Following last month’s post – a quick overview of the draft EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – I’m excited to announce that the hi:project is hosting a round-table on the response to the regulation, London, 5th May 2015. The […]
In an article in the Guardian last week, Professor Alex ‘Sandy’ Pentland mooted the potential for Google to cleave in two, with one part dedicated to providing a regulated bank-like service for data. Pentland directs the MIT Human Dynamics Lab […]
In March 2014 the European parliament approved an amended text for the draft General Data Protection Regulation (PDF). It is quite a substantial reform reflecting the not insubstantial developments in ICT since 1995. Compliance is more onerous and fines far […]
Today is a good day. We enjoyed the opportunity to stream a presentation of the hi:project on a Web Science Trust webinar, and we received an official Letter Of Endorsement from the Trust to boot, signed by Professor Jim Hendler, Chairman […]
Email sent noon today, London time. Sign up to our email updates here. Hi. 2015 is the year of the hi:project. A bold claim, and undoubtedly one that will only prove true with your continued support. It’s five months since […]
The Web Science Trust board has invited me to present the hi:project at its meeting in Southampton today. I’m excited, of course, and particularly reassured to be going in with the support and good wishes of our nascent community. In […]
There are many ways to look at the hi:project. Internet of Things. Privacy. Quantified Self. Vendor Relationship Management. Digital inclusion. Etc. Prompted by a tweet by Dan Pontefract, author of Flat Army: Creating a Connected and Engaged Organization, I just […]
Billed by the Consumer Electonics Association (CEA) as the global stage for innovation, International CES 2015 is taking place this week in Las Vegas. BK Yoon, Samsung’s President and CEO of Consumer Electronics, kicked things off with a keynote on […]
To: Tim O’Reilly, Professor Sandy Pentland and all members of the Independent Expert Advisory Group on the Data Revolution for Sustainable Development, United Nations. Re: The Data Revolution Group consultation concluding 15th October 2014 The hi:project – transforming interfaces, securing […]
Jon Husband, aka Mr. Wirearchy, has posted to the hi:project blog today in advance of speaking at the inaugural hi:project Meetup this evening (also on G+), kindly hosted by the Postshift team in London. I’ll be presenting an overview of […]