Still yet to be confirmed it is widely anticipated that China will replace the United States of America (USA) as the largest broadband country in the world.
For the majority of people the environment is an important issue, and more and more are doing all they can to reduce their carbon emissions. Londoners are about to get a helping hand in this endeavour with the newest software to hit the high streets in Spring 2009.
More – Going green is becoming easier with the latest software
Technology giant IBM has paved the way for other businesses by appointing a ‘Metaverse Evangelist’ to promote the usage of Second Life and the range of virtual worlds available to the private sector.
More – Evangelist for Second Life and virtual worlds arrives!
The Labour Government continues to highlight the need for more safety for children while they use the internet. Therefore, a new ‘UK Council for Child Internet Safety’ is being set up by the DCSF (Ed Balls) and Home Office (Jacqui Smith) to combat cyber-bullying, inappropriate websites and check online marketing/advertising.
More – New Council set to protect childrens interests online
“Access for all” is the European strapline for broadband internet, and the target is all Europeans will have it by 2010. This will be a tall order considering the digital divide that exists in so many countries especially those who will find it difficult to even afford broadband in the first place.
50,000 foreign nationals will be the first to test out the new identification cards, revealed by the Government, in a bid to reduce illegal immigrants gaining entry, prevent identity theft and assist bodies such as the Police to identify people quicker.
In his speech to reignite the Labour party, Gordon Brown has revealed his government’s plans for a broadband internet access, software and computer scheme worth up to £300m, which will target disadvantaged families on low incomes.
Here’s a neat little application from MySociety. HassleMe is a website where you can enter your email address, a period of time and some text to nag yourself to do something. HassleMe will then send you the nags at roughly the time periods you tell it. This means that you never quite know when you will receive the email. The theory is that this semi-randomness makes the nag more effective.
This was coded by Chris Lightfoot, a young member of MySociety who died. The team have now taken this over and have implemented the other part of HassleMe which is publishing what people are hassling themselves about and it makes for fascinating reading. Either that or I’m one sad, nosy geek.
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the thinking behind the creation of the World Wide Web, has voiced his concerns over moral panics and disinformation that are spread so easily and quickly through the Internet, and has also come up with a way of decreasing the problem.
More – Reliable websites to be branded by new WWW Foundation
Due to the worrying decay of a lot of underwater archaeological sites due to looting, trawling activity and environmental erosion, new virtual software has been produced to enable these places to be preserved for ever. It will enable anyone, regardless of deep sea diving experience, to visit sunken shipwrecks and other treasures at the bottom of the sea.
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