Cybersecurity
NATO cyber defense lags
The global security organization is running behind in establishing cybersecurity policy.
Digital Government
Taking the pulse of China's youth -- again
Steve Kelman asks familiar questions to a new class of Chinese students.
Digital Government
Secret Chinese vitamins
Steve Kelman ponders a dangerous exception to product disclosure laws.
Modernization
International meeting shows universality of IT priorities
The key themes of the International Council for Technology in Government Administration’s 45th annual conference sound familiar to Americans.
People
Digital diplomacy: Facebook users build good will for Obama Indonesia visit
The U.S. embassy in Jakarta has applied digital diplomacy with a popular Facebook page attracting fans in Indonesia.
Digital Government
Taiwan: Technology, theology and trouble
Technology and theology dominate Taiwan's public discourse, Steve Kelman learns.
Digital Government
What annoys Chinese students
Steve Kelman asks students about Facebook censorship, U.S. policy.
Digital Government
An aspect of Chinese culture you don't hear much about
China's culture encourages those in power to run roughshod over those under their rule, from workplace bosses to police breaking up protests.
Digital Government
A burst of Taiwanese democracy at Harvard
Steve Kelman attends two Taiwanese political rallies without leaving Cambridge.
Cybersecurity
Outsourcing IT to other countries adds to cyber risks, report says
A Intelligence and National Security Alliance's white paper warns against the government's global outsourcing practices with respect to IT.
Digital Government
Sony names first chief information security officer
Company brings in former DHS official Philip Reitinger after massive hacking attack.
Digital Government
Why Sweden's economy is thriving
Steve Kelman reports interesting observations from Stockholm.
Cybersecurity
China provides smoking gun against itself in cyberattacks
Do you doubt that China is behind cyberattacks on U.S. targets? China itself provides strong evidence.
Cybersecurity
China is developing cyber weapons, state-run television says
China broadcasts a documentary that showcases its cyberattack prowess.
Digital Government
The supercomputer race
Asia, the United States and Europe are neck-and-neck-and-neck in supercomputing power.
Digital Government
Where we stand
The Atlantic Century II report shows that America is at risk of losing its place as a global innovation leader.
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