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Fw: [Creis_Terminal] urgent Researcher position in namur belgium for etica and egais european projects
by Mariella Berra May 24, 2010

May 24, 2010

cari saluti mariella ----- Original Message ----- From: Philippe Goujon To: creis_terminal(a)lecreis.org Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 11:07 AM Subject: [Creis_Terminal] urgent Researcher position in namur belgium for etica and egais european projects Thanks to diffuse this message to people that might be interested *laboratory for ethical governance of information technology **engages Under the direction of Prof. Philippe Goujon * ( http://www.fundp.ac.be/universite/personnes/page_view/01005672/cv.html ) **_A researcher (24 months 100% - M/F) ** beginning of september 2010 *Research project * Research lies within the scope of two European projects. Those projects investigate ethical governance in EU research projects with the goal of providing a framework for improved governance mechanisms that will address potential ethical issues arising from new and emerging technologies. Studying current governance arrangements in actual ICT projects (and in particular in Ambient Intelligence project) will help to produce a better understanding of the efficiency and limits of current ethics governance. This will be applied to the relevant ethical issues identified which will lead to a recommendation of successful governance arrangements that will address ethical issues in emerging ICTs before or as they arise. The recommendations for individual issues will be used to develop general policy recommendations. The researcher's work will include: Review of ICT ethics governance - Research on ICT ethics governance in current European projects - Evaluation of effectiveness of current governance arrangements - Application of suitable governance arrangements to most relevant issues identified - Evaluation of viability of suggested governance arrangements *Qualifications* _/* high level master(orPh.d. ) from philosophy or social sciences (with a good knowledge concerning ethics) with a strong interest in the problems involved in social integration, ethics and the governorship of new technologies. *Necessary qualities * · available, open-minded; · Scientific rigor and motivation for research; · Efficiency in the work and capacity to understand theoretical developments; · Perfect knowledge of power point; · Excellent spoken and written English. - the ability to work as part of a team - the ability to produce written material of publishable standard *Environment of research * - Facultés universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix (http://www.fundp.ac.be/en/) - Computer sciences department (http://www.fundp.ac.be/en/inf ) - an international network of 15 European labs expert in the field * Procedure of recruitment * CV Interview (tel) Test CV and accompanying letter of motivation to be sent *before 30 june(but the sooner is better), 2010 _by post or fax_* to Professor Philippe Goujon rue Grandgagnage, 21 5000 - Namur ? Belgium E-mail : pgo(a)info.fundp.ac.be Phone (Cellular) : +32 497 03 50 12 Fax : +32 81 72 49 67 Philippe Goujon Professeur Faculté d'Informatique - Computer Science Department FUNDP Rue Grandgagnage, 21- B 5000 NAMUR 32+81 72 5258 - FAX 32+ 81 72 49 67 mail.pgo(a)info.fundp.ac.be présentation page perso: http://www.fundp.ac.be/universite/personnes/page_view/01005672/cv.html http://fundp.academia.edu/Philippegoujon Projets en cours: Projet IG3T : http ://www.info.fundp.ac.be/IG3T projets européens: projet ETICA (Ethical Issues of Emerging ICT Applications) : http://moriarty.tech.dmu.ac.uk:8080/ projet EGAIS (The Etical GovernAnce of emerging technologieS: http://www.egais-project.eu/ - New Governance perspective for integrating ethics into Technical development Projects and Applications) It is not enough that you should understand about applied science in order that your work may increase man's blessings. Concern for man himself and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical endeavors. Albert Einstein -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Creis_terminal mailing list Creis_terminal(a)lecreis.org https://listes.globenet.org/listinfo/creis_terminal

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NYTimes: e' etico scaricare la versione digitale di un libro che ho comprato?
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 24, 2010

May 24, 2010

March 29, 2010 E-Book Dodge By RANDY COHEN <http://query.nytimes.com/search/query?ppds=bylL&v1=RANDY%20COHEN&fdq=199601…> /I bought an e-reader for travel and was eager to begin "Under the Dome," the new Stephen King novel. Unfortunately, the electronic version was not yet available. The publisher apparently withheld it to encourage people to buy the more expensive hardcover. So I did, all 1,074 pages, more than three and a half pounds. Then I found a pirated version online, downloaded it to my e-reader and took it on my trip. I generally disapprove of illegal downloads, but wasn't this O.K.?/ C.D., BRIGHTWATERS, N.Y. An illegal download is --- to use an ugly word --- illegal. But in this case, it is not unethical. Author and publisher are entitled to be paid for their work, and by purchasing the hardcover, you did so. Your subsequent downloading is akin to buying a CD, then copying it to your iPod. Buying a book or a piece of music should be regarded as a license to enjoy it on any platform. Sadly, the anachronistic conventions of bookselling and copyright law lag the technology. Thus you've violated the publishing company's legal right to control the distribution of its intellectual property, but you've done no harm or so little as to meet my threshold of acceptability. [...] Continua qui: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/04/magazine/04FOB-ethicist-t.html

