Transport for London (TfL) has overseen a rise of more than 500 per cent in its employees' use of mobile phones and tablets under its bring your own device (BYOD) scheme over the past three years. Official figures obtained under the ...
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Jet fuel and diesel made from plant matter using Australian technology has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 80 per cent if substituted for fossil fuel-based products. The reduction in emissions over the full ...
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At the recent AUSRail Conference, both sides of politics made big announcements regarding rail projects, although the projects are wildly different. Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss announced that the government will be establishing an ...
In a first-ever effort to foster greater collaboration between the E.U. and U.S. apparel and footwear industries, the International Apparel Federation (IAF) and the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) will host a two part webinar ...
The FSA and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), under the multi-agency Global Food Security programme, are inviting research proposals for projects related to understanding the challenges of the food system. Joint funding of up ...
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The Bank of England has revealed that several of the UK's banks have been hit by cyber attacks in the last six months, which have led to the institutions making financial losses. In its Financial Stability Report, the bank said that the ...
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The price of a single bitcoin reached US$1,000 Wednesday, demonstrating a new level of interest for the digital currency that earlier this year was trading for just $30. Bitcoin trading surpassed the $1,000 mark on the Tokyo-based Mt. ...
Following reports about U.S. surveillance worldwide, a United Nations panel has adopted a draft resolution on potential threats to human rights such as the right to privacy in the digital age. The draft resolution, approved without a ...
Archer Daniels Midland Company today announced a package of additional commitments related to its proposed acquisition of GrainCorp Limited. Key elements of that package are: An additional A$200 million investment to strengthen ...
As head of IT at Mercury Engineering and now chairman of SAP's UK and Ireland user group, Philip Adams has spent his first year pushing hard for changes and closer relations with the vendor. Computing sat down with Adams at the group's 25th ...
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The development of shale gas in Europe could add as many as one million jobs to the economy, make industry more competitive and decrease the region’s dependence on energy imports, according to a new study released today. The ...
Schneider Electric representatives used the company's Power To The Cloud event to underline the importance of smart cities, and its own Next-Generation Mission Critical IT infrastructure policy. The policy's aim is to use smart city ...
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) has been awarded a contract from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for conducting measurements and modeling of the underwater pressure waves produced during explosive well decommissioning in the Gulf ...
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With the transportation of dangerous goods on the radar of federal Transport Minister Lisa Raitt following a devastating train wreck in Lac Megantic earlier this year, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is looking at its own ...
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A lack of certainty in renewable energy policy and expertise of renewable energy projects are holding institutional investors back according to a new EY survey released today. Of the 75 North American and European major pension and ...
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