to steer the world towards a free, fair, and open society

You are a charismatic, innovative champion of openness, and a strategist with leadership skills and experience of engaging highly motivated teams and funders.
We are the Open Knowledge Foundation, building a better future where knowledge is shared so all can live happier and healthier lives.

IXPs: Keeping Local Infrastructure Resilient during COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has proven how important a strong Internet infrastructure is.

Internet exchange points are a vital part of that. They are key to bringing better, faster, and more affordable Internet to people.

Catherine Stihler to leave Open Knowledge Foundation to lead Creative Commons

Catherine Stihler. Photo: David Iliff / CC BY-SA.
Our Chief Executive Catherine Stihler OBE has accepted a new opportunity and will soon be leaving the Open Knowledge Foundation.
She goes with our very warmest wishes and we hope to continue a strong relationship with her in her new role as CEO of Creative Commons.

Student assistant (m/f/d) in the OrA Project

Do you have experience in research and interest in pursuing topics related to the “digitalization of higher education” with a fantastic team? Are you passionate about exploring the interaction between science and society? Then you are the perfect addition to our team.  The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) is looking for…
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U. de Chile lidera Ranking Mundial de Universidades por disciplina

La principal clasificación de instituciones de educación superior del mundo posicionó a la Casa de Bello como la primera del país en 17 áreas del conocimiento y figuró entre los mejores planteles del orbe en 25. La medición, que analiza el desempeño específico en cada disciplina, ubicó a la Universidad de Chile entre las mejores 200 del planeta en 6 campos.El Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) se ha consolidado como el ranking de universidades de mayor prestigio y trayectoria en el planeta.

Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas cumple 75 años

"Los invito a todos a redoblar nuestros esfuerzos para hacer de esta casa aún mejor de lo que ha sido hasta hoy", señaló el decano Arturo Squella en un saludo enviado a la comunidad de dicha unidad académica, mensaje en el que también llamó a los miembros de la Facultad que lidera a tener paciencia, flexibilidad y fuerza para seguir adelante en estos tiempos de pandemia.La Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas fue fundada el 1° de julio de 1945 por el Rector Juvenal Hernández con el nombre de Facultad de Química y Farmacia, independizándola de la de

Impulsan junto a vecinas de La Pintana campaña para apoyar comunidades

Académicas y estudiantes del Centro de Estudios Culturales Latinoamericanos (CECLA), junto al Comité de Solidaridad Villa Colombia, organizaron un llamado para reunir dinero para un comedor popular y para la entrega de cajas con mercadería y útiles de aseo para cinco villas de esta comuna del sector sur de la capital, gestionado por las vecinas y vecinos de dicha organización como una forma de enfrentar y resistir la actual crisis.El 18 de mayo, a seis meses del inicio de la revuelta de octubre, diversas acciones de protesta por las consecuencias sociales de la pandemia se

PhD candidate (m/f/d) – with design / UX expertise and experience

You are a young expert in the research and development of artificial intelligence (AI)? You are not only interested in technical aspects but also in the societal implications of AI? You want to explore how AI can be developed and used in a way that is oriented towards the common good? If you are interested…
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Communication and Campaigns Officer – Expired

SMEX is recruiting a part time Communication and Campaigns Officer. They will be in charge of campaigning for the different projects that SMEX is currently implementing in addition to managing communication and campaigning for SMEX’s annual Arabic-language unconference Bread&Net. Key Responsibilities: Co-create the social media strategy with the Digital Content[...]

PhD candidates (m/f/d) – with technical expertise and experience

You are a young expert in the research and development of artificial intelligence (AI)? You are not only interested in technical aspects but also in the societal implications of AI? You want to explore how AI can be developed and used in a way that is oriented towards the common good? If you are interested…
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Beschimpfen, bedrohen, diskriminieren: Sprache als Verbrechen

Ziel des Vortrags ist, auf Grund unterschiedlichen Materials aus dem frankophonen Raum zu zeigen, wie Recht und Rechtsprechung damit umgehen und inwieweit pragma-semantische Grundkategorien zur Klärung solcher Fälle beitragen können. Im Mittelpunkt des Interesses steht die interpretatorische Arbeit sowohl des Linguisten als auch des Juristen, die in Disziplinen wie Semantik, Pragmatik, Hermeneutik und Rhetorik verankert ist.

OpenSpending stewardship moving to Datopian

 

OpenSpending is one of the longest running projects both at Open Knowledge Foundation and within the open data ecosystem in its entirety.
Starting life in 2009 as Where Does my Money Go?, OpenSpending has played a vital role in the publication of open budget and spending data by governments world over. 

Jürgen Hünten verlässt nach 14 Jahren die Katholische Hochschulgemeinde

„Menschen an einem Wendepunkt begleiten“, so schildert Hünten seine Arbeit als Hochschulpfarrer, der nicht nur für die Universität, sondern auch für die anderen Düsseldorfer Hochschulen zuständig war. Auf rund 250 schätzt er die Zahl seiner Gemeindemitglieder, immer ist es klar, dass es nur Mitglieder auf Zeit sind. Das macht die Arbeit spannend und hält jung „jedes Wintersemester haben wir die Gemeinde wieder neu erfunden“, so Hünten. Er hat es stets als Privileg begriffen, mit jungen, denkenden Menschen Gott zu suchen, hat zudem viele Taufen, Hochzeiten gefeiert.

Human Rights Racial Equality & New Information Technologies

Good Digital IDs Kickstart Governments’ Digital Transformation. Here’s Why.

2020 is a landmark year for governmental digital transformation and the adoption of digital ID technologies. Now more than ever before, governance is digital: elections, identification, participatory governance, and civic engagement facilitated through ICTs have reached remarkable levels. Politics and government can simultaneously exist and function both online and offline.

From Rationality to Relationality: Ubuntu as an Ethical and Human Rights Framework for Artificial Intelligence Governance

'Another Marielle Franco Shouldn't Die': A Film Memorializing Slain Brazilian LGBT Activist