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Fwd: Convegno in tema di Crowdfunding e Startup, Torino, Circolo dei Lettori, 31 ottobre 2013.

by Luca Valente

Buonasera, scrivo per segnalare un Convegno sui temi in oggetto che si svolgerà al Circolo dei Lettori di Torino *giovedì 31 ottobre 2013* dalle 9.30 alle 13. In tema di crowdfunding, saranno presenti anche professionisti di enti no profit (quali fondazioni universitarie ed enti museali) che hanno sperimentato, con esiti differenti, l'utilizzo dello strumento e che racconteranno le loro esperienze. In allegato il programma del Convegno e la scheda di adesione; la partecipazione è gratuita. Un caro saluto, Luca Valente

Oct. 23, 2013

Council of Europe multi-stakeholder consultations on a Guide on Human Rights for Internet Users

by THACI Elvana

Dear list members, The Council of Europe is working on a Guide on Human Rights for Internet Users (attached). The draft Guide aims at raising Internet users' awareness about human rights and fundamental freedoms online, providing a tool for people to use and rely upon when facing difficulties in the exercise of their rights and freedoms, focusing government efforts to respect, protect and promote human rights online and encouraging the private sector to act responsibly and with respect for people they contract with. As part of its multi-stakeholder outreach and dialogue, the Council of Europe would like your feedback, comments and suggestions on the draft Guide to be sent to us, at the latest by 15 November 2013, by E-mail to ig(a)coe.int<mailto:ig@coe.int> and/or elvana.thaci(a)coe.int<mailto:elvana.thaci@coe.int>. The draft Guide is also available at this address<http://www.coe.int/t/informationsociety/>. Thank you, Elvana Thaçi Administrator Internet Governance Unit Information Society and Action Against Crime Directorate DG I - Human Rights and Rule of Law Council of Europe F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex Tel. + 33 (0) 3 90 21 56 98 Fax. + 33 (0) 3 88 41 27 05 E-mail: elvana.thaci(a)coe.int<mailto:elvana.thaci@coe.int> Internet: http://www.coe.int/t/informationsociety/

Oct. 23, 2013

La Stampa (De Martin): "Il futuro della democrazia"

by Giuseppe Futia

23.10.2013 Il futuro della democrazia JUAN CARLOS DE MARTIN Parlando di sorveglianza dopo le rivelazioni di Snowden, sono due le conversazioni pubbliche che dovremmo portare avanti con grande urgenza: la prima per capire come stanno le cose, la seconda per definire il tipo di società in cui vogliamo vivere nell’età del digitale e dei «big data». E’ chiaro che è impossibile tenere del tutto separate le due conversazioni: l’attualità, infatti, ci obbliga già adesso a cercare di discriminare il giusto dall’ingiusto, l’appropriato dal potenzialmente pericoloso. [...] Continua qui: http://www.lastampa.it/2013/10/23/cultura/opinioni/editoriali/il-futuro-del…<http://www.lastampa.it/2013/03/28/cultura/speciali/biennale-democrazia-2013…>

