Other News from Participating Centers

Reforma al Sistema de Licencias Médicas

"Estamos frente a un problema que se arrastra por mucho tiempo y que no hemos tenido el coraje político de abordar en forma definitiva", señala en la siguiente columna el profesor de Escuela de Salud Pública de la Facultad de Medicina, Marcos Vergara, quien analiza la necesidad de realizar una reforma al sistema de licencias médicas de quienes se encuentran adscritos al Fondo Nacional de Salud.Escuchamos hoy que la reforma a las Isapres incluirá el tema de las licencias médicas, como la Comisión Presidencial de Financiamiento de la Salud recomendó durante el primer gobierno

Conoce la oferta de actividades de la U. de Chile en enero

Más de una docena de actividades para niños y adultos son las que ofrecerán diferentes unidades de la Casa de Bello, encuentros que se suman a la tradicional Escuela de Verano (EDv) y a la quinta edición de la Escuela de Temporada que se realizará en Iquique entre el 20 y el 25 de enero, cuyas inscripciones ya se encuentran abiertas.

LibreRouter: A Multi-Radio Wireless Router for Community Networks

Since their inception, community networks have depended on modifying existing off-the-shelf routers to adapt them to their particular needs. Software development originated in community-network groups and the free software movement as a whole have pushed the barrier of innovation and helped commercial enterprises develop new products over the years.

The Year in Review: Governments Try to Restrict Free Speech Online and Break Encryption

In 2018, the Internet saw concerted government efforts to restrict free speech on the Internet – some in the name of fighting “fake news” – and to compromise encryption on devices and messaging apps.
Can the government decide what’s fake news? Several countries either passed or explored laws intended to combat so-called fake news and online disinformation. In some cases, the laws contained significant prison time for those who create or disseminate fake news.

Essay of the Day: Open and Collaborative Developments

Open and Collaborative Developments by Patrick Van Zwanenberg, Mariano Fressoli, Valeria Arza, Adrian Smith and Anabel Marin.

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Unions and the Gig-Economy: The Case of AirBnB

In this article, reposted from Socialist Project, Steven Tufts examines union reactions to sharewashing platforms.

Estudiantes pueden ser parte de más de 150 organizaciones

Quienes cursan estudios en la Casa de Bello pueden formar parte de una amplia variedad de instancias que abarcan desde el arte, la música y la política, a la diversidad sexual, cuidado de animales y género, entre otras.

Académicos del IEI recibieron Medalla Rectoral

Los académicos del Instituto de Estudios Internacionales (IEI) y de la Facultad de Derecho formaron parte de los equipos jurídicos de Chile ante la Corte Internacional de Justicia de La Haya en los procesos iniciados por Perú y Bolivia.

Inscripciones abiertas a cita que revisará cruces entre vejez y género

Este año, el evento internacional estará marcado por una mirada latinoamericana a un ámbito invisibilizado de esta etapa de la vida: las dimensiones de género en la vejez.

DNS-over-TLS in Linux (systemd)

Whilst we were putting together some content about DNS privacy recently, we learned that recent distributions of Linux ship with support or this. We therefore decided to give Ubuntu 18.10 a try on a laptop.

لمحة عامة حول حوكمة الإنترنت (General Overview about Internet Governance)

In Khartoum, A DNSSEC Deployathon

At the Internet Society Sudan Chapter office, adjacent to the west bank of the Blue Nile, four men decided to set up a local server capable of DNSSEC verification. It was an unplanned deployathon: a hands on, practical session in which a solution or service is deployed in a real-world scenario. Deployathons can help build technical capacity or set up a new service, and in this case, the men hoped to increase knowledge of DNSSEC and to prepare the individuals managing Sudan’s top-level domain (.sd) for signing in the near future.

Book of the Day: Surveillance Valley: The Secret Military History of the Internet

Surveillance Valley: The Secret Military History of the Internet by Yasha Levine.

In this fascinating book, investigative reporter Yasha Levine uncovers the secret origins of the internet, tracing it back to a Pentagon counterinsurgency surveillance project.

Kevin Carson on Libertarian Anti-Capitalism

One of the biggest drawbacks of thinking in “vulgar libertarian” fashion is that you forget that there were ever alternatives available to people, that the way that we live now or the way we’re used to living is the only way that was ever reasonable or good. The rise of the modern state marks a time in history when authorities began to and continue to control more about people’s lives. The modern state also intrudes on people’s lives in a fashion that is so much greater than before.

Trabajo Social abrirá cupos especiales para estudiantes hombres

A partir del 2019, este programa impartido por la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales pondrá a disposición siete cupos del Programa de Equidad de Género (PEG), iniciativa en la que hasta la fecha solo participaba la Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas.

U. de Chile inició este sábado período de acreditación por 7 años

El pasado miércoles 14 de noviembre la Comisión Nacional de Acreditación comunicó su decisión unánime de acreditar a la Casa de Bello por el máximo período contemplado en la Ley. El positivo resultado, que entrega un sello de excelencia a los distintos ámbitos de su quehacer como plantel universitario, renueva la acreditación institucional hasta el 22 de diciembre de 2025.

India-China Tech Forum 2018

Arindrajit Basu spoke at the India-China Tech Forum 2018 organised by ORF and Peking University at the Ji Xianlin Centre for India-China Studies, Mumbai on December 11 - 12, 2018. The event functioned as a bi-annual dialogue that fosters co-operation in this space between the two countries.

Big Brother is here: Amid snooping row, govt report says monitoring system 'practically complete'

The recently released 2017-18 annual report of the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) says that surveillance equipment is being rolled out in 21 service areas across the country.
The article by Keerthana Sankaran was published in New Indian Express on December 26, 2018.

The Importance of the Multistakeholder Approach: My Experience at the Internet Governance Forum

My name is Gustavo Babo, I’m from Brazil and I’m a Law and Political Science student. One of my biggest interests is to understand the best way to create national and international policies related to the Internet and other technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, IoT, and Blockchain. Having participated in the IGF as a 2018 Youth@IGF Fellow has enhanced my perspective on the future of all these technologies. Enjoy my opinion!

FGV Direito Rio abre processo seletivo para Assistência Acadêmica

Interessados podem se inscrever até o dia 13/01A FGV Direito Rio recebe inscrições para assistente acadêmico da graduação, atuando na supervisão das atividades de Field Project. O Field Project (FP) consiste em um componente curricular obrigatório constituído por cindo atividades prátivas extraclasse do curso de graduação da Escola, totalizando uma carga horária de 300 horas, distribuídas em 60 horas/aula do 1º ao 5º período. As inscrições podem ser realizadas até o dia 13 de janeiro de 2019.