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Providing psychological comfort for the residents of the Cities of the Future

Summarizing the results of the first stage of the "City of the Future" crowdsourcing project About the “City of the Future” The City of the Future is a crowdsourcing project aimed both at describing how advanced cities on Earth will look like in 2035-2040 and at identifying and finding solutions to the most significant problems…

UK SMEs Resort to Crowdfunding to Grow Their Way Out of the Pandemic

New research shows that crowdfunding is increasingly attractive to them to remain agile and growly quickly On behalf of Moore Barlow, specialist research agency Censuswide surveyed 250 UK adults. All of them hold a C-suite-level position, earn £200k or more a year, and have capital assets worth at least £2m. The survey asked respondents to answer…

India and IRENA strengthen ties as country plans major renewables and hydrogen push

India signals intention to broaden renewable technology base including to green hydrogen India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has signed a strategic partnership agreement with IRENA today, signalling its intent to further strengthen its collaboration with IRENA in the field of Renewable Energy. The agreement was signed by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)…

Oracle and Orange to strengthen digital infrastructure in West Africa

The collaboration will accelerate cloud adoption in one of the continent’s fastest-growing regions Oracle and Orange announced that they have signed a collaboration agreement to accelerate cloud-led digital transformation in West Africa. Under the agreement, Oracle and Orange plan to jointly offer cloud services for enterprise and public sector organizations in West Africa, beginning with…

Equality is the path to progress for humankind, world leaders tell Expo 2020 Dubai’s Global Goals Week

World leaders agree on the need to course-correct and urgently achieve gender equality. Women’s empowerment is essential not only for the sake of fulfilling a human right but also for the advancement of humankind The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the time needed to bridge the gender gap – which was already at 100 years –…

NGMN defines industry standard for a “global green networks benchmark”

Will certainly help the entire telco industry by providing transparency regarding the operators' sustainability The Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance (NGMN Alliance) today announces the establishment of methodologies and KPIs for a Global Green Networks Benchmark. The Alliance's new initiative is part of its Green Future Networks Programme and is set for generating a global…

Stunning Kebony-clad cruise terminal welcomes visitors to the Port of Tallinn

The vast scale of the project allows for the terminal to be used to host events, such as concerts and conferences, accommodating up to 2,000 people Located in the hustle and bustle of the biggest port authority in Estonia, the Port of Tallinn has opened the most modern and multifunctional terminal in the region. Beautifully designed…

UF developing smart technology to help citrus farmers

University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is developing a smart tree-crop sprayer Like your cell phone, technology is quickly growing and evolving. Technology, when will comes to growing citrus, is no exception. Florida citrus growers are currently in the middle of the harvesting season, and now have a new tool in their…

Ethanol producers to electric car makers: we’re greener than you are

The comparison was based on life-cycle costs for the power sources, starting at power stations for electricity and cornfields for ethanol With automakers shifting toward the production of electric cars and trucks, the ethanol industry said on Wednesday that biofuels will be an important tool against global warming, and arguably create less pollution than battery-powered…

UN report underscores the importance of tourism for economic recovery in 2022

Highlighted in the 2022 edition of the world economic situation and prospects (WESP) report After a global contraction of 3.4% in 2020 and a rebound of 5.5% in 2021, the world economy is projected to grow by 4% in 2022 and then 3.5% in 2023. Given its importance as a major export category (prior to the pandemic…