Oct. 23, 2013

Fwd: [ NNSquad ] MIT Tech Review: The Decline of Wikipedia

by J.C. DE MARTIN

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [ NNSquad ] MIT Tech Review: The Decline of Wikipedia Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 22:22:59 -0700 From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren(a)vortex.com> To: nnsquad(a)nnsquad.org MIT Tech Review: The Decline of Wikipedia http://j.mp/1a6l6UL (MIT) "Yet Wikipedia and its stated ambition to "compile the sum of all human knowledge" are in trouble. The volunteer workforce that built the project's flagship, the English-language Wikipedia-and must defend it against vandalism, hoaxes, and manipulation-has shrunk by more than a third since 2007 and is still shrinking. Those participants left seem incapable of fixing the flaws that keep Wikipedia from becoming a high-quality encyclopedia by any standard, including the project's own. Among the significant problems that aren't getting resolved is the site's skewed coverage: its entries on Pokemon and female porn stars are comprehensive, but its pages on female novelists or places in sub-Saharan Africa are sketchy. Authoritative entries remain elusive. Of the 1,000 articles that the project's own volunteers have tagged as forming the core of a good encyclopedia, most don't earn even Wikipedia's own middle-ranking quality scores. The main source of those problems is not mysterious. The loose collective running the site today, estimated to be 90 percent male, operates a crushing bureaucracy with an often abrasive atmosphere that deters newcomers who might increase participation in Wikipedia and broaden its coverage." - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein (lauren(a)vortex.com) http://www.vortex.com/lauren Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com _______________________________________________ nnsquad mailing list http://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad

Oct. 23, 2013

SAVE THE DATE - "Computer Ethics: aspetti sociali ed etici della rivoluzione digitale" - 18 novembre 2013, Politecnico di Torino

by Giuseppe Futia

Computer Ethics: aspetti sociali ed etici della rivoluzione digitale http://nexa.polito.it/2013-aica-computer-ethics Lunedì 18 novembre 2013, ore 9 Politecnico di Torino - Sala Consiglio di Facoltà <http://www.polito.it/ateneo/sedi/index.php?bl_id=TO_CEN03&fl_id=XPTE&rm_id=…> Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, Torino <http://www.polito.it/ateneo/sedi/?sede=TO_CEN&lang=it> La *rivoluzione digitale* pone interrogativi molto complessi ai docenti, ai ricercatori, ai professionisti, alle università, alle aziende ICT, ai /policy makers/ e alla società in generale. Dalla /e-democracy/ alla /e-inclusion/, dal /digital divide/ alle nuove forme di schiavitù in rete, dai titani del Web all'/open access/, dall'etica hacker dell'hardware e del software libero alla fine della privacy, dalla /cyber war/ ai /robot warriors/, dalla (in)affidabilità del software all'impatto ambientale dell'ICT, dal /cloud computing/ al /big data/ sono tutti temi che ormai pervadono la nostra quotidianità e che impongono l'avvio di un ampio dibattito tra i molteplici stakeholders. La giornata si propone di approfondire il tema della "*computer ethics*" affrontando gli interrogativi: quale ruolo possono svolgere le *istituzioni accademiche*? Come preparare le *nuove generazioni di informatici* ad affrontare questi dilemmi etici? Quale ruolo possono svolgere le *associazioni professionali* degli informatici? Come evolve la "computer ethics" alla luce dell'attuale *rivoluzione dell'informazione*? La giornata è organizzata da AICA <http://www.aicanet.it/> - Associazione italiana per l'informatica ed il calcolo distribuito in collaborazione col Centro Nexa su Internet & Società <http://nexa.polito.it> del Politecnico di Torino. Lezioni di: * Declan Brady <http://www.eskills-pro.eu/files/cepis/20091029020550_Declan.Brady.CEPIS.pdf> (Council of European Professional Informatics Societies) * **Luciano Floridi <http://www.philosophyofinformation.net/Welcome.html> (Oxford Internet Institute) * Victoria Nash <http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/nash/> (Oxford Internet Institute) * Simon Rogerson <http://www.ccsr.cse.dmu.ac.uk/staff/Srog/srog.html> (De Montfort University) Intervengono: * Franca D'Agostini <http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/blog/fdagostini/> (Politecnico di Torino) * Juan Carlos De Martin <http://nexa.polito.it/people/jcdemartin> (Centro Nexa su Internet & Società, Politecnico di Torino) * Bruno Lamborghini <http://www.aicanet.it/newscontestuali/2013/bruno-lamborghini-nominato-presi…> (AICA) * Angelo Raffaele Meo <http://nexa.polito.it/people/armeo> (Centro Nexa su Internet & Società, Politecnico di Torino) * Marco Mezzalama <http://staff.polito.it/marco.mezzalama/curriculum.html> (Politecnico di Torino) * Ugo Pagallo <http://nexa.polito.it/people/upagallo> (Centro Nexa su Internet & Società, Politecnico di Torino) * Norberto Patrignani <http://www.politeia-centrostudi.org/bio/npatrignani.html> (Politecnico di Torino) Maggiori dettagli sul programma verranno pubblicati prossimamente all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it/2013-aica-computer-ethics

