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ICTP supports uplifting new technology development

October 13, 2015 • admin
In a letter from the book, “Green Growth and Travelism – Letters from Leaders,” Frank McCosker shows how the web technology revolutionises the best way people travel and the way the disruptive technology, “Super Wi-Fi,” can actually provide the much-needed cheap and seamless access to the net. This “Super Wi-Fi” technology leverages unused TV spectrum to supply Internet access at broadband sorts of speed. Its main advantages are that it may possibly cover distances anywhere between three and ten times more than those covered by existing unlicensed wireless solutions and that its signal is way less impeded by obstructions equivalent to walls and buildings. The Super Wi-Fi cannot only reduce the digital divide between rural and concrete areas, in addition to between developed and fewer-developed countries, at a reasonable price,...
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Cape Town Tourism campaign takes home gold at Cannes Lions 2013

October 10, 2015 • admin
Cape Town Tourism’s Facebook campaign, Send Your Facebook Profile to Cape Town, has won a Cannes Lions Gold Award for Cape Town Tourism’s advertising agency, Ogilvy & Mather. The prize was awarded within the Branded Content Category (Best Use or Integration of Digital or Social Media) making them one among only two 2013 Gold Award winners from South Africa. This comes off the back of Cape Town Tourism’s prestigious SMITTY Award for The simplest Overall Use of Social Media globally received earlier this month. Cape Town Tourism partnered with Ogilvy Cape Town and Flow Communications to conceive and execute the sport-based campaign aimed toward promoting destination Cape Town to a world digital media audience and enticing more visitors to the town. The campaign formed a vital portion of Cape Town...
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ICTP supports uplifting new technology development

October 7, 2015 • admin
In a letter from the book, “Green Growth and Travelism – Letters from Leaders,” Frank McCosker shows how the net technology revolutionises the best way people travel and the way the disruptive technology, “Super Wi-Fi,” can actually provide the much-needed cheap and seamless access to the web. This “Super Wi-Fi” technology leverages unused TV spectrum to supply Internet access at broadband styles of speed. Its main advantages are that it will possibly cover distances anywhere between three and ten times more than those covered by existing unlicensed wireless solutions and that its signal is way less impeded by obstructions similar to walls and buildings. The Super Wi-Fi won’t only reduce the digital divide between rural and concrete areas, in addition between developed and not more-developed countries, at a reasonable price,...
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Australia issues demand overseas migrants

October 4, 2015 • admin
The Australia government has announced it’s far trying to recruit greater than 190,000 migrants within the next year. Paul Arthur, director, London-based migration specialists the Emigration Group said: “Australia’s economy is booming and that they need the skilled workers from the united kingdom and Europe to emigrate, to fill thousands of job vacancies. “The decision to preserve this sort of high level of visa places is superb news for Brits who’re seeking to pursue a successful career down under.” He added: “Australia is thought of as worthwhile countries on earth for quality of life. “The country offers a mixture of affordable housing, stunning scenery, fantastic weather and a higher work / life balance.  “This is a robust pull for Brits searching for a metamorphosis of lifestyle.” This year, the biggest...
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Nine tourists killed in northern Pakistan

October 1, 2015 • admin
Nine tourists has been killed in a hotel in northern Pakistan during an assault during which gunmen are reported to have killed ten people. Five are considered from the Ukraine, one from Lithuania and 3 from China, based on reports. The tenth victim was their Pakistani tour guide. The attack, that is the primary of its kind inside the region, was claimed by the Pakistani Taliban, consistent with the BBC. The tourists were portion of a mountaineering expedition that have been planning to climb Nanga Parbat which, at 26,660 feet, is the world’s ninth highest mountain and Pakistan’s second highest peak. Recommended
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