#global collaboration

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[poligraf]

about a year ago, i responded to an offer posted by Paul Kopetz, who was recruiting composers for his « Towards A Shining Light · 50 for 50 » global project… his vision was to give 50 composers an opportunity to contribute one minute of music to a 50-minute musical collage…

here is the whole piece as performed by the Pelgrim Trio on the 3rd of December 2023 in the Kunstkerk in Dordrecht, Netherlands…

for those interested, my own contribution begins around the 1:00:10 mark… §

the Pelgrim Trio is

· Thea Rosmulder : Clarinet · Karin Dolman : Viola · Caecilia Boschman : Piano

§ maestro Kopetz ideated and led the group effort and assembled the whole piece, which has also been performed by Ensemble Flex and the Lamont Trio… more details about the project and each composer are available at his website :

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[mexicanistnet]

The XI International Congress on Law and AI highlighted the urgency of addressing AI's impact on legal education. With global collaboration, experts explored challenges in intellectual property, emphasizing the need for ethical considerations and interdisciplinary approaches.

[k12academics]

Level Up Village (a product of Language Testing International) is a global communication platform that is uniquely designed to allow students to expand their learning and engage in meaningful exchanges with students around the world. With Level Up Village, students engage in collaborative tasks that encourage the development of 21 st century skills and global competency through our unique peer-to-peer global collaboration experience.

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A New Dawn: India charts the course for G20 Summit

G20 decisions hold global implications, impacting economies, industries, and people worldwide. Collaborative efforts among G20 members, invitees, and international organizations underscore a shared commitment to advancing development agendas and sustainable economic growth. India, drawing from its diverse and enriching experience, is poised to lead the way in fostering inclusive and innovative solutions on the world stage.

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Global collaboration is inevitable to tackle cyber security challenges: PM

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his desire on the importance of global collaboration to tackle the menace of cyber threats. “There may be many domains in which global cooperation is desirable. But in the domain of cyber security, global cooperation is not only desirable but is inevitable. Because the threat dynamics are distributed – handlers are somewhere, assets are somewhere else, they are speaking through servers hosted in a third place, and their funding could come from a completely different region. Unless all the nations in the chain cooperate, very little is possible,” said PM. 

Reports suggest that global cybercrime damage costs $6 trillion annually, which is quite big if we consider the impact of the challenges. 

Prime Minister Modi asserted that, “Cyber threats are to be taken very seriously. One angle of their adverse impact is the financial losses they cause. The World Bank estimates that cyber-attacks could have caused losses of around $5.2 trillion to the world during 2019-2023.” But he also emphasized on the other aspects of cyber threats which is social and geopolitical in nature. “Cyberspace has introduced an entirely new dimension to the battle against illicit financial activities and terrorism. Terrorist organizations are using technology for radicalization, moving money from money laundering and drugs into terror funding, and capitalizing on emerging digital avenues such as the dark net, metaverse, and cryptocurrency platforms to fulfil their nefarious aims,” he added. 

Not only this, the PM also further opined that it can also have implications for the social fabric of nations. 

“The spread of ‘deep fakes’ can cause chaos and loss of credibility of news sources. Fake news and deep fakes can be used to fuel social unrest. So, it is of concern to every group, every nation, and every family. That is why we have taken this up as a priority. We hosted a G20 Conference on Crime and Security in the age of NFTs, Artificial Intelligence and Metaverse. During this conference, concern was expressed over malicious cyber activities contrary to established norms, principles and rules of cyberspace and international law. It was stressed that coordination on prevention and mitigation strategies is needed. Emphasis was placed on the need to achieve a comprehensive international convention on countering the use of ICTs for criminal purposes,” said Prime Minister Modi in an interview with news agency PTI before the G20 Finale taking place in New Delhi on 8-10 September 2023. 

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[labyrinth-magic]

I painted this canvas tile as a way of participating in a global art mural through the Global Roots Project. Since I live in the Northeast US, my tile will be in the Northeast regional mural mosaic, which will be unveiled in NYC on April 3rd. Very exciting! Follow the link (underlined above) to learn more about it.

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SMURK x CENT 🦅🐺

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Euro5tar & Me

[kindahoping4forever]

my ultimate wish for this next era is they finally let Ryan go like they did Andy. I'm so sick of not getting the content we deserve. All the gatekeeping of tour diaries and now the crumbs of concert footage in that "documentary" yesterday. he was working for months on that? that's why we didn't get tour diaries? all that footage just goes in his vault now? Please.

Hello! I'm sorry to hear you felt disappointed by yesterday's special. However, I feel compelled to comment on a few objective points in your ask.

