Tag Archives: information technology

UNESCO conference – Memory of the World in the Digital Age : The Conclusion!

The entire conference went as quickly and busy as the first day. During three days, we had the chance to attend numerous sessions, most of them concurrent, and with themes sometimes at each end of the information management spectrum. Recurrent … Continue reading

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A huge first day at the Memory of the World Conference

The UNESCO Memory of the World Conference opened Wednesday in Vancouver with a huge program. The first day was packed with conferences, exhibition salon, opening conferences and obviously a welcome reception. The day started with Ken Thibodeau who broke the … Continue reading

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Statement on cloud computing by the FFIEC

On July 10th, The Federal Financial Institution Examination Council (FFIEC) issued a statement on cloud computing [PDF]. The FFIEC describes itself as a formal interagency body empowered to prescribe uniform principles, standards, report forms and to promote uniformity in the … Continue reading

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The Answer to Soaring E-Discovery Costs

As a follow-up the white paper “Software-assisted Document Review: An ROI Your GC Can Appreciate” she co-authored, Kelli Brooks was interviewed in the Metropolitan Corporate Counsel. Kelli Brookes is Principal, Forensic Technology Services, for KPMG LLP in the United States, … Continue reading

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Slaw on François Senécal’s Virtual and Technological Articling

Christelle Vaval posted an interesting article on Slaw entitled The Internship Revised. She looks at alternative means to complete the Bar articling program by leveraging technologies. She provides as an example what I did with François Senécal at Ledjit: Dominic … Continue reading

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Artificial intelligence, applied linguistics and eDiscovery

A very interesting article by the New York Times (Armies of Expensive Lawyers, Replaced by Cheaper Software (mobile)) offers a glimpse of eDiscovery’s near future: Now, thanks to advances in artificial intelligence, “e-discovery” software can analyze documents in a fraction of the … Continue reading

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