Digital Government
When the Wall fell, and everything after
Steve Kelman reflects on the significance of the Berlin Wall's fall.
Digital Government
China's many contradictions
Steve Kelman, filing his final blog post from China, shares some jarring experiences with cultural contradictions.
Digital Government
China's future may be glimpsed in its past
Steve Kelman considers the Tang Dynasty and its potential reverberations today.
Digital Government
Rail accident reveals nation's tensions, contradictions
Coverage of a high-speed rail disaster in China reveals the country's tensions, Steve Kelman observes.
Digital Government
The Happy Buddha professor drives the Treasure Horse
Steve Kelman offers a glimpse into Chinese renderings of Western brand names.
Digital Government
Is Fox News in trouble?
The crimes allegedly committed by News Corp. employees in the UK could put Fox News at risk.
Cybersecurity
DOD releases 5-point cyber defense plan
The Defense Department's new strategy for defending U.S. computer networks stresses the need for a multi-faceted, evolving approach to counter pervasive threats.
Digital Government
Clinton kicks off open-government partnership
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton introduced a partnership to use technology to foster transparent information and government spending accountability.
Digital Government
We'll always have Paris -- and so will the Chinese
Steve Kelman observes signs of increasing Chinese influence in the City of Lights.
Digital Government
Russia provides a case study in government corruption
Russians are pessimistic, and it's no wonder that they are.
Cybersecurity
DHS won’t require screening for every US-bound cargo container
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said DHS will delay a requirement that all inbound cargo containers undergo screening at their ports of exit.
Digital Government
Good news for America (in my opinion)
A large minority of Boston high school valedictorians are immigrants, and Steve Kelman has some thoughts on what that means for the nation.
Cybersecurity
Hacker groups snipe each other
As LulzSec and Anonymous team up to hack government websites, a third group emerges.
Cybersecurity
Hacker arrested in Britain speculated to be LulzSec mastermind
LulzSec and another hacker group, Anonymous, have declared open season on government websites and threatened to cause havoc.
Modernization
Liability in the cloud: a complex forecast
As data is stored and transmitted across international borders via cloud infrastructures a growing concern is: who should be held liable for data breaches when information flows across jurisdictions?
Digital Government
Stockholm syndrome: Sweden sounds more and more like America
Steve Kelman takes the pulse of Sweden during a recent visit.
Digital Government
Mobile health technologies go global
The World Health Organization details adoption of mHealth applications for health call centers, toll-free health lines and telemedicine.
Cybersecurity