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The big event in the Open Source community this week is Microsoft's Open Specification Promise, published on Microsoft's web site on September 12. What Microsoft promises is that no developer or programmer will be harassed or sued for infringement of 35 patents Microsoft holds in the area of web services specifications, if he/she uses those specifications to develop open-source applications.

The European Commission has launched a long-planned autumn push towards revamping its technology policies with a 10-point programme.

A blog from Switzerland provides insights on what is hot in the land of the venture capitalist.

A new research lab brings together a chemicals giant and academics to accelerate the development of organic electronics.

A pay-per-vote Web site offers a new way to fund science, one dollar at a time.

A confluence of drought and rapidly growing demand is spurring the development of water technologies.