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N.S.A. Devises Radio Pathway Into Computers

by gianluca

N.S.A. Devises Radio Pathway Into Computers by DAVID E. SANGER and THOM SHANKERJAN. 14, 2014 WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency has implanted software in nearly 100,000 computers around the world that allows the United States to conduct surveillance on those machines and can also create a digital highway for launching cyberattacks. While most of the software is inserted by gaining access to computer networks, the N.S.A. has increasingly made use of a secret technology that enables it to enter and alter data in computers even if they are not connected to the Internet, according to N.S.A. documents, computer experts and American officials. [...] continua qui http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/15/us/nsa-effort-pries-open-computers-not-co…

Jan. 15, 2014

Linee guida per la valutazione comparativa software redatte dall'Agenzia per l'Italia Digitale

by Mauro Alovisio

gent.me /mi segnalo la Circolare n. 63/2013<http://www.agid.gov.it/sites/default/files/normativa/Circolare%20AgID%2063-…> dell'Agenzia per l'Italia Digitale relativa alle Linee guida per la valutazione comparativa prevista dall’art. 68 del d.lgs. 7 marzo 2005, n. 82 - “Codice dell’Amministrazione Digitale”. La Circolare illustra, attraverso l’esposizione di un percorso metodologico e di una serie di esempi, le modalità e i criteri per l’effettuazione della valutazione comparativa delle soluzioni prevista dal Codice per l’Amministrazione Digitale all’art. 68. Le citate Linee guida sono indirizzate alle pubbliche amministrazioni elencate nell’art. 2, comma 2 del d.lgs. 7 marzo 2005, n. 82 che devono acquisire prodotti e soluzioni software da utilizzare nell’ambito dei propri compiti istituzionali. Alcuni dei contenuti delle Linee guida sono peraltro d’interesse anche per gli operatori del mercato ICT. per approfondimenti: http://www.digitpa.gov.it/notizie/riuso-valutazione-comparativa-online-circ… cordiali saluti Mauro Alovisio

Jan. 15, 2014

"Caro Renzi, ti Scrivo (ma non in Word)"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

Scommetto che l'abbiamo pensato in molti :) Nel posto viene citato il Garante Nexa, prof. Angelo Raffaele Meo. juan carlos *Caro Renzi, ti Scrivo (ma non in Word)** *14 gennaio 2014 Egregio Dott. Renzi, mi permetto di distoglierla per qualche minuto dall'analisi e dallo studio delle ben note emergenze che affliggono il nostro -- dopotutto -- amato Paese per muovere qualche modesta e spero costruttiva osservazione. Del resto, essendo l'Italia una nazione di lamentoni, puo' non risultare del tutto strano che qualcuno si risenta di una affermazione che, nell'intento, sicuramente voleva invece essere stimolo all'innovazione, alla trasparenza e al cambiamento. Mi riferisco qui alla oramai celebre frase da lei pronunciata l'altro ieri, come sempre rimbalzata ed amplificata dai media: "Proporremo che il patto di coalizione sia un file Excel". [...] Continua qui: http://madbob.wordpress.com/2014/01/14/caro-renzi-ti-scrivo-ma-non-in-word/

Jan. 15, 2014

Slate: "The Net Neutrality Battle Has Been Lost - But now we can finally win the war"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

*The Net Neutrality Battle Has Been Lost** ** **But now we can finally win the war.** * By Marvin Ammori The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals just issued its long-awaited decision striking down the FCC's network neutrality rule. This is the second time in four years that this court struck down the FCC's attempt to adopt a network neutrality rule. It is now legal for AT&T or Verizon to block Slate, your blog, or any other site. Even though the Internet touches every part of our lives, one person is to blame for potentially destroying its potential for innovation and freedom of expression: former FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski. The court loss was even more emphatic and disastrous than anyone expected. But this defeat comes with a silver lining: It may force the new FCC chairman to act. [...] Continua qui: http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2014/01/net_neutralit…

Jan. 15, 2014

Ars: "Net neutrality is half-dead: Court strikes down FCC’s anti-blocking rules"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

Net neutrality is half-dead: Court strikes down FCC’s anti-blocking rules Ruling lets ISPs "block and discriminate against customers’ communications." by Jon Brodkin <http://arstechnica.com/author/jon-brodkin/> - Jan 14 2014, 4:52pm CET The Federal Communication Commission's net neutrality rules were partially struck down today by the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which said the Commission did not properly justify its anti-discrimination and anti-blocking rules. Those rules in the Open Internet Order, adopted in 2010 <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2010/12/its-here-fcc-adopts-net-neutrali…>, forbid ISPs from blocking services or charging content providers for access to the network. Verizon challenged the entire order <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/09/verizons-bid-to-kill-network-neu…> and got a big victory in today's ruling. While it could still be appealed to the Supreme Court, the order today would allow pay-for-prioritization deals that could let Verizon or other ISPs charge companies like Netflix for a faster path to consumers. The court left part of the Open Internet Order intact, however, saying that the FCC still has "general authority" to regulate how broadband providers treat traffic. The FCC got itself into trouble with some wishy-washy rulemaking <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/09/fccs-wishy-washy-rulemaking-migh…>. The commission did not declare that ISPs are "common carriers," yet it imposed restrictions that sound strikingly similar to regulations that can only apply to common carriers. The 81-page ruling (PDF <http://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/3AF8B4D938CDEEA685257C60…>) today states the following: [...] Continua qui: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/01/net-neutrality-is-half-dead-cour…

