• Labor’s ‘deafening silence’ as web censorship trials delayed

    One of the largest ISPs signed up to participate in Labor’s ambitious internet censorship trials has said its application has been met with “deafening silence” from the Government, raising questions over the workability of the proposed scheme and the effectiveness of the trials. The Government originally planned to trial the mandatory internet filters before Christmas…

  • Report on the working group on Virtual Reseach Communities

    This report from the OSI (Office of Science and Innovatuion) e-Infrastructure Steering Group may be of interest to punters (link).

  • The convention on modern liberty

    A CALL TO ALL CONCERNED WITH ATTACKS ON OUR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS UNDER PRESSURE FROM COUNTER TERRORISM, FINANCIAL BREAKDOWN AND THE DATABASE STATE WHAT ARE THE THREATS? What can be done about them? Why should everyone care? (link)

  • Watch out Wikipedia, here comes Britannica 2.0

    In a move to take on Wikipedia, the Encyclopedia Britannica is inviting the hoi polloi to edit, enhance and contribute to its online version. New features enabling the inclusion of this user-generated content will be rolled out on the encyclopedia’s website over the next 24 hours, Britannica’s president, Jorge Cauz, said in an interview today (link)

  • Creative King’s

    This site was developed by my collegue Torsten Reimer. Creative King’s is a College-wide initiative exploring the notion of creativity and its place in academic life at King’s. The series invites King’s academics from across the disciplinary spectrum to discuss creativity in their own field and to explore interdisciplinary linkages. All at King’s are warmly…

  • DCC Digital Curation 101 Workshop

    DCC Digital Curation 101 Workshop 10-12 March 2009 London The majority of scientific research is carried out through short-term, funded projects. Accordingly, principle investigators and researchers must constantly be on the lookout for new funding opportunities to continue their research activity. This, coupled with often limited staffing resources, has meant that data management and curation…