Sunday, May 29th, 2011
The International Finance Corporation, or IFC, a member of the World Bank, said it might support Turkish companies struggling to pay the amounts promised for the country’s energy privatizations. “We are open to support Turkish firms bidding for energy projects,” said Lars Thunell, executive vice president and chief executive of the IFC, during a Thursday interview
Sunday, May 29th, 2011
The city provides two free transport options for visitors. “The first involves the charming City Circle tram,” says Byrne, “which, as the name suggests, is an iconic, historical tram rattling around the outer limits of the central business district. From Sunday to Wednesday it operates from 10am to 6pm, while from Thursday to Saturday it
Sunday, May 29th, 2011
News Media today are evolving to include more geographic related information into a continuous news stream that is globally live. The origins of stories and breaking news events are being plugged into both professional and consumer oriented tools and technologies. A digital conduit strings together rapidly innovating tools, historical information with current happenings, whose ingredients
Saturday, May 28th, 2011
Going green is a fad that is gaining currency today, with the issue of global warming stirring action. In response, Microsoft has launched an IT pre-assembled components (ITPAC) data centre at the United Nations Offices in Nairobi (Unon). Dubbed as the 4th generation Cloud Data Centre, the innovation will be utilised by the United Nations
Saturday, May 28th, 2011
I further understand that the purpose of the meeting is to gain further momentum in developing CARICOM as an organisation and stimulate through cooperation regional economic and social growth and development. I further understand that Air Transport is seen as a key driver for this development. Read More
Saturday, May 28th, 2011
FIFA remains concerned with Brazil’s transportation infrastructure as the country prepares to host the 2014 World Cup. Football’s governing body said Friday that Brazil is mostly on track with its preparations, but “concerns remain with regard to airport operations and capacities as well as transport infrastructure.” Renovating Brazil’s overcrowded airports and improving urban mobility have been among
Saturday, May 28th, 2011
Panasonic Solutions Company, provider of collaboration, information-sharing and decision-support solutions for government and commercial enterprises, today announced a series of upgrades to its Toughbook 31 fully-rugged laptop. The updated device features new Intel Core™ i5 and i3 processors, increased RAM and hard drive capacity as well as speed, up to 20 hours of battery life,
Saturday, May 28th, 2011
RICS Malaysia, in conjunction with the Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (ISM) and the ASEAN Federation of Land Surveying and Geomatics (The ASEAN FLAG), will be organizing the 11th South East Asian Survey Congress and 13th International Surveyors’ Congress, to be held on 22-24 June 2011. YB Dato Sri Douglas Uggah Embas, Minister of Natural Resources
Saturday, May 28th, 2011
Installing solar thermal heating, training, developing national quality standards, drawing up strategies to implement these measures with the Brazilian environment ministry. Solar power is still rarely used in Brazil, despite ideal climate conditions and rising gas and electricity costs. But a new residential complex with solar-thermal water heating is under construction in Rio de Janeiro. Read More
Saturday, May 28th, 2011
The management of sea defence systems by the Public Works Ministry has been strengthened with the recent completion of training of personnel in the ministry to carry out the functions of a newly established Geographic Information Systems (GIS) unit. Read More
