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Open science policies in Europe: Adapting science to the 21st century

On Wednesday, November 20, The GovLab presents its next ideas lunch featuring Jean-Claude Burgelman.
RSVP link here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-science-policies-in-europe-adapting-science-to-the-21st-century-tickets-79050996659
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Big Data, Big Impact? The Future of Gender-Sensitive Data Systems

On Tuesday, November 12, join Data2X and The GovLab for a daylong convening exploring the intersection of big data, gender equality, and decision making.
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Next 4.0: Formative Scenarios for the 4.0 Revolution

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If the fourth industrial revolution brings with it radically new models of production and consumption, how do you design new products, services and experiences? What does it mean to make open and collaborative innovation in the age of complexity? And how do you train to enable sustainable change?

Getting ready for Open Data Day 2020 on Saturday 7th March


Next year marks the 10th anniversary of Open Data Day! Open Data Day is the annual event where we gather to reach out to new people and build new solutions to issues in our communities using open data.
The next edition will take place on Saturday 7th March 2020.

Stephen Ragan

Stephen Ragan works at the intersection of technology, law, and society advocating for a humanist approach to technological regulation while exploring the ethics of emerging technologies.

Beyond Privacy: Learning Data Ethics, European Big Data Community Forum 2019 on November 14 in Brussels

Big Data Analytics helps organizations, communities and individuals harness the value of growing amounts of data. According to recent forecasts, in 2025, the digital economy will multiply by 10 the volume of data now generated. While, on the one hand, this widespread use of data enables us to create more efficient and effective products and services, and fuel economic growth, on the other hand, this vast potential has created a new range of ethical challenges.

Blue Skies and Brainstorms

On November 4 Digital Asia Hub convened a gathering of 25 thinkers, doers and makers from across South and Southeast Asia to survey the challenges facing the data and digital rights space in Asia, and anticipate various opportunities to fill the most critical gaps. In a half-day event in Singapore we discussed:

Out now: Theory On Demand #31-Media Do Not Exist

Out now: Theory On Demand #31- Media Do Not Exist
INC is happy to announce the publication of Media Do Not Exist: Performativity and Mediating Conjunctures by Jean-Marc Larrue and Marcello Vitali-Rosati.
You can download and read the book here: https://networkcultures.org/blog/publication/tod31-media-do-not-exist/

New Report: “Leveraging Private Data for Public Good”

By Andrew J. Zahuranec and Michelle Winowatan

[Expired] We are looking for 5 videographers and 1 photographer for Bread&Net 2019

Videographer: We are looking for 5 videographers. (as of 15/10/2019) You are a videographer with one to two years of experience.  You have your own camera, preferably a video camera than can shoot Full HD.  You must have a tripod.  You have preferably at least two batteries plus their recharging[...]

数字经济争议解决法律制度研讨会成功举办 Seminar on Dispute Resolution in Digital Economy Successfully Completed

2019年10月24日,为纪念域名争议解决制度建立二十周年、电子商务法颁布一周年,由贸仲与北京师范大学互联网政策与法律研究中心联合主办的“数字经济争议解决法律制度研讨会”(Seminar on Dispute Resolution in Digital Economy)在京成功举办。贸仲副主任兼秘书长王承杰出席了会议并致辞。北京市高级人民法院审委会专职委员、民三庭庭长杨柏勇、中国互联网络信息中心(CNNIC)主任助理胡安磊、互联网域名系统国家工程研究中心(ZDNS)副主任刘志江作主题发言。北京师范大学互联网政策与法律研究中心主任、贸仲域名争议解决中心副主任薛虹主持了致辞和主题发言环节。互联网域名系统国家工程研究中心主任毛伟、互联网名称与数字地址分配机构(ICANN)北京合作中心主任张建川等出席了会议。

Australian Newspapers Redact Front Pages in Media Freedom Campaign

Authors:

Derek Wilding, Centre for Media Transition, University of Technology Sydney

Tim Dwyer, Department of Media and Communications, University of Sydney

Las mujeres pagan un precio más alto por participar en política, violencia en línea

Estudio de National Democratic Institute (NDI) presenta un análisis comparativo de Colombia, Kenia e Indonesia sobre cómo experimentan violencia las mujeres que participan de las discusiones políticas en línea.

Who Owns The World? The 5th conference on Platform Cooperativism

Check out Who Owns The World?, the fifth conference on “platform cooperativism,” November 7-9, 2019 at The New School.

We are convening one hundred fifty speakers from over thirty countries to meet each other, co-design, and learn about a wide range of topics: 

Prof. Xue presented at European University of Rome

The possibility of a new Renaissance made possible by Artificial Intelligence – which in the national strategy proposal drawn up by a group of experts appointed by the Government, is defined as RenAIssance – represents an exciting challenge to deal with: future of work, interpersonal relationships as well as social and environmental protection, will inevitably be affected by the impact that Artificial Intelligence systems will increasingly have in everyday life.

Linked democracy: Foundations, Tools and Applications

By Marta Poblet — Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia,
Pompeu Casanovas — La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia,
and Víctor Rodríguez-Doncel — Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
 

Prospective future of platform cooperatives: my takeaways from Reshaping Work Barcelona 2019

I was one of the Ouishare members that volunteered for the organization of the first regional Reshaping Work event in Barcelona. In my view, it was an outstanding event because of its excellent content selection and format design, and it certainly had a remarkable impact in the Spanish media. I would like to focus, nevertheless, in one of the parallel sessions I attended, devoted to the presentation of the most recent research results on the matter.

Prof. Xue presented at Aspen Seminars for Leaders

Aspen Institute Italia is an international non-profit association dedicated to the high level exchange of information and values. The Aspen international network includes independent but coordinated offices in the US, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Japan, India, Mexico, New Zealand, Romania, Spain and Ukraine.

Inteligencia Artificial (IA) en el mundo de la moda, ¿revolución, riesgo o torpeza?

La industria de la moda es una de los más grandes y prósperos negocios, representando cerca del 2% del PIB mundial. Y con las tendencias actuales, era inevitable que el uso de sistemas de Inteligencia Artificial estuviera más y más presente en cada uno de los eslabones de su cadena de valor. Desde el proceso creativo y de diseño, pasando por la producción, manufactura y distribución, hasta el marketing y las ventas comienzan a estar mediados por algoritmos.

Lebanon Protests: Tips for Safely Documenting Human Rights Violations

After security forces detained an estimated 300 people last night and security forces and militias attacked protestors both yesterday and today, we want to provide tips on how to safely and securely document human rights violations during demonstrations. Documentation of violations contributes to the protection of victims’ rights and enables[...]