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Mark Zuckerberg sul Washington Post
by Carmelo Fontana May 24, 2010

May 24, 2010

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/23/AR201005230… Si anticipa una prossima modifica delle privacy policy di Facebook. BTW se non lo avete visto, date un'occhiata a questo sito che mi pare abbia trovato un modo interessante per sollevare il problema dell'open search sul FB status (da molti ritenuto privato). http://youropenbook.org/

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Concorso studentesco "UniREVERsity"
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 22, 2010

May 22, 2010

Ricevo e volentieri inoltro l'annuncio del lancio di "Unireversity", http://www.unireversity.org, ovvero, il concorso studentesco gemellato con la conferenza internazionale "University & Cyberspace" (Torino, 28-30 June 2010). Scadenza: 20 giugno 2010. juan carlos *UniREVERSity* - flip negativities - http://www.unireversity.org concorso artistico di progettazione di un'università futuribile migliore di quella che viviamo oggi. Il bando intende promuovere la creatività degli studenti all'ideazione di spazi, luoghi, dinamiche, programmi che, a partire dagli aspetti negativi del sistema universitario, progettino come migliorarne l'insieme. Le opere presentate ad UniREVERSity saranno votate dagli stessi studenti universitari e le dieci migliori selezionate per ciascuna categoria sottoposte al voto insindacabile di una giuria di esperti. *Tutti le opere saranno presentate e discusse durante la conferenza "University and Cyberspace" che si terrà al Politecnico di Torino il 28-28-30 di Giugno 2010 a conclusione del lavoro triennale internazionale di Communia nell'ambito del Pubblico Dominio Digitale.* Gli elaborati selezionati saranno inoltre oggetto di una concreta discussione di realizzazione e/o attuazione nell'ateneo di appartenenza. Il tema centrale del concorso a cui tutti gli artisti devono ispirare le proprie opere è l'Università: come to reverse drawbacks into qualities, ovvero capovolgerne i lati negativi in qualità al fine di progettare gli spazi i luoghi e le dinamiche dell'Università in cui si vorrebbe studiare. La comunicazione di questo progetto può avvenire attraverso la forma artistica prescelta tra quelle presenti nelle tre categorie.

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sono aperte le iscrizioni a "University & Cyberspace" (Torino, 28-30 giugno 2010)
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 21, 2010

May 21, 2010

Buongiorno a tutti, il 28-30 giugno presso l'Aula Magna (e alcune aule adiacenti) del Politecnico di Torino si terra' la conferenza internazionale:* "University and Cyberspace: Reshaping Knowledge Institutions for the Networked Age"*, http://university-and-cyberspace.org, ovvero tre giorni di discussione multi-disciplinare su come cambiera' l'universita' per effetto di Internet, con un'attenzione particolare al rapporto Universita'-"commons" (e' peraltro una conferenza del progetto COMMUNIA, http://communia-project.eu) L'obiettivo principale dell'incontro e' quello di provare a prevedere i cambiamenti in arrivo, per governarli per tempo, con le Universita' sperabilmente più impegnate di quanto non abbiano fatto finora nel definire il futuro di Internet e della conoscenza. La discussione seguira' una struttura concettuale a matrice: tre tracks "verticali" su *nativi digitali*, su *infrastruttura informazionale* (l'evoluzione della biblioteca, l'open access, ecc.) e su *infrastruttura spaziale* (sia fisica sia virtuale), e tre sessioni plenarie "orizzontali" sulle principali missioni dell'Universita', ovvero, *formazione*, *ricerca* e *ruolo civico dell'università* (quest'ultima sessione in collaborazione con la Biennale Democrazia). Tra gli speaker confermati: il prof. *Stefano Rodotà*, lo scrittore e futurologo *Bruce Sterling*, il prof. *John Palfrey* (Harvard), autore di: "Born digital", il primo studio sui nativi digitali, il prof. *Jef Huang *(EPFL, architetto), prof. *Terry Fisher* (Harvard, giurista) e molti altri. Prevediamo di pubblicare il programma definitivo verso inizio giugno. La conferenza e' organizzata congiuntamente dal *Centro NEXA su Internet & Societa' del Politecnico di Torino - DAUIN *(http://nexa.polito.it) e dal * Berkman Center for Internet & Society dell'Universita' di Harvard * (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu) col supporto organizzativo dell'Amministrazione del Politecnico di Torino. E' prevista la traduzione simultanea bidirezionale italiano-inglese. *Le iscrizioni alla conferenza sono ora aperte: http://university-and-cyberspace.eventbrite.com/* Grazie ai contributi di alcuni generosi sostenitori istituzionali, l'iscrizione e' eccezionalmente (visti i costi) gratuita, ma e' obbligatorio iscriversi. * Le iscrizioni resteranno aperte fino ad esaurimento dei posti disponibili. * Il segretariato della conferenza (http://www.communia2010.org/contact) nonche' io personalmente siamo a vostra disposizione per qualsiasi informazione o esigenza. Cari saluti, juan carlos de martin

