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• Innovation in the Islamic world I've written a piece for the FT today on the prospects for innovation in the Islamic world. This is a curtain-raiser for a new project that we'll be launching in February 2008 to map the changing dynamics of science and technology-based nnovation across the 57 member states of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference. We'll be doing this in partnership with the OIC, the journal Nature and others. Send me an email if you'd like to know more, or visit the Atlas of Ideas project page. continue reading Posted by James Wilsdon on 19th October 2007 in The Atlas of Ideas Comments (1)
• Is there always a T in equality? Reading Salon.com over the weekend I came across an interesting pair of articles, about the imminent passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) the first American federal gay civil rights legislation. It looks that for ENDA to be passed, proposed protection for gender identity will have to be removed and so only cover sexual orientation. In effect, this means that transgendered people will not be covered by the legislation.This has provoked a debate amongst activists as to whether... continue reading 18th October 2007
• Everyday Democracy Today During a conversation in the office the other day, we were discussing the place of Everyday Democracy in the current political climate. If there's any doubt as to it's present day relevance, here's Barack Obama a few months ago, explaining his decision to run for the Democratic nomination. He outlines his belief in the need for a new American politics, and that political renewal can only be achieved through the values of everyday democracy. It would be really interesting to hear what other... continue reading 16th October 2007 Comments (1)
• Which children matter? The digital and paper volumes we have filled in the last decade about how to design, reform, and innovate public services were put to the test last week at the Kids Company conference and it still has me reeling….The organization works with kids who are lacking family ties and aims to promote and support their emotional healing through providing loving care and basic service provision. This translates into a variety of care services offered through health professionals, teachers,... continue reading 15th October 2007 Comments (4)
• Podcast: So, er, what *do* you do? Ages ago the dpt for Culture Media and Sport set up a series of working groups of experts and professionals to look at the future of the Creative Industries - these groups were supposed to be feeding into the production of a Green Paper, due to be published back in the Spring. It still hasn't materialised. The Creative Industries (graphic design, music, media etc) matter because (a) they are a large part of where our expressive culture comes from - having the skills to access it isn't just... continue reading Posted by Charlie Tims on 12th October 2007 in Demos Podcasts
• The structured web I just read a really useful post from the Read/WriteWeb blog about where the internet is heading.  It summed up really well some of the significant trends:     "Among the evolving aspects of the new web are Semantics, Attention (Implicit Behavior) and Personalization. Regardless of what we are decide to call this next web, the information in it is going to be more meaningful, more automatic, and more tailored to each of us... continue reading Posted by Peter Bradwell on 11th October 2007 in For Your Information Comments (1)
• A Crucial Engagement Engagement with political Islam is not a question of if, but of how...Demos Director Catherine Fieschi has written an article entitled A Crucial Engagement for Progress Online.Read it here. continue reading Posted by Molly Webb on 10th October 2007
• Political round-up If you’re still wondering what to make of the political events of the last few weeks, here are a few links that I’d recommend: continue reading Posted by Duncan O'Leary on 10th October 2007
• Facing the music There’s another interesting record industry story around today – Radiohead are allowing their fans to download their latest album and decide for themselves what price they want to play. I’m not sure what we’ll learn from it, but it will be interesting to see where this one goes. As the musings of the BBC’s entertainment reporter show, though, this all plays into a bigger set of questions about the role of record labels in the future of the industry. continue reading Posted by Duncan O'Leary on 10th October 2007
• The Future is Disruptive The Disrupters, a Demos-Nesta publication by Molly Webb, Rebecca Willis and James Wilsdon, is the focus of this months Green Futures magazine cover story. You can download the article here:The Future is Disruptive.pdf continue reading Posted by Molly Webb on 9th October 2007

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