The US government announced Friday it was giving up its key role overseeing the Internet's technical operations, handing over those functions to "the global multi-stakeholder community." The move "marks the final phase of the ...
Tags: Internet, domain name system, Computer
The Commonwealth Cybergovernance Model adopted by ICT ministers from the 53-country Commonwealth of Nations this week could encourage African nations to move forward on controversial proposals to combat cybercrime and develop common ...
Tags: Computer Products, IT, Online Security
After a busy week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona,Huawei Australia has announced the appointment of a new CEO for the local business,bringing on James Zhao to take the role following the departure of outgoing CEO Guo Fulin. Zhao ...
Tags: Huawei, Mobile World, Mobile device
February 10, 2014 Joe Lederman, principal FOODLEGAL Australia’s proposed Front-of-Pack-Label scheme goes offline for now Last week, the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) and consumer group CHOICE were celebrating ...
Tags: PHAA, CHOICE, Front-of-Pack-Label Scheme, Forum
What is antibiotic resistance and is it correct to describe it as a ‘looming global threat’? Antibiotic resistance is a consequence of antibiotic use. Bacteria adapt to the threat of antibiotics using mechanisms to overcome ...
Tags: Addressing Antibiotic Resistance, bacteria, implementing policies
French dairy major Danone has agreed to increase its holding in Chinese dairy firm Mengniu from 4% to 9.9%, with an investment of €486m. The company, along with COFCO Dairy Investments, signed a deal to subscribe a reserved rights ...
Tags: Danone, Mengniu, increase holding
Several individuals and organizations were honored today at the 95th Annual Meeting of the New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA) at the Hyatt Regency Princeton. NJHA Healthcare Leader Awards The 2014 Distinguished Service Award was ...
Tags: Healthcare, Njha
IBM will house its email, communication and collaboration products in its Connections suite, whose scope until now has been limited to enterprise social networking software. This means that the Connections bundle will include the ...
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Cache Cache China has selected Centric Software, Inc., for its product lifecycle management (PLM) solution, making it Centric’s first customer in China. Cache Cache China, which offers modern, fashionable women’s ready-to-wear ...
Tags: fashion, software, cache cache
Digitalisation – the third era of enterprise IT – has begun, but most CIOs do not feel prepared for this next era, according to a global survey of CIOs by Gartner. The survey shows many CIOs feel overwhelmed by the prospect of ...
The Wilson Medical Center Board of Directors has taken the next step in becoming part of Duke LifePoint Healthcare. The organizations have signed a definitive agreement to form a joint venture. The proposed joint venture, which will provide ...
Tags: Wilson Medical Center, Duke LifePoint Healthcare, definitive agreement
A US firm is preparing a strategy to remove Pakistan from the list of permitted sourcing countries (PSC), Munir Qureshi, Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Secretary said while speaking to members of the Pakistan Textile ...
Tags: Textile Exporters, US Firm
As per Annex-IX of the EU Regulation-978, the entire textiles and clothing products i.e. HS chapter 50 to 63 are included in GSP Plus Scheme and will be exported duty free from January 1, 2014 although the official Notification will be ...
Tags: Textile Exports, EU
The Moscow Exchange is transferring Gazprom's shares from the Non-Listed Securities Register to the Quotation List A Level 2 (QL A2). "Gazprom sustains sound financial stability. The Company has a transparent business structure, an open ...
Tags: Moscow Exchange, Gazprom, transfer shares, Non-Listed Securities Register
Investments in ICT are expect to increase in 2014 in Africa as both public and private spending rises and local content businesses partner with larger operators and tech companies, according to IDC. Adoption of data analytics and cloud ...
Tags: ICT Investment, Africa Market