Other News from Participating Centers

U. de Chile dio bienvenida a nuevo grupo de alumnos internacionales

Una presentación sobre el trabajo en investigación que realiza el Centro del Clima y la Resiliencia (CR2) y un número artístico de chinchineros fueron parte de la ceremonia que encabezó el Rector de la Casa de Bello, Ennio Vivaldi.El compromiso institucional con el desarrollo de la nación y con la representación de su diversidad fueron las características centrales con que el Rector de la Universidad de Chile, Ennio Vivaldi, definió la identidad de la Casa de Bello ante los estudiantes internacionales que cursarán programas en nuestro plantel durante el seg

To thwart the trolls, social-media sites should require users' real names

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‘Textalyzer’ May Bust Distracted Drivers — But at What Cost to Privacy?

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Bytes de Informação: Direitos de Imagem e Direitos de Autor – parte 1

No Bytes de hoje com Victor Vieira e Luíza Brandão, iniciamos uma pequena série de episódios sobre Direitos de Imagem e Direitos de Autor. Assista:

SC Constitution Bench on the Fundamental Right to Privacy – Day IV (Part II)

Yesterday, a nine-judge bench continued to hear arguments on whether a fundamental right to privacy exists. Our posts discussing yesterday’s hearings can be found here and here. Today, arguments were advanced on behalf of respondents, which has been covered in two posts. The first post discusses arguments made by the Attorney General and the second […]

Government innovations and the hype cycle

Danny Buerkli at the Centre for Public Impact: “The Gartner hype cycle tracks how technologies develop from initial conception to productive use. There is much excitement around different methodologies and technologies in the “government innovation” space, but which of these is hyped and which of these is truly productive?

SC Constitution Bench on the Fundamental Right to Privacy – Day IV (Part I)

Yesterday, a nine-judge bench continued to hear arguments on whether a fundamental right to privacy exists. Our posts discussing yesterday’s hearings can be found here and here. Today, arguments were advanced on behalf of respondents.The first post discusses arguments made by the Attorney General and the second post covers arguments made Senior Counsel CA Sundaram, appearing for […]

Open Data for Tax Justice design sprint: building a pilot database of public country-by-country reporting

Tax justice advocates, global campaigners and open data specialists came together this week from across the world to work with Open Knowledge International on the first stages of creating a pilot country-by-country reporting database. Such a database may enable anyone to understand the activities of multinational corporations and uncover potential tax avoidance schemes. 

‘I’ve Got Nothing to Hide’ and Other Misunderstandings of Privacy

“In this short essay, written for a symposium in the San Diego Law Review, Professor Daniel Solove examines the nothing to hide argument. When asked about government surveillance and data mining, many people respond by declaring: “I’ve got nothing to hide.” According to the nothing to hide argument, there is no threat to privacy unless the government uncovers unlawful activity, in which case a person has no legitimate justification to claim that it remain private.

Global innovations in measurement and evaluation

Estudiantes y académicos son becados para ir al extranjero

Este reconocimiento permitirá a los beneficiados especializarse durante un semestre en una institución fuera de Chile y realizar trabajos o pasantías de investigación. Los estudiantes y académicos, que provienen de distintas facultades e institutos de la Universidad de Chile, podrán realizar sus estadías en universidades de España, México y Brasil. Cinco estudiantes y tres académicos fueron beneficiados con esta beca, que les permitirá realizar estudios y trabajos en universidades del extranjero.

Caso Nabila Rifo: Académicos penalistas critican fallo de C. Suprema

Los profesores Gonzalo Medina, Rocío Lorca y Juan Pablo Mañalich realizaron un profundo análisis a la sentencia del máximo tribunal, que acogió parcialmente el recurso de nulidad interpuesto por la defensa y revocó la condena por femicidio frustrado, generando frustración en gran parte de la sociedad.Un retroceso en la confianza que pueden tener las víctimas de violencia de género. Un episodio lamentable para la justicia chilena. Un fallo que no se ajusta a derecho.

Los factores de salud que aumentan el riesgo de sufrir ludopatía

Deudas, mentiras constantes, conflictos familiares y malestar ante la privación son algunas de las consecuencias de la ludopatía, la adicción a los juegos de azar.

Digital transformation’s people problem

Jen Kelchner at open source: …Arguably, the greatest chasm we see in our organizational work today is the actual transformation before, during, or after the implementation of a digital technology—because technology invariably crosses through and impacts people, processes, and culture. What are we transforming from? What are we transforming into?

The Cost(s) of Open Geospatial Data

Johnson PA, Sieber RE, Scassa T, Stephens M, Robinson PJ. in Transactions in GIS: “The provision of open data by governments at all levels has rapidly increased over recent years. Given that one of the dominant motivations for the provision of open data is to generate ‘value’, both economic and civic, there are valid concerns over the costs incurred in this pursuit. Typically, costs of open data are framed as costs that are internal to the data providing government.

Innovation@DFID: Crowdsourcing New Ideas at the UK’s Department for International Development

Paper by Anke Schwittay and Paul Braund: “Over the last decade, traditional development institutions have joined market-based actors in embracing inclusive innovation to ensure the sector’s relevance and impacts.

The "Going Dark" Debate: No News Isn’t Necessarily Good News

This year’s Black Hat USA conference is currently underway in Las Vegas.
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SC 9 Judge Constitution Bench on the Fundamental Right to Privacy – Day III (Part II)

On the 19th of July, 2017, a nine-judge bench was constituted to determine whether there was a fundamental right to privacy. Hearings continued on the 20th and the 26th of July. Our post discussing the hearing on the 20th of July can be found here. Today, arguments were advanced on behalf of the petitioners and […]

​NTU ramps up engagement in the HDB heartlands​

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SC 9 Judge Constitution Bench on the Fundamental Right to Privacy – Day III (Part I)

On the 19th of July, 2017, a nine-judge bench was constituted to determine whether there was a fundamental right to privacy. Hearings continued on the 20th and the 26th of July. Our post discussing the hearing on the 20th of July can be found here.Today, arguments were advanced on behalf of the petitioners and the […]