Other News from Participating Centers

Compositor Juan Allende Blin recibió Medalla Rectoral de U. de Chile

En una ceremonia realizada en el Teatro Universidad de Chile, el compositor -quien ostenta desde 2009 la calidad de Profesor Honorario de la Facultad de Artes- fue galardonado por el Rector Ennio Vivaldi con la Medalla Rectoral, en virtud de su aporte al desarrollo cultural y su calidad de figura de referencia de la música alemana, y europea en general.

The GovLab Releases Report Analyzing How Social Media Data Can Be Utilized For Public Good

BROOKLYN, New York – Today, The Governance Lab at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering published a new report detailing how social media data and analytical expertise can solve pressing public problems.

Public Access to Smart Data

Last month, the Supreme Court of California may have decided the future of the public's access to "smart city" data without knowing it. In ACLU v Los Angeles Police Department, the court accepted that raw data collected by Los Angeles police and sheriff departments, using automated licence plate readers (ALPRs), constituted a public record subject to disclosure under California's Public Records Act (CPRA) absent an exemption.

Stellenausschreibung: Studentische Hilfskraft (m/w)

Am Institut für Informations-, Telekommunikations- und Medienrecht,
Zivilrechtliche Abteilung wird ab dem 01.01.2018 eine
Studentische Hilfskraft (m/w)

mit einer Arbeitszeit von 5 Stunden / Woche gesucht.

Privacy and Outrage

Paper by Jordan M. Blanke: “Technology has dramatically altered virtually every aspect of our life in recent years. While technology has always driven change, it seems that these changes are occurring more rapidly and more extensively than ever before. Society and its laws will evolve; but it is not always an easy process.

“Subestimamos las consecuencias del Brexit”

“Subestimamos las consecuencias del Brexit”
Ivo Ilic, CEO de Gabara Strategies, impartió una sesión sobre comunicación en el contexto del Brexit en el Máster en Comunicación Política y Corporativa

25/09/17 14:20
Natalia Celis

Kserokopia #62 (4-25 września)

W tym numerze Kserokopii przede wszystkim prezentujemy nowe głosy w dyskusji wokół reformy prawa autorskiego w Unii Europejskiej, bo dzieje się dużo. Poza tym zachęcamy do zapoznania się z wyrokiem Niemieckiego Federalnego Trybunału Sprawiedliwości, który podkreślił rolę wyszukiwarek w funkcjonowaniu internetu. Mamy również nadzieję, że widzimy się już w tym tygodniu na CopyCampie, gdzie nasz zespół będzie silnie reprezentowany.

Book of the Day: Jackson Rising: The Struggle for Economic Democracy and Black Self-Determination in Jackson, Mississippi

Cooperation Jackson is one of the most interesting Municipalist extitutions (self-organised political assemblies designed to maintain a balance between prefigurative politics and their institutional counterparts) on the scene. Here is the press release for their new book, co-written by Kali Akuno and Ajamu Nangwaya, which chronicles their history, struggles and those of their hometown of Jackson, Mississippi.

The Commons, Short and Sweet

I am always trying to figure out how to explain the idea of the commons to newcomers who find it hard to grasp.  In preparation for a talk that I gave at the Caux Forum for Human Security, near Montreux, Switzerland, I came up with a fairly short overview, which I have copied below.  I think it gets to the nub of things.
The commons is….

​NTU scientists develop patch which could improve healing and reduce scarring

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Oportunidade de estágio no CRI - Centro de Relações Internacionais da FGV Direito Rio

Número de vagas: 1 
EDITAL PARA PREENCHIMENTO DE VAGA DE ESTAGIÁRIO DO CENTRO DE RELAÇÕES INTERNACIONAIS (CRI) DA FGV DIREITO RIO
O Centro de Relações Internacionais da FGV Direito Rio (CRI) seleciona 1 (um) estagiário para participar das atividades de gestão e internacionalização desenvolvidas por seu Coordenador, assistente e colaboradores.
São requisitos necessários para o preenchimento da vaga:
a) Ser aluno de Graduação, preferencialmente em Relações Internacionais, Comunicação, Administração ou Direito

Workshop realizado no Rio fortalece parceria na área de Direito

O evento foi fruto da parceria com o Mestrado em Direito da Regulação Nos dias 28 e 29 de agosto, foi realizado o workshop “Transformative Constitutionalism in Latin America and International Economic Law: Avoiding Conflict and Fostering Dialogue”, na sede da FGV, no Rio de Janeiro. O evento foi fruto da parceria entre o Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law e o Mestrado em Direito da Regulação da Escola de Direito do Rio de Janeiro da FGV (Direito Rio), dirigido pelo professor Sérgio Guerra.

Taxiapp: London’s black cab co-op alternative to Uber

With Uber out of the picture in London — at least temporarily — you would expect to see Platform Coops rising in prominence as a better alternative.

Advancing Urban Health and Wellbeing Through Collective and Artificial Intelligence: A Systems Approach 3.0

Policy brief by Franz Gatzweiler: “Many problems of urban health and wellbeing, such as pollution, obesity, ageing, mental health, cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases, inequality and poverty (WHO 2016), are highly complex and beyond the reach of individual problem solving capabilities. Biodiversity loss, climate change, and urban health problems emerge at aggregate scales and are unpredictable.

User Centric E-Government: Challenges and Opportunities

Book edited by Saqib Saeed, Zaigham Mahmood and T. Ramayah: “This book provides user studies and theories related to user-centered technology design processes for e-government projects. The book mainly discusses inherent issues of technology design implications, user experiences, and guidelines for technology appropriation. Ethnographic studies focusing on real life examples will enable readers to understand the problems in an effective way.

Podcast: The Power and Perils of Cooperatives

Institute for Local Self-Reliance: Christopher Mitchell, the director of ILSR’s Community Broadband Networks initiative, interviews Hannah Trostle and Karlee Weinmann, research associates for the Community Broadband Networks and Energy Democracy initiatives, respectively.

Disaster recovery’s essential tool: Data

Amy Liu and Allison Plyer at Brookings: “To recover from a disaster on the scale of Harvey and Irma requires a massive coordinated effort. Federal, state and local governments must lead. Philanthropy, nonprofits and the private sector will be key partners.

Mapping service design and policy design

UK Policy Lab: “…Over the summer in the Policy Lab we have started mapping different policy options, showing the variety of ways policy-makers might use their power to influence people’s actions and behaviours. We have grouped these into seven categories from low level to large scale interventions.
Carrots or sticks

Rector Vivaldi visitó Liceo Nacional de Maipú

En el marco de la II Jornada Mundo Universitario, organizada por el establecimiento maipucino, el Rector Ennio Vivaldi, realizó una charla sobre educación pública a los estudiantes de los 3ros y 4tos medios del recinto.

Francisco Brieva y Paulino Varas son distinguidos con Medalla Juvenal

Este 20 de septiembre fueron anunciados los nombres de los dos académicos galardonados con esta tradicional distinción universitaria. El profesor Brieva recibirá la medalla en la categoría Ciencia y Tecnología, y el profesor Varas lo hará en Artes, Letras y Humanidades.