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Study confirms €1T green hydrogen potential for Africa

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Africa can produce 50 million tons of green hydrogen a year by 2035, according to a new study by the European Investment Bank (EIB), International Solar Alliance and the African Union, with the support of the Government of Mauritania, HyDeal and UCLG Africa. The report was formally handed over to partners on 20 December.

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Driving Middle East’s Innovation in Robotics and Future of Automation

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Delegates for the event will represent sectors including manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, agriculture, defense, security, and mining sectors with 60 percent of the talent pool having over six years of experience in robotics.

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Study using satellite data finds rate of urban growth much greater than previously thought

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An international team of researchers has used satellite images to map urban growth between 1985 and 2015. Urban growth rates were smaller in Africa, Australia and South America, averaging less than 1,000 km 2 yr –1. In a paper in Nature Sustainability , they report that global urban extent has expanded by 9,687?km

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New Award Recognizes IEEE Society’s Work in DEI

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Women have served in roles such as chair of the society’s flagship gathering, the IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC) and its distinguished lecturers program. IEEE IMS in 2017 launched a three-year Africa initiative because it decided it needed more representation on the continent.

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Being More Inclusive is Paying Off for This IEEE Society

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IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society started more than two decades ago to become a more welcoming and inclusive environment for women and members from outside the United States. Taking the WIE pledge is just the first step on the road for more visible and equitable representation on panels at IEEE meetings, conferences, and events.

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Being More Inclusive is Paying Off for This IEEE Society

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IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society started more than two decades ago to become a more welcoming and inclusive environment for women and members from outside the United States. Taking the WIE pledge is just the first step on the road for more visible and equitable representation on panels at IEEE meetings, conferences, and events.

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KPMG study identifies 10 sustainability “megaforces” with accelerating impacts on business; imperative of sustainability changing the automotive business radically

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In a new study, KPMG International has identified 10 “megaforces” that will significantly affect corporate growth globally over the next two decades. Yet the OECD projects that forest areas will decline globally by 13% from 2005 to 2030, mostly in South Asia and Africa. Source: KPMG. Click to enlarge. billion in 2005.