Fact Sheet: “The Connectivity Scorecard is a groundbreaking new global information and communications technology (ICT) measure that ranks countries on the approximately 30 indicators of connectivity — including broadband, fixed-line, mobile and computing technologies — that contribute to the enhancement of a countrys social and economic prosperity. The Scorecard was created by Leonard Waverman, professor of economics at London Business School, and conducted under his direction by economic consulting firm LECG. It was commissioned by Nokia Siemens Networks to examine the contribution of connectivity to economic growth and positive social outcomes, and to draw conclusions from how individual countries score on the Index.”
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Daily Archives: February 3, 2008
Groups Warn of Mortgage Lender Redlining
Washingtonpost.com” – Zip Code ‘Redlining’: A Sweeping View of Risk, By Kenneth R. Harney, February 2, 2008. “Critics call it the new redlining: Many of the country’s largest mortgage lenders are imposing loan restrictions in entire counties or Zip codes that they rank as risky or “declining.” Continue Reading
Annual FOIA Reports, FY07 Posted on DOJ Website
Annual FOIA Reports for 2007 currently posted for: Federal Departments Department of Justice Federal Agencies Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Farm Credit Administration Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation Federal Housing Finance Board Federal Reserve Board Millenium Challenge Corporation National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Capital Planning Commission National Indian Gaming Commission National Labor Relations Board… Continue Reading
FCC Announces Digital Television (DTV) Consumer Education Workshop
Follow up to postings on the upcoming Conversion to Digital Television, this Press release: “The Federal Communications Commission has announced that, on Tuesday, April 1, 2008, it will hold a Digital Television (DTV) Consumer Education Workshop focusing on low-income consumers. The Workshop will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at approximately 12:00 p.m., and will… Continue Reading
National Academy of Social Insurance Report – Social Security: An Essential Asset and Insurance Protection for All
Press release: “For most Americans, the value of their Social Security is the biggest accumulation of dollars they will take into retirement. In fact, for two-thirds of recipients over the age of 65, Social Security is more than half of their income during retirement, according to a new report released [January 31, 2008] by the… Continue Reading
University of Michigan's Library Puts Millionth Book From its Collection Online
“The University of Michigan’s University Library has just put the millionth book from its collection on-line. That’s one million out of the 7.5 million volumes in the library’s current holdings. Digitized materials are made available publicly via the Mirlyn library catalog and MBooks. MBooks provides full text of works that are in the public domain,… Continue Reading
Critical Undersea Internet Cables Damaged Between Europe and Mideast
AP: “The lines that tie the globe together by carrying phone calls and Internet traffic are just two-thirds of an inch thick where they lie on the ocean floor. The foundation for a connected world seems quite fragile, an impression reinforced this week when a break in two cables in the Mediterranean Sea disrupted communications… Continue Reading
CIA Oversight to Include Special Ombudsman
Washingtonpost.com: “The CIA’s inspector general has agreed to tighter controls over its investigative procedures, agency officials revealed yesterday, in what appeared to be an attempt to soften resentments among agency officials over the watchdog’s aggressive probes into the legality and effectiveness of the CIA’s counterterrorism efforts and detention programs.” Continue Reading
The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the Internet
Solove, Daniel J., “The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the Internet”. The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the Internet, Daniel J. Solove, Yale University Press, October 2007 Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1019177 “Solove explores how the Internet is transforming gossip, the way we shame others, and our ability to protect… Continue Reading
