The presidential campaigns are in their final stage, elections are coming up. Time to already have a cautious look what might happen after November 4th. For instance, what will happen with science and technology policy under the next administration? The people of Sciencedebate 2008 provide us that view. They asked Obama and Mccain about their plans for science and technology. The most remarkable proposal: Senator Obama wants to establish the nation’s first Chief Technology Officer. Here is an assessment of some of the candidates’ answers.

Encouraging linkages between the creative industries and the wider economy to spur innovation
‘Do the creative industries support innovation in the wider economy?’ Again an interesting question NESTA asks itself, in this research conducted in cooperation with Experian and Oxford Brooks University. Much of the hurray atmosphere created around the creative industries is based […]

over the past two days i have been attending an workshop on the ‘The Socio-Economic Impact of Social Computing: validation and policy options’ organized by the Institute for Prospective Technology Studies (IPTS) in Sevilla, Spain. The IPTS is one of the 7 research institutes of the Joint research directorate of the European Commission and researches […]

Professor Sugata MItra put up a computer-screen in a hole in a wall in some Indian villages. He attached the keyboard and touchscreen next to it and just let it be. Hundreds of childers would come and started to interact with the computer, even when they didn’t know any english. They learned parts of it […]

The Economist runs an interesting article about the innovative power of computer slash music slash soon-to-be mobile-phone company Apple. It’s mercurial CEO Steve Jobs is a rare showman in the technology industry but has twice succeeded to start a whole new line of business.
The success story started in 1984 with the launch of the Macintosh […]