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Reputationist
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Been thinking about the gross effect that Obama's campaign strategy will have on his governance capacity - a big... http://hellotxt.com/Gy5F
 
pedestrianobserver
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In pursuit of openness and transparency
INVOKING executive privilege over the people’s constitutional right to know has become a trademark of the Arroyo administration.The recent Supreme Court decisions restricting the public disclosure of information on the Japan-Philippine Economic...
 
Mushin S.
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Towards a theory of influence for twenty-first-century foreign policy: public diplomacy in a globalised world
For any issue, there will be 3 goals. The 1st is to build shared awareness of an issue around which networks of state and non-state actors can coalesce. Then a shared platform can be built to campaign for change.The end point is a shared operating system.
 
Madgreek
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Top 10 reasons why People make SOA fail - Podcast
Dave does a great podcast based on the article on CIO.com
 
pedestrianobserver
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SC ruling on JPEPA: Shackled by ‘entropy of the old tradition of secrecy’
“WE must overcome the entropy of the old tradition of secrecy,” counseled Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno in his lengthy argument on the petition to have the government disclose details of the negotiations between the Philippines and Japan...
 
Imnakoya
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“Ondo tribunal sacks Rep, Assembly member” - Nigerian Tribune
The second election petitions tribunal sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Thursday rounded off its assignments with...
 
Rebecca M
Rebecca M posted a blog entry
Iran: Bloggers campaign to save wetlands
The great and diverse Iranian wetland ecosystems could disappear in the near future. To increase public awareness of the...
 
Rebecca M
Rebecca M posted a blog entry
Environment: Updates from African Bloggers
In this edition of Global Voices environment we check in with the African environment bloggers, who have fascinating pictures...
 
Jean-Baptiste Perrin
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Malaysia: Blogger charged for criminal defamation
Prominent Malaysian blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin has been charged for criminal defamation. Benstakes informs us that this is in relation to the blogger's accusation about the alleged involvement of the wife of the deputy Prime Minister in the murder...
 
Paul
Paul posted a blog entry
Quality and Control Problems at the Red Cross
Today's New York Times has a front -page story on serious operations problems with how the Red Cross manages the collection,...
 
Rebecca M
Rebecca M posted a blog entry
Malaysia: Blogger charged for criminal defamation
Prominent Malaysian blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin has been charged for criminal defamation. Benstakes informs us that this is in...
 
Patrix
Patrix posted a blog entry
Drafting a South Asian American Agenda
The group has published a position paper endorsed by dozens of local South Asian American groups, which attempts to assemble a...
7 days ago DesiPundit | Topics: Diaspora, Governance
 
Dan Power
Dan Power posted a blog entry
July Column in DM Review
digg this | del.icio.us | Reddit | Stumble It!Here’s a quick excerpt from my latest “MDM...
 
Jean-Baptiste Perrin
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Trinidad & Tobago: Draft Constitution
Jumbie's Watch wonders “wither did it come from?”, referring to Trinidad and Tobago's new draft constitution.
 
aqualung
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MISaustralia.com - Chart a new course
What's the best org chart for an IT organisation? ... the org chart's primary role "is moving towards managing personnel issues and budgets, rather than managing work" (Warning: the font on this page is VERY small)
 
VHPEditor
VHPEditor posted a blog entry
Malaysia: Opposition leader arrested again
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was arrested again by the police. Just My Thots issues an appeal to Mr. Ibrahim:...
 
Peter Lavina
Peter Lavina posted a blog entry
Thumbs up for the Chief Justice
I clap my hands for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court even if his stand lost in this case regarding public disclosure on...
 
pedestrianobserver
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Romulo L. Neri: Can golf, realpolitik work at SSS?
OUR latest report is a “Public Eye” profile on the man of the hour: Romulo L. Neri, who was designated by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo last Friday as new administrator of the Social Security System.This new posting for Neri — erstwhile director...
 
Imnakoya
Imnakoya posted a blog entry
Some stats on Nigerian Doctors
Three out of every five new graduates of Nigerian medical schools ‘eye jobs in telecoms companies and banks’,...
 
Rebecca M
Rebecca M posted a blog entry
Russia: “The New Elite”
Lyndon Allin translates part of a discussion on how to get a job - and an education - in Russia today.
 
Rebecca M
Rebecca M posted a blog entry
Trinidad & Tobago: Draft Constitution
Jumbie's Watch wonders “wither did it come from?”, referring to Trinidad and Tobago's new draft...
 
tonex
tonex posted a blog entry
Released Philippine eagle killed in Mt. Kitanglad
Three-year-old Philippine Eagle “Kagsabua” was killed by a local airgun shooter near the village wherehe was...
 
