Tackling Big Problems Through Civic Information Technologies (journal article)
by Brian Behlendorf
from eGov Monitor, 23 March 2009
"Governments should maintain a roadmap of existing or potential CITs (Civic Information Technologies), and manage an awareness of that roadmap at senior policy levels says the author as he discusses the potential benefits."

Information Security Threats: A Comparative Analysis of Impact, Probability, and Preparedness. (journal article)
by Mary Sumner
from Information Systems Management, Winter 2009, Vol. 26 No 1
" The objectives are: (1) to determine the risk assessment of information security threats, based upon the perceived impact and the perceived probability of occurrence of these threats; (2) to determine the extent of risk mitigation, based upon the perceived level of preparedness for each of these information security threats; and (3) to determine the extent to which the of occurrence and the impact of information security threats relate to the level of preparedness."

Vengeance is Mine, Sayeth The Techies (journal article)
by Sue Bushell
from CIO Summer 2009
When Terry Childs locked down San Francisco’s data network, it sent shockwaves through the IT world. Think it can’t happen in Australia? Think again . . .

Thinking globally, acting locally living personally (journal article)

by Cynthia G. Wagner

from Futurist, Vol. 41 No. 6, Nov 2007, pp.54-58

"The article discusses the highlights of the World Future Society conference titled "WorldFuture 2007: Fostering Hope and Vision for the 21st Century" held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from July 29 to 31. Among the topics discussed in detail include global warming, terrorism and poverty. "Reason" magazine science correspondent Ronald Bailey cited improving agricultural productivity as a success story in the U.S. According to anthropologist Helen Fisher, women are gaining in economic power, health, literacy and other measures of progress."