15 May 2013: A new organisation and summit series entitled RE.WORK is launching in London this September with the aim of bringing together science, technology and entrepreneurship to solve some of the world’s greatest challenges. The RE.WORK summit will include speakers from MIT, Oxford University, The Future of Humanity Institute and Google Lunar X PRIZE, as well as world- renowned theoretician Aubrey De Grey among many others.
Copenhagen, Denmark, May 15, 2013 –[ASDWire]– CORENA, a global leader in S1000D software and system implementation services, announces a free webinar to follow up on their recent White Paper on the topic of “What’s new in S1000D 4.1.”. Whether you read it or not – here is your chance to learn more about the subject and to ask questions relevant to your business.
London, 15 May 2013 – Ovum has announced the winners of its inaugural “On the Radar” awards in front of ICTs finest ambassadors gathered for its Industry Congress flagship event. At last night’s drinks reception, the global analyst firm presented Pearson, DigitalMR and Desire2Learn with awards demonstrating their excellence in the areas of Infrastructure Transformation, Gamification and Big Data & Analytics, respectively.
New study to reveal what happens to the human brain as we mature; research will also provide insight into the development of mental disorders
Despite adolescence being a high-risk time for developing major psychiatric and drug dependence disorders, very little is known about the teenage brain. A novel research project jointly led by scientists from the University of Cambridge and UCL (University College London) aims to shed light on what happens to the brain as young people mature as part of a £5.4 million project funded by the Wellcome Trust.
Leading employers are working with e-skills UK to develop the first ever nationally available, degree-level apprenticeships in cyber security. Currently only around 7% of information security professionals are under the age of 29, highlighting a real need to attract more young talent into the industry. These apprenticeships will offer young people the opportunity to start their career and earn a salary at the same time as working towards globally-recognised qualifications.
Blackberry has announced its first smartphone to be targeted at emerging markets. Adam Leach, principal device and platforms analyst at Ovum has the following comment:
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) violated the Constitution by targeting and intimidating Tea Party Patriots and other grassroots groups with “Tea Party” and “Patriots” in their names.
14 May 2013
The Copyright Licensing Agency
Commenting on the new ‘orphan works’ provisions of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (ERR) Act, The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) Chief Executive, Kevin Fitzgerald, said:
Scientists at the University of St Andrews have been awarded £2 million by the Wellcome Trust to take forward research aimed at developing new therapies to tackle drug resistant bacteria.
Last week, the IRS issued an apology for targeting “tea party” and “patriot” groups around the country. We have been aware of these intrusive actions by the IRS for over a year and they have finally admitted to discriminating against groups around the country simply because we were talking about abiding by the constitution or wanting to create a better future for America. Unfortunately, a simple apology is NOT ENOUGH!
