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Boeing invests $450m in Wisk Aero to advance Certified Autonomous Electric Flight
Boeing invests $450m in Wisk Aero to advance Certified Autonomous Electric Flight Wisk, a leading Advanced Air Mobility company and developer of the first all-electric, self-flying air taxi in the U.S., has secured $450 million in funding from The Boeing Company, making it one of the most well-funde...
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A Smart Electric Grid could save the United States $50 billion a year
A Smart Electric Grid could save the United States $50 billion a year A novel plan that offers partnership in keeping the United States electric grid stable and reliable could be a win-win for consumers and utility operators. The largest ever simulation of its kind, modelled on the Texas power grid,...
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Los Alamos National Laboratory Atomic Armour research could protect equipment
Los Alamos National Laboratory Atomic Armour research could protect equipment Protective coatings are common for many things in daily life that see a lot of use: we coat wood floors with finish; apply Teflon to the paint on cars; even use diamond coatings on medical devices. Protective coatings are...
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Teck and Caterpillar deploy thirty zero-emissions Cat Mining Haul Trucks
Teck and Caterpillar deploy thirty zero-emissions Cat Mining Haul Trucks Teck Resources has announced an agreement with Caterpillar Inc., to work towards deploying 30 of Caterpillar’s zero-emissions large haul trucks at Teck mining operations. Decarbonizing Teck’s vehicle fleet represents a signific...
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National Highways delivering Connected Autonomous Plant Project at Futureworx 2022
National Highways delivering Connected Autonomous Plant Project at Futureworx 2022 National Highways have expressed that the organisation is “delighted to confirm participation at this year’s Futureworx technology event.” The exclusive technology show case is taking place on 30th and 31st March 2022...
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Liebherr introduces the largest 470 EC-B Flat-Top Tough-One Crane
Liebherr introduces the largest 470 EC-B Flat-Top Tough-One Crane The flagship crane with intelligent assistance systems offers a jib length of 80 metres. This reach can be increased to 83 metres by means of a jib extension, thereby breaking new ground in the competitive market. At a jib length of 8...
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Yanmar launches new YDP range of Portable Diesel Water Pumps
Yanmar launches new YDP range of Portable Diesel Water Pumps YANMAR’s well-renowned and popular YDP series (Portable Diesel Water Pumps) has now been re-launched to facilitate water solutions to customers worldwide. Well-equipped with emission-regulated air-cooled Yanmar L series engines, the YDP pu...
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Hitachi ZW310-7 Wheel Loader puts operators in control
Hitachi ZW310-7 Wheel Loader puts operators in control Hitachi is introducing a larger next-generation model from its Stage V-compliant wheel loader range. The ZW310-7 has been designed to put operators in complete control of their workspace – and master even the toughest job site conditions – with...
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EIB supports new rail cargo services across Portugal and Spain
EIB supports new rail cargo services across Portugal and Spain The European Investment Bank has signed a €45 million agreement with Medway ROSCO, a subsidiary of Medway Operador Ferroviário de Mercadorias (Medway OFM), the Iberian Peninsula’s largest private rail freight operator and part of the Med...
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Global Load Out Solutions AB launched by VolvoCE
Global Load Out Solutions AB launched by VolvoCE A new business entity, Global Load Out Solutions AB, has been launched by Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) to expand the market for its load out solutions portfolio and enable more customers to transform the efficiency and sustainability of the...
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Innodisk building an Intelligent AIoT world with EV and Smart City solutions
Innodisk building an Intelligent AIoT world with EV and Smart City solutions Innodisk, a leading global provider of industrial flash and memory solutions, reflects on its AIoT wins of last year and outlook for 2022. Even now, in 2022, AIoT is still a buzz that’s impossible for business leaders to ig...
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MIT natural language method demystifies Machine-Learning systems
MIT natural language method demystifies Machine-Learning systems Neural networks are sometimes called black boxes because, despite the fact that they can outperform humans on certain tasks, even the researchers who design them often don’t understand how or why they work so well. But if a neural netw...
