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Tag Archives: information
Грантовое финансирование НАТР
В последнее время многие мои знакомые обращаются с вопросом о грантовом финансировании НАТР (АО «Национальное агентство по технологическому развитию»). Я сам хотел понять, но, к сожалению, веб-сайт агентства запутанный и больше напоминает мне страничку Казправды. После того, как я немного поворчал, мне … Continue reading
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Tagged Astana, ASW, information, innovation, Kazakhstan, StartupWeekend, НАТР, гранты, инструкция, кощей
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Michael Davies teaches Systems, Leadership and Management (SLaM) Praxis and Lab for SDM MIT Fellows
ESD.945 SL&M Praxis – Systems, Leadership and Management Praxis course overview: “This course is about praxis1; it gives SDM Fellows a systematic approach and the practical skills needed for the application of their rich and deep learning and frameworks about … Continue reading
Posted in System Design and Management Program at MIT
Tagged crowdsourcing, information, Leadership, SDM, Social Media, social networking, System design, System thinking
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2nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CRISIS MAPPING (BOSTON, OCTOBER 1-3, 2010)
The International Network of Crisis Mappers (CM*Net) was launched by 100 Crisis Mappers at the first International Conference on Crisis Mapping (ICCM 2009) in October 2009. As the world’s premier crisis mapping hub, CM*Net catalyzes communication and collaboration between and … Continue reading
Posted in Future of the Web
Tagged crowdsourcing, Forecasting, globalization, human factor, information, Social Media, social network, System thinking
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Russia. August. 2010. Part 1: Grain.
(cont. in Russia. August. 2010. Part 2: Wildfires. ) It seems that August continues to be most intense month in Russia’s political life. The heat wave followed by massive wildfires in the central Russia and Siberia add to the long … Continue reading
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Tagged comodities, Dmitri Medvedev, FAO, financial regulations, food prices, Forecasting, globalization, grain, information, Prediction Markets, russia, Russian Federation, System thinking, thoughts, Vladimir Putin
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RIP Google Wave
Official Google Blog: Update on Google Wave. RIP Google Wave… “Wave has not seen the user adoption we would have liked. We don’t plan to continue developing Wave as a standalone product, but we will maintain the site at least … Continue reading
Posted in Future of the Web
Tagged Google, Google scholar, google wave, http://fcinf.com/v/c9ua, information, Social Media, social networking
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Top five FIFA World Cup teams on MITRE's prediction market
As of June 29, 2010 the top five teams to win the cup are: 1. Brazil with 28.59% chances to win the cup 2. Spain with 18.04% 3. Germany with 14.02% 4. Netherlands with 12.04% 5. Argentina with 10.18% I … Continue reading
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Tagged crowdsourcing, Germany, http://fcinf.com/v/c9ua, information, MITRE, Prediction Markets, STOCK AND MARKET PREDICTION, World Cup
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CRISIS-MANAGEMENT CROWDSOURCING PLATFORM WAS LAUNCHED IN KYRGYZSTAN TO MAP AND SHARE RELIABLE INFORMATION
On June 21, 2010 crisis-management crowdsourcing platform was launched at http://www.aikol.kg . The website allows people on the ground to map and share information in nine different categories (events, infrastructure, epidemics, people gathering, etc) using text massages or internet. The … Continue reading
Posted in Future of the Web, L'idea Della Settimana
Tagged crowdsourcing, globalization, http://fcinf.com/v/c9ua, information, Kyrgyzstan, Osh, Social Media, social networking, System dynamics, thoughts
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Bloomberg reports about Kazakh National Bank seeking bidders to manage $100 Million of its $25b.+ National Oil Fund
“Kazakh Oil Fund Seeks ‘Boutique’ Bidders to Manage $100 Million” http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601095&sid=argSOp2PrPKE You can read the official announcement on External management tender for «Global active equity» and Investment Guidelines at http://www.nationalbank.kz/?docid=539&switch=eng More info: http://www.swfinstitute.org/fund/kazakhstan.php
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Tagged financial regulations, Forecasting, globalization, information, Kazakhstan, wall street
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How Safe Is Safe Enough?
Safety is a public good because the “consumption” or enjoyment of safety by one individual does not diminish the “availability” of safety for other individuals (assuming that the value of each human life is equal to the value of any … Continue reading
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Tagged accidents, human error, human factor, information, System design, system safety, System thinking, tainted milk, thoughts
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