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Economist: "From ships to bits"
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 20, 2010

May 20, 2010

*Economics focus* *From ships to bits* May 13th 2010 From The Economist print edition *Common carriage is an ancient idea being applied to a modern problem---internet access* IT SOUNDS like the most modern of regulatory problems. All internet services involve shipping bits of digital information from one computer to another. These bits are gathered into packets and sent as electrical signals down phone wires or cable networks (which can be pretty fast) or as pulses of light along optical fibres (which is faster still). Stringing wires or laying cables is expensive, so a company that owns a connection that runs to the side of your house---the so-called "last mile"---has tremendous power over potential rivals. On May 6th America's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a plan to classify the last mile of internet access as a "telecommunications service"; it is currently classified as an "information service". Since the 1930s providers of telecommunications services in America have been obliged to agree on rates with the FCC. They cannot discriminate among customers or traffic, and they have to contribute to a fund that subsidises rural connections. The new plan promises to refrain from any price regulation; the FCC wants to ensure primarily that packets pass from point to point without preferential treatment. Most large telecoms operators are unhappy with the plan. It will discourage innovation and investment in expensive new networks, they say, and a telephone-era solution is unfit for the internet. They are wrong on at least one count. The FCC's decision rests on the idea of "common carriage", a principle that is, in fact, far older than the telephone. Excerpts from Justinian's "Digest" of Roman law suggest that 6th-century sea captains, innkeepers and liverymen could not refuse board to any cargo, man or horse. [...] Continua qui: http://www.economist.com/business-finance/economics-focus/displayStory.cfm?…

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Catastrofica decisione della Corte Suprema tedesca
by Paolo Brini May 19, 2010

May 19, 2010

*Catastrofica decisione per il software libero e per gli sviluppatori indipendenti in Germania: la Corte Suprema tedesca rovescia la sentenza della Corte Federale sui Brevetti in merito ad un programma della Siemens di generazione automatica client-server di documenti strutturati (come HTML e XML) e sancisce la brevettabilità in linea di principio del software. Prosegue qui: http://blog.tntvillage.scambioetico.org/?p=6162 Aggiornamenti dell'articolo in serata al termine di ulteriori analisi sulle possibili conseguenze della sentenza per il F(L)OSS. Ciao, Paolo *

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Fw: [Creis_Terminal] les nominés et les gagnants aux big brothers award
by Mariella Berra May 19, 2010

