"Políticas públicas en tiempos de pandemia y el rol de la Universidad de Chile" fue el tema que se abordó en el primer encuentro 2020 de este ciclo -virtual, debido a la crisis-, en el cual el Rector compartió espacio con Francisco Martínez, decano de la Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas (FCFM), y María Pía Martín, directora del Magíster en Gestión y Políticas Públicas (MGPP) impartido por el Departamento de Ingeniería Industrial de dicha unidad académica.La participación de la Universidad de Chile en la Mesa Social COVID-19, datos epidemiológicos, convergencia del

Este martes 28 de abril el psicólogo clínico y coordinador del Núcleo de Estudios Interdisciplinarios sobre Infancias de la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, fue el invitado a conversar sobre el impacto psicológico de la pandemia en niños, niñas y adolescentes, en el marco de una nueva transmisión online de Prensa U de Chile.

La Casa de Bello fue posicionada además como la institución de educación superior N°1 de Latinoamérica en disciplinas como Matemáticas, Minería y Minerales, Computación, y Contabilidad y Finanzas. El resultado fue sobresaliente en Minería y Minerales, área donde alcanzó el puesto número nueve del mundo.

No dia 7 de maio, o Núcleo de Prática Jurídica da FGV Direito Rio, em parceria com a OAB/RJ (CDHAJ), realizou o webinar "O que fazer em casos de violência doméstica em tempos de Covid-19?", com a professora Juliana Antunes, supervisora da Clínica de Direitos Fundamentais da FGV Direito Rio; a advogada Nadine Borges, vice-presidente da Comissão de Direitos Humanos e Assistência Judiciária (CDHAJ) da OAB/RJ; e a Assessora Parlamentar do Centro Feminista de Estudos e Assessoria no Centro Feminista de Estudos e Assessoria (CFEMEA), Priscilla Brito.

This release was originally written and distributed by The Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress on May 7, 2020.
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Author(s): Giancarlo FrosioPublication Date: May 4, 2020Publication Type: Book(Oxford University Press, edited by Giancarlo Frosio) Read more about The Oxford Handbook of Online Intermediary Liability

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The wonderful thing about SARS-CoV-2 would be that it makes us the same in many ways. "It doesn't care about how rich you are, how famous you are, how funny you are, how smart you are, where you live, how old you are, what amazing stories you can tell." No matter how rich, famous or old you are, the virus does not discriminate.

On Saturday 7th March 2020, the tenth Open Data Day took place with people around the world organising over 300 events to celebrate, promote and spread the use of open data.

On April 30, 2020, The Lebanese General Prosecutor ordered the Ministry of Telecommunications to compel all internet service providers to block 28 applications, claiming that these applications were spreading false information about the “unofficial” exchange rate between the dollar (USD) and the Lebanese Lira (L.L). We condemn the General Prosecutor’s[...]

A new opinion poll has revealed that a majority of people in the UK want ministers to take action against disinformation on social media sites.
The poll by Survation for the Open Knowledge Foundation found that 55 per cent of people in the UK believe the Government should ‘impose compulsory action on social media sites to prevent the spread of disinformation on their sites’.
One-third (33 per cent) said social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter should take voluntary action to tackle disinformation, and only 7 per cent said no action should be taken.

Ionenkanäle und -transporter sind Proteinmoleküle, die in den Membranen aller lebenden Zellen vorhanden sind. Sie vermitteln eine Vielzahl von Zellfunktionen, vornehmlich den Transport von Ionen durch die Membran hindurch. Ionenkanäle ermöglichen beispielsweise die schnelle Veränderung der Membrandurchlässigkeit für wichtige Ionen wie Natrium, Kalium oder Calcium. Dadurch erzeugen und verarbeiten sie elektrische Signale in verschiedenen Zellen. Ionentransporter stellen die Konzentration verschiedener Ionen innerhalb und außerhalb von Zellen ein.

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In the context of a dialogue event organized jointly with the HIIG and the German AI Association, the European Commission presented its White Paper on Artificial Intelligence on May 4 and replied to questions and remarks of the guests from industry, academia and civil society. Das ursprünglich für März geplante Event wurde in ein digitales…

While ethical questions about the fairness of triage situations have surfaced during the Coronavirus pandemic, an important aspect is often overlooked: Historical inequalities and structural discrimination have left some groups significantly under-resourced to tackle the health crisis, and, in many instances, they are more likely to contract and fall seriously ill from the virus. As a result, some of those groups have a higher likelihood to be subjected to triage decisions.

For the past couple of years, here, at the Internet Society, we have been thinking about Internet consolidation. After releasing the 2019 Global Internet Report: Consolidation in the Internet Economy, we understood our limitations and the complexity of the issue. To this end, we decided to partner with Chatham House and reach out to the community of researchers and academics, seeking their input to learn more.

Wissenschaftler und Wissenschaftlerinnen mit Kind, die digitale Lehre anbieten, erleben durch die fehlende Betreuung ihres Nachwuchses besondere zeitliche Mehrfachbelastungen. Denn so eine Vorlesung lässt sich nicht mit ein paar Klicks digitalisieren. Sie werden nun beim Vorbereiten und Durchführen ihrer Veranstaltungen unterstützt.