Un fortalecimiento a la red de intercambio estudiantil entre las universidades de la región que incluya el compromiso de los Estados, y el rol de éstos con sus planteles en cuanto a financiamiento y promoción de la matrícula, fueron algunas de las conclusiones de este encuentro, cuya próxima versión se realizará en la Universidad Autónoma de México en abril del 2018.Este viernes 21 de abril concluyó la Asamblea General de la Red de Macrouniversidades de América Latina y el Caribe, mediante la cual representantes de más de 30 planteles de la región s

Chile es uno de los países con mayores diferencias en resultados de pruebas entre hombres y mujeres. Ante esta situación, un estudio realizado entre el Centro de Investigación Avanzada en Educación (CIAE) y del Centro de Economía Aplicada (CEA) de Ingeniería Industrial de la U.

Una invitación a reflexionar en torno a la ciudad y sus múltiples capas materiales y lecturas subjetivas es la que ofrece este programa en línea. Para participar, los interesados deben abrir una cuenta en www.uabierta.uchile.cl e inscribirse antes del 2 de mayo.

There has been an increased discussion about digital health recently, nevertheless the development of E-health in Germany is proceeding slowly. However, E-health can open up new possibilities for the German... MORE

The arguments in the writ petition challenging the vires of Section 139AA of the Income Tax Act continued for the sixth (and final) day today. The counsel for Mr. Binoy Viswam continued his rejoinder submissions today. A summary of arguments made over the last five days can be found here. During the course of his […]

Budapest, 3 May 2017
Mario Viola spoke in a seminar in Budapest (Hungary) on Journalism and Politics in the Age of Misinformation to mark the World Press Freedom Day. The seminar was organised by the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) and the Center for Media, Data and Society (CMDS), both part of the School of Public Policy of the Central European University and by the CMPF.
Mario presented the Media Pluralism Monitor and some aggregate findings of the MPM 2016 round.

At the Institute of Network Cultures we are encouraging the publication of longform articles and to that end we are looking for new submissions for the INC Longform series. We are looking for authors from both freelance and professional backgrounds, working on interesting topics and eager to share their work with a wide international audience. All are welcome to submit a reflective piece of work ranging between 3000-8000 words for online publication.

Seth Berkley at MIT Technology Review:” In developing countries, one in three children under age five has no record of their existence. Technology can help….Digital identities have become an integral part of modern life, but things like e-passports, digital health records, or Apple Pay really only provide faster, easier, or sometimes smarter ways of accessing services that are already available.

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Megan Rose Dickey at TechCrunch: “When Netflix recommends you watch “Grace and Frankie” after you’ve finished “Love,” an algorithm decided that would be the next logical thing for you to watch. And when Google shows you one search result ahead of another, an algorithm made a decision that one page was more important than the other.

A BSNL official says engineers are still working on shutting down the 22 social media sites but so far had been unable to do so without freezing the Internet across Kashmir.
The article by Aijaz Hussain was published in Livemint on May 4, 2017. Pranesh Prakash was quoted.

Jammu and Kashmir's social media ban: Legal experts are not convinced this is a viable order
The article by Shruti Dhapola was published in the Indian Express on April 28, 2017. Pranesh Prakash was quoted.

En el siglo XXI múltiples procesos rutinarios como encontrar pareja, trabajo, reconocer rostros, tomar fotos, construir -y manejar- autos y enviar emails, entre otros servicios entregados por aplicaciones móviles, se basan también en el uso de algoritmos; y Chile no está ajeno al avance científico y matemático en torno a ellos.Una secuencia de instrucciones ordenadas y bien definidas para realizar una tarea determinada es la definición de algoritmo, término que se originó a mediados del siglo IX cuando el matemático Mohammed Ibn Musa-al-Khwarizmi desarrolló fórmulas para re

Las experiencias de las universidades de Chile, Autónoma de México y de Buenos Aires, fueron compartidas en el foro "Impacto y Trascendencia de la Universidad Pública en América Latina y el Caribe: Hacia un modelo de universidad pública regional de cara a los procesos sociales emergentes", realizado este viernes 21 de abril en Casa Central.

The petition filed against the Delhi High Court’s ruling on the challenge to WhatsApp’s privacy policy was heard by a bench of five judges of the Supreme Court last week. This decision upheld the updated policy, subject to a few restrictions. At the last hearing, the Court had directed the petitioners to frame questions of […]

Dia 18/4/17 foi instalado o Comitê de Representação do Fórum Técnico Startups em Minas – A Construção de uma Nova Política Pública, na Assembleia Legislativa de Minas Gerais, o Vice-Diretor do IRIS, Lucas Anjos, é um dos participantes Comitê. O projeto de lei tem como objetivo estimular o desenvolvimento de startups ligadas a tecnologia e inovação. Abaixo você encontra uma reportagem sobre o assunto, com a participação do Lucas Anjos.

The arguments in the case challenging the constitutionality of s. 139AA of the Income Tax Act (IT Act) continued for the fifth day today. Summaries of arguments advanced on the first four days can be accessed here. Today, the Central Government concluded its submissions and the petitioners commenced their rejoinder arguments. Due to the Attorney […]

Initiée en 2010, l’Aadhaar est désormais la plus grande base de données d’empreintes et d’iris au monde. Carte d’identité destinée aux 1,25 milliard d’Indiens, elle sert aussi de moyen de paiement. Mais la sécurité du système et son utilisation à des fins de surveillance posent question.
The article was published by Liberation on April 27, 2017. Sunil Abraham was quoted.

Article 19 had put out a call for applications for its Internet of Rights Fellowship in February 2017. Vidushi has been selected to be part of the 2017-2018 cohort.