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Empowerment tool for women maps cases of harassment

Springwise: “We have previously written about innovations that promote inclusion and equal rights such as edible pie charts that highlight gender inequality. Another example is a predictive text app that finds alternative words for gendered language.

Call For Papers: The Cambridge Handbook of Surveillance and Race

The editors of the forthcoming Cambridge Handbook of Surveillance and Race seek additional contributors. This volume will bring together the work of leading scholars in such fields as public health, law, critical race studies, anthropology, criminology, sociology, history, political science, psychology, and philosophy to present an intersectional perspective on the issues of governance, power, and control as applied to racial and other minority populations.
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United States

Amigos y colegas recordaron a fallecido académico Theotonio dos Santos

Pocos intelectuales latinoamericanos han tenido el impacto en la forma como se mira el mundo y el desarrollo económico y social como Theotonio dos Santos.

Comunidad homenajeó a estudiante Mara Rita con recital poético

A través de las voces de más de quince artistas y sus creaciones, amigos, familiares, estudiantes, funcionarias y académicas se reunieron en la Casa Central, para recordar y homenajear a la estudiante trans, luchadora y activista por el reconocimiento social de la diversidad sexual.

Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología, un retraso peligroso

El pasado 7 de marzo el proyecto que crearía el Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología, sufrió nuevamente un traspié en su tramitación -esta vez en la Cámara Alta-, debido al desacuerdo en dos de sus propuestas. Con la iniciativa enviada a Comisión Mixta para resolver las normas en controversia, el vicerrector de Investigación y Desarrollo de nuestro plantel, Flavio Salazar, reflexiona en la siguiente columna publicada en el diario La Tercera, sobre el injustificado retraso de una ley que considera urgente para el país.

Investigador es parte de estudio Gran Nube de Magallanes

Un grupo de astrónomos de universidades nacionales e internacionales, entre ellos el investigador del MAS y académico del Departamento de Astronomía de la U. de Chile, René Méndez, descubrió estrellas jóvenes en la periferia de la Gran Nube de Magallanes, lo que indica que la formación estelar en la zona es producto de mecanismos no convencionales. La investigación fue publicada en la prestigiosa revista Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Applications Now Open for Hackathon@AIS

The application process for the Hackathon@AIS is now open. The Hackathon@AIS is an event aimed at exposing engineers from the African region to Open Internet Standards development and is co-organized by the Internet Society and AFRINIC. This will be the second event in the series following a successful event held in Nairobi last year during the Africa Internet Summit.

Open Data Day 2018: getting the local communities in Porto and Helsinki to talk about open mapping

This blog is part of the event report series on International Open Data Day 2018. On Saturday 3 March, groups from around the world organised over 400 events to celebrate, promote and spread the use of open data. 45 events received additional support through the Open Knowledge International mini-grants scheme, funded by Hivos, SPARC, Mapbox, the Hewlett Foundation and the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office.

40.000-Euro-Spende: SC Johnson unterstützt Elterninitiative an der Düsseldorfer Uniklinik

„Wir freuen uns sehr über diese Unterstützung. Das Gerät ergänzt unsere bisherigen Diagnostikmöglichkeiten. So können wir schnell Klarheit schaffen bei Verdacht auf eine ganze Reihe von verschiedenen Stoffwechselerkrankungen. Daher sind wir sehr dankbar für diese Unterstützung“, sagt Prof. Dr. Ertan Mayatepek, Direktor der Klinik für Allgemeine Pädiatrie, Neonatologie und Kinderkardiologie am größten Düsseldorfer Krankenhaus. Das Stoffwechsel-Zentrum der Klinik zählt zu den größten Einrichtungen dieser Art in Deutschland. Dr.

