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Diversità e professioni di cura. An UniTrento conference on diversity and caring professions

Tue, 13 Sep 2022 15:39:07 +0000

Diversità e professioni di cura. Al lavoro insieme. Per una diversità ragionata University of Trento, WeNet coordinating partner is organising a conference on diversity and caring professions “Diversità e professioni di cura. Al lavoro insieme. Per una diversità ragionata” to be held on 16-17 September 2022 at Palazzo di Sociologia – Via Verdi 26, Trento (Italy). This Conference is…

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WeNet New Funding Opportunity – webinar highlights

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 15:08:27 +0000

On 22 July 2021, WeNet hosted an info webinar to present the newly launched Open Call and its specifics. The WeNet Project Coordinator, Prof. Fausto Giunchiglia from the University of Trento, kicked off the event with a presentation of the project’s vision and its main objective: the development of an online platform empowering machine-mediated diversity-aware…

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Diversity, Bias, online social relations and related issues

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 07:55:54 +0000

Diversity, Bias, online social relations and related issues: WeNet at the 30th The Web Conference 2021 Our Project Coordinator, Prof. Fausto Giunchiglia from University of Trento will bring WeNet to the 30th The Web Conference. This year The Web Conference will take place as a virtual event from April 12-23, 2021. The Web Conference, formerly…

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Beyond the hype: can Artificial Intelligence be ethical?

Mon, 20 Jan 2020 06:30:00 +0000

To save or not to save the ladybird? That is the question. In the same room there are a cute red ladybug and a super-technological Roomba, the robot vacuum cleaner that is revolutionizing the way people do housework. On the one hand, a living being that, although small, still remains a living being (besides playing…

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ETHICAL FRAMEWORK OF DIVERSITY IN WENET

Mon, 13 Jan 2020 07:00:49 +0000

DIVERSITY is an integral part of our daily lives. We are diverse in our behavior, looks, cultural and social backgrounds, beliefs, religious affiliations, political opinions, and more. While diversity can be beneficial to human interaction, it can also be irritating and cause anxiety among humans. This is attributed to the fact that diversity implies different norms, cultures, and knowledge paradigms. This dilemma of diversity requires a cautious treatment of diversity in technological applications.

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When Social Networks Become ‘Diversity-Aware’ Research Platforms

Tue, 07 Jan 2020 12:07:44 +0000

PYMNTS interviews Dr. Fausto Giunchiglia, project coordinator for WeNet project. Bigger, better, faster — those are often the guiding principles for innovation, disruption and change in the digital and mobile worlds. What about smarter, and more diverse? Those traits could find their way into more social media and online research interactions — and the payments…

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WeNet, the Internet of Us: An interdisciplinary project with an international dimension

Mon, 16 Dec 2019 10:20:11 +0000

The world is uniting through WeNet’s new social media platform, to enhance human interactions. A new video highlights the worldwide dimension of WeNet. Professor Luca Cernuzzi, Dean of the Universidad Catolica Nuestra Señora de la Ascuncion, Paraguay, describes WeNet as, “a very interesting multi-disciplinary project that involves several universities worldwide. We contribute to the interaction amongst…

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How to ensure a democratic use of information technology systems?

Sun, 01 Dec 2019 15:14:24 +0000

Dr. Jessica Heesen, head of the research focus Media Ethics and Information Technology at the International Center for Ethics in the Sciences (IZEW) of the University of Tübingen, presented WeNet platform as an example of independent platform to improve social interactions. She sheds light on ethical questions about freedom of expression in social media and on…

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WeNet pre-pilot student activities continue in Mexico

Mon, 11 Nov 2019 10:10:49 +0000

The WeNet project activities with local student volunteers in Mexico continued with a second recruiting workshop held on November 8th, 2019. The workshop took place at Universidad Tangamanga, San Luis Potosí City, and gathered 90 local college nutrition students who participate in the WeNet the project as volunteers. The overall goal of WeNet in Mexico is…

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A World Café on Data Protection

Tue, 22 Oct 2019 08:22:23 +0000

During the WeNet project meeting in Barcelona on October 2-4 2019, WeNet project’s partners discussed data protection in a “World Café“. Building on the idea that the most important conversations at conferences happen during the coffee breaks, the “World Café”method provides an informal environment for a structured conversational process inspired by the talks people have…

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