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Emerging from the chrysalis
It’s frustrating to see Digital Britain boiled down in the media to inaccurate reporting of the ‘£6 stealth tax on landlines’, or alternatively a spirited defence of the licence fee (largely from the BBC).
By: Helen Milner, MD, UK Online Centres
Other Features:
BNP responds to first 20 questions
The BNP responds to eGov monitor's request for reply to the first 20 questions posed by Pickled Politics. The answers seem evasive and reflect nothing but incoherence packaged in politically correct phrases which contradict their policies.
By: eGov monitor - A Policy Dialogue Platform & Pickled Politics
Time for the EU to focus on achieving green recovery
The EU must show its commitment to energy efficiency, biodiversity and the developing world ahead of the UN climate change conference says the Swedish Environment Minister.
By: Andreas Carlgren, Swedish Environment Minister.
The International Criminal Court should be defended and strengthened
The new administration in Washington has taken several encouraging steps to undo the damage to human rights protection caused by its predecessors.
By: Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human rights, Council of Europe
Social Business Capital Market
The fall of Wall Street and its domino effect showed us the volatility of our global financial system.
By: Rodrigo Baggio, Executive Director, Committee for Democracy in Information Technology (CDI), Brazil
Innovation Economics Can Fight Global Warming
The U.S. House of Representatives may be on the verge of passing the most significant environmental measure since 1990. It also would allow companies to buy credits from each other, permitting them to exceed their greenhouse gas limits.
By: Rob Atkinson, President ITIF
The role of community-based organisations in providing health care in Kenya
Health policies and programmes may be increasing health disparities between and within households in low-income areas
By: ID21
A tale of three cities: Urban renovation in Latin America
Curitiba invented buses that run like trains. Quito rescued its historical center. Rio de Janeiro succeeded in turning favelas into formal neighborhoods
By: IDAB
Speech of the Week: Taking on the challenge - The Swedish Presidency of the European Union
On the eve of Sweden taking over the EU presidency the Swedish Prime Minister articulated his expectations on what the Swedish Presidency should achieve for the European Union.
By: Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister of Sweden
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