There is a university that most of us have never heard of, unless you have reason to, or come from a place near by; it is called the University of Moratuwa. At one point in time it was known as the Ceylon College of Technology. If from Sri Lanka, certainly if from Sri Lanka, you will know of the many prizes students from this university have won in international competitions organised by the likes of Google and Microsoft. And one reason for it is Arthur C Clarke, who was the
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Andrew Keen: The Internet is Not the Answer Andrew Keen is out with his new book, where much of his previous argumentation is bound together in a voice more persuasive and harsh than before — so, before anything else is said; this is a book to read and think seriously about. Keen, known to many as THE Internet contrarian, argues very convincingly how the Internet creates more problems than it solves, eradicates more jobs than it creates and portends to be a device for more openness and transparency when in
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The powers that be, no longer are — Aside from the question mark, this is the title of the much talked-about book by Moisés Naím, from 2013. Once the Trade Mininster of Venezuela, Mr. Naím is now a scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He is also a much read international columnist. Here is a profile. Power, as we know it, is coming to and end. What is emerging is a kind of power in flux that is much easier to attain and much harder to hang on
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