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Protective security advice for the UK’s national infrastructure
The Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI), the UK government authority for protective security advice to the UK’s national infrastructure, is placed under the spotlight by Open Access Government
The Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure, (CPNI), is the government authority for protective security advice for the...
deVere Group to launch cryptocurrency app due to soaring global demand
A cryptocurrency app is to be launched by one of the world’s largest independent financial services organisations due to “soaring global demand”
deVere Crypto, the new cryptocurrency app, will be available in a matter of weeks and is the deVere Group’s second major fintech offering in less than 12 months.
The...
Agenda 2030 and international aviation
Dr. Fang Liu, Secretary-General of the International Civil Aviation Organization, explores how international aviation contributes to Agenda 2030 by empowering local sustainable development through global connections
Every 24 hours, some 10 million global travellers are being carried around the world on just over 100,000 flights.
Commercial aircraft also carry over half...
Cybersecurity predictions
VP and Chief Security Officer, EMEA of Palo Alto Networks, Greg Day shares his cybersecurity predictions for the future. Beyond his work there, Greg also sits on the UK National Crime Agency steering committee
Cyber adversaries will extend further into ransomware, OT systems and cryptocurrencies. In recent years we have...
Technology interventions to address dyspnoea: Point-of-care lung ultrasonography
Cecilia Van Cauwenberghe from Frost & Sullivan’s TechVision Group highlights technology interventions that address dyspnoea – focussing on point-of-care lung ultrasonography
The Murray and Nadel’s Textbook of Respiratory Medicine (Schwartzstein and Adams, 2016), etymologically defines dyspnoea from the Greek dys (painful, difficult) and pneuma (breath). Clinically, dyspnoea constitutes a medical...
The Oceans Protection Plan is transforming marine safety in Canada
Canada’s Minister of Transport, The Honourable Marc Garneau explores the Oceans Protection Plan and how this is transforming marine safety in Canada today
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement in November 2016 of the $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan marked the largest ever investment to improve marine safety and protect Canada’s...
Essex County Council – creating a golden thread of support for children and families
Emma Toublic, head of education information and business systems at Essex County Council explains how the secure sharing of key information can make a difference to the support received by children and families
When key information can be shared securely and efficiently between teams working with children and families, it...
France introduces strict cryptocurrency regulations to fight tax evasion
French finance minister, Bruno Le Maire wants a new legal framework for cryptocurrency regulations to overcome tax evasion and terrorist funding
The finance minister has ordered France's central bank chief to design the new regulations framework cautioning against 'risk of speculation and possible financial manipulation' associated with cryptocurrencies.
Cryptocurrency sceptics have...
Can the UK be a global leader in battery storage?
Senior market research analyst at BSRIA Ltd, Henry Lawson provides an expert perspective on the potential for battery storage in the UK today
In a speech in November 2017, the UK Energy Secretary Greg Clark set out an apparently ambitious vision of UK energy policy in general and for battery...
We live in a digital world, but are our children ready for it?
Julia Adamson from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT explores today’s digital world and asks if our children ready for it
The Autumn 2017 Budget recognised that the UK’s future prosperity, growth, productivity, exports and ability to attract inward investment all depend on how the nation responds to the challenges...
Learning from the past: technologies from GM to big data
Katherine Mathieson, Chief Executive of the British Science Association explores what we can learn from the GM story when introducing new technologies
How do we get the public on board with big data? Technologies that have the power to improve our society can be rejected, because of the fears that...
Smart city strategies from around the world
Rushi Rama from Future Cities Catapult gives a fascinating overview of smart city strategies from around the world
The use of technology is changing everyday life for people in cities and how the city is evolving to meet their needs. This is nothing new, we only need to see how...
Decisions around a changing climate
Director of the Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS), Prof Dr Daniela Jacob outlines the fundamentals of climate change and what it could look like in the future
A lack of accessible, policy-relevant and targeted information on the climate and potential future climate change remains prevalent in many regions of the...
Value of bitcoin drops more than 50% after its worst two days in years
The value of bitcoin has fallen by more than 50% in the space of just a month after its worst two-day performance in 3 years
The value of bitcoin cryptocurrency has plunged to $9,500 after hitting highs of almost $20,000 just weeks earlier.
The fall in price came as governments toughened...
Public, private, or a mix? How to best finance infrastructure
The UK must improve the way it decides between infrastructure finance options if it wants to pick the best value finance options, argues Graham Atkins from the Institute for Government
The UK government is planning for £242 billion of public and private infrastructure investment between 2016/17 and 2020/21 (see fig....
The global burden of cancer in young adults
Dr Miranda Fidler from the International Agency for Research on Cancer highlights the burden of cancer and the need for prevention, diagnosis, and care
Cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality across all age groups in both developed and transitioning countries. Although substantial research on cancer in children...
Polish Government develops national cryptocurrency called dPLN
The Polish government hopes to revolutionise payments and the banking system by developing national cryptocurrency
The Polish Blockchain Technology Accelerator (PATB) has revealed that one of its team is working on the development of a digitalised national cryptocurrency, called Digital PLN (dPLN).
The project has a budget of PLN 12.4 million...
Keeping pace with today’s rapidly changing labour market
Marianne Thyssen, Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility offers her thoughts on today’s rapidly changing labour market
To succeed in today’s rapidly changing labour market, you need skills. And “static” skills will not be enough. Your skills have to evolve along with changes in the world of...
Novel approaches and challenges in the extrapolation of chemical effects across biological levels
Dr. Roel Evens, scientific project manager from SETAC Europe explores novel approaches and challenges concerning the extrapolation of chemical effects across biological levels
One of the biggest challenges in the ecological risk assessment of chemicals like pesticides, pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals, personal and home care products and biocides is to extrapolate...
From Rwanda into the clinical pharmacy in the Palatinate
As part of their partnership, Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany and Rwanda foster the exchange of knowledge in hospital management, medical professions and psychiatric care by funding mutual visits of their local experts as this profile reveals
In the course of this exchange, two young scholarship holders visited Pfalzklinikum, service provider...
