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17th November 2017 Delhi, India
First ever Newton Prize goes to Indo-UK research and innovation projects
It all started exactly a year ago when Jo Johnson, Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation launched the prestigious Newton Prize during the India-UK Tech Summit in Delhi. The Newton Prize is administered through the UK National Commission for UNESCO, and the team has been busy during the year in receiving and reviewing […]
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16th November 2017 Montreal, Canada
Le prochain boom technologique : l’intelligence artificielle (I.A.)
L’intelligence artificielle est en plein essor à Montréal, et de façon plus générale, au Canada. Les algorithmes informatiques peuvent analyser d’énormes quantités de données et déterminer les tendances ; découlant sur une multitude d’applications possibles. Le potentiel est étonnant : la reconnaissance vocale, les services de traduction, le guidage des véhicules autonomes, le renseignement de la police […]
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16th November 2017 Montreal, Canada
The next tech boom: Artificial Intelligence (A.I.)
Artificial Intelligence is booming in Montréal, and Canada more broadly. Computer algorithms can analyse vast quantities of data and establish patterns, with a myriad of potential applications. From voice recognition, translation services and directing autonomous vehicles to informing policing through crime analysis and diagnostics in healthcare, the potential is enormous. Google, Microsoft, IBM, and […]
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16th November 2017 Montreal, Canada
La réalité virtuelle: Un tout autre monde
Plus question d’être assis sur votre canapé devant un téléviseur à écran plat. La prochaine génération de matériel audiovisuel vous met en plein dans l’action. En portant un casque on est complètement plongé dans un monde virtuel avec lequel on peut interagir. Cependant les usages de cette nouvelle technologie vont bien au-delà des jeux vidéo […]
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16th November 2017
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Oina
Oina is a traditional Romanian sport, whose origins appear to be quite ancient. Some believe that the name derives from the Cuman word for “game”, and it does seem to have a linguistic association with many Turkic languages. Other theories place its origins in shepherding, given its closeness to the Romanian word for sheep. While […]
15th November 2017 Vienna, Austria
Lady Nugent: portrait of purity
One of the most beautiful, and enigmatic, artworks in the British Embassy in Vienna is Anne Lucy Grenville, Lady Nugent, by the renowned portrait painter Sir Thomas Lawrence. It dates from 1813, around the time that Anne Lucy Poulett (her maiden name), aged 23, married George Nugent Grenville, second Baron Nugent of Carlanstown. The portrait […]
14th November 2017 Santiago, Chile
UK and Chile, Two Maritime Nations Betting to Protect the Ocean
With 3 000 miles of coastline, anything to do with the sea is important for Chile. Chile is showing a growing interest and leadership on many ocean issues including marine research and conservation, sustainable fisheries and security. Foreign Minister Heraldo Muñoz personally led Chile’s initiative to host the international ‘Our Ocean’ conference in Oct 2015 […]
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14th November 2017
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Britain in Constanta
The story of how the United Kingdom played a central role in the building of the city of Constanta has its origins in the Irish Potato Famine of the 1840s and the growing realisation that the British Isles were no longer self–sufficient in food. Across Western Europe other governments were grappling with similar challenges of […]
8th November 2017 Montreal, Canada
Virtual Reality: A whole other world
Forget sitting on your couch watching a flat screen. The next generation of audiovisual hardware puts you right in the action! Wearing a headset you are completely immersed in a virtual world that you can interact with. But this new technology can be applied to far more than video games or entertainment. We recently brought […]
8th November 2017 Vienna, Austria
Why I wear a poppy
Several Austrian friends have asked me recently why I am wearing a small, red flower – a poppy – on my jacket lapel. It’s because the United Kingdom together with other Commonwealth nations will commemorate Remembrance Day on November 11th, the day in 1918 which marked the end of hostilities in the First World War. […]