A new study finds that in 25% of technology and engineering companies started in the U.S. from 1995 to 2005, at least one key founder was foreign-born. The report builds upon a similar study from AnnaLee Saxenian at U-Cal Berkeley in 1999. The study highlights the importance of immigrants for [...]
Here's a great news article on the life of Milton Friedman in the wake of his death. He's a hero of mine, as he should be to all staunch proponents of free markets and classical liberalism. I'm fortunate to have heard him speak this summer in San Francisco at an [...]
In light of Europe's lackluster innovation performance, it is commendable that Germany plans to make research and innovation policy the focus of its EU presidency in the first half of 2007. Six years ago, European leaders formulated the Lisbon Strategy for turning the EU into an innovation leader. However, thanks [...]
I’ve spent the past few years asking the software development community, ”Why can’t we all get along?” I became increasingly optimistic after Microsoft’s General Counsel, Brad Smith, announced Microsoft’s intention to start improving relations. At ACT’s Intellectual Property & Technology Summit in 2005, he said that, "We’re going to have [...]
Microsoft and Novell announced a collaborative effort. Whoa, this is big news! Windows and SuSE Linux, proprietary and open source, Microsoft and Novell -- working together? Well, yes, according to a recent announcement. And for this collaborative effort to have even been formalized, a required element was some intellectual property [...]