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The chamber passed through voice voting House Bill 8910, or the proposed Open Access in Data Transmission Act, which aims to establish a strong and independent regulatory system and body to ensure fair competition in the data transmission industry. (File photo: House of Representatives of the Philippines/Facebook) MANILA – The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on second reading a measure promoting open access in data transmission through a speedy and efficient process and promoti...

Start here to reach new milestones in records management Image Records management is the vital process of ensuring that documentary evidence produced and used by an organization is created, managed, stored, and disposed of in such a way that it remains authentic, safe, and reliable, and usable now and in the future. Ultimately, good records management helps governments and institutions achieve good governance and deliver high-quality services and results  .  Good records management has always...

Developing Telecoms - Vodafone Fiji launches eSim support and rural Wi-Fi in emerging markets worldwide Dear Visitor Vodafone is introducing eSIMs to Fiji, while its local unit in Hungary is now providing 5G coverage across Budapest. On the subject of 5G, Perus first offerings have been launched this week after Entel and Claro were cleared to do so by the countrys regulator. In India, the impending arrival of the new generation of technology has prompted a shake-up of outdated telecoms legisla...

KEY POINTS Virtual care has the potential to improve access to health care for people with Alzheimer disease and related dementias, especially in the context of the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic. Videoteleconferencing is a well-studied means of virtual care that has successfully been used to remotely assess, diagnose and manage such patients. Successful telemedicine programs often have access to supplemental clinical information to aid in diagnosis and involve interdisciplinary tea...

summary Using more than a decades worth of fieldwork in South Sudan, Clémence Pinaud here explores the relationship between predatory wealth accumulation, state formation, and a form of racism—extreme ethnic group entitlement—that has the potential to result in genocide.  War and Genocide in South Sudan traces the rise of a predatory state during civil war in southern Sudan and its transformation into a violent Dinka ethnocracy after the regions formal independence. That new s...

Published March 12, 2021, 2:04 PM Currently at the fingertips of consumers are technologies and suite of solutions that must satiate their changing preferences on energy usage – thanks to the government-underpinned policy enforcements that are really putting ‘end-users at the head of the table’ when it comes to decisions in choosing their preferred electricity supplier. And to the power industry players, it comes as a new challenge to them how to convince consumers to select the relevant ...

Creative Commons Find news by topic March 12, 2021 The Creative Commons Global Network (CCGN) consists of 48 CC Country Chapters spread across the globe. They’re the home for a community of advocates, activists, educators, artists, lawyers, and users who share CC’s vision and values. They implement and strengthen open access policies, copyright reform, open education, and open culture in the communities in which they live. To help showcase their work, we’re excited to continue our blog se...

Journal of Medical Internet Research The University of California and JMIR Publications today announced a two-year partnership that will make it easier and more affordable for researchers from all 10 UC campuses to publish in one of JMIR’s 30+ open access journals. The pilot, which provides subsidies for faculty who publish with JMIR, is UC’s first such agreement with a native open access publisher. Under the agreement, the UC Libraries will automatic...

Blog Review: March 10 Siemens EDA’s Harry Foster checks out how the maturity of verification processes impact bug escapes in FPGA designs and whether safety critical development processes prevent bugs from escaping to silicon. Synopsys’ Dennis Kengo Oka examines the weaknesses and vulnerabilities in automotive keyless entry systems and how security researchers hacked the Tesla Model X key fob. Cadence’s Paul McLellan explains the development of the Open Access layout database standard and...

 E-Mail Bentham Open is pleased to welcome Sultan Idris University of Education (UPSI), Malaysia as Institutional Member. The partnership allows the researchers from the university to publish their research under an Open Access license with specified fee discounts. Bentham Open welcomes institutions and organizations from world over to join as Institutional Member and avail a host of benefits for their researchers. Sultan Idris University of Education (UPSI) was established in 1922 and was kno...