Category «Knowledge Management»

The Returns to Public Library Investment

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago – The Returns to Public Library Investment. Gregory Gilpi, Ezra Karger, Peter Nencka, April, 2021. – “Local governments spend over 12 billion dollars annually funding the operation of 15,000 public libraries in the United States. This funding supports widespread library use: more than50% of Americans visit public libraries each year. But …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Knowledge Management, Libraries

Mapping CDC’s new guidelines: High transmission areas where you need to wear a mask indoors

USA Today:  “In a renewed effort to limit the spread of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending that fully vaccinated Americans wear masks indoors if they’re in an area of substantial or high coronavirus transmission. The CDC is also recommending universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students and visitors inside schools from …

Subjects: Government Documents, Health Care, Knowledge Management

New STOA study on deepfakes and European policy

European Parliamentary Research Service: “…Cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) techniques have enabled the production of highly realistic videos that manipulate how people look, and the things that they appear to say or do. These fabrications are commonly referred to as ‘deepfakes’. The Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) commissioned a study to examine …

Subjects: AI, EU Data Protection, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Global Research Council Conference Report 2021

“A conference on Responsible Research Assessment was held with the support of the Global Research Council from 23 to 27 November 2020. This report presents the context for the conference, some key analytics and the main discussion outcomes…The conference brought together the perspectives of 45 international speakers from across all 5 GRC regions and captured …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

The Knowledge Work Demand Index

Braintrust: “Enterprises are facing an unprecedented talent gap, but are they relying on an old approach to solve it? The demand for knowledge workers is surging. COVID-19 pushed businesses to accelerate their digital transformations by as much as 6 years in the United States. Knowledge workers are driving this innovation for enterprises. In order to …

Subjects: Economy, Knowledge Management

What is the difference between current awareness and horizon scanning?

Vable: “Legal professionals are busy people. They are concerned with doing the best they can for their clients and making sure that their business runs smoothly. Trend spotting or horizon scanning isn’t necessarily at the top of their daily “to do” lists but if they want to grow the firm effectively, everyone – from trainee …

Subjects: Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries, Marketing

Master Social Media Without Sacrificing Your Privacy

PC Magazine: “Some people have no filter. They’ll conduct the most personal phone conversations at maximum volume, on the subway. Or they’ll regale perfect strangers with the excruciating details of their latest medical procedures. Most of us, though, have a better idea of how to maintain privacy for ourselves and our friends. But do you …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Privacy, Social Media

The Best Way to Respond to Text Messages

The New York Times Magazine: “The “HA HA” Tapback stands alone. It’s no exaggeration to say that it has saved many of my friendships…Thankfully, back in 2016, Apple was kind enough to create a democratic way for every person’s joke to get more, or at least enough: the “HA HA” Tapback. Apple’s Tapback feature allows …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Explainable artificial intelligence, lawyer’s perspective

Explainable artificial intelligence, lawyer’s perspective. Authors: Łukasz Górski, Shashishekar Ramakrishna ICAIL ’21: Proceedings of the Eighteenth International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law June 2021 Pages 60–68https://doi.org/10.1145/3462757.3466145. Published:21 June 2021 “Explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) is a research direction that was already put under scrutiny, in particular in the AI&Law community. Whilst there were notable developments …

Subjects: AI, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries, Marketing