civil society
Truth is said to be a double edged sword. Yet truth is only a problem if one is trying to hide something. The Wikileaks saga shows how difficult is has become to keep secrets in our hyperconnected world. In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary
civil society
Yesterday in New South Wales there was a major shift in the state's political landscape. We saw a significant shift in voting with enormous swings against the ALP across the state and especially in traditional heartland seats. The Liberals won seats in which they'd never imagined
startups
If you've got time it's worth taking some of it to watch this interview with Jason and Gary. Jason Calacanis, himself a serial entrepreneur, is a great supporter of startups with his LAUNCH Conference. Gary Vaynerchuk is a well known entrepreneur who built up his family
ideas
A nap might be a good idea after we vote today for those folks in NSW, and it might be a good idea in general too?
innovation
This is a fascinating interview by Parag Khanna (@paragkhanna) with Don Tapscott (@dtapscott). Tapscott discusses the potential upside and downside of collaborative revolutions for societies around the world and the implications for dissent, noting that: "the Internet radically drops the cost of dissent"
civil society
Tomorrow night I'll be hosting a panel for Digital Citizens on Politics and Digital Activism in the Social Age. The panel has a fascinating and diverse group of people: * Penny Sharpe - Labor Parliamentary Secretary for Transport and Roads * John Bergin - Director of Digital News for Sky News * Steve
social computing & social media
I had a chat with Stilgherrian (@stilgherrian) on ZDNet's Patch Monday along with Open-source software advocate and developer Jeff Waugh (@jdub) and James Purser (@purserj) from Collaborynth, a consultancy that develops collaboration tools for business, government and not-for-profits. You can listen to our discussion on
civil society
Historian Niall Ferguson, in his Civilization: The West and the Rest, notes that: "For 500 years the West patented six killer applications that set it apart. The first to download them was Japan. Over the last century, one Asian country after another has downloaded these killer apps — competition, modern
gender & sexism
It is International Women's Day again and surveying the scene here in Australia for women I find much to celebrate. Yet there remains much work to do for the women of Australia. Here we see, for the first time, a crop of women in senior political leadership positions.
ideas
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civil society
What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. Oscar Wilde, in Lady Windermere's Fan (1892) It has been fascinating to watch the progress of the various revolutions in north Africa and the middle east, in particular the travails of
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