What impact will the stimulus bill have? While there are physical structures ready, many researchers must secure their own funding and funding has been very scarce. The North Carolina Research Campus, with its three mostly empty buildings outfitted with some of the world’s best scientific equipment, could launch projects that would put people to work [...]
This week in the United States there was a new President inaugurated – Mr. Barack Obama. This presidency will be striking for many, many things. One of those is the use of Web 2.0 technology not only by Obama’s White House, but also by political activists and political pundits. Already the White House web page [...]
Research and development in developing countries has lagged far behind those of developed countries. In sub-Saharan Africa and much of South East Asia, government spending has focused on more critical priorities such as healthcare and basic education, and sadly, often on military spending. In many of these countries also, the infrastructure needed for advanced research [...]
Web 2.0 research collaboration is a critical example of how the Internet affects our workplaces. The Internet is a great enabler, making it possible for us to travel over distance and time without leaving our offices (virtual and physical). Web 2.0 research collaboration technologies radically alter our mindsets on how to conduct businesses in many [...]
