A new corporate tax code for America?
In the Wall Street Journal, Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Paulson Jr. writes that “a new, broad examination of [the American] business tax system and its impact on economic [...]
Indian mobile market will grow rapidly over the next five years
According to InfoWorld, “[n]ew research has confirmed that India's mobile phone market is set for a period of fast growth, with revenue from cellular services expected to jump by more [...]
Help, the European Commission is mandating technology standards again!
According the International Herald Tribune, “the European Commission seeks to make DVB-H the single standard for the transmission of video to cell phones. According to a person close to the [...]
Europe should use sunny times to enact serious reforms
The Economist points out that Europe’s economic recovery can last only if “if its governments take advantage of sunnier times to make deeper reforms. […] European countries that have introduced [...]
Michael Schrage Proves His Own “Law of Good Ideas” in the FT
In a commentary in the Financial Times on Monday, MIT's Eric von Hipple and Michael Schrage set out to convince Europe that it should bet its economy on user-innovation, but [...]
Can the GPLv3 Make Microsoft Grant Patent Licences to the Free Software Community?
The FSF has finally released GPLv3,1 and Eben Moglen proclaims "the time is rapidly approaching when the GPL is capable of leveling the monopolist to the ground."2 There is no [...]