Government as Guarantor of Privacy?

16th July, 2010 - Posted by Minter Dial - 5 Comments

(Update July 28) With the massive leak of over 91,000 documents from the US Army operations in Afghanistan to wikileaks, the notions of security, confidentiality, privacy and piracy have hit the front pages of mass media around the world.  The role of the internet and the oversight of governments on issues of privacy, in particular, is » Read More

How the Internet is Revolutionizing Business Everywhere

29th June, 2010 - Posted by Minter Dial - 5 Comments

Taking a step back recently, I tried to think of all the industries that have been radically transformed by the tsunami of the Internet. Internet has a way of altering the way of the land in many different ways because, fundamentally, it changes the way we all communicate.  The immediacy, mobility and multiway channels » Read More

Privacy and Anonymity

10th June, 2010 - Posted by Minter Dial - 5 Comments

The world of the Internet seems to be having a face-off with the concepts of privacy and anonymity.  Google is under criminal investigation for its streetview data on GoogleMaps (BBC News).  Wikileaks is under siege since one of its anonymous sources, a certain ‘rogue’ Bradley Manning (a 22-year-old who had just broken up with his » Read More

Twitter Political Heads of State

5th May, 2010 - Posted by Minter Dial - No Comments

I tweeted recently about the state of the Twitter business as far as Heads of State were concerned.  With the arrival of new kid on the block, Hugo Chavez (you rebel, you) and the upcoming general election in the UK, I feel that the topic is hot! As of today, below is the hit parade ranked » Read More

WikiLeaks: Wicked or Wonderful leaks?

7th March, 2010 - Posted by Minter Dial - 3 Comments

WikiLeaks is one  of the most riveting initiatives (read: ongoing battles) on the Internet and is putting a new spin on the transparency-anonymity debate.  The Sunshine Press, which runs WikiLeaks, is an non-profit organization funded by human rights campaigners, investigative journalists, technologists and the general public.  The “brown paper envelope of the digital age”, WikiLeaks.org » Read More

Transparency & the Enlightening Role of the Internet (Part II of a 4 part series)

7th March, 2010 - Posted by Minter Dial - 1 Comment

This is the second of four posts on the topic of Transparency. This second post deals with the role of the Internet in the evolving importance of transparency. With the Internet providing the opportunity for all people to express their opinion more or less liberally, governments, associations and companies – and to some extent even individuals — that reign by fear, with tight-fisted control will struggle to justify or manage their subjects. Lack of transparency and incongruent positions will, over time, be shown up. Read More

The Deal with Transparency: The Parent Generation Meets the Trans-parent Generation (Part I in a series of 4 posts)

1st March, 2010 - Posted by Minter Dial - 7 Comments

Transparency is one of the important buzzwords that has surged into new management and leadership vocabulary and, surely, rightly so. It has, in fact, become such a buzzword that the University of Michigan has put it tops of its 2010 list of 15 words that should be banished. This post is the first of a » Read More

GEF 2009 Ipsos Study on Women in Business in France – 10 measure manifesto

24th November, 2009 - Posted by Minter Dial - 2 Comments

I attended a GEF (Grandes Ecoles au Feminin [1]) conference yesterday, here in Paris, at which I listened to the results of an Ipsos study entitled, “How to improve the mix of women in management [in France].” You can read the French results here. This was the fourth time that a study had » Read More

V for Victory or V for V Painful? Obama and Michelle see things differently….

21st September, 2009 - Posted by Minter Dial - 4 Comments

This photograph from the UK’s Guardian newspaper (17 Sept 2009) caught my attention initially for the curious position, in the foreground, of the unfortunate person on the receiving end of a flip in a judo exhibition. Then I zeroed in on President Obama and Michelle Obama’s expressions, framed between the outstretched legs. The photo is » Read More

Cherie Blair delivers opening speech at MEDEF Universite d’Ete 2009

5th September, 2009 - Posted by Minter Dial - 1 Comment

If the plight of children and the role of women is the key issue for the  MEDEF Summer University [Universite d'Ete] 2009, Ms. Cherie Blair was a wonderful choice to open the conference. If her speech felt a little long, there were many interesting points raised in her 30 minute speech.  I captured below a » Read More

UK parking wardens equiped with camera to take offensive photos…

10th August, 2009 - Posted by Minter Dial - No Comments

When I was in London recently, I observed a lady parking warden walk up to a street sign and snap some close up photographs.  It was a curious sight, as I initially imagined that it might be a cross between curiosity and tourism.  Then, she went some five or so metres back and started taking » Read More

Mixing it up in the French Government – Model of diversity?

11th July, 2009 - Posted by Minter Dial - No Comments

In a democratic sense, the Government is the representation of the people.  As such, you might expect the notion of “fair” representation to be more heralded by the latest Sarkozy government, ushered in the last week of June 2009.  The new cabinet, under the loyal PM François Fillon, announced on June 25, covering the 38 » Read More

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