May 19, 2010

un po' frivolo ma curioso cari saluti mariella ----- Original Message ----- From: chantal richard To: creis_terminal(a)lecreis.org Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 7:19 PM Subject: [Creis_Terminal] les nominés et les gagnants aux big brothers award Bonsoir, Voici les résultats Mon commentaire perso : les résultats illustrent bien l'actualité de l'année 2009 : vidéosurveillnce, surveillance accrue des sans papiers, surveillance des internautes, Alex Turk épinglé, ... et le prix voltaire à l'assoc PMO qui a fait un gros boulot de dénonciation de l'usage des nanotechnologies J'invite les parisiens à se rendre au "barcamp" à St Denis le 29 mai. Il y aura des contacts à prendre chantal Les membres du Jury ont tranché : le PALMARES 2010 est enfin dévoilé. Un total inédit de 9 prix Orwell ont été distribués cette année, avec le Voltaire ça fait 10 ! Voir le palmarès en un clin d'oeil et le communiqué qui détaille les différents choix du jury, avec les gagnants et leurs dauphins. Cette 10ème édition des Big Brother Awards en France se clôturera le 29 mai à St Denis, à la Belle Etoile, dans le théâtre de la Compagnie Jolie Môme. Car, outre la traditionnelle compétition annuelle, une journée de rencontres et d'ateliers, en invitant les différents collectifs et organisations de résistance qui ont été distingués par un Prix Voltaire au cours de ces dix dernières années. http://bigbrotherawards.eu.org/spip.php?page=liste-bba&annee=2010 et pour ceux qui n'auraient pas le temps un digest... Catégorie: Orwell Novlang « Quand l'atmosphère générale est mauvaise, le langage ne saurait rester indemne. » George Orwell, La politique et la langue anglaise, 1946. Créé en 2004, le prix "Novlang" est décerné aux opérations de propagande politique, commerciale, publicitaire, médiatique ou autres ayant pour objet, ou pour effet, d'attenter au droit à la vie privée, d'appeler à moins de libertés, de banaliser la société de surveillance, par leur manipulation du discours sécuritaire, leur stigmatisation de "menaces" opportunistes ou toute autre instrumentalisation du débat public. GAGNANT 2010 Brice Hortefeux, ministre de l'intérieur Brice Hortefeux aime tellement la vidéosurveillance qu'il a décidé d'en changer le nom, au profit de la "vidéoprotection". Un parfait exemple de novlangue, "simplification de la langue destinée à rendre impossible l'expression des idées subversives et à éviter toute formulation de critique de l'État". Catégorie: Mention spéciale internet GAGNANT 2010 Trident Media Guard & Thierry Lhermitte L'acteur a investi dans une société privée qui cherche à profiter de la surveillance des internautes autorisée par les mesures de la loi Hadopi Catégorie: Exécuteurs des basses oeuvres GAGNANT 2010 Eric Ciotti, député et président du Conseil général des Alpes-Maritimes Rapporteur de la LOPPSI et porte-flingue du gouvernement pour toutes les questions liées à la sécurité intérieure, Eric Ciotti est aussi le président zélé d'un département qui veut être le premier à supprimer les allocations à une famille en difficulté sociale Catégorie: Orwell Entreprise (Entreprises, organismes et institutions privés.) Peuvent être nominées toutes les entreprises et institutions du secteur privé qui, par profit ou simple négligence, méprisent ou violent la sphère privée de leurs employés, de leurs clients ou de tiers, ou toute autre forme de promotion, comme les sociétés qui exportent leur matériel de surveillance dans des régions où les droits de l'individu sont encore plus vulnérables. GAGNANT 2010 BNP Paribas, la Banque Postale, LCL et la Société générale ... comme tous les autres établissements bancaires qui acceptent de couvrir leurs employés qui dénoncent aux services de la Préfecture des clients sans papiers venus à leur guichet. Catégorie: Orwell Localités (Contrôles de proximité, urbanisme, vidéosurveillance). Décerné aux personnes ou institutions qui encouragent les projets d'aménagement de la cité visant, sous couvert de prévention, à contrôler la libre circulation des individus et à traquer leurs habitudes, achats, prestations sociales, opinions ou comportements. GAGNANT 2010 Christian Estrosi, maire de Nice Connu pour ses aspirations sécuritaires, Estrosi a installé à Nice le plus dense (600 caméras) et le plus cher (7,6 millions d'euros) système de videosurveillance de France. Le plus high-tech aussi avec analyse automatique des images. Rien n'est trop beau pour rassurer ses chers électeurs, sauf peut-être ses nuits de couvre-feu pour mineurs de moins de 13 ans. Catégorie: Mention spéciale fichiers GAGNANT 2010 Les fichiers de l'Education nationale (Xavier Darcos, Luc Chatel) Jamais une administration n'avait accumulé en si peu de temps de nouveaux fichiers nominatifs, de Base élèves (dès 3 ans) au "livret de compétences", en passant par ceux qui "décrochent" du système éducatif... Catégorie: Orwell Etat & Elus (Services publics, gouvernement, administration). Décerné aux membres d'un gouvernement, hauts fonctionnaires de l'État, élus nationaux, autorités administratives, judiciaires et réglementaires, qui, par leur activité quotidienne ou par une intervention particulière, cherchent à limiter la sphère privée et les droits de l'individu ou à promouvoir la surveillance et le contrôle de personnes. GAGNANT 2010 Eric Besson, ministre de l'Immigration Pour avoir durci les quotas d'expulsions, refusé de mettre à l'abri des poursuites les personnes qui aident les migrants, et pour vouloir contourner le juge des libertés afin de bafouer les droits des migrants lors de procédures d'expulsion expéditives. Catégorie: Mention spéciale Distingue épisodiquement un candidat qui n'a pas obtenu le prix dans sa catégorie mais que le jury tient tout de même à récompenser GAGNANT 2010 Mention spéciale Alex Türk, président de la CNIL [Prix Spécial du Jury 2000-2010.] Pour tromperie et dissimulation. Alex Türk endosse les habits du défenseur tout terrain de la vie privée et des libertés alors qu'il en est parfois le fossoyeur et souvent le facilitateur. Catégorie: Mention spéciale médias GAGNANT 2010 Les Infiltrés (F2) et le JT de TF1 - Les journalistes qui font le boulot de la police Par conviction ou complaisance, des journalistes zélés sont toujours là pour souffler sur la braise sécuritaire, amplifier les faits divers pour servir le politique, pour emprunter des méthodes policières ou même collaborer ouvertement avec les services officiels. Six cas d'école : Emmanuel Chain (TF1) - le JT de TF1 - Les Infiltrés - France 3 - M6 - Le Figaro. Catégorie: Prix Voltaire Prix de la vigilance citoyenne Récompense des personnes, des collectifs ou des projets qui, en luttant et manifestant contre la surveillance arbitraire des individus, se sont engagées de façon exemplaire pour informer le public sur les dérives du traitement automatisé et de l'arme technologique. GAGNANT 2010 Pièces et main d'oeuvre Ce collectif créé à Grenoble, fort d'un minutieux travail d'information sur les relents totalitaires des techno-sciences, est parvenu, avec des moyens rudimentaires, à contrer avec éclat la campagne d'acceptation des nanotechnologies organisée fin 2009 par le gouvernement via la "Commission du débat public" (CNDP). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cordialement Chantal RICHARD P Pensez environnement : n'imprimez que si nécessaire Cordialement Chantal Richard Présidente de Creis-terminal (Centre de coordination pour la Recherche et l'Enseignement en Informatique et Société et Revue Terminal) sites web : http://www.lecreis.org/ http://www.revue-terminal.org contact(a)lecreis.org P Pensez environnement : n'imprimez que si nécessaire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Creis_terminal mailing list Creis_terminal(a)lecreis.org https://listes.globenet.org/listinfo/creis_terminal

