Joël Van Hoolandt — Fractional CTO | Magma Consulting

Wondering what will change with the next Office version? Interested to know how cool the next MS product will be? Read the following post then, from Larry Magid and his down to earth approach on the question...

To gain deeper insights into future technology innovations, KPMG led a global survey in 2012 which assessed the scope of change over the next three to four years. With cloud and mobile technologies driving technological change, and China emerging as a true rival to the US, the findings indicate that the landscape for technology innovation is as fast-changing as the technologies themselves.

General Assembly , the New York-based education startup that offers classes and mingling space to tech developers and entrepreneurs, today officially opens its doors on its new London campus — marking its first expansion outside the U.S., and part of a bigger international strategy that will see the Yuri Milner/Jeff Bezos-backed company also expand to Berlin in July. Adam Pritzker, one of GA’s co-founders, says that London was an ideal first move abroad because the tech world here “has a lot of the same dynamics New York did 1-2 years ago.” But that doesn’t mean this will be a carbon copy of the original: he also says that GA wants to cater to the local clientele, and will be expanding its program accordingly. That could see GA put a new emphasis on big data development in the future, he says — speaking more to the finance and finance tech community here in London, as well as other industries big in the city and ripe for technological innovation. “Some of the most exciting oppor...

When you are in the middle of a crisis, it's always wise to have a financial strategy, isn't it? The multiannual financial framework (MFF, formerly ‘financial perspectives’) is a spending plan that translates the EU priorities into financial terms. It is not a seven-year budget, but the basis for the annual budgetary exercise; it limits expenditure over a fixed period and defines the maximum amounts available for each major category of spending. It therefore provides a political as well as budgetary framework for focusing resources and investments where needed. The current MFF period started in 2007 and will end in 2013. To put in place reforms and start implementation of the new programmes on time, the MFF should be adopted before the end of 2012. Link to the web site of the financial framework

Good to read that learning coding to children is not that easy....every programming book I read always repeat the same processes (what are integers, variables, routines bla bla etc.) but never found something funny to explain or to show to my 8 years son... That's why the code club is that great!! Check their blog and donate!! and BTW, when the same everywhere in Europe???

KPMG was voted Sustainable Firm of the year at this month’s inaugural industry awards by the International Accounting Bulletin. Avind Hickman, editor of International Accounting Bulletin, said KPMG was able to demonstrate with hard data how much its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives across the KPMG network had made a difference. “It also showed thought leadership by holding the sustainability summit which has underscored KPMG’s already very strong reputation on sustainability services.” http://www.kpmg.com/Global/en/IssuesAndInsights/ArticlesPublications/Press-releases/Pages/kpmg-ranked-international-sustainable-firm-of-the-year.aspx

See this interesting presentation on the 'overload feeling' during history...