- "Live & Backstage in Amsterdam" was directed by James Tonkin, the same director (and production team, Hangman) they worked with on "The Feeling of Falling Upwards" (and the unreleased "Live in Brixton" special). Ryan was credited as director of the documentary footage and as a contributing editor (1 of 3) but the live footage and overall final program was not his work.

- Regardless of the particular creatives involved here (or in any given project for that matter), the fact remains that any directors, producers, photographers, etc are all hired hands operating with full input and specific direction from the band. The band chose to make this a hybrid concert film/documentary. The band chose to condense the setlist the way they did. The band chose this format over the traditional tour diaries. What happens to the unused footage will be determined by the band. Ryan is a friend but he is first and foremost an employee and the band owns that footage. (Likewise, the MYT diaries are not sitting on Andy Deluca's hard drive because he's "gatekeeping" or too lazy to edit it. If the band wanted them released, they'd be released.) All this to say, of course you don't have to agree with the decisions but it's important to clarify who your complaint is with.

- This concept of the band or their collaborators "gatekeeping" and fans not getting what we "deserve" is, to be blunt, entitled and immature. Being a fan does not make an artist indebted to you. They make music, if you feel so inclined, you listen. That's it. That's the extent of the contract. Anything beyond that is optional for both parties. Any content an artist chooses to release is not out of obligation or generosity, it's part business strategy, part artistic vision. Artists do not owe you anything. This band does not owe you anything.

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The Future of Wheat Farming in Kenya: The Economic Benefits of Israeli-Kenyan Wheat Farming Partnerships

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EHT's global collaboration unveils magnetic fields and particle dynamics around M87* black hole using circular polarization. This breakthrough sheds light on matter consumption and jet formation, showcasing the consortium's pivotal role in unraveling cosmic mysteries.

[k12academics]

Our mission at Level Up Village (LUV) is to globalize the classroom and facilitate seamless collaboration between students from around the world.

What Is Level Up Village? Level Up Village (a product of Language Testing International) is a global communication platform that is uniquely designed to allow students to expand their learning and engage in meaningful exchanges with students around the world. With Level Up Village, students engage in collaborative tasks that encourage the development of 21 st century skills and global competency through our unique peer-to-peer global collaboration experience.

How Does It Work? Our easy-to-use platform facilitates one-on-one project collaboration and cultural exchanges between students from around the world. The platform provides students with a safe learning environment (COPPA compliant!) where they can build their own profiles, exchange fun facts about each other, discuss their projects, and talk to each other via guided video exchanges. Students send and receive videos using the LUV platform on a camera-equipped desktop computer, a smartphone, or a tablet.

What Do We Offer?

A pairing system that allows you to find and connect with the best global partner match for you.

Courses with themes and objectives that tie directly to international goals and standards (for example, UN SDGs, ISTE Student Standards, and World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages).

Flexible modules that adapt to your classroom needs with 4-8 weeks of collaboration time.

Real-world tasks that focus on building academic knowledge, global citizenship, and intercultural communication skills.

Student Can-Do Self-Assessment and Teacher Analytic Rubrics that build students' awareness of their learning and help them reflect, make comparisons, and develop cultural awareness.

Courses Students participating in LUV courses get to know partner students in other countries by exchanging video messages about their lives and their specific project-based tasks. Through this process, they not only learn 21st century skills, but also develop empathy and global competency. We offer in-school, after-school, and summer enrichment programs. We offer Arts & Sciences courses and Languages & Cultures courses.

Arts & Sciences. For students ages 4-18, our Arts & Sciences courses allow students who are learning sciences, arts, literature, and social studies to pair up with classrooms in another country to discuss various course topics, ranging from music & sound to science & ecology.

Languages & Cultures. For students ages 12-18, our Languages & Cultures courses (currently available in Spanish and English) allow language students to build their intercultural communication skills by exchanging videos with a classroom in another country in their target language. They'll use the language in authentic ways and gain new cultural insights from their peers abroad.

Special courses. We are able to create special STEM and Global Citizenship courses with partners in Africa, China, and Latin America. Contact us for more information.

Fostering Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and Global Competency Social and emotional learning (SEL) is an essential part of education and human development. Self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making are the core components of SEL as outlined in the CASEL Framework that Level Up Village fosters with its curriculum.

Contact us for more information and to register.

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Researchers study differences in attitudes toward Covid-19 vaccines between women and men in Africa

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Researchers study differences in attitudes toward Covid-19 vaccines between women and men in Africa

While many studies over the past several years have examined people’s access to and attitudes toward Covid-19 vaccines, few studies in sub-Saharan Africa have looked at whether there were differences in vaccination rates and intention between men and women. In a new study appearing in the journal Frontiers in Global Women’s Health, researchers found that while women and men self-reported similar Covid-19 vaccination rates in 2022, unvaccinated men expressed more intention to get vaccinated than unvaccinated women.

