Mary Beard’s SPQR: The Romans and the Succession Crisis of Today
“A Republic, if you can keep it.’ –Benjamin Franklin
LC Global Legal Research Center – “In recent years, parliaments around the world have enhanced their websites in order to improve access to legislative information and other parliamentary resources. Innovative features allow constituents and researchers to locate and utilize detailed information on laws and lawmaking in various ways. These include tracking tools and alerts, apps, the use of open data technology, and different search functions. In some cases, information on more than one website is provided where separate sites have been established for different chambers of the national parliament.”
Britain spends billions on flawed fighter jets The Times. So, US allies get caught up in the F-35 swindle
Is Hollywood too close to the military? Al Jazeera. Sorry, no transcript
UAE orchestrated hacking of Qatari government sites, sparking regional upheaval, according to U.S. intelligence officials WaPo
Casting and Counting Votes: Tech giants will help defend elections from hackers
Home Affairs 'super-ministry': Tony Abbott says he was advised against national security shakeup
Mondaq Business Briefing Australia: NSW Government Bulletin - 11 July 2017
Aussie
blockchain association launches
The Blockchain Association of Australia hosts its first event this week.
The Blockchain Association of Australia hosts its first event this week.
Japan
to trial Blockchain for government tenders
The Japanese Government will test a Blockchain system to process tenders, as a first step towards wider use of the technology in its digital services. Businesses participating in tenders will no longer have to gather and supply documents to the government. Instead, the agency issuing the tender will pull the information together electronically from other agencies.
The Japanese Government will test a Blockchain system to process tenders, as a first step towards wider use of the technology in its digital services. Businesses participating in tenders will no longer have to gather and supply documents to the government. Instead, the agency issuing the tender will pull the information together electronically from other agencies.
Practical
Blockchain: A Gartner Trend Insight Report
Blockchain is evolving from a digital currency infrastructure into a platform for digital transformation. This report helps CIOs understand its use, and whether the hype is true about how it can help with transaction costs, integration, technology readiness, business-model creation and efficiency.
Blockchain is evolving from a digital currency infrastructure into a platform for digital transformation. This report helps CIOs understand its use, and whether the hype is true about how it can help with transaction costs, integration, technology readiness, business-model creation and efficiency.
Stock exchanges and blockchain:
open positions
Make a ‘tour de table’ (in alphabetic order) around the various blockchain-related activities of stock exchanges worldwide.
Make a ‘tour de table’ (in alphabetic order) around the various blockchain-related activities of stock exchanges worldwide.
The Corporate Blockchain
Hundreds of financiers, Wall Street analysts, and C-suite executives gathered in New York City this week to peer into the future of finance at the CB Insights’ Future of Fintech conference. And on Wednesday afternoon, they took a moment to ponder one of the greatest existential threats to their industry—and how they might turn it to their advantage.
Hundreds of financiers, Wall Street analysts, and C-suite executives gathered in New York City this week to peer into the future of finance at the CB Insights’ Future of Fintech conference. And on Wednesday afternoon, they took a moment to ponder one of the greatest existential threats to their industry—and how they might turn it to their advantage.