Other News from Participating Centers

Scientists crowdsource autism data to learn where resource gaps exist

SCOPE: “How common is autism? Since 2000, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revised its estimate several times, with the numbers ticking steadily upward. But the most recent figure of 1 in 68 kids affected is based on data from only 11 states.

What data do we want? Understanding demands for open data among civil society organisations in South Africa

Report by Kaliati, Andrew; Kachieng’a, Paskaliah and de Lanerolle, Indra: “Many governments, international agencies and civil society organisations (CSOs) support and promote open data. Most open government data initiatives have focused on supply – creating portals and publishing information. But much less attention has been given to demand – understanding data needs and nurturing engagement.

Zakończenie rekrutacji dla instytucji kultury do Pracowni Otwierania Kultury

Instytucje zakwalifikowane do Programu:

  • Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie
  • Fundacja Ośrodka KARTA

  • Muzeum Warszawy

Więcej informacji o Pracowni: https://otwartakultura.org/pracownia/

SeeClickFix Empowers Citizens by Connecting Them to Their Local Governments

Paper by Ben Berkowitz and Jean-Paul Gagnon in Democratic Theory: “SeeClickFix began in 2009 when founder and present CEO Ben Berkowitz spotted a piece of graffiti in his New Haven, Connecticut, neighborhood.

Open data and the war on hunger – a challenge to be met

Cath Everett in Diginomica: “Although the private sector is seen as the villain of the piece in some quarters, it actually has a substantial role to play in helping solve the problem of world hunger.
This is the view of Andre Laperriere, executive director of the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (Godan) initiative, …

CIS Progress in Unsealing Surveillance Records

In September 2016, we filed a Petition in the Northern District of California (the federal district court for the Bay Area and much of Northern California) asking the court to unseal years’ worth of surveillance matters filed there. We had our first hearing before the court on May 4.
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CALL FOR PAPERS | Transformative Constitutionalism in Latin America and International Economic Law

CALL FOR PAPERS | Transformative Constitutionalism in Latin America and International Economic Law21h00O Evento: CALL FOR PAPERS
Expert Workshop at the Fundação Getulio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro
28 – 29 August 2017, Rio de Janeiro
 
Transformative Constitutionalism in Latin America and International Economic Law
Avoiding Conflict and Fostering Dialogue

Twitter and Tear Gas with Zeynep Tufekci

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The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest

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Join us for this firsthand account and incisive analysis of modern protest, revealing internet-fueled social movements’ greatest strengths and frequent challenges.

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Berkman Klein Luncheon Series

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Rekrutujemy! Asystenta / asystentkę Pracowni Otwierania Kultury

Poszukujemy osoby zainteresowanej stykiem kultury i technologii, w tym przemianami sektora kultury pod wpływem cyfryzacji zasobów dziedzictwa, która będzie wspierać zespół Centrum Cyfrowego w realizowaniu zadań organizacyjnych i prowadzeniu biura.

Miejsce pracy: Warszawa

Artificial intelligence prevails at predicting Supreme Court decisions

Matthew Hutson at Science: “See you in the Supreme Court!” President Donald Trump tweeted last week, responding to lower court holds on his national security policies. But is taking cases all the way to the highest court in the land a good idea? Artificial intelligence may soon have the answer. A new study shows that computers can do a better job than legal scholars at predicting Supreme Court decisions, even with less information.

The Global Open Data Index as a national indicator – So why do we have Northern Ireland?

In May 2nd, 2017 we launched the Global Open Data Index (GODI). This blog post is part of a series that explore the main findings of GODI and the next challenges in open data measurement.  
In the past, we were asked why the Global Open Data Index assesses ‘places’ and not countries. Why do we evaluate Hong Kong? Why the Crown Dependencies Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey? And why do we regard Northern Ireland separately from Great Britain in this year’s edition?

The birth of Open Data at Lagos State University

This blog is part of the event report series on International Open Data Day 2017. On Saturday 4 March, groups from around the world organised over 300 events to celebrate, promote and spread the use of open data.

Uber’s AI Hub in Pittsburgh Gutted a University Lab—Now It’s in Toronto

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United States

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"Creo que ganará Macron lo que está en duda es el margen del triunfo"

El triunfo del centrista Emmanuel Macron y de la líder del Frente Nacional, Marine Le Pen, en la primera vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales de Francia representan un terremoto político.

"Si el 49% de niños de 4 años tiene caries, estamos llegando tarde"

La falta de higiene, los malos hábitos alimenticios y el excesivo uso de chupetes y mamaderas, explican en buena medida las altas prevalencias de las patologías bucales que sufren los niños. El caso más severo es el de las caries, que afectan a un 70 por ciento de los menores alrededor de los seis años. En la siguiente entrevista, Gisela Zillmann profundiza en los problemas de salud bucal de los más pequeños. La frecuencia de consultas al odontólogo en la infancia varía dependiendo de las características de cada paciente. En general, señaló la Dra.

Internet & Jurisdiction's April in Retrospect: Blocks in Turkey, Russia and Iran, Hate Speech Bill in Debate in Germany, and More.

The April 2017 edition of Retrospect is
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United States

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Related Topics: Intermediary Liability

Espaço para o Direito

A criação da Internet foi dissociada de normas estatais. À época, ela era considerada um mundo livre das estruturas de poder dos Estados ou das regras que o Direito impunha. Essa postura fica clara na Declaração de Independência do Cyberespaço,  de John Perry Barlow, na qual se observa também a ideia de autorregulção da Internet, de modo que os códigos seriam os responsáveis por reger a nova comunidade.

Direito Rio lança obra ‘O insider trading no Direito brasileiro’

Autor faz narrativa crítica de casos concretos decididos pela CVMO insider trading é um dos grandes problemas do mercado de capitais. A utilização de informações privilegiadas constitui ato de deslealdade, traduzindo-se no abuso de uma situação de assimetria de informação. Para falar sobre o o assunto, a Escola de Direito do Rio de Janeiro, em parceria com a Saraiva Jur, lança o livro O insider trading no Direito brasileiro, de Francisco Antunes Maciel Müssnich.

Podcasting for movement building

This post was originally published over at MIT CoLab.
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One of the most fulfilling experiences I have had this year was that of planning, recording and editing my first podcast episode ever (along with my collaborators… more about them coming soon). 

Minecraft in urban planning: how digital natives are shaking up governments

 in The Guardian: “When we think of governments and technology, the image that springs to mind is more likely to be clunky computers and red tape than it is nimble innovators.
But things are changing. The geeks in jeans are making their way into government and starting to shake things up.