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Big data technology promises to improve people's lives, accelerate scientific discovery and innovation, and bring about positive societal change. Yet, if not used responsibly, large-scale data analysis and data-driven algorithmic decision-making can increase economic inequality, affirm systemic bias, and even destabilize global markets. While the potential benefits of data analysis techniques are well accepted, the importance of using them responsibly - that is, in accordance with ethical and moral norms, and with legal and policy considerations - is not yet part of the mainstream research agenda in computer science. Dagstuhl Seminar "Data, Responsibly" brought together academic and industry researchers from several areas of computer science, including a broad representation of data management, but also data mining, security/privacy, and computer networks, as well as social sciences researchers, data journalists, and those active in government think-tanks and policy initiatives. The goals of the seminar were to assess the state of data analysis in terms of fairness, transparency and diversity, identify new research challenges, and derive an agenda for computer science research and education efforts in responsible data analysis and use. While the topic of the seminar is transdisciplinary in nature, an important goal of the seminar was to identify opportunities for high-impact contributions to this important emergent area specifically from the data management community.

The achievement of the seminar course is that students are expected to be able to discuss a Biology Education/Biology topic in depth and write it into a work in the form of problem solving ideas. The idea is packaged into one of Student Creativity Program/SCP (Program Kreativitas Mahasiswa/PKM) which was developed for one semester in the Biology Education Seminar course. Descriptive research was conducted in the even semester of 2017/2018 in two classes consisting of 16 and 13 students of S1 Biology Education class of 2015. The results showed that each student managed to collect the PKM script consisting of 9 scripts of PKM Penelitian (Research SCP), 9 scripts of PKM Gagasan Tertulis (Written Ideas SCP), 7 scripts of PKM Kewirausahaan (Enterpreunership SCP), 2 scripts of PKM Pengabdian pada Masyarakat (Community Service SCP), and 2 scripts of PKM Karsa Cipta (Creative Work SCP). The topics of the collected PKM consists of 3 scripts on biology education topics, 23 scripts on biology topics, and 3 scripts on neither biology nor biology education topics. The scripts that were collected had not reached the expectation because most of the students chose topics in biology, not in biology Education. The quality of the submitted scripts has not met expectations because it was doubted whether they could compete to win the grant from the government. Based on the result, the learning challenge in this course is to improve the interest of the students to chooce biology education topics and the quality of PKM scripts so that they could compete to win the grant.

The third annual regional landmine action seminar entitled "En Camino Hacia un Hemisferio Libre de Minas Antipersonal," hosted by the Government of Perú and sponsored by the Government of Canada and the Mine Action Program (AICMA, for its initials in Spanish) of the Organization of American States (OAS), was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Lima, Perú, on August 14–15 2003. The two-day gathering brought together over 100 mine action experts from 24 countries and more than a dozen regional and international organizations to discuss a wealth of mine action topics including, among others, the definition of national and regional priorities, mine clearance, mine risk education, victim assistance, and stockpile destruction. These topics allowed for a holistic discussion on mine action within the region and provided a forum for representatives of countries throughout the Americas to address issues concerning every facet of mine action, as well as the challenges they face in their countries. Most importantly, participants shared with regional counterparts their plans and projections through 2004. This was also the first of two opportunities to assist Ottawa Convention State Parties of the Americas to prepare for the 2004 Review Conference.

This lecture took place at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. Economic growth is supposed to deliver rising prosperity: higher incomes increasing wellbeing and leading to prosperity for all. But this conventional formula is failing. Growth has delivered its benefits, at best unequally. Moreover, the ecological and social consequences of unfettered growth are devastating. Climate change threatens long-term wellbeing. Resource scarcities undermine the basis for future prosperity. Persistent inequalities still divide the world and a growing 'social recession' haunts the market economies. Development remains essential for poorer countries. But are ever-increasing incomes for the 'already rich' still a legitimate goal for advanced nations? Or should we be aiming for prosperity without growth? In this seminar, Tim Jackson, an advisor to the UK Government and author of Prosperity without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet (Earthscan, 2009), will argue that society faces a profound dilemma: economic growth is unsustainable; but 'de-growth' - or economic contraction - is unstable. He will show that the prevailing 'escape route' from this dilemma - to try and 'decouple' economic activity from its impact - is not working. How can we proceed in a world where global resource consumption is still rising yet meeting climate change targets will require reductions in carbon intensity two orders of magnitude higher than anything achieved historically? In the light of these challenges, Professor Jackson engages in a critical re-examination of the economic structure and social logic of consumerism. He will set out a new vision of a shared prosperity: the capability to flourish as human beings - within the ecological limits of a finite planet.

