First of all is access to information.  In just about any job, access to key information is critical.  This is clearly true for knowledge workers , that is, those “individuals who are valued for their ability to interpret information within a specific subject area.”  And it's also one that I increasingly see in Silicon Valley.”. MORE >>

concepts like blogs and wikis,  and social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook, which rapidly grew to support large numbers of users communicating and sharing information with each other. The buzz and excitement around cloud computing has been steadily building over the last year.  What characterizes a computing model?  MORE >>

It cannot be based on rigorous information analysis, because in its early stages, there is little information to analyze.  A few weeks ago I attended the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium. After listening to a number of talks and panels throughout the day, I came away with a few key impressions.  Agility beats strategy every time.  MORE >>

Our present information technology and telecommunications age, whose starting point Perez pegs at 1971, is the fifth such major revolution in that span. The technological and infrastructure enablers are clearly the availability of cheap information technologies and the Internet.  A few weeks ago I met with Carlota Perez in New York.  MORE >>

Andy McAfee is Principal Research Scientist at the Center for Digital Business, as well as serving as its associate director.    “This is a book about how information technologies are affecting jobs, skills, wages, and the economy,” they write in the opening sentence.  There are few more timely and vital subjects.  We think it?s players.  MORE >>