The Global Information Technology Report 2012 is a special project within the framework of the World Economic Forum's Centre for Global Competitiveness and Performance and the Industry Partnership Programme for Information Technology and Telecommunications Industries regarding Living in a Hyperconnected World. World Economic Forum and INSEAD, Insight Report - edited by Soumitra Dutta and Beñat...

This paper examines the threats faced by journalists and social media users who report on drug violence in Mexico, and proposes steps to reduce these risks. The job of Mexican journalists covering drug trafficking and organized crime along the Mexico-U.S. border has been called the most dangerous job in the world. And the danger has...

Social media sites like Twitter enable users to engage in the spread of contagious phenomena: everything from information and rumors to social movements and virally marketed products. In particular, Twitter has been observed to function as a platform for political discourse, allowing political movements to spread their message and engage supporters, and also as a...

Confusion about the IRS’s processes and standards has led to criticism of the IRS for being arbitrary in its decision-making process and adverse to the journalism industry. But while there have been controversial decisions by the IRS in particular cases, it is critical to understand that the IRS’s primary duty with respect to these applications...

Gout and cardiovascular disease are both complex and multi-factorial with genetic predisposition and environmental triggers. Not only do both have high co-morbidity with other metabolic conditions, gout patients have high risk for cardiovascular events. Māori and Pacific populations have high risk for both gout and cardiovascular disease. The general aim of this study was to...