Shaping the Future Mobile Information Society: Case Studies of Korea and Morrocco..

The ITU Strategy and Policy Unit has published case studies on Korea and Morrocco [pdf] to be presented at the ITU Workshop on Shaping the Future Mobile Information Society, 4-5 March 2004, Seoul, Korea.

See the workshop page for more information on the event or contact Lara Srivastava at futuremobile@itu.int

[ITU Strategy and Policy Unit Newslog]

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Interesting report, not sure what we can argue from these two case studies, but combined with others, they give a platform for consideration.

ITU Workshop on Internet Governance.

The archived audiocast of the ITU Workshop on Internet Governance as well as all the presentations and contributions to the workshop are available on the ITU website.

[ITU Strategy and Policy Unit Newslog]

Code Style. Code Style: Open standards Web design with CSS, XHTML, Java servlets and Javascript
http://www.codestyle.org/

The Code Style Web site aims to answer key questions for Web developers. Which Web fonts are most common? What is the best way to use media dependent stylesheets? How can I design more robust, accessible Websites? Open standards Web design with CSS, XHTML, Java servlets and Javascript including web font statistics, media stylesheet guide and open standards design. [Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker/Consultant]

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This could be handy, it has some pertinent info on design, standards, etc. all in one place.

Making Citations Easier.

A Cite to Delight in

“After enduring a few book projects and several whitepapers, we know the pain that is footnotes. Apparently, so do the folks over at Encyclopædia Britannica (example). Weâve noticed recently that they have introduced a helpful feature: Ready-made citations….

While online news sites might not think of themselves as academic resources, people are turning the Web first for information. Why not do things that will help them credit you properly?” [Hypergene MediaBlog]

An interesting and very valid idea. In fact, it's probably something libraries providing primary, digital resources should consider.

[The Shifted Librarian]

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Now if all the major databases and publishers would include such pages, that would be cool….

Scientists investigating a spate of illnesses among people living close to fields of genetically modified maize in the Philippines believe the crop may have been the cause of fevers, respiratory illnesses and skin reactions.

yes, this is scary, but you know it had to happen.

today:
finish letter
work on grant proposal
work on short paper