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Tea with Joi Ito (Economist)
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 17, 2010

May 17, 2010

Bella conversazione di circa un quarto d'ora con Joi Ito, particolarmente la prima parte, dedicata a Internet. http://audiovideo.economist.com/?fr_chl=1257fd4a3f457735719f845205531ed8409… juan carlos

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Economist: Barack Obama's rant against technology
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 17, 2010

May 17, 2010

*Barack Obama's rant against technology* *Don't shoot the messenger* May 13th 2010 From The Economist print edition *America's president joins a long (but wrong) tradition of technophobia* "WITH iPods and iPads and Xboxes and PlayStations---none of which I know how to work---information becomes a distraction, a diversion, a form of entertainment, rather than a tool of empowerment." In a speech to students at Hampton University on May 9th, Mr Obama did not just name-check some big brands; he also joined a long tradition of grumbling about new technologies and new forms of media. Socrates's bugbear was the spread of the biggest-ever innovation in communications---writing. He feared that relying on written texts, rather than the oral tradition, would "create forgetfulness in the learners' souls...they will trust to the external written characters and not remember of themselves." Enos Hitchcock voiced a widespread concern about the latest publishing fad in 1790. "The free access which many young people have to romances, novels and plays has poisoned the mind and corrupted the morals of many a promising youth." (There was a related worry that sofas, introduced at the same time, encouraged young people to drift off into fantasy worlds.) Cinema was denounced as "an evil pure and simple" in 1910; comic books were said to lead children into delinquency in 1954; rock'n'roll was accused of turning the young into "devil worshippers" in 1956; Hillary Clinton attacked video games for "stealing the innocence of our children" in 2005. [...] Continua qui: http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=16109292

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