Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system (IT system) is generally an information system, a communications system, or, more specifically speaking, a computer system — including all hardware, software, and peripheral equipment — operated by a limited group of IT users.
It seems not even the president is able to stop savvy techies from accessing the internet these days. According to Jeff Moss, a communications adviser to America’s Department of Homeland Security, politically motivated shutdowns of the internet in countries such as Egypt, Libya and elsewhere are being circumvented by tech-savvy revolutionaries, with the help of…
A summary of a new report on how fighting air pollution can help climate change is soon to be presented to ministers attending the governing council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The report is said to feature a powerful argument encouraging certain action on two short-lived climate “forcings”, or, factors that change the…
The phrase cheap and nasty may applicable to a much of today’s mass produced and mass consumed materials; however, plastic is decidedly no longer one of them. Polypropylene, a versatile polymer, has become increasingly expensive of late, and there is no reprieve in sight. In fact, over the past 2 years, the pricey plastic has…
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In this fascinating talk, entrepreneur Lisa Gansky – author of “The Mesh: Why the Future of Business Is Sharing,” and the instigator behind the Mesh Directory (www.meshing.it) – puts a fresh spin on the concept of sharing. Gansky believes that the world will enjoy a large-scale shift toward sharing in the future. She highlights a…
Down South, Brazil’s alternative-investment industry appears to be thriving. The country’s private equity and hedge-fund industry has successfully attracted welcome international attention, and money pouring in. But why there? And why now? Experts have pegged the maturing of the country’s capital markets as well as a decline in interest rates. However, while Brazil’s equity markets…
The race is on to be the first to offer near-field communication payment systems – which will allow people to purchase items with a swipe of their smartphone. At this point, Google, Visa and telecommunications operators are all in it to win it. Why? NFC payments have the potential to replace many cash registers and…
