Meng weng wong biography of albert

December 2, 2016, 9:00am – 12:00pm in Wasserstein Hall, Roon 3018 at Harvard Law School

In Collaboration with the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University and the Harvard Law School Brazilian Studies Association.

Over the past years, the use of information and communication technology (ICT) have grown exponentially across the globe.

This development provoked paradoxical transformations in the dynamics of power. On the one hand, there is hope that ICT can permeate government, law, policies, and businesses provoking more transparency and efficiency. On the other hand, the use of ICT by government, businesses and people in general can be interpreted as an expanding arena for disrespect of human rights: concerns about privacy and security are just the most salient ones; what would one think about governments deciding about social security, education and health using algorithms and big