Category «Knowledge Management»

Sunlight Foundation Report on Congressional Information and the Internet

The Open House Project Recommendations Report – Congressional Information and the Internet – A Collaborative Examination of the House of Representatives and Internet Technology, May 8, 2007, Collaboratively Authored by a project of Sunlight Foundation [Available as a PDF]. Executive Summary and Acknowledgments Open House Project Legislation Database Preserving Congressional Information Congressional Committees Congressional Research …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation

Engaging Privacy and Information Technology in a Digital Age

Engaging Privacy and Information Technology in a Digital Age, James Waldo, Herbert S. Lin, and Lynette I. Millett, editors, 456 pages, May 4, 2007 – This books is available in its pre-publication version from the National Academies Press. “Privacy is a growing concern in the United States and around the world. The spread of the …

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

LLRX.com Launches Redesigned Site With Enhanced Features and Usability

I created and launched LLRX.com in 1996 and have always strived to maintain a site dedicated to sharing best practices on a range of research and technology related issues relevant to legal professionals. Keeping these goals in mind, launching the newly designed LLRX.com, which premiered with the April 2007 issue, was an endeavor over one …

Subjects: Blogs, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Search Engines

Google Finance Announces Updates

From the Official Google Blog, May 7, 2007: “There’s barely enough time to join an earnings call if you are combing through all the latest news and quarterly statements. Today, we’re adding content on these events content so you never have to miss an earnings call again. You can view earnings calls, analyst meetings, and …

Subjects: Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Search Engines

85% of American Adults Use Cell Phones or Internet According to Pew Research

Press release: “Fully 85% of American adults use the internet or cell phones and most use both. Many also have broadband connections, digital cameras and video game systems. Yet the proportion of adults who exploit the connectivity, the capacity for self expression, and the interactivity of modern information technology is a modest 8%.” Related …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Wireless Web

World Health Organization Launches Clinical Trial Database

Kai Ryssdal, Marketplace: “The World Health Organization said [May 4] it’s going to provide online one-stop shopping for information on clinical drug trials. Doctors, researchers and curious patients now have access to the results of 50,000 clinical trials in the U.S., Britain and Australia. It’s a big deal because, as it stands now, a lot …

Subjects: Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Forbes Special Report on CEO Compensation

Special Report – CEO Compensation: “The chief executives of America’s 500 biggest companies got a collective 38% pay raise last year, to $7.5 billion. That’s an average $15.2 million apiece. Exercised stock options again account for the main component of pay, 48%. The average stock gain was $7.3 million. The highest-paid boss of the 500 …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Internet, Knowledge Management

CNN Announces Copyright Free Presidential Debate Footage

Keeping in mind the adage about weather, news today about an about-face in the media response to providing voters with copyright free access to debate transcripts, as reported by CNN, via slashdot via The Daily Background: Media Advisory for release: May 5, 2007: “…Due to the historical nature of presidential debates and the significance of …

Subjects: E-Government, Knowledge Management

GAO Calls for Improved Coordination in Homeland Security Info Sharing

Information Technology: Numerous Federal Networks Used to Support Homeland Security Need to Be Better Coordinated with Key State and Local Information-Sharing Initiatives GAO-07-455, April 16, 2007. “The Departments of Homeland Security and Justice have 17 major networks that support their homeland security missions, including sharing information with state and local governments. Examples include DHS’s Homeland …

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

Policy Center's Study Shows Flaws in News Media's Use of RSS

From the Center for Media and the Public Agenda at University of Maryland, College Park: International News and Problems with the News Media’s RSS Feeds: “This study was constructed to determine which news outlets use RSS wellwhich outlets give users the range of information that most closely approximates what can be found on the outlets’ …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Internet, Knowledge Management, RSS

GPO and SMU Offer Digital Collection of World War II Publications

Press release: “As the world pauses to remember the 62nd anniversary of the Allies’ victory in Europe during World War II (May 8, 1945), the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is joining with Southern Methodist University (SMU) Central University Libraries to provide the public with a digital collection of more than 300 U.S. Government publications …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Libraries

Presentation on Policy Issues for Science and Technology in a "Surveillance Society"

Kim Taipale presented Policy Issues for Science and Technology in a “Surveillance Society” at the 32nd Annual American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Forum on Science and Technology Policy, Washington, DC, May 3-4, 2007.

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Internet, Knowledge Management, Privacy

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