Jan. 15, 2014

17° Nexa Lunch Seminar - 22 gennaio 2014

by Giuseppe Futia

Se non visualizzi correttamente questo messaggio clicca qui <http://nexa.polito.it/lunch-17> NEXA 17° Nexa Lunch Seminar Mercoledi 22 Gennaio 2014, ore 13.00 - 14.00 Via Boggio 65/a, Torino (primo piano) http://nexa.polito.it/lunch-17 Aprire i bilanci pubblici: un'opportunità per le amministrazioni e per i cittadini Speaker Aline Pennisi Ingresso libero - Saranno disponibili panini e bibite per coloro che si saranno registrati su http://lunch17.eventbrite.com/ entro il 20 gennaio. This event will be webcast live: http://nexa.polito.it/upcoming-events La trasparenza fiscale è uno dei fondamenti del patto tra governi e cittadini, nonché tra governi di diversi paesi, banche e imprese a livello internazionale. La disponibilità e comunicazione di informazioni su come e a chi vengono prelevate risorse, su come e a chi viene destinata la spesa e sull'effettivo patrimonio pubblico, sono principi sanciti nelle norme. Tuttavia, è sempre più pressante la richiesta che tali dati siano pubblicati in maniera comprensibile sui siti istituzionali, in formato /open/ e al massimo livello di dettagliato. Attraverso l'esplorazione di alcune delle fonti di dati facilmente accessibili in un formato elaborabile (anche se non sempre tecnicamente open) in Italia, *Aline Pennisi*, dirigente del Ministero dell'economia e delle finanze, *fornirà alcuni elementi per capire i bilanci a livello centrale e locale a vari livelli di aggregazione*, passando dal documento effettivamente votato in Parlamento o in Consiglio, alle informazioni sugli interventi finanziati, fino alle singole "fatture". Per non correre il rischio di suggerire che la mera pubblicazione di dati risolva la questione della trasparenza fiscale e migliori - sotto i vari punti di vista -- l'allocazione delle risorse pubbliche, si *segnaleranno alcuni requisiti per rendere gli /open data/ sui bilanci pubblici un'opportunità per le amministrazioni e i cittadini*. La richiesta di pubblicazione di tali dati sui siti istituzionali è collegata alla nozione che controllare e partecipare all'attività di governo sia un diritto e abbia effetti benefici sulla collettività. Nel caso del controllo si fa generalmente riferimento alla maggiore /accountability/ e alla capacità di arginare fenomeni di corruzione. Nel caso della partecipazione, all'opportunità di ridefinire il rapporto tra cittadini e lo Stato per rendere l'azione pubblica più rispondente ai bisogni, più efficace ed efficiente. Che la diffusione su larga scala di dati sui conti, sugli interventi finanziati e sui singoli atti di pagamento migliori l'azione pubblica rimane ancora da tutto dimostrare. Ciò detto, *diverse esperienze segnalano come attorno a questi dati si siano sviluppate iniziative con un impatto sulle decisioni collettive*. Speaker - e informazioni supplementari [aline pennisi] ALINE PENNISI è analista di politiche pubbliche. Ha studiato Scienze statistiche ed economiche e conseguito un dottorato in Ricerca Operativa presso l'università di Roma 'La Sapienza'. E'attualmente dirigente del Ministero dell'economia e delle finanze dove si occupa di analisi e valutazione della spesa. Ha coordinato la realizzazione di progetti di open data nell'ambito della pubblica amministrazione, tra cui i database sulla spesa delle amministrazioni centrali dello Stato (http://www.rgs.mef.gov.it/VERSIONE-I/Servizio-s/Studi-e-do/La-spesa-d/) e il portale OpenCoesione (www.opencoesione.gov.it) E' vice-presidente dell'associazione Openpolis dove promuove iniziative di monitoraggio civico tramite i dati aperti. Letture consigliate: * T.G. Davies (2012), The Promises and Perils of Open Government Data (OGD) <http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/article/view/929/926%20>, /The Journal of Community Informatics/, 2012 * A. Grönlund (2010), Using ICT to combat corruption -- tools, methods and results <http://spidercenter.org/sites/default/files/Increasing%20transparency%20and…>. In C. Strand (Ed.), /Increasing transparency and fighting corruption through ICT: empowering people and communities/ (pp. 7--26). SPIDER ICT4D Series no. 3 |2010 * IBM Center for The Business of Government report (2012) <http://www.businessofgovernment.org/sites/default/files/Recovery%20Act%20Tr…>, /Recovery Act Transparency: Learning from States' Experience/ Ulteriori letture consigliate sono disponibili all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it/lunch-17 Che cosa sono il Centro Nexa e i cicli di incontri "Mercoledì di Nexa" e "Nexa Lunch Seminar" Il Centro Nexa su Internet & Società del Politecnico di Torino (Dipartimento di Automatica e Informatica) è un centro di ricerca indipendente che studia da diversi punti di vista le varie componenti di Internet, la "più grande invenzione del secolo" (Rita Levi Montalcini), e il suo effetto sulla società. Maggiori informazioni all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it. Durante i "*Mercoledì di Nexa*", che si tengono *ogni 2° mercoledì del mese* alle *ore 18 in punto*, il Centro di ricerca Nexa su Internet e Società apre le sue porte non solo agli esperti e a tutti coloro i quali lavorano con Internet, ma anche a semplici appassionati e cittadini. Il ciclo di incontri intende approfondire, con un linguaggio preciso ma divulgativo, i temi legati alla Rete: motori di ricerca, Creative Commons, social networks, open source/software libero, neutralità della rete, libertà di espressione, privacy, file sharing, big e open data, smart cities e molto altro. Al centro di quasi tutti gli incontri un ospite pronto a dialogare e confrontarsi sugli argomenti scelti per il dibattito, insieme con i direttori del Centro Nexa, il Prof. Juan Carlos De Martin del Politecnico di Torino e il Prof. Marco Ricolfi dell'Università di Torino, nonché lo staff e i Fellows del Centro Nexa. Maggiori informazioni sui Mercoledì di Nexa, incluso un elenco di tutti i "Mercoledì" passati, sono disponibili all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi. Si segnala inoltre che dal maggio 2012 *ogni 4° mercoledì* del mese *dalle ore 13 alle ore 14* il Centro Nexa organizza anche i "*Nexa Lunch Seminar*". Una lista di tutti i "Lunch Seminar" passati è disponibile all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it/lunch-seminars. See our events calendar <http://nexa.polito.it/events> if you're curious about future luncheons, discussions, lectures, and conferences not listed in this email. Our events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. Maggiori informazioni sui Nexa Lunch Seminar e i Mercoledì di Nexa, sono disponibili all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it/events. Weekly Events Newsletter. Sign up <http://nexa.polito.it/mailing-lists> to receive this newsletter if this email was forwarded to you. To manage your subscription preferences, please click here <https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa>. Connect & get involved: Jobs, internships, and more <http://nexa.polito.it/get-involved> Nexa Center for Internet and Society Newsletter

