The document summarizes Ukraine's energy policy and outlook. It states that energy is important for Ukraine's macroeconomic fundamentals. Between 2012-2015, Ukraine can do little to change energy supply and demand but can improve policy. Ukraine's Energy Strategy to 2030 aims to reduce the environment impact of energy and dependence on imports, but meeting targets will require much higher investment. Current supply projects face risks and energy policy needs reform to improve the business climate and implement Ukraine's commitments under the European Energy Community.
The Long-term Role of Nuclear Power in EuropeTorben Haagh
What role can nuclear energy play in order to achieve the EU clean energy targets? Do the dangers of nuclear energy outweigh the benefits? What advantages would the standardization of nuclear energy result in?
Read about the divide of opinions between those favoring nuclear energy and those opposing it due to the inherent dangers in this article on the long-term role of nuclear power in Europe: http://bit.ly/Slideshare_Paulsen
Energy efficiency, structural change and energy savings in the manufacturing ...Leonardo ENERGY
The first part of the presentations presents the energy efficiency improvements in the manufacturing sector since 2000, and the role of structural change between the different branches and energy savings. It will compare the improvements in Denmark and other countries with EU average. This part is based on ODYSSEE data.
The second part of the presentation presents the development in Denmark in more detail, and it will compare the energy efficiency improvement, corrected for structural change, with the reported savings from the Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme.
Recordings of the live webinar are on https://youtu.be/VVAdw_CS51A
Presentation from the 2013 Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit expanded ministerial meeting. Presented by Riccardo Puliti, Head of Energy & Natural Resources for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
The Long-term Role of Nuclear Power in EuropeTorben Haagh
What role can nuclear energy play in order to achieve the EU clean energy targets? Do the dangers of nuclear energy outweigh the benefits? What advantages would the standardization of nuclear energy result in?
Read about the divide of opinions between those favoring nuclear energy and those opposing it due to the inherent dangers in this article on the long-term role of nuclear power in Europe: http://bit.ly/Slideshare_Paulsen
Energy efficiency, structural change and energy savings in the manufacturing ...Leonardo ENERGY
The first part of the presentations presents the energy efficiency improvements in the manufacturing sector since 2000, and the role of structural change between the different branches and energy savings. It will compare the improvements in Denmark and other countries with EU average. This part is based on ODYSSEE data.
The second part of the presentation presents the development in Denmark in more detail, and it will compare the energy efficiency improvement, corrected for structural change, with the reported savings from the Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme.
Recordings of the live webinar are on https://youtu.be/VVAdw_CS51A
Presentation from the 2013 Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit expanded ministerial meeting. Presented by Riccardo Puliti, Head of Energy & Natural Resources for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
While today the cost of CCS technologies and public acceptance issues remain important barriers for their roll out, experts do not see major technological hurdles for their development. The Commission’s analysis projects technological developments and a sustained increase in carbon price that will make the CCS option more cost-competitive in the mid-term future. In terms of public acceptance, CCS projects currently under development plan to store CO2 offshore where the acceptance issue is less likely to arise.
Poyry - Europe’s energy future – the shape of the beast - Point of ViewPöyry
Decarbonisation requires large scale investment by European energy companies, but threatens their existing revenue streams. Financial investors are becoming wary of the power sector, and new sources of capital are urgently required. Meanwhile, Europe faces a policy dilemma; whether to rely on markets and a strong CO2 regime, or to build national solutions with government-channelled investment. Whichever way this dilemma is
resolved, the traditional role of the electricity companies must adapt: embracing innovation is the first necessary step to the future world.
Ya os hemos hablado en diferentes ocasiones de Renovate Europe, entre cuyos promotores se encuentra PU Europe, la asociación europea que promueve el uso del Poliuretano como solución eficiente en la construcción sostenible, y de la que IPUR es miembro activo.
Sus objetivos son claros y contundentes:
Triplicar la tasa de rehabilitación de los edificios existentes en 2020
Mejorar la eficiencia energética de los edificios existentes en un promedio del 80% sobre los niveles actuales de rendimiento
Recomendar soluciones efectivas como la financiación, la formación, etc.
Renovate Europe fomenta la rehabilitación del parque de edificios existentes europeo, a través de acciones de concienciación y diferentes programas de acción tanto a nivel nacional, regional y de políticas locales. Sus argumentos son claros y contundentes, y los encontramos condensados y recogidos en un decálogo que debería de convertirse en el manual que los principales responsables europeos deberían tener en la mesita de noche, 'It Pays to Renovate' ('Merece la pena rehabilitar')
Addressing flexibility and decarbonization of energy systems through TIMES mo...IEA-ETSAP
Addressing flexibility and decarbonization of energy systems through TIMES modelling: the case of European Islands.