Latz, Gil: Back to the future. The intellectual themes of the second Shibusawa seminar on Japanese studies. Lu, Catherine: From dichotomy to relationship. The public/ private construct reconsidered. Lam Peng Er: Challenges for democracy in the 21st century Japan. Bringing the citizens back in. Huffman, James L.: Response to presentations. Yoshihide, Soeya: Session summary. Amyx, Jennifer: Reform in Japanese financial governance. Implications for Japanese business. Kimura, Masato: Establishment of a new ethic for Japanese business. Bird, Allan: The leader and the snake in the road. Comments on the Amyx and Kimura. Roehl, Tom: Comments on the business papers. Chang, Julian: Session summary. Challenges for Japanese business in an era of globalization. Usui, Chikako: The misplaced problems of aging society. Crisis or opportunity? Saito, Yayoi: Elderly care policy in Japan during the 20th century. Historic review and prospect for the 21st century. Schulz, James: Paper comments. Latz, Gil: Session summary

Papers presented at the Workshop cum Seminar on "Indian Commodity Market Derivatives & Risk Management : the Road Ahead", held at Puducherry during 11-12 September 2009

This capacity-building seminar titled 'Seminar on International Finance: Challenges and Opportunities in Modern International Finance', was jointly organized and sponsored by the ADB Institute, the ADB and the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP), from 17-21 September 2001, Seoul, Korea. The participants were middle- to senior level government officials from nine Asian countries of the ADB. The main objective of the seminar was to enhance participants' understanding of various issues involved in the changing international financial environment and to provide them the opportunities to discuss methods of strengthening domestic and international financial sector through countryspecific, regional and international approaches. The seminar provided an in-depth learning experience for participants and a forum to discuss various conceptual and practical policy issues in financial reform and capital market development. Comprehensive presentations by eminent resource speakers from the academia and multilateral financial institutions provided the knowledge base for the seminar. Participants were also given the opportunity to present their own analysis and opinions about issues addressed during the seminar and to exchange views with one another and with resource speakers in interactive discussions.

The theme for the seminar, 'Social Security and Family Welfare: Directions and Options Ahead', was deliberately chosen to relate these two concepts in a perspective which would bring into focus the respective roles of Commonwealth and State governments in the provision of social security and social welfare services. The six addresses presented at the seminar examined these two related areas from a range of perspectives, resulting in a wide coverage of issues, and questions. Comments from the participants indicated clearly that issues of social security and family welfare were of much concern in the community.

Proceedings of SWRC Seminar 26 May 1986 Part I: 'Immigrant Communities, Self-Help and Voluntary Effort: Policy, Practice and Perceptions of Issues'. 1. 'Migrants, Marginality and Community Work', by Andrew Jakubowicz and Helen Meekosha. 2. 'The Role of the Non-Government Welfare Sector', by Judy Petruchenia. 3. 'Some Considerations on Provision of Welfare Services to Migrants', by Michael Morrissey. Part II: 'Immigrants, Welfare and the Workplace'. 4. 'Migrants, Welfare and the Workplace', by Jock Collins. 5. 'Government Involvement in Australian Immigrant-Union Relations : Implications for Future Initiatives', by Loucas Nicolaou. Part III: 'Language and Multicultural Education'. 6. 'Educating Children of Non-English Speaking Background : Expectations and Realities', by Maria Tenezakis. 7. 'Provision of Welfare Services to Migrants The Role of TAFE', by Jenny Cameron. Part IV: 'Policies and Problems in their Implementation : Advantages and Disadvantages of 'Mainstreaming''. 8. 'Government Policies in the Provision of Services to Non-English Speaking Immigrants, and Problems in their Implementation', by Athena Touriki. 9. 'Welfare Services for Migrants', by Sol Encel. Part V: 'Needs, Disadvantage and Participation'. 10. 'Second-Class Citizens' : Perspectives on Need, Disadvantage and Participation', by Peter Shergold. 11. 'Provision of Welfare Services to Migrants Principles and Guidelines of the Antidiscrimination Board of New South Wales', by Thu Nguyen.