Women tend to have better health-seeking behaviors than men overall. However, most studies relating to Covid-19 vaccination have found that intention has been lower among women. “We wondered whether this would hold true at the uptake level,” says Rawlance Ndejjo, a leader of the new study and an assistant lecturer in the Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health at Makerere University.

The comparable vaccination rates between men and women in the study is “a good thing to see,” adds Lula Chen, research director at MIT Governance Lab (GOV/LAB) and a co-author of the new study. “There wasn’t anything gendered about how [the vaccine] was being advertised or who was actually getting access to it.”

Women’s lower intention to vaccinate seemed to be driven by concerns about vaccine safety, suggesting that providing factual information about vaccine safety from trusted sources, like the Ministry of Health, could increase uptake.

The work is a collaboration between scholars from the MIT GOV/LAB, Makerere University’s School of Public Health in Uganda, University of Kinshasa’s School of Public Health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), University of Ibadan’s College of Medicine in Nigeria, and Cheikh Anta Diop University in Senegal. 

Studying vaccine availability and uptake in sub-Saharan Africa

The authors’ collaboration began in 2021 with research into Covid-19 vaccination rates, people’s willingness to get vaccinated, and how people’s trust in different authorities shaped attitudes toward vaccines in Uganda, the DRC, Senegal, and Nigeria. A survey in Uganda found that people who received information about Covid-19 from health workers were more likely to be vaccinated, stressing the important role people who work in the health-care system can play in vaccination efforts.

Work from other scientists has found that women were less likely to accept Covid-19 vaccines than men, and that in low- and middle-income countries, women also may be less likely to get vaccinated against Covid-19 and less likely to intend to get vaccinated, possibly due to factors including lower levels of education, work obligations, and domestic care obligations.

Previous studies in sub-Saharan Africa that focused on differences between men and women with intention and willingness to vaccinate were inconclusive, Ndejjo says. “You would hardly find actual studies on uptake of the vaccines,” he adds. For the new paper, the researchers aimed to dig into uptake.

People who trust the government and health officials were more likely to get vaccinated

The researchers relied on phone survey data collected from adults in the four countries between March and July 2022. The surveys asked people about whether they’d been vaccinated and whether those who were unvaccinated intended to get vaccinated, as well as their attitudes toward Covid-19, their trust in different authorities, demographic information, and more.

Overall, 48.5 percent of men said they had been vaccinated, compared to 47.9 percent of women. Trust in authorities seemed to play a role in people’s decision to vaccinate — receiving information from health workers about Covid-19 and higher trust in the Ministry of Health were both correlated with getting vaccinated for men, whereas higher trust in the government was correlated with vaccine uptake in women.

Lower interest in vaccines among women seemed related to safety concerns

A smaller percentage of unvaccinated women (54 percent) said they intended to get vaccinated, compared to 63.4 percent of men. More unvaccinated women said they had concerns about the vaccine’s safety than unvaccinated men, which could be driving their lower intention.

The researchers also found that unvaccinated women and men over 40 had similar levels of intention to get vaccinated — lower intention in women under 40 may have driven the difference between men and women. Younger women could have concerns about vaccines related to pregnancy, Chen says. If this is the case, the research suggests that officials need to provide additional reassurance to pregnant people about vaccine safety, she adds.

Trust in authorities also contributed to people’s intention to vaccinate. Trust in the Ministry of Health was tied to higher intention to vaccinate for both men and women. Men with more trust in the World Health Organization were also more likely to intend to vaccinate.

“There’s a need to deal with a lot of the myths and misconceptions that exist,” Ndejjo says, as well as ensure that people’s concerns related to vaccine safety and effectiveness are addressed. Officials need “to work with trusted sources of information to bridge some of the gaps that we observe,” he adds. People need to be supported in their decision-making so they can make the best decisions for their health.

“This research highlights linkages between citizen trust in government, their willingness to get vaccines, and, importantly, the differences between men and women on this issue — differences that policymakers will need to understand in order to design more targeted, gender-specific public health interventions,” says study co-author Lily L. Tsai, who is MIT GOV/LAB’s director and founder and the Ford Professor of Political Science at MIT.

This project was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his desire on the importance of global collaboration to tackle the menace of cyber threats. “There may be many domains in which global cooperation is desirable.

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US Visa Policies Embrace Innovation: In a dynamic global landscape, the United States is adapting its visa policies to embrace innovation. With a focus on attracting top talent, fostering entrepreneurship, and encouraging technological advancement, these policies aim to facilitate the entry of skilled professionals, researchers, and entrepreneurs who contribute to America's economic growth and technological leadership. Through streamlined processes, expanded visa categories, and initiatives such as the Startup Visa Program, the US is welcoming innovators from around the world, fostering collaboration, and driving innovation forward."