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Get IoT Smart: Homework for Many Indonesians

Today’s guest post is from Bhredipta Socarana, an Intellectual Property lawyer based in Indonesia and a Youth@IGF Fellow.
As one of the most populated countries, Indonesia has grown as one of the biggest markets for technology development. From the import of various over-the-top platforms to the implementation of Artificial Intelligence, technology has changed the Indonesian livelihood, including my own. This is also the case for Internet of Things (IoT).

FGV Direito Rio recebe selo ISO 9001/2015

Certficação reconhece internacionalmente a qualidade de gestão A FGV Direito Rio recebeu o selo ISO 9001/2015, que reconhece internacionalmente a qualidade dos seus sistemas de gestão. Concedida pela British Standards Institution, primeiro órgão de normas nacionais do mundo, a certificação representa uma confirmação ao mercado, de forma isenta, de que a Escola utiliza processos de trabalho que seguem boas práticas de gestão.

Principles of ‘Good Data’

Good Data edited by Angela Daly, S. Kate Devitt and Monique Mann will be published by INC in January 2019. The book launch will be 24 Januari @ Spui25. In anticipation of the publication, we publish a series of posts by some of the authors of the book.

DAUIN Lunch Seminars

Page Type: newsIl ciclo di incontri dei “Dauin Lunch Seminar” avrà luogo ogni terzo mercoledì del mese a partire da febbraio
19 Febbraio 2020
Sandro Cumani (Dauin - Politecnico di Torino)
image: Super sticky: 0Featured Event: 0Data evento: Thu, 22/02/2018 - 12:08

Schweißdrüsenkarzinom (ADPA): Erste Einblicke in Genexpressionsmuster

Schweißdrüsenkarzinome (SK) sind seltene Tumoren der Hautanhangsgebilde (< 0,005% - 0,01% aller kutanen Karzinome), die ein heterogenes Spektrum unterschiedlicher histologischer Subtypen umfassen. Sie treten klinisch variabel auf und haben eine starke Tendenz zu Lokalrezidiven und/oder metastasierenden mit einer hohen Sterblichkeit einhergehenden Verläufen.

On the blind spots of the Blockchain

In modeling systems dynamics, Self-Reinforcing Feedback, also known as a Positive Feedback Loop, happens when the output of a process amplifies the input to that process in continuing cycles of that process.

That
may have made it sound complicated, but it’s fairly simple. In a large
group of cattle, if something startles a few of them, and they react
suddenly startling others, then this pattern repeats, then you get a
stampede.

Proof-of-Work or Proof-of-Stake both Centralize Power and Wealth

Daniel Pinchbeck on why we need Extinction Rebellion

The following is reposted from Daniel Pinchbeck’s newsletter.

When can police compel you to give up your cell phone password?

Location

United States

See map: Google Maps

Date published: January 11, 2019Tampa Bay Times"“That’s at odds with the way that the case law has been developing in other courts,” said Riana Pfefferkorn, associate director of surveillance and cybersecurity at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society.

What Homeland Security Can Learn from Casinos

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United States

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Author(s): Brian NussbaumPublication Date: January 11, 2019Publication Type: Other WritingAt first glance, the problems of homeland security and cybersecurity may seem an odd fit for the Center for Gaming Research and the Special Collections and Archives at UNLV’s Lied Library, but in some important ways it actually fits quite well.

Pedestrians and e-scooters are clashing in the struggle for sidewalk space

Location

United States

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"Ganó la voluntad de agudizar un conflicto en vez de solucionarlo"

Al término del encuentro mensual del Consorcio de Universidades del Estado de Chile (Cuech), realizada en la Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica, el Rector Ennio Vivaldi, presidente de la entidad, lamentó que el gobierno se haya hecho parte en el requerimiento ante el Tribunal Constitucional. El también Rector de la U.

Mariella Bastian awarded with Dissertation Prize 2018 TU Dortmund University

The Internet Is Knowledge and Knowledge Is Power

Adisa Bolutife is a 22-year-old open access advocate based in Lagos, Nigeria. A graduate of the University of Lagos with a degree in and electronics engineering, he is passionate about issues related to access, technology, inclusion, and Internet Governance. In 2016, Bolutife founded Open Switch Africa, where he leads a group of students, researchers, and academics to advocate for open access in research, education, and data in Nigeria.

Information Crisis and the Role of National Regulators

By Ľuboš Kukliš
Chair of ERGA and chief executive at the Council for Broadcasting and Retransmission of Slovakia
Twitter: @LubosKuklis
 

Jetzt jeden Donnerstag neu: "HHU Facts" - heute: Studienabsolventen/innen

Wussten Sie schon...? Unter diesem Leitmotiv präsentiert die Grafikreihe "HHU Facts" jede Woche eine neue Zahl rund um die Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf. Heute zum Thema: Absolventen/innen... (Quelle: "Die Universität in Zahlen - 2018" Info-Flyer der HHU).Download Infoflyer (pdf)
Diese Inforeihe wird kontinuierlich ausgebaut und ergänzt: in Planung ist auch eine Bildergalerie mit allen Motiven zum "Durchklicken".  

Book of the Day: Team Human

Though created by humans, our technologies, markets, and institutions often contain an antihuman agenda. Douglas Rushkoff, digital theorist and host of the NPR-One podcast Team Human, reveals the dynamics of this antihuman machinery and invites us to remake these aspects of society in ways that foster our humanity.

Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf wird 25. Fairtrade-University

Fairtrade-Universities sind Hochschulen im gesamten Bundesgebiet, die sich für fairen Handel einsetzen und so einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung darstellen. Träger der Kampagne ist der gemeinnützige Verein TransFair, der in Köln ansässig ist. Die Heinrich-Heine-Universität ist die 7. Hochschule in NRW, die diese Auszeichnung erhält. Bundesweit sind bereits 24 Hochschulen aktiv. 

Uso de página web logra reducir sintomatología depresiva en escolares

Casi mil alumnos, entre primero y tercero medio de ocho colegios de la Región Metropolitana, participaron en una investigación realizada por académicos e investigadores de la Facultad de Medicina, quienes utilizaron un programa en línea para la promoción, prevención e intervención de los trastornos del ánimo. Los resultados de este estudio, presentados en Casa Central, fueron auspiciosos y revelaron que los estudiantes que hicieron uso de la plataforma web lograron reducir los síntomas depresivos en comparación al grupo que no tuvo acceso a esta tecnología.

Re-Engineering Humanity

RSVP is required for this free event. 
5:00pm Reception in Manning Faculty Lounge.
6:00pm Book talk in Room 290. January 30, 2019Stanford Law School

Future Thinking: Chris Yiu

In 2017, the Internet Society unveiled the 2017 Global Internet Report: Paths to Our Digital Future. The interactive report identifies the drivers affecting tomorrow’s Internet and their impact on Media & Society, Digital Divides, and Personal Rights & Freedoms. While preparing to launch the 2019 Global Internet Report, we interviewed Chris Yiu to hear his perspective on the forces shaping the Internet’s future.