London-headquartered infrastructure advisory firm Infrata has been acquired by dss+, a global consulting firm with offices around the world. Founded in 2011, Infrata has more than 70 consultants operating from hubs in London, Madrid, Toronto, and Bogota. The firm’s team – who are relatively senior, with the majority coming from financial and infrastructure industry backgrounds...
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UK cancels two computing infrastructure projects for AI support worth $1.3 billion, to prioritise other fiscal plans | Today News
The United Kingdom has dropped two taxpayer funded $1.7 billion (£1.3 billion) worth of computing infrastructure projects (£500 million and £800 million, respectively), to prioritise other fiscal plans, CNBC reported, citing a government spokesperson. The first project worth £500 million was promised to the AI Research Resource by former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government in...
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Situation in UK alarming, Malaysians urged to avoid protest areas
Malaysians are advised to avoid anticipated target areas and keep in touch with the High Commission so that we can know they are in good condition. SEREMBAN – The ongoing protests in several areas of the United Kingdom (UK) are becoming increasingly alarming and have escalated into violence, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan....
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New Infrastructure Plans Scrapped by United Kingdom Government
The UK government has made a drastic decision to cancel major infrastructure projects in the field of artificial intelligence, diverting funds to other fiscal priorities, a stark divergence from their initial ambitions. A spokesperson for the government confirmed the cancellation of two significant projects worth a combined total of £1.3 billion. The funds were originally...
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Arriva Group awarded a single bus contract worth €274 million in Slovenia | Urban Transport News
London, United Kingdom (Urban Transport News): Arriva Slovenia has secured a substantial contract to manage regional public transport services across several key regions in Slovenia. This agreement is set to significantly expand Arriva’s market presence by over four percent within the regional bus sector. The newly awarded contract covers transportation services in four Slovenian regions:...
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Six firms bags £4 Billion Train Control Systems contract from Network Rail | Urban Transport News
London, United Kingdom (Urban Transport News): Network Rail’s ambitious £4 billion, 10-year signalling plan is poised to transform Britain’s railway infrastructure, ushering in modern equipment to enhance reliability nationwide through a blend of traditional signalling and digital control systems. Six companies have secured contracts under the Train Control Systems Framework to provide both conventional and...
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Transport for London awards Via with multi-year contract to transform accessible transport | Urban Transport News
London, United Kingdom (Urban Transport News): Via, the global leader in TransitTech, announces that it has been awarded a multi-year contract by Transport for London (TfL) to improve accessible transport across the city through technology. As a result of a competitive two-year tender process, Via will introduce its software platform in early 2024, powering the...
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Mumbai: Contractor Booked After Labourer Dies At Malad SRA Project Site Due To Negligence
Mumbai: Contractor Booked After Labourer Dies At Malad SRA Project Site Due To Negligence | Representative Image Mumbai: The Dindoshi police booked a contractor, Praveen Patel, after a labourer died at an under-construction Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) project in Malad on Friday. Patel works for United Infra company. The case was registered under sections 106...
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UK at OSCE condemns Russia’s targeting of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
Russia’s relentless targeting of Ukraine’s critical infrastructure is a violation of humanitarian law and OSCE principles. Head of the United Kingdom’s Delegation to the OSCE Neil Holland said this at a meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna on Thursday, July 18, according to an Ukrinform correspondent. “Russia is violating international humanitarian law by...
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Cooling is critical infrastructure for tackling climate change impact – University of Birmingham
Dr Tim Fox, lead author of the report, said “In the absence of a whole-of-government, muti-sector, CNI level approach to policymaking on cooling infrastructure, governments risk failing to lay the foundations for well-adapted, climate-resilient cooling provision. This will create vulnerability, low national resilience to rising temperatures and more frequent severe heatwaves, and risks to services...
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Airbus to expand Safety Promotion Centres to China, US, Germany and UK – ET Infra
Airbus is set to expand its Safety Promotion Centres (SPC) to China, the USA, Germany, and the United Kingdom, added Nicolas Bardou, the product safety communications and aircraft accident crisis response advisor, during a discussion with ANI. The Safety Promotion Centre is a specialized facility focused on enhancing safety within the aviation industry. The SPC...
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NCLT Holds GVK Power and Infra Bankrupt, Admits Insolvency Petition by ICICI Bank
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Hyderabad has admitted an insolvency petition filed by ICICI Bank against GVK Power and Infrastructure. A corum of Judicial Member Rajeev Bhardwaj and Technical Member Sanjay Puri passed the order on a petition filed under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016. “…we...