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Join us for a discussion regarding Connected in Isolation: Digital Privilege in Unsettled Times by Eszter Hargittai, CITP Visiting Research Scholar. The book examines the hidden disparities that emerged during the global pandemic when access to education, work and even healthcare, hinged not only on access to the web, but certain digital skills, too. Hargittai will be joined by Keith Wailoo, the Henry Putnam University Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton, CITP Executive Direc...

While we know that algorithms are an increasingly important part of what information people encounter in everyday life, little work has focused on studying users’ awareness and understanding of how algorithms may influence what they see and do. There is also more to learn about what actions users may be taking to try to influence what content they get from search engines, social media, video sites, and other online services. This presentation will discuss people’s algorithm skills drawing on...

SEDA Experts expands its Economic Expert Witness Practice – Willem Buiter, the former Global Chief Economist at Citigroup joins the firm as a Managin

Former Commander of the UK's Joint Forces Command will Provide Strategic Guidance for Emerging Leader in Isolation-based Security Technology Conceal, the leader in Zero Trust isolation technology

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced the appointment by its Board of Directors, of Professor Festus Ebo Turkson, as an external member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), The appointment was pursuant to section 27(3)(E) of the Bank of Ghana 2002 (Act 612) as amended by the Bank of…

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

Greenwich Merchant Bank Limited has announced the appointment of Mr. Bayo Rotimi as its new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer. He joins Greenwich Merchant Bank with over 27 years experience as an investment banking professional; having previously worked at Fountain Trust Merchant Bank, Lead Merchant Bank, and FCMB Capital Markets Limited, where he rose to the position of Chief Executive Officer in 2008 before leaving to establish his own boutique Investment Banking Firm. He was, until r...

Ministers McConalogue and Hackett announce ‘Project Woodland’ to tackle issues in forestry Workstreams with stakeholder input to deliver action on backlog and new strategy Irish Rural Link to assess community needs The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue T.D. and the Minister of State Senator Pippa Hackett today announced ‘Project Woodland’, an initiative to tackle issues in forestry in Ireland and drive forward the plant...

Thailand 25 Mar 2021 Nor Zahidi Alias was the chief economist of the Malaysian Rating Corporation Bhd (MARC). KUALA LUMPUR: Nor Zahidi Alias has been appointed as an external member of Bank Negara Malaysia’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) for a two-year term, effective Jan 1. Bank Negara said on Thursday Datuk Dr Gan Wee Beng was reappointed as an external member with effect from April 1. Under the Central Bank of Malaysia Act 2009, the MPC is responsible for...