About e-Science or e-Research

ShareThe term “e-science” is roughly — though not pre­cisely — syn­ony­mous with “Cyber­in­fra­struc­ture”; where the lat­ter term is preva­lent in the United States, e-science pre­dom­i­nates in the United King­dom and else­where in Europe. Both terms refer to the use of net­worked com­put­ing tech­nolo­gies to enhance col­lab­o­ra­tion and inno­v­a­tive meth­ods in research. “E-Science,” how­ever, has a […]

The Pros and Cons of Social Media Use at Work

Share­So­cial media is just like real-life social activ­i­ties: You won’t get much out of being a wall­flower. In regard­ing to should employ­ees be allowed to use social net­work­ing sites such as Face­book at work, or should they be banned? Fifty exec­u­tives across a range of dis­ci­plines and indus­tries debated the mer­its of allow­ing staff access […]