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The GovLab at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering is pleased to announce the launch of the CrowdLaw Catalog, a compendium of real-world examples from 39 countries and six continents demonstrating how legislatures, parliaments, city councils, and public bodies around the world are leveraging technology to involve more people in the process of making policies and laws.

Web Foundation: “Open data has the potential to change politics, economies and societies for the better by giving people more opportunities to engage in the decisions that affect their lives. But to reach the full potential of open data, it must be available to and used by all. Yet, across the globe — and in Africa in particular — there is a significant data gap.

Book edited by Ali Emrouznejad and Vincent Charles: “This book highlights some of the most fascinating current uses, thought-provoking changes, and biggest challenges that Big Data means for our society. The explosive growth of data and advances in Big Data analytics have created a new frontier for innovation, competition, productivity, and well-being in almost every sector of our society, as well as a source of immense economic and societal value.

Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams. Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work (London and New York: Verso, 2015, 2016).

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Open Gov Partnership: “Whether you are inside or outside of OGP, you may not yet be convinced of the benefits of opening government. When you open government, what do you get in return? If you are asking this question, this guide is for you.

Open spaces are key to the health and vitality of cities. Walkable, safe, green spaces increase the possibilities for people to meet and nurture relationships beyond family, friends, and colleagues. But a discussion about Sharing Cities can’t focus on open spaces alone. Gentrification should be a part of that discussion.

The 102nd meeting of the IETF starts tomorrow in Montreal, Canada. This is will be the third time that an IETF has been held in the city, and tenth time in Canada – the first being way back in 1990.
The ISOC Internet Technology Team is as always highlighting the latest IPv6, DNSSEC, Securing BGP, TLS and IoT related developments, and we discuss these in detail in our Rough Guide to IETF 102. But we’ll also be bringing you daily previews of what’s happening each day as the week progresses.

DNS privacy will receive a large focus in the latter half of the IETF 102 week with attention in the DPRIVE, DNSSD, and OPSEC working groups. In an interesting bit of scheduling (which is always challenging), most of the DNS sessions are Wednesday through Friday. As part of our Rough Guide to IETF 102, here’s a quick view on what’s happening in the world of DNS.
Given that IETF 102 is in Montreal, Canada, all times below are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), which is UTC-4.
IETF 102 Hackathon

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The bill will be introduced in Parliament in the Monsoon session.
The article was published in the Huffington Post on July 5, 2018. Elonnai Hickok was quoted.

Even Truecaller doesn't reveal this much.

The article by Gopal Sathe was published in Huffington Post on July 12, 2018.

El equipo de la Universidad de Chile fue integrado por las estudiantes y seleccionadas Paula Carrasco, Valeria Aguilera, Sofía Jara y Michelle Fester, quienes estuvieron acompañadas por Julia Acevedo en la dirección técnica. Con este resultado, la Casa de Bello clasifica a la Liga Mundial Universitaria FISU de Básquetbol 3×3 que se disputará en septiembre en China.Sin haber sufrido ni una sola derrota terminó la participación del equipo de básquetbol 3×3 de la Universidad de Chile en el Panamericano Universitario, dejando en lo más alto el nombre de nuestro país.

Representantes del sector público y privado entre los que destacan el Ministerio de Agricultura, el Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, INTA, de la U. de chile, y la "Corporación 5 al día" presentaron un manual que propone acciones para aprovechar de mejor manera frutas y verduras, y no perderlas durante su proceso de maduración.

El hallazgo, publicado en la última edición de la revista Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, permitiría aprovechar estas emisiones para producir metano y así ser utilizado como gas natural sintético. El potencial descontaminante que tendría el desarrollo de un dispositivo basado en esta información es enorme, afirman los investigadores. El calentamiento global y la contaminación atmosférica podrían tener literalmente un respiro.

45 persons were killed in 40 cases of mob lynching across nine states between 2014 and 3 March 2018 according to data.
The article was published in the Business Standard on July 9, 2018. Swaraj Paul Barooah was quoted.

Deshalb liest die Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf (HHU) unter dem Motto „Heine meets Huxley“ den Roman neu und will gemeinsam mit interessierten Bürger/innen in die „Schöne neue Welt“ eintauchen. Im Mittelpunkt der zahlreichen Veranstaltungen steht die Grundsatzfrage: „In welcher Gesellschaft wollen wir leben?“.

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Detlev Riesner ist sowohl äußerst erfolgreicher Unternehmer als auch einer der profiliertesten Naturwissenschaftler Deutschlands. Seine unternehmerischen Erfolge und seine internationale Reputation hat er gleichermaßen über viele Jahre auch zum Wohle der HHU eingesetzt. Er war Professor an der HHU, Dekan, Prorektor für Forschung, Gründer der Qiagen AG und Mitglied des Hochschulrates. Mit der Gründung von Qiagen und der anschließenden Erfolgsgeschichte des HHU-Startups wurde Geschichte geschrieben.