Data driven social partnerships: Exploring an emergent trend in search of research challenges and questions

The volume of data collected by multiple devices, such as mobile phones, sensors, satellites, is growing at an exponential rate. Accessing and aggregating different sources of data, including data outside the public domain, has the potential to provide insights for many societal challenges. This catalyzes new forms of partnerships between public, private, and nongovernmental actors aimed at leveraging different sources of data for positive societal impact and the public good. In practice there are different terms in use to label these partnerships but research has been lagging behind in systematically examining this trend. In this paper, we deconstruct the conceptualization and examine the characteristics of this emerging phenomenon by systematically reviewing academic and practitioner literature. To do so, we use the grounded theory literature review method. We identify several concepts which are used to describe this phenomenon and propose an integrative definition of “data driven social partnerships” based on them. We also identify a list of challenges which data driven social partnerships face and explore the most urgent and most cited ones, thereby proposing a research agenda. Finally, we discuss the main contributions of this emerging research field, in relation to the challenges, and systematize the knowledge base about this phenomenon for the research community.     

论我国公司捐赠的法律规制

公司捐赠是现代公司承担社会责任的主要表现形式。目前我国的公司捐赠制度尚不完善,在捐赠数额、捐赠程序、信息披露等方面都欠缺相应的法律规制,带来的直接后果是,法律在引导和规范公司捐赠方面没有起到相应的作用。文章主要通过对捐赠含义和理论基础的分析,引申出对捐赠制度法律规制完善的思考。     

对我国人体器官有偿取得模式之构建的思考

随着科学技术发展和现代医疗水平提高,器官作为一种“身体财产”走上民法的范畴,目前人体器官无偿捐献模式缺乏激励机制和分配不透明等原因以及征用模式的缺失导致我国人体器官供体严重不足,构建我国人体器官有偿取得模式将会解决器官供体不足的问题。     

为何捐助南开?——南开大学私立时期捐赠者行动诱发因素的探讨

本文对私立南开大学时期诱发捐赠者行动的诸内外部因素进行了深入探讨。从南开的经验来看,建立在较高定位和较强实力基础上的学校的声誉、一个有魄力的校长、对捐赠者的适当回报,再加上有利的外部氛围即特定时代教育救国的社会责任感的推动,是诱发当年南开的捐赠者捐赠南开的几个重要诱因。本文的研究对我们今天的高等院校尤其是民办高校如何开发和培育潜在的教育捐赠市场,具有一定的启示和借鉴意义。     

Ethanol-glycerin fixation with thymol conservation: a potential alternative to formaldehyde and phenol embalming

Anatomical fixation and conservation are required to prevent specimens from undergoing autolysis and decomposition. While fixation is the primary arrest of the structures responsible for autolysis and decomposition, conservation preserves the state of fixation. Although commonly used, formaldehyde has been classified as carcinogenic to humans. For this reason, an adequate substitute was developed. Ethanol-glycerin fixation and thymol conservation are described and compared with formaldehyde and phenol in this technical report. The setup, tissue qualities, financial aspects, and health concerns of this method are discussed. Ethanol-glycerin fixation and thymol conservation provide outstanding haptic and optic tissue qualities. Typical formaldehyde and phenol effects, such as skin, airway, and eye irritation, as well as carcinogenic effects, can be circumvented by using ethanol-glycerin and thymol instead. Ethanol-glycerin fixation is more expensive than formaldehyde and requires an explosion-proof facility. However, the absence of health effects and its convincing tissue qualities balance these higher costs. Therefore, ethanol-glycerin fixation and thymol conservation provide a potential alternative and complement established fixation techniques. The use of carcinogenic formaldehyde and toxic phenol can be effectively restricted through the use of the described method.     

高等教育募捐：美国加州大学的做法与启示

文章在总结美国加州大学教育经费募捐和运作经验的基础上,剖析加州大学募捐成功的内外部条件。对照其成功经验和我国高等教育捐赠现状,我们可从中得到启示．为我国高等教育融资管理改革提供一些有益的借鉴。     

试论慈善捐赠的主体间性

在西方,基督教义下的慈善捐赠重视人的价值,经历了由传统的物质捐赠到服务捐赠再到以组织为依托的专业捐赠的过程,构建了捐赠者与受赠者互为主体的捐赠格局和理念。主体间性的慈善捐赠尊重捐赠者与受赠者双方的权利与义务,双方互为主体。在全民慈善总动员的时代背景下,对主体间性慈善捐赠的研究,既能够促进慈善理论的丰富和慈善文化的发展,又能够在实践上用来指导慈善事业运作,促进慈善事业的发展。     

对教育捐赠的几点思考

教育是一项消费性事业,办教育需要大量的资金投入.中国是一个处于发展中的教育需求大国,教育的供需间存在极大的矛盾,办学经费的获取是制约教育事业发展的关键性因素.中国教育经费的获取方式主要靠财政拨款和学杂费收取等,教育捐赠常常是一个被忽略的经费获取渠道.拟通过对教育捐赠现状的描述和产生此种现象的原因剖析,提出教育捐赠应遵循六条原则,为教育捐赠的发展方向奠定一定的理论基础,对拓宽教育经费渠道有积极的意义.