The license to create
[Jul. 26, 2007] - The origins of free software/Open sources can be traced back to the forties, when software were developed by universities and research's laboratories of big enterprises. Software were conceived as scientific products. It meant that everyone could evaluate the results and modify the source codes. But Open Sources – disregarded for years as poor on a quality level - are finally entering the stages of mass production software...thanks to a penguin!
Why streets become children's home?
[Jul. 17, 2007] - The phenomenon of street children is a worldwide issue. From Africa to Asia, crossing several sides of Europe and the Americas, there are children – many of those live in slums or shanty towns closed to vast, unsafe and life-threatening metropolis – forced to beg, steal, or sell themselves. Marginalized by society, those children are exposed to abandonment, delinquency, abuse and hostility...
Can we handle it?
[Jul. 09, 2007] - There's a new, incredible, up to date smartphone coming our way. The iPhone. Everyone is talking about it, but will it definitely change our life? Generally speaking, technology really improves our lives? Because technology is something we can't live without, but also the mirror where society reflects itself (think of MySpace or YouTube!): the connection between society and scientific development is really deep...
Europe, the oldest continent?
[Jun. 29, 2007] - Among the many problems Europe has to deal with, population aging is probably one of the toughest nut to crack. The Old Continent is becoming even older and gray. Many forecasts predict that, before the end of this decade, the proportion of people aged 60 or over in the West will exceed the proportion of those aged under five.
Ten years later, Asian tigers tamed by India and China?
[Jun. 22, 2007] - Ten years ago a financial turmoil shocked Asian economy. The so called Asian Tigers (Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea and Hong Kong), after having experienced from the early 1990s a high GDP growth, went into one of the most powerful financial crisis in recent history. Differently, India and China underwent to just a slow down in growth. Now they lead the region’s economy...