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Information Today
November 21, 2005
Dick Kaser |
WSIS: Internet Governance Forum Endorsed by World Leaders The World Summit on the Information Society endorsed a new Internet Governance Forum which will discuss global public policy matters and other issues related to the Internet worldwide.   |
Information Today
November 14, 2005
Dick Kaser |
WSIS Still Clouded by Governance Debates--Fate of ICANN Awaits Nearly 4 years in the making, the World Summit on the Information Society is ready to start this Wednesday. But in the days preceding the summit, the world's diplomatic corps is meeting again to see if it's possible for the world to develop a consensus on how the Internet should be governed. |
Information Today
October 2004
Dick Kaser |
Opinion: No One Rules the Net, Not Yet Though some would dismiss Internet governance as just a technical discussion about infrastructure and backbone, it has the potential to be much, much more. |
Finance & Development
September 2008
Deutscher & Fyson |
Improving the Effectiveness of Aid A proliferation of donors and projects has made the governance of aid more problematic. |
InternetNews
July 15, 2005
Jim Wagner |
U.N. 'Net Plan Could Stall ICANN's U.N. proposals could stymie ICANN's global ambitions. Plans range from replacing ICANN to building an inter-governmental council alongside or within ICANN. |
Information Today
September 1, 2015
Marydee Ojala |
IFLA Puts Access to Information on the Global Agenda The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions bills itself as the "trusted global voice of the library and information profession." Nothing demonstrates the value of this voice more than the association's ability to put access to information on the global agenda. |
Information Today
December 2003
Jim Ashling |
International Report: Frankfurt Book Fair 2003 The number of visitors to the Frankfurt Book Fair increased for the second straight year, with 288,887 attending during the event's Oct. 8-13 run (8.7% more than 2002). With the number of exhibitors also increasing by 4 percent to 6,638, the director expressed satisfaction with the industry's growing optimism. |
Entrepreneur
April 2006
Amanda C. Kooser |
Ruling the Net The U.S. hold on internet policy just got a little looser. |
Information Today
September 2, 2014
Marydee Ojala |
The Lyon Declaration Tackles Information Access and Sustainable Development At the 80th IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) World Library and Information Congress on Aug. 18, 2014, in Lyon, France, IFLA introduced the Lyon Declaration on Access to Information. |
Finance & Development
September 2008
Elaine Venter |
Point of View: A Work in Progress The Paris Declaration renews focus on aid reform but is still donor-centric |
Parameters
Autumn 2006
Liotta & Owen |
Sense and Symbolism: Europe Takes On Human Security A European culture with dubious historical reputation for cosmopolitanism is being thrust upon the global stage at the very moment when its geopolitical concepts are poised on the precipice of desuetude. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2007
Boughton & Bradford |
Global Governance: New Players, New Rules The financial turbulence of 2007 illustrates -- not for the first time -- both the benefits and the risks of financial globalization. Here's why the 20th-century model needs a makeover. |
Information Today
September 26, 2005
Dick Kaser |
Report from WSIS PrepCom-3: Shades of (Bad) Things to Come? If anyone wanted to stage a better example of why "governance" of the Internet by a coalition of governments would be a bad idea, one would need to look no further than the opening session of PrepCom-3, which was the final ramp-up meeting to the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). |
ifeminists
September 21, 2005
Carey Roberts |
Party-Poopers at the UN Birthday Bash Apart from the decision to establish a new Human Rights Council, UN delegates failed to agree on details for countering terrorism, stopping the spread of AIDS, or reforming the UN Security Council. Even Mr. Annan himself ended up agreeing the final document was "watered down" and "disappointing." |
Finance & Development
September 2008 |
Dialogue Box F&D asked a number of opinion leaders around the world to answer the question, What's the single thing most likely to double living standards in poor countries over the next decade? |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2002 |
In brief Johannesburg summit 2002... Technical assistance for Africa... East Timor to join IMF... |
Information Today
November 14, 2005
Forest Woody Horton, Jr. |
Libraries--The Information Society in Action Several hot-button issues emerged from the WSIS pre-conference. |
HBS Working Knowledge
July 5, 2004
Weill & Ross |
Ten Principles of IT Governance You've invested heavily in technology, but where is the payoff? This excerpt from the new book IT Governance distills keys to creating greater value from IT. |
CIO
June 15, 2004
Jeanne Ross & Peter Weill |
Recipe for Good Governance MIT research has found that good IT governance leads to better return on assets for companies. But what makes for good governance? Here are the ingredients. |
InternetNews
November 16, 2005
Jim Wagner |
U.N. Backs Off Internet Governance An 11th hour agreement potentially resolves the United Nations' hopes for Internet governance control. |
InternetNews
November 9, 2005
Jim Wagner |
ICANN Working to Resolve U.N. Issue The board of directors at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers wants to hold a special meeting with their governmental members to discuss ways to head off the threat of United Nations intervention. |
