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Asset management in rail: cognitive computing
CEO of ZNAPZ, Marcel Van Velthoven provides a compelling perspective on how cognitive computing can assist asset management in rail
Is Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology smarter than your building management team?
Danny Pay, Director of Maximus Green outlines that businesses have a responsibility to use green technology such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) to survive
Technology is a wonderful thing; with those small glimpses of the future from sci-fi films are now realities. We have Artificial Intelligence (AI) managing our homes and...
Switzerland, blockchain’s spiritual home
The Crypto Valley Association’s Tom Lyons argues that along with its competitive advantages, decentralised culture and democratic tradition have made Switzerland an epicentre of the blockchain revolution
Few places in the world are more idyllic than the Swiss city of Zug. Situated on a pristine alpine lake, snow-capped peaks in...
PHE launches Change4Life campaign around children’s sugar intake
In the UK, theNew Change4Life campaign encourages parents to 'look for 100-calorie snacks, two a day max' to cut children’s sugar intake
Public Health England (PHE) is helping parents take control of their children’s snacking by launching the first Change4Life campaign promoting healthier snacks.
This is because of half of the children’s...
Fewer delays for UK rail passengers following Christmas upgrades
Key rail upgrades in the UK for Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex passengers were completed over Christmas and New Year as part of a package of upgrades that will transform journeys into London
Key rail upgrades in the UK Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex passengers were completed over Christmas and New Year...
The key issues for rail in Europe today
Libor Lochman, CER Executive Director discusses the key issues for rail in Europe today and offers insight into areas for improvement
In May 2018, the European Commission is planning to publish its proposal for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), which will eventually translate into budgetary commitments for those political...
The challenge of sustainability in cancer care
All.Can shares their profound insights into the challenges concerning the need to improve the efficiency of cancer care, focusing on better outcomes for patients
Healthcare budgets are under increasing pressure. We face an urgent question about how we can sustain high-quality healthcare. All.Can is an international multi-stakeholder initiative set up...
€5m in prizes for social innovators using Blockchains to develop decentralised solutions
€5 million in prizes will be awarded to innovators that use Blockchain technology for social good
The European Commission has launched a new Horizon 2020 Prize which will award innovators for using Blockchain technology to develop decentralised solutions bringing about positive social change.
This European Innovation Council Horizon Price rewards the...
All SNSF research publications to become freely available as of 2020
As of 2020, all research publications produced by SNSF-funded projects are to be freely available in digital format
Based on the decision by the National Research Council, the Swiss National Science Foundation will expect all publications to be available free of charge as of 2020 as Open Access is quickly...
Are we ready for a blockchain world?
Marta Pierkarska, Director of Developer Ecosystem, Hyperledger asks if we are ready for a blockchain world in the future
Blockchain, the hype, the buzzword of the decade, the fairy dust that is supposed to solve all our problems. Technology that underlies Bitcoin and most other cryptocurrencies and is often confused...
Disruption for travellers as Network Rail begins investment programme
Travellers may be disrupted as Network Rail begins major Christmas investment programme this weekend
Service restrictions will be in place from Saturday 23 December to 1 January while Network Rail begin improvement work at Sevenoaks Tunnel, Redhill Statio and London Bridge.
Work will begin at Sevenoaks Tunnel between Tonbridge and Sevenoaks...
A sustainable future for cities is within our grasp
Abdeluheb Choho, deputy mayor of Amsterdam and chair of EUROCITIES Environment Forum shares his thoughts on the sustainable future for European cities
As European cities, we are committed to making the transition to a circular economy. Building a more sustainable economy is an urgent environmental necessity and vital to our...
Chemicals impairing thyroid: a worthy concern for European risk assessors
Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC) are a concern for European risk assessors; those targeting thyroid are a subgroup that currently undergo an even closer scrutiny.
A European workshop on thyroid disruption has been held on March 2017 in the premises of the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health &...
Ignition! Workshop – Training to be Amazing!
Wellbeing Dynamics presents the Ignition! Workshop - a programme for young people ages 9-25 to encourage self-esteem and mental well-being
Young People are our new Leaders, Entrepreneurs, Scientists, Doctors, Nurses, Actors and Inventors - along with the plethora of other wonderful roles and vocations they will be embracing in their lives...
Vaccination a means of protection against infections in egg-laying hens
Dr David Peebles from the Poultry Science Department explains how Mycoplasma gallisepticum can effect egg-laying hens and available vaccination
Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) is an economically important respiratory bacterial pathogen in commercial layers. It can colonise systemically, is insidious in nature, and displays resistance to its host’s defence mechanisms. It is,...
Offering Certainty in an Uncertain World – The future of Agile in Government Services
It’s hard to be Agile in Government. Within an elected government delivery is expected to mirror a published manifesto. Do something different, and the words ‘U-turn’ threaten within the corridors of power.
Lithuania emerging as the ‘gateway’ to blockchain in Europe
Lithuania has announced it will be home to Europe's first Blockchain centre, making it the gateway for blockchain in Europe
As well as setting an example for blockchain in Europe with the issuing of an e-money license to various companies, Lithuania is set to open the first International Blockchain Centre...
WHO works towards achieving sustainable health in Europe
The World Health Organisation is working towards equitable and sustainable health in Europe, as Open Access Government finds out
Better, more equitable and sustainable health for Europe defines the primary aim that The World Health Organisation in the European Region (WHO/Europe) is working towards and striving to achieve. Responsible for public...
Shifting towards a circular economy for a sustainable future
VP Head of Group Brand & Corporate Communications at TOMRA, Lorraine Dundon reveals her thoughts on how Technology will help achieve a sustainable future
Alzheimer’s disease: Treatment failures and future directions
A paradigm shift is needed if researchers are to find a successful for treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, argues Ai-Ling Lin of the Lin Brain Lab.
