La directora de Igualdad de Género de la Universidad de Chile, junto a representantes de la Comisión de Igualdad del Consejo de Rectores y de la Agrupación de Universidades Regionales (AUR), participaron del Claustro Universitario en Género en la Universidad de Magallanes (UMAG), donde compartieron experiencias y desafíos en la materia al interior de las instituciones de educación superior chilenas.Con participación de estudiantes, autoridades e integrantes de los estamentos funcionarios y académicos, la Universidad de Magallanes (UMAG) realizó el 10 de septiembre u

La necesidad de consensuar un marco conceptual común y potenciar la investigación sobre acciones concretas para disminuir el abandono son algunas de las claves que plantean los investigadores del Programa Académico de Bachillerato Felipe Munizaga y Beatriz Cifuentes, quienes expusieron el resultado de sus investigaciones en la Conferencia Europea de Investigación Educacional 2018. El encuentro, que este año se realizó en Bolzano, Italia, reúne a alrededor de 2000 delegados de 40 países con el objetivo de promover la investigación en educación.

Los 18 planteles que integran el Consorcio de Universidades del Estado de Chile (Cuech) desplegarán una intensa agenda de trabajo el segundo semestre de este año, la que incluye la realización por cuarto año consecutivo del "Foro de las Artes" en la Casa de Bello.En el marco del Plan Plurianual 2018-2020 aprobado por el directorio del Consorcio de Universidades del Estado (Cuech), la Red de Arte, Cultura y Patrimonio desarrollará una potente agenda de trabajo el segundo semestre de este 2018, informó Mónica Quiroz, directora del Convenio Marco Objetivo en R

On Sunday, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Senator Scott Wiener’s SB 822, the first state-level law that comprehensively restores all of the net neutrality protections of the 2015 Open Internet Order.
 
Here’s my statement:
 
“Today was a historic moment in the battle to bring back net neutrality in the United States. SB 822 comprehensively restores to California all of the net neutrality protections from the 2015 Open Internet Order that the FCC repealed in 2017. 
 
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BEK – AUTONOMOUS SPACE FOR FREE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

When talking about our story, first of all, we want to emphasize that one day, hopefully soon, this will really become OUR story. A story of all included, anyone who wants to participate, a story of a community that builds its own part of a creative and self-sustainable space, a story of no one left aside. We want to make a new spot for all of us who don’t have a place to create and invest their time into, and for us who don’t have money or access to social and cultural programs that we can be a part of.

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Book by Harris Gleckman: “Multistakeholder governance is proposed as the way forward in global governance. For some leaders in civil society and government who are frustrated with the lack of power of the UN system and multilateralism it is seen as an attractive alternative; others, particularly in the corporate world, see multistakeholder governance as offering a more direct hand and potentially a legitimate role in national and global governance.

R.I.Ogie, R.J.Clarke, H.Forehead and P.Perez in Computers, Environment and Urban Systems: “The application of crowdsourced social media data in flood mapping and other disaster management initiatives is a burgeoning field of research, but not one that is without challenges.

This morning, I did what I always, lamentably, do, which is wake up and check Twitter. I noticed that the account for MIT, where I work as an admissions officer and research affiliate, had tweeted a story about Math Prize for Girls, an annual competition, hosted on campus last weekend, for women with an affinity for STEM. I’m a longtime fan and supporter of Math Prize. In fact, I had spoken at the competition, giving a […]

Nithin Coca: As tensions between tech companies and their surrounding communities in cities like San Francisco, Seattle, and Austin continue to escalate, there’s an effort underway to find meaningful, collaborative solutions.

Page Type: newsCopyrightX is a course on Copyright Law, developed by Professor William Fisher III at Harvard Law School and first offered online in the spring semester of 2013. The course explores the current law of copyright and the ongoing debates concerning how that law should be reformed.
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Modern Times and Digital Regulation
A colloquium jointly organized by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and Université de Montréal
(L.R. Wilson Chair on eCommerce Law / CRDP / Faculty of Law)
Welcoming words (8h45 – 9h)
Guy Lefebvre
Zhou Hanhua
Jean-François Gaudreault-Desbiens
Vincent Gautrais
PANEL 1 – Development of Internet technology and legal reform (9h – 10h15)
Moderator :
Zhi Zhenfeng (Professor – CASS)

A group of countries will likely try to resurrect old battles on international control of Internet in the coming months, during upcoming meetings related to Internet Governance, some experts say.
The effort to relitigate unresolved debates on government control over the Internet will likely come up during the International Telecommunication Union’s Plenipotentiary Conference starting Oct. 29 in Dubai, said Robert Morgus, senior policy director focused on cybersecurity at U.S. think tank New America.

In den Medien wird der Preis als ultimativer Maßstab für Exzellenz gefeiert, die Laureaten sind Superstars in Wissenschaft und Literatur. Warum gilt der Preis als „Nonplusultra“ und wie ändert er Leben und Werk der Preisträger? Damit wird sich ein deutsch-amerikanisches Symposium an der Harvard Medical School am 4. Oktober in Boston, USA, beschäftigen.

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Stefaan Verhulst at apolitical: “The idea that we are living in a data age — one characterised by unprecedented amounts of information with unprecedented potential — has  become mainstream.

Report by Stefaan Verhulst and Andrew Young: “Across the world, significant time and resources are being invested in making government data accessible to all with the broad goal of improving people’s lives.Evidence of open data’s impact—on improving governance, empowering citizens, creating economic opportunity, and solving public problems—is emerging and is largely encouraging.

Les Matinées expertes du Laboratoire de cyberjustice de l’Université de Montréal convient des expert(e)s ou chercheur(e)s reconnu(e)s afin de nourrir un débat de fond sur les grandes questions du numérique et du droit. La formule est simple : une matinée comprenant trois interventions d’experts afin d’assurer le soutènement intellectuel d’une table ronde, dédiée au dialogue et à la participation de practien(nes) appelé(e)s à se positionner sur ces grands enjeux.

Since its start in 2001, the SF ISACA Fall Conference continues to be the premier education event for information technology audit, security, governance, risk and compliance professionals in Northern California. The SF ISACA Fall conference features five tracks packed with top flight speakers and cutting edge topics. CIS's Riana Pfefferkorn and Ryan Singel will be speaking at the event.
For more information visit the conference website.  October 17, 2018San Francisco