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Tag der Offenen Tür: UKD feiert Gründung seiner Palliativambulanz

„Ein früher Kontakt zur Palliativmedizinischen Ambulanz kann helfen, Beschwerden oder Sorgen im körperlichen, psychischen, spirituellen und sozialen Bereich rechtzeitig anzusprechen, bzw. zu behandeln. Vielen unheilbar erkrankten Patientinnen und Patienten gibt das Sicherheit“, erklärt Dr. Martin Neukirchen, Ärztlicher Leiter des Zentrums für Palliativmedizin am UKD.

Planteles latinoamericanos siguen a Chile en educación científica

La iniciativa de Laboratorios Portátiles, liderada en el país por la U. de Chile y que comenzó en 2013 en la Región Metropolitana, hoy se extiende a siete regiones y suma a once universidades, llevando la experimentación de las ciencias biológicas a los liceos públicos del país. Esta semana, expertos provenientes de nueve países de la Latinoamérica, se reunieron en la Casa de Bello con investigadores de universidades de todo el país para avanzar en la expansión del proyecto y mejorar la calidad de la educación científica. En la Facultad de Ciencias de la U.

LACIGF Workshop for Chapter Leaders: The Internet Should Reach Everyone

Inside the framework of the 11th meeting of LACIGF, the Internet Society’s Regional Bureau in Latin America & Caribbean successfully carried out the 2018 edition of the Workshop for Chapter Leaders. In addition to addressing the key issues of the organization, the event included a session focused on personal development. The 34 participants, from 22 Chapters, also had the opportunity to talk with Andrew Sullivan, future Executive Director of the Internet Society.
Volunteering: A Shared Challenge

Inscrições para o Intercâmbio 2019.1 da FGV Direito Rio estão abertas

Interessados podem se inscrever até o dia 20 de setembroA FGV Direito Rio está com inscrições abertas para o processo seletivo do Intercâmbio 2019.1. Os interessados têm até o dia 20 de setembro para submeterem suas candidaturas através do site, ou diretamente na Coordenação de Relações Internacionais da Escola.

The Week in Internet News: IoT Security Spending Predicted to Skyrocket

Securing the IoT: Internet of Things security spending is predicted to rise by about 30 percent a year through 2023 as the industry looks for some regulations, reports Cyber Security Hub. Possible regulatory standards are driving part of the growth.

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Delhi: Shelter Rights Campaign in 10 Indian cities

There are very few shelters for homeless people in India, and those that do exist are primarily for men. In 2001 ActionAid India launched Aashray Adhikar Abhiyan – an intervention to create a nationwide network of homeless shelters that has pushed the number of shelters in Delhi from 10 to 269.

How Did We Do That? The Possibility of Rapid Transition

In the face of environmental crises and global inequality, how can we work together for more sustainable futures? What can we learn from great transitions and transformations of the past?

III Seminário Governança das Redes: resultado da seleção de propostas de apresentação

A comissão científica do III Seminário Governança das Redes torna pública lista de trabalhos aprovados para o evento a ser realizado nos dias 24 e 25 de setembro, em Belo Horizonte.

The Political Value of Time: Citizenship, Duration, and Democratic Justice

Book by Elizabeth F. Cohen: “Waiting periods and deadlines are so ubiquitous that we often take them for granted. Yet they form a critical part of any democratic architecture. When a precise moment or amount of time is given political importance, we ought to understand why this is so. The Political Value of Time explores the idea of time within democratic theory and practice. Elizabeth F.

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Fotobuch Kitsch in Tokio erschienen

Es freut mich sehr, dass inzwischen mein Fotobuch zum Thema Kitsch in Japan erschienen ist. Gezeigt wird, wie Kitsch eine universelle Kategorie ist, sei es in Reykjavik, Berlin oder Itoshima. Die Fotos sind 2016 und 2017 bei diversen Reisen entstanden. Das Buch ist für 20 € über Amazon erhältlich.

Maru Bautista on the Platform Cooperative for Cleaning Workers in Brooklyn

Martijn Arets: At the Open Coop conference in London I interviewed Maru Bautista, Director of the Cooperative Development Program at the Center for Family Life in Brooklyn, New York. For the past 5 years, she has worked with her team and the Sunset Park community to strengthen immigrant-led worker cooperatives in New York City.

5@7 H-POD Santé sur les plateformes électorales en matière de santé

Ce panel composé de quatre conférenciers chevronnés provenant de différents horizons disciplinaires et professionnels analysera les plateformes électorales en matière de santé des principaux partis en vue des élections du 1er octobre prochain.
 

Data Colonialism: Rethinking Big Data’s Relation to the Contemporary Subject

Nick Couldry and Ulises Mejias in Television & New Media (TVNM): “...Data colonialism combines the predatory extractive practices of historical colonialism with the abstract quantification methods of computing. Understanding Big Data from the Global South means understanding capitalism’s current dependence on this new type of appropriation that works at every point in space where people or things are attached to today’s infrastructures of connection.

A rationale for data governance as an approach to tackle recurrent drawbacks in open data portals

Conference paper by Juan Ribeiro Reis et al: “Citizens and developers are gaining broad access to public data sources, made available in open data portals. These machine-readable datasets enable the creation of applications that help the population in several ways, giving them the opportunity to actively participate in governance processes, such as decision taking and policy-making.

Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire

Republished from Aral Balkan 

Fabiola Letelier recibió el Premio Nacional de DDHH

La egresada de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Chile recibió este lunes 23 de julio la distinción de parte de la directora del Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos, Consuelo Contreras Largo, quien señaló que su "valentía y compromiso nos impulsan a seguir construyendo un Chile más democrático".En una ceremonia en el Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, el Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos hizo entrega del Premio Nacional de Derechos Humanos 2018 a la defensora de las víctimas de la dictadura Fabiola Letelier del Solar. A la instancia acudió el

Revista Palabra Pública estará disponible en quioscos

El décimo número de la publicación de la Universidad de Chile estará por primera vez en quioscos de las comunas de Santiago y Providencia, con artículos y reportajes que abordan el debate en torno al estallido del denominado "Mayo feminista".

The economic value of data: discussion paper

HM Treasury (UK): “Technological change has radically increased both the volume of data in the economy, and our ability to process it. This change presents an opportunity to transform our economy and society for the better.