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Acrow Bridge restores Emergency Access to Fraser Canyon in British Columbia
Acrow Bridge restores Emergency Access to Fraser Canyon in British Columbia Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, has announced that one of its modular steel bridges has been installed to provide temporary access for Highway 1 traffic through the Fraser Canyon in Brit...
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Passenger taps into contactless payments trend with new all-in-one capabilities
Passenger taps into contactless payments trend with new all-in-one capabilities UK public transport app and website provider, Passenger is helping more UK bus operators accommodate a shift in traditional payment methods by launching a new feature that gives bus users easier access to their contactle...
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Rameder expands into Towbars for Electric Cars
Rameder expands into Towbars for Electric Cars Rameder has expanded their application options for fully electric passenger cars with towbars design specifically for electric cars. More and more fully electric vehicles now offer a useful towing capacity. Whether you are setting out on a caravan vacat...
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Decoding the Highway Code changes with Data Insights
Decoding the Highway Code changes with Data Insights Back in 2018 it was announced that a review of the Highway Code would take place. Following a three month stakeholder consultation process in 2020, it has been announced that the new rules will come into action from 29 January 2022, subject to par...
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Variohm EuroSensor adds Blink Marine’s CANopen keypads to product range
Variohm EuroSensor adds Blink Marine’s CANopen keypads to product range Variohm EuroSensor has added a new range of keypads and controllers from the Italian manufacturer Blink Marine to its extensive product portfolio. Powerkey, PowerTrack, and Powerkey Pro series keypads offer exceptional durabilit...
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FVB expands water and sewage experience to include pipe networks
FVB expands water and sewage experience to include pipe networks FVB has substantial knowledge in water purification and water supply but has thus far focused on plants and pumps. Now they are expanding our operations to also include pipe networks, which is something they have extensive experience w...
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Transmetrics AI improving Land Transport Network in Bulgaria for DB Schenker
Transmetrics AI improving Land Transport Network in Bulgaria for DB Schenker Transmetrics, a state-of-the-art AI platform developed exclusively for the supply chain, announces today that their artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms have been employed by DB Schenker, a global leading logistics provi...
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New ACO Water Management guide explores landscape design and sustainability
New ACO Water Management guide explores landscape design and sustainability Sustainable design practices must be a top priority for garden design in 2022, according to leading drainage manufacturer, ACO Water Management. While a number of trends often focus on aesthetic appeal and colour schemes, AC...
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Sacyr wins contracts for LP-1 Highway in Canary Islands and Zafra Bypass in Badajoz
Sacyr wins contracts for LP-1 Highway in Canary Islands and Zafra Bypass in Badajoz Sacyr Engineering and Infrastructures has won two new highway contracts in Spain worth € 65 million: the LP-1 Los Llanos – Tijarafe highway in the island of La Palma (€ 46 million) and the Zafra – Badajoz bypas...
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Irish tech company CitySwift supporting data-driven Public Transport Strategy in New York
Irish tech company CitySwift supporting data-driven Public Transport Strategy in New York CitySwift, the Galway-based leader in data and machine learning for the public transport sector, is expanding its operations to North America in partnership with the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authori...
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Wirtgen compact Milling Machines deliver on cost-efficiency and sustainability
Wirtgen compact Milling Machines deliver on cost-efficiency and sustainability With the European market launch of the W 100 Fi, W 120 Fi and W 130 Fi, the cold milling machine specialist Wirtgen now presents a trio of high performance, next generation one-metre class compact milling machines. Unique...
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50 percent of New York Build conference program presented by female speakers
50 percent of New York Build conference program presented by female speakers New York Build is the largest construction & design show for New York. Taking place at the Javits Center on March 2nd & 3rd. Network and do business with thousands of New York’s top contractors, developers, architec...
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Is my Quantum Computer big enough?
