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Heading towards a wireless world

This content was published on Nov 26, 2003 The aim of wireless technology is to allow people to access the same services as from their computer without being connected to the machine. These technologies are tailored to suit both small-to-medium enterprises and multinational corporations. Wireless products are already firmly ensconced on the shelves of electronic shops. This summer, French multimedia retailer Fnac even…

ICTs save lives by speeding up aid delivery

This content was published on Nov 26, 2003 According to humanitarian officials in Geneva, the internet, databases and computer networks are also increasingly helping to take the paperwork out of relief work. From registering prisoners of war to getting food and water to earthquake victims, ICTs have made it easier in recent years to keep track of both people and supplies during times…

Private bankers in battle for new clients

This content was published on Nov 25, 2003 Those are the findings of a global survey of private banks by the financial services group, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). “Private banking clients are not happy,” Bruce Weatherill, a private banking expert at PwC, told swissinfo. “They aren’t feeling very good about the investment community, they’re very worried about what’s happening to their wealth, and they’re worried…

Swiss roads project prompts health concerns

This content was published on Nov 25, 2003 But environmental groups warn that it would lead to increased noise pollution and a rising number of health-related problems. The project was launched in the wake of parliament’s rejection of the earlier Avanti initiative, which included plans for upgrading Switzerland’s main roads and a second road through the Gotthard tunnel – the main transalpine route.…

Dominique: Tutto sarò

This content was published on Nov 25, 2003

Phonak turns a profit again

This content was published on Nov 25, 2003 Sales for the first six months reached a record level of SFr300 million, boosted by strong sales of new products and signs of market growth in some markets. This represented a 13 per cent increase over the March – September period last year. The news sent the share price rising by more than six per…

Faber predicts China’s rise as an economic centre

This content was published on Nov 23, 2003 Faber told swissinfo’s Robert Brookes that China in particular was set to drive the world economy. swissinfo: You’ve said that China will become the workshop of the world. It’s going to become an economic locomotive. Can you explain why? Marc Faber: It’s important to understand that some markets in China are already larger today than…

Future of computing goes online

This content was published on Nov 23, 2003 Cern’s Grid, which links computing resources in different countries, is designed to handle the huge amounts of data generated by the laboratory’s Large Hadron Collider. Scientists working at the physics centre realised that their new particle accelerator, which should enter service in 2007, would produce data equivalent to 20 million CDs. Storing the results from…

Dr Doom sees Asia’s star rising

This content was published on Nov 22, 2003 In an interview with swissinfo, he said Asia would likely be the engine of global growth, while Switzerland would stagnate. Faber, known affectionately as “Dr Doom” for swimming against the tide of conventional economic wisdom, gave his views on the state of the world economy and how it might develop at a presentation in Zurich…

China gears up to take on Western manufacturers

This content was published on Nov 21, 2003 But as more firms shift their focus to the East, fears have surfaced that Swiss jobs could be threatened. The danger is not that jobs will be exported to China, but that Chinese manufacturers could soon be competing with Swiss ones. Currently Swiss workers are relatively protected from Chinese competition, because the bulk of manufacturing…

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