Jan. 14, 2014

Lessig thanks Google for the new "labeled for reuse" feature

by Simone Aliprandi

A brief and effective post by Larry Lessig about the new feature in Google Images. Now we can search images also by reuse rights. Nice! I think this is a positive side effect of the Creative Commons revolution (started just by Lessig). Now reuser have no excuses for not respecting the licenses of the images published on the web. It is so clear and easy to understand. http://openisfree.blogspot.com/2014/01/lessig-google-reuse-images.html Bye, Simone -- Simone Aliprandi - http://www.aliprandi.org

Jan. 14, 2014

Berkman Center Webcast live oggi ore 18.30 - Government as impresario: Emergent public goods and public private partnerships 2.0

by Giuseppe Futia

Government as impresario: Emergent public goods and public private partnerships 2.0 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2014/01/gruen * Nicholas Gruen, policy economist, entrepreneur and commentator* Today, 6.30 pm Webcast live: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/interactive/webcast http://nexa.polito.it/berkman-webcast-live Though we're used to thinking that public goods must be produced by governments, there's a fundamental and growing class of public goods that emerge from private interaction. A market itself is such an emergent public good, celebrated as 'order without design' by Adam Smith. So too is language. Today emergent public goods, like Twitter, Facebook and Wikipedia, burgeon on the internet ushering in a new age. But there must exist a panoply of public goods which could be brought into existence by the right kind of partnership between private and public endeavor. This talk will explore that terrain providing compelling examples whilst expounding the principles on which such partnerships should be based. About Nicholas Nicholas Gruen is a widely published policy economist, entrepreneur and commentator who has been a regular columnist in the Courier Mail, the Australian Financial Review, the Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. He has advised Cabinet Ministers, sat on Australia's Productivity Commission and founded Lateral Economics and Peach Financial. He chairs the Australian Federal Government's Innovation Australia Board, the Australian Centre for Social Innovation and the Partnership for Digital Services for Ecologically Sustainable Development and is Patron of the Australian Digital Alliance, which brings together Australia's libraries, universities, and major providers of digital infrastructure such as Google and Yahoo. He is a member of the Council of the National Library of Australia. He was second shareholder and Chairman of successful San Francisco based startup data analytics crowdsourcing platform Kaggle.com. He is an Angel investor in a number of other Australian startups including biNu.com a cloud based application delivering 'smart phone' capabilities to the feature phones of the developing world, OneTouch which is developing semantic document management systems, and of Roomz.com which aims to be the AirBnB for share houses as well as some silicon valley based startups. He was a member of a major review into Australia's Innovation System in 2008, a review of Pharmaceutical patent extensions in 2013. In 2009 he chaired Australia's internationally acclaimed Government 2.0 Taskforce. He has a BA (Hons) First Class in History (1981) and a PhD in Public Policy from the ANU (1998), and an LLB (Hons) from the University of Melbourne (1982).

Jan. 14, 2014

CIS India: " Can Bitcoin Be Banned by the Indian Government?"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

Can Bitcoin Be Banned by the Indian Government? Posted by Pranesh Prakash <http://cis-india.org/author/pranesh> at Dec 24, 2013 10:09 PM | Permalink <http://cis-india.org/internet-governance/bitcoin-legal-regulation-india> In this paper, Vipul Kharbanda analyses the laws and regulations that apply to Bitcoin in India, and comes to the conclusion that the government has wide powers that it can exercise, if it wishes, to regulate Bitcoin. Given the lack of existing legal and regulatory analysis on this issue in India, we greatly welcome comments on this issue. Bitcoin: Legal Treatment under the Current Indian Legal and Regulatory Regime This paper is an effort to examine the legal basis and treatment of Bitcoin under the current legal and regulatory regime in India. It seeks to explore whether Indian laws and regulations as they stand today would even consider Bitcoin as 'currency' and which regulations would govern different kinds of Bitcoin transactions. In this paper we shall first give a brief description of Bitcoin and then move on to what its legal treatment would most likely be which would then lead us to examine which regulations would most likely apply to various Bitcoin transactions. [...] Continua qui: http://cis-india.org/internet-governance/bitcoin-legal-regulation-india

Jan. 14, 2014

Fwd: 2014 Summer Internship Program, Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Application Deadline Feb. 16

