Gamification of Open Data to Empower School Learners in Pretoria
This blog is part of the event report series on International Open Data Day 2017. On Saturday 4 March, groups from around the world organised over 300 events to celebrate, promote and spread the use of open data.
Los impactos de la JEC a 20 años de su implementación
Fue una de las medidas más importantes de los primeros gobiernos de la Concertación en materia educativa y planteaba entre sus objetivos mejorar la calidad de la enseñanza - aprendizaje a través de la ampliación de los horarios de clases y el mejoramiento de la infraestructura, entre otros puntos. ¿Se cumplieron esas metas? Académicos de la U. de Chile entregan sus visiones. Mejorar la calidad y corregir las desigualdades existentes en materia educativa.
Alejandra Mizala fue distinguida por su aporte a la educación
La directora del Centro de Investigación Avanzada en Educación (CIAE) y Profesora Titular de la U.
El cultivo del amaranto en Chile y sus posibilidades
Con el objetivo de otorgar nuevas alternativas de alimentos saludables, académicos de la U. de Chile y de la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa de México ya ratificaron la viabilidad de producir esta planta en nuestro país, que se caracteriza por sus diversas propiedades nutricionales. Hoy se encuentran en la etapa de creación de prototipos de productos a base de este vegetal que ya se consume masivamente en otras partes del mundo.
¿Puede haber vida en los planetas descubiertos por la NASA?
El anuncio de la existencia de siete planetas similares a la Tierra en el sistema TRAPPIST-1 por parte de la Administración Nacional de la Aeronáutica y del Espacio de Estados Unidos (NASA), ha generado gran expectativa ya que tres de ellos podrían contener agua líquida, condición indispensable para la vida como la conocemos.
How Open Data Can Revolutionize a Society in Crisis
Beth Noveck at BrinkNews:”…These myriad open data success stories, however, depend on the political will to be transparent and collaborative.
Data for Sustainable Development celebrates Open Data Day
This blog is part of the event report series on International Open Data Day 2017. On Saturday 4 March, groups from around the world organised over 300 events to celebrate, promote and spread the use of open data.
Open Belgium 2017 in the eyes of a Russian open data enthusiast
When you belong to a worldwide community such as the Open Knowledge Network, travelling to other countries means you can meet like-minded people by just knocking on the door of a local branch. That is exactly what I did last year when I lived in Brussels. I signed up as a volunteer for the Open Belgium 2016, a yearly community-driven conference.
Open Data Maturity in Europe 2016
European Data Portal Report: “…the second in a series of annual studies and explores the level of Open Data Maturity in the EU28 and Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein – referred to as EU28+. The measurement is built on two key indicators Open Data Readiness and Portal Maturity, thereby covering the level of development of national activities promoting Open Data as well as the level of development of national portals.
WISER Lecture : Sumandro Chattapadhyay on Deregulation by Code
University of the Witwatersrand organized a talk by Sumandro Chattapadhyay on Derugulation by Code on March 8, 2017 in Johannesburg.
Internet Freedom Festival 2017
The Global Unconference of the Internet Freedom Communities took place at Valencia in Spain from March 6 to 10, 2017. The event was organized by the IFF. Vidushi Marda on behalf of CIS took part in the event.
Open Data Day at Cambridge Brainhack
This blog is part of the event report series on International Open Data Day 2017. On Saturday 4 March, groups from around the world organised over 300 events to celebrate, promote and spread the use of open data.
CUSAT Workshop: "Rethinking IPR: Fourth Annual National Workshop for Law Students"
The workshop was organized by the Inter University Centre for IPR Studies in association with Cochin University of Science and Technology from February 8 to 10, 2017 in Cochin. Pranesh Prakash was the resource person for a copyright workshop for LL.M. students.
Pranesh led and guided student discussion on:
Google Hangout on Technology and Jobs
Vanya Rakesh was a speaker at a Google hangout discussion held on Friday, March 24th, 2017 on "Technology and Jobs" as part of a project that ICRIER is doing with World Bank headquarters and several institutions across the world, titled “Jobs for Development”.
Video
For more details visit http://cis-india.org/internet-governance/news/google-hangout-on-technology-and-jobs
Can an algorithm hurt? Polish experiences with profiling of the unemployed
Can an algorithm hurt? Polish experiences with profiling of the unemployed
By Jędrzej Niklas, March 2017
A CIHR fellow explains how an algorithm is used by Polish job centres to sort the unemployed into three profiles. He analyses how lack of transparency of the algorithm and safeguards against errors of the system creates tension with the human and social rights of the unemployed.
Las profesoras Medina, Herrero y Urgellés publican un libro sobre la competencia en los mercados televisivos
Las profesoras Medina, Herrero y Urgellés publican un libro sobre la competencia en los mercados televisivos
FOTO: Manuel Castells
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Blanca Lara
Internet Shutdowns and Content Blocking not the answer, says Internet Society
Language
English
Date: Wed, 03/29/2017
Indo - French Perspectives on Digital Studies
Anubha Sinha was a speaker at the Indo-French workshop on Open Access at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi on March 15, 2017. The event was organized by the Digital Studies Group.
Anubha Sinha broadly spoke on the state of open access in India, the features of the DBT-DST policy, ICAR policy, how to shape the future of open access movement in India and what are the obstacles in the same.
See the workshop schedule here
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