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COVID-19 PANDEMIC FUELS INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT FOR ANTI-VIRAL COATINGS
The Covid-19 pandemic is set to drive a near threefold surge in the antiviral coatings market as researchers and developers say they now realise how little they know about effective materials combatting such threats.
The search for more universal antiviral materials “should be continued with even higher intensity”, said Professors Ken Ostrikov and Ziqi Sun from Queensland University of Technology, in Australia, in their September (2020) report, ‘Future antiviral surfaces: Lessons from COVID-19 pandemic’, featured in the publication ‘Sustainable Materials and Technologies’.…
NEW CAMPUS TO PUT CAPE VERDE ON GLOBAL MAP OF RESEARCH AND INTERNATIONALISATION CENTRES
THE NEW campus of the University of Cape Verde (Uni-CV), which has cost almost USD60 million to build and should open next March (2021), is expected to attract more national and international students and researchers to this island country. The launch of this modern facility has been delayed from July (2020) because of Covid-19, but it is hoped the March opening will stick.…
TAIWAN GOVERNMENT PRESSING AGGRESSIVE ANTI-TOBACCO LAW, INCLUDING DOUBLING DOWN ON VAPE BAN
Taiwan’s government seems determined to push ahead with an aggressive stance against tobacco and nicotine products, pushing a control law that would, for instance, ban e-cigarettes, which have never been formally authorised for sale on the island.
The ministry of health and welfare’s Health Promotion Administration (HPA) is pushing amendments to Taiwan’s Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act (THPA), which would also ban flavoured tobacco products, enlarge pictorial warnings to 85% of packaging area and raise the legal age to buy tobacco from 18 to 20.…
RESEARCH EXPANSION CONSTRAINED BY ISLAMIC INSURGENCY IN MOZAMBICAN UNIVERSITIES
The Islamic insurgency experienced in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique’s northernmost province, since 2017, which has already displaced more than 250,000 people and killed more than 1,500, is damaging operations within the region’s higher education institutions.
While confirmed casualties have yet to include academics and students at the region’s higher education institutions, local higher education leaders are concerned about the risks.…
KENYAN GRADUATES IN CANADA USE UNIVERSITY TRAINING TO CREATE HOME COUNTRY-BASED INFLUENCER-BASED MARKETING PLATFORM
AS every small business owner knows, marketing and sales is a tough task, especially when the day-to-day delivery of services to existing clients takes up so much time. Hiring a full-time marketer is also beyond the means of most small businesses.…
CANADIAN AUTO DEALERS LOOKING OUT FOR INCREASED PRESSURE ON PRICES AS USMCA DEAL BEDS IN
CANADIAN automobile dealers are looking out for a potential increase in the price of vehicles that they sell on account of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which came into force on July 1 (2020).
This is likely to be fuelled by the new deal insisting that Canadian (as well as American and Mexican) auto-manufacturers may have to increase their USMCA-bloc sourcing to ensure that 75% of a vehicle’s parts are made a signatory country.…
COVID-19 HELPS ORGANISED CRIME EXPLOIT ITALY’S WEALTHY FOOD SECTOR
THE FOOD industry is one sector that has performed well during the Covid-19 crisis, but like others, it has become more vulnerable to crime during the pandemic. Brenda Dionisi and Keith Nuthall examine these commercial crime trends in Italy.
THE REPUTATION of Italy contains many remarkable feats – and amazing food is one of them.…
HIGH RESOLUTION DIGITAL MAPPING DEVELOPMENTS ARE UNDERPINNING FUTURE ROLL-OUT OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
A RESEARCH consortium in Canada is developing an open source model to create data-rich digital maps that can improve the operations of autonomous vehicles (AVs). The inspiration behind ‘Open HD Maps’ is to enable the holders of mapping data outside existing proprietary mapping services to contribute their information to a collaborative platform on a profit-sharing basis.…
USA AUTO MAKERS JUGGLE USMCA COMPLIANCE STRATEGIES TO AVOID MARKET DEPRESSING COST INCREASES
USA automotive manufacturers are facing some tough choices when implementing the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which entered into force on July 1, to avoid its pressure on costs being reflected in showroom price increases.
The new deal, which replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), requires US, Mexican and Canadian auto manufacturers to increase their USMCA-bloc sourcing to ensure that 75% of a vehicle’s parts are made in a signatory country to benefit from the free trade provisions.…
COVID-19 HELPS RISK CONSULTANCIES PERSUADE CLIENTS TO PREPARE FOR THE UNCERTAIN, SAYS MAURITIUS BUSINESS AND AUDIT ADVISOR
Covid-19 has ripped through the economy of the Indian Ocean country Mauritius, but it has helped island business advisory agency managing director Sheila Ujoodha make her case to clients that risk assessments and contingency planning are important.
The owner of SmarTree Consulting (SCL) since she created the company in 2018, Ujoodha is busy suggesting how businesses can cope with the pandemic, through its services of internal audit, risk assessment and regulatory consulting.…