SME in the Deep-freeze: Small and Medium sized Enterprises left out in the Cold

Every government has the obligation to take care spending public funds. For that reason regional, national and even international rules have been set in place. You're not allowed to exclude providers or suppliers nor to promote them without good cause. You are supposed not to gain from an assignment or order (read bribery). Unfair competitive advantages (specific product or brand requests) nor between company agreements (cartel) are allowed. The procurement must be transparent and all information must be publicly available. And anyone selected for providing the goods or services must be a respectful and trusted supplier. And, we're economic: spending should be minimal.

On Privacy, Data Protection and Anonymity

The value of internet for the emancipation of peoples has reached a high water mark in 2011. Uprisings in North Africa have shown its value for the rest of Africa, the Middle and Far East. I was honoured by several invitations to join think tank discussions on enhancing and also appreciating the value that internet has. It brought me to considerations on the protection of people's privacy on-line. Privacy or anonymity?