Auszeichnungen für die besten Facharbeiten in MINT-Fächern

Schülerinnen und Schüler der Jahrgangsstufen 11 und 12 sollten hellhörig werden: Denn es gibt insgesamt 6.000 Euro für die besten Facharbeiten in den Fächern Biologie, Chemie, Informatik, Mathematik und Physik zu gewinnen. Die Preise vergibt die Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf gemeinsam mit der Dr. Hans Riegel-Stiftung.
Prämiert werden die jeweils drei besten Facharbeiten des aktuellen Schuljahres mit jeweils 600, 400 und 200 Euro. Auch die Siegerschulen erhalten Sachpreise im Wert von 250 Euro.

SC Constitution Bench on Aadhaar- Final Hearing (Day XXII)

In October 2015, a 3-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India referred challenges to the Aadhaar program to a constitution bench. One of the primary concerns of this petition was to decide on the existence of a fundamental right to privacy, which has since been upheld. Other similar petitions, concerned with the legitimacy of […]

Open Budgets Index: A survey by OK Greece on open budgets of public sector bodies in Greece

Within the scope of openbudgets.eu, a project funded by the European Union’s H2020 research and innovation programme, Open Knowledge Greece (OK Greece) conducted a survey on the availability of open public budgeting data in Greece. Then, our team created an interactive map that allows users to check the scores of their municipality or regional administrative unit. You can visit openbudgets.gr to check out the map.

Towards a Data Protection Framework (CCG Privacy Law Series)

Smitha and I are writing a series of papers on a data protection law for India, based on our research. We hope that our discussion of the options before us and their relative merits and demerits will help other engage with these difficult questions in a nuanced manner. The first paper sets out the context for […]

More Than A Coin: The Rise Of Civic Cryptocurrency

Co-written by Victoria Alsina. Originally published in Forbes on March 27, 2018. Available online here.
Source: https://bristolpound.org

Youth and gender lens in countersurveillance work in Paraguay: TEDIC

 

Pesquisadora do CPDE participa do Fórum Mundial da Água em Brasília

Durante os dias 17 a 23 de março foi realizada a 8ª edição do Fórum Mundial da Água em Brasília. O Fórum organizou mais de 300 mesas de debates que reuniram cerca de 95 mil pessoas, contando com a lideranças de 172 países. O Fórum consiste no principal evento de discussões sobre o tema dos recursos hídricos e foi marcado pela divulgação de Declarações e Compromissos Parlamentares.

Dividing Lines: Why Is Internet Access Still Considered a Luxury in America?

Subtitle

featuring Maria Smith of the Berkman Klein Center

Teaser

Internet access is a major social and economic justice issue of our time. Dividing Lines, a four-part documentary video series, sheds a light on who is being left behind as big telecom flourishes.

Parent Event

Berkman Klein Luncheon Series

Event Date

Mar
27
2018
12:00pm

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A sad irony for Governor Ducey after Uber's fatal crash

Following Uber’s fatal crash in Arizona, Governor Doug Ducey is attracting attention for what he did and did not do. This is not surprising; as I noted in 2016, Arizona's governor decided to embrace Uber’s vision, for better or for worse. This discussion, however, tends to elide the important question of his actual legal authority.
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United States

A Better Internet for Kenyan Kids

Unlike most children of his age, Alex Bahati, 16, is privileged to have a smart phone at his disposal when he is at home during school holidays. Alex lives with his two young siblings and a house help.  His parents work with an international NGO and their work demands a lot of travel and this keeps them away from the family most of the time. The flat where Alex lives is fixed with free Wifi giving the residents access to the Internet without much restriction. At Domus Marie Secondary School where he is in Form one, the deputy principle Mr.

(CR)2 participará en la "Aldea Verde" del festival Lollapalooza

La séptima versión de este evento musical, que este año se extenderá por tres días, contará con la presencia del Centro de Ciencia del Clima y la Resiliencia, (CR)2, en el sector dedicado a concientizar sobre el cambio climático y el cuidado del medio ambiente.La investigación científica hecha en Chile tendrá su espacio en Lollapalooza gracias a la participación del Centro de Ciencia del Clima y la Resiliencia (CR)2, -centro Fondap Conicyt integrado por las universidades de Chile, de Concepción y Austral de Chile,- en la “Aldea Verde” del festival que se desarrollará desde