This article reports on the adverse impact that China's tightening Internet control is having on Chinese business, both domestically and with foreign investors.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/22/business/international/china-clamps-down-on-web-pinching-companies-like-google.html?_r=0

Among the effects is a "rise of a number of locally run application stores, which analysts say will sometimes market pirated copies of software or charge extra to promote a new application. Companies are often forced to create versions of their apps for China that are slightly different from the versions distributed to the rest of the world on Google's app store."

So here's a question for contemplation and possible discussion: does citizen participation in science necessarily involve open science? I'm sure we will look at this in more detail under copyright and intellectual property, but this topic is heating up in the realm of open knowledge.
https://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/43746

Estonia is aiming to simplify life for its citizens through the issue of digital identity cards.
http://www.economist.com/news/international/21605923-national-identity-scheme-goes-global-estonia-takes-plunge