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Bioinformatics Market By Sector, Segment & Application 2017

Bioinformatics is a scientific discipline that deals with the retrieval, storage, processing, analysis, and management of biological information through computational techniques. It uses mathematics, biology, and information technology to understand the biological importance of an extensive variety of data. Bioinformatics technologies are used in various pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. It is majorly used in the medical sector, driven by the increasing use of bioinformatics for more...

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Paul Thomen on June 18, 2013

Open Government Grants: Apply Now!

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We know how challenging fundraising can be. You start an innovative project using technology to make government more open and accessible and halfway through -- you run out of money. Or maybe you know someone who is collecting municipal data and wants to make a cool app to help residents understand how local government works, but they don’t have funding. If you are developing an open source tool and are looking for funds to jumpstart the project, apply now for an OpenGov Grant from the Sunlight more...

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D C on June 17, 2013

Open Data Institute (ODI) launches new certificates to help everyone discover, understand, and use open data

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The ODI recently launched Open Data Certificates to help everyone find, understand and use open data that is being released. The new certificates are being announced by CEO Gavin Starks at a G8 Summit event: Open for Growth. The certificates have been created in response to business, government, and citizen needs to bring rigour to the publication, dissemination and usage of open data. Over the last six months, ODI has been collaborating with dozens of organisations around the world to define more...

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D C on June 17, 2013

India and China Smart Cards Market Analysis Reports at RnR Market Research

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In technology terms, smart cards resemble similar to “”dumb”" magnetic stripe cards, but with one major difference: embedded in them is a computer chip, either to process data held on the card, or to act as an access key to data that is held remotely. Smart cards are more secure than simple plastic or magnetic stripe cards and are more versatile, being able to store more data and operate multiple applications. Till recently, the telecom sector has been the only prominent user of more...

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Paul Thomen on June 17, 2013

Data Act: Why Tech Companies Want it Passed

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Everyone cares about federal spending. Conservatives want to cut it; progressives want to expand it, at least for some programs. And everyone hates waste and fraud. So why is it so hard to get a handle on the federal checkbook? It’s an Open Data problem, and one that won’t be solved by the government’s new Open Data Policy. But it could be solved by the DATA Act – an imperfect acronym that stands for the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act, Act. The leading advocate for the DATA Act more...

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D C on June 16, 2013

AAAS Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights and Law Program

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July 11-12, 2013 About this Meeting: This meeting of the AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition will focus on Article 15 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which guarantees everyone the right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications. Since the launch of the AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition in 2009, its core activities have focused on engaging scientists and engineers in an international process to define this right and create more...

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John Daly on June 15, 2013

Why Higher Education is Essential to the Post MDGs Agreement

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This post was originally published by theCouncil on Foreign Relations. The post-Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) framework is currently being negotiated among governments and civil society participants around the world. Unlike the previous goals, which emphasized universalprimary education as a key aim, it is essential that any successor targets ensure a concomitant focus on tertiary education. The youth bulge is growing: young people between the ages of ten and twenty-four now more...

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Blair Glencorse on June 14, 2013

e-DIRAP Google+ Hangout on Climate Change and ICTs

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Five panelists from five different countries will bring different perspectives on the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to address climate change challenges. The purpose of the Hangout is to: - Introduce the roles ICTs play in climate change monitoring, adaptation and mitigation - Get an update of the state of ICT deployment and innovations in addressing climate change issues - Discuss the challenges and way forward for harnessing ICTs to achieve adaptation and more...

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Christine Apikul on June 13, 2013

UK: Innovative SMEs Stifled by Lack of Funds

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Two new reports from the think tank Big Innovation Centre, have warned that the failure of banks to lend to SMEs is stifling UK's most innovative businesses

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SME Finance Forum to SME Finance Forum on June 12, 2013

SEA Change bi-weekly newsletter - 2013 06 13

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The bi-weekly newsletter looks the same as the weekly newsletter, with the only change being… you guessed right; it will be sent to you bi-weekly! Between bi-weekly newsletters you will now receive a two-page update to make sure you will not miss anything! We start this newsletter with a call for evidence by the Commonwealth Secretariat on improving frameworks for climate finance. Topic 2 showcases the Australian Evaluation Society upcoming conference. We already showcased this event, but be more...

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Dennis Bours on June 12, 2013

Credit and the Crisis: Access to finance for innovative small firms

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Since the 2008 financial crisis there has been a significant tightening in credit conditions and a dramatic reduction in bank lending to small firms. Government policy – such as the new Business Bank – has been focused on addressing this problem. A consensus has emerged that access to finance to small firms is one of the key factors holding back the national economy. Yet only a minority of small firms will actually drive the economic recovery – most small firms have little impact on job more...

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SME Finance Forum to SME Finance Forum on June 12, 2013

Announcing the Global Open Data Initiative

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The Global Open Data Initiative (GODI) is a new initiative led by the Open Knowledge Foundation, Fundar, Sunlight Foundation and the World Wide Web Foundation. It mission is to share principles and resources for governments and societies on how to best harness the opportunities created by opening government data. The initiative is intended to provide a roadmap of policies and institutions that countries can use to build meaningful new open data reforms and initiatives, informed by the more...

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D C on June 12, 2013

Another Perspective on Open Government

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Noel Dickover, federal IT consultant for Communibuild Technologies, and Alexander Howard, a Washington, D.C., based writer and editor, join host John Gilroy on this week's show. Both have been active in the federal information technology community and share their insights on open government. On another recent Federal Tech Talk show, Health and Human Services CIO Bryan Sivak and Federal CTO Todd Park spoke with Johnabout the new executive order put in place to make data sets open to the public more...

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D C on June 12, 2013

Post-2015 planning offers compelling messages for scientists

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A UN panel's report indicates an unfamiliarity with scientists, but there are various ways to develop collaboration. n the lead-up to this, UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon convened a High-level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda - chaired by the presidents of Indonesia and Liberia, and the UK prime minister - to recommend a way forward. Their labours offer lessons for bridging development and science. However, when the event's panel - which included Oxfam's Duncan Green and Beyond 2015 more...

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D C on June 11, 2013

This Week: Seeking the Holy Grail of Open Government

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Recently on Federal Tech Talk, Alexander Howard and Noel Dickover joined John Gilroy in a discussion on Open Government where a poignant metaphor was made; Opening government data harkens the imagery from Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark: a massive warehouse wherein the lost, but found, ark of the covenant can become lost once again. The door to the metaphorical warehouse is being opened, but (keeping with the Indiana Jones theme) would you be able to find the Holy Grail within it? DfID more...

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D C on June 11, 2013

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