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SAVE THE DATE: Daniele Trinchero sarà ospite del 4° Nexa Lunch Seminar - Mercoledì 26 settembre ore 13
by Giuseppe Futia Sept. 18, 2012

Sept. 18, 2012

Buongiorno, mercoledì 26 settembre 2012, dalle ore 13 alle ore 14, si svolgerà il 4° Nexa Lunch Seminar intitolato: * * "*DIY - Do Internet Yourself - Per chi non crede* *al bisogno di tecnologia nel mondo rurale*". Ospite dell'incontro: Daniele Trinchero<http://www.ixem.polito.it/group/people/daniele_trinchero_e.htm>, direttore degli iXem Labs <http://www.ixem.polito.it/index_e.htm> del Politecnico di Torino. Cordiali saluti, Giuseppe

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Seminario "Open Government in the making"
by Daria Santucci Sept. 18, 2012

Sept. 18, 2012

Buongiorno a tutti, segnalo il seminario* Open Government in the Making*, EU Council, Bruxelles, 4 ottobre: - #euopengov, http://consilium.europa.eu/euopengov Saluti, Daria -- Daria Santucci, Ph.D. Professor of Web Communication Semiotics Press and Communication Professional +39 347 2512926

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archivi dei gionali on-line e privacy_Cassazione 5525
by MANTELERO ALESSANDRO Sept. 17, 2012

Sept. 17, 2012

Vi segnalo una breve nota alla sentenza Cass 5525/2012 sui rapporti fra privacy ed archivi on-line dei giornali, pubblicata su MediaLaws: http://goo.gl/pG5mi. Si tratta di alcune osservazioni estrapolate da una più ampia analisi di prossima pubblicazione su Nuova Giurisprudenza Civile Commentata. Il tema sarà oggetto di un seminario organizzato insieme al Centro Nexa su “La notizia e l'oblio. Giornali ed archivi al tempo di Internet”, che si terrà il 22 ottobre p.v. (http://goo.gl/bhKVG, pagina provvisoria) -- Avv. Alessandro Mantelero, PhD Professor of Private Law Faculty Fellow, Nexa Center for Internet and Society http://staff.polito.it/alessandro.mantelero Twitter: @mantelero Department of Production Systems and Business Economics Politecnico di Torino Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 10129 Torino - Italy in libertate fortitudo

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Raspberry-pi
by Gianluca Sept. 15, 2012

Sept. 15, 2012

The Raspberry Pi is a credit card sized single-board computer developed in the UK by the Raspberry Pi Foundation with the intention of stimulating the teaching of basic computer science in schools. The Raspberry Pi has a Broadcom BCM2835 system on a chip (SoC),which includes an ARM1176JZF-S 700 MHz processor, VideoCore IV GPU, and 256 megabytes of RAM. It does not include a built-in hard disk or solid-state drive, but uses an SD card for booting and long-term storage.The Foundation's goal is to offer two versions, priced at US$ 25 and US$ 35. The Foundation started accepting orders for the higher priced model on 29 February 2012. The Foundation provides Debian and Arch Linux ARM distributions for download. Also planned are tools for supporting Python as the main programming language,with support for BBC BASIC,[15] (using the "Brandy Basic" clone),C,and Perl. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Hub http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/01/raspberry-pi-impressions-the-35-linux-co… Qgl

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Programma finale del settimo Giganet Symposium - 5 novembre a Baku, Azerbaijan
by Francesca Musiani Sept. 13, 2012

