Other News from Participating Centers

Data and the City: New report on how public data is fostering civic engagement in urban regions

How can city data infrastructures support public participation in local governance and policy-making? Research by Jonathan Gray and Danny Lämmerhirt examines the new relationships and public spaces emerging between public institutions, civil society groups, and citizens.

Gorka Gómez Andreu, antiguo alumno de la Facultad de Comunicación, galardonado con el Spotlight Award que conceden los directores de fotografía americanos

Gorka Gómez Andreu, antiguo alumno de la Facultad de Comunicación, galardonado con el Spotlight Award que conceden los directores de fotografía americanos
La Asociación Americana de Directores de Fotografía ha reconocido su trabajo en la película "La casa de los otros"

09/02/17 12:50
Loreto Sáez

Legislative Shout Outs to Georgia and Virginia

How Governments Can Promote Automated Driving recommended that governments conduct "legal audits" to "identify and analyze every statute and regulation that could apply adversely or ambiguously to automated driving." Automated Vehicles Are Probably Legal in the United States attempted this nationwide, and now the authors of Georgia's HB 248 have produced a bill that (while not perfect) reflects a tho

Securing Digital Payments: Imperatives for a Growing Ecosystem

A round-table conference was organised by ORF and Koan Advisory on “Securing Digital Payments: Imperatives for a Growing Ecosystem”, at “The Claridges”, APJ Abdul Kalam Road, New Delhi, between 11.30 - 13.30 on February 3, 2017. Udbhav Tiwari attended the round-table conference.
The discussion was very enriching, with stakeholders from the government, industry and civil society participating in the event. The discussions mainly focused on:

Digital Security for Journalists

Pranesh Prakash conducted two workshops on consecutive days, February 2 and 3, 2017 in Mumbai. The first one organized by IndiaSpend was held in their office. The second one organized by a fellow with the International Center Journalists was held in the Hindustan Times office.
The workshops covered topics such as:

State of Open Corporate Data: Wins and Challenges Ahead

Sunlight Foundation: “For many people working to open data and reduce corruption, the past year could be summed up in two words: “Panama Papers.” The transcontinental investigation by a team from International Center of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) blew open the murky world of offshore company registration.

New DataBasic Tool Lets You “Connect the Dots” in Data

Catherine D'Ignazio and I have launched a new DataBasic tool and activity, Connect the Dots, aimed at helping students and educators see how their data is connected with a visual network diagram.

Creating Ethical Algorithms - Data on Purpose Live Blog

This is a live-blog from the Data on Purpose / Do Good Data "From Possibilities to Responsibilities” event. This is a summary of what the speakers at the talked about, captured by Rahul Bhargava and Catherine D'Ignazio. Any omissions or errors are likely my fault.
Human-Centered Data Science for Good: Creating Ethical Algorithms

Internet & Jurisdiction's January in Retrospect: fake news in the EU, “toxic” content in Vietnam, and other cases

The January 2017 edition of Retrospect is now available.

Location

United States

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Stellenausschreibung: Studentische/r Mitarbeiter/in Innovation und Entrepreneurship

Das Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft (HIIG) sucht ab sofort für den Forschungsbereich Internetbasierte Innovation eine/n engagierte/n Studentische/r Mitarbeiter/in im Team Innovation & Entrepreneurship Der zeitliche Umfang... MORE

​More than 4,000 jobs for fresh graduates at NTU Career Fair

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ODD 2017

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Facebook introduces a way to help your neighbors after a disaster

Casey Newton at the Verge: “Last year Facebook announced Community Help, a new part of its Safety Check feature designed to connect disaster victims with Facebook users in the area who are offering their help.

Big data is adding a whole new dimension to public spaces – here’s how

 at the Conversation: “Most of us encounter public spaces in our daily lives: whether it’s physical space (a sidewalk, a bench, or a road), a visual element (a panorama, a cityscape) or a mode of transport (bus, train or bike share).

Cybersecurity in the Financial Sector: An Overview

Sowmya Karun  In the Union Budget for 2017-18, Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley announced the setting up of a dedicated Computer Emergency Response Team for the Financial Sector (Cert-Fin). The proposed emergency response team is slated to work in co-ordination with financial sector regulators and other stakeholders. This announcement comes on the heels of the […]

Vortrag: „Quanten Computer: Ende und Neuanfang von IT-Sicherheit“ – Prof. Dr. Carsten Schuck

Am 14. Februar 2017 um 16 Uhr wird Prof. Dr. Carsten Schuck vom Physikalisches Institut der WWU zum Thema „Quanten Computer: Ende und Neuanfang von IT-Sicherheit“ vortragen.

“Strinkwishism”: How to build organizational capacities around Open Data through embedded fellowships

Recognizing that capacity building is central to economic growth, reductions in poverty and equal opportunities, Open Knowledge International with the support of the Open Data for Development (OD4D) Network is expanding its work with civil society organisations (CSOs) through the Embedded Fellowship Programme.

Beyond prediction: Using big data for policy problems

Susan Athey at Science: “Machine-learning prediction methods have been extremely productive in applications ranging from medicine to allocating fire and health inspectors in cities. However, there are a number of gaps between making a prediction and making a decision, and underlying assumptions need to be understood in order to optimize data-driven decision-making…(More)”

Reforming Intermediary Liability in the Platform Economy: A European Digital Single Market Strategy

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United States

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The dark side of e-petitions? Exploring anonymous signatures

Janne Berg at First Monday: “This paper analyzes anonymous political participation in the form of e-petition signing. The purpose of this study is to increase knowledge about patterns behind anonymous e-petition signing. Since online political participation evokes an important discussion about the balance between the need for transparency on the one hand, and the right for anonymity on the other hand, it is crucial to increase our knowledge of the factors affecting citizens’ choices to remain anonymous.