Oct. 22, 2013

Berkman Center Webcast live oggi ore 18.30 - The New Nollywood

by Giuseppe Futia

The New Nollywood http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2013/10/nollywood * Aimee Corrigan, Nollywood Workshops/Berkman Center & Colin Maclay, Berkman Center* Today, 6.30 pm Webcast live: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/interactive/webcast http://nexa.polito.it/berkman-webcast-live Nigeria's booming movie industry, known as Nollywood, rivals Hollywood and India's Bollywood as one of the world's largest producer of feature films. In less than two decades Nollywood has grown into an industry estimated at $250 million, employing over a million people and producing over 1000 films each year – a major success story in Nigeria’s economy. Nollywood's movies have an audience of millions in Nigeria, throughout Africa and around the world - from Bombay to Brooklyn. The phenomenon of Nollywood is internationally recognized for quantity of films - but not for quality. The industry faces big challenge stemming from limited financing opportunities and rampant piracy. Today, in an effort to overcome these challenges, leading filmmakers in Nigeria consider themselves part of a growing movement they call “New Nollywood”. This movement refers to an increasing trend of better quality films, stemming from increased access to new technology and equipment, training, new sources of financing, and alternative distribution. As Nigeria’s most popular entertainment platform, Nollywood is positioned as an extraordinary vehicle for engaging content. Nollywood filmmakers are confronting their society’s critical and controversial issues – including health and corruption. The widespread viewing of Nollywood films speaks to their ability to culturally connect with hundreds of millions of people. Nollywood’s massive and engaged audience is the envy of filmmakers around the world. About Aimee and Colin *Aimee Corrigan* is the Co-Director of Nollywood Workshops, a hub for filmmakers in Lagos, Nigeria that supports and delivers movie production and distribution, training, and research. She is also a documentary photographer and filmmaker. Aimee's passion for Nollywood sparked during her participation in the production of the documentary This Is Nollywood. Aimee is currently a fellow at the Berkman Center. Aimee completed her Masters in Education at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education. *Colin M. Maclay* is the Managing Director of the Berkman Center, where he is privileged to work in diverse capacities with its faculty, staff, fellows and extended community to realize its ambitious goals. His broad aim is to effectively and appropriately integrate information and communication technologies (ICTs) with social and economic development, focusing on the changes Internet technologies foster in society, policy and institutions. Both as Co-founder of the Information Technologies Group at Harvard’s Center for International Development and at Berkman, Maclay’s research has paired hands-on multi stakeholder collaborations with the generation of data that reveal trends, challenges and opportunities for the integration of ICTs in developing world communities. Colin and Aimee's work in Nollywood stems from work of an intercontinental team drawing from the Berkman Center at Harvard University, Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) in Nigeria, Georgia Institute of Technology, MIT Center for Civic Media, Hollywood, Health & Society at USC Annenberg's Norman Lear Center, and Nollywood Workshops. The team has been collaborating with filmmakers in Nigeria since 2005.

