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CRS – Sovereign Debt in Advanced Economies: Overview and Issues for Congress, Rebecca M. Nelson, Analyst in International Trade and Finance, February 29, 2012 “Sovereign debt, also called public debt or government debt, refers to debt incurred by governments. Since the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, public debt in advanced economies has increased substantially. A …
Smartphone users now outnumber users of more basic mobile phones within the national adult population, Aaron Smith Senior Research Specialist, Pew Internet Project “46% of American adults now own a smartphone of some kind, up from 35% in May 2011; Smartphone owners now outnumber users of more basic phones. Nearly half (46%) of American adults …
Grounding Tomorrow’s Digital Library in Traditional Values: “Mr. Wilkin is executive director of HathiTrust, an online digital repository with more than 10 million volumes. Created in 2008 with the help of Google’s ambitious book-scanning project, the effort is housed at Michigan but draws on the collections and resources of more than 60 partner institutions. “From …
“Pew Director Lee Rainie gave a keynote at the NFAIS annual conference about the way the internet and mobile connectivity have transformed the worlds of networked individuals. He discussed how normal life has changed in the past decade because of three revolutions in technology: 1) the spread of broadband; 2) the rise of mobile connectivity; …
