Corporate Equality Index is the USA national benchmarking tool on corporate policies and practices related to LGBT employees. It is prepared by Human Rights Campaign Foundation. The website also contains a searchable database of employers which has data on employment policies and practices pertaining to LGBT employees. In the UK similar information is compiled by Stonewall […]
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Nielsen social media report 2012
Nielsen social media report 2012 , subtitled social media comes of age, focuses mainly on the USA & has good graphics showing total time spent and the most popular site. Also released today ofcom report 2012 International Communications Market Report states that the UK is a nation of internet shoppers and users of online TV. International comparisons are […]
Data.gov.in
A new initiative to provide free open access to statistical data from the Indian government. It currently has only 19 datasets, but these include recent GDP and consumer price indexes, and more will be added as data controllers are appointed. Materials will include state level and urban/rural data. Datasets are available to download in Excel. More […]
The Right to be Heard Framework: A learning companion
An online guide from Oxfam intended for development workers. The right to be heard framework aims to help poor people be heard by politicians. It includes case studies from civil society on how to devise and analyse programmes and gain support. http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/the-right-to-be-heard-framework-a-learning-companion-254793
Syria’s internet blackout
Google launches speak to tweet service because of Syria’s internet blackout, a good example of the use of social media to provide crisis communications. Go to the site for examples of messages left.
Gay marriage in the UK
Gay marriage In the latest development gay marriage is to be made illegal in the Church of England see the BBC parliamentary announcement. See the Home office response to the recent consultation and the original consultation. Members of the conservative party launch a new group to support gay marriage called Freedom to marry . A key […]
ICAI – Independent commission for aid impact
The independent body responsible for the scrutiny of UK aid. A useful starting point for considering effectiveness. Reports from 2011 onwards are online. http://icai.independent.gov.uk/publications/ Other useful analyses of UK aid: House of Commons international development committee – reports and hearings online. Eldis provides a free searchable database of abstracts and full text publications covering all aspects […]
Watergate: more online releases from US government
http://www.archives.gov/research/investigations/watergate/us-v-liddy.html The newly released documents come from the U.S. v. Liddy criminal trial against seven of the individuals involved in the Watergate break-in scandal that led to the impeachment and resignation of President Richard Nixon. They include evidentiary discussions held outside the jury’s hearing, pre-trial discussions with defendants’ lawyers and the court, and post-trial sentencing […]
ITN Productions launches citizen journalism channel
http://www.youtube.com/user/truthloader A new initiative to encourage citizen reporters to help shape news stories called Truthloader. See the mission statement video via YouTube. It aims to highlight stories bringing investigative and citizen journalism together. There is also a reddit discussion board associated with it. CNN iReport also seeks to highlight citizen journalism. The Guardian has recently […]
Flooding
The Global Risk data platform is a multiple agencies (partners include UNEP) effort to share spatial data information on global risk from natural hazards this includes floods, cyclones, earthquakes, graphs chart economic and mortality risk. See also UNISDR disaster risk reduction. International Flood network for newsletters and alerts worldwide. Sites on the recent UK floods: […]
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