Sunday, March 20th, 2011
The Brazilian construction company Odebrecht, has won a third plum contract worth $776.9 million for more work on Panama’s Cinta Costera. This one covers construction of the third phase. The company built the first two sections one for $189 million and got a no-bid award of $52 million for the second. During the election campaign the previous government was
Sunday, March 20th, 2011
Government policy on research and innovation over the past 10 years has been based on the wrong assumption that as a small country, the Netherlands cannot excel in everything, according to the prestigious Rathenau Institute. The continual concentration on ‘focus and mass’ has to lead to no real progress, says the institute, which is funded by the
Sunday, March 20th, 2011
Innovative Solutions Ltd, a subsidiary of Mailbox Services Group, has launched mobile proximity marketing, a platform that allows the wireless distribution of advertising content to mobile phones through a localised broadcast. The technology of mobile proximity marketing, which is also known as location-to-mobile, allows brands and content owners to reach mobile phone users through devices that
Sunday, March 20th, 2011
Helsinki residents have begun to warm to the idea of skyscrapers punching through the normally low-level skyline of the capital. Resistance to skyscrapers and other tall buildings has declined distinctly in the course of the past three years. A slender majority, 52 per cent, of Helsinki residents continues to resist skyscrapers. In 2007, the number of opponents was 68 per
Sunday, March 20th, 2011
Norway is a major contributor to energy security, and its energy policies are a positive example for others to follow, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). As a major oil and gas producer as well as a strong global advocate of climate change mitigation, Norway holds a unique position in the global
Sunday, March 20th, 2011
Coming up this week: humanitarian and environmental actions mark the beginning and end of this week’s events with World Water Day on March 22 and Earth Hour on March 26. In between these two events the latest smart, energy-saving technology will be on display at CTIA Wireless. After Earth Hour on March 26 environmentalists will
Saturday, March 19th, 2011
The Agri-Trend Group of Companies have agreed to a channel distribution agreement with several major John Deere dealerships enabling them to enhance their precision farming services to farmers. Beginning with The Precision Management Process™ which is a fully integrated multi-product, precision ag program, Agri-Trend will extend its services including its agrology processes, through selected John
Saturday, March 19th, 2011
The Scottish Government runs the Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning. Launched in 1998 they look to promote quality developments that have been achieved through effective planning processes. They celebrate the positive contributions that individuals and organisations in all sectors make to enabling high quality development in Scotland.
Saturday, March 19th, 2011
OSM-3D is becoming global. The interactive 3D web application has grown siginificantly from its original German coverage and covers now most European countries on a virtual globe. The virtual “osm.globe” combines the free geodata from OpenStreetMap (OSM) with digital elevation models offering a global interactive 3D experience made completely from free or crowdsoured geodata. OSM
Saturday, March 19th, 2011
A Russian ratification of the agreement with Norway on delimitation of the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean is one step closer to realization. The Russian State Duma’s Committee for International Relations recommends that the treaty on delimitation of the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean should be ratified by the State Duma. Read More