Ms. Sophie Chlela, Centre for Applied Mathematics (CMA), MINES Paristech
Today EU’s and most of the countries’ main concern is energy security. How they reach energy at an affordable price, reliable, diverse and abundant supplies, is the main question. Moreover, energy security composed of commonly with Supply ‘Consumers’, Transportation, Demand ‘Producers’ and Physical Security ‘Producer and Consumer’. Because there is a struggle over resources, EU, ‘national and supranational governance’ should take challenges, opportunities well in to consideration
These are the supporting materials used by the different speakers of the H2020 WHY project opening session. This evento was held on September 10, 2020.
Introduction to the Energy Efficiency DirectiveLeonardo ENERGY
The Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) was adopted in 2012 and is one of the EU’s four key Directives addressing energy efficiency in stationary (i.e. non transport) end-uses (the others being the Energy Performance in Buildings Directive, The Ecodesign Directive and the Energy Labelling Directive). Given that the other Directives cover the energy performance of buildings and equipment the EED is designed to address energy savings opportunities that are not readily addressed by the other Directives. It has its origin in the preceding Energy Services Directive, which was repealed when the EED was adopted. The Energy Efficiency Directive establishes a set of binding measures intended to help the EU reach its 20% energy efficiency target by 2020. Under the Directive, all EU countries are required to use energy more efficiently at all stages of the energy chain from its production to its final consumption. EU countries were required to transpose the Directive's provisions into their national laws by 5 June 2014.
Janez Kopac, Director of the Energy Community SecretariatWEC Italia
Slides presentate in occasione del Seminario "The Energy transition in Europe: different pathways, same destination? organizzato da Edison in collaborazione con WEC Italia il 29 maggio 2013 a Roma - TWITTER #NRGstrategy
While UK met its 2020 interim target, there is some doubt regarding whether it will meet the overall 2020 target of 15% of energy consumption from renewables. For the time being it seems that the UK will have to make arrangements to count renewable energy produced and used in other member states to achieve its targets. Additionally, recent government decision to remove preliminary accreditation from the Feed-in-tariff, rejection of several renewable projects and Austrian legal action against development of the Hinkley Point nuclear power plant will have an effect on the countries energy future.
While today the cost of CCS technologies and public acceptance issues remain important barriers for their roll out, experts do not see major technological hurdles for their development. The Commission’s analysis projects technological developments and a sustained increase in carbon price that will make the CCS option more cost-competitive in the mid-term future. In terms of public acceptance, CCS projects currently under development plan to store CO2 offshore where the acceptance issue is less likely to arise.
Poyry - Europe’s energy future – the shape of the beast - Point of ViewPöyry
Decarbonisation requires large scale investment by European energy companies, but threatens their existing revenue streams. Financial investors are becoming wary of the power sector, and new sources of capital are urgently required. Meanwhile, Europe faces a policy dilemma; whether to rely on markets and a strong CO2 regime, or to build national solutions with government-channelled investment. Whichever way this dilemma is
resolved, the traditional role of the electricity companies must adapt: embracing innovation is the first necessary step to the future world.
Ya os hemos hablado en diferentes ocasiones de Renovate Europe, entre cuyos promotores se encuentra PU Europe, la asociación europea que promueve el uso del Poliuretano como solución eficiente en la construcción sostenible, y de la que IPUR es miembro activo.
Sus objetivos son claros y contundentes:
Triplicar la tasa de rehabilitación de los edificios existentes en 2020
Mejorar la eficiencia energética de los edificios existentes en un promedio del 80% sobre los niveles actuales de rendimiento
Recomendar soluciones efectivas como la financiación, la formación, etc.
Renovate Europe fomenta la rehabilitación del parque de edificios existentes europeo, a través de acciones de concienciación y diferentes programas de acción tanto a nivel nacional, regional y de políticas locales. Sus argumentos son claros y contundentes, y los encontramos condensados y recogidos en un decálogo que debería de convertirse en el manual que los principales responsables europeos deberían tener en la mesita de noche, 'It Pays to Renovate' ('Merece la pena rehabilitar')
Addressing flexibility and decarbonization of energy systems through TIMES mo...IEA-ETSAP
Addressing flexibility and decarbonization of energy systems through TIMES modelling: the case of European Islands.
