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The problem with Facebook 'likes' and data harvesting

Something as seemingly harmless as a Facebook 'like' can be so valuable because is it gives criminals and rogue firms a better insight into citizens as a 'commodity' that can be traded - Nick Besant

» e-government analysis

'Extraordinary effort' needed to meet EU recycling target

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A majority of European countries will have to make an 'extraordinary effort' to meet the target of recycling half of municipal waste by the end of this decade, a report says

» Environment news

European People's Party President Wilfried Martens in interview

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On a broad range of topics ranging from the surprise election result in Italy to an EU army and a European-wide Freedom of Information Act, EPP President Wilfried Martens speaks exclusively to PublicServiceEurope.com

» Integration and enlargement news

Cyber security becoming the 'arms race of the 21st century'

Defence policy is changing as countries rush to grow the technologies and skills, which will allow them to dominate the domain, writes Jim Murphy MP

» Defence and security analysis

The global economic prospects for 2013

Keith Wade and Azad Zangana explain why the global economy hit another soft patch in 2012 and share their views on whether 2013 will provide the green shoots of recovery

» Trade, finance and markets analysis

Transforming public services, command and control not the answer

Successive initiatives and management fads have not delivered but shifting the focus from top-down leadership to bottom-up support can bring about results – writes Professor Colin Coulson-Thomas

» Management and HR feature

Lessons of war - the misuse of schools by militaries

The issue of militaries using schools as barracks, bases, detention centers, firing positions and training grounds during conflicts is rarely discussed - writes Bede Sheppard

» Education feature