Day archives: May 8th, 2011

UK – Consumer empowerment strategy – Better Choices: Better Deals

Better Choices: Better Deals – Consumers Powering Growth. UK Department for Business, Innovations and Skills, April 2011 “This document aims to show how consumers can become empowered to make better choices and get better deals. It is about helping consumers to get better value, better customer service and better support when making choices or seeking …

Subjects: E-Commerce, E-Government, Government Documents, Internet, Privacy

Deloitte Survey: Two Out of Three Employees at Large Companies Looking for the Exit Sign

“Rising employee turnover intentions mirror employer concerns over retaining critical talent: A stronger economy may actually be fueling a growing concern among employers about retaining top talent, according to the results of a new Deloitte study. With the economy improving, nearly two out of three (65 percent) employees surveyed are actively testing the job market, …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Department of Transportation Unveils Strong New Measures to Improve Passenger Bus Safety

News release: “U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced several new measures that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is taking to help ensure that passengers traveling by bus are as safe as possible. The U.S. DOT will now require more rigorous commercial driver’s license testing standards, seek new rules to …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

BIS – Principles for financial market infrastructures – consultative report

Principles for financial market infrastructures – consultative report, Bank for International Settlements, CPSS Publications No 94, March 2011 “The report Principles for financial market infrastructures contains new and more demanding international standards for payment, clearing and settlement systems. Issued for public consultation by the CPSS and the Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities …

Subjects: Government Documents

Google Business Photos

Google Business Photos – See also the FAQ: “Do you own a business? Apply today for a Google photo shoot of your business. Millions of potential customers visit Google every day to learn about places and businesses. Through scheduled photo shoots, Google is introducing a new way for you to showcase your business to the …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Search Engines

Article: The Path Dependence of European Copyright

Larsson, Stefan, The Path Dependence of European Copyright (April 15, 2011). SCRIPT-ed, Vol. 8, No. 1, April 2011. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1824228 “This article analyses the path dependence of European copyright. It shows how copyright is legally constructed, is harmonised through international treaties and European regulatory efforts in terms of InfoSoc Directive and the IPRED, …

Subjects: Copyright, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy

Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Controls Guidance Fourth Edition

FDA – Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Controls Guidance – Fourth Edition, April 2011: “This guidance is intended to assist processors of fish and fishery products in the development of their Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) plans. Processors of fish and fishery products will find information in this guidance that will help them …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents