On 17 July 2018, the Internet Society and its locally based chapter, Internet Australia, joined 75 organizations in signing a letter urging Australia not to pursue legislation that could undermine the security of encrypted services and devices used by Australians.
Let’s face it – things are different now than when we were kids.
I grew up with technology. My weekends consisted of frantically switching out floppy disks while on 13-inch-green-screen missions to destroy cubism-esque dragons, orcs and whatever else I could with my wizard powers. It taught me critical reasoning, innovative thinking, and gave me the courage to try new things.
Nicole Wallace at the Chronicle of Philanthropy: “The chaos and confusion of conflict often separate family members fleeing for safety. The nonprofit Refunite uses advanced technology to help loved ones reconnect, sometimes across continents and after years of separation.
Alunos de diversos estados brasileiros participaram desta ediçãoNa última semana aconteceu a 3ª edição do Curso de Inverno da FGV Direito Rio. Foram 41 alunos de instituições de ensino de diversos estados do Brasil que tiveram a oportunidade de vivenciar o método participativo de aula, conhecer as linhas de pesquisas da instituição e debater com alguns dos principais professores da Escola.
Aula aberta I Processo Sancionador e Repressão à Corrupção19h00O Evento: A FGV DIREITO RIO apresenta a Aula aberta: Processo Sancionador e Repressão à Corrupção que integra o programa do LL.M em Direito: Societário e Mercado de Capitais. O curso objetiva preparar profissionais para lidar com questões atuais na área de Direito Societário e Mercado de Capitais em um cenário de globalização. Na ocasião será possível experimentar a metodologia aplicada e conhecer toda a infraestrutura disponível para os alunos.
Fcomunav continúa entre las 50 mejores facultades de Comunicación del mundo, según el ranking QS by subject
La Facultad de Comunicación de la Universidad se sitúa en el puesto 49, manteniéndose por segundo año consecutivo como una de las 50 mejores facultades de Comunicación de tamaño medio del mundo
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La XVII promoción del MEGEC se gradúa en el campus del IESE en Madrid
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Why don’t we glue it in the road? A technology startup has patented a way to integrate broadband fiber to blacktop, reports Motherboard. The patented technique, inspired by dentistry, uses a blend of resins to stick fiber optic cables to roads.
Em que tempo vivemos?
Assunto que tem ganhado repercussão nas discussões envolvendo tecnologia e Direito, as legal techs, ou startups jurídicas, estão no centro de debates sobre a aplicação da tecnologia ao Direito e suas repercussões para o exercício de atividades que ainda podem ser consideradas convencionais, como a advocacia ou a magistratura. Em última instância, novos modelos de negócio, de base tecnológica, envolvendo o Direito, povoam o imaginário, em misto de desconfiança e entusiasmo, sobre o futuro.
Prof. Dr. Thomas Potthast, Marius Albiez, Andri König and Dr. Uta Müller will give a presentation at Studium Generale regarding this question.When: 07/18 2018 18:00c.t.Where: Kupferbau, Hörsaal 25This lecture is part of the Studium Generale series: "Lehrer*innenbildung für eine Schule der Zukunft. Perspektiven aus der fachdidaktischen Forschung".
The week-long 2018 CMPF Summer School kicked off on June 11 at with a core focus on journalism in the era of algorithms and artificial intelligence.
From the Robert Schuman Centre’s Villa Schifanoia in sunny Florence, our participants were treated to a number of interesting presentations from speakers working at the forefront of their respective fields. For those who were unable to attend we have compiled a few brief video interviews with some of the summer school speakers who were kind enough to share their thoughts and ideas on the future of journalism.
A 17-year struggle by Mumbai’s textile millworkers against powerful mill-land owners, for land and housing as compensation for job losses, resulted in a historic gain of workers’ rights over a part of urban industrial land.
Tomorrow sees kickoff of the Working Groups sessions at IETF 102 in Montreal, Canada, we’re bringing you daily blog posts highlighting the topics of interest to us in the ISOC Internet Technology Team. Monday is an important day, with meetings of the TLS, 6MAN and SIDROPS Working Groups, along with two other IoT related groups.
The GovLab at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering is pleased to announce the launch of the CrowdLaw Catalog, a compendium of real-world examples from 39 countries and six continents demonstrating how legislatures, parliaments, city councils, and public bodies around the world are leveraging technology to involve more people in the process of making policies and laws.
Web Foundation: “Open data has the potential to change politics, economies and societies for the better by giving people more opportunities to engage in the decisions that affect their lives. But to reach the full potential of open data, it must be available to and used by all. Yet, across the globe — and in Africa in particular — there is a significant data gap.
Book edited by Ali Emrouznejad and Vincent Charles: “This book highlights some of the most fascinating current uses, thought-provoking changes, and biggest challenges that Big Data means for our society. The explosive growth of data and advances in Big Data analytics have created a new frontier for innovation, competition, productivity, and well-being in almost every sector of our society, as well as a source of immense economic and societal value.