Employee Productivity Undermined by Tech Scrutiny According to New Report

A new white paper by Dr. Carsten Sørensen of the London School of Economics (in conjunction with Microsoft UK), titled The Future Role of Trust in Work – The Key Success Factor for Mobile Productivity. According to InfoWorld, the report indicates “that managers are using technologies such as e-mail, mobile phones, and SMS (Short Messaging …

Subjects: E-Mail, E-Records, Internet, Privacy, Wireless Web

Courts Look to Blogs To Improve Accessibility to Public

From the National Center for State Courts’ 2004 Report on Trends in the State Courts, see Web Logs: Increasing Courts’ Ability to Quickly Communicate with Constituents (3 pages, PDF): “The courts’ traditional means of communicating with court users are the postal service, the organized media, fax machines, and telephones. In the past decade courts have …

Subjects: Blogs, Courts

E-Gov Site Provides Links and Info on Programs Offering Range of Assistance to Those in Need

Press release: “GovBenefits.gov is a free, on-line resource that helps citizens determine their potential eligibility for benefit programs. The site provides information and links to nearly 1,000 federal and state benefit programs, including the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, the Community Food and Nutrition Program, Emergency Food Assistance Program, Food Stamp Program, Housing Counseling Assistance Program, …

Subjects: E-Government

Recently Declassified Presidential Papers Shed Light on Fight to Secure Open Access to Gov’t Docs.

For those interested in the FOIA, this National Security Archive resource, Veto Battle 30 Years Ago Set Freedom of Information Norms, provides access to previously classified information, as well as documenting the political hurdles to, and historical milestones and government references about this pivotal legislation. Related reference: please see this Washington Post obituary on Ronald …

Subjects: Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research