The Government of Canada’s fourth quarterly report on the implementation of Canada’s Economic Action Plan, which earmarked about $12 billion for infrastructure spending including $4 billion to restore aging infrastructure, reports that 97 per cent […]
Following the US Department of Defense and the UK Government, the California State Office of the CIO (OCIO) has evened the procurement playing field for open source software within the state government. The OCIO issued […]
GeoWeb 2010 will take place in Vancouver, Canada July 26‐30 and its organizers are currently seeking submissions for presentations and workshops. GeoWeb is the industry‐leading conference focused on the collective impact of the Web on […]
If you are an Autodesk software user in Boston, Toronto or Portland, Oregon, Autodesk would like your input on improving its products at a focus group or visit to your location. If you’re selected to […]
Another very important initiative that has happened in the last few months is the formation of Open Source for America (OSFA) which is focussed on promoting open source software within the US federal government and […]
One of the very important things that happened just before the Christmas holiday break was that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget issued the Open Government Directive (OGD), which requires all heads […]
Unlike the Arctic where the recent trend in arctic sea ice extent is unmistakable, in the Antarctic the trend has not been clear. For example, there has been evidence of increased sea ice extent, less […]
I just came across an article that discusses how to publish interactive 3D models of machines and equipment to a variety of output devices such as Microsoft Word or the iPhone. The idea is that […]