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Nanotechnology risks: where are we today 

( Nanowerk Spotlight ) New technology, whether it is a novel cancer treatment or an innovative approach to making a new material, almost always comes with ... risk. Nanotechnologies are no different. Certain nano-fabrication techniques employ toxic chemicals, the production of carbon nanotubes results in dangerous byproducts, and the big question as to what degree certain engineered nanoparticles could be harmful to humans and the environment has not been answered yet. The potentially adverse health effects of fine and ultrafine particles have been studied for decades. However, at the core of the nanotoxicological debate is the fact that nanoparticles are not just a smaller version of certain particles, but they are very different from their everyday counterparts with regard to their physical properties and catalytic activities. Thus their adverse effects cannot simply be derived from the known toxicity of the macro-sized material. One useful contribution to moving the nanotoxicology discu   [More...] [Less...]

Fresh concerns over mobile use in hospitals 

Featured Talkback I choose to share some of my fixed Internet connection to any passing visitors/mobile users via an open WiFi access point which is set ... to use some of my bandwidth and is isolated/firewalled off from my home network. Will police now be questioning anyone in the vicinity who is using WiFi (PDA, phone, Laptop ) just in case they are accessing without my permission ? By: 18276 Read full story: Daily News ZDNet Insight ZDNetWeek ZDNet Events Mobile Update Communications Update IT Whitepapers Security Virus Alert Special Reports Alert Software Tools Reviews & Prices Netbuyer Best Deals IT Jobs   [More...] [Less...]

Untold risks from nano product 

Mobile phones 'could cause brain tumours in long-term users' | the Daily Mail 

Britain's biggest-ever study into mobile phone safety has warned that a long-term cancer risk cannot be ruled out. Scientists say possible dangers to ... children are also unknown - despite the millions of pounds spent during six years of research. As a result, investigators say they cannot update "precautionary" advice issued in 2005. That warned parents to limit children's use of mobiles and said those under eight should not use them at all. The results from the Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research programme show no shortterm harm to brain and cells among adults from mobile phone signals or base stations, or from signals used by the emergency services. But the scientists found a "very slight hint" of increased cases of some type of brain tumours among people who had been using mobiles for more than 10 years. The data was "at the borderline of statistical significance" but should be investigated further, they said. Little research was commissioned on children, largely becau   [More...] [Less...]

Nanotechnology risks assessed by the World Economic Forum 

( Nanowerk Spotlight ) The World Economic Forum, whose 2008 Annual Meeting ended on Sunday, has founded the Global Risk Network in 2004 in response to ... concern that the international community and the global business community were not yet able to respond adequately to a changing global risk landscape. The Program has moved forward in partnership with Citigroup, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Merrill Lynch, Swiss Re and the Center for Risk Management and Decision Processes, and Wharton School. In an increasingly complex and interconnected global environment, risks can no longer be contained within geographical or system boundaries. No one company, industry or state can successfully understand and mitigate global risks. The World Economic Forum, with numerous links to business networks, policy-makers and government, NGOs and think-tanks, is in a unique position to advance new thinking on global risks, to generate risk mitigation measures and to integrate current knowledge on global risks. O   [More...] [Less...]

Businesses failing to understand Web 2.0 risks - ZDNet UK 

Featured Talkback On the contrary, if vendors were forced to stand behind their products it should increase innovation. It would force more, and better ... , testing before hitting the sales floor, resulting in fewer updates and less downtime for the consumer. At present the EULA removes responsibility from the vendor, and moves it to the user, which is a step backward. Make the vendor responsibility for their code. By: ator1940 Read full story: Daily News ZDNet Insight ZDNetWeek ZDNet Events Mobile Update Communications Update IT White Papers Security Virus Alert Special Reports Alert Software Tools Reviews & Prices Netbuyer Best Deals ZDNet Annoucement IT Jobs   [More...] [Less...]

OGC Best Management Practice - Home 

A Brand New Look for Best Management Practice! As you can see we've made a few improvements to the Best Management Practice Website: topic area tabs are ... colour coordinated with the swirl logo colours for ease of navigation; we've added an area for the new P3O guidance due to publish this autumn; and information on all the available publications can now be found in the Portfolio Library with a separate publications search and Your Account area for managing your purchases and downloads. If you have any comments, queries, or suggestions for further improvements, please use our feedback form to let us know your thoughts. About Best Management Practice To ensure that the community is provided with official up-to-date information, the , on behalf of OGC , has launched a number of official websites for its best practice guidance: ITIL , PRINCE2 , MSP and M_o_R . www.best-management-practice.com is the official umbrella website providing support for all levels of adoption and is dedicated to m   [More...] [Less...]

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Managing the Effects NANOTECHNOLOGYof Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies is supported by a grant from THE PEW ... CHARITABLE TRUSTS J. Clarence Davies One Woodrow Wilson Plaza 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20004-3027 T 202.691.4000 F 202.691.4001 www.wilsoncenter.org/nano www.nanotechproject.org Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS Lee H. Hamilton, President and Director BOARD OF TRUSTEES Joseph B. Gildenhorn, Chair David A. Metzner, Vice Chair PUBLIC MEMBERS James H. Billington, The Librarian of Congress; Bruce Cole, Chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities; Michael O. Leavitt, The Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Condoleezza Rice, The Secretary, U.S. Department of State; Lawrence M. Small, The Secretary, Smithsonian Institution; Margaret Spellings, The Secretary, U.S. Department of Education; Allen Weinstein, Archivist of the United States PRIVATE   [More...] [Less...]

Risk Breakdown Structure (RBS) « Project Management Blog 

When doing Risk Management Planning, one input you need is a Risk Breakdown Structure. The model is similar to the Work Breakdown Structure. It may change ... during the Risk Management Planning Process. Here is an example Risk Management breakdown: Technical Requirements Technology Complexity Quality Performance Management Resources Company Vision Capital Organizational Dependencies Budget Prioritization External Contractors Vendors Customer Project Management Estimating Planning Controlling Communication Risk Breakdown Structures will vary between projects. One benefit of doing one is to remind those people engaged in the Risk Identification process of areas to think about. It will also be an input to Qualitative Risk Analysis where probabilities and impacts are assigned. The impacts can be numerical or High, Medium, Low. Risks are then prioritized according to their potential implications for affecting the Project’s success. Other things to take into account are stakeholder’s risk toler   [More...] [Less...]

Hint of cancer risk after 10 years mobile phone use, say researchers | Science | The Guardian 

Hint of cancer risk after 10 years mobile phone use, say researchers · Study finds no danger for adults over shorter period · Advice to ban mobiles for ... children under eight holds Alok Jha, science correspondent The Guardian Thursday September 13 2007 Mobile phones do not pose health problems to adults in the short term but there is a "slight hint" of a cancer risk for long-term users, according to the results of a study which could not rule out risks of brain or ear cancer for those who have used mobiles for more than 10 years. "We found no association between incidence and exposure for people who have used their phones for less than 10 years," said Lawrie Challis, chair of the Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research programme. "But we cannot rule out the possibility [of] an association for exposures for more than 10 years. The numbers appeared to show some slight hint ... it's a faint suggestion that needs to be followed up." The researchers involved in the six-year study   [More...] [Less...]