More than 400 activists, academics and practitioners from over 50 countries gathered at this year’s Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest, according to organisers.
The story by David Branigan was published in Intellectual Property Watch on October 3, 2018.
Anubha Sinha participated in a seminar organized by KEI on October 3 and 4, 2018 at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. Anubha spoke on the panel titled "Rationale, Beneficiaries and Scope (of the Treaty)".
Links to the webcast can be found here:
Sunil Abraham gave a talk at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bangalore on October 16, 2018. Sunil used a series of stories to explain how surveillance works and fails in the context of theft, murder, insider trading, terrorism, demonetization and encounter killings.
From 30 September 2018 to 4 October 2018, Gurshabad Grover participated in the meetings of the working groups of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 'IT Security techniques' held in Gjøvik, Norway. The meetings were organized by Standards Norway with support from NTNU, Microsoft, Telenor, et.al.
Gurshabad mainly focused on the meetings of Working Group 5 responsible for standards and research in "Identity management and privacy technologies" in SC 27. I attended sessions discussing work related to current ISO/IEC standards and upcoming work in the WG, such as:
Shweta Mohandas attended a roundtable discussion on artificial intelligence and environment held at Tandem Research's office in Goa on October 5, 2018. She also made the framing intervention for the first session by addressing the question - What are the likely ethical conundrums, and plausible unintended consequences of the use of AI for sustainability?
Invitada por la Universidad de Columbia, la psiquiatra y Profesora Titular de la Facultad de Medicina, dio a conocer información sobre el sistema de salud chileno, los desafíos que aún se deben enfrentar y las oportunidades que otorga el uso de tecnologías para disminuir las brechas de acceso a servicios especializados de psiquiatría y psicología.Como única representante de Latinoamérica, la doctora Graciela Rojas, académica del Hospital Clínico e Investigadora Asociada del nuevo Núcleo Milenio para Mejorar la Salud Mental de Adolescentes y Jóvenes (Imhay)
Este viernes 26 de octubre en la Cineteca Nacional se realizará una muestra de "Zurita, verás no ver", realizado por la académica del Instituto de la Comunicación e Imagen (ICEI), Alejandra Carmona, visionado que contará con la presencia del poeta y un conversatorio.
La decisión fue tomada tras la renuncia del Premio Nacional de Ciencias Exactas y académico de la Universidad de Chile, Mario Hamuy, a la presidencia del Consejo de la Comisión Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (Conicyt).La directora del Instituto de Estudios Avanzados en Educación y del CIAE de la Universidad de Chile, Alejandra Mizala, en su calidad de vicepresidenta de Conicyt, será la encargada de dirigir las sesiones del Consejo de ese organismo.
Al son del piano y la voz de la académica del Departamento de Música, Milena Viertel y su concierto "Violeta de Chile", se inauguró este jueves 18 de octubre una nueva edición del Foro de las Artes, encuentro convocado por la Casa de Bello a partir del cual se busca reflexionar respecto a la creación artística que se produce en la Casa de Bello, abriéndola a la comunidad.Vecinos y vecinas de la comuna de San Joaquín fueron el público de la primera actividad de la cuarta edición del Foro de las Artes de la Universidad de Chile, evento inaugurado este jueves
Seminário Código Civil e o Mercado de Valores Mobiliários08h00O Evento: A CVM, em parceria com o Instituto de Direito das Sociedades e Valores Mobiliários (IDSVM) e a FGV Direito Rio, organiza o Seminário Código Civil e o Mercado de Valores Mobiliários, que contará com diretores e membros da autarquia, integrantes do meio acadêmico e participantes do Mercado. A iniciativa é fruto de acordo de cooperação firmado entre a Autarquia e o Instituto de Direito das Sociedades e Valores Mobiliários (IDSVM).
Programação
9h às 9h15: Abertura
Lack of an affordable and accessible community healthcare is a challenge in rural communities across the globe, and an obstacle in ensuring a healthy population in remote indigenous communities across rural Nepal. Broadband connectivity is opening the door to more accessible and cost-effective patient care by speeding up electronic health records and digital images and increasing mobility with wireless monitoring devices.
João Manoel de Lima Junior assumiu no dia 22/10No último dia 22 de outubro, o professor da FGV Direito Rio, João Manoel de Lima Junior assumiu a presidência da Comissão Permanente de Direito Empresarial do Instituto dos Advogados Brasileiros (IAB). O docente foi designado para o cargo pela Presidente do IAB, Dra. Rita Cortez, após indicação unânime pelos membros presentes na reunião convocada para deliberar sobre a escolha do novo presidente da Comissão.
The App as a Boss? Control and Autonomy in Application-Based Management
The rise of digital platforms requires a deeper understanding of the structural role of algorithmic management in work environments. In this interdisciplinary study published in the journal Arbeit | Grenze | Fluss, we examine how digital platforms, which offer food delivery service, use a mobile application for management of their workforce.
Jeder zehnte Deutsche entwickelt im Laufe seines Lebens eine Herzklappenerkrankung, die unbehandelt lebensbedrohlich wird. Mit dem Startup „Valvofon“ stellte das Gründerteam Elric Zweck und PD Dr. med. Ralf Westenfeld ein kleines Phonokardiographie-Gerät mit eingebautem Mikrofon und innovativem Algorithmus vor. Es ergänzt das klassische Stethoskop bei der Detektion von relevanten und behandlungswürdigen Herzklappenerkrankungen. Das Valvofon ist der Hörfähigkeit des menschlichen Ohres deutlich überlegen und erhöht die diagnostische Treffsicherheit signifikant.
‘It is important to approach open data and open technologies with an open mindset. Citizen- and farmer-generated data can lead to major breakthrough in policy making, providing insights and evidence for better informed environmental management and nature conservation. In the context of climate adaptation and mitigation, open data can also become a powerful tool in the hands of communities of practice, advocacy groups and small companies which can use it to generate solutions that address problems at regional, national and global level.’
Not surprisingly it has been a busy 4 months in IoT, and IoT-related work in IETF has been buzzing right along. This post is intended to highlight some of these activities, and to provide a guide to relevant sessions scheduled during the upcoming IETF 103 meeting in Bangkok.
10月28日下午，由中国网络空间安全协会主办，北京师范大学互联网政策与法律中心联合主办的“网络安全校园行”专家讲座在北师大后主楼学术报告厅举行。讲座由北京师范大学互联网政策与法律研究中心薛虹教授主持，北京金山公司产品策划总监具明鹤先生主讲。中国网络空间安全协会副秘书长张健教授，中国网络空间安全协会网络治理与国际工作委员会秘书长谢永江教授以及来自北京师范大学法律硕士、法学硕士、法学博士学生50多人参加讲座。
薛虹教授隆重介绍了参会的嘉宾并代表北京师范大学法学院以及北京师范大学互联网政策与法律研究中心对大家的到来表示欢迎。 具明鹤总监就“网络安全”这一主题进行演讲。讲解了什么是网络安全，网络安全相关案例和文档信息保护等知识。具明鹤总监幽默风趣的风格以及鲜活的案例将讲座在专业性的基础上增添了趣味性。