Michael Callen, Adnan Khan, Asim I. Khwaja, Asad Liaqat and Emily Myers at the Monkey Cage/Washington Post: “In international development, the “evidence revolution” has generated a surge in policy research over the past two decades. We now have a clearer idea of what works and what doesn’t.
The August 2017 edition of Retrospect is now available.
This edition brings news about the recognition of the fundamental right to privacy in India, efforts in Europe to counter terrorism online, the approval of regulations determining the adoption of real name policies in China, Facebook's new measures against misinformation, and more.
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Efrén Díaz Díaz, Anwalt und Senior Associate der Kanzlei Bufete Mas y Calvet in Madrid in Spanien hat referiert zum Thema „Google vs. Spain case: from the new right to be forgotten to the new European legislation on data protection„.
The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the winners of its 2017 Starting Grants. A Starting Grant is a personal grant of about 1.5 million euros and gives talented researchers the opportunity to conduct research for a period of five years. Six researchers from the University of Amsterdam (UvA) received the prestigious grant. One of […]
We cordially invite you to attend Joe Karaganis’ (American Assembly) talk on the Open Syllabus Project. Date: September 12, 217 (Tuesday), 1.00PM Location: IViR Documentation Center Universities mostly do two things: teach and research. It’s possible to understand the research process and its outcomes because it generates an extensive public record. Articles and books record […]
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Prof. Chris Bavitz notes how a recent Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling might impact the use of algorithms in criminal justice.
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Ben Miller at Government Technology: “…The technology is, by nature, broadly applicable. If a thing involves data — “data” itself being a nebulous word — then it probably has room for AI. AI can help manage the data, analyze it and find patterns that humans might not have thought of.
New book edited by Tiago Peixoto: “Civic Tech in the Global South is comprised of one study and three field evaluations of civic tech initiatives in developing countries. The study reviews evidence on the use of 23 digital platforms designed to amplify citizen voices to improve service delivery, highlighting citizen uptake and the degree of responsiveness by public service providers.
“What the Street!? was derived out of the question “How do new and old mobility concepts change our cities?”. It was raised by Michael Szell and Stephan Bogner during their residency at moovel lab. With support of the lab team they set out to wrangle data of cities around the world to develop and design this unique Mobility Space Report.
Note: The deadline for proposal submission has been extended until Sunday, 17 September, 21:00 UTC.
Optamos por trazer a debate um tema sempre quente: protecção de crianças e jovens num contexto digital.
Uma realidade diária em qualquer casa. Um obstáculo, desde logo, para as próprias crianças. Mas, também, e muito, para Pais, escola, Estado.
Of the many things we do online, search is probably the most common. Beyond messaging, entertainment, shopping, and a myriad of other activities, utilizing search engines, such as Google, to... MORE
Minha escolha pela FGV foi sem dúvida essencial para o meu sucesso profissional. Desde minha primeira visita à FGV tive a certeza de que não haveria melhor escola para me proporcionar uma formação jurídica sólida e inovadora, capaz de me colocar em local de destaque no mercado de trabalho, cada vez mais desafiador e competitivo.
SIGNALS – an Exhibition of the Snowden Files in Art, Media and Archives
September 12-26, 2017 | DIAMONDPAPER Studio | Köpenicker Straße 96 | Berlin
For more information see www.berlinergazette.de/signals
El Rector de la U. de Chile valoró el nuevo plazo de dos semanas dado que "si eso ayuda a que el Ministerio pueda asimilar las propuestas que se le han hecho e incorporarlas, me parece que es una buena noticia".
Nueve profesores de alta jerarquía y que han ejercido funciones institucionales con probada experiencia y trayectoria en procesos de acreditación institucional y/o de evaluación, conforman esta instancia que apoyará el trabajo del Comité Operativo de Acreditación Institucional (COAI), en este nuevo proceso de evaluación que enfrenta nuestra Universidad.
Que toda institución que reciba recursos públicos quede sometida a las normas de transparencia activa y pasiva de la ley 20.285 y que las normas que establezcan la pérdida de gratuidad solo se apliquen a las universidades privadas, fueron algunas de las propuestas planteadas respecto a esta iniciativa que, de mantenerse como está, señaló el Rector, empeora la situación de las universidades estatales.Como inusual y muy distinto a los del resto del mundo definió el Rector Ennio Vivaldi al sistema de Educación Superior chileno, situación que no quedaría corregida en la
Palestra será realizada no dia 26 de setembroA FGV Direito Rio realizará, no dia 26 de setembro, a palestra de apresentação do curso de Mestrado em Direito da Regulação. O evento tem como objetivo apresentar o curso e esclarecer dúvidas dos candidatos que desejam ingressar na turma de 2018.
Today, the Supreme Court heard the ongoing matter of Sabu Mathew George vs. Union of India. In 2008, a petition was filed to ban advertisements endorsing sex-selective abortions from search engine results. Advertisements endorsing sex selective abortions are illegal under Section 22 of the PNDT Act (The Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques Act), 1994 Act. […]
Mit der Woche vom 12. bis 16. März 2018 steht der Termin für das nächste Seminar „Journalismus und Recht“ am ITM fest. Bewerben Sie sich jetzt bis zum 21. Januar 2018 auf einen der 15 Seminarplätze! Die Bewerbung steht allen interessierten Juristen in der Ausbildung offen – Studenten, Referendaren, Doktoranden und anderen jungen Juristen, die auf der Suche nach Perspektiven an der Schnittstelle zwischen Jura und Journalismus sind.