Are European data protection laws compatible with our rational capacity or lack thereof? Should the protection of fundamental rights rely on individual consent?
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Im Jahr 2019 trat das Projekt we4bee an der Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) mit einem ehrgeizigen Ziel an: Es wollte Bienenstöcke digitalisieren und die gesammelten Daten nutzen – zum Wohl der Bienen, der Imkerei und letzten Endes der ganzen Gesellschaft. Denn schließlich tragen Bienen als Bestäuberinnen viel dazu bei, landwirtschaftliche Erträge und damit die Ernährungsgrundlage der Menschheit zu sichern.

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L’intelligence artificielle (IA) est de plus en plus utilisée dans le secteur culturel pour créer des œuvres susceptibles d’être protégées par le droit d’auteur. Venez découvrir comment le droit d’auteur s’adapte et se transforme face aux prodigieuses créations culturelles générées par l’IA.

Improving technology access requires a multifaceted approach. In this multi-part interview series engaging experts across industry, academia, law, government, and civil society, Portulans Institute Fellow Gabriel Souto explores the critical role of research and development in advancing technology and its accessibility to people in Brazil.

El viernes estuvimos presentes (virtualmente) en el lanzamiento del Índice Latinoamericano de Inteligencia Artificial (ILIA). Celebramos la iniciativa dado que proveerá de datos y un marco de referencia sobre el cual se pueden montar las futuras iniciativas en la región. 

Digitale Technologien und Medien sind tief in unseren Alltag integriert. Sie halten uns in Verbindung, sind die Voraussetzung für Arbeitsprozesse, ermöglichen schnelle Abstimmungen, Inspiration, Unterhaltung, Lernen, Unterstützung und vieles mehr. Gleichzeitig entsteht dadurch digitaler Stress, den wir nicht immer gut handhaben können und der zu negativen gesundheitlichen Folgen führen kann.

Before the Lebanese government endorsed Ogero’s seven-fold price hikes, journalist Ali Noureddine found himself at the mercy of … Ogero Enacts Increases in Fixed Internet Subscription Rates in Lebanon: Exploring Sustainable SolutionsRead More »

Before the Lebanese government endorsed Ogero’s seven-fold price hikes, journalist Ali Noureddine found himself at the mercy of his local internet distributor due to the unavailability of Ogero services in his residing area of Bchamoun-South of Beirut neighborhood. Now, as the government green-lights these increments, his plight persists with Ogero, albeit with a significant difference – the $20 he previously paid for an underperforming internet distributor will escalate to over $45 per month!

Before the Lebanese government endorsed Ogero’s seven-fold price hikes, journalist Ali Noureddine found himself at the mercy of his local internet distributor due to the unavailability of Ogero services in his residing area of Bchamoun-South of Beirut neighborhood. Now, as the government green-lights these increments, his plight persists with Ogero, albeit with a significant difference – the $20 he previously paid for an underperforming internet distributor will escalate to over $45 per month!

Digital Asia Hub hosted the 20th anniversary instance of the Chinese Internet Research Conference (CIRC), a global network for emerging and senior academics studying digital life in China.This year, the Hub took on the mantle as CIRC organiser, partnering with The Faculty of Mass Communication at Chiang Mai University as local hosts. The focus was on the Chinese Internet in the Global South, with the goal of understanding the technological, geopolitical, and cultural implications of China’s technology stack around the world, particularly the majority world.

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Nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter à la conférence CETA/AECG – Aspects stratégiques d’un accord méga-régional. Elle se tiendra le 13 septembre 2023, au Salon François-Chevrette (A-3464), avec Nanette Neuwahl.

Conférence suivie d’un vin d’honneur.

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SINGAPORE, 15 AUGUST 2023 – In its eighteenth edition, Wikimania, the flagship annual conference that celebrates Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia and the volunteers who make them possible, is set to take place in Singapore.

Higher Degree Research Students Anand Badola, Dominique Carlon and Kunal Chand from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society at QUT, recently attended the Oxford Internet Institute Summer Doctoral Programme (OII-SDP) where they participated in 2 weeks of classes and workshops, received feedback on their research projects, and met 28 other participants from around the world.

Le Laboratoire de cyberjustice est un espace unique de réflexion et de création où les processus de justice sont modélisés et réimaginés afin d’améliorer l’accès à la justice.

In Expanded Cinema, written in 1970, Gene Youngblood outlines what he deems as his contemporary scientific transition as an era of Cosmic Consciousness. Youngblood explains: “At their present limits astrophysics, biochemistry, and conceptual mathematics move into metaphysical territory. Mysticism is upon us: it arrives simultaneously from science and psilocybin.” (p.

Die wirtschaftliche Situation in Deutschland ist angespannt. Einige Branchen haben noch immer mit den Folgen der Corona-Pandemie zu kämpfen sowie mit den aktuellen Auswirkungen von Kriegen und Krisen.

Das Immunsystem ist ein komplexes Netzwerk, das an zahlreichen Entwicklungen und Funktionen des Körpers beteiligt ist. Es kommuniziert mit dem Nervensystem, erkennt Tumoren, reguliert den Stoffwechsel, steuert die Erneuerung von Gewebe und interagiert mit den Organen.

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) should release all those unjustly imprisoned in the country before the … UAE: Release all those unjustly imprisoned before COP28Read More »

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) should release all those unjustly imprisoned in the country before the start of COP28, which will be held at Expo City Dubai between 30 November and 12 December 2023. UAE authorities continue to detain dozens of people who completed their prison sentences some years ago, including 55 dissidents, lawyers and other people convicted in a mass trial known as the “UAE94” case. The UAE also continues to detain prominent human rights activists, including Ahmed Mansoor and Dr.