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OAG 015 - August 2017

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Wood: reducing the impacts of harsh weather

Environment
Herje Bojström, CEO of Sioo Wood Protection AB in Sweden highlights the benefits of protection systems to reduce the impact that weather has on wood.

Cohesion policy offers support for low income member states

Government
Policy must be tailored to help low-income regions catch up. Corina Crețu, Commissioner for Regional Policy, explains how cohesion policy ensures growth

Maintaining high quality innovation in Denmark

Research & Innovation
Open Access Government’s Ciara Ruane explores how Denmark has excelled in research and innovation when compared to other European member states

Meeting sustainable development goals must be a priority

Environment
European Economic and Social Committee’s Luca Jahier calls for the EU to become a world leader when it comes to meeting sustainable development goals

Why apprenticeships are a vital part of our industry

Workplace
There has never been a more exciting time for apprenticeships in the UK. Here Clair Prosser at BSRIA explains more about the recent Apprenticeship Levy

The EU Action Plan against wildlife trafficking

Environment
Much has already been achieved when it comes to wildlife trafficking, but the hard part is still to come, says Colman O’Criodain and Emilie van der Henst

What’s new in Parkinson’s rating scales?

Health & Social Care
Parkinson’s rating scales are a vital assessment tool, but have their limitations. Jennifer Stratten explains how and why the EPDA developed a new one

A roadmap of graphene on SiC

Research & Innovation
Rositsa Yakimova, of the Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM) highlights the strides being made in graphene research

Is aviation climate policy heading in the right direction?

Transport
Cait Hewitt, Deputy Director of the Aviation Environment Federation looks at aviation emissions and whether we’re on course to tackle them

Creating a modern transportation network for Canada

Transport
Marc Garneau, Minister for Transport in Canada outlines the importance of the transportation network for Canadian communities as well as the economy

Protecting nature: an ambitious action plan

Environment
Karmenu Vella, EU Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries details how protecting nature, people and the economy is a priority in Europe

Securing large scale events in the aftermath of terrorism

Technology
James Kelly, Chief Executive of the British Security Industry Association, looks at some of the most effective methods of securing large-scale events

Leisure beyond the leisure centre

Government
Cheryl Hersey of Action PR highlights how the role of leisure centres are changing to become key community hubs which deliver a range of services

Bridging the digital skills gap: What can the government do?

Technology
Civica Digital Managing Director, Chris Doutney explores how the digital skills gap can be tackled and addresses some of the challenges In a recent report,...

How can UK universities protect themselves from cybercriminals?

Technology
Robert Stoneman, analyst at GlobalData highlights why UK universities are key targets for cybercriminals and how to safeguard from an attack UK universities will find...

Therapies for weak muscles

Health & Social Care Reports
It is estimated that ten percent of the costs of health care in Switzerland (or an equivalent of 500 billion Euros per annum in...

Outsourced IT fail: Why government must use the cloud

Technology
Alistair Smith, Government and Public Sector Lead, Contino outlines why moving to the cloud could help government departments ditch toxic vendor relationships I’ve spent the...

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