Chinese Library Annual Conference, Langfang, 5/30/18 to 6/2/18 The Chinese Library Conference: the Annual Conference of the Library Society of China...
Microsoft just won a massive contract from the Defense Department, showing how nationalism, militarism, and corporate power intermingle in the tech industry. Our response must be to unite tech workers across borders — and reject the jingoism that divides us.
Bill Gates TED Talk about epidemics Marc 2015: In 2014, the world avoided a global outbreak of Ebola, thanks to thousands of selfless health workers -- plus, frankly, some very good luck. In hindsight, we know what we should have done better. So, now's the time, Bill Gates suggests, to put all our good ideas into practice, from scenario planning to vaccine research to health worker training. As he says, "There's no need to panic ... but we need to get going."
The Verge, Feb 4, 2014. Bill Gates from Chairman of the Board to technical adviser at MS. "The leadership change comes at a critical point for Microsoft, and it's clear that both Gates and Nadella know it. The PC industry is slowing down; now they'll need to help Microsoft find greater success in mobile and the cloud from their new roles."
Den 26 november [2021] skrev Folk och Försvars generalsekreterare Maud Holma von Heijne under ett avtal med Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation vilket innebär en projektfinansiering till Folk och Försvar under en treårsperiod.
Biblioteksbladet 12.11.2018: Med ett dramatiskt språk och Bill Gates pengar ska världens bibliotek förmås gå i takt med tiden. IFLA:s generalsekreterare Gerald Leitner kämpar med en biblioteksvärld där det finns ”hundratusentals” som är obenägna att förändras.
" ”Rörelsen” är framför allt arbetet med en gemensam strategi för världens bibliotek som påbörjades häromåret med hjälp av ett tioårigt finansiellt stöd från Bill och Melinda Gates stiftelse, som Gerald Leitner beskriver som en ”game changer”. "
"The logic then, which we are already starting to see play out, is towards an integration between the companies that supply products to farmers (pesticides, tractors, drones, etc) and those that control the flow of data"
The world’s biggest technology companies and distribution platforms, such as Microsoft and Amazon, have started entering the food sector. What does this mean for small farmers and local food systems? This is leading to a strong and powerful integration between the companies that supply products to farmers (pesticides, tractors, drones, etc) and those that control the flow of data and have access to food consumers.