Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
EU – Hardly anybody would have forecast 10 years ago that the business world would look as it does today. We use no typewriters any more and most information is available and exchanged electronically. How will the industrial world look in 10 years time? Which products and technologies will we use to produce goods, to
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
FT – Siemens is set to unveil a strategic partnership in Russia on Thursday that will see Europe’s largest engineering group enter the country’s fledgling wind energy market. Peter Löscher, chief executive, will announce the joint venture with two Russian partners on a trip to the country with Angela Merkel, German chancellor, people close to the political
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
BARCELONA REPORTER – The 80 km/h speed limit into Barcelona has cut pollution by 11%. The speed limit on access roads to Barcelona has lowered, by 11%, the amount of particulate pollutants PM10 and nitrogen oxide, since its inception in January 2008, to be added is a 3% additional decrease in the number of vehicles in
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
DER SPIEGEL – Günter Behnisch, a former U-boat commander who became West Germany’s top architect, died on Monday aged 88. His radical modern designs, including the Munich Olympic Stadium, marked a departure from the bombastic architecture of the Nazi era and shaped the face of the new German democracy. Read More
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
SCOTTISH GOV – Scotland’s Chief Statistician today released Gross Expenditure on Research and Development (GERD) Scotland 2008. The publication includes the latest statistics to 2008 on Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD), which comprises that undertaken by business, higher education and government sectors. Regional and international comparisons are included. Read More
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
NRCAN – Now, thanks to a team from Natural Resources Canada’s Canada Centre for Remote Sensing (CCRS), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) and theDepartment of National Defence (DND), sharing imagery is both practical and convenient. A suite of fifteen National Master Standing Offers (NMSOs) put in place by the team allow for simple procurement and
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
TIMES OF INDIA – In the wake of runaway inflation and the ensuing food crisis, the prime minister constituted three high-powered committees of chief ministers and central ministers to recommend ways of containing inflation, improving PDS and boosting agricultural production. Read More
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
NATIONAL UAE – The number of Arabic-language mobile applications is expected to grow significantly over the next year as regional organisations invest in the development of new content.The value of the global market for apps development will be US$6.2 billion (Dh22.77bn) this year and should grow to $22.1bn in 2013, according to figures from the
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
DEUTSCHE WELLE – German rail operator Deutsche Bahn has said it will pump over 40 billion euros ($51.5 billion) into operations over the next four years, which marks the largest investment in the company’s history. Read More
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
TELEGRAPH UK – Growing demand for 3D video games will in turn drive the uptake of 3D television, according to a senior executive at Ubisoft, one of the world’s biggest game publishers. By 2013, 3D TV will be in all UK homes, said Murray Pannel, head of marketing for Ubisoft in the UK. Read More
