Monthly archives: June, 2013

UK – Economic shocks research: a report to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Economic shocks research: a report to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Research on whether and how government should act in response to economic shocks, Ref: BIS/13/856, 14 June 2013 “The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) commissioned SQW and Coventry University Business School to undertake research into economic shocks. The study defines economic shocks as instances …

Subjects: Economy, Government Documents

RAND Report – Hedge Funds, Systemic Risk, and Dodd-Frank

Hedge Funds, Systemic Risk, and Dodd-Frank – The Road Ahead, Lloyd Dixon, Noreen Clancy, Krishna B. Kumar 2013 “These proceedings summarize the key themes and issues raised during a symposium on September 24, 2012, hosted by the RAND Center for Corporate Ethics and Governance. Discussion focused on the ways in which hedge funds might contribute to systemic risk and …

Subjects: Economy

IMF – Bank Leverage and Monetary Policy’s Risk-Taking Channel: Evidence from the United States

Bank Leverage and Monetary Policy’s Risk-Taking Channel: Evidence from the United States, Dell’Ariccia, Giovanni; Laeven, Luc; Suarez, Gustavo, June 6, 2013. “We present evidence of a risk-taking channel of monetary policy for the U.S. banking system. We use confidential data on the internal ratings of U.S. banks on loans to businesses over the period 1997 to …

Subjects: Economy, Government Documents

FDA Safety Communication: Cybersecurity for Medical Devices and Hospital Networks

News release: “Many medical devices contain configurable embedded computer systems that can be vulnerable to cybersecurity breaches. In addition, as medical devices are increasingly interconnected, via the Internet, hospital networks, other medical device, and smartphones, there is an increased risk of cybersecurity breaches, which could affect how a medical device operates. Recently, the FDA has …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Government Documents

Pew – The reinvention of libraries

“Lee Rainie, the Director of the Pew Internet Project, will present to the Massachusetts Library System the Project’s latest findings about the changing role of libraries and patrons’ interest in new services. He will also describe Project research on the way people use mobile devices and social media.”

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries

FCW – NSA shows how big ‘big data’ can be

FCW.com – Frank Konkel -“As reported by Information Week, the NSA relies heavily on Accumulo, “a highly distributed, massively parallel processing key/value store capable of analyzing structured and unstructured data” to process much of its data. NSA’s modified version of Accumulo, based on Google’s BigTable data model, reportedly makes it possible for the agency to …

Subjects: E-Government, Internet, Knowledge Management, Privacy

Paper – Debt, Money, and Mephistopheles: How Do We Get Out of This Mess

Debt, Money, and Mephistopheles: How Do We Get Out of This Mess: “Adapted from his speech at the Cass Business School, Adair Turner, Chairman of the Financial Services Authority, discusses causes that contributed to the financial crisis and post crisis recession. Turner argues that central bank and government policymakers need to consider radical policy options …

Subjects: Economy, Government Documents

Society of American Archivists – Managing Born Digital Collections

“Jump In Initiative – We are happy to share the results of the 2013 Jump In initiative. We had twenty-three repositories submit essays documenting their survey work, twenty-three repositories that embarked on the process of managing born-digital records. Congratulations to all of the individuals and repositories that participated this year. Getting started can be the …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries

NASA Knowledge-Based Risk Library

“Knowledge-Based Risks (KBRs) capture risks that have been successfully mitigated in the past that are relevant to many current topics including: Project Management, Systems Engineering, Design and Development, Integration and Testing, and many more. A typical KBR will consist of subject-matter expert video interviews, white papers, articles, and presentations in order to provide an interactive …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

The Global Principles on National Security and Freedom of Information

“The Global Principles on National Security and the Right to Information were developed in order to provide guidance to those engaged in drafting, revising, or implementing laws or provisions relating to the state’s authority to withhold information on national security grounds or to punish the disclosure of such information. They are based on international (including regional) …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Government Documents

Brookings Presentation – Quantitative Easing Withdrawal: How Bad Will it Hurt?

Quantitative Easing Withdrawal: How Bad Will it Hurt? By: Douglas J. Elliott “Quantitative Easing: Desperate Measure for Desperate Times • QE is a last resort, not an extension of normal monetary policy, because it carries serious costs and risks • It was justified by the Great Recession following on the worst financial crisis in more than half a century • …

Subjects: Economy, Government Documents

2013 Economic Report of the President

“The Economic Report of the President is an annual report written by the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. An important vehicle for presenting the Administration’s domestic and international economic policies, it provides an overview of the nation’s economic progress with text and extensive data appendices.”

Subjects: Economy, Government Documents

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