I’ve recently returned from a trip to Bulgaria and was struck by a country in economic and technological transition. The apartment blocks and factories, remnants of an industrial Communist era now past, clashed sharply with the modest stone-and-wood houses built by occupants who might herd g[...]
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February 19th, 2007 - 3:55 pm § in Public policy
Information security for the UK: making everyone happy?
The Cabinet Office has released their e-Government framework for Information Assurance for draft consultation. The document sets forth guidelines for implementing the transformational government agenda of delivering more effective, more efficient customer-centric public services. These guidelines [...]
October 23rd, 2006 - 11:49 am § in Public policy
The pub: Fingerprint first, then your beer
(picture from the Guardian) This article from Friday’s Register, Beer Fingerprints to go UK-wide, tells us that South Somerset District Council’s pilot scheme of fingerprinting patrons of local pubs seems to have led to a 48% drop in alcohol related crime between February and September[...]