News about open_data on 2021-09-14
Anti - mask culture war waged in Chicago suburb
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill which aims to protect communities from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. But what does it mean for the Midwest, and what is it doing in the midwest? Why is the law really important?
Source: politico.com
Published on 2021-09-14
Cambridge Lauds Data - Driven Governance , Affordable Housing in Annual Report | News
One of the UK’s biggest cities has been given a national recognition for its work to improve residents’ lives and improve access to economic and educational opportunities, according to an annual report published by the City of Cambridge. These are the key points.
Source: thecrimson.com
Published on 2021-09-14
Capella Space Opens its SAR Data to the Public – Parabolic Arc
In our series of letters from African journalists, scientists and academics from around the world explain why Capella Space has become a cloud-native satellite - and how it is changing the way we look at the Earth and the climate.
Source: parabolicarc.com
Published on 2021-09-14
China To Sell 7 . 38 Million Barrels Of Crude From State Reserve
In our series of letters from African journalists, writer and columnist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani looks at the impact of China’s decision to release crude oil from the US strategic reserve in the wake of the Hurricane Ida storm. Here is a look at what happened.
Source: zerohedge.com
Published on 2021-09-14
Geo - location now firmly on developer app map - CW Developer Network
The Office for Ordnance Survey (OS) has announced it is to launch a new data hub for developers in the private and public sector. The BBC's weekly Computer Weekly has been looking at the progress of the data being developed in its first 12 months.
Source: computerweekly.com
Published on 2021-09-14
Glasgow City Council creates Open Data Hub
Glasgow has been given the chance to use its own digital data to provide insights on the city’s economy and the infrastructure which it uses to promote digital growth and improve public services in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, a council has said.
Source: ukauthority.com
Published on 2021-09-14
GovTech in the age of COVID : Urgent need and uneven progress
The world's public sector is being transformed by the latest technology, according to a new report published in the Journal of Public Technology (JACC). These are some of the key areas for improvement, writes Michael Mosley, BBC News. .
Source: blogs.worldbank.org
Published on 2021-09-14
Investegate |Instaclustr Announcements | Instaclustr : Instaclustr Adds PostgreSQL to Managed Platform in Public Preview
PostgreSril has been added to a fully-managed service which aims to deliver reliability at scale through its growing platform, according to the company behind the acquisition of Cassandra, Kafka, Redis, and other open source data technologies.
Source: investegate.co.uk
Published on 2021-09-14
Investing in digital currency may be dangerous , warns Bank of Thailand
The Bank of England's chief executive, Mark Carney, has announced a raft of changes to the banking system in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to his spokesman for the Central Bank, Andrew Lloyd Webber, on Wednesday.
Source: nationthailand.com
Published on 2021-09-14
iTWire - Instaclustr Adds PostgreSQL to Managed Platform in Public Preview
Oracle’s Instaclustr consulting company has announced a new offering for its managed PostgreOracle service, which aims to ensure fully-managed deployments of post-graptial databases across the world. The company says it is seeking to provide expertise to customers.
Source: itwire.com
Published on 2021-09-14
Keep Off The Grass : Dont Kill Our Grasslands | Outlook India Magazine
In our series of letters from African journalists, the BBC’s Lucy Kellaway looks at the world's most famous grasslands, which have sprung back to life with an unmatched radiance from a withered state during the summer heat.
Source: outlookindia.com
Published on 2021-09-14
Loyal customers are worth 22x more than average customers , new report finds
Retailers are increasingly trying to understand the value of their customers’ spending behaviour, including how they can make them more loyal to your business. But what does it mean for those who have a lifetime loyalty to the firm?
Source: retailtimes.co.uk
Published on 2021-09-14
New Details of Just How Late and Over Budget City Infrastructure Projects Run
New York City’s capital budget is a hugely inefficient and rife, with cost overruns and delays leading to many questions about how the city spends its funds and how thousands of projects are delayed or over budget, according to new research.
Source: mnn.org
Published on 2021-09-14
Red Hat to back Linux Foundation - supported open source project tackling climate change
Climate change is a major threat to financial stability in the world, according to the BBC's weekly The Boss series. This week we speak to Red Hat, the leading provider of open source technology and data platforms that aims to improve the impact of climate change in global business decision-making.
Source: wraltechwire.com
Published on 2021-09-14
SecuringIndustry . com - FDA names winners of food traceability challenge
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the winners of a new initiative aimed at tracking unsafe food from the food supply chain. Here's what happens to those who are struggling to track their crops.
Source: securingindustry.com
Published on 2021-09-14
Solving COVID and Climate : Innovation Without Border | Comunicados | Edición united states
"We need to jump-start inclusive and deliberate problem-solving that engages all the world's people and institutions in evidence-driven partnerships", says a new initiative from The Lens - the largest science and technology resource for both public sector, civil society and businesses built on open data.
Source: efe.com
Published on 2021-09-14
Suspensions and expulsions could set our most vulnerable kids on a path to school drop - out , drug use and crime
In our series of letters from African journalists, writer and columnist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani looks at why Australian schools are being excluded from their students because they have disability. Why is this a problem and how does it work?
Source: theconversation.com
Published on 2021-09-14
United Arab Emirates - Telecoms , Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
The UK's largest mobile broadband firms, Etisalat and du, have announced that they could increase the stake held by foreigners in the two companies, according to a new report by the BBC. Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports.
Source: mobilitytechzone.com
Published on 2021-09-14
UPDATE : 2 more COVID - 19 fatalities reported in Fauquier County Tuesday
The number of new cases of COVID-19 in the US state of Virginia has fallen to its lowest level since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the state's Department of Health. The latest figures have shown a rise in infection rates.
Source: fauquier.com
Published on 2021-09-14
Use tech to tackle debt , says BoT
Thailand's central bank has announced plans to introduce digital technology to the financial sector, which aims to boost the competition landscape. These are the first steps to tackle debt and loans being made available to small and medium-sized businesses.
Source: bangkokpost.com
Published on 2021-09-14