There’s a lot of talk in the media at the moment about the soft retail market. Consumer confidence is down[ref]Australian Consumer Confidence, Trading Economics[/ref] and we […]
Continue readingCategory: Society and the economy
How has technology development changed the nature of society and the economy?
The destruction of traditional retail
A steady stream of news stories is trying to convince us that online is killing retail, that online has an unfair advantage and show rooming […]
Continue readingOpen Data might have failed, but Open Government is still going strong.
It would seem that the shine is starting to wear off the Open Government movement, with a recent report to the US congress challenging some […]
Continue readingSocial media: bubble, definitely not; revolution, probably not; evolution, absolutely
Is Social Media in general (and mobility in particular) a bubble or revolution? Is it a a powerful and disruptive force that will transform governments […]
Continue readingWhat is the role of government in a Web 2.0 world?
What will be the role of government in a post Web 2.0 world? I doubt it’s what a lot of us predict, given society’s poor track record […]
Continue readingThe changing role of Government
Is Government 2.0 (whichever definition you choose) the ultimate aim of government? Government for the people and by the people. Or are we missing the […]
Continue reading