Ars Boni

In dieser Episode unterhalten wir uns mit Univ.-Prof. Edgar Weippl (https://informatik.univie.ac.at/fakultaet/leitung/dekanatsteam/person/83163/) über die Anforderungen der Informationssicherheit in der Covid-19 Krise, über Home Office sowie über Fragen der zentralen Verarbeitung von Gesundheitsdaten.

The European Commission presented a Proposal for a Regulation laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act). Via the act, the development of European AI-solutions shall be supported and the European approach of trustworthy and compliant developments shall be fosterd. In this episode we assess the document further. The panel consists of O.J. Gstrein, Gloria Gonzalez Fuster, Cornelia Kutterer, and Sofia Ranchordas.    Links:  Proposal: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/proposal-regulation-laying-down-harmonised-rules-artificial-intelligence-artificial-intelligence Consultation: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12527-Kunstliche-Intelligenz-ethische-und-rechtliche-Anforderungen_de Cornelia Kutterer (https://blogs.microsoft.com/eupolicy/author/corneliakutterer/),  O.J. Gstrein (https://europainstitut.de/en/faculty-research/faculty/team-g/gstrein), Gloria Gonzalez Fuster (https://lsts.research.vub.be/en/gloria-gonz%C3%A1lez-fuster) and  Sofia Ranchordas (https://www.sofiaranchordas.com/).

In dieser Episode unterhalten wir uns mit ao. Univ.-Prof. Christian Piska ( https://staatsrecht.univie.ac.at/team/piska-christian/) über die Folgen, wenn  Politiker die Mathematik über Freiheitsbeschränkungen entscheiden lassen.  Ausgangspunkt ist der im Frühjahr 2020 publizierte Text COVID-19: Wenn Politiker die Mathematik über Freiheitsbeschränkungen entscheiden lassen , https://staatsrecht.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/i_staatsrecht/Piska/Veranstaltungen/covid19_gem_Anton_Neulinger.pdf. https://kurier.at/meinung/das-juristische-totschlagargument-vom-menschenleben/400814570

One of the first ideas we had when launching #arsboni​​​ was to dedicate it to first-hand reports of our international team members on the situation in their home countries.  One of the first episodes of this podcast was dealing with the then still new situation in the US. Check out the first episode on Covid19 in US a year ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWEDUmwNqKc    Today, a year later, we look again into the US: Our team member Katerina Polychronopoulos will give us an update on the legal and educational implications of Covid-19 in the US in spring 2021.  Links:  The CDC data tracker contains very detailed information about infection rates, vaccine doses, demographic trends, and death tolls and even includes forecasting regarding expectations for case increases or decreases for each state.  https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#datatracker-home  The NY Times, the Wall Street Journal and USA Today all have detailed information about lockdown measures state by state. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/states-reopen-map-coronavirus.html https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-state-by-state-guide-to-coronavirus-lockdowns-11584749351 https://eu.usatoday.com/storytelling/coronavirus-reopening-america-map/  Finally the Library of Congress has comprehensive information about Federal, State and Local Government Responses to COVID-19: https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/litigation-challenging-mandatory-stay-at-home-and-other-social-distancing-measures/ COVID-related lawsuits: https://ballotpedia.org/Lawsuits_about_state_actions_and_policies_in_response_to_the_coronavirus_(COVID-19)_pandemic,_2020-2021  CDC recommendations for fully vaccinated individuals: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated-guidance.html#anchor_1615143382229  Recent article on legal issues of proctoring software used at bar exams https://venturebeat.com/2020/09/29/examsofts-remote-bar-exam-sparks-privacy-and-facial-recognition-concerns/

In dieser Episode unterhalten wir uns mit Prof. Dr. Ulrike Guérot (Donau Universität Krems) über ihre Einschätzungen zu Grundrechtsfragen, zum Zustand Europas und zum medialen Diskurs während und nach der Pandemie und daraus zu ziehende rechtliche Schlussfolgerungen.  Links: https://www.freitag.de/autoren/der-freitag/fuer-die-offene-gesellschaft-1  https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/manifest-der-offenen-gesellschaft-veroeffentlicht-austausch.1013.de.html?dram:article_id=494684  https://www.noen.at/niederoesterreich/politik/ulrike-guerot-im-gespraech-politologin-staat-darf-buerger-nicht-schaedigen-niederoesterreich-ulrike-guerot-corona-krise-gruener-pass-print-266164358  https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/debatte-um-allesdichtmachen-guerot-es-gibt-keinen-raum-mehr.694.de.html?dram:article_id=496222

Wir sprechen mit Mag.a Anna Wallner (die Presse), Leiterin Debatte/Head of Op-ed-Section bei Die Presse im Rahmen der Lehrveranstaltung "Juristische Recherche"  über Unterschiede und Gemeinsamkeiten zwischen Journalismus und Rechtswissenschaft, individuelle Karriereplanung und Trends der Digitalisierung in Recht und Politik.   Weiterführende Links:   http://www.media-wall.org/site/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-wallner-13aa0a3b/?originalSubdomain=at

In dieser Episode gibt es ein Update zu Folge 131 zur aktuellen Rechtslage aufgrund der Beschlüsse im Nationalrat vom 03. 05. 2021.   Links:  https://www.parlament.gv.at/PAKT/VHG/XXVII/A/A_01466/index.shtml#tab-ParlamentarischesVerfahren  https://www.parlament.gv.at/PAKT/VHG/XXVII/I/I_00813/fname_949823.pdf  https://www.parlament.gv.at/PAKT/PR/JAHR_2021/PK0517/index.shtml  https://science.orf.at/stories/3206370/

In dieser Episode unterhalten wir uns mit Dr. Ralph Janik (https://eur-int-comp-law.univie.ac.at/team/externe-lehrbeauftragte/janik-ralph/) über die "juristische Gegenöffentlichkeit" zur Covid-Gesetzgebung in Social Media in Österreich.  Links: https://ralphjanik.com/zur-person-2/  https://janikmoser.podigee.io  https://open.spotify.com/show/4gT0JnBSMmbJ18NcdiIaS1?go=1&utm_source=embed_v3&si=oSDulNSfR7Gd5dhannFrnw&t=121913&nd=1  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bias

One of the first ideas we had when launching #arsboni​​​ was to dedicate it to first-hand reports of our international team members on the situation in their home countries.  One of the first episodes of this podcast was dealing with the then  still new situation in Kosovo.  Check out the first episode on Covid19 in Kosovo a year ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFgi4eurjk4&t=651s ​  Today, a year later, we look again into Kosovo: Our team member  Doruntina Berisha will give us an update on the legal and educational implications of Covid-19 in Kosovo in spring 2021.    Ressources: Overview of the Covid19 situation in German: https://www.wko.at/service/aussenwirtschaft/coronavirus-situation-in-kosovo.html Embassy of Kosovo in Austria: https://www.bmeia.gv.at/reise-aufenthalt/reiseinformation/land/kosovo/ News: https://euronews.al/al/

In this episode we talk with Lara Bird (Strategic Policy Adviser at the Office for Students in England) and Josh Fleming (Head of Strategy Oversight and Implementation at the Office for Students) about what Officeforstudents.uk is doing and how students and professors should  react on the still ongoing pandemic.   Links:  https://ofslivefs.blob.core.windows.net/files/Gravity%20assist/Gravity-assist-DTL-finalforweb.pdf  https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh8IjVAEAvc