environment
Smart Use of Nuclear Power
By David Haboubi, Head of Nuclear, Middle East & Africa – SNC-Lavalin With global consumption and demand for electricity set to increase exponentially in the coming years, at least 28 new countries are currently either considering or embarking on a nuclear power programme as a reliable source of clean and sustainable electricity, while 59 reactors […]
Jump Aboard the eDumper, the World’s Largest Electric Vehicle
While a single computer used to take up a whole room, now they comfortably fit inside your backpack to be easily carried around. From computers to mobile phones, developments in modern technology mean everything has got smaller. But the “eDumper” is a very different type of beast — 110 tons heavy when fully loaded and […]
Sustainable Steps to #BeatAirPollution
Chances are, right now, you or someone you know is breathing polluted air. Nine out of 10 people on Earth breathe polluted air, according to the World Health Organization. That’s why we encourage people everywhere to work together to #BeatAirPollution. Air pollution comes from many sources, and Schneider Electric focuses on combating two types through […]
Follow the money
Mai Youssef, Corporate Communications & Marketing Services Director, Canon Middle East and Central and North Africa Sustainability and climate change are two of today’s hottest topics. From Adidas selling 11 million pairs of shoes made from ocean plastic to IKEA pledging to phase out single-use plastic from its stores and restaurants by 2020, there is […]
India’s Energy Challenge
It is big, fast growing, with a young population and a middle class that is nearly as big as the entire U.S. population. Those attributes all line up in the plus column for India, but on the other side of the ledger, this giant emerging market is dealing with a thirst for energy, rising CO2 […]
CNN hears how MENA’s cities are helping protect the planet on Going Green
CNN meets Faris Saeed, the developer for The Sustainable City in Dubai – a district specifically designed to have zero impact on the environment. Having lived in the United Arab Emirates for over 20 years, Saeed had the dream of raising a family in a community embodying green living, so decided to build it himself. […]
Evoteq, Announces the Appointment of Jihad Tayara as its new CEO
Evoteq, a key subsidiary and digital transformation catalyst under the Bee’ah group of companies, has recently announced the appointment of Jihad Tayara as its new Chief Executive Officer. Evoteq, is quickly cementing its position as the region’s premier technology management partner developing impactful and disruptive technology solutions for customers to facilitate operations by increasing efficiency, […]
Smarter City: Intra-Connected Cities Streamlines Wellness
By: Caspar Herzberg, President of Middle East & Africa Region, Schneider Electric Today, cities represent only 2 percent of the planet’s surface but houses approximately 50 percent of the world’s population. Generating 80 percent of the global CO2 emissions, they consume 75 percent of our energy. According to the United Nations, there will be 2.5 […]
GERD LEONHARD: TECHNOLOGY VERSUS HUMANITY
Q. Has the point of no return – where technology has clearly taken over humanity – been reached? A. Not at all. We are still 20-30 years away from truly intelligent machines ie AGI – artificial general intelligence. If you equate that with what is called the Singularity – when machines become limitlessly powerful – that would […]
RICHARD BALDWIN: THE GLOBOTICS UPHEAVAL
Q. What should humans do to prepare for the globotics upheaval? A. The jobs of the future will be doing things that software robots cannot automation – experts think that the most human tasks like creativity, empathy, motivating and managing groups of people, applying ethics, dealing unknown situations and such things will be very hard for […]
