Explaining the semantic web
We’ve just had the great semantic web conference, semtech, on West Coast. Lots of interest, new initiatives, buzz. Have been fielding more questions from the general populace – what is the semantic web? Have tended to focus on the difference between being able to access data rather than documents over the web. I think the [...]
Can we stick with the Euro/ Can the Euro stick with us?
Last week it was Gideon Rachman (FT) writing about ‘when Europe begins to melt at the edges’ and today it’s David McWilliams (Sunday Business Post) writing on ‘Fighting for our economic reputation’. Rachman writes about the bind that countries find themselves in when they cannot devalue their currency (because they are part of the euro) and [...]
Blog re AID
In Clive Crook’s blog entry of 29 January he references a new blog from Bill Easterly – dealing with AID. Interesting piece about effort to help those at Davos gain some limited understanding of the plight of refugees. Easterly’s blog, AidWatch, looks like it will be worth a read. Share on Facebook