Oct. 22, 2013

Re: [nexa] Riforma data protection_esito voto LIBE

by Alessandro Mantelero

e anche http://www.edri.org/eudatap_vote A. On Mon, 21 Oct 2013 22:20:07 +0200 Paolo Brini <paolo.brini(a)iridiumpg.com> wrote: > Da confrontare anche con: > > <http://www.laquadrature.net/en/major-loopholes-in-privacy-regulation-parlia…> > > Ciao, > Paolo > > > On 10/21/2013 10:12 PM, Alessandro Mantelero wrote: >> Civil Liberties MEPs pave the way for stronger data >>protection in the EU >> Fundamental rights - 21-10-2013 - 20:37 >> Committee : Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs >> >> A major overhaul of current EU data protection rules, to >>put people in >> control of their personal data while at the same time >>making it easier >> for companies to move across Europe, was voted by the >>Civil Liberties >> Committee on Monday. Responding to mass surveillance >>cases, MEPs >> inserted stronger safeguards for data transfers to >>non-EU countries. >> They also inserted an explicit consent requirement, a >>right to >> erasure, and bigger fines for firms that break the >>rules. >> >> continua qui: http://goo.gl/wVFdFH >> >> AM >> _______________________________________________ >> nexa mailing list >> nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it >> https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa >> > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa -- Avv. Alessandro Mantelero, PhD Aggregate Professor, Politecnico di Torino Director of Privacy and Faculty Fellow, Nexa Center for Internet and Society Former Visiting Fellow, Oxford Internet Institute http://staff.polito.it/alessandro.mantelero http://polito.academia.edu/alessandromantelero http://it.linkedin.com/pub/alessandro-mantelero/29/723/a48 https://twitter.com/mantelero Department of Management and Production Engineering Politecnico di Torino Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 10129 Torino - Italy in libertate fortitudo

Oct. 21, 2013

Re: [nexa] Riforma data protection_esito voto LIBE

by Paolo Brini

Da confrontare anche con: <http://www.laquadrature.net/en/major-loopholes-in-privacy-regulation-parlia…> Ciao, Paolo On 10/21/2013 10:12 PM, Alessandro Mantelero wrote: > Civil Liberties MEPs pave the way for stronger data protection in the EU > Fundamental rights - 21-10-2013 - 20:37 > Committee : Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs > > A major overhaul of current EU data protection rules, to put people in > control of their personal data while at the same time making it easier > for companies to move across Europe, was voted by the Civil Liberties > Committee on Monday. Responding to mass surveillance cases, MEPs > inserted stronger safeguards for data transfers to non-EU countries. > They also inserted an explicit consent requirement, a right to > erasure, and bigger fines for firms that break the rules. > > continua qui: http://goo.gl/wVFdFH > > AM > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa >

Oct. 21, 2013

Riforma data protection_esito voto LIBE

by Alessandro Mantelero

Civil Liberties MEPs pave the way for stronger data protection in the EU Fundamental rights - 21-10-2013 - 20:37 Committee : Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs A major overhaul of current EU data protection rules, to put people in control of their personal data while at the same time making it easier for companies to move across Europe, was voted by the Civil Liberties Committee on Monday. Responding to mass surveillance cases, MEPs inserted stronger safeguards for data transfers to non-EU countries. They also inserted an explicit consent requirement, a right to erasure, and bigger fines for firms that break the rules. continua qui: http://goo.gl/wVFdFH AM

Oct. 21, 2013

IP and Competition Seminar (Università Bocconi): Lundqvist

by Aura Bertoni

Cari tutti, ho il piacere segnalare alla lista Nexa la nuova edizione della IP and Competition Seminar Series organizzata dal Dipartimento di Studi Giuridici "Angelo Sraffa" insieme al C entro ASK (Art, Science and Knowledge) che prenderà il via lunedì 28 ottobre presso l'Università Bocconi. Nel primo appuntamento Björn Lundqvist ( CBS - Copenhagen Business School ) discuterà del tema "Standardization under EU Competition Rules and US Antritrust Laws: The Rise and the Limits of Self-regulation". Per maggiori dettagli dell'intero ciclo seminariale, vi allego il programma. Aura Aura Bertoni Bocconi University Department of Legal Studies Via Roentgen 1 20136 Milan Italy +39 02 5836 5581

Oct. 21, 2013