Is my Quantum Computer big enough? Quantum computers are expected to be disruptive and potentially impact many industry sectors. So researchers in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands decided to explore two very different quantum problems: breaking the encryption of Bitcoin (a digital currency) an...
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New Doosan products featured at World of Concrete
New Doosan products featured at World of Concrete For the first time at an international trade exhibition, Doosan showed the company’s new DX140LCR-7 Crawler Excavator and DL250-7 Wheel Loader together at World of Concrete, held from 18-20 January 2022 at the Las Vegas Convention Centre in Nevada...
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Yanmar unveils their next-generation ViO17 Mini-Excavator
Yanmar unveils their next-generation ViO17 Mini-Excavator Yanmar Compact Equipment EMEA has launched the latest marque of its globally-acclaimed ViO17 zero tail swing mini-excavator. Compact, versatile, robust and reliable, the next-generation model sets the standards in performance, productivity an...
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Breedon invests in economical Hitachi large excavators
Breedon invests in economical Hitachi large excavators The leading construction materials group Breedon has invested in two new Hitachi large excavators for its Cloud Hill and Dowlow quarries in Derbyshire. Delivered on site in October 2021, the two ZX890LCR-7s were selected due to the excellent cos...
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LCRIG and WJ announce £150,000 innovation fund winners
LCRIG and WJ announce £150,000 innovation fund winners Liverpool John Moores University has been named as one of the five recipients of the WJ Group sponsored £150,000 LCRIG/Steve Berry Think Exceptional Innovation Fund. The fund was launched earlier this year to help sponsor further developments in...
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Project DACS paves the way for Robotic Paving Cutting
Project DACS paves the way for Robotic Paving Cutting Project DACS led by Eurovia UK in partnership with Loop Technology and The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), is making significant progress on the path towards delivering an innovative, ground-breaking robotic...
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BAM commissions an Electric Asphalt Paver from Wirtgen and New Electric
BAM commissions an Electric Asphalt Paver from Wirtgen and New Electric Royal BAM Group’s Dutch civil engineering company (BAM Infra Nederland) has commissioned Wirtgen and New Electric to convert an asphalt spreading machine into the world’s first fully electrically driven asphalt spreading p...
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Sandvik Endurance Packages maximize uptime and lower total cost of ownership
Sandvik Endurance Packages maximize uptime and lower total cost of ownership Sandvik knows that time is critical, and keeping your equipment operating at all times is the most important part of your operation. To address this Sandvik has developed Endurance packages to do just that. Specifically des...
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Ringway Jacobs A51 project hosts Safety and Sustainability Innovation Day
Ringway Jacobs A51 project hosts Safety and Sustainability Innovation Day Cheshire East Highways, an integrated highways services contract working on behalf of Ringway Jacobs, recently undertook a major improvement scheme on the A51 through Nantwich. The A51 is a strategic route in Cheshire East and...
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The Future of Skyscrapers – Four Engineering Marvels
The Future of Skyscrapers – Four Engineering Marvels The world is full of engineering marvels that test the limits of architectural innovation. For example, the Burj Khalifa is the tallest skyscraper to have ever been built. The structure, which stands 829.8 metres tall, continues to represent...
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Future engineers on right track after Siemens SustainaCity Racer competition
Future engineers on right track after Siemens SustainaCity Racer competition Siemens has uncovered engineering, technology and business talent through a competition to design the smart and sustainable transport system of the future. SustainaCity Racer challenged 50 bright sparks from 15 universities...
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MCD Developments reviews their choice of the XWatch system installed by SmartTech
MCD Developments reviews their choice of the XWatch system installed by SmartTech MCD Developments Civil Excavations engaged SmartTech Australia to install XWatch XW4 height and slew limiting systems on two of their excavators. Xwatch caught up with Malcolm De Wildt, Director of MCD Developments to...
