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Boston Civic Media Consortium: Teaching Climate, Inspiring Action

 
Boston Civic Media Consortium: Teaching Climate, Inspiring Action
Friday 24th March 2017
Organized by the Boston Civic Media Consortium with Sara Wylie and Sharon Harlan of Northeastern University's Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute (SSEHRI), the event on Teaching Climate, Inspiring Action bought together academics, students, community groups, journalists, artists, members of government, and many more, to discuss how we can partner effectively across the Greater Boston area to mobilise climate action.
 
 
 

II Seminário Governança das Redes e o Marco Civil da Internet: Inclusão Digital, Acesso e Conectividade

Assista ao painel de encerramento do II Seminário Governança das Redes e o Marco Civil da Internet: Globalização, Tecnologias e Conectividade, que ocorreu nos dias 26 e 27 de outubro de 2016 na Faculdade IBMEC em Belo Horizonte.
Painel: Inclusão Digital, Acesso e Conectividade
Participantes: Diego Vincentin (UNICAMP); Florence Poznanski (Internet Sem Fronteiras); e Percival Henriques de Souza Neto (Associação Nacional para a Inclusão Digital e Comitê Gestor da Internet).
 

Día Internacional de la Mujer: Violencia, aborto y acceso al poder

Un 2016 marcado por las masivas protestas demandando el fin de la violencia de género en nuestro país, la reciente exclusión del proyecto de ley de aborto por tres causales de las prioridades legislativas del gobierno, y una serie de desafíos pendientes en materia de derechos, son parte del contexto de una nueva conmemoración del Día Internacional de la Mujer. A continuación, cuatro integrantes de nuestra comunidad universitaria reflexionan sobre la situación actual de las mujeres en nuestro país.

U. de Chile dio bienvenida a la primera generación PACE

Los 45 jóvenes se reunieron para participar de talleres, diálogos con académicos, charlas sobre la oferta de programas de la Unidad de Aprendizaje y del nuevo programa "Mentorías", entre otras actividades.Este jueves 2 y viernes 3 de marzo la Universidad recibió a los 45 estudiantes que ingresaron a nuestra Casa de Estudios mediante el Programa de Acompañamiento y Acceso Efectivo a la Educación Superior (PACE) del Ministerio de Educación.

Los futuros escenarios tras la crisis de Isapre Masvida

El director de la Escuela de Salud Pública, Óscar Arteaga y los profesores Fabián Duarte de la Facultad de Economía y Negocios y Diego Pardow de la Facultad de Derecho, se refirieron a la situación de la aseguradora y las posibles consecuencias tras la designación de un administrador provisional por parte de la Superintendencia de Salud.

IoT Day 2017

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Mestrado realiza café da manhã de boas-vindas

Evento contou com a presença do corpo docente do MestradoO programa de Mestrado Acadêmico em Direito da Regulação da Escola de Direito do Rio de Janeiro da Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV Direito Rio) realizou no último dia  09 um café da manhã de boas-vindas para os 20 alunos que ingressaram na quarta turma em 2017. No encontro foram apresentados aos mestrandos a estrutura acadêmica do curso, suas linhas de pesquisa e a infraestrutura da Escola. O evento, exclusivo para os novos alunos, contou ainda com a presença do corpo docente do mestrado.

Judge rules in favor of “Drone Slayer,” dismisses lawsuit filed by pilot

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United States

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Law Enforcement Initiatives Towards Tackling Cyber Crime in India

Cyber crime has been rising across India. This post reviews advancements in policing technologically advanced crimes and considers potential next steps.  With rising instances of cybercrime being noted across the country, the need for vigilance in the cyber sphere has been highlighted by a number of commentators. These crimes have gained attention subsequent to the […]

Fake News, Concrete Responses: At the Nexus of Law, Technology, and Social Narratives

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A special Harvard Law School-Berkman Klein Center panel moderated Martha Minow, Dean of Harvard Law School

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Ues Estatales firman protocolo que incentiva retiro de académicos

El acuerdo será enviado por el Ejecutivo al Congreso Nacional y culmina un trabajo iniciado el primer semestre de 2014.

El arte contemporáneo se transformará en luces y colores en el MAC

El próximo 22 de marzo se inaugurará "5 escenas para el MAC", proyecto que hace referencia a artistas como Dan Flavin, Matilde Pérez, Iannis Xenakis y a los impresionistas, creadores que innovaron con la luz y el color.

Programa Académico de Bachillerato dio la bienvenida a sus estudiantes

En una ceremonia realizada en el Salón de Honor de la Casa Central de la Universidad de Chile, autoridades universitarias y académicos recibieron a los estudiantes que iniciarán sus cuatro semestres de estudios en el programa para luego graduarse en las menciones de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas o Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales, e integrarse a alguna de las cerca de 70 carreras de pregrado que imparte nuestro plantel.El director del Programa Académico de Bachillerato, profesor Jorge Babul, el vicerrector de Asuntos Estudiantiles y Comunitarios, Juan Cortés,

Avoiding Data Graveyards: Insights from Data Producers & Users in Three Countries

Report by Samantha Custer and Tanya Sethi: “Government, development partner, and civil society leaders make decisions every day about how to allocate, monitor and evaluate development assistance. Policymakers and practitioners can theoretically draw from more data sources in a variety of formats than ever before to inform these decisions,but will they choose to do so? Those who collect data and produce evidence are often far removed from those who ultimately influence and make decisions.

1 Open Data Day , 2 Cities – Code4Romania in Chișinău, Moldova

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.

Towards an experimental culture in government: reflections on and from practice

 Jesper Christiansen et al at Nesta: “…we share some initial reflections from this work with the hope of prompting a useful discussion about how to articulate the value of experimentation as well as what to consider when strategically planning and doing experiments in government contexts.

The Global Open Data Index – an update and the road ahead

The Global Open Data Index is a civil society collaborative effort to track the state of open government data around the world. The survey is designed to assess the openness of specific government datasets according to the Open Definition. Through this initiative, we want to provide a civil society audit of how governments actually publish data with input and review from citizens and organisations. This post describe our future timeline for the project. 
 

Open data day 2017 in Uganda: Open contracting, a key to inclusive development

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.

Code for Ghana celebrates Open Data Day tracking public money flows

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.

Congress takes first step to overturn Internet privacy rules

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United States

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