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The key challenges of social robots

What are the key ethical, legal and social (ELS) issues of social robots? How can these challenges be addressed? To answer these questions, Christoph Lutz conducted with two research colleagues four interactive and interdisciplinary workshops during leading robotics conferences. Here, he reports on some of the key findings and implications.   Social robots: what are…
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Applications Open: Training for New Chapter Leaders in Latin America and the Caribbean

For us at the Internet Society, the role that people play in our community is vital to carrying our message in favor of an open and trusted Internet for all. We rely on the contributions, knowledge, and experience of our members. For this reason, the Chapters of the Latin American and Caribbean region have come together to offer and implement a pilot training program for their members.

III Seminário “Um Cinturão, Uma Rota e Um Rio: caminhos regulatórios para os negócios entre China e Rio de Janeiro”

III Seminário “Um Cinturão, Uma Rota e Um Rio: caminhos regulatórios para os negócios entre China e Rio de Janeiro”08h30 até 12h00O Evento: A FGV Direito Rio e a Associação Brasileira de Empresas Chinesas (ABEC-CCPIT) convida para o III Seminário “Um Cinturão, Uma Rota e Um Rio: caminhos regulatórios para os negócios entre China e Rio de Janeiro”. Com a presença do Embaixador da China no Brasil, Sr.

This forensic scientist wrote her discipline into Wikipedia. Now, she’s training others to do the same.

Five years ago, Manavpreet Kaur administered several tests for entry-level forensics diploma students at Punjabi University, located in Patiala, Punjab, India.
From her vantage point, Kaur—who had recently completed a Ph.D. in forensic science—quickly realized that not all of the students were comfortable with the course being taught exclusively in English. She searched for Punjabi-language documentation to help them but was frustrated to find that very little was available.

Droit, Justice et Opéra

Le Centre de recherche en droit public, en collaboration avec la Faculté de droit, le Réseau des diplômés et donateurs, l’Institut d’art vocal, la Faculté de musique, la Société d’art vocal de Montréal, l’Opéra de Montréal et le Comité Pass’Art de l’ACSED, a le plaisir de vous inviter à la conférence qu’il organise le Lundi 6 mai 2019 à 17 heures au Laboratoire de cyberjustice (B-2215).

Save the Date: MoneyLab #7 Amsterdam, 14-15 November 2019

MoneyLab #7: Geo-Politics of Financial Flows
Save the date: Amsterdam, November 14 & 15, 2019.

Lecture “Humans, robots, sex and blessings: the differences a body makes” with Charles Ess, University of Oslo

On July, 2 2019 at 6 p.m. Prof. Charles Ess will talk about “Humans, robots, sex and blessings: the differences a body makes”. The lecture will take place in Keplerstr. 2 in lecture hall 0.01 as part of the research colloquium of the Ethics Center.

Lecture series: "Genome Editing: Technological and Ethical Challenges" (in German)

This lecture series is organized by Dr. Robert Ranisch and Prof. Dr. Dr.

Leaders of the G7: A Safer World Means Strong, Secure Communication

In the recent G7 outcome document “Combating the use of the Internet for Terrorism and Violent Extremist Purposes“, Ministers of the Interior made commitments on content filtering and “lawful access solutions” for encrypted content, which, if implemented, would greatly weaken the security of the Internet, G7 economies and their citizens.

TikTok craze a ticking time bomb for city

Unlike YouTube, where videos take a long time to upload, on TikTok it happens in a matter of seconds. Not just the youth, the trend has captured the imagination of criminals too.
The article by Gulam Jeelani with inputs from Priyanka Sharma and Ajay Kumar was published in India Today on April 17, 2019. Shweta Mohandas was quoted.

Free, Fair and Alive: The Insurgent Power of the Commons

This book offers a compelling narrative for change – that we want to be free and creative people, governing ourselves through fair, accountable institutions, and experiencing the aliveness of authentic human presence. Free, fair, and alive!

Click here to download the German edition. The forthcoming English edition will be available in September 2019.

Entrevista al economista Ricardo Ffrench-Davis

Crítico tajante de la reforma tributaria planteada por el gobierno de Sebastián Piñera, el académico de la Facultad de Economía y Negocios (FEN) Ricardo Ffrench-Davis, desmintió la visión de que la dictadura militar impulsó un milagro económico en nuestro país. El también Premio Nacional de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales conversó con Prensa U.

Stadium se presenta en MAC Quinta Normal

El Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (MAC) y el Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio presentan "STADIUM, un edificio que visualiza la imagen de una ciudad", muestra que se basa en una detallada investigación arquitectónica y de archivo que releva al mismo tiempo la historia del Estadio Nacional de Chile y la historia de Santiago, exponiendo temáticas sociales y políticas propias del desarrollo tanto del edificio como de la ciudad.

Educación segregada, ¿política pública o cambio de creencia?

"Más allá de los resultados en el Instituto Nacional que cerraron, por ahora, las puertas al ingreso de mujeres y, con ello, también la posibilidad de situar a este liceo a la vanguardia de los cambios que el sistema escolar chileno, uno de los más segregados e inequitativos del globo, el proceso abrió las puertas de la discusión respecto al rol del Estado en educación y a la reflexión en torno a la educación segregada", dice Gabriela Martini, directora del Centro de Estudios Saberes Docentes de la U. de Chile.

Estudiantes ofrecerán música a pacientes del Hospital Clínico

Un trío de violines sorprendió el pasado miércoles 27 de marzo a los pacientes hospitalizados en el sector de Medicina Interna del Hospital Clínico de la U. de Chile (HCUCH). La intervención, es parte de un programa del recinto asistencial dirigido mejorar la calidad de vida y el cuidado de pacientes y funcionarios, que conviven diariamente en el recinto."Yo estaba durmiendo y a lo lejos escuché la música. Cuando abrí los ojos vi a los tres jóvenes tocando en mi sala.

Studie zu Arztbriefen

So wird deutlich, dass ein Viertel der Hausärzte nicht selten mehr als zehn klinische Entlassungsbriefe pro Tag liest. Im Mittel sind es drei bis zehn Briefe, die täglich gelesen werden müssen. Das entspricht einer täglichen Lesedauer von bis zu 60 Minuten. Auf Seiten der Klinikärzte ist der Aufwand noch höher – hier werden täglich bis zu drei Stunden mit dem Verfassen der Arztbriefe verbracht. Der Aufwand führt auf beiden Seiten häufig nicht zu befriedigenden Ergebnissen.

CIS Privacy Counsel Lunch Series: Data Privacy: The Current State and Future Careers

How can you build a career in privacy, and where is the field of privacy going in the years ahead? Come join the Center for Internet and Society for a privacy career talk with Kalinda Raina, Head of Global Privacy at LinkedIn.
April 23, 2019Room 320D - Stanford Law School

Vagas abertas para o Shangai Summer School

Inscreva-seA Shanghai Summer School (Programa BRICS) é um programa educacional de curto prazo que oferece uma oportunidade para estudantes de graduação, pós-graduação e pesquisadores juniores de países BRICS viverem e estudarem em Xangai por um mês. O programa será de 6 de julho a 2 de agosto, no Handan Campus da Fudan University.

Open Knowledge Foundation community meet up at csv,conf,v4

  • When: May 7th, 5-7pm
  • Location: Eliot Center, Portland, OR
  • Cost: Free; pizza & beverages available

Join Open Knowledge Foundation (OKF) for a community event the night before csv,conf,v4! This meet and greet happy hour will feature lightning talks on open projects, designated networking time, and pizza. We invite OKF community members to submit ideas for short lightning talks (5 minutes maximum).