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 [...]
Should start-ups put their head in the sand – or put their house in order for when the upturn comes?
Over the past few weeks, venture capital firms from New York City to Silicon Valley have called in their portfolio companies to tell them that they better prepare themselves for [...]