Sept. 13, 2012

Buongiorno a tutt@, Inoltro la versione finale del programma del 7o GigaNet Symposium, che avra' luogo a Baku, Azerbaijan il 5 novembre prossimo. Cordialmente, Francesca -------------------- 7th Giganet Symposium, 5th of November, Baku Azerbaijan Pre-Conference to the Internet Governance Forum Baku Expo Exhibition and Convention Center 9.00 – 10.00: The UN, the ITU and Internet governance Contested Boundaries. The International Telecommunication Regulations and Internet Governance William Drake – University of Zurich New Issue Domains in the UN Ambit. Negotiating Meanings for Security in Cyberspace Roxane Radu – Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Regionalism and the Caribbean Internet Governance Forum Dhanaraj Thakur – University of the West Indies 10.00 – 11.15: The role of private actors in Internet governance A Quantitative Study of the Factors Driving the Deployment of DPI by Network Operators Worldwide Hadi Asghari – Delft University of Technology Michel Van Eeten – Delft University of Technology Milton Mueller – Syracuse University Shirin Tabatabaie – Delft University of Technology >From Neutral Thirds to Private Law Enforcers Nicole van der Meulen – Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Arno Lodder – Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Internet Policies and Corporate Social Responsibility Rolf H. Weber – University of Zurich 11.15 – 11.45: Coffee 11.45 – 13.00: Governance of critical Internet resources Dimensioning the Elephant. An empirical Analysis of the Ipv4 Transfer Market Milton Mueller – Syracuse University Brenden Kuerbis – Syracuse University Laying the Path. Technical Approaches to Legal and Policy Issues in Internet Design Sandra Braman – University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Impact of the New gTLD Program ... Domain Name Regulation Revolution in China Hongbin Zhu – China Internet Network Information Centre 13.00 – 14.30: Lunch 14.30 – 15.45: The Internet, civic engagement and state repression Media Disruption and Revolutionary Unrest. Evidence from Mubarak's Quasi- Experiment Navid Hassanpour – Yale University The Effects of the Internet on Civic Engagement Under Authoritarianism. The Case of Azerbaijan Katy Pearce – University of Washington Sarah Kendzior – University of Washington Deen Freelon – American University Digital Citizenship in the South Caucasus. A Comparative Analysis between Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan Wayne Buente – University of Hawaii Lala Hajibayova – Indiana University 15.45 – 16.15: Coffee 16.15 – 17.30: Cyber security, privacy and copyright Cookies versus Clams. Tracking Technologies and their Implications for Online Privacy Andreas Kuehn – Syracuse University The Evolution of Formal and Informal Institutions related to Cyber-Security. A Comparison of China and India Nir Kshetri – University of North Carolina Discourse Networks on Access Blocking in France and Germany and the European Union Yana Breindl – Oxford Internet Institute -- Francesca Musiani 2012-13 Yahoo! Fellow in Residence Institute for the Study of Diplomacy Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service Georgetown University 1316 36th Street NW Washington, DC 20057-1025 Affiliate, Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University Research engineer and PhD Candidate, Center for the Sociology of Innovation, MINES ParisTech Section Head and Co-Chair, ESN-IAMCR (http://iamcr.org/s-wg/cctmc/esn) Outreach officer, GigaNet (http://giga-net.org) http://www.csi.mines-paristech.fr/Perso/Musiani/

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i dati geografici pubblici open per legge
by Simone Aliprandi Sept. 13, 2012

Sept. 13, 2012

Dati geografici: dove ci troviamo (e dove no). Buone risposte dalla Pubblica Amministrazione per quanto riguarda i dati geografici. E anche qualche domanda. Un mio commento sulla riforma portata dalla legge 135/2012 del 7 agosto scorso. http://www.apogeonline.com/webzine/2012/09/13/dati-geografici-dove-ci-trovi… Un cordiale saluto. -- Simone Aliprandi - http://www.aliprandi.org

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convegno surveilling survellance 25-26 settembre a Firenze
by Mauro Alovisio Sept. 13, 2012

Sept. 13, 2012

gent.mi sperando di fare cosa gradita segnalo workshop a Firenze il prossimo 25- 26 settembre 2012 in materia di Surveilling Surveillance e privacy a cura dell'Ittig con Prof. Stefano Rodotà http://www.ittig.cnr.it/smart2012/index.php?option=com_content&view=article… Cordiali saluti da Torino Mauro Alovisio http://www.serviziweb.unito.it/blog/?area=Blog&action=ReadForm&id=40524

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Cercando nel lavoro il futuro perduto
by a.dicorinto＠uniroma1.it Sept. 12, 2012

Sept. 12, 2012

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Neelie Kroes - Copyright and innovation in the Creative Industries
by Andrea Glorioso Sept. 12, 2012

