The New Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business

When it comes to books forecasting the future, tech statesmen like Eric Schmidt don’t have a stellar track record. Even Bill Gates, in his 1995 The Road Ahead, ignored the internet just as it was about to transform the world.

Google’s executive chairman has started a visit to North Korea which has sparked controversy and fascination.

As the current financial crisis attests, money makes the world go round and when the flow of capital is restricted, the ripple effect is felt from one continent to the next.

DEATH or prison is the only fate that awaits any Irish youth who joins a gang, former gangsters warned yesterday.