By Fernando Bermejo, Luigi Reggi, Simona Tiribelli, Ethan Zuckerman In US media, virtually every national or international news story is seen through a partisan lens. It’s reasonable to hypothesize that the novel coronavirus and COVID-19, the disease it causes, would follow a similar pattern. In particular, given President Trump’s attempts to minimize the impacts of the disease, we might expect to see less attention from right wing media than from more mainstream sources popular with […]

This week, as part of the Responsible Data for Children initiative (RD4C), the GovLab and UNICEF launched a new case study series to provide insights on promising practice as well as barriers to realizing responsible data for children.

"How do we protect the weak?"This was the front page of the ZEIT on April 2, 2020, well meant but not well thought out.Here it is assumed that our "Corona world" can be divided neatly into the weak and strong. And the strong are "we". The strong must now take responsibility, make decisions for themselves and others, behave properly and go shopping for their neighbours. The weak have to - actually nothing.

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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.

INC is proud to announce the publication of The Arab Archive, edited by Donatella Della Ratta, Kay Dickinson, and Sune Haugbolle.

Dear Readers,

Before the Corona outbreak, and with the help of Jose Ramos, the lead editor of an upcoming book about cosmo-local production, I had been reviewing the literature on historical rhythms and cycles to set the stage for the current ‘chaotic transition’ and ‘what comes next’. 

In short, I have come to two important conclusions: 

The Internet Archive has taken the brave step to release 1.4 million books online, arguing that public libraries are now closed. Unsurprisingly, the reactions from the publishing industry haven’t been too charitable. The following is republished from the Internet Archive.

Die Forscherinnen und Forscher an Universitätsklinikum und Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf arbeiten unter Hochdruck in Projekten, die bereits angelaufen oder schon konkret geplant sind.

Camus beschreibt in seinem 1947 verfassten Roman, wie in der Stadt Oran zu einem unbestimmten Zeitpunkt in den 1940er Jahren eine Seuche ausbricht. Die Stadt wird von der Außenwelt abgeschottet und so entsteht ein Krisenmikrokosmos, in dem sich verschiedene menschliche Charaktere mit ihrem Verhalten dazu positionieren. Gerling: „Es geht im Roman um altruistisches Engagement jenseits jeder Gewissheit.

Desde la Cátedra de Racismos y Migraciones Contemporáneas, María Emilia Tijoux y Eduardo Cardoza nos emplazan a que "momentos de crisis pueden ser pensados para superar dificultades centrándonos en lo fundamental: en el ser humano y en su derecho a vivir", planteamiento en el que estamos todas y todos, incluyendo a las y los migrantes que hoy forman parte de nuestra sociedad.Estamos viviendo días de profunda incertidumbre que nos hacen cavilar en la vida propia, en la de los nuestros y en la de quienes habitan este país y otros lugares del mundo. Nunca pens

Esta guía, preparada por académicos y académicas de las universidades de Chile, Magallanes y Católica de Valparaíso, recomienda priorizar lo que los estudiantes realmente necesitan aprender, aumentar la comunicación y chequear la disponibilidad de conexión de alumnos.Enseñar en tiempos de incertidumbre requiere creatividad y flexibilidad para apoyar a las y los estudiantes a alcanzar los aprendizajes centrales del curso en un ambiente virtual u online.

Junto a empresas como Samsung, Colun, Google, entre otras, la Casa de Bello destaca como una de las mejores evaluadas por las personas, ocupando el lugar 11 del ránking general y el número 1 entre universidades e institutos profesionales.Con el fin de promover el desarrollo sostenible y las buenas prácticas, Ipsos e INC Inteligencia Reputacional elaboraron el Estudio de Reputación Corporativa (ERC), con una evaluación global de empresas y organizaciones desde el punto de vista de las y los ciudadanos. En el ranking, la U.

Cierre de fronteras, períodos de aislamiento, cuarentenas, cercos sanitarios y eventuales toques de queda son parte del escenario que el país enfrenta en el marco de la pandemia originada por el coronavirus. Esta situación abre interrogantes sobre la suspensión o cancelación de diversos servicios que requieren la presencia física de las personas.

O Prof. Carlos Ragazzo, em parceria com o Instituto Propague, do qual faz parte o ex-aluno da FGV Direito Rio, Gabriel Dolabella, está promovendo uma série de lives para discutir as medidas econômicas que estão sendo anunciadas pelos governos brasileiro, americano e europeus para lidar com os efeitos do COVID-19. 

Amid the global spread of COVID-19, the exceptional strict confinement to our homes offers important lessons about the urgency of bridging the digital divide.

Where I live, in Osona (rural ​​Catalonia, northern Spain), 15 years ago there was no Internet access. Commercial operators said it wasn’t profitable. So, we set up a community network, Guifi.net, initially with radio connections, and in 2009 we deployed fiber optics. Today, we have connected many small towns and have more than 200,000 estimated users.

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.