As early as the 17th century, mathematicians tried to create machines that could perform basic math functions like addition and multiplication. In 1804, Charles Babbage designed the difference engine, the first general-purpose calculation machine with a mechanical memory. The document then summarizes the five generations of computers: first used vacuum tubes and magnetic drums; second used transistors; third used integrated circuits; fourth used microprocessors on a single chip; and fifth uses artificial intelligence and is still in development.
Life Working 2014 - A Profile of the City lifeworking
The first report in this year’s series which is based on 1,122 responses to a survey distributed to the Astbury Marsden database. The survey seeks to understand more about the working lives of those employed in London and how the make up of the City has changed over the last 12 months.
The PMI Chennai Chapter is organizing an Engineering & Construction forum to promote project management best practices in the infrastructure industry. This forum aims to discuss challenges facing the industry, share best practices, and foster collaboration between industry and academia. The timing is appropriate as the Indian government plans to significantly increase infrastructure spending over the next five years through public-private partnerships. However, many past infrastructure projects have experienced delays and cost overruns. The forum intends to help improve project management capabilities in the industry to better deliver projects on time and within budget.
IIT Madras has around 8,000 students and 650 faculty members, with plans to increase the faculty to 750 by 2016. The institute focuses on academic, translational, and transformational research through large research centers involving 5-25 faculty members and funding of Rs. 20-100 crores. IIT Madras has research collaborations with industry through an Industry Connect Programme and Research Park, and also incubates over 50 startup companies. It offers online education programmes including NPTEL courses, MOOCs, and an online MTech, as well as plans to launch new executive master's programmes in the evenings for working professionals in industries like automotive, wireless technology, and construction.
As early as the 17th century, mathematicians tried to create machines that could perform basic math functions like addition and multiplication. In 1804, Charles Babbage designed the difference engine, the first general-purpose calculation machine with a mechanical memory. The document then summarizes the five generations of computers: first used vacuum tubes and magnetic drums; second used transistors; third used integrated circuits; fourth used microprocessors on a single chip; and fifth uses artificial intelligence and is still in development.
Life Working 2014 - A Profile of the City lifeworking
The first report in this year’s series which is based on 1,122 responses to a survey distributed to the Astbury Marsden database. The survey seeks to understand more about the working lives of those employed in London and how the make up of the City has changed over the last 12 months.
The PMI Chennai Chapter is organizing an Engineering & Construction forum to promote project management best practices in the infrastructure industry. This forum aims to discuss challenges facing the industry, share best practices, and foster collaboration between industry and academia. The timing is appropriate as the Indian government plans to significantly increase infrastructure spending over the next five years through public-private partnerships. However, many past infrastructure projects have experienced delays and cost overruns. The forum intends to help improve project management capabilities in the industry to better deliver projects on time and within budget.
IIT Madras has around 8,000 students and 650 faculty members, with plans to increase the faculty to 750 by 2016. The institute focuses on academic, translational, and transformational research through large research centers involving 5-25 faculty members and funding of Rs. 20-100 crores. IIT Madras has research collaborations with industry through an Industry Connect Programme and Research Park, and also incubates over 50 startup companies. It offers online education programmes including NPTEL courses, MOOCs, and an online MTech, as well as plans to launch new executive master's programmes in the evenings for working professionals in industries like automotive, wireless technology, and construction.
1) The report examines approaches to mobility and flexible working based on a survey of over 1,600 employees.
2) It finds that while most employers have internal mobility policies and advertise roles internally, many employees do not feel their senior managers encourage internal mobility. Nearly half of employees believe internal mobility is not supported by management.
3) About half of respondents have relocated for their job, and over half would relocate domestically, while over three-quarters would relocate internationally, indicating greater interest in international over domestic career opportunities. Expectations of employer support vary depending on if the relocation is domestic or international.
Humans have brought Earth close to a biotic crisis by damaging the environment through various issues at the global, national, and local levels. These environmental problems have socio-economic and cultural impacts. The key issues include global warming, ozone layer depletion, acid rain, deforestation, loss of biodiversity, pollution, desertification, and waste disposal. While some environmental changes occurred naturally in the past, humans now have the potential to disrupt the entire global ecosystem if environmental damage is not addressed.
1) The report examines approaches to mobility and flexible working based on a survey of over 1,600 employees.
2) It finds that while most employers have internal mobility policies and advertise roles internally, many employees do not feel their senior managers encourage internal mobility. Nearly half of employees believe internal mobility is not supported by management.
3) About half of respondents have relocated for their job, and over half would relocate domestically, while over three-quarters would relocate internationally, indicating greater interest in international over domestic career opportunities. Expectations of employer support vary depending on if the relocation is domestic or international.
Humans have brought Earth close to a biotic crisis by damaging the environment through various issues at the global, national, and local levels. These environmental problems have socio-economic and cultural impacts. The key issues include global warming, ozone layer depletion, acid rain, deforestation, loss of biodiversity, pollution, desertification, and waste disposal. While some environmental changes occurred naturally in the past, humans now have the potential to disrupt the entire global ecosystem if environmental damage is not addressed.
