We know that you will be concerned about the impact of COVID-19 on you and your loved ones.
At the Open Knowledge Foundation, our thoughts are with all those around the world who have been affected by the outbreak, and we would like to thank everyone working on the frontline to tackle the virus – health workers, researchers, public servants, cleaners, scientists, shopworkers and many, many others. We urge everyone to follow the official advice issued in their own country.

In these uncertain times we know the Internet is so much more than a tool. It’s a way for people to stay connected, informed, and educated. It shortens distances, spurs innovation, and fosters social and economic development. It empowers us and frees us.

It is a lifeline.

Yet, nearly 50% of the world
still remains unconnected – and globally the Internet faces threats, each with
the power to undermine the core of its existence. Now more than ever we must
ensure the Internet remains open, globally connected, and secure.

The world is counting on it.

BKC affiliate Helmi Noman weighs in on a library filled with articles by censored journalists, hosted in the game Minecraft:

“The censored content is dynamic, diverse and distributed...Any approach that doesn't create a seamless and secure browsing experience of the entire web, social media and direct messaging apps will likely have limited success.”

Read more from BBC News

Fellows Advisory Board member Judith Donath on the privilege of working online:

“The next few months are likely to see quarantines and lock-downs throughout the nation and the world,” writes Donath. “For many of us, the innumerable online social spaces will be a lifeline, a source of support, information, and entertainment; a way to check in on vulnerable friends and family, to keep a version of ordinary life going, a source of creative inspiration. What can we do to extend this lifeline to all?”

BKC co-director Terry Fisher put together a must-read collection of resources for transitioning to online teaching, based on his experience teaching CopyrightX and other online courses. 

Fisher writes:

Ab sofort stellt das Zentrum für Informations- und Medientechnologie (ZIM) den Publikumsverkehr ein: Geschlossen sind bis auf weiteres das Info- und Helpdesk sowie alle öffentlich zugänglichen Lernräume.  
Bei allen Fragen im Zusammenhang mit der IT an der HHU, zu Hardware und Software, sind die Mitarbeiter und Mitarbeiterinnen weiterhin zu den üblichen Geschäftszeiten (werktags von 8:30 – 18:00 Uhr) telefonisch sowie per Mail zu erreichen.


The coronavirus outbreak means that up to 20 per cent of the UK workforce could be off sick or self-isolating during the peak of an epidemic.
Millions of people may not be ill, but they will be following expert advice to stay away from their workplace to help prevent the spread of the virus.
There are clearly hundreds of roles where working from home simply isn’t possible, and questions are rightly being asked about ensuring people’s entitlement to sick pay.

 The written examination on Saturday, March 21, 2020 is cancelled 
Please read the attached announcement and wait for further information.
 
 
 

 

 
 

Darüber informiert das Studiendekanat der Medizinischen Fakultät aktuell die Studierenden an der Medizinischen Fakultät. Sollten Studierende dort Material deponiert haben, werden sie gebeten, dieses vor der Schließung abzuholen.
Aktuelle Informationen des Studiendekanats der Medizinischen Fakultät

Darüber informiert das Studiendekanat der Medizinischen Fakultät aktuell die Studierenden an der Medizinischen Fakultät. Sollten Studierende dort Material deponiert haben, werden sie gebeten, dieses vor der Schließung abzuholen.
Aktuelle Informationen des Studiendekanats der Medizinischen Fakultät

En el Salón de Honor de Casa Central, la comunidad universitaria celebró este martes 10 de marzo el acto oficial de conmemoración del Día Internacional de la Mujer Trabajadora, bajo el lema "Sin nosotras no hay futuro: Por un nuevo Chile con paridad de género". Los avances en igualdad de género que ha consolidado nuestro plantel en estos últimos años, y su compromiso por seguir avanzando en los desafíos que plantea esta materia, así como la discusión sobre los feminismos y la Nueva Constitución, fueron parte de los temas de esta jornada.

En el marco de la multitudinaria marcha del pasado domingo 8 de marzo, uno de los temas más comentados fue la polémica respecto a las disímiles cifras entregadas por Carabineros y las organizadoras de la manifestación respecto al número de asistentes.

Este es uno de los hallazgos del estudio que se presenta en el libro "El Liceo en Tiempos Turbulentos ¿Cómo ha cambiado la educación media chilena?", obra del Centro de Investigación Avanzada en Educación de la Universidad de Chile (CIAE) y LIDERES EDUCATIVOS. La publicación fue presentada ayer en la Casa Central de nuestro plantel.Chile ha logrado una cobertura generalizada de la educación media, pero ésta sigue siendo, en promedio, de baja calidad.

Este martes 10 de marzo mechones y mechonas hicieron efectiva su inscripción en nuestro plantel de manera 100 por ciento online a través de matricula.uchile.cl, portal que reúne información clave para los futuros estudiantes.

In der Hochschulmanagement-Software, die die Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf (HHU) und zahlreiche andere Hochschulen nutzen, ist eine gravierende Sicherheitslücke entdeckt worden. Aus Sicherheitsgründen hatte das Zentrum für Informations- und Medientechnologie (ZIM) der HHU das Campus-Management-System „HIS-LSF“ deswegen kurzzeitig am 13. März 2020 außer Betrieb gesetzt. Am gleichen Tag konnte das Problem mit Hilfe des Softwareherstellers behoben und HIS-LSF wieder genutzt werden.

An Interview with Paula Grünwald by Claudia Haas In 2018, an interdisciplinary expert commission comprising nine professors started working on the Third Engagement Report, titled The Future of Civic Society: Young Engagement in the Digital Age. The expert commission was chaired by Jeanette Hofmann, director of the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society…

FAQ
Comitê de Gestão de Crise COVID19
 

1. Como será o funcionamento da FGV?

R: As dependências da FGV funcionarão normalmente, assim como as atividades dos professores e funcionários, que atuarão em revezamento de expediente.

This blog post describes a Frictionless Data Pilot with the Public Utility Data Liberation project. Pilot projects are part of the Frictionless Data for Reproducible Research project. Written by Zane Selvans, Christina Gosnell, and Lilly Winfree.