by J.C. DE MARTIN

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: 2014 Summer Internship Program, Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Application Deadline Feb. 16 Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 11:54:53 -0500 From: Rebecca Tabasky <rtabasky(a)cyber.law.harvard.edu> To: jobs-list(a)eon.law.harvard.edu The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is preparing to welcome another stellar crew of students to join us as summer interns! We are looking to engage a diverse group of students who are interested in studying -- and changing the world through -- the Internet and new communications technologies; who are driven, funny, and kind; and who would like to join our amazing community in Cambridge this summer for 10 weeks of shared research and exchange. Information about the summer program, eligibility, and links to the application procedures can be found below and at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/internships_summer. * The application deadline for all students for Summer 2014 is Sunday, February 16, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. ET.** * Please share word of the opportunity to great candidates, and help us continue developing our shared network of movers and shakers working to advance scholarship with impact. ----- *Berkman Center for Internet & Society* <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/internships_summer>* Summer Internship Program 2014* Each summer the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University swings open the doors of our vibrant yellow house to welcome a group of talented and curious students as full-time interns -Berkterns! <http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=berktern>- who are passionate about the promise of the Internet. Finding connected and complementary research inquiries among their diverse backgrounds, students represent all levels of study, are being trained in disciplines across the board, and come from universities all over the world to tackle issues related to the core of Berkman's research agenda, including law, technology, innovation, and knowledge; the relationships between Internet and civic activity; and the intersection of technology, learning, and development. Summer interns jump head first into the swirl of the Berkman universe, where they are deeply and substantively involved in our research projects and efforts. Becoming invaluable contributors to the Center's operation and success, interns conduct collaborative and independent research under the guidance of Berkman staff, fellows, and faculty. Specific roles, tasks, and experiences vary depending on Center needs and interns' skills; a select list of expected opportunities for Summer 2014 is below. Typically, the workload of each intern is primarily based under one project or suite of projects, with encouragement and flexibility to get involved in additional projects across the Center. In addition to joining research teams, summer interns participate in special lectures with Berkman Center faculty and fellows, engage each other through community experiences like weekly interns discussion hours, and attend Center-wide events and gatherings with members of the wider Berkman community. As well, each year interns establish new channels for fun and learning, such as organizing topical debates; establishing reading groups and book clubs; producing podcasts and videos; and hosting potlucks, cook-offs, and BBQs (fortunately for us, people share). The word "awesome" has been thrown around to describe our internships, but don't take our word for it. Interns Royze Adolfo and Hilda Barasa documented the summer 2012 internship experience here <http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/berkmancentersummer2012/>. Former intern Zack McCune had this to say <http://thames2thayer.com/blog/in-the-spirit-of-the-the-olympics-how-i-learn…>: "it has been an enchanting summer working at the berkman center for internet & society. everyday, i get to hang out with some of the most brilliant people on the planet. we talk, we write (emails), we blog, we laugh, we play rock band. and when things need to get done, we stay late hyped on free coffee and leftover food. it is a distinct honor to be considered a peer among such excellent people. and i am not just talking about the fellows, staff, and faculty, though they are all outstanding. no, i mean my peers as in my fellow interns, who are almost definitely the ripening next generation of changemakers." ***Time Commitment:* Summer internships are full time positions (35 hours/week) for 10 weeks. **The Summer 2014 program will run from June 2 through August 8.*** Payment:* Interns are paid $11.50 an hour, with the exception of a number of opportunities for law students who are expected to receive some version of summer public interest funding (more about these specific cases at the link for law students below). Please be forewarned that payment may not be sufficient to cover living expenses in the Boston area. No other benefits are provided, and interns must make their own housing, insurance and transportation arrangements.* Commitment to Diversity:* The work and well-being of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University are strengthened profoundly by the diversity of our network and our differences in background, culture, experience, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, and much more. We actively seek and welcome applications from people of color, women, the LGBTQIA community, and persons with disabilities, as well as applications from researchers and practitioners from across the spectrum of disciplines and methods.