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WTO-MC11 in Buenos Aires: What is at Stake for India and its People

On November 21, 2017, Anubha Sinha attended a civil society workshop on "WTO-MC11 in Buenos Aires: What is at Stake for India and its People". The workshop was co-organised ​by the Third World Network, ​Focus on the Global South, ​South-Solidarity Initiative of Action Aid, ​and the Forum on FTAs ​at the Seminar Hall 1 & 2, New Block, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi.

The world watches Reykjavik’s digital democracy experiment

Joshua Jacobs at the Financial Times: “When Iceland’s banks collapsed and mistrust of politicians soared during the 2008 financial crisis, two programmers thought software could help salvage the country’s democracy. They created Your Priorities, a platform that allows citizens to suggest laws, policies and budget measures, which can then be voted up or down by other users. “

Cyberattacks a significant threat to democracy: Modi

We have to ensure that cyberspace does not become a playground for dark horses of radicalism, says PM Narendra Modi at the fifth Global Conference on Cyber Space in Delhi.
The article by Komal Gupta was published in Livemint on November 24, 2017.

Jubiläum: 30 Jahre Erasmus-Programm an Düsseldorfer Hochschulen

Gegründet wurde das Erasmus-Programm durch einen Beschluss des Rats der Europäischen Union am 15. Juni 1987. Die Düsseldorfer Hochschulen beteiligen sich seit Beginn an dem Austauschprogramm: Seit den 1990er Jahren haben die HHU und die HSD Studierende auf Auslandsaufenthalte vorbereitet, an der RSH nimmt der Zuspruch seit 2009 stark zu.

More Machine Learning About Congress’ Priorities

ProPublica: “We keep training machine learning models on Congress. Find out what this one learned about lawmakers’ top issues…
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan is a tax wonk ― and most observers of Congress know that. But knowing what interests the other 434 members of Congress is harder.

Pin it in the Parks: Crowdsourcing park facilities information in Dublin

Since 2015 Open Knowledge International has been part of the consortium of RouteToPA, a European innovation project aimed at improving citizen engagement by enabling meaningful interaction between open data users, open data publishers and open data. This month, the project is running the Pin it in the Parks competition together with Smart Dublin to encourage, inform and engage citizens and residents on services and issues in their local areas.

Internationales Leopoldina / SFB1116 Symposium „Inflammation and Regeneration of the Injured heart“

Das Ziel des Symposiums ist es, theoretisch und klinisch tätige Wissenschaftler zusammen zu bringen, die an der Schnittstelle zwischen Immunzellen, kardialen Fibroblasten und Regeneration des Herzens nach Infarkt arbeiten. In den letzten Jahren hat sich zunehmend herausgestellt, dass die Differenzierung endogener Zellen des Herzens entscheidend durch das Mikromilieu bestimmt wird, das durch einwandernde Immunzellen bestimmt wird. Eine zentrale Rolle kommt hierbei wahrscheinlich auch den Fibroblasten zu.

Patterns of Commoning: Mapping Our Shared Wealth: The Cartography of the Commons

Ellen Friedman: If a picture is worth a thousand words, a map is likely worth a thousand pictures. Since 2010, hundreds of commons and “new economy” mapping projects have sprung to life. By depicting thousands of innovative social, environmental and economic initiatives, these maps reveal the complex stories of new systems emerging through the cracks of the old, like dandelions through broken concrete.

Convocan a nutrir archivo de agendas y publicaciones estudiantiles

"Transforma tus documentos en memoria colectiva" es el nombre de la campaña mediante la cual el Archivo y Centro de Documentación de la Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad de Chile (FECh) está reuniendo documentos y objetos clave en la trayectoria del movimiento estudiantil de la Casa de Bello, a partir del acervo que poseen diferentes generaciones de egresados.Publicaciones y agendas FECh.

Centro de Enfermedades Crónicas selló alianza con institución china

El convenio se firmó en el marco de la estrategia de cooperación científica y tecnológica 2017-2019, suscrita el pasado mes de enero por los gobiernos de Chile y China.

Artista visual se une con pacientes del Psiquiátrico para concierto

El espectáculo "Francisco Sanfuentes + Radio Estación Locura" es una puesta en escena sonoro-visual que integra elementos musicales, interpretaciones en vivo, bases y textos grabados e imágenes proyectadas como signos en diálogo con el sonido.

Cyber for Diplomacy

Filed under: Cyber Diplomacy, Cybersecurity, Internet Governance Tagged: Cybersecurity, GCCS2017, international law

NTU scientists suggest flies could help to monitor disease outbreaks by acting as ‘autonomous bionic drones’

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Privacy issues exist even without Aadhaar

There is a critical need for a data privacy regulator to penalize unauthorized disclosure of personal information.
The article by Ronald Abraham was published by Livemint on November 15, 2017.

Financial CERT to combat cyber threats, says MoS home affairs

To tackle cyber threats to India’s financial institutions, the central government is mulling to establish a financial Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT).
This was published by CISO MAG on November 17, 2017

Training

The Rotary Club of Salem in association with the Centre for Internet and Society – Access to Knowledge, India and Salem Tamil Sangam is organising series of “Wikimedia training and orientation” programme for the youth on December 9 and 10 and also from 16 –17 at Rotary Hall in the city.
The news was published by the Hindu on November 20, 2017.

Collaboration between startups and mid-sized companies. Learn. Match. Partner.

When startups and mid-sized companies meet, two worlds collide. Startups are the main driver of digitization but inexperienced, while mid-sized companies do have experience but lack digitization expertise. Collaboration between... MORE

Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC)

The Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace organized a meeting on November 21, 2017 in New Delhi. The meeting took place at Taj Diplomatic Enclave Hotel on the sidelines of the 5th Global Conference on Cyberspace. Pranesh Prakash participated in the event.
GSC commissioners engaged in discussions with leading experts on cyber diplomacy, cyber norms and counter-proliferation. See the Draft Agenda here.

Conferenza Nexa su Internet & Società 2017 - Etica e governance dell'Intelligenza Artificiale

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Hörzentrum feiert zehnjähriges Bestehen: Mehr als 600 Cochlea Implantate seit 2007

Das Hörzentrum ist spezialisiert auf die Implantation von Cochlea Implantaten: Seit der Zentrumsgründung im Jahr 2007 wurden bereits über 600 der hochpräzisen Implantate operativ in die Hörschnecke (lat. Cochlea) des Innenohrs eingesetzt. Pro Jahr bekommen rund 80  Patientinnen und Patienten jeden Alters ein solches Implantat. „Eine Hörstörung kann die Lebensqualität in allen Lebensbereichen enorm einschränken und auch zu einem sozialen Rückzug der Betroffenen führen“, betont Klenzner. Individuell entwickelt das Team Therapiemöglichkeiten für jeden einzelnen Patienten.