Sept. 12, 2012

Cari tutti, non amo fare da megafono della Commissione Europea, ma penso che gli iscritti a questa lista possano essere interessati al recente discorso di Neelie Kroes all'Intellectual Property and Innovation Summit 2012 (10 Settembre 2012). Alcuni passaggi significativi: "The world we live in is changing fast. Technology is changing. Business models are changing. The way we consume and enjoy creative works - music, movies, games – is changing." "And here's the most important change since 1998. Back then, creation and distribution were in the hands of the few. Now they are in the hands of everyone: democratising innovation, empowering people to generate and exchange ideas, supporting and stimulating huge creativity." "Each day we fail to respond, we are missing out. Consumers miss out on easy, legal access to their favourite products. The creative sector misses out on new markets, new innovations, new opportunities. We all miss out on new ways to share, recognise, and appreciate our cultural heritage. And our economy overall misses out on the chance of new growth.Even today we see the consequences of that loss. The initiatives we can't seize. The potentially high-flying ideas that get stuck on the runway. The glory and the benefits taken by American companies, not European. And every day that passes we put ourselves in a yet worse position. I'm afraid Europe can't afford that, not at the moment." ------- http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/12/592&forma… Neelie Kroes Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda Copyright and innovation in the Creative Industries The 2012 Intellectual Property and Innovation Summit, The Lisbon Council Brussels, 10 September 2012 Thank you for your kind invitation to talk with you about the creative sector. Today I want to talk about why, in a changing digital age, copyright reform is the right way to support that sector. The debate on copyright often involves extreme positions, rigid views, and emotive arguments. But for me, this isn't a simple question: we need to recognise its complexity. Not to be dogmatic, but pragmatic. Not to consider the question as an abstract, philosophical issue: but in its context and time. Let's remind ourselves of that context. The world we live in is changing fast. Technology is changing. Business models are changing. The way we consume and enjoy creative works - music, movies, games – is changing. And, if we want to keep the right balance, the legal framework has to respond. The last major EU copyright instrument, the Copyright Directive, was adopted in 2001. The Commission proposals it was based on date back to 1998. Let's remind ourselves what's happened since then. In 1998, Mark Zuckerberg was 14. Today, almost one billion people around the world actively use Facebook, to share photos, videos, and ideas. In 1998, YouTube didn't exist. Today, one hour of video is uploaded every second.<http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2012/01/youtube-is-sucking-up-…> In 1998, most people listened to music on the radio, CD or tape. Now digital downloads often overtake conventional sales. New technologies allow downloading or streaming; easily, instantly, wherever you are. Not just to passively listen, but to interact and give feedback, to creators and friends. But changes are not limited to the content business, they affect all sectors. Huge changes have taken place in the research area. Today, new scientific discoveries don't just come from new experiments, new drugs, new clinical trials: in fact, now, we can get new results by manipulating existing data. Data and text-mining techniques now lie behind a huge field of research, like human genome projects, potentially life-saving. They could hold the key to the next medical breakthrough, if only we freed them from their current legal tangle. Research activities are not clearly exempted from the copyright rules and there are many different rules in the 27 member states. And here's the most important change since 1998. Back then, creation and distribution were in the hands of the few. Now they are in the hands of everyone: democratising innovation, empowering people to generate and exchange ideas, supporting and stimulating huge creativity. And now let's remind ourselves what our objectives as policymakers shouldbe for the creative sector. We should help artists live from their art. Stimulate creativity and innovation. Improve consumer choice. Promote our cultural heritage. And help the sector drive economic growth. We can' t look at copyright in isolation: you have to look at how it fits into the real world. So let's ask ourselves: how well is the current system achieving those objectives, in the world we live in today? Well for one thing, you often find that online licensing restrictions make it impossible to buy music legally. Sometimes, for example, you can't buy an MP3 across an EU border. We have already made a proposal on orphan works and recently one on collective rights management, to make multi-territorial licensing easier. The licensing proposal is a good step forward to make it easier to legally access the music you love, especially across borders. I hope legislators are able to agree it quickly. But this tackles only one aspect of the problem. Because there are other problems too beyond licensing or orphan works. That's why the June 'Compact for Growth and Jobs' makes clear we need to focus also on substantive copyright reform. And quite right too. For example, I ask myself, are current copyright rules favourable to potentially life-saving scientific research or do they stand in its way? Do they make it easier or harder for people to upload and distribute their own, new creative content? And is that the best way to boost creativity and innovation? How can we expect pan-European companies to succeed, if in practice they have to deal with 27 different sets of rules, even if based on a supposedly common European framework? How can we expect them to compete against American platforms that can easily market to hundreds of millions? If it took the BBC years of paperwork to market a TV programme across the EU: how does that help repay their creative investment? How are these restrictions improving our economy? How are they helping cultural diversity? How are they helping artists live from their art? How are they helping stem piracy? In short, the world has changed, and is changing still. The change is rapid, it is profound, and it is a huge opportunity for the creative sector. Each day we fail to respond, we are missing out. Consumers miss out on easy, legal access to their favourite products. The creative sector misses out on new markets, new innovations, new opportunities. We all miss out on new ways to share, recognise, and appreciate our cultural heritage. And our economy overall misses out on the chance of new growth. Even today we see the consequences of that loss. The initiatives we can't seize. The potentially high-flying ideas that get stuck on the runway. The glory and the benefits taken by American companies, not European. And every day that passes we put ourselves in a yet worse position. I'm afraid Europe can't afford that, not at the moment. I'm glad to see that change is finally coming for copyright, at many different levels. Internationally, the World Intellectual Property Organisation is looking into a range of new copyright exceptions and limitations. Nationally, an increasing number of Member States are recognising the need for reforms, and testing new ideas in this field. But we need a common European solution, to avoid fragmentation and to seize benefits for a European Digital Single Market. Now I am glad the EU is playing its part too, so that our single market, our crown jewel, delivers for the creative sector. We have started a process to asses whether further changes are necessary. For this, Michel Barnier is looking at whether and how the 2001 Copyright Directive needs to be adapted. I fully back his commitment to do that, set out in the Commission's IPR Strategy of last year. During this process of assessment we should leave passion aside and take a pragmatic view. Is our current system consistent and relevant within the real world? I am open to ideas from all stakeholders: artists, consumers, businesses, researchers. Only together we can adapt ourselves to the future, and stimulate innovation and growth. The world is changing fast. Let's not wait for ever faster technology to be ever more constrained by over more outdated legislation. Let's not wait for the USA to speed ahead of Europe. Let's act right now: for artists, consumers, for our economy. Thank you. -- -- I speak only for myself. Sometimes I do not even agree with myself. Keep it in mind. Twitter: @andreaglorioso Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrea.glorioso LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=1749288&trk=tab_pro

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la proposta ETNO una minaccia per internet
by Stefano Quintarelli Sept. 12, 2012

Sept. 12, 2012

Analysys Mason: la proposta ETNO x ITU e' una minaccia per internet http://is.gd/O4lxlx -- blog.quintarelli.it -- tutelo la riservatezza della tua corrispondenza, non uso mail offerta da portali

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