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AI Keyhole - Evolution, Applications & Policy

 
 
"Fintech" has been in the news. From cryptocurrencies to the use of artificial intelligence in determining interest rates, fintech is growing. But what is fintech? How can this blossoming market affect your every day pocketbook?
 
Find out more in this podcast interview Ryan Long is doing in conjunction with London based AI Accelerator Institute. It's part of a series titled "AI Keyhole: Evolution, Applications & Policy."

Wikimedia Foundation Earns Accreditation to the United Nations Economic and Social Affairs Council (ECOSOC)

Through a historic vote on 21 July 2022, the Wikimedia Foundation was granted accreditation by the United Nations Economic and Social Affairs Council (ECOSOC). The Foundation  thanks the cosponsors of the corresponding resolution that was proposed by the United States, Italy, Sweden, and Estonia earlier this week, and all the ECOSOC members who voted for it. 

Francesca Musiani and the decentralized web

Državljan D, podcast 079, 15 juillet 2022.
L’article Francesca Musiani and the decentralized web est apparu en premier sur Centre Internet et Société.

Guest Post: Liberty, privacy and abortion rights: Comparing India and the U.S.

This post is authored by Shrutanjaya Bhardwaj On 25 June 2022, in Dobbs v. Jackson, the U.S. Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”) declared that the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee a right to abortion. SCOTUS thus overturned the celebrated 1973 judgment titled Roe v. Wade which had held the right to abortion to be constitutionally protected. This […]

Neue Bachelorstudiengänge

An der Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) starten zum Wintersemester 2022/23 vier neue zulassungsfreie Bachelorstudiengänge: Künstliche Intelligenz und Data Science, Vorderasiatische Archäologie, Mathematical Data Science und Deutsch-französische Studien: Sprache, Kultur, digitale Kompetenz.

DMRC Digital Inclusion and Participation Keyword series – Forum #5 – 'Agriculture'

Key details:
Date: Thursday 28 July 2022
Time: 10:00am – 11:30am
Format: Online only via Zoom (no RSVP required)
Several times per year, the DMRC’s Digital Inclusion and Participation program runs a seminar that involves and engages scholars and practitioners from within and external to QUT. For each event we select a key word to inspire discussion and debate.

Wikimedia Foundation welcomes strong support for accreditation to UN ECOSOC

The Wikimedia Foundation welcomes yesterday’s decision of the United States, Italy, Sweden, and Estonia to introduce, with broad cross-regional support from other member states, a resolution asking the UN’s Economic and Social Affairs Council (ECOSOC) to grant accreditation to the Wikimedia Foundation and five other NGOs: Inimõiguste Instituut (Estonia), Syrian American Medical Society (US), National Human Rights Civic Association “Belarusian Helsinki Com

Clinic Works w/ Amici Kenneth Crews and Kevin Smith to Support Internet Archive’s Controlled Digital Lending Efforts

LAPIN reage às discussões do Global Privacy Assembly sobre o uso de reconhecimento facial

Nas 42ª e 43ª Sessões Fechadas da Assembleia Global Privacy Assembly (GPA) que ocorreram em outubro de 2020 e 2021, os membros do GPA adotaram resoluções sobre Tecnologias de Reconhecimento Facial. Foi estipulado que seria montado um grupo de trabalho para trabalhar um conjunto de princípios para o uso de informações pessoais na tecnologia de reconhecimento facial.

Seven Wikimedia chapters rejected as permanent observers to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Geneva, Switzerland — Today, seven Wikimedia chapters—independent Wikimedia movement affiliate organizations—were rejected from gaining accreditation as permanent observers to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

XXXVII Nordic Conference on Law and Information Technology, Copenhagen 31 Oct – 2 Nov 2022

The 37th Nordic Conference on Law and Information Technology runs under the theme of “Humans, data and law: tectonic plates in motion“.

Over recent times, the European regulatory landscape has experienced several quakes with proposals such as the Digital Services Act, Digital Market Act, Data Governance Act, Data Act, Artificial Intelligence Act as well as other soft-law initiatives, attempting to adjust to the fast-paced developments in our digital society.

Neutrinofabriken in den Tiefen des Weltraums

Die Erdatmosphäre wird ständig von kosmischer Strahlung bombardiert. Diese besteht aus elektrisch geladenen Teilchen mit Energien von bis zu 1020 Elektronenvolt. Das ist eine Million Mal mehr als die Energie, die im leistungsstärksten Teilchenbeschleuniger der Welt erreicht wird, dem Large Hadron Collider bei Genf.

Nieuwe deadline 16 september! Oproep/Call for Papers voor studentenuitgave van Mediaforum

Initiative Transparente Tierversuche

Die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft und die Informationsplattform „Tierversuche verstehen“, die von der Allianz der Wissenschaftsorganisationen getragen wird, haben eine Informationskampagne gestartet. Darin erklären Forschungseinrichtungen mit lebenswissenschaftlicher Ausrichtung, transparent über Tierversuche zu informieren, den öffentlichen Dialog über tierexperimentelle Forschung mitzugestalten sowie untereinander Erfahrungen auszutauschen.

APPEL LSP92 | Revue Lien social et Politiques – « Le droit comme laboratoire de participation citoyenne ».

APPEL À CONTRIBUTION 

Sous la direction de Yan Sénéchal (Université de Montréal), Pierre Noreau (Université de Montréal) et Jacques Commaille (École normale supérieure/Paris-Saclay)

The Media Pluralism Monitor informs the EU Commission’s Rule of Law Report

The Media Pluralism Monitor consolidates its position as a key source of information for the EU policies on media pluralism and media freedom. 

The third annual Rule of Law Report, which was adopted today by the European Commission, defines the Media Pluralism Monitor as “an important source for the Commission’s Rule of Law Reports”. The MPM has been a source of data for the Commission’s report since its first edition in 2020. 

‘Splinternets’: Addressing the renewed debate on internet fragmentation

Clément Perarnaud, Julien Rossi, Francesca Musiani, Lucien Castex, 2022.
L’article ‘Splinternets’: Addressing the renewed debate on internet fragmentation est apparu en premier sur Centre Internet et Société.

Alternatives to Internet Shutdowns during Exams

Internet shutdowns do not prevent cheating in exams. They are ineffective and costly. This blogpost explains why this … Alternatives to Internet Shutdowns during ExamsRead More »

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GII Academic Network New Member Feature: University of Johannesburg

Earlier this year, Portulans Institute welcomed the University of Johannesburg College of Business and Economics to our GII Academic Network.