Ms. Sophie Chlela, Centre for Applied Mathematics (CMA), MINES Paristech
Today EU’s and most of the countries’ main concern is energy security. How they reach energy at an affordable price, reliable, diverse and abundant supplies, is the main question. Moreover, energy security composed of commonly with Supply ‘Consumers’, Transportation, Demand ‘Producers’ and Physical Security ‘Producer and Consumer’. Because there is a struggle over resources, EU, ‘national and supranational governance’ should take challenges, opportunities well in to consideration
These are the supporting materials used by the different speakers of the H2020 WHY project opening session. This evento was held on September 10, 2020.
Introduction to the Energy Efficiency DirectiveLeonardo ENERGY
The Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) was adopted in 2012 and is one of the EU’s four key Directives addressing energy efficiency in stationary (i.e. non transport) end-uses (the others being the Energy Performance in Buildings Directive, The Ecodesign Directive and the Energy Labelling Directive). Given that the other Directives cover the energy performance of buildings and equipment the EED is designed to address energy savings opportunities that are not readily addressed by the other Directives. It has its origin in the preceding Energy Services Directive, which was repealed when the EED was adopted. The Energy Efficiency Directive establishes a set of binding measures intended to help the EU reach its 20% energy efficiency target by 2020. Under the Directive, all EU countries are required to use energy more efficiently at all stages of the energy chain from its production to its final consumption. EU countries were required to transpose the Directive's provisions into their national laws by 5 June 2014.
Janez Kopac, Director of the Energy Community SecretariatWEC Italia
Slides presentate in occasione del Seminario "The Energy transition in Europe: different pathways, same destination? organizzato da Edison in collaborazione con WEC Italia il 29 maggio 2013 a Roma - TWITTER #NRGstrategy
While UK met its 2020 interim target, there is some doubt regarding whether it will meet the overall 2020 target of 15% of energy consumption from renewables. For the time being it seems that the UK will have to make arrangements to count renewable energy produced and used in other member states to achieve its targets. Additionally, recent government decision to remove preliminary accreditation from the Feed-in-tariff, rejection of several renewable projects and Austrian legal action against development of the Hinkley Point nuclear power plant will have an effect on the countries energy future.
Energy community: scope, functioning and implications for GeorgiaITE Oil&Gas
Presentation at GIOGIE 2014 (Georgian International Oil, Infrastructure and Energy Conference) on Energy community: scope, functioning and implications for Georgia.
By Federico Tarantini, International Relations Officer, DG Energy, European Commission
Philipp Steinberg - La transición energética en Europa y el cambio climáticoFundación Ramón Areces
Entre el 30 de junio y el 2 de julio de 2014 organizamos en la Fundación Ramón Areces (C/ Vitruvio, 5, en Madrid) un curso de verano en colaboración con la Universidad Complutense de Madrid sobre los retos energéticos de Europa ante el cambio climático. En estas jornadas, diferentes expertos analizaron la transición energética en Europa para cumplir las exigencias de los compromisos internacionales en materia de emisiones de CO2.
Keeping The Lights On - MSLGROUP Energy Report January 2014MSL
Rising consumer prices, unrealistic renewable energy subsidies, crumbling financial models -- in this report, we share insights on the challenges facing the European power market and the role of communications in trying to re-establish trust and build empathy between producers and their customers.
At MSLGROUP, we represent a wide range of power companies across Europe, ranging from large scale utilities to small scale renewables; from nuclear to solar and all points in between. We are actively engaged in helping our clients communicate around these issues and relish the challenge! We hope that you enjoy this report and welcome your feedback.
So don’t hesitate to contact us with your thoughts.
Morocco: Energy and climate policy evaluation and recommendationsLeonardo ENERGY
This project evaluates climate and energy policies in non-EU countries and provides recommendations for policy opportunities in the country under study.
Following a framework methodology developed by Ecofys, Morocco's energy and climate policy was evaluated and opportunities to drive the implementation of renewable energy and energy efficiency are identified.
Policies covered:
- energy efficiency
- renewable energy sources
- low carbon
Sectors covered:
- Energy supply
- Industry
- Buildings
- Transport
A similar policy evaluation exists for Ukraine.
Ukraine: Energy and climate policy evaluation and recommendationsLeonardo ENERGY
This project evaluates climate and energy policies in non-EU countries and provides recommendations for policy opportunities in the country under study.
Following a framework methodology developed by Ecofys, Ukraine's energy and climate policy was evaluated and opportunities to drive the implementation of renewable energy and energy efficiency are identified.
Policies covered:
- energy efficiency
- renewable energy sources
- low carbon
Sectors covered:
- Energy supply
- Industry
- Buildings
- Transport
A similar policy evaluation exists for Morocco.
