https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/davos07/ en-us Copyright 2008 Sun, 28 Jan 2007 18:16:50 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss It’s been a pretty intense week for Richard and me, with early starts, hard work and little sleep. I think I’ve averaged four-and-a-half hours a night. But as every year Davos has provided an almighty buzz, even though the event... Tim Weber (BBC News) https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/davos07/2007/01/goodbye_from_davos.shtml https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/davos07/2007/01/goodbye_from_davos.shtml davos07 Sun, 28 Jan 2007 18:16:50 +0000 Three UK jobseekers have been haunting Davos this week. One wants to relocate, the other wants a promotion, and the third will soon be unemployed. So did coming to Davos improve the chances of David Cameron to switch to the... Tim Weber (BBC News) https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/davos07/2007/01/the_little_britain_show.shtml https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/davos07/2007/01/the_little_britain_show.shtml davos07 Sun, 28 Jan 2007 11:23:34 +0000 Looking back at the past week, what was the hottest ticket in town? Undoubtedly the Google party on Friday night. The party was so packed that shortly after its start the organisers had to engage in strict crowd control at... Tim Weber (BBC News) https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/davos07/2007/01/the_google_ticket.shtml https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/davos07/2007/01/the_google_ticket.shtml davos07 Sun, 28 Jan 2007 08:41:45 +0000 Now there are not that many places that can have this panel on social networks and web 2.0: YouTube's Chad Hurley; Microsoft founder Bill Gates; Caterina Fake, founder of Flickr; Nike chief executive Mark Parker; and EU commissioner Viviane Reding.... Tim Weber (BBC News) https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/davos07/2007/01/social_networking.shtml https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/davos07/2007/01/social_networking.shtml davos07 Sat, 27 Jan 2007 13:10:42 +0000 Richard has already done a good write-up of the breakfast with Bill and Melinda Gates. I just wanted to add two points: When asked whether a lot of money spent on aid was wasted, Bill got really passionate. Of course... Tim Weber (BBC News) https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/davos07/2007/01/bill_gates_aid_does_work.shtml https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/davos07/2007/01/bill_gates_aid_does_work.shtml davos07 Sat, 27 Jan 2007 10:40:25 +0000 I blogged earlier this week about some NGOs feeling left out of some of the big discussions here. Since then others have approached me to say the same thing - "It's returned to a corporate conversation" they claim. One academic,... Richard Sambrook (BBC News) https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/davos07/2007/01/how_was_it_for_you.shtml https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/davos07/2007/01/how_was_it_for_you.shtml davos07 Sat, 27 Jan 2007 09:50:37 +0000 A theme emerged in Bill and Melinda Gates discussion of the work of their Foundation. Melinda Gates said it was clear that solutions had to be placed in the hands of women in developing countries. "A lot of the tragedy... Richard Sambrook (BBC News) https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/davos07/2007/01/women_are_the_answer.shtml https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/davos07/2007/01/women_are_the_answer.shtml davos07 Sat, 27 Jan 2007 08:20:14 +0000 Gates, that is, in conversation with Tom Friedman of the New York Times. A lot of discussion about their Foundation - whose vision is that "all lives on the planet are equal." They started, and continue, with long term investment... Richard Sambrook (BBC News) https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/davos07/2007/01/breakfast_with_bill_and_melind.shtml https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/davos07/2007/01/breakfast_with_bill_and_melind.shtml davos07 Sat, 27 Jan 2007 07:58:10 +0000 One year ago, Africa’s future was one of the biggest topics at the World Economic Forum. Bono launched his “Red” campaign, Tony Blair continued to push for debt relief for Africa, and trade talks focused on helping developing nations. So... Tim Weber (BBC News) https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/davos07/2007/01/the_promise_of_africa.shtml https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/davos07/2007/01/the_promise_of_africa.shtml davos07 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 19:14:20 +0000 We have asked some of the participants to tell us about one of the Davos moments, encounters and events that make Davos special for them. Mark Crosier is the founder of UK high-tech firm DeepStream Technologies, and one of the... Tim Weber (BBC News) https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/davos07/2007/01/my_davos_moment_part_3_1.shtml https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/davos07/2007/01/my_davos_moment_part_3_1.shtml davos07 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 16:08:03 +0000 "If you want an employee who is really efficient and dependable advertise for a woman who has never had an orgasm." It's not all big issues at Davos. For the last two years one of the sell-out sessions has been... Richard Sambrook (BBC News) https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/davos07/2007/01/does_anyone_out_there_like_me.shtml https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/davos07/2007/01/does_anyone_out_there_like_me.shtml davos07 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:32:24 +0000 As I mentioned before security is tight, and when entering the conference centre we have to check in using our electronic badges. When I hold my badge against the reader, my picture, name and access rights show up on a... Tim Weber (BBC News) https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/davos07/2007/01/face_recognition.shtml https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/davos07/2007/01/face_recognition.shtml davos07 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:32:00 +0000 "Seeing Al Gore's film An Inconvenient Truth was a tipping point for me". The speaker was Klaus Kleinfeld, the CEO of Siemens, one of the world's biggest technology companies. The BBC World debate was exploring who is driving the change... Richard Sambrook (BBC News) https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/davos07/2007/01/whos_driving_the_debate.shtml https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/davos07/2007/01/whos_driving_the_debate.shtml davos07 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:27:35 +0000 There is an unspoken undercurrent in many of the debates here. I have been trying to put my finger on it and I think it's this: the economic forecasts are strong, business is good and continues to grow. But set... Richard Sambrook (BBC News) https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/davos07/2007/01/does_not_compute.shtml https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/davos07/2007/01/does_not_compute.shtml davos07 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:46:06 +0000 We've asked a number of participants to describe us their "Davos Moment". Barbara Stocking is the director of Oxfam UK, one of the many non-governmental organisations that have come here to lobby and convince the rich and the powerful. I... Tim Weber (BBC News) https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/davos07/2007/01/my_davos_moment_part_3.shtml https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/davos07/2007/01/my_davos_moment_part_3.shtml davos07 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:44:15 +0000