Memoranda: Policy-Budget Outreach Tool
Analysis, Collective Intelligence, Memoranda, Reform, Technologies, Tools2003 Pak (US) & Zdanowicz (US) An Estimate of 2001 Lost U.S. Federal Income Tax Revenues Due to Over-Invoiced Imports and Under-Priced Exports
03 Economy, Analysis, Budgets & Funding, Commerce, Commercial Intelligence, Government, Historic Contributions
Academics can be cool and useful.
These two guys are worth over $50billion a year to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), but the U.S. Government does not seem to care about intelligence-driven revenue-collection.
These guys ROCK and represent all that academics should be in the service of their country and theircommunity.
Dr. Simon J. Pak and Dr. John S. Zdanowicz, Penn State University and Florida International University OSS '03: For their extraordinary demonstration, with a tangible value to the public of $50 billion a year in tax fraud savings, of new methods of academic investigation into public trade records, and the consequent discovery of specific instances of import-export money laundering and financial fraud, as well as weight variances associated with the smuggling of contraband and the mis-representation of cargo.
Below are their paper and slides as presented at OSS '03. These guys should have their own investigative cell fully-funded by the IRS and ultimately in ther service of all governments (a multinational global service).
2003 Pelton (US) World’s Most Dangerous Places
Communities of Practice, Cultural Intelligence, Earth Intelligence, Historic Contributions, Methods & Process, Peace Intelligence
PLATINUM LIFETIME AWARD, Robert Young Pelton
Mr. Robert Young Pelton is perhaps the greatest journalist-adverturer on the planet. This is a man that gets kidnapped by accident, is recognized by the leader of the kidnappers, and is promptly released with apologies and an honor guard. His book World’s Most Dangerous Places and his TV series Come Back Alive are among the most extraordinary “ground truth” offerings available to the public and admired by the spies. In his every waking moment, in his every action, in his every report, he embodies the true spirit of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT).
This extraordinary person may well be the prototype for engaged citizen investigative journalism. Below is the summary of his presence at OSS '03, and links to his two most important websites. The photo above links to his Wikipedia page.
Reference: Our Common Vision of the Information Society (UN/ITU)
United Nations & NGOs
Below are the headlines alone from the original document. Click above to see the original online, and on the Frog below for a printable paginated document.
A. Our Common Vision of the Information Society
B. An Information Society for All: Key Principles
B1. The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
B2. Information and communication infrastructure: an essential foundation for an inclusive information society
B3. Access to information and knowledge
B4. Capacity building
B5. Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs
B6. Enabling environment
B7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life
B8. Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content
B9. Media
B10. Ethical dimensions of the Information Society
B11. International and regional cooperation
C. Towards an Information Society for All Based on Shared Knowledge
Reference: Geneva Plan of Action for a World Information Society (UN/ITU)
United Nations & NGOs
Too long to reproduce here, an original and almost priceless reference. Click on logo for full text. This is the original. Since then Geneva has taken place, and plans are on for the next step. Click on Frog at thebottom for a paginated easy-print clean document with all of the information.
PLAN OF ACTION
A. Introduction
B. Objectives, goals, and targets
C. Action Lines
C1. The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
C2.Information and communication infrastructure: an essential foundation for the Information Society
C3. Access to information and knowledge
C4. Capacity building
C5. Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs
C6. Enabling environment
C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life
C8. Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content
C9. Media
C10. Ethical dimensions of the Information Society
C11. International and regional cooperation
D. Digital Solidarity Agenda
D1. Priorities and strategies
D2. Mobilizing resources
E. Follow-up and evaluation
F. Towards WSIS phase 2 (Tunis)
2003 “BEATING CARTELS AT THEIR OWN GAME – SHARING INFORMATION IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CARTELS”
Director of National Intelligence et al (IC)
There are two important aspects to this 2003 report as this is written (11 August 2009).
1. This is a top ten refereence for a search of <international information-sharing> which suggests that not much has happened in the last few years, which coincides with our own appreciation.
2. The speaker lists a number of myths and discusses each briefly. They are worth noting.
Myth I: Information Sharing In The Investigation Of Hardcore Cartels Should Be Treated Differently Than Other Financial Offenses
Myth II: Increased Information Sharing Will Lead To The Rampant, Uncontrolled Exchange Of Sensitive Confidential Business Secrets
Myth III. Strict Protections On Information Sharing Must Be Imposed Because There Is A High Risk of Misuse Or Leaks Of Shared Information
Myth IV: Unchecked Information Sharing Threatens The Continued Success Of Leniency Programs
Myth V. Business And Trade Groups Do Not Support Enhanced Cooperation Between Foreign Governments Because They Fear Vigorous And Effective Enforcement Of The Antitrust Laws
2003 Harris (US) Beautiful Minds (Ralph Peters, Maverick Analyst)
Analysis, Articles & Chapters, Historic Contributions
Ralph Peters stands out in Phi Beta Iota's tag cloud because among the 2000 or so authors represented here, he has both multiple non-fictions books to his name that we have reviewed, and he has given provocative presentations on more than one occasion to the multinational public intelligence audience that we began nurturing in 1992. Below by Shane Harris is both a PDF for retension assurance, and at the logo, the original online article from Government Executive.