Tudor Costantinescu, Principal Adviser, European Commission, Directorate-gene...WEC Italia
Slides presentate in occasione del Seminario "The Energy transition in Europe: different pathways, same destination? organizzato da Edison in collaborazione con WEC Italia il 29 maggio 2013 a Roma - TWITTER #NRGstrategy
By Steven Fries, Chief Economist at DECC
Presented at 'Staying on Target: Securing the UK's Energy Future in Challenging Times'; an event organised by the UK Energy Research Centre, on Wednesday 30 April 2014, 14.00-19.00, in London, United Kingdom.
Addressing the Energy Efficiency First Principle in a National Energy and Cli...Leonardo ENERGY
When designing energy and climate policies, EU Member States have to apply the Energy Efficiency First Principle: priority should be given to measures reducing energy consumption before other decarbonization interventions are adopted. This webinar summarizes elements of the energy and climate policy of Cyprus illustrating how national authorities have addressed this principle so far, and outline challenges towards its much more rigorous implementation that is required in the coming years.
Since 2010, the world has added more solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity than in the previous four decades. New systems were installed in 2013 at a rate of 100 megawatts (MW) of capacity per day. Total global capacity overtook 150 gigawatts (GW) in early 2014. The geographical pattern of deployment is rapidly changing. While a few European countries, led by Germany and Italy, initiated large-scale PV development, PV systems are now expanding in other parts of the world, often under sunnier skies. Since 2013, the People’s Republic of China has led the global PV market, followed by Japan and the United States. PV system prices have been divided by three in six years in most markets, while module prices have been divided by five. The cost of electricity from new built systems varies from USD 90 to USD 300/MWh depending on the solar resource; the type, size and cost of systems; maturity of markets and costs of capital. This roadmap envisions PV’s share of global electricity reaching 16% by 2050, a significant increase from the 11% goal in the 2010 roadmap. PV generation would contribute 17% to all clean electricity, and 20% of all renewable electricity. China is expected to continue leading the global market, accounting for about 37% of global capacity by 2050. Achieving this roadmap’s vision of 4 600 GW of installed PV capacity by 2050 would avoid the emission of up to 4 gigatonnes (Gt) of carbon dioxide (CO2) annually. This roadmap assumes that the costs of electricity from PV in different parts of the world will converge as markets develop, with an average cost reduction of 25% by 2020, 45% by 2030, and 65% by 2050, leading to a range of USD 40 to 160/MWh, assuming a cost of capital of 8%. To achieve the vision in this roadmap, the total PV capacity installed each year needs to rise rapidly, from 36 GW in 2013 to 124 GW per year on average, with a peak of 200 GW per year between 2025 and 2040. Including the cost of repowering – the replacement of older installations – annual investment needs to reach an average of about USD 225 billion, more than twice that of 2013.
Україна на межі енергетичної бідності: як захистити вразливі соціальні групи?ICPS
Документ для обговорення
Автори: Ільдар Ґазізуллін, Ларіон Лозовий, Девін Ейклз
Літературне редагування: Надія Цісик
Автори вдячні за надані поради під час обговорень з колегами, незалежними експертами та представниками урядових установ.
Звіт: «Нові тарифи на газ та електроенергію: яким має бути соціальний план ді...ICPS
Без підвищення тарифів на газ та електроенергію для населення Україна не здатна перебудувати газовий та енергетичний ринки, підвищити енергоефективність і зменшити шкідливий вплив енергетики на довкілля. Водночас підвищення тарифів потребує налагодження надійної системи захисту соціально вразливих категорій споживачів. Побудова цієї системи є частиною міжнародних зобов’язань України в рамках Енергетичного Співтовариства, а також Програми економічних реформ Президента.
Міжнародний центр перспективних досліджень у партнерстві з Київським міжнародним енергетичним клубом Q-club за фінансової підтримки уряду Швеції провели семінар з формулювання політики «Нові тарифи на газ та електроенергію: яким має бути соціальний план дій щодо вразливих груп споживачів?»
У семінарі взяли участь представники бізнесу, а саме компаній «Нафтогаз Україна», ДТЕК, «АЕС Київобленерго», представники урядових інституцій, зокрема Державного агентства з енергоефективності та енергозбереження України, Міністерства реґіонального розвитку та будівництва, Національної комісії, що здійснює державне регулювання у сфері енергетики, Київської міської державної адміністрації, а також експерти і споживачі.
