Other News from Participating Centers

FGV Direito Rio realiza processo seletivo por transferência externa e portadores de diploma

A FGV Direito Rio recebe inscrições para o processo seletivo destinado ao preenchimento de vagas remanescentes na graduação – por meio de transferência externa e para portadores de diploma, com ingresso no segundo semestre de 2020.
Podem participar do processo candidatos regularmente matriculados ou que tenham trancado curso superior ou portadores de diploma. As duas possibilidades estão abertas também a estrangeiros, desde que a graduação do candidato seja reconhecida pelo consulado brasileiro do país de origem.

Supreme Court Justices Debate Generic .Com Trademark Registration

CRDP financé par le FRQ-SC en tant que regroupement stratégique

Jeudi dernier, le CRDP recevait la nouvelle selon laquelle il serait financé pour les sept prochaines années en tant que regroupement stratégique ($1 528 919), et ce, dans le cadre du concours proposé l’automne dernier par le FRQ-SC. Ce résultat était particulièrement attendu dans la mesure où lors de la précédente édition, il y a trois ans, les évaluateurs avaient suggéré de revisiter le projet de recherche du CRDP afin de mieux s’accorder avec les critères demandés.

Nominations Open! Jonathan B. Postel Service Award 2020

Do you know someone who has made an outstanding contribution to Internet development?

Nominate them for this year’s Jonathan B. Postel Service Award!

Each year, the Internet Society presents the prestigious award to an individual or organization that, like Jon Postel, has made significant contributions to the technological development of the Internet.

Prof. Dr. Helmut Frister neues Mitglied im Deutschen Ethikrat

Der Rat wird je zu Hälfte auf Vorschlag des Bundestages und der Bundesregierung benannt. Die Mitglieder werden dann vom Bundestagspräsidenten für die Dauer von vier Jahren berufen. Eine Wiederberufung ist einmal möglich. Knapp die Hälfte der bisherigen Mitglieder war turnusmäßig ausgeschieden und musste nachbesetzt werden. Voraussichtlich am 28. Mai wird der neue Ethikrat zu seiner konstituierenden Sitzung zusammenkommen.

Schnelle Hilfe für Lehrende

Wissenschaftler und Wissenschaftlerinnen mit Kind, die digitale Lehre anbieten, erleben durch die fehlende Betreuung ihres Nachwuchses besondere zeitliche Mehrfachbelastungen. Denn so eine Vorlesung lässt sich nicht mit ein paar Klicks digitalisieren. Sie werden nun beim Vorbereiten und Durchführen ihrer Veranstaltungen unterstützt.

The Week in Internet News: Classroom in a Car

Searching for a signal: CNN has a story about a teacher in rural Virginia who drives 20 minutes to find a good WiFi signal in order to work. The middle school history teacher is one of about 18 million U.S. residents who lack access to high-speed broadband, according to the Federal Communications Commission. The teacher “lives in a valley between two mountains, where the only available home internet option is a satellite connection.

Examining public procurement data in Costa Rica: Open Data Day 2020 report

On Saturday 7th March 2020, the tenth Open Data Day took place with people around the world organising over 300 events to celebrate, promote and spread the use of open data.

The coronavirus pandemic and its impact on cybersecurity

The coronavirus pandemic has impacted cybersecurity in several ways. The challenges range from the infrastructure of the internet itself to the spread of disinformation online. Nevertheless, not all is lost, as, at the same time, valuable lessons can be learned for the future. The coronavirus pandemic has changed society’s way of life in several ways,…

New opinion poll – UK contact-tracing app must take account of human rights

A new opinion poll has revealed that an overwhelming majority of Brits want any coronavirus contact-tracing app to take account of civil liberties and people’s privacy.
The Survation poll for the Open Knowledge Foundation comes ahead of today’s evidence session at Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights on the human rights implications of COVID-19 tracing apps.

Investigadores estudiarán eficacia del cobre para inactivar COVID-19

Luego de ser probado con buenos resultados a partir de una lámina de cobre en Estados Unidos, hoy científicos chilenos buscan reafirmar el potencial del metal rojo, esta vez, a partir de sus nanopartículas, proyectando que al entrar en contacto con el causante del COVID-19 tardaría menos de un minuto en inhabilitar su efecto.

CEAC TV anuncia programación especial para disfrutar en familia,

El canal online del Centro de Extensión Artística y Cultural de la Universidad de Chile, www.ceactv.cl, presentará una selección de programas de carácter familiar, incluyendo por primera vez creaciones del Ballet Nacional Chileno y conciertos educativos, además del espectáculo Mazapán Sinfónico.

Protección de la biodiversidad: la clave para la salud humana

La estabilidad del ecosistema es crucial para mantener sistemas naturales saludables, y sus ciclos y funciones ecológicas son esenciales para el bienestar social. Lamentablemente, la acción humana ha contribuido a generar una serie de alteraciones que inciden directamente en la salud de las personas y del medioambiente.

CMPF Statement on World Press Freedom Day and MPM2020

May 3rd marks World Press Freedom Day and this year finds the state of the world’s media pluralism and freedom in turmoil as existing, rapidly evolving issues, become further aggravated by the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Our Work to Make the Internet for Everyone Marches On

Over the past several months the Internet Society has been working on a transaction to sell Public Interest Registry (PIR), operator of .ORG and other top-level domains, to Ethos Capital. Under PIR’s registry agreements, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) had to consent to this indirect change of control. ICANN has now announced that it does not consent to the transaction.

Promoting the use of data for environmental protection in Togo: Open Data Day 2020 report

On Saturday 7th March 2020, the tenth Open Data Day took place with people around the world organising over 300 events to celebrate, promote and spread the use of open data.

Egbert Dommering lid van evaluatiecommissie Wet op de inlichtingen- en veiligheidsdiensten

Selfies Under Quarantine: Students Report Back to Rome (Episode 4)

Now Is Not the Time to Put Everyone’s Security on the Line

This opinion piece was originally published in SC Magazine.

With social distancing the norm, we’re spending more time on the Internet doing more important things than ever – eg, working, learning, banking, trading, shopping, seeing the doctor and having family time – as well as streaming, gaming and interacting with our connected speakers.

Shouldn’t we be certain, especially now, that no one is eavesdropping, stealing or modifying our data?

Text and Data Mining: Articles 3 and 4 of the Directive 2019/790/EU

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Author(s): Giancarlo FrosioPublication Date: April 30, 2020Publication Type: Academic Writing(with Christophe Geiger and Oleksandr Bulayenko) Read more about Text and Data Mining: Articles 3 and 4 of the Directive 2019/790/EU