Category Archives: General

In support of Privacy Awareness Week

Posted on April 29, 2011 by oliver

This coming week is Privacy Awareness Week, an annual event that is supported in New Zealand by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner in partnership with a number of other privacy agencies around the region including Australia (federal), New South … Continue reading →

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BBC’s Tom Scott to present at Meta2011

Posted on April 16, 2011 by oliver

… and now for the second speaker announcement for the upcoming Meta2011 conference that the IMM will be holding in Canberra on 25th May. The second speaker that IMM is announcing is Tom Scott from the BBC. From the press … Continue reading →

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Australian Information Commissioner will speak at Meta2011

Posted on April 13, 2011 by oliver

The agenda for IMM’s Meta2011 conference is coming together well, and over the coming weeks we will be announcing the line up of speakers who will be joining the conversation. This morning we published a press release confirming that Prof. … Continue reading →

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Call for Presentations and Case Studies – “Meta2011 – Business Realities and Implications”

Posted on March 10, 2011 by oliver

Contact us via our website:  http://www.metalounge.org/Home.htm or at info@metalounge.org to submit your ideas The fourth Australian conference on Metadata Management (hosted by the Institute of Metadata Management), themed “Business Realities and Implications”, will be held at University House, ANU, Canberra … Continue reading →

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CSIRO Megatrends and Megashocks

Posted on June 21, 2010 by oliver

One more that I missed when it was published earlier this year. Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) have published a report outlining what they call their megatrends and megashocks titled “Our Future World: An analysis of global … Continue reading →

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Information is currency

Posted on March 23, 2010 by oliver

For centuries economies have been based upon a well proven model of bartering, early trading involved individuals exchanging goods or services of similar value then over time we saw cash become the primary means of applying a value to a … Continue reading →

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Twenty Ten!

Posted on January 6, 2010 by oliver

So, as promised here is some detail on the issues that I think will be getting attention from me in 2010.  A few of the items on the list continue from last year, and there are a couple of obvious … Continue reading →

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Two Thousand and Nine

Posted on January 3, 2010 by oliver

The first week of a new year is a great time to reflect a little on what went well over the last twelve months (along with areas that could use a little improvement) and to start to think about the … Continue reading →

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Protecting Our Digital Heritage: Standards, Collaboration and Awareness

Posted on November 5, 2009 by oliver

Originally posted on “Microsoft On The Issues”, 5th November 2009 For governments, the digital revolution presents some important challenges, including how best to ensure that their digital documents will be accessible and readable essentially forever, regardless of how technology evolves. … Continue reading →

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My new friend is a Twitter bot

Posted on June 26, 2009 by oliver

For a little while now I’ve been using a really simple service that picks up on a hashtag in tweets and when possible connects travellers who happen to be in the same airprort. To use the service just tweet your … Continue reading →

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