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Which economy is most innovative
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/30/which-economy-is-most-innovative/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 30, 2016 Get some facts from the 2016 Global Innovation Index compiled by World intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Cornell University, INSEAD.
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State of the Least Developed Countries report 2016
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/09/26/state-of-the-least-developed-countries-report-2016/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 26, 2016 Released in September by the Office of the High Representative for Least Developed Countries. It reviews the progress made in development for 48 countries.
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Online Labour Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/09/30/online-labour-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 30, 2016 A u seful tool which provides free data on jobs advertised online via websites and platforms in different countries and different occupations, quickly enabling researchers to track...
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First Annual report from UK Anti-Slavery Commissioner
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/10/17/first-annual-report-from-uk-anti-slavery-commissioner/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 17, 2016 Download the full text from the UK government website The appendix provides modern slavery crime data for England and Wales.
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British boards do not reflect ethnic diversity
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/04/british-boards-do-not-reflect-ethnic-diversity/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 4, 2016 The conclusion from the Parker review published this week which recommends quotas to enhance BAME employment prospects. See the CBI reaction.
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COP22 Climate Change conference
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/18/cop22-climate-change-conference/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 18, 2016 …was held in Marrakesh this week.
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How many women have served in the US Congress?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/18/how-many-women-have-served-in-the-us-congress/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 18, 2016 Get the data from the latest Library of Congress CRS report Women in Congress, 1917-2016: Biographical and Committee Assignment Information and Listings by State and Congress.
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Internet freedom has declined for the sixth consecutive year
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/25/internet-freedom-has-declined-for-the-sixth-consecutive-year/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 25, 2016 …according to the latest annual Freedom on the Internet report from Freedom House.
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The ‘Measuring the Information Society Report’ 2016
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/12/06/the-measuring-the-information-society-report-2016/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 6, 2016 This major report published by the International Telecommunications Union captures the level of ICT developments in 175 economies worldwide and compares progress since the year 2014.
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Digital Presidential transition
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/01/13/digital-presidential-transition/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 13, 2017 With the changeover to a new president the White House has announced its plans for archiving social media and website from the Obama administration.