* Eligibility:* * Internships are open to students enrolled across the full spectrum of disciplines. * Internships are open to students at different levels of academic study including those in bachelor's, master's, law, and Ph.D programs (some flexibility with high school students is possible). * Summer interns do not need to be U.S. residents or in school in the U.S.; indeed, we encourage international students to apply. * Summer interns do not need an existing affiliation with Harvard University.** *To Apply:* We know what you're thinking. /Yes please. I want that. That sounds magical. Did I mention that I have incredible dance moves <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGQbFqH6D4g>//?/ Here's what you should do...* * *Law students:*please find application instructions and important additional information here <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/7314>. *Students from disciplines other than law:*please find more information and application instructionshere <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/7315>.* * Required application materials for all include: * A cover letter describing your skills and interests. When developing your cover letter, you may wish to consider the following questions: What has led you to pursue research with the Berkman Center and the issues we study? What would you like to gain from working with us this summer, and what will you contribute? How do you think the experience might influence your future efforts? Please feel welcome to address these and/or other topics you would like to share with us. Cover letters should be addressed to Nancy <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/nancy>. * A current resume. * The contact information for two references (professional or academic). *The application deadline for all students for Summer 2014 is Sunday, February 16, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. ET.** * We look forward to hearing from you! Questions? Check out our FAQ <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/8133>, and if you have a question not addressed there, email Rebecca Tabasky at rtabasky(a)cyber.law.harvard.edu <mailto:rtabasky@cyber.law.harvard.edu>. ---- *Select Expected Summer 2014 Opportunities: * /Chilling Effects/ Summer interns working for Chilling Effects will work on a range of assignments, including: writing blog posts, updating news and research resources for on-site publication; helping with managing and curating the database, including coding metadata and working with source partners to facilitate the ingestion and processing of notices; working on domestic and international collaboration initiatives; event planning and management; and working on research and writing projects centered on the database corpus, either internally or in collaboration with external researchers. Applicants with coding skills in Ruby and Postgres will have opportunities to work with the new Chilling Effects site. More information about Chilling Effects is at http://www.chillingeffects.org/. /CopyrightX/ CopyrightX is a networked course---not a true MOOC---that the Berkman Center has helped to produce during each of the past two years. The course, offered under the auspices of Harvard Law School, HarvardX <http://harvardx.harvard.edu>, and Berkman, explores the current law of copyright and the ongoing debates concerning how that law should be reformed. Through a combination of pre-recorded lectures, weekly seminars, live webcasts, and online discussions, participants in the course examine and assess the ways in which law seeks to stimulate and regulate creative expression. Many activities fall under the umbrella of "producing" CopyrightX, including refining the pedagogical model, analyzing course data, vetting and choosing the technology that supports the course (which extends to improving existing tools and creating new ones), and generally ensuring that the course team is up to date on the latest currents in digital learning, blended learning, and online higher education. Law students strongly interested in copyright law and/or pedagogy, who are also excited about delving into the mixed suite of activities mentioned above, are highly encouraged to apply. Several other kinds of talents and interests would be a good fits, too, including education research skills and web development (with an interest in or openness to edu-tech). Find more at http://copyx.org. /Cyberlaw Clinic/ The Cyberlaw Clinic provides high-quality, pro-bono legal services to individuals, start-ups, non-profit organizations, and government entities. Every summer, clinic interns contribute to a wide range of real-world projects related to the Internet and technology. Interns may help the Clinic team provide guidance on open access, digital copyright, and fair use issues; support advocacy efforts to protect online speech and anonymity; develop legal resources for citizen journalists and new media organizations; advise courts on innovative uses of technology to increase citizens' access to justice; or draft reference documents and training materials for educators on children's privacy and online safety. Interns in the Cyberlaw Clinic can expect direct hands-on experience working with clients under the supervision of the Clinic's staff attorneys. More information about the Cyberlaw Clinic can be found athttp://cyberlawclinic.berkman.harvard.edu. /Digital Media and Communications Squad/ The intern with Berkman's digital media and communications squad will have a chance to use a number of video and audio production resources to tell the world about the amazing Internet research and action coming out of Berkman. This intern will be chiefly responsible for helping to create the Radio Berkman audio podcast <https://soundcloud.com/radioberkman>, but will also play a role in producing video (like these <http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL68azUN8PTNhRvFhAVoboM1NY8_AiKUj4>). On any given day you could be interviewing a senior Berkman researcher or guest <https://soundcloud.com/radioberkman/rb211-bruce-schneier-on>, helping to produce a dynamic video explainer on Internet censorship <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hwn4fRpIr8g&list=PL68azUN8PTNhRvFhAVoboM1NY8…>, or digging up astonished cat GIFs to accompany a blog post about the latest NSA-leak revelations. This intern should have: (1) experience with audio editing software (Logic, Soundtrack, Audacity, Soundbooth, or other); (2) excellent writing skills; and (3) enthusiasm and an open mind for creating and executing fun ideas. Useful but not mandatory: experience in video production/editing, Photoshop/Illustrator, animation, social media management, Wordpress/Drupal platforms. /Digital Media Law Project/ Summer interns at the Digital Media Law Project will work on a wide range of legal research and writing projects relating to media law, intellectual property, and the intersection of journalism and the internet. In past years, interns have updated theLegal Guide <http://www.citmedialaw.org/legal-guide>to media law topics, developed entries for thedatabase of threats <http://www.citmedialaw.org/database>against online publishers, commented on current issues in law and media on theblog <http://www.citmedialaw.org/blog>, and provided research and drafting assistance onamicus briefs <http://www.citmedialaw.org/about/cmlp-amicus-efforts>. Interns may also be asked to assist with the operation and expansion of theOnline Media Legal Network <http://www.omln.org/>, an attorney referral service for digital publishers, and with other projects that the DMLP undertakes in conjunction with its partner organizations around the world. More information on can be found on the DMLP website at http://www.dmlp.org/about/summer-internships. /Digital Problem-Solving Initiative/ The Digital Problem-Solving Initiative <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/research/dpsi>(DPSI) is a University-wide, highly-collaborative project that begun as a pilot in Spring 2013 to offer Harvard students the opportunity to strengthen their digital competencies by learning and working in small interdisciplinary teams of faculty, staff members, and students from across the University on practicable use cases of digital problem solving. The DPSI pilot has prototyped an open and collaborative model in which students work with mentors at the University, engage with real use cases in a range of areas, generate tangible and useful outputs, and inform the development of DPSI overall. Past use cases have concerned diverse topics like innovation spaces, museums/technology-enhanced curatorial practices, big data, institutional uses of social media, and online organizational identity-building. (See an example of innovation spaces here <http://dpsipilot.tumblr.com/day/2014/01/6/>). DPSI interns will support the Berkman team in assessing the 13-14 DPSI pilot and planning for the program's future expansion. Work may include outreach across the University and schools, interaction with faculty, staff, and students, event planning, report writing, and general creative thinking and brainstorming. Compelling candidates could be interested in and/or excited about any of the topics mentioned above, as well as innovation at universities and within education, design, student entrepreneurship, team building and collaboration, interdisciplinarity and technology. Most importantly, candidates should be creative, independent thinkers, strong communicators, and team players. For more information, visit http://dpsipilot.tumblr.com/. /Freedom of Expression/ The Berkman Center's suite of freedom of expression-related projects, including Internet Monitor, Herdict, and others, is seeking a small team of interns to conduct research on Internet filtering, monitoring, and control efforts around the globe; engage in related data gathering efforts using online sources; contribute to report writing; blog regularly about issues concerning online freedom of expression; and manage various projects' Twitter and Facebook accounts. In the past, interns have also supported research on blogospheres and other online communities around the world, contributed to literature reviews, and hand coded online content. Foreign language skills, particularly in Persian, Arabic, Russian, and Chinese, are useful. More information about some of Berkman's work on freedom of expression can be found at the following links: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/research/internetmonitor; http://www.herdict.org/web/. /Geek Cave/ Interns joining the Geek Cave may extend open source software, build scalable websites, or manage the mixed desktop network that keeps the Center moving. Our team works with ruby, perl, php, bash, jQuery, PostgreSQL, MySQL and a slew of other tools. We have a small group of talented, devoted, fun, full-time developers on staff that can help hone your 1337 coding skillz as well provide fun projects to pair code or geek out on; two project managers to help you keep your work on track; and hardware and software support to help deploy your projects on Berkman infrastructure. More info about the projects that we work on can be found on our github organization page athttp://github.com/berkmancenter. /Internet Governance/ The Berkman Center seeks a team of interns to do research and planning around multistakeholder models for Internet governance and recent related events on the global landscape <http://blog.icann.org/2013/11/icanns-mandate-to-preserve-and-enhance-multis…>. On the heels of the announcement from Brazilian President Dilma Roussef and ICANN <http://www.icann.org/>(Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) of a high-level commission charged with investigating different modes of Internet governance <https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-17nov13-en.htm>as well as a large conference to take place in São Paolo, Brazil, in April <http://rt.com/news/brazil-internet-summit-fight-nsa-006/>to explore different findings, Berkman --- in collaboration with its international partners --- plans to contribute to the academic debate with literature reviews, briefing documents, expert opinions, and workshops. Internet governance interns will work closely with Professor Urs Gasser and Research Director Rob Faris and should be adept researchers and communicators interested in international relations and Internet policy. For more information on the unfolding debate around Internet governance, see "The Internet Governance Project," <http://www.internetgovernance.org/>articles in CircleID <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20131220_the_panel_on_the_future_of_global_in…>, and 1net.org <http://1net.org/>, the public-facing website and discussion forum for the panel on the future of Internet governance. /Internet Robustness - Software Development/ The intern for the Internet Robustness project will work to extend open source development for software that makes (you guessed it) the Internet more robust and resilient to attacks and disappearing content. Our Robustness software is written in Lua, with a little bit of php and C, but we're interested in anyone who wants to help code our way to a better Web. The Internet Robustness software development intern will also work closely with theBerkman Center's Geek Cave <about:blank>and have opportunities for paired development on other spiffy projects. Read more about the project at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/research/internetrobustness. /Harvard Open Access Project (HOAP)/ HOAP fosters open access (OA) to research within Harvard and beyond, undertakes research on OA, and provides OA to timely and accurate information about OA itself. HOAP interns may enlarge the Open Access Directory (OAD), a wiki-based encyclopedia of OA, help with ongoing OA research projects, or contribute to the Open Access Tracking Project (OATP), a social-tagging project organizing knowledge about OA. They might also help document and promote TagTeam, a HOAP-directed open-source tagging platform built at Berkman to support OATP. More information about HOAP can be found at:http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/hoap/Main_Page. /Media Cloud - Research and Technical Development/ Media Cloud <http://mediacloud.org/>, a joint project of the Berkman Center and theMIT Center for Civic Media <http://civic.mit.edu/>, seeks summer interns to contribute to our team's effort to build new tools and methods that allow us to study and better analyze the shape and dynamics of thenetworked public sphere <http://www.benkler.org/Benkler_Wealth_Of_Networks_Chapter_7.pdf>.Research interns with Media Cloud will contribute to the research, data collection, and synthesis of case studies developed as part of the Controversy Mapping tool, which allows researchers to use the Media Cloud platform's data collection and network visualization tools to map the evolution of a particular public affair, debate, or policy conversation (such as controversies related to theSOPA/PIPA <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/publications/2013/social_mobilization_and_the_…>debate,Trayvon Martin <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeDDdN8NW_o>, NSA, and more).Technical development interns with Media Cloud will help to extend and improve the project's features. We are looking for developers interested in online media research, big data, and natural language processing. More information about Media Cloud is available at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/research/mediacloudand you can see the project in action athttp://www.mediacloud.org. /metaLAB/ metaLAB is a research and teaching unit dedicated to exploring and expanding the frontiers of networked culture in the arts and humanities. In summer 2014, an intern will help us to produce a workshop in digital art history involving scholars, developers, and designers from across the country, which takes place at the end of June. In the balance of the summer, the intern's time will be split between Teaching with Things, an initiative to explore the use of multimedia to document, annotate, and remix objects in Harvard's libraries and museums for teaching; and a project documenting urban ecology. These projects will call upon writing, media, and design skills, and will furnish opportunities for learning across such varied domains as ethnography, editing, and software development. Some time will be spent outdoors in summer weather, likely in forested urban settings. More about metaLAB is available at http://metalab.harvard.edu/. /Online Intermediaries/// The Berkman Center, in conjunction with the Network of Interdisciplinary Research Centers for Internet & Society <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/research/network_of_centers>, is taking the lead on a multi-year research project intended to produce several policy-oriented studies of online intermediaries in a range of international contexts. The overarching focus will be areas of convergence and disagreement regarding the liability and responsibility of online intermediaries, and the ways in which the liability to which they are subject influences their ultimate success or failure. Summer interns working on this effort may be asked to help curate and expand a shared repository of materials for the projects research groups, research and edit country case studies and use