Waltzib
Waltzib posted a blog entry
Released Philippine eagle killed in Mt. Kitanglad
Three-year-old Philippine Eagle “Kagsabua” was killed by a local airgun shooter near the village wherehe was...
 
Patrix
Patrix posted a blog entry
India’s Energy Challenge
Atanu Dey writes on India’s urgent need to depend more on other sources of energy, particularly solar power.The advanced...
9 days ago DesiPundit | Topics: Environment, Governance
 
David
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Talking about "participatory democracy", with jokes
Wherein I talk about how something new in American democracy, where large numbers of ordinary people, like myself, are getting involved. (I've just started thinking about how to get millions of people involved in their own governance.)
 
paul.cox64
paul.cox64 posted a blog entry
Apple, my favorite tech company.
Apple is a company that has risen from the ashes in 1997 to a stellar performer and one of the top four technology companies....
 
Rebecca M
Rebecca M posted a blog entry
Russia: Savva Terentyev's Case
On July 7, Savva Terentyev, 22, a Russian blogger and musician, received a one-year suspended jail sentence for a comment he...
 
VHPEditor
VHPEditor posted a blog entry
Russia: Savva Terentyev's Case
On July 7, Savva Terentyev, 22, a Russian blogger and musician, received a one-year suspended jail sentence for a comment he...
 
AfricanLoft
AfricanLoft posted a blog entry
Liberian President Sirleaf Speaks on Zimbabwe [Podcast]
Africa researcher Emira Woods of Washington’s Institute for Policy Studies has been following the Liberian leader’s efforts...
 
Peter Lavina
Peter Lavina posted a blog entry
July 15 City Council Agenda
Here are the Items up for discussion at today’s Regular Session of the City Council:First Reading - 30 Items including...
 
VHPEditor
VHPEditor posted a blog entry
Brazil: “Forget adsense, I want a banner from the Senate!”
A blogger uncovered the story: the Brazilian Senate pays a monthly fee of US$ 30,084.61 for a 120×60 banner on an unknown...
 
Peter Lavina
Peter Lavina posted a blog entry
Jeepney-bashing
I do not agree that mass transit systems like Metro Manila’s LRT/MRT will cause buses and jeepneys to stop running and...
 
VHPEditor
VHPEditor posted a blog entry
Egypt: Collapsing Buildings
Headlines about collapsing buildings and pulling children's bodies from the rubble are common in Egypt. Ibn Al Dunya, writing...
 
Rebecca M
Rebecca M posted a blog entry
Egypt: Collapsing Buildings
Headlines about collapsing buildings and pulling children's bodies from the rubble are common in Egypt. Ibn Al Dunya, writing...
 
jamajam
jamajam posted a blog entry
Google on shaky ground? [diversity.net.nz]
Kaila bought my attention to a Silicon Alley post that is a pretty stark assertion about Google. It seems an anonymous Silicon...
 
Rebecca M
Rebecca M posted a blog entry
Ukraine: Victor Pinchuk & YES Summit
Ukrainiana writes about Ukraine's second-richest man and his “self-promotional philosophy.”
 
Nightwyrm
Nightwyrm posted a blog entry
Google on shaky ground? [diversity.net.nz]
Kaila bought my attention to a Silicon Alley post that is a pretty stark assertion about Google. It seems an anonymous Silicon...
 
Juha
Juha posted a blog entry
Google on shaky ground? [diversity.net.nz]
Kaila bought my attention to a Silicon Alley post that is a pretty stark assertion about Google. It seems an anonymous Silicon...
 
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pedestrianobserver
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Still a jobless-growth economy
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s “Ramdam ang Kaunlaran” slogan to trumpet the apparent economic gains from last year’s 7.3 GDP growth rate is turning out to be nothing but empty rhetoric amid a food supply crisis and the almost weekly oil...
 
AfricanLoft
AfricanLoft posted a blog entry
Sudan and ICC: the Moment of Truth
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is facing its greatest challenge since its creation, in 2002. After receiving a green...
 
Imnakoya
Imnakoya posted a blog entry
Ibrahim Gambari’s plane crashed enroute to Niger delta
The government attempt at resolving the Niger delat crisis recorded a major hitch with the resignation of the...
 
Derek A
Derek A posted a blog entry
what do small cap investors want?
In a survey conducted by Agoracom, of 850+ Canadian retail investors, the following findings were made :81% of Investors...
13 days ago iDionome | Topics: governance, investor...
 
Rebecca M
Rebecca M posted a blog entry
Barbados: Mottley Declares Assets
In the follow-up to Prime Minister David Thompson's first Budget Speech, Opposition Leader Mia Mottley declares her assets,...
 
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