S I N G A P O R E eyesonbrasil Amsterdam, 26 March 2023–The Singapore government is taking a very creative approach to allow innovators, universities and companies to work together and develop and trial new products and ideas for the region and beyond. A gateway to Asia and a thriving business hub, Singapore has…
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Crisis SVB changes interest policies Central Banks eyesonbrasil Amsterdam, 12 March 2023– In early March, 40 chief financial officers from various technology groups gathered in Utah at the ski resort of Deer Valley for an annual “snow summit” hosted by Silicon Valley Bank, a crucial financial institution for start-ups. Barely a week later, on Thursday…
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Financial Incentives Important eyesonsuriname/ dr. Lorraine Sobers Amsterdam, March 9th 2023 — The CEO of Hess Corporation, John Hess, speaking at the International Energy Conference and Expo Guyana, explained to the audience that “Carbon credits provide financial incentives to preserve forests and biodiversity that are at risk to growing economic activities and demand for natural resources.”…
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Internetworking Edition 2023 & Potsdam Cyber Games Dear Learning Community, Around five billion people worldwide use the Internet – more than half the world’s population. It has revolutionized our everyday lives. Banking transactions, sending e-mails, ordering products online – all this can be done easily and quickly via the network of networks. If you want…
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Plant science Part VI by William Ralston source The Guardian Amsterdam June 19th 2021–“By the time you start the championships, the plant is on a slow keel to dying because you’re starving it,” he said. But the surface can’t be too dry at the start, “because otherwise the plant will be dead before you get…
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Plant science is key Part V by William Ralston source The Guardian Amsterdam, June 19th 2021—The job can take its toll. Like goalkeepers, groundskeepers tend not to receive much credit when things go well, but are the first to be blamed if anything goes wrong. To Stones, it is a way of life rather than…
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The perfect Football Pitch Part II by William Ralston source The Guardian Amsterdam, June 19th 2021– When Pep Guardiola arrived at Manchester City in 2016, he asked for the grass to be cut to just 19mm, in line with the ultra-fast pitches he had demanded at his previous clubs, Barcelona and Bayern Munich. In the…
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The Perfect Pitch a dream Part I By William Ralston source The Guardian Amsterdam, June 19th 2021—It was a big moment for English football talent when Real Madrid poached Paul Burgess from Arsenal in 2009. After starting his career at Blackpool FC, Burgess had arrived at the north London club in 1999, rising to prominence…
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Future in Food Industry by Idoia Olabarrieta and Angela Melado, source food 4.0. AZTI AF Amsterdam, 9 June 2021–The crisis generated by Covid has had the collateral consequence of anticipating the future: the transition to the digital society has accelerated and those companies that either does not know how to see it or do not adapt…
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Wirecard’s crash in Germany shaded doubts about Fintech. Here Martin Zeman will explain the potential of FinTech and how it impacts future jobs and investments. FinTech’s impact on the traditional Financial Services The FinTech industry has uprooted the traditional financial services companies (banks, asset managers, wealth managers) since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). Entrepreneurs can…
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