Friday, June 18th, 2010
PUBLIC PROPERTY UK – As expected, the Government has announced that regional spatial strategies (RSSs) are to go. A huge amount of work went into the production of RSSs, and they were founded on a substantial evidence base. Before we consign them to the dustbin it would make sense to learn some of the lessons
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
CARTECH – As if handwriting recognition and audio by Bang & Olufsen weren’t enough to make us drool over the upcoming 2011 Audi A8, the company showed off Google Earth integration with the navigation system. Previewed at this year’s CES, the completed system won the award for Best Embedded Telematics Navigation Product at the 2010
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
BARENTS OBSERVER – A railway connection from China, through Russia, the Nordic countries and to the Norwegian port of Narvik might not be far from becoming reality, Swedish Communications Minister Åsa Torstensson maintains. Read More
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
GERMAN GOV – A new biodiversity management handbook for companies was presented by parliamentary state secretary at the Federal Environment Ministry, Ursula Heinen-Esser, at an international business conference in Nuremberg today. “Private sector companies play an important part in conserving our natural foundations of life. Companies influence ecosystems and their services, but in turn often
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
ALL AFRICA – The Federal Government has said that the National Agricultural Investment Plan (NAIP) and the 333 agricultural projects in the country have been considered for take-off. However, the government has also promised adequate funding of research institutes across the country. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development ,Prof Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah, disclosed this
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
LE MONDE FRANCE – The European Parliament voted Wednesday, June 16 for the compulsory indication on food labels, the geographical origin of all types of meat and dairy products. A novel regulation that will impose a unique nutritional labeling for foods and soft drinks sold across the EU and has led to sometimes heated discussions between
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
As the ISS circles Earth, it has begun tracking individual ships crossing the seas beneath. An experiment hosted by ESA’s Columbus module is testing the viability of monitoring global traffic from the Station’s orbit hundreds of kilometres up. Read More
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
GCS – Current European Green Capital, Stockholm, participated in this year’s Green Week in Brussels, the biggest annual conference devoted to European environment policy. The issue of biodiversity took centre stage at this year’s Green Week. For Stockholm, the conference presented an opportunity to share the City’s experiences as European Green Capital, and to address
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
IGN FRANCE – The IGN and The National Museum of Natural History Partner To The Heart Of The Garden Plant a map to the ground 400 m², Representing the first natural heritage of France. This innovative project “under the auspices of the Ministry of Sustainable Development part of the IS International Year of Biodiversity. Read More
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
TURKISH DAILY NEWS – Wind energy is set to become a cornerstone of Turkey’s energy future, following an international summit this week, a leading academic has said. Read More
