Theme : information
- Crowded Thoughts James Surowiecki - he of the Wisdom of Crowds - has an article in this week's New Yorker. In it, he argues that 'when people talk about the ongoing tumult in the stock market, they typically blame the investors' lack of information ... but this information isn't necessarily making investors, or the market any smarter. In fact, what may be driving the market crazy of late is that it knows too much'.For Surowiecki, 'markets work best when investors are thinking for themselves, and... from : samjones 4th November 2008
- The structured web I just read a really useful post from the Read/WriteWeb blog about where the internet is heading. It summed up really well some of the significant trends: "Among the evolving aspects of the new web are Semantics, Attention (Implicit Behavior) and Personalization. Regardless of what we are decide to call this next web, the information in it is going to be more meaningful, more automatic, and more tailored to each of us... from : petebradwell 11th October 2007
- IT professionals unaware of skills initiatives - vnunet.com 'Eight out of ten IT professionals are "oblivious" to existing IT skills initiatives such as the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA), according to a new survey from IT training firm The Training Camp. The survey of over 600 Training Camp students found that 79 percent believed that there should be a professional body for IT skills management. But it also revealed that 83 percent were not aware that bodies such as the e-skills UK' from : duncanoleary 28th August 2007
- GOvernment signals embrace of the power of information GOvernment signals embrace of the power of information from : petebradwell 8th June 2007
- Benkler on intellectual property Benkler on intellectual property from : petebradwell 27th February 2007
- Good transparency cop, bad transparency cop At the risk of becoming a bit of a one trick blog pony, I picked up today on yet more government information developments. This is the exciting news that the Statute Law Database - a sort of bank of UK legislation - is avaliable free online. Pretty good news. But I'm pretty sceptical about generalising about the government's approach to information at the moment. from : petebradwell 12th January 2007
- The real meaning of christmas, I mean FOI "On 16 October 2006 the Department for Constitutional Affairs published the independent review of the impact of the Freedom of Information Act." Or so the DCA's new consultation paper on proposed changes to the FOI Act claims. They undeniably published a review. Claiming that it's a review of the impact, however, feels a little like an expansion of the truth consistent with festive levels of generosity. The review, by Frontier Economics, looked at the cost - and solutions for saving money... from : petebradwell 21st December 2006
- Secure in the knowledge... Not so much a friday rant, as conspiratorial speculation. Much talk today about the end of a fraud investigation into the Saudi / BAE arms deal.I wonder about the reasons given for the cessation of the investigation; it's significant that 'national security' and international relations were cited. That these reasons were given makes it a little more unlikely that we'll find out exactly why the decision was made - because those are exemptions to the Freedom of Information Act that are pretty... from : petebradwell 15th December 2006
- What are they doing in there? I've blogged before about the changes being suggested by the government in relation to the Freedom of Information Act which could, in effect, make it easier for the government to deny access to politically contentious official information. The government is 'minded' to make two changes:1. Take into account reading and thinking time when calculating the cost of requests to government 2. Aggregate requests from individuals and organisations, and limit the numbers each can make from : petebradwell 29th November 2006
- Comment is free | Stepping back into the dark freedom of information from : petebradwell 10th November 2006
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