Під час семінару експерти дійшли таких висновків:
• Реформи надходять «згори», що викликає спротив населення. Незалучення громадськості до процесу формування тарифної та соціальної політики – це серйозна проблема (Олександр Тодійчук, президент Київського міжнародного енергетичного клубу Q-Club).
• Обсяг витрат бюджету на субсидування споживання газу і теплової енергії домогосподарствами становить 6% ВВП. Це більше, аніж заг
3 RD EUROPEAN-UKRAINIAN ENERGY DAY Analysis and Recommendations. Conference ...ICPS
Conference Summary Report:
3
RD
EUROPEAN-UKRAINIAN ENERGY DAY
Analysis and Recommendations
May 29
th
2012
InterContinental Hotel Kyiv, Ukraine
Authors: Vivica Williams, Devin Ackles, LarionLozovoy&KaterinaMalygina, International Centre for
Policy Studies
III ЄВРОПЕЙСЬКО-УКРАЇНСЬКИЙ ЕНЕРГЕТИЧНИЙ ДЕНЬ Аналіз і Рекомендації. Короткий...ICPS
Короткий Звіт Конференції:
III ЄВРОПЕЙСЬКО-УКРАЇНСЬКИЙ ЕНЕРГЕТИЧНИЙ ДЕНЬ
Аналіз і Рекомендації
29 травня, 2012
Готель Інтерконтиненталь, Київ, Україна
Автори: Вівіка Вільямс, Девін Аклес, Ларіон Лозовий та Катерина Малигіна, Міжнародний центр
перспективних досліджень
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
"Impact of front-end architecture on development cost", Viktor TurskyiFwdays
I have heard many times that architecture is not important for the front-end. Also, many times I have seen how developers implement features on the front-end just following the standard rules for a framework and think that this is enough to successfully launch the project, and then the project fails. How to prevent this and what approach to choose? I have launched dozens of complex projects and during the talk we will analyze which approaches have worked for me and which have not.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
1. Ukraine energy policy
outlook
Ildar GAZIZULLIN
International Centre for Policy Studies
May 25, 2012, KSE Alumni congress
2. Summary
Energy is important for sustaining macroeconomic
fundamentals in Ukraine: it affects trade balance,
prices and industrial output
Over 2012–2015 Ukraine can do very little to
change energy supply and demand, but, it can do
much more in terms of policy design
If Ukraine succeeds with a right policy mix it will
implement the ambitious objectives of the Energy
Strategy to 2030
3. Ukraine’s Energy Strategy to 2030
The revised Strategy, which is to be launched this
year, sets objectives, which are broadly in line with
the EU energy policy aims:
– Having less negative impact of energy on environment
– Becoming less vulnerable from imported energy
– Achieving affordable energy for consumers
However, to meet the Strategy’s targets Ukraine will have
to invest annually 10-20 times more than it does today
4. Current supply-side
energy projects face risks
Supply-side energy projects are most popular in
Ukraine:
– Building LNG terminal at the Black Sea
– Welcoming majors to explore shale gas
– Stimulating renewables through green tariffs
– Substituting gas with coal (and nuclear)
These are considered to be less effective than
demand side measures, like increasing energy
efficiency
5. Energy policy has to change
Despite greater openness to FDI in the energy
sector, the business climate has not improved:
– Policy making is not consistent which increases
uncertainty
– Favoritism distorts competition
Energy prices for most of the consumers are below
cost recovery, while energy prices for most
producers have reached the EU levels
Ukraine already faces a risk of power deficit due to
generation capacity constraints
6. European Energy Community
framework
Ukraine’s membership in the Energy Community of
South East Europe (ECT) is a key factor of reforming
Ukraine’s energy markets
Originally designed for the Balkan countries, ECT
ultimate goal is to create a common energy market
by connecting energy networks but also through
regulatory convergence
Given a delay with the signing the EU-Ukraine
Association Agreement, ECT is currently the No 1
framework agreement with the EU in the sector
7. Energy reforms=Implementing
the Energy Community Treaty
Ukraine has to implement about 12 EU
Directives and Regulations by 2018
Most of Ukraine’s commitments deal with
competition (liberalizing gas and power
markets) and environmental protection
(reducing emissions, making environmental
impact assessment, increasing fuel quality)
8. Reform outlook
Ukraine’s Action Plan to implement the President’s
Economic Reform Program for 2012 has taken into account
most of the requirements of the Energy Community. Still,
the timeframes in the Plan are not being adhered to
Unless five key conditions are met, any reform will be
impossible:
– public support
– reform advocacy groups
– two-way communication with voters
– administrative and regulatory capacity to turn all political objectives into
administrative procedures and policies
– monitoring and oversight