The European Union’s (EU) commitment to reduce carbon emissions across EU member states is likely to support increased investment in more environmentally friendly power generation systems. Accordingly, the implementation of the Emissions trading scheme in 2005, which has provided power plants and factories with allowances related to permissible carbon dioxide levels, is gaining importance and this is projected to be an significant driver for automation and control solutions (ACS) in the European power generation sector over the next few years.
From today, Jajah enables every British mobile phone user to make global calls for next to nothing, saving up to 86% on their phone bills. There are more than 60 million active mobile phones in the UK, and an estimated 3 million international calls placed each month from these handsets.
The consumer climate in Germany rose slightly in September compared with last month. This is mainly attributable to consumer propensity to make larger purchases and beat the VAT increase scheduled for next year. It has risen this year for the third time to reach a record high. Conversely, there has been a slight fall in consumer expectations in terms of income development. Consumers rate the outlook for Germany's economy similarly to last month. After the figure of 8.6 points in September, the consumer climate index is forecasting a value of 8.8 points for October.
A new business survey from global real estate consultants Cushman & Wakefield has revealed which UK cities are considered by major companies to be 'best for business'. UK Cities Monitor 2006 ranks London as top overall but it is Birmingham which emerges as the major winner beating its rival Manchester into second place. Birmingham is also ranked number one (ahead of London) as the best city today in which to locate a new company headquarters.
The Department for Transport has today published National Statistics on public transport in Public Transport Statistics Bulletin: Great Britain 2006 Edition.
A group of mobile manufacturers, network operators, suppliers, recyclers, consumer and environmental organisations, led by Nokia, has committed to improve the environmental performance of mobile phones and to do more to raise consumer awareness and participation in take-back and recycling.
Bioinformatics will increasingly become a necessity for a wide spectrum of life sciences, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. As the number of market participants increases, purchasers will have an edge as the range of available tools expands. To succeed, market participants will need to offer cost-effective, easy-to-use and more widely applicable solutions. Outsourcing is expected to emerge as a definitive trend in the bioinformatics industry.
