The movement towards cloud computing combined with the increasing use of p2p and video streaming means the topography of the internet is undergoing change. When we started releasing data publicly, we measured it in petabytes of traffic,” said Doug Webster, a Cisco Systems market executive who is responsible for an annual report by the firm that charts changes in the Internet. “Then There is an interesting discussion going on about how the flow of data moving around the internet gives it a ’shape’ and what that shape means. You can see this discussion written up in an

From a strategic point of view, it ensures security (the destruction or malfunction of centralised infrastructures paralyses economical activity) but is also more effective in facing the strategic dangers posed by climate change. This article by George Papanikolaou appeared in a special issue of the Greek bi-lingual Re-Public magazine, Issue on P2P Energy, 2009 The same issue has articles by Erik Hunting and myself, as well as many others, and they are consistenly interesting.

39;With political disengagement on the rise and public services feeling the squeeze, it has never been more important to realise the potential of people to affect change at a local level by shaping the identity and direction of the places and public services they use.' 39;This pioneering project led by the RSA in partnership with Peterborough City Council and Arts Council England East, will experiment with different ‘models of social change’ across a range of spheres including civic behaviour, education, local enterprise, rehabilitation and treatment services.' I posted some musings last month about the way empowerment has become an industry : its recognition as an issue in policy is welcome but its neutralising assimilation distasteful.