Technology Up To Date

Can technology lead us out of economic turmoil? According weforum.org Denmark and Sweden once again lead the rankings of The Global Information Technology Report 2008-2009, released for the eighth consecutive year by the World Economic Forum.

The United States follows suit, up one position from last year, thus confirming its pre-eminence in networked readiness in the current times of economic slowdown. Singapore (4), Switzerland (5) and the other Nordic countries together with the Netherlands and Canada complete the top 10.

The Report underlines that good education fundamentals and high levels of technological readiness and innovation are essential engines of growth needed to overcome the current economic crisis. Under the theme “Mobility in a Networked World”, this year’s Report places a particular focus on the relationship and interrelations between mobility and ICT.

With record coverage of 134 economies worldwide, the Report remains the world’s most comprehensive and authoritative international assessment of the impact of ICT on the development process and the competitiveness of nations.

The Report is produced by the World Economic Forum in cooperation with INSEAD, the leading international business school, and is sponsored by Cisco Systems.

Could you imagine that AOL were receiving 1.8 million spam email from Cyber Promotions per day until they got a court injunction to stop it. It’s no secret that web threats have become one of the biggest Internet communication problems growing more frustrating every single day. It seams that attackers are no limited in their means of doing spam. Now they use images of President Barack Obama offering to help cash-strapped consumers take advantage of the $787 billion economic stimulus package, the Federal Trade Commission reported Wednesday.

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It seams that thousands of music videos featuring some of the world’s most popular artists will be deleted from YouTube this evening, after the video-sharing website failed to strike a licensing agreement with the governing body that collects royalty payments for songwriters and composers. Telegraph.co.uk reports.

“The video itself and the sound recording used within the video are typically owned by the record label,” said Patrick Walker, director of video partnerships at YouTube. “But the music and lyrics of the song being performed are often owned separately by one or more music publishers. These publishers often designate collection societies, such as the PRS, to collect royalties on their behalf.”

YouTube needs to have an agreement in place with all relevant parties before it can legally host these videos on its site. Only official music videos will be affected, the company stressed, and the footage will only be blocked for YouTube users in the UK.

“This is an industry-wide issue, and we’re not the only ones that have had difficulty coming up with reasonable terms,” said Mr Walker.

The list of top 30 Innovations in the Last 30 Years selected by The Wharton School looks like that:
1. Internet/broadband/WWW (browser and HTML)
2. PC/laptop computers
3. Mobile phones
4. E-mail
5. DNA testing
6. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
7. Microprocessors
8. Fiber optics
9. Office software
10. Non-invasive laser/robotic surgery
11. Open source software and services (e.g., Linux,)
12. Light emitting diodes (first real devices in 1960s)
13. Liquid Crystal Displays
14. GPS Systems
15. Online shopping/ecommerce/auctions
16. Media file compression
17. Microfinance
18. Photovoltaic Solar Energy
19. Large scale wind turbines
20. Social networking via internet
21. Graphic user interface (GUI)
22. Digital photography/videography
23. RFID and applications (e.g. EZpass)
24. Genetically modified plants
25. Bio fuels
26. Bar codes and scanners
27. ATMs
28. Stents
29. SRAM flash memory
30. Anti retroviral treatment for AIDS