EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty An Exclusive Global Women's Network · 85Broads.com Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom The latest report from Spiceworks outlines what's happening in IT this year. The study of 800+ worldwide IT pros, which we started covering last year, explores budgetary concerns, technology trends, and the general state of the IT industry. First and most importantly, IT budgets are barely budging. CIOs’ global planned spending is expected to increase by only about $2,000 year over year, and North American IT departments will get more money than their EMEA counterparts. Along those same lines, 60 percent of IT professionals are not planning to hire additional staff in 2016. According to the research, more than half of respondents expect company revenue to continue increasing in 2016. Where the Money Goes IT leaders’ top priorities are hardware and software, though spending for hosted/cloud-based and managed service projects is slated to increase slightly over 2015. Some speculate about a world without desktops, but they aren’t going away anytime soon. What Keeps Them Awake?
Using the Dictionary to Discover Writing Prompts -- Writing Prompts from the Dictionary Sometimes new words can suggest entirely new directions for your writing. Let chance lead you to words -- and then to themes and stories -- you might not have come to on your own. Time Required: at least 30 minutes Here's How: Open the dictionary up to a random page. Tips: Write for the entire time, even if you feel stuck or frustrated. What You Need Dictionary or other bookPaperPen or pencil.Timer The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financi Editor’s Note: The following post comes to us from Guido Rossi, former Chairman of the Consob (Italian SEC), and Marco Ventoruzzo of Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law, and Bocconi University. A recent and groundbreaking decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasburg might shatter the entire structure of the Italian and European regulation of market abuse (insider trading and market manipulations). The case is “Grand Stevens and others v. Italy”, and was decided on March 4, 2014. The facts can be briefly summarized as follows. …continue reading: European Court of Human Rights Shakes Insider Trading Rules
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