Other News from Participating Centers

Parkplatz P1 ab Montag 13. August gesperrt

Ab Montag, dem 13.08.2018 finden auf Parkplatz P1 im gesamten Bereich der Abfahrt Markierungsarbeiten statt. Bis voraussichtlich 23.08. ist der Parkplatz deshalb komplett gesperrt (absolutes Halteverbot!).

Do the global poor care about climate change?

Do the global poor care about climate change? I was struck by that question at the National Peace Symposium that I attended and wrote about last month.
The Caliph of the Ahmadyya Muslim Community spoke about how we need world leaders to prioritize helping the poor out of poverty in the same urgent manner as acting on climate change. He said that the world’s poorest do not worry about the latest greenhouse gas figures because they’re too busy worrying about whether they can feed their children today.

New research to map the diversity of citizen-generated data for sustainable development

We are excited to announce a new research project around citizen-generated data and the UN data revolution. This research will be led by Open Knowledge International in partnership with King’s College London and the Public Data Lab to develop a vocabulary for governments to navigate the landscape of citizen-generated data.

New research to map the diversity of citizen-generated data for sustainable development

We are excited to announce a new research project around citizen-generated data and the UN data revolution. This research will be led by Open Knowledge International in partnership with King’s College London and the Public Data Lab to develop a vocabulary for governments to navigate the landscape of citizen-generated data.

This Company Keeps Lies About Sandy Hook on the Web

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Google tracks your movements, like it or not

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Omarosa's White House Recordings Are Raising Security Concerns — Experts Break It Down

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Streik: Ärztinnen und Ärzte des UKD bitten Ministerpräsidenten Laschet um Vermittlung

In dem Schreiben drücken die Ärztinnen und Ärzte ihre „zunehmende Sorge um die Krankenversorgung der Bevölkerung im Großraum Düsseldorf“ aus. Weiter heißt es in dem Brief: „Es steht unmittelbar bevor, dass dringlich notwendige Operationen nicht mehr zeitnah durchgeführt werden können und zeitkritische Krebstherapien nur verzögert stattfinden.“
Vor diesem Hintergrund bitten die Unterzeichner des Briefes den Ministerpräsidenten, sich für eine Vermittlung einzusetzen bzw. eine Person seines Vertrauens zu benennen, die diese Aufgabe übernimmt.

​NTU receives $11 million gift to further medical education and healthcare research

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How 3 community organizations are asserting their right to clean water

The oceans were the original global commons, shed and navigated for ages. But new technologies have added numerous challenges to sustaining our oceans: offshore oil drilling, deep-sea mining, and overfishing. However, it’s crucial that water, both freshwater and saltwater, remains a commons and held in the public trust, because access to clean and affordable water is a basic human right.

Conference: Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists

Count My Voice: Demanding an Internet That Benefits Everyone

The Internet Society has a vision that the Internet must be open, global, and secure for the good of all people. But to get there, the world must demand change in how decisions that shape the Internet’s future are made. Decisions being made behind closed doors.

Douglas Rushkoff: Survival of the Richest

Douglas Rushkoff: Last year, I got invited to a super-deluxe private resort to deliver a keynote speech to what I assumed would be a hundred or so investment bankers. It was by far the largest fee I had ever been offered for a talk — about half my annual professor’s salary — all to deliver some insight on the subject of “the future of technology.”

TLS 1.3 – Internet Security Gets a Boost

Today marks the formal publication of an overhaul of the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol. TLS is an Internet standard used to prevent eavesdropping, tampering, and message forgery for various Internet applications. It is probably the most widely deployed network security standard in the world. Often indicated by the small green padlock in a web browser’s address bar1, TLS  is used in financial transactions, by medical institutions, and to ensure secure connections in a wide variety of other applications.

Activism to reach the newest users in fast-connecting Bolivia

Youth and privacy in the Americas: InternetBolivia.org, Bolivia How do youth allies promote young people’s critical thinking on privacy, in informal learning contexts in the Americas? This blog post is part of a series showcasing the work of different organizations at the intersection of youth development, digital rights, and online safety. Quick facts Who: Eliana Quiroz and Cristian León from Internet Bolivia.org What: Advocacy, campaigning, research Mission/vision: To strengthen the free and safe use of […]

Actividades de extensión han convocado a más de 2 millones de personas

La realización de 22 mil seminarios, congresos y talleres de extensión; el desarrollo de cátedras interdisciplinarias sobre asuntos de interés nacional; y la participación de 165 mil personas en el programa UAbierta son algunas de las acciones de Vinculación con el Medio impulsadas por la Universidad en los últimos siete años.

Este viernes finaliza plazo para inscribirse para la PSU

Las personas interesadas en rendir este examen el 26 y 27 de noviembre deben registrar todos sus datos en la página web del Departamento de Evaluación, Medición y Registro Educacional (DEMRE) hasta obtener la Tarjeta de Identificación.

Premio Manuel Montt distinguió a siete obras literarias y científicas

Diamela Eltit, Iván Jaksic Andrade, Ricardo Baeza Yates y Berthier Ribeiro Nieto, Tomás Moulian, Elicura Chihuailaf, Ramón Díaz Eterovic y Rosabetty Muñoz se adjudicaron el premio de carácter bienal que entrega nuestro plantel con el fin de distinguir a las mejores obras científicas y literarias publicadas en Chile o por chilenos y chilenas residentes en el extranjero.

Escola realiza o Encontro FGV Direito Rio 2018

Evento reuniu professores e alunos da graduaçãoHoje foi realizado o Encontro FGV Direito Rio 2018 com a participação de alunos e professores. Na ocasião, Thiago Bottino, Coordenador da Graduação, falou sobre as modificações que a Escola realiza constantemente em suas estruturas sempre com o intuito de melhorar ainda mais a experiência dos alunos, como por exemplo, a mudança curricular.
Além disso, o professor homenageou os alunos aprovados na OAB e falou para o auditório lotado sobre a importância do ENADE para a avaliação da Escola e para o currículo dos estudantes.

Community Networks Workshop at CANTO Annual Conference

Globally, significant progress has been made in recent years with respect to Internet access, however, much more needs to be done. Presently, 54% of the global community is not connected to the Internet. In the Caribbean region, big disparities can be noted. As measured by Internet penetration rates, while countries such as Barbados (80%), Trinidad & Tobago (70%) are well connected, this is not the case in others such as Haiti (12%) and Guyana (40%).