Our privacy has been gradually eroding for years, as social networks mine and use our personal information, and marketers piece together the profusion of data they have gathered on who we are and how we buy. Towards the end of each year I share some thoughts on what awaits in the year ahead. 2012: 12 Themes. TEN SPEED ECONOMY. CROWD WORK. MORE >>

For example, Africa Adapt – with participatory researchers, policy makers, community advocates around climate adaptation. Policy makers CAN be attracted with focused offerings. Within Researchers and policy makers from a range of organizations. Policy makers want a tractable output of feedback to policy. MORE >>

In fact, the apps could access nearly all of users’ personal data – data the apps didn’t need. Facebook promised users that it would not share their personal information with advertisers. Book Related Media/Tech Business Models Policy The Web As PlatformBoth sides have announced the pact in their own particular way. MORE >>

Information Literacy was still seen as part of people’s basic human right which helped people achieve their personal and professional goals. Information Society IL frameworks media literacy Information Literacy - policy UNESCO Information LiteracyIt was held at the Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. MORE >>

Shortly after Forrester announced that Deloitte Australia’s Yammer network had won its 2011 Forrester Groundswell award in the category of Collaboration Systems. An unpopular policy decision was made internally that Swiegers was not told about. He simply recognizes that it can help lead to outstanding business outcomes. MORE >>