In the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15), hosted by Denmark, a virtual round table will be created using video-conferencing technology to discuss ICT’s role in tackling climate change. Amongst the seven participants are Director of Denmark’s Ministry of Science, Director of India’s Center of Science, Technology & Policy, and Director of Japan’s Commerce and Information Policy Bureau (part of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry). Click Here for information regarding access to the live discussion.
Archive for the 'Policy' Category
President Barrack Obama has announced his support to an agreement between the USA and the UAE whereby nuclear energy technology would be shared amongst the two nations. H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan has also released a statement.
Both Letters Can Be Read By Clicking The Link Below.
Continue reading ‘Obama: USA To Supply Nuclear Energy Technology To UAE’
We’d like to express our congratulations to Dr Ahmed Zewail, who was recently named in Barrack Obama’s President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). Dr Zewail is a highly-respected professor of Chemistry and Physics, he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1999 for his work on molecular transformations, and is currently the director of the Physical Biology Center at Caltech (California Institute of Technology). Amongst other members are Eric Schmidt (CEO of Google), Craig Mundle (CSO of Microsoft) and David Shaw (Chief Scientist of Shaw Research).
Here’s The Official Press Release From The White House
[[petition-1]]
Partnering with Dubai Police, UAE’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has announced that certain websites will be blocked from domestic access. A list of 500 keywords was noted, and any site containing any of the keywords will be blocked (although these words are not known, and have not been released to the public).