The formalized links in scientific cooperation between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Arab Republic of Egypt have become tradition. The oldest agreement in this respect is the Governmental Agreement on Cooperation in Scientific Research and Technological Development signed on 11.4.1979, which was later followed by the Agreement on Cooperation in the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy, signed on 26.10.1981. These Agreements provide the political and legal embedding for those research entities in both countries which wish to embark on joint cooperation ventures. The Atomic Energy Authority on the Egyptian side and the Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH (KFA) have been designated by their respective Governments to implement cooperative ventures, for which purpose they have signed a special Arrangement on 17.2.1983. This Arrangement is the basis for a multitude of joint research activities which have been implemented with outstanding success over the past years and which will continue to provide the frame for future ventures to come. Undoubtedly, nuclear energy research was in the mainstream of interest in both countries when this formalized cooperation between KFA and AEA started. In the meantime, industrial deve10pment and scientific advancement have opened new frontiers of interest and challenges. Anthropogenie activities are increasingly upsetting the natural environmental balance and are at the same time shifting from local impact to global importance. Science is confronted with the challenge to answer the question of what are the consequences of anthropogenie changes to the environment and to help politics formulate countermeasures for the sake of a sustainable future. AEA and KFA have jointly taken up part of this challenge and have embarked on aseries of joint projects such as Atmospheric Research, Waste Reduction Techniques, Toxic Metals and Radioisotopes in the Biosphere, Environmental Specimen Banking, Agricultural Research and Appropriate Architecture. These proceedings contain the lectures presented at ...

The determinants of 'happiness' and its distribution both domestically and internationally suggest that a more appropriate target for policy is 'unhappiness', which responds to several forms of public action. But setting happiness as an objective does suggest some policy priorities. These include non-material forms of recognition, taxation of positional goods and support of culture and the arts. Individuals have an intrinsic short-term myopic bias, which is exacerbated by the flow of novelty in affluent societies. They find it difficult to commit. Government has a role in supporting personal and social commitment for the long term, for example in co-ordinating responses to challenges such as climate change and energy depletion.

[On 4 November, 1988 the Civil Service College organised, for members of the Public Administration Committee, a seminar on recent developments within Government. The list of guests is at Annex 1. Speakers came from the Next Steps Project Team in the Office of the Minister for the Civil Service, the Vehicle Inspectorate Agency, the Civil Service College and the Enterprise Initiative Unit of the Department of Trade and Industry. We offer below a summary of the main points made and issues discussed.]

The main objective of this paper is to isolate the way the liberation movements have conceptualised the state and the strategies that they have adopted to effect a transition. Changes in strategy are identified culminating with the view that the armed struggle coupled with internal mobilization should be pursued in order to force the government to the negotiating table. This is then compared with the state's response to the challenge to it which consists of a sophisticated strategy of resource allocation, repression and redefining of the political terrain of activity. (DÜI-Hff)

Swedish universities and government authorities are increasingly making their publications electronically available on the World Wide Web, either on web sites or in local systems, so called institutional repositories. Standardisation of metadata is a way of increasing access to these publications. Tools and workflows are also being developed to secure long term preservation and access. On 18 October 2005, a seminar presenting and discussing different initiatives and issues in this area, was held at the Swedish Royal Library (KB). The seminar was arranged by BIBSAM, the Royal Library´s Department for National Co-ordination and Development. Entitled "Electronic publications – access now and in the future" the seminar was broad in scope, ranging from technical and organisational issues to political ones, taking in perspectives from both universities (and their libraries) and government authorities, as well as from KB. On the agenda was also the matter of legal deposits of electronic material.