Digital by Default or by Detour? Assessing User Centric eGovernment performance in Europe – eGovernment Benchmark 2012: “Software is an essential tool of production in every sector of the modern economy. Enterprises of all sorts rely on it to design products, provide services, communicate with customers, and manage operations. But software contributes considerably more value to… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2013
New GAO Reports – Coast Guard, Defense Health Care, Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
Coast Guard – Clarifying the Application of Guidance for Common Operational Picture Development Would Strengthen Program, GAO-13-321, Apr 25, 2013 Defense Health Care: Department of Defense Needs a Strategic Approach to Contracting for Health Care Professionals, GAO-13-322, May 28, 2013 President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief: Drug Supply Chains Are Stronger, but More Steps Are Needed to Reduce Risks, GAO-13-483,… Continue Reading
Competitive Advantage: The Economic Impact of Properly Licensed Software
Competitive Advantage: The Economic Impact of Properly Licensed Software – Global Study Conducted for BSA by INSEAD eLab: “Public Services Online: Digital by Default or by Detour? The 2012 eGovernment benchmark provide insight in three broad areas: A demand-side citizen view of public services – based on a representative sample, of 28,000 European internet-using citizens. Three life-events are assessed: starting a business,… Continue Reading
Plants that were frozen during the “Little Ice Age” centuries ago have been observed sprouting new growth, scientists say
Via BBC: “Samples of 400-year-old plants known as bryophytes have flourished under laboratory conditions. Researchers say this back-from-the-dead trick has implications for how ecosystems recover from the planet’s cyclic long periods of ice coverage. The findings appear in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. They come from a group from the University of Alberta, who were exploring an area around… Continue Reading
Disruptive technologies: Advances that will transform life, business, and the global economy
“Disruptive technologies: Advances that will transform life, business, and the global economy, a report from the McKinsey Global Institute, cuts through the noise and identifies 12 technologies that could drive truly massive economic transformations and disruptions in the coming years. The report also looks at exactly how these technologies could change our world, as well… Continue Reading
Capturing the beauty and wonder of the Galapagos on Google Maps
Google Official Blog: “The Galapagos Islands are some of the most biologically unique ecosystems in the world. Explorers and scientists alike have long studied and marveled at these islandsmade famous by Charles Darwin. The Ecuadorean Government, local conservation groups and scientists are working to protect the Galapagos from threats posed by invasive species, climate change… Continue Reading
Just Released: The New York Fed Staff Forecast – May 2013
Just Released: The New York Fed Staff ForecastMay 2013, Jonathan McCarthy and Richard Peach – “As we did last year around this time, were presenting the New York Fed staff outlook for the U.S. economy to the Banks Economic Advisory Panel at todays meeting. It provides an opportunity to get valuable feedback from leading economists… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Defense Acquisitions, Defense Infrastructure, Emergency Alerting, Export-Import Bank
Defense Acquisitions – Continued Management Attention Needed to Enhance Use and Review of DOD’s Inventory of Contracted Services, GAO-13-491, May 23, 2013 Defense Infrastructure – Navy’s Analysis of Costs and Benefits Regarding Naval Station Mayport Demonstrated Some Best Practices and Minimally Addressed Other Requirements, GAO-13-501, May 23, 2013 Emergency Alerting – Capabilities Have Improved, but… Continue Reading
Texas Cities Lead Nation in Population Growth, Census Bureau Reports
News release: “Eight of the 15 fastest-growing large U.S. cities and towns for the year ending July 1, 2012 were in Texas, according to population estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. The Lone Star State also stood out in terms of the size of population growth, with five of the 10 cities and… Continue Reading
Bridging the Higher Education Divide: Strengthening Community Colleges and Restoring the American Dream
Bridging the Higher Education Divide: Strengthening Community – Colleges and Restoring the American Dream. By The Century Foundation Task Force on Preventing Community Colleges from Becoming Separate and Unequal, May 23, 2013 “Education has always been a key driver in our nations struggle to promote social mobility and widen the circle of people who can… Continue Reading
Skin Cancer Remains the Most Common Cancer in US
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), joined by the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is recognizing the Friday before Memorial Day as Dont Fry Day, to encourage Americans to take a few simple steps to protect their… Continue Reading
Report – The Condition of Education 2013
“The Condition of Education 2013 [May 2013] summarizes important developments and trends in education using the latest available data. The report presents 42 indicators on the status and condition of education, in addition to Spotlights that look more closely at 4 issues of current interest. The indicators represent a consensus of professional judgment on the… Continue Reading
