This is the tenth conversation of the 100+ Conversations to Inspire Our New Direction (#OKFN100) project.
Since 2023, we are meeting with more than 100 people to discuss the future of open knowledge, shaped by a diverse set of visions from artists, activists, scholars, archivists, thinkers, policymakers, data scientists, educators, and community leaders from everywhere.
What is really true about preconceptions about science? Four popular myths about a constantly quarrelling group of professionals explained simply.
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On Monday June 24, 2024 8pm, Spui25 (Amsterdam) there will be a lecture by Alan Finlayson (University of East Anglia, UK), moderated by Marc Tuters (Mediastudies, UvA).
The lecture will look at how the disruptive affordances and practices of global digital culture relate to political reconfigurations symptomatic of a broader crisis of liberalism. Alan Finlayson will explain what “reactionary digital politics” is, how it is shaped by “ideological entrepreneurs,” and how this is reconfiguring our understanding of what it is to be political.
Am 15. Mai 2024 fand der Demo Day der Digitalisierungskollegs des bidt an der OTH Regensburg statt. Im Rahmen dieser Veranstaltung präsentierten 15 ausgewählte Studierendenteams ihre Projekte. Diese wurden von Studierenden aus den verschiedenen Kolleg-Projekten der 13 vom Bayerischen Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst geförderten Digitalisierungskollegs entwickelt. Koordiniert wurde die Veranstaltung von Dr. Christina Dieckhoff, Forschungskoordinatorin am bidt.
DELab UW – Digital Economy Lab – powstał na Uniwersytecie Warszawskim z inicjatywy prof. Anny Gizy-Poleszczuk.W przededniu 10-lecia istnienia, DELab oficjalnie staje się Centrum Doskonałości!Uroczysta inauguracja odbyła się z udziałem Prorektora ds. Nauki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, prof. Zygmunta Lalaka.Dyrektor Zarządzająca – prof. Katarzyna Śledziewska oraz Dyrektor Naukowa – prof. Renata Włoch przedstawiły nowe pracownie oraz ich koordynatorów i koordynatorki.Teraz DELab UW – Centrum Doskonałości to 6 pracowni:
Do you want to become a driving force behind the DSA Observatory?
We are looking for a researcher with a profile in information law to join our team.
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Geneva, 11 June 2024. The CADE project, an ambitious initiative designed to empower civil society organisations (CSOs) to participate more actively in digital policy processes, was officially launched on 31 May in Geneva. The launch was attended by Ambassador Lotte Knudsen, Permanent Representative of the European Union to the UN in Geneva, Prof. Jovan Kurbalija, Executive Director of DiploFoundation, and project partners.
Vitamin B6 ist wichtig für den Stoffwechsel im Gehirn. Dementsprechend ist ein niedriger Vitamin-B6-Spiegel bei verschiedenen psychischen Erkrankungen mit zahlreichen Störungen assoziiert – beispielsweise mit einer Beeinträchtigung des Gedächtnisses und des Lernvermögens, aber auch mit depressiven Verstimmungen bis hin zu einer echten Depression. Bei älteren Menschen sind niedrige Vitamin B6-Spiegel mit Gedächtnisverlust und Demenz verbunden.
In this blog post, author Jascha Bareis shares his experiences since getting his first smartphone just this year.
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By Aishvarya Rajesh and Nadia Shalin (Aishvarya is a 5th year law student and Nadia is a 4th year law student at NLU Delhi) Introduction Jurisprudence on the right to freedom of speech and expression enshrined under Article 19 of the ICCPR (and GC-34) recognises the importance of the ‘public watchdog’ function performed by journalists. […]
We would like to congratulate Prof. Anna Petrig on winning the COST Action BlueRights. COST is a highly competitive EU funding program - the success rate for this year's call for proposals was just 11.5%. COST promotes the networking of academic research activities in Europe.The BlueRights project concerns the emerging legal field of human rights at sea.
We would like to congratulate Prof. Anna Petrig on winning the COST Action BlueRights. COST is a highly competitive EU funding program - the success rate for this year's call for proposals was just 11.5%. COST promotes the networking of academic research activities in Europe.The BlueRights project concerns the emerging legal field of human rights at sea.
Lauréna Kamseu, gagnante de la bourse CRDP dans le cadre de la dernière édition des Nuits de la Justice, vient d’obtenir un financement de 3500$ des FRQ, dans le cadre de l’appel à projet
The highly-anticipated second edition of Voices will be hosted at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb on 28 February-1 March 2025. Over two days, the festival will lead conversations about how journalism is changing in the digital age and help people understand these changes.
Recognizing the lack of practical tools and accessible knowledge resources to enable data sharing for development, the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data brought partners together to create a cookbook for Effective and Ethical Data Sharing at Scale.
Haben die sozialen Medien zu einem massiven Anstieg psychischer Erkrankungen bei Kindern und Jugendlichen geführt? Der US-amerikanische Psychologe Jonathan Haidt vertritt diese These in seinem Buch „The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness“.
Thirty-two QUT Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC) staff and student members are among thousands of communication scholars presenting at the annual International Communication Association (ICA) conference.
The ICA is the leading academic association for scholars in communication with over 5,000 members, and its annual conference attracts attendees from all over the globe.
QUT is the major platinum sponsor of the conference being held at the Gold Coast from 20 – 24 June 2024.
On 22-24 May 2024 the 17th international CPDP conference was held in Brussels.
Several of our researchers attended this conference and IViR researchers also moderated a few of the panels.
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