MSNBC today has as an interesting article on how technology is empowering Chinese citizens. A recent text messaging campaign by Chinese environmentalists that resulted in the construction of a chemical plant being halted “marked a rare instance of public opinion in China rising from the streets and compelling a change [...]

Reuters points out that, according to a report by UK-based telecoms analysis company The Mobile World, “[g]lobal mobile phone use will pass the 3 billion mark -- equivalent to half the world's population -- for the first time in 2007 as cell phone demand booms in China, India and Africa.  [...]

In his blog [apptly named Matusow’s blog], Jason Matusow writes that “[i]n one of the most thorough and intensive periods of scrutiny for any type of standard, the Danish government has decided to make both ODF and Open XML document formats mandatory as of Jan. 1, 2008.  While I still [...]

According to the Wall Street Journal, “[i]n the struggle to manage its rising tide of Chinese imports, the European Union is considering a subtle but important shift in its approach to Beijing.  The EU strategy, which people familiar with the matter say is still under discussion, would be to offer [...]

Google has always been one of our favorite companies at ACT. Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin built the fledging startup into the indomitable global powerhouse we now know through hard work, innovation, and shrewd business practices. We just finished a paper that looks at the way Google is helping [...]