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Daily Archives: November 28, 2014

Measuring the Information Society 2014

“The MIS Report, which has been published annually since 2009, features key ICT data and benchmarking tools to measure the information society, including the ICT Development Index (IDI). The IDI captures the level of ICT developments in 166 economies worldwide and compares progress made during the last year. The MIS 2014 highlights the relationship between ICT development (as measured by the IDI) and the MDGs, a contribution to the ongoing discussions on the potential of ICTs as development enablers. The report includes the results of the ICT Price Basket (IPB) and new mobile-broadband price data for over 140 economies. Price data are analysed to provide insights into the relationship between affordability and income inequality, competition and regulation. The report also looks at new ICT data sources for measurement and examines the possible role of ICT big data for monitoring and development.  The 6th edition of the ITU Measuring the Information Society (MIS) Report was launched on November 24th, in Tbilisi, Georgia, at the World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium (WTIS) 2014.”

The Politics of Rescuing the World’s Financial System

Broz, J. Lawrence, The Politics of Rescuing the World’s Financial System: The Federal Reserve as a Global Lender of Last Resort (November 20, 2014). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2531108 “During the financial crisis of 2007-10, the Federal Reserve (Fed) served as a global lender of last resort by establishing currency swap agreements with 14… Continue Reading

The Impact of Right to Carry Laws and the NRC Report

Aneja, Abhay and Donohue, John J. and Zhang, Alexandria, The Impact of Right to Carry Laws and the NRC Report: The Latest Lessons for the Empirical Evaluation of Law and Policy (September 4, 2014). Stanford Law and Economics Olin Working Paper No. 461. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2443681 “For over a decade, there has… Continue Reading

Powersharing and Democratic Development

Graham, Benjamin A. T. and Miller, Michael K. and Strom, Kaare, Powersharing and Democratic Development (November 26, 2014). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2531118 “Which institutions best promote democratic development? Does this differ in post-conflict settings? Many scholars recommend powersharing institutions that guarantee stakes in power for distinct groups, but this can conflict with electoral… Continue Reading

Internet Security Threat Report 2014

“Symantec has established the most comprehensive source of Internet threat data in the world through the Symantec™ Global Intelligence Network, which is made up of more than 41.5 million attack sensors and records thousands of events per second. This network monitors threat activity in over 157 countries and territories through a combination of Symantec products and services such as Symantec DeepSight™ Threat Management System,… Continue Reading

Search engine for the Internet of Things

“Thingful® is a search engine for the Internet of Things, providing a unique geographical index of connected objects around the world, including energy, radiation, weather, and air quality devices as well as seismographs, iBeacons, ships, aircraft and even animal trackers. Thingful’s powerful search capabilities enable people to find devices, datasets and realtime data sources by… Continue Reading