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Trust & Technology

Published Mon, Mar 30 2009 6:09 PM by Saira7

Filed under:cloud computing,Security,Trends,Privacy,Technology Leadership

Hello VFI Community, I’m happy to have the opportunity to engage with you – an opportunity that’s made possible by innovations in technology that allow the entire VFI community to simultaneously connect and share information with each other. My name is...
Facebook Caves to the Power of the Community Voice

Published Fri, Mar 27 2009 1:02 PM by aphraner

Filed under:VFI FYI,Members

Last week the popular social networking site, Facebook, made significant changes to their design that caused quite an uproar. Members quickly formed groups, posted polls and loudly voiced their discontent with the changes. Chris Cox, Facebook director...
Join the World IP Day Virtual Celebration

Published Thu, Mar 26 2009 6:24 PM by VFI Group Admin

Filed under:IP,Entrepreneurs,Patent Reform,Innovation,IP Licensing,choice

VFI members from around the world are banding together to celebrate World Intellectual Property (IP) Day. The event takes place on April 26, but you can show your support for IP incentives now by creating your IP Day “avatar” and joining the virtual celebration...
U.S. Stimulus, Health IT, and Business Opportunities

Published Tue, Mar 24 2009 2:01 PM by DELevin

Filed under:Policy Beat,Health IT,Business Opportunities

For several months, VFI has brought attention to the issue of health IT. President Obama has said that IT can help transform healthcare, and sure enough health IT is receiving funding in the stimulus package. Last week, the Dept. of Health and Human Services...
Dr. David Blumenthal named as national health IT coordinator

Published Fri, Mar 20 2009 12:47 PM by VFI Blog Admin

Filed under:Obama Administration,Health IT

The Department of Health and Human Services has named Dr. David Blumenthal as national coordinator for health information technology. Health and technology professionals will be paying close attention to Blumenthal. The debate over the direction of health...
Event: The Recovery Act and Your Small Business

Published Wed, Mar 18 2009 2:28 PM by aphraner

Filed under:Upcoming Events,Workforce Development,Stimulus,procurement

Mark you calendars. Tomorrow, the Small Business Administration is hosting an online chat to help small businesses understand the Recovery Act's opportunites. Any questions on the Recovery Act you would like answered tomorrow can submitted here ....
Government Confronts Online Privacy Concerns

Published Tue, Mar 17 2009 2:45 PM by DELevin

Filed under:Policy Beat,Obama Administration,Privacy

Today, there were two very interesting stories about government's wading into the Web 2.0 era. Essentially, government has significant responsibilities as a user of technology: it must be fair, protect citizen privacy, and not abuse information that...
Interoperability, Innovation, and Economic Stimulus, Revisited

Published Mon, Mar 16 2009 6:17 PM by sselby

Filed under:Interoperability,Innovation,OSS,Stimulus,open government,transparency,procurement,choice,preferences

A friend sent me an opinion piece that appeared in the Financial Times a few weeks ago. It’s one of those stories that had me saying “yes, that’s right” when I first read it. But as I thought about it and tested it against a few examples, I found myself...
This Year's Turing Award -- Innovation and Policy Implications

Published Fri, Mar 13 2009 4:43 PM by DELevin

Filed under:Policy Beat,R&D,Education

Earlier this week, MIT Computer Science professor Barbara Liskov won the Turing Award -- essentially, the Nobel Prize of computing. Her work has played a critical role in the development of modern programming languages, such as C#, C++, and Java. It is...
Is your state being left behind?

Published Thu, Mar 12 2009 6:51 PM by aphraner

Filed under:Obama Administration,Economic Stimulus,IT Jobs

Time is ticking away for governors to submit their certifications for the Recovery Act. February 17, 2009 marked the beginning of a 45-day window for each state to claim the funds allocated to it by the act. Governors must certify that “they will first...
Helping IT Customers Go Green

Published Tue, Mar 10 2009 3:41 PM by VFI Blog Admin

Filed under:Dynamics,Green Tech

Microsoft Convergence 2009 got under way today in New Orleans. It will be interesting to hear what the buzz is coming out of the conference. Microsoft Corporate VP Kirill Tatarinov aimed to be optimistic about business opportunities in spite of the economic...
A Tale of Three (and more) Office Productivity Suites

Published Fri, Mar 06 2009 11:22 AM by DELevin

Filed under:cloud computing,Interoperability,Competition

Yesterday (March 5), there was an interesting convergence of articles about office productivity software on CNET. First, Eileen Yu reported on unrest in the OpenOffice project. While Sun open source director Bruce Souza calls OpenOffice "a great...
Congress Introduces Patent Reform Legislation, Debate Looms

Published Wed, Mar 04 2009 10:55 AM by DELevin

Filed under:Policy Beat,IP,Patent Reform

Yesterday, with a bit of fanfare, congressional leaders, representing both parties, introduced patent reform legislation. You can read the text of the proposal here . If enacted, the Patent Reform Act of 2009 would represent the most significant change...
Is there a CTO on the horizon?

Published Tue, Mar 03 2009 1:59 PM by aphraner

Filed under:Obama Administration,CTO

The big question earlier this year was WHO will be named the first CTO of the United States of America. But there has been no word in the weeks which have pasted since President Obama took office. The chatter over who may be named seems to have stopped...

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Trust & Technology

Facebook Caves to the Power of the Community Voice

Join the World IP Day Virtual Celebration

U.S. Stimulus, Health IT, and Business Opportunities

Dr. David Blumenthal named as national health IT coordinator

Event: The Recovery Act and Your Small Business

Government Confronts Online Privacy Concerns

Interoperability, Innovation, and Economic Stimulus, Revisited

This Year's Turing Award -- Innovation and Policy Implications

Is your state being left behind?

Helping IT Customers Go Green

A Tale of Three (and more) Office Productivity Suites

Congress Introduces Patent Reform Legislation, Debate Looms

Is there a CTO on the horizon?