cases, create a synthesizing white paper, and coordinate efforts with partners and colleagues. /Privacy Tools for Sharing Research Data/ The Privacy Tools for Sharing Research Data project is a collaboration between three Harvard institutions - the Center for Research on Computation & Society (CRCS) <http://crcs.seas.harvard.edu/>at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the Institute for Quantitative Social Science (IQSS) <http://www.iq.harvard.edu/>, and the Berkman Center. The project seeks to develop computational and legal methods, tools, and policies to further the tremendous value that can come from collecting, analyzing, and sharing data while more fully protecting the privacy of individuals whose information resides within large data sets. The Berkman Center's role in this collaboration is to identify shortcomings in legislation and policy, and to create legal instruments that complement the new technical approaches to privacy being developed by our collaborators in the project. The Berkman team is looking for rising second and third-year law students to help with research and analysis on privacy law and policy issues. Summer interns may conduct research and write memoranda on selected topics in law, draft data sharing agreements, aid in the development of new conceptual models for privacy legislation, summarize recent publications in professional journals, and attend lectures and events with the larger project team. Other opportunities to participate in project activities may arise during the summer. More information about the project can be found on the Privacy Tools project website at http://privacytools.seas.harvard.edu/. /Student Privacy Initiative/ The Berkman Center's Student Privacy Initiative explores the opportunities and challenges that may arise as educational institutions consider adopting cloud computing technologies. As we conduct our research, we are engaging multiple stakeholders-- from district officials to policymakers to industry members to teachers, parents, and students--to develop shared good practices that promote positive educational outcomes, harness technological and pedagogical innovations, and protect critical values. Summer interns will be asked to work across three overlapping clusters: Privacy Expectations & Attitudes, School Practices & Policies, and Law & Policy, interfacing internally with the Cyberlaw Clinic as well as the Youth and Media Project. In addition to ongoing research tasks, summer interns might help to draft research briefs, white papers, and website updates, as well as to coordinate with and engage external organizations working in the K-12 edtech innovation space. More information is available at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/research/studentprivacy. /Youth and Media/ During a summer at Youth and Media <http://youthandmedia.org//>, summer interns will contribute to various research, advocacy, and development initiatives around youth and technology. By understanding young people's interactions with digital media such as the Internet, cell phones, and video games, this highly collaborative project aims to gain detailed insights into youth practices and digital fluencies, harness the associated opportunities, address challenges, and ultimately shape the evolving regulatory and educational framework in a way that advances the public interest. For 2014, we are looking for candidates with strong academic training and experience in qualitative research methods to assist with designing, conducting, and analyzing focus group and one-on-one interviews around topics of privacy, information quality and health information, youth use of the Internet in developing countries, and new ways of learning. We would also consider candidates with expertise in these areas to conduct background research and write literature reviews. Additionally, we are looking for summer interns who can help us create interesting and innovative ways to help conceptualize some of the data we have collected for our current research project aroundyouth and privacy <http://youthandmedia.org/youth-and-online-privacy/>. An example of a previous report (and accompanyinginfographic <http://youthandmedia.org/files/2012/02/YaM-From-Credibility-to-Information-…>) on information quality can be foundhere <http://youthandmedia.org/projects/information-quality/>. Applicant must be professional, proactive, and have strong graphic design skills; please be prepared to submit a sample of your portfolio. More information about Youth and Media can be found at: www.youthandmedia.org <http://www.youthandmedia.org/>. See what past Youth and Media interns said about their time at Berkman here <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT9RcdbDaCs&list=PL823EFB31F6790E2C&index=6>. /Special Projects - Jonathan Zittrain/ Summer interns will work on a variety of projects undertaken by Professor Jonathan Zittrain, assisting in a variety of research areas (e.g. human computing, linkrot and internet robustness, platforms, and Internet filtering). Summer contributions include research for conferences and presentations; brainstorming article outlines; fact-checking materials; and reviewing original article or paper drafts. This position requires the ability to find, absorb, critically analyze, and debate large amounts of written and other media materials from sources including scholarly articles, news articles and blogs, and interviews with public policymakers. This intern position is ideally suited for students or others who would like to get a deeper understanding of academic research and the broader world of Internet law. More information about JZ's research can be found at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/jzittrainand at http://www.jz.org/.

Jan. 13, 2014