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Early stage funding for biotech alley firm in Schlieren

This content was published on Nov 28, 2003 The firm can offer its platform to other drug development companies who want to increase the potency of their drugs, but it also has a number of drug candidates of its own that it wants to develop. The young firm, a spinoff of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Zurich, has attracted a lot…

Digital information eludes security measures

This content was published on Nov 27, 2003 But the intangible nature of digital data means it is very difficult to protect, leading experts to call for the tightening of security. Since the worldwide web was invented by the Geneva-based European Institute for Nuclear Research (Cern ) ten years ago, information has become one of the world’s most sought-after commodities. Widespread access to…

Swiss economy shows new signs of life

This content was published on Nov 27, 2003 The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) said the upturn was mainly fuelled by a boost in exports. The economy grew by one per cent in the third quarter of 2003, slightly exceeding expectations. Economists had predicted an average growth of 0.9 per cent. Seco still expects the economy to have declined overall in 2003,…

Geneva test drives broadband internet access

This content was published on Nov 26, 2003 The experiment, run by the utility company, Services Industriels de Geneve (SIG), is the first of its kind in Switzerland and one of only a handful in Europe. Launched in mid-September, the Voisin-Voisine (Neighbour to Neighbour) project uses state-of-the-art fibre-optic technology to link hundreds of nearby apartments and stores together. Students at the local elementary…

Technologies to revolutionise our daily lives

This content was published on Nov 26, 2003 New wireless solutions will in the future allow employers to benefit from a mobile workplace thanks to high-speed connections. According to research carried out by information technology analysts, the Gartner Group, changes in working habits and new advances in telecommunications will push half of the workforce towards irregular working patterns by 2010. Today more than…

Political activists embrace the internet

This content was published on Nov 26, 2003 This new phenomenon first became clear in 1999, when 50,000 demonstrators put a stop to a World Trade Organization summit in Seattle. “The internet is very important for us; we launch our campaigns on it, and we use it to mobilize people for protests,” said Sibylle Spengler from the development organization, the Berne Declaration. “We…

What is the digital divide?

This content was published on Nov 26, 2003 Currently, the technology to access information is distributed very unevenly – not just between rich and poor countries, but even within the most developed countries.Less than 20 per cent of people worldwide have their own telephone line, while 60 per cent of all internet connections are used by just ten per cent of the world’s…

Why is the summit being held?

This content was published on Nov 26, 2003 The decision to hold this summit dates back to 1998. Its aim is to reduce the digital divide. The WSIS is being held under the patronage of the United Nations secretary-general, Kofi Annan, with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) taking the lead role in preparations.The summit will be held in two phases. The first will…

Who is taking part?

This content was published on Nov 26, 2003 To be effective, the measures adopted at the summit need political backing at the highest level and the summit hopes to bring together as many political leaders as possible.However, access for all to ICTs will depend largely on the prices set by industry, which is responsible for both the equipment and the infrastructure. That’s why…

Poor countries emerge as IT powerhouses

This content was published on Nov 26, 2003 But a handful of countries, like India, China and Brazil, have embraced these new tools to become strong contenders in the international marketplace. “The people I talk to in Europe and the United States are always surprised to see Chinese telecommunications giants knocking on their door, when there’s so much to be done back in…

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