Monday, September 12th, 2011
Heard of e-governance, e-commerce, e-banking, e–learning: but many of us might not be knowing G-governance. “G-governance” or good governance is a relatively new term that is often used to describe the desired objective of a nation-state’s political development. The principles of good governance, however, are not new. Good governance is, in short, efficient administrative set-up
Sunday, September 11th, 2011
Councilor President Elipe said Mindanao has the longest period of dry season and has less rain and typhoons compared to Luzon and Visayas. He said harnessing solar power in the island can complement existing coal-fired plants and hydro energy in Mindanao to take advantage of the Renewable Energy Act. “If we are able to harness and apply
Sunday, September 11th, 2011
Land Information of New Zealand has made available a great set of 1:50,000 scale Topographic Maps. I downloaded all 455 of the maps covering the main island of New Zealand and coverted them to a seamless Google Earth overlay. The quality and resolution of the source images has been retained, so they might load a
Sunday, September 11th, 2011
The world’s newest carbon trading scheme could be linked to its largest carbon market if negotiations between Australia and the EU prove successful. Australia’s top 500 carbon emitters will be forced to pay $23 per tonne from July next year until a full carbon trading system is introduced in 2015 under controversial plans announced by prime minister Julia
Sunday, September 11th, 2011
Samsung has released an app called High Fidelity Position that would add support for the Russian positioning system GLONASS for improved location accuracy on the company’s Windows Phone handsets. The app, available for free in Windows Phone Marketplace, would help Samsung Windows Phone 7 obtain more reliable location position through the use of both the
Saturday, September 10th, 2011
Cloud computing furnishes technological capabilities – commonly maintained off-premise that are delivered on demand as a service via the Internet. American Sentinel University Professor Gabriel Schmidbauer says cloud computing makes setting up the GIS system simpler, because the system is built into the servers. “Basically, you don’t have to go through the very rigorous process of
Saturday, September 10th, 2011
The Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) awarded research grants to 53 local companies and institutions intended to delve into several themes on how best to compliment the Kilimo Kwanza initiative, the Green Revolution, which is meant to jack start the country from the curse of poverty. At a brief ceremony officiated by the Minister
Saturday, September 10th, 2011
Siemens is to equip 9,000 of the total 11,000 automatic train control elements in the route network of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) with the European Train Control System (ETCS) type Trainguard 100. The order is worth a total value of around 125 million euros. The contract covers the conversion of the existing train control
Saturday, September 10th, 2011
The navigation of the Danube River has been hurdled after an Ukrainian vessel became stuck near the Bulgarian Danube island of Batin, the Bulgarian Maritime Administration announced. The Ukrainian passenger cruise ship got stranded near Batin, Borovo Municipality, Ruse District, on Thurday, and has now been pulled out with the help of three other vessels. Read More
Saturday, September 10th, 2011
Germany is preparing for climate change by installing air conditioners in overheated cities and irrigation systems on dry fields. But a new federal proposal is short on details, state programs differ and there is no solid plan for preparing the country for a warming world. Read More
