Late last month, I posted to SSRN a draft of my forthcoming article, “Notice and Takedown in the Domain Name System: ICANN’s Ambivalent Drift into Online Content Regulation.” The article takes a close look at ICANN’s role in facilitating a new program of extrajudicial notice and takedown in the DNS for domain names associated with accused “pirate sites.” The program is a cooperative, private venture between Donuts, the registry operator for hundreds of new gTLDs in the DNS, and the Motion Picture

"Trump y sus asesores parecen no entender que, de ponerse en práctica políticas proteccionistas y retirarse de acuerdos de libre comercio se perderán muchos trabajos en el propio Estados Unidos", señala Manuel Agosin, decano de la Facultad de Economía y Negocios de nuestro plantel en la siguiente columna de opinión, publicada en el diario La Tercera, donde se refiere a las posibles consecuencias del ascenso de Donald Trump a la Presidencia de Estados Unidos.Donald Trump asumió la Presidencia del país más poderoso del mundo. Vale la pena preguntarse qué pued

Diversas ciudades y regiones de Chile han sido afectadas por sucesivas ondas de calor. Los datos meteorológicos que permiten identificarlas y caracterizarlas son obtenidos de estaciones localizadas en sitios estandarizados que, sin embargo, no corresponden, a las temperaturas que se registran al interior de los barrios y diversos sectores de una ciudad. Hugo Romero, académico del Departamento de Geografía Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo, explica las causas y advierte sobre los desafíos en materia de políticas públicas respecto a las variaciones de los climas urbanos.

La equidad, la convivencia, el deporte y la salud fueron algunos de los temas que concentraron la atención del trabajo realizado por la Vicerrectoría de Asuntos Estudiantiles y Comunitarios de nuestra Casa de Estudios, encabezada por el profesor Juan Cortés.

Assista à segunda palestra do segundo dia 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: Direito, Políticas Púbicas e Inovação
Participantes: André Belfort, Alexandre Veronese, Mariana de Oliveira e Virgínia Kirchmeyer Vieira.

Evento organizado por IRIS, GNet, Direito UFMG, IBMEC e FGV Direito SP.

Two days before the ongoing MAG meeting, the 2017 MAG renewal was announced. The CSCG protested the lack of civil society representatives among the new MAG members. This brought back focus on the need for MAG reform. Our report on multistakeholderism had identified the lack of transparency and geographic diversity in MAG selections. These issues remain […]

This week Frictionless Data will be at Always Already Computational: Library Collections as Data. Sierra Williams looks at the containers for museum and library collections data and why storytelling is important for understanding these collections in the digital age.

This Saturday 4 March marks the 7th International Open Data Day. Groups from around the world are organising events to celebrate, promote and spread the use of open data. It is a great opportunity to show the benefits of open data and encourage the adoption of open data policies in government, business and civil society. This year the focus is on four key areas: Open research data, Tracking public money flows, Open data for environment and Open data for human rights.

Location

United States

See map: Google Maps

Paper by Julie Simon, Theo Bass, Victoria Boelman and Geoff Mulgan: “… shares lessons from Nesta’s research into some of the pioneering innovations in digital democracy which are taking place across Europe and beyond.
Key findings

Alice Charles: “…The World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on the Future of Cities chronicled a list of Top 10 Urban Innovations from around the world, that are providing best practice examples of how cities are creating innovative solutions to a variety of urban problems.

Top 10 Urban Innovations

Leo Kelion at BBC News: “Facebook has begun using artificial intelligence to identify members that may be at risk of killing themselves.
The social network has developed algorithms that spot warning signs in users’ posts and the comments their friends leave in response.
After confirmation by Facebook’s human review team, the company contacts those thought to be at risk of self-harm to suggest ways they can seek help.
A suicide helpline chief said the move was “not just helpful but critical”.

Post by Graeme Stuart: “The Spectrum of Public Participation was developed by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) to help clarify the role of the public (or community) in planning and decision-making, and how much influence the community has over planning or decision-making process

Simons Foundation: “Ever wish there was a quick, easy way to connect your research to the public?

Emily Matchar in Smithsonian: “In many ways, the ocean is the Wild West. The distances are vast, the law enforcement agents few and far between, and the legal jurisdiction often unclear. In this environment, illegal activity flourishes.

(Open Access) book edited by Mirko Tobias Schäfer & Karin van Es: “As more and more aspects of everyday life are turned into machine-readable data, researchers are provided with rich resources for researching society. The novel methods and innovative tools to work with this data not only require new knowledge and skills, but also raise issues concerning the practices of investigation and publication.

The Keio International Center for the Internet & Society is pleased to present the following invitation from Sasakawa USA and the Keio University Cyber Security Research Center. Please refer to the invitation details for venue and program information.
Event Registration & Homepage are here.
Cyber Security Conference March 2-3 at Keio University, Tokyo

この度、インターネツト　ガバナンス　フォーラム　ジャパン(IGF-JAPAN）より、 2017 IGF-Japanのご案内をいただきましたのでお知らせ致します。 開催地、報告会の内容につきましては、以下をご参照ください。
The Keio International Center for the Internet & Society is pleased to present the following invitation from the Internet Governance Forum – Japan. Please refer to the invitation details for venue and program information. Please note that the program and invitation will be in Japanese.

Opening Keynote Address | Session One | Luncheon Address | Session Two | Session Three | Key Takeaways

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