Dr. Maja Bogataj Jančič elected as a member of the Supervisory Body of the BTT
Dr. Maja Bogataj Jančič has been elected as a member of the Supervisory Body of the Blockchain Think Tank. In her candidature she wrote:
““I would like to participate in BTT because I would like to want about the importance of ethical and legal aspects of the development of the blockchain technology and especially its implementation in the economy and society. I believe that these aspects need to be considered at all stages of development, in order to add other directors of regulatory decisions and directions for technological and social development to the criteria of economic efficiency. Blockchain technology is a tool for creating secure, decentralized, peer-to-peer applications. However, this technology is not only that, but in its greatest potential version, it can have far greater effects on the economy and society, which in magnitude and impact can be similar to the consequences that the internet has brought to the society. In its foundations, this technology is used to create autonomous computer programs, i.e. “smart contracts”, which primarily serve to create new financial instruments, increase the efficiency of payment mechanisms, organize the exchange of data and information across transactions and facilitate human-device interactions. Not only is blockchain technology the key to greater management efficiency, it can also affect the management itself. In the most positive version, it can promote the development of a more democratic society and more democratic systems of decision-making and, consequently, society management where individuals are able to exercise much greater influence than in current democratic systems.”
The Grand Board of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) finally ruled that the figurative sign ‘COVIDIOT’ cannot be registered as an EU trademark.
The 4th Open Knowledge Day took place on Tuesday 17 October 2023, with an accompanying workshop on 18 October 2023. This year it was organised by the Open Data and Intellectual Property Institute (ODIPI) and supported by Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21).
We invite you to the fourth Open Knowledge Day and the workshop, which will take place this year within the framework of the programme and with the support of Knowledge Rights 21. The event will bring together experts from different European countries to discuss two topics: the first part will deal with the legal basis for data analytics, which is a key part of machine learning and related artificial intelligence, and the general exception for research. In the second part, open science in theory and practice will be presented both in Slovenia and in some Western Balkan countries. Representatives of research and educational institutions from Slovenia and the Western Balkan countries, as well as interested members of the public, are invited to attend.
Dr. Maja Bogataj Jančič, a renowned expert in copyright law, has joined the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, where she will serve as an affiliate researcher for the next two years.