Other News from Participating Centers

"Agradezco el aporte que el IEI ha hecho a la política exterior"

En el marco de la celebración del 50º aniversario del Instituto de Estudios Internacionales (IEI) de la Universidad de Chile, el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores y Profesor Titular de la institución, Heraldo Muñoz, recibió la distinción universitaria en reconocimiento a su amplia trayectoria académica y política en el ámbito de las relaciones internacionales.

Investigadores nacionales y extranjeros debaten sobre desigualdad

Este miércoles 2 de noviembre se inauguró en la Facultad de Economía y Negocios (FEN) la Conferencia Internacional "Desigualdad", iniciativa organizada por el Centro de Estudios de Conflicto y Cohesión Social (COES) y el International Inequalities Institute de la London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). "Hoy los convocamos a reflexionar sobre la desigualdad, sus orígenes, determinantes, consecuencias y desafíos futuros", dijo Dante Contreras, director del COES al inaugurar la actividad que se prolongará hasta este viernes 4 de noviembre.

Is Social Media Killing Democracy?

Phil Howard at Culture Digitally: “This is the big year for computational propaganda—using immense data sets to manipulate public opinion over social media.  Both the Brexit referendum and US election have revealed the limits of modern democracy, and social media platforms are currently setting those limits. 

Coming soon: M&K 4/2016

with articles about "Studying Journalism in Times of Crisis", "Research Ethics for Communication Science", about "How the Origin of Immigrants Impacts their Media Framing" and about the "Coverage of Whistleblowing in German and Swiss Print Media" as well as an Article "On the Issue of Recipients’ Disenchantment with Certain Topics and the Measurement of this: A Theoretical Conceptualization and Development of Scales", Contents

We All Need Help: “Big Data” and the Mismeasure of Public Administration

Essay by Stephane Lavertu in Public Administration Review: “Rapid advances in our ability to collect, analyze, and disseminate information are transforming public administration. This “big data” revolution presents opportunities for improving the management of public programs, but it also entails some risks.

Results Through Transparency: Does Publicity Lead to Better Procurement?

Paper by Charles Kenny and Ben Crisman: “Governments buy about $9 trillion worth of goods and services a year, and their procurement policies are increasingly subject to international standards and institutional regulation including the WTO Plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement, Open Government Partnership commitments and International Financial Institution procurement rules. These standards focus on transparency and open competition as key tools to improve outcomes.

Digital Government: Leveraging Innovation to Improve Public Sector Performance and Outcomes for Citizens

Book edited by Svenja Falk, Andrea Römmele, Andrea and Michael Silverman: “This book focuses on the implementation of digital strategies in the public sectors in the US, Mexico, Brazil, India and Germany. The case studies presented examine different digital projects by looking at their impact as well as their alignment with their national governments’ digital strategies.

The 3D Additivist Cookbook Launch Party in New York

The 3D Additivist Cookbook
Launch Party & Panel
December 2, 2016
Printed Matter, New York
The Additivist Cookbook is published by the Institute of Network Cultures.
Printed Matter is pleased to host the launch of The 3D Additivist Cookbook, to coincide with its publication online and in 3D PDF format.

Library closed on Thursday 24 November

Dear students, Please be aware that the Documentation Centre of the Institute for Information Law will be closed on Thursday 24 November 2016.    
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Evaluating the Risks of the Internet of Things

By Dhruv Somayajula[1] Introduction On 21st October 2016, multiple cyber-attacks on the Internet infrastructure company Dyn shut down web browsing across America and Europe for hours. Over 100,000 devices were reportedly connected via a malware botnet named Mirai for this attack. The attack was a Distributed Denial of Service attack (DDoS), which is carried out […]

Crowd-sourcing pollution control in India

Springwise: “Following orders by the national government to improve the air quality of the New Delhi region by reducing air pollution, the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority created the Hawa Badlo app. Designed for citizens to report cases of air pollution, each complaint is sent to the appropriate official for resolution.

Microsoft Shows Searches Can Boost Early Detection of Lung Cancer

Dina Bass at BloombergTech: “Microsoft Corp. researchers want to give patients and doctors a new tool in the quest to find cancers earlier: web searches.

Lançamento do Relatório Freedom on the Net 2016

Foi lançado hoje o relatório Freedom on the Net 2016, a respeito da liberdade de usuários online ao redor do globo.

E-Government upside down

Imagine that you were almost twenty years old and you wanted to change the world by helping people who are somehow barred from enforcing their rights, what would you do?... MORE

Open data aims to boost food security prospects

Mark Kinver at BBC News: “Rothamsted Research, a leading agricultural research institution, is attempting to make data from long-term experiments available to all.
In partnership with a data consultancy, is it developing a method to make complex results accessible and useable.
The institution is a member of the Godan Initiative that aims to make data available to the scientific community.
In September, Godan called on the public to sign its global petition to open agricultural research data.

Transforming government through digitization

Bjarne Corydon, Vidhya Ganesan, and Martin Lundqvist at McKinsey: “By digitizing processes and making organizational changes, governments can enhance services, save money, and improve citizens’ quality of life.

Understanding the four types of AI, from reactive robots to self-aware beings

 at The Conversation: “…We need to overcome the boundaries that define the four different types of artificial intelligence, the barriers that separate machines from us – and us from them.
Type I AI: Reactive machines

Clínica del libro: abriendo el mundo de la restauración del patrimonio

El Archivo Central Andrés Bello de la Vicerrectoría de Extensión y Comunicaciones fue parte del programa cultural de la FILSA 2016 con un taller abierto al público dedicado a las técnicas de restauración, el que realizaron también a estudiantes del Instituto Nacional en el marco del II Congreso Nacional de Educación y Patrimonio.Poniéndose el guante de látex fue que los cerca de 20 asistentes a la “Clínica del Libro” iniciaron este taller que se realizó este jueves 27 de octubre a las 12:30 hrs. en la Feria Internacional del Libro de Santiago.

Presentan informe de la Comisión de Discapacidad de la U. de Chile

Que existan al menos dos vías de ingreso especial para personas en situación de discapacidad, que las facultades tengan sistemas de apoyo pertinentes y efectivos y que se adapten los sistemas de comunicación para un acceso universal, son parte de los resultados del informe "Inclusión de Estudiantes en Situación de Discapacidad en la U. de Chile: un compromiso con la equidad".

Académico es certificado por la European Respiratory Society

El doctor Guillermo Zepeda, pediatra, magíster en Educación en Ciencias de la Salud y profesor asistente del Departamento de Pediatría y Cirugía Infantil Norte de la Facultad de Medicina, viajó en septiembre pasado a Londres para asistir al congreso anual de esta sociedad y rendir el examen especial para la certificación.Junto a médicos provenientes de muchos países del mundo, el doctor Zepeda rindió la prueba de esta asociación, cuyo objetivo es certificar las competencias indispensables en la disciplina para poder ejercer en ese continente, ya sea en el c