www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_TC_MFS_BigDataBigImpact_Briefing_2012.pdf Given the flood of data generated by digital devices around the globe: Researchers and policymakers are beginning to realise the potential for channelling these torrents of data into actionable information that can be used to identify needs, provide services, and predict and prevent crises for the benefit of low-income populations. Concerted action is needed […]
Resource: WEF Report Big Data, Big Impact: New Possibilities for International Development
22 February 2012 by
Resource: Book “The Live Web” by Phillip J. Windley, PhD.
22 January 2012 by
For many years, pundits have foreseen a world in which everything will be connected to the Internet. We’re getting there. We now have Wi-Fi-enabled refrigerators, thermostats, and bathroom scales. But what happens after things are online? Will they merely connect to the Internet or will they connect to each other? Connecting everything we use, products […]
Resource: “The New Personal Data Landscape,” a report by Ctrl-Shift
22 January 2012 by
By the UK Consultancy Control-Shift: Understanding Consumer Empowerment. Available free on their website. Ctrl-Shift work as advisers to the Department of Business with their membership in the ‘midata’ Project Board. The paper is ripe with interesting thinking on our industry and the SWOT involved. They cover the key drivers – regulatory, economic/ commercial, technological and social […]
Personal Data Ecosystem talk at Digital Privacy Forum, Jan 20th, 2011 in NYC
20 January 2011 by
Personal Data Ecosystem talk at Digital Privacy Forum, Jan 20th, 2011 in NYC This is my talk presented to the Digital Privacy Forum produced by Media Bistro, January 20th, 2011 about Personal Data Ecosystem and the emerging consortium in the space. Thanks for inviting me here to speak with you today. The purpose of my talk is […]