"Open government" can mean various things to different people, but a couple of articles I've recently read suggest that solutions for opening the government vault of information should focus on the "way" and not the "what." Why is this distinction important? Well, it takes the initial focus away from vendors [...]
The Senate signed the “stimulus” bill today and is headed to a tough conference with the House. People of differing opinions can have honest debate about whether or not this thing is going to work, and to what degree. Unfortunately there’s one idea that everybody seems to like and yet [...]
Yahoo!Tech reports that “[a] Bahraini crackdown on websites the government deems indecent or socially explosive has triggered calls for reforms by rights activists and bloggers, who say the ban tarnishes the kingdom's reputation for openness. ‘Instead of tackling the social issues people discuss online, the government blocks websites. But that [...]
The European Commission has opened a formal investigation under EC Treaty state aid rules into planned German tax advantages (known in Germany as "MoRaKG") for venture capital companies and individuals investing in target enterprises. The proposed German capital investment law would aim to facilitate the provision of risk capital to young, [...]
Yahoo!News reveals that “Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher warned on Monday against ‘Buy America’ provisions in a proposed fiscal stimulus law and said it could lead to devastating trade protectionism. ‘Let me just be blunt. Protectionism is the crack cocaine of economics. It may provide a high. It's addictive [...]