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Building-Blocks of a 21st Century Digital Government
Today marks three months since we released the Digital Government Strategy (PDF/ HTML5) – as part of the President’s directive to build a 21st Century Government that delivers better services to the American people. Read More »
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Bukobot Aims to be Open-source 3D Printer
3D printing may still seem like a science fiction concept to the uninitiated, but to those who are willing to open their eyes, it is very apparent that it is here, it is now, and it is exploding in popularity. Don’t take my word for it. Read More »
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Bulgaria Got a Law Requiring Open Source
Less than two years after my presentation titled “Open source for the government”, and almost exactly one year after I became advisor to the deputy prime minister of Bulgaria, with the efforts of my colleagues and the deputy prime minister, the amendments to the Electronic Governance Act were voted in parliament and are now in effect. The amendments require all software written for the government to be open-source and to be developed as such in a public repository...
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Bulgaria Passes Law Requiring Government Software to Be Open Source
Amendments to the country's Electronic Governance Act have been voted on in Parliament and are now in effect. Amendments have been passed by the Bulgarian Parliament requiring all software written for the government to be open source and developed in a public repository, making custom software procured by the government accessible to everyone. Article 58 of the Electronic Governance Act states that administrative authorities must include the following requirements...
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Bulk Of Wasted DOD, VA iEHR Money Went To Support Contracts
Think Epic implementation is a costly prospect? How about spending $1.1 billion on a joint Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs EHR that never even got off the ground? Read More »
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Business and Medical Leaders Develop Crowdsourced Platform to Solve Complex Immunological Problems
Here at Medgadget, we have previously covered efforts to crowdsource ideas for developing medical technology and innovation. For example, we have seen programs that crowdsource retinal connectome mapping and protein folding. Read More »
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Busted For Dodging Linux License, Samsung Makes Nice With Free Code
Samsung has released software that could help a brand new class of storage devices work with Linux-based smartphones and computers. Read More »
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Busting The Top Five Myths About Open Access Publishing
Rather than lock up knowledge in costly journals, increasingly universities and governments are recognising that publicly funded research should be open to all. Read More »
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Butter And Cheese Better Than Trans-Fat Margarines, Says Heart Specialist
Aseem Malhotra says saturated fat is not a problem, low-fat products are often full of sugar and statins are over-prescribed Read More »
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Butter Is Bad – A Myth We've Been Fed By The 'Healthy Eating' Industry
Medics are saying saturated fat may not be the devil incarnate. Just don't expect an apology from low-fat food purveyors Read More »
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Buy EHR vs Build EHR
I’ve long had an interest in the topic of when hospitals chose to buy their EHR software versus build their EHR software. In fact, we’ve written multiple times on the subject including Anne Zieger’s piece on “Some Hospitals Still Choosing To Build Own EMR“. Read More »
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Buying Book Chapters Like Music Tracks, And What’s Wrong With Traditional Peer Review Anyway? A Conversation With Duke University Press, Part Two.
This is part 2 of the ninth interview in a series by Adeline Koh entitled Digital Challenges to Academic Publishing. Each article in this series features an interview with an academic publisher, press or journal editor on how their organization is changing in response to the digital world. Read More »
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By Putting Over-The-Air Online Legally, Aereo Clears The Way For ALL TV Everywhere
This week is the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention in Las Vegas, with the attendent announcements relating to television distribution. Adobe and Brightcove are both introducing products to facilitate the concept of Television Everywhere, or TVE. But what the broadcast industry considers TV does not include all of the video that is already accessible everywhere through the web... Read More »
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Bye-Bye Ballmer, Hello Open Source? Microsoft's Upcoming Options
Despite early 'cancer' slur, Steve Ballmer has been investing in open source. Could his departure open doors at Microsoft? Read More »
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C-suite Views RCM As Matter Of Survival
New Black Book report shows healthcare execs see RCM as a way to stay solvent Read More »
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