Information Today
December 3, 2012
Paula J. Hane |
The Fight for a Free and Open Internet Vinton Cerf fears forces are at work that threaten to undermine the free and open nature of the net. Some 42 countries filter and censor content out of the 72 studied by the Open Net Initiative. |
IDB America
June 2001
Peter Bate |
IDB to help countries get set for trade pact At Summit of the Americas, Bank reaffirmed support for efforts to combat poverty and strengthen democracy... |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2005
Daniel Kaufmann |
Back to Basics--10 Myths About Governance and Corruption The challenge of governance and anticorruption confronting the world today strongly argues against business-as-usual. A bolder approach is needed. The rich world must not only deliver on its aid and trade liberalization promises, it must also lead by example. |
T.H.E. Journal
December 2004
Ramsay & Milton |
A Vision for a Summit The Center for Education Leadership and Technology recently brought together school districts, vendors and professional organizations for a national summit on leadership, learning and technology for the 21st century. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2007
David E. Bloom |
Governing Global Health How better coordination can advance global health and improve value for money. |
IDB America
June 2001
Charo Quesada |
From rhetoric to results A senior IDB official explains how the Bank will help carry out the goals of the Quebec Summit... |
ifeminists
June 22, 2005
Carey Roberts |
The Politics of Social Destruction at the UN Gender mainstreaming has become the Sisterhood's ploy to hijack the UN's Millennium Development Goals and turn them into another platform to advance its destructive agenda. US House of Representatives, beware. |
InternetNews
September 30, 2005
Jim Wagner |
U.N. Management of Internet 'Unacceptable' The U.S. is flatly opposed to any proposal that cedes control of the Internet to the United Nations, despite a shift in support from the European Union. |
CIO
November 15, 2005
Ben Worthen |
World vs. U.S. for Web Control Debate during a United Nations conference this month will highlight a growing rift between the United States and the rest of the world over Internet governance that could result in changes to how the World Wide Web can be used. |
InternetNews
November 15, 2005
Jim Wagner |
House to Vote on 'Net Governance The U.S. House of Representatives plans to ease any doubt the United Nations may have regarding Internet governance. |
InternetNews
October 7, 2005
Roy Mark |
House Backs U.S. ICANN Stand Commerce Committee says Internet governance too important to turn over to United Nations. |
Information Today
August 11, 2015 |
UN Sets 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development It features 179 targets for economic, environmental, and social development that all countries can use. |
AFP eWire
May 5, 2006 |
Best Practices in Nonprofit Board Governance in Canada The first national study of Canadian nonprofit boards of directors provides an overview of current practices and identifies key strategies in creating a fully engaged board. |
Salon.com
June 28, 2001
Daryl Lindsey |
U.N. commits to AIDS reduction Its far-reaching declaration could funnel billions toward reducing the spread of the disease by 25 percent... |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 13, 2014
Dina Gerdeman |
Can We Get To Where We Need To Go? America's infrastructure woes and how to fix them were front and center at the recent summit, America on the Move: Transportation and Infrastructure for the 21st Century, led by Rosabeth Moss Kanter. |
ifeminists
September 16, 2003
Carey Roberts |
The Radical Feminist Take-Over at the U.N. Once Americans find out how much the gender feminist agenda now pervades the UN, public support will continue to plummet. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2000
Daniel Kaufmann, Aart Kraay, & Pablo Zoido-Lobaton |
Governance Matters: From Measurement to Action Policymakers generally rely on anecdotal evidence to assess the quality of governance, but this information is often misleading and incomplete.... |
Chemistry World
July 2, 2012
Mico Tatalovic |
Poorer countries seek assurances on technology transfer after Rio+20 The Rio+20 summit has failed to reach an agreement on a $30 billion fund to finance the transfer of green technologies to the developing world. Developing countries have been pushing for the fund in negotiations over the past six months. |
T.H.E. Journal
December 2005
Dunlap & Ramsay |
National Education Summit - Connecting for Change Reports from this Summit aimed to bring together a diverse mix of the best and brightest education and technology leaders to discuss the challenges facing US educators and academic institutions. |
Reason
December 2002
Ron Bailey |
Wilting Greens The World Summit on Sustainable Development disappointed environmentalists -- and heartened the poor. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
A Global View of Corporate Governance: One Size Doesn't Fit All Does corporate governance operate the same way in any economy? That has been a point of contention among academics and economists. |
Fast Company
David Lumb |
Online Privacy As Human Right? Internet Advocacy Group Pushes For New Standards The Global Commission on Internet Governance, a digital security advocacy group, met in the Hague early this morning to hammer home a citizens-first agenda for Internet privacy. |
