Policymakers should ask more questions and focus less on their favourite answers
This article was written by Jeffrey Brown, Head of Technology Policy at the Bertelsmann Foundation and Stefaan Verhulst, Co-Founder of The GovLab. It was originally published on Apolitical on March 16, 2020.
O Comitê de Gestão de Crise, da FGV Direito Rio, informa que o Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) desenvolveu um aplicativo, Coronavírus-SUS, para auxiliar a população na questão do COVID-19. No dispositivo é possível obter informações sobre a doença, dicas de como se prevenir além das recomendações oficiais do Ministério da Saúde.
Universities across the country are shifting their courses online in response to the novel coronavirus, leaving professors and instructors scrambling to modify and adjust their curriculum and teaching methods to this new dynamic. The transition surfaces questions about engaging with students in a virtual environment, students’ internet access to attend class, participate in discussions, as well as concerns about ensuring accessibility guidelines and best practices are upheld.
A video of Joe Biden that was deceptively edited to make it appear as if he endorsed President Donald Trump for re-election triggered warning labels from Twitter and Facebook, one of the first instances in which new policies meant to curb misinformation have been applied to the Trump campaign.
However, Joan Donovan argues that this is not enough: “When it comes to the question of manipulated video content, there needs to be sanctions for actual users beyond the label.”
In late December, BKC fellow Julia Reda argued that the entertainment industry would likely start to lobby the U.S. legislature to cherry-pick elements of the new E.U. copyright directive in order to "harmonize the level of copyright protection.”
Sasha Costanza-Chock discusses their new book, Design Justice.
“Technological innovation and design processes are quite messy, and...people are often marginalized from the stories we hear about the creation of new tools. Social movements are often hotbeds of innovation, but their contributions aren't always recognized.”
Dozens of public and private Facebook groups totaling hundreds of thousands of members have become a haven for conspiracy theories, medical equipment promotion and unproven cures.
“Manipulators will continue to use keyword squatting in private groups to seed health misinformation and scams,” BKC's Joan Donovan said. “The platform is too big for proper moderation, especially when most people posting about coronavirus are seeking information and asking about potential cures.”
BKC affiliate Ryan Merkley on the importance of reliable access to knowledge when making important choices:
“...getting it wrong will have potentially catastrophic effects for our families...for your health and the way we live.”
Ab sofort stellt das Zentrum für Informations- und Medientechnologie (ZIM) den Publikumsverkehr ein: Geschlossen sind bis auf weiteres das Info- und Helpdesk sowie alle öffentlich zugänglichen Lernräume.
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With the global efforts to curb the spread
of COVID-19 coronavirus underway, we’re seeing an unprecedented disruption of
day-to-day operations across virtually all work sectors.
No dia 13 de março, o Centro Acadêmico Mário Machado (CAMM) promoveu uma Roda Viva com o Ministro Luís Roberto Barroso e sua filha, Luna Barroso, ex-aluna da graduação da FGV Direito Rio.
No evento, Luna e o Ministro falaram sobre suas trajetórias e responderam perguntas dos alunos sobre carreira jurídica, Constituição, Direitos das Mulheres, entre outros temas.
With more countries announcing a state of emergency in response to the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, organizations have begun adopting “work from home” policies. The number of organizations taking this approach will likely increase going forward and users and organizations must pay attention to their digital safety while working from[...]
El avance de este virus por el mundo y sus crecientes efectos sobre la economía han generado incertidumbre en los mercados, como lo demuestra la caída de numerosas bolsas durante los últimos días.
Este viernes 6 de marzo, y solo un día después que falleciera su esposo y compañero por casi 60 años, Alejandro Sieveking, murió Bélgica Castro, egresada de la Casa de Bello, Premio Nacional de Artes de la Representación 1995, una de las fundadoras del Teatro Experimental de la Universidad de Chile, hoy Teatro Nacional, y actriz imprescindible de las tablas de nuestro país. El velorio de ambos se está realizando en el Teatro Nacional Chileno, donde las puertas estarán abiertas hasta las 22:00 hrs. de este viernes, para continuar con su despedida mañana.
Despachada por el Congreso a finales de enero, esta nueva normativa promulgada esta semana, amplía el delito de femicidio para cualquier homicidio con razones de género, no sólo aquellos bajo el contexto conyugal o de convivencia como lo era hasta ahora.
"El urbanismo debería orientarse hoy más que nunca al mejoramiento de los parques verdes públicos que hay", indicó la profesora María Isabel Pavez Reyes del Departamento de Urbanismo de la Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo.
Este jueves 5 de marzo falleció el actor, dramaturgo y director egresado de la Casa de Bello. La Sala Antonio Varas del Teatro Nacional Chileno será el lugar donde podrá ser despedido por la comunidad desde este mismo día desde las 19:30 hasta las 20:00 hrs.; el viernes 6 de marzo desde las 10:00 hasta las 20:00 hrs. y el sábado 7 hasta el mediodía.La tarde de este jueves se hizo pública la noticia del fallecimiento del egresado de la U. de Chile, Premio Nacional de Artes de la Representación 2017.
Today, in response to the growing human tragedy caused by the spread of COVID-19, concerned individuals and organizations from around the world launched a call for action aimed at rapidly bolstering society’s ability to leverage data to respond to the current and future pandemics.