The eight-year presidency of Vladimir Putin will come to an end today according to a carefully scripted scenario as his successor Dmitry Medvedev is sworn into office. Mr Putin is almost certain to be named as Prime Minister tomorrow, and
World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick today said he had listened and learned from Saudi Arabia 's experience in meeting development challenges, in mobilizing South to South investments, and from its expertise in agricultural development. He commended the Kingdom
World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick has named South African Leonard McCarthy to head the Bank's Department of Institutional Integrity (INT). McCarthy has earned international recognition for investigations and prosecutions of individuals engaged in corruption as head of South
The World Bank marked World Press Freedom Day by launching a study outlining conditions under which radio, television and online broadcasting can fulfil a vital role in development by making governments accountable, and giving voice to the world's poor.
The Commission has decided to refer Portugal and the United Kingdom to the European Court of Justice over their failure to inform the Commission of measures taken to implement Directive 2006/100/EC. This Directive provides for technical adaptations to the Directives
The EU's Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF) will be formally launched tomorrow, the 6th of May, by Benita Ferrero-Waldner, European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, representatives of EU Member States and ENP[1] partner countries. The NIF is a
Thomas Hammarberg , Human Rights Commissioner, Council of Europe discusses the role of Human Rights Organisations and points out how their performance could be improved with support and continuous self critique and improvement.
Proliferation of social networking tools has changed the way people keep in touch and organisations cannot escape their influence. But how can organisations across sector harness these tools to enhance their productivity? David Lavenda lays out a plan.
The Energy Minister discusses the role of renewable energy in the overall energy mix strategy of the Government and highlights the economic opportunities that renewable energy brings to the UK. He confirms renewable energy as a key priority for the
Climate change not only challenges us but also creates new economic opportunities argues the Prime Minister.He urged the business community to lead the innovation drive to address the challenge as well as take advantage of the economic opportunities.
Jacqui Smith MP the Home Secretary engages with citizens online as she answered questions on a wide range of topics ranging from ID cards,counter terror strategy to community strategies to tackle crime as well as simple public service queries.
US has significantly fallen behind many countries when it comes to Government using IT as highlighted by the US Census Bureau's failure to deploy technology effectively thus costing US taxpayers more says Daniel Castro from ITIF.
The third annual National Digital Inclusion Conference took place in London last Tuesday, with more than 200 delegates from the public, private and third sectors getting together to discuss this key issue. UK Online Centres present a synopsis of the
The Institute for Volunteering Research interviewed 1,248 people who manage volunteers within voluntary and community sector and NHS organisations around the country. The author explores the findings
The War on terror has diverted attention from other more serious and likely causes of conflict claim the authors in their study on global threats. Here they explore the study and argue that the root causes of global insecurity must
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) -- Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik met with High Representative Miroslav Lajcak on Sunday (...
