Welcome to the Party
Microsoft launched a public policy-focused blog today, Microsoft on the Issues, joining tech giants like Verizon, Cisco, and Google who all have corporate public policy blogs. The new blog features [...]
Czech EU Presidency plans to focus on improving the patent system, better regulation, and support for R&D and innovation
The Czech Republic recently released its work program for the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU (which started on January 1 and will end on June 30). Given [...]
Awoogah! Anti-Open Source FUD Alert!
The Evil Empire is back at it again. It's telling lies and half-truths about Open Source and Linux in an effort to keep the Open Source movement down! From a [...]
China issues 3G licenses
Yahoo!Tech reports that “China issued long-awaited third-generation mobile phone licences Wednesday, a move that will pour billions of dollars into new networks as consumers buy video- and Internet-enabled handsets. The Ministry [...]
The Problem—Or Perhaps ANOTHER Problem—With “Open”
The folks over at Americans for Tax Reform hosted a debate Monday among the candidates for chairman of the Republican National Committee. At one point, ATR President Grover Norquist asked [...]
Critical Reading for Economic Stimulators – Why Silicon Valley is Busted
For all those in the Obama administration-to-be, Congress, and policymakers around the country looking for ways to "stimulate" the American economy, I suggest reading Steve Hamm's great BusinessWeek article, entitled [...]