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GSSI updates UtilityScan GPR System to accelerate workflow
GSSI updates UtilityScan GPR System to accelerate workflow GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, announces the updated UtilityScan® GPR system, with a new user interface (UI) that makes it easier than ever to locate and mark the depth of underground util...
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Trimble announces Horizontal Steering Control for Soil Compactors
Trimble announces Horizontal Steering Control for Soil Compactors Trimble announced Horizontal Steering Control functionality on the Trimble® Earthworks Grade Control Platform for Soil Compactors, the industry’s first automatic steering control solution for soil compactors—and the next step towards...
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Magid’s new TRXDXG49 Glove delivers enhanced Safety Features and incredible Oil Grip
Magid’s new TRXDXG49 Glove delivers enhanced Safety Features and incredible Oil Grip Helping protect workers in a wide range of industries from impact and cut injuries while providing exceptional grip in heavy liquids and oils. Magid has introduced its new coreless T-REX® TRXDXG49 gloves that...
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Hytera partners with D2N for Real-Time GPS Tracking at large rocket launch site in Australia
Hytera partners with D2N for Real-Time GPS Tracking at large rocket launch site in Australia Hytera partner D2N in Australia supplied a multi-site Hytera XPT radio network with real-time GPS tracking across a large rocket launch site with difficult terrain for space company Southern Launch. Southern...
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Bellwether reveals the first public flight footage of the Volar eVTOL
Bellwether reveals the first public flight footage of the Volar eVTOL Bellwether Industries, a London-based urban air mobility start-up, has officially released its video of a freeflight test of the half-scale eVTOL model, responding to the growing interest from the public. Last year, Bellwether Ind...
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China’s 5-year plan takes aim at Global Leadership in Robotics
China’s 5-year plan takes aim at Global Leadership in Robotics The new 5-year plan for the robotics industry in China, released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) in Beijing, focuses on promoting innovation – making China a global leader for robot technology an...
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SIS Consortium issues €518m in Bonds to finance A3 Naples to Salerno P3 Highway
SIS Consortium issues €518m in Bonds to finance A3 Naples to Salerno P3 Highway The SIS consortium, which is a joint-venture between Sacyr (49%) and Fininc (51%) has successfully issued a €518 million bond to finance the Italian A3 (Naples-Pompei-Salerno) highway P3. JP Morgan and Santander were the...
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British Safety Council honours the best performing companies worldwide in 2021
British Safety Council honours the best performing companies worldwide in 2021 British Safety Council has announced the organisations that have been awarded the esteemed Sword of Honour and Globe of Honour Awards for their exemplary management of health, safety and environmental risks during the pas...
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B20 Biodiesel now approved for all CASE G Series Wheel Loaders
B20 Biodiesel now approved for all CASE G Series Wheel Loaders FPT Industrial announced at the National Biodiesel Conference & Expo that it has approved B20 biodiesel for use in its NEF4, NEF 6 and CURSOR Tier 4 Final diesel engines. This announcement makes all CASE Construction Equipment G Seri...
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Topcon SmoothRide helps meet tight deadlines and navigate tricky working conditions
Topcon SmoothRide helps meet tight deadlines and navigate tricky working conditions When construction company Matthäi was hired to complete the resurfacing of the busy B420 road around Fürfeld in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, it turned to Topcon technology to help meet tight deadlines and navigate...
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CDE HYDRO:TIP tech recovers valuable by-products from hydro-excavation for Posillico
CDE HYDRO:TIP tech recovers valuable by-products from hydro-excavation for Posillico In an effort to accelerate the pace of change in the waste recycling sector, Long Island, New York-based Posillico Inc. has invested in a new 20tph hydrovac waste washing plant for its state-of-the-art waste recycli...
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The keys to implement better communication at your construction site
The keys to implement better communication at your construction site When you think of needed skills in construction, communication likely doesn’t top the list. That general misunderstanding is an issue across the industry. While it may seem inconsequential on the surface, worksite communication is...
