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This study empirically validates the institutional actions in the adoption of IT identified by King et al. [24], who review strategies of institutional intervention in IT adoption to identify categories of institutional actions that can stimulate or retard IT diffusion, namely knowledge building, knowledge deployment, subsidy, innovation directive, mobilization, and standard settin

If you want to understand what the cloud platform is really about then read this. The connectivity of all computers is going to a new level. This might help you understand the vision.

Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010, sponsored and introduced by Senator Joseph Lierberman on 06/10/2010. Latest Major Action: 12/15/2010 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar.

This is a secondary post to accompany one of my earlier ones on public education and administration strategies. Related to previous post about Obama wanting to create an Ed-Tech agency. This official White House website posts a complete outline of Obama's broader plan for American Innovation to build the economy of the 21st century (in the form of an executive summary).      Interesting pyramid figure conceptually charting the projeced impact on innovation for "Sustainable Growth" and quality jobs.

Blended Learning, which combines online distance learning and traditional classroom education for K-12 discussed in this article, has potential, but needs help to reach its "full potential".  My favorite quote in the article is: " 'There is a significant risk that the existing education system will co-opt online learning as it blends it into its current flawed model-and just as is the case now, too few students will receive an excellent education,' the report states."

article subtitle: Labor board says discussing work with others is a right.  Key issues highlighted with article quotes: "Schools and other employers should think twice before trying to restrict workers from talking about their jobs on Facebook or other social media." "The National Labor Relations Board sued the company last year, arguing the worker's negative comments were protected speech under federal labor laws."