Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
The main focus of the calls is on the integration of research and innovation to address societal challenges and to create sustainable jobs and growth by Europe is taking a leadership position on the major technology markets in the future. This will be achieved by the fact that more than ever support activities which will help
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
Egypt and Saudi Arabia hope to construct a giant bridge spanning the Gulf of Aqaba for road and rail traffic. Officials at Egypt’s Ministry of Transportation have confirmed to SPIEGEL that the project, under discussion since 1988, has finally been approved. Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf has reportedly put General Abdul Aziz, the chairman of
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
Mr. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hansjörg Kutterer, president of the Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG), chairman of the Global Geodetic Observing System GGOS (Global Geodetic Observing System) has been appointed. Order by GGOS is to contribute to the observations of the Earth system.
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
It was not until the sixteenth century that ‘documents of origin and identity came to be demanded as a matter of course’ in Europe. The earnest documentation of populations in Asia however, began in China four thousand years ago during the Xia Dynasty. Unlike the west, where registration is based on the individual, since its
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
Turkish Cyprus has begun providing electricity to Greek Cyprus, marking the beginning of continued cooperation, a top Turkish Cypriot official said Monday in Ankara. “This is a purely humanitarian move. We hope sharing electricity and water will strengthen peace,” Turkish Cypriot Minister of Energy Sunat Akın said. Read More
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
A comprehensive guide to Singapore’s biodiversity was launched on Monday. It is the country’s first encyclopedia on Singapore’s natural history and heritage. The encyclopedia – “Singapore Biodiversity” – was launched by President S R Nathan along with key stakeholders of environment conservation in Singapore. Those present included the Environment and Water Resources Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, MP for
Monday, July 18th, 2011
Declining resources, climate change and growing urban populations will transform the cities of the future. But what will these urban centres actually look like? Building successful cities of the future or regenerating urban centres will require a harmonisation with natural surroundings and biodiversity. There has never been a more compelling time to consider how to bring
Monday, July 18th, 2011
Over the past few months I’ve been talking with many people passionate about Information Visualization who share a sense of saturation over a growing number of frivolous projects. The criticism is slightly different from person to person, but it usually goes along these lines: “It’s just visualization for the sake of visualization”, “It’s just eye-candy”,
Monday, July 18th, 2011
Forest Carbon projects are not quick and easy, and they are not cheap“, say private sector forest carbon project developers across Asia. How has the private sector engaged across the region? What have been the main challenges in different countries? What lessons have been learnt? We set about to investigate the private sector engagement & experience
Monday, July 18th, 2011
The global community must reach an agreement on cutting greenhouse gas emissions and Russia will continue negotiations to that end, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday. “Though the negotiations were held in a very tough manner, they were still unsuccessful. We will continue the talks, because I personally think that the global community should go
