by JAK | Oct 23, 2007 | big ideas, culture, industry futures
Almost hidden over at Russell Brown’s Hard News was a link to a seriously good discussion paper on public broadcasting futures and the wider implications. The paper was commissioned by a government arts funding agency- so many of the conclusions are pointed at them....
by JAK | Oct 15, 2007 | big ideas, industry futures
I’m hoping as many as possible will read the whole (NZ Energy Strategy) document but I’m guessing that won’t happen. Given that 86% of NZ oil consumption is used by the transport sector, the transport implications are worth looking at more closely....
by JAK | Oct 13, 2007 | big ideas, industry futures
The latest version of the New Zealand Energy Strategy to 2050 was released at 11am on Thursday October 11th. The full document is available for download (as a 112page PDF document) over at this address. On pages 7 & 8 – the Minister of Energy – David...
by JAK | Oct 4, 2007 | culture
What to do about Burma? Did you know that the military have ruled there since 1962. 50million people need your help. Here is a video on Burma’s Secret War which has been on Youtube since November ’06. It was made by undercover journalist Evan Williams and...
by JAK | Sep 23, 2007 | culture, industry futures
Back in the 70’s and early 80’s publishing was protected by a complex range of typesetting and print considerations which provided a barrier to entry for writers or would be publishers. Publishers looked after the business side with distribution, marketing...
by JAK | Sep 18, 2007 | big ideas, TED
One of the best blogs on media and publishing is called Trends in the Living Networks. It is written by Ross Dawson whose insights make a great deal of sense. Last week he wrote about six trends that will transform living online over the next years Those 6 trends are...
by JAK | Sep 9, 2007 | culture, industry futures, music, this blog
I was at an recent event where (in passing) a presenter recounted her experiences at various TV conferences along these lines. She told us that many of the industry attendees were still asking variations of “Help the Internet is coming…what do we...
by JAK | Sep 5, 2007 | big ideas
Apparently George Bush thinks the answer to global warming is nuclear power. The reality is far more complex and relies on Russian goodwill more than anything else. I suspect this is not something Bush wants to rely on given the resumption of the Cold War practices of...
by JAK | Aug 28, 2007 | big ideas, culture
I see that John Ralston Saul is in Wellington for a couple of days this week. I’d love to be there* to hear what he has to say to our local Government Managers and the Wellington City Council. Saul’s books are some of the best and most important...
by JAK | Aug 22, 2007 | culture, this blog
The other day my daughter (just turned 6) said that she wanted to be a scientist because she liked mixing things up and watching the colours change. That comment reminded me of the time she turned almost half the kitchen blue playing with blue food colouring. Cool! I...