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World of Concrete 2022 hailed a success for Industry Connection and Advancement
World of Concrete 2022 hailed a success for Industry Connection and Advancement World of Concrete, Informa Markets’ premiere exhibition serving the thriving construction and masonry industries, concluded the event’s 47th annual event held this past week at the Las Vegas Convention Center...
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Topcon unleashes MC-Mobile Portable Machine Control for Compact Equipment
Topcon unleashes MC-Mobile Portable Machine Control for Compact Equipment Topcon Positioning Group has announced its all-new MC-Mobile portable machine control solution for compact equipment. Based on the Topcon MC-X machine control platform, MC-Mobile offers the user experience and competitive perf...
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The Metals Company completes Deep-Sea Research to find a new source of EV Battery Metals
The Metals Company completes Deep-Sea Research to find a new source of EV Battery Metals The Metals Company, an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today announced the completion of its latest offshore research campaign, Environmental Expedition 5E, a targeted...
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Graphene sandwich makes the Impossible Material possible
Graphene sandwich makes the Impossible Material possible The design of new materials allows for either improved efficiency of known applications or totally new applications that were out of reach with the previously existing materials. Tens of thousands of conventional materials such as metals and t...
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Generate Capital expands into Smart Cities and Digital Infrastructure with Ubiquity
Generate Capital expands into Smart Cities and Digital Infrastructure with Ubiquity Generate Capital and Ubiquity Management announced today the launch of a smart cities partnership to build high-quality fibre-to-the-premises networks and complementary sustainable digital infrastructure. Pairing Gen...
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Motorola launches Curve Wi-Fi enhanced Business Radio with Voice Assistance
Motorola launches Curve Wi-Fi enhanced Business Radio with Voice Assistance Motorola Solutions today announced the launch of its Curve Wi-Fi enhanced business radio with voice assistance capabilities designed to support retail, hospitality and restaurant operations. The company also announced a new...
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Apis Cor in Florida to be the first 3D Printed Homes Tech Firm to offer shares
Apis Cor in Florida to be the first 3D Printed Homes Tech Firm to offer shares Apis Cor, an additive manufacturing firm incorporated in the US State of Florida, has been qualified by the US Securities and Exchange Commission to offer shares to the public – the first company of its kind to do so. ...
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Morgan Truck Body celebrates 70 years at the forefront of Innovation and Electrification
Morgan Truck Body celebrates 70 years at the forefront of Innovation and Electrification As Morgan Truck Body celebrates its 70th year, the largest manufacturer of light- and medium-duty truck bodies in North America has announced that it will unveil multiple custom concept bodies in 2022. Morgan wi...
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Cat announces New Smart Creep for D3 Skid Steer and Compact Track Loaders
Cat announces New Smart Creep for D3 Skid Steer and Compact Track Loaders Caterpillar will soon launch a new smart creep feature for the full range of Cat® D3 Skid Steer Loaders (SSL) and Compact Track Loaders (CTL) for operating Cat cold planer and wheel saw attachments. Smart creep senses the load...
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The Global Research and Innovation in Plastics Sustainability Conference returns
The Global Research and Innovation in Plastics Sustainability Conference returns The Global Research and Innovation in Plastics Sustainability (GRIPS) conference, exhibition and showcase returns from 15 – 17 March 2022. It will feature 50 innovative exhibitors and three days of interactive sessions...
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Electric Cat D6 XE Dozer powering sustainability for FCC Environment
Electric Cat D6 XE Dozer powering sustainability for FCC Environment One of the UK’s leading waste and resource management companies, FCC Environment, has taken another step towards its ambitious targets to help the industry meet its emission reduction and recycling obligations with the purchase of...
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Africa desperate for Tech Start-up Investment to drive Digital Transformation
Africa desperate for Tech Start-up Investment to drive Digital Transformation The World Economic Forum’s latest report, “Attracting Investment and Accelerating Adoption for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Africa” analyses the challenges Africa faces in joining the global knowledge-based digital...
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