Monthly Archives: January 2007

Letter to Editor CT 26th Jan

Letter to Editor CT 26th JanThe Prime Minister’s water initiative will solve the overuse of rural water but it is more costly than it needs to be. The underlying problem with water in rural areas, as well as in cities, is that the price of water is lower than the cost of saving water. [...]

Water Rewards

Water Rewards
Water Rewards is a new concept that will encourage and support sustainable use of water by Australian households, urban industries and businesses. Its primary objectives are to use market-based mechanisms and incentives to encourage consumers, who are members of Water Rewards, to use less water by [...]

Evidence for the Efficacy of “Rewards”

Evidence for the Efficacy of “Rewards”
The theme of this blog is what happens when we give people control over their online information. A major impact appears to be the potential empowerment of individuals in their dealings with others. In practical terms this means that many of the complex systems we have established to facilitate cooperation [...]

How to create an online identity with…

The relationships we have with organisations and other people almost all are recorded electronically in some way or other. Our doctor’s appointments. The license we obtained from the Motor Registry Department. Our Tax Submission.AusRegistrations gives us a way to keep our own record of these relationships in such a way that

We cannot change the [...]