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Social Capital and Resiliency

Important conference organized by Social Capital Center at College of Farabi, University of Tehran The first conference on Social Capital and Security was held in May 2016 at the College of Farabi, University of Tehran. As this conference was held successfully and was seriously welcomed by the scientific community and the government officials, it was…

Deaths in traffic fewer than 200 in Sweden last year

Vision Zero is an initiative by the Swedish government with the ambitious goal of eliminating road traffic deaths and serious injuries The road traffic safety project Vision Zero has been adopted by numerous countries worldwide and is part of the UN sustainable development goals to reduce global road traffic deaths and injuries. Now, 25 years…

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ Flagship PortMiami Terminal Awarded Prestigious LEED® Gold Certification

New State-of-the-Art Terminal Recognized as First LEED® Gold New Construction v4.0 Cruise Ship Terminal in the World Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NCLH) (the ”Company”), a leading global cruise company that operates Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, announced today that its brand new state-of-the-art Norwegian Cruise Line flagship terminal…

The 1st Global Youth Tourism Summit gets underway

In Sorrento, Italy from 27 June to 3 July, the Summit will bring children and youth from every global region together, giving them a platform to share their vision and hopes. The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Zurab Pololikashvili has joined the Minister of Tourism of Italy Massimo Garavaglia to officially launch the…

A GMV-led consortium drives research into the application of AI in the agrifood production chain

The AgrarIA project is set to investigate the application of artificial intelligence (AI) to the agricultural production value chain to enable an efficient, productive and sustainable transformation of the sector. The consortium of 24 public-private organizations led by GMV within the framework of the Digital Spain Agenda 2025 and the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy, is…

Stop forest destruction

From Sweden to Romania, activists took aerial photos to show how quickly the world’s forests are disappearing Activists in 14 countries across the EU have held protests over the past week highlighting the alarming rate at which the world is losing forests, and demanding that their ministers improve the upcoming EU anti-deforestation law. The #Together4Forests coalition of…

Smart City market: from USD 457.0 billion in 2021 to USD 873.7 billion by 2026

A report based in Smart Transportation, Smart Buildings, Smart Utilities, Smart Citizen Services (Public Safety, Smart Healthcare, Smart Education, Smart Street Lighting, and E-Governance), and Region - Global Forecast to 2026 The global Smart Cities Market size to grow from USD 457.0 billion in 2021 to USD 873.7 billion by 2026, at a Compound Annual…

A mentoring programme to boost renovation in private residential buildings

The application will go live on the 24th of January 2022 and close on the 21st of February 2022. The EU-funded EUROPA project organises a Replication Process under the form of a six-month mentoring journey. Mentors from five regions will explore the EUROPA One-Stop-Shop and Energy Efficiency Subscription with a group of mentees. This experience…

Smart traffic light technology controlled using Artificial Intelligence

Researchers utilise Artificial Intelligence to produce smart traffic light technology to reduce congested traffic. At the Fraunhofer Institute for Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation IOSB, researchers in the institute branch for industrial automation INA, in Lemgo, are using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enable smart traffic light control as part of the ‘KI4LSA’ and ‘KI4PED’ projects to reduce…

Climate change impacts observed on Mount Everest

Researchers analyse the mass glacier declines on Mount Everest to discover the effects of human-induced climate change Melting and sublimation of ice on Mount Everest’s highest glacier have reached the point that several decades of snow accumulation are now being lost annually, due to human-induced climate change. This research was revealed by a University of…