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Pope Francis calls for new system of global government to tackle climate change
2015-06-19 04:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: The Pope has been hailed for making a profoundly important intervention to the debate on global warming after making clear that climate change is real, dangerous and manmade as he called for a new system of global government to tackle this unprecedented worldwide threat. In his eagerly awaited encyclical, Pope Francis made a frank plea to world leaders to ignore the short-term outlook that has always dominated politics and look to the long-term instead. It is essential to root out widespread corruption...
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Project Manager, Government Solutions Development
2015-06-18 19:04:39| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Project Manager, Government Solutions Development Ref SES0615 Region Europe Location The Netherlands The Hague Company SES Category Business Dev. Strategic Management Position Staff Published 20150617 Context SES is introducing four Market Solutions Centers MSC, in order to best serve the rapidly evolving growth verticals Next Generation DataFixed, Next Generation Data Mobile, Government and Next Generation Video. Through its Global Government vertical also named Market Solutions Center, the vision of SES is to become a recognized and respected brand in carefully selected government and institutional markets beyond the US and Europe, positioning SES as the preferred provider of global government satellite solutions. Based in The Hague and supporting the Vice President, Government Solutions Development, the Project Manager, Government Solutions Development will play a key role in the development activities of the Global Government MSC, expanding the current customer base, and in developing new solutions tailored to selected Governments Institutions. Responsibilities The Project Manager, Government Solutions Development is contributing to the development, design and management of the entire portfolio of new satellite solutions designed on behalf of global government customers. Specific duties include Conduct analytical and project management work to develop tailor made infrastructure and network solutions on the existing and future SES satellite fleet for the Government vertical In liaison with other relevant entities in SES Strategic Market Intelligence, Technology etc, act as center of excellence and best practice to the commercial front end for the development of business opportunities with Governments and institutions, such as o Actively contribute to the commercial and technical Project Management for offerings around hosted payloads and other satellite related projects and endtoend solutions o Assist in the development of full satellite programme solutions e.g. defense programs Enabling the commercial activities by supporting the Vice President, Government Solutions Development in providing strategic advisory and lobbying role at senior Governmental level ministerial level Participate in selected exhibitions, trade shows and conferences Provide input to Fleet Development on Government requirements for future SES satellites GEO, MEO, etc. with close coordination across all government facing activities within SES SES GS, GI, TechCom, Commercial teams, etc. Experience Qualifications Minimum 47 years work experience with at least 35 years experience in the Satellite Telecommunications or Data Communications Industry, ideally in connection with governments or public institutions Engineering Degree andor MBA Fluency in English the knowledge of other languages is considered an additional asset Ability to create and commercialize customer solutions best adapted to customer demand Excellent Project Management skills with focus on execution and implementation Excellent analytical and communication presentation skills Be a proactive team player with strong relationship building qualities and the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines Understanding the market dynamics and technological drivers in the Government and Defense sector, and help formulate the consequential innovation commercial development strategies Ability to identify and effectively implement change and solve problems Readiness to travel internationally Relevant security clearance preferred Our Offer Competitive salary package, coupled with a diverse array of challenges and development benefits. SES is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. This position reports to The Vice President, Government Solutions Development Apply for this Job online
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Foreign Minister Julie Bishop warns Queensland Government against attempts to regulate sugar industry
2015-06-18 08:19:10| Sugar Industry News
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has been drawn into a dispute in the sugar industry, warning the Queensland Government against attempts from her own side of politics to regulate the industry.
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New Zealand: Worsening climate change to make life tougher for farmers, warns Government
2015-06-14 09:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
TVNZ: The agricultural sector has been warned to brace itself for more tough summers, as the Government works to tackle climate change. New Zealand's emissions have grown significantly since the 1990's and the Government says we're currently in a "tough spot". Farmer Linda Murchison is a realist who knows about working on the land. She's at the mercy of mother nature. But it has been seven months since her North Canterbury farm has seen decent rain. Her farm is dry, too dry, and it's making her nervous....
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Solution Providers Honor Avnet Government Solutions as XCellence...
2015-06-14 08:28:22| Electronics - Topix.net
Avnet Technology Solutions , the global IT solutions distribution leader and an operating group of Avnet, Inc . , today announced that Avnet Government Solutions, LLC , its wholly owned subsidiary focused on the U.S. public sector, has been honored with a 2015 XChange SLED XCellence award in the State and Local Program category at this year's XChange SLED event hosted by The Channel Company .
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