Naval War College Professor Shares History, Breadth of Unmanned Systems
Robotic and unmanned systems are having an impact in many aspects of American culture. How these systems are used for military and civilian purposes was the topic of a Knowledge Management Forum at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport on Jan. 18.The lecture, titled "Robots that Fly, Swim and Crawl," was given by professor John E. Jackson of the Naval War College (NWC) and broadcast via livestream.Basing his presentation on his book “One Nation, Under Drones,” published by the U.S. Naval Institute in 2018, Jackson covered the history of unmanned systems
Ocean Energy: A Surge Coming in 2020
role continuing to collect, synthesize, and disseminate information. This provides access to knowledge and information related to research, monitoring, and evaluation of the environmental effects of ocean energy helping advance the industry. This task is supported by the publicly accessible online knowledge management system Tethys, developed by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Greater attention is however still required to assess potential job creation stimulated by the sector and to update projections for 2030 and 2050.In recent years commercial interest in ocean energy has grown significantly at
Dive into Norway's Subsea Valley
the “collegial” British fast-track, the “Stanford” type (his words) or the streamlined Norwegian version. One-year “professorship” tenures will also be offered at a Kongsberg campus with an emphasis on those able to teach “lean product development and knowledge management”. “There’s a lot of mobility between the industries,” Bjornson asserts. He says the cluster will help provide gravity for local, high-level expertise. During the last (oil-price crisis in 2008) crisis, “people moved around”. Subsea matchmaker A
Schlumberger Releases 2014 Software Platforms
of search results, and indexed Petrel windows are now available. The 2014 Ocean software development framework release introduces Ocean for Studio. Leveraging the development framework with the Studio platform, best-in-class data workflows can be created and customers can design their own knowledge management systems. To learn more about the 2014 software platforms, visit www.software.slb.com
UNEP & DNV GL Partner to Combat Climate Change
the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in developing countries who are dealing with the impacts of climate change on a daily basis," says Mr. Steiner. Through the partnership, DNV GL will support CTCN operations by utilizing its extensive experience in technology transfer, knowledge management and capacity building. DNV GL will also facilitate the engagement of the private sector in the Centre’s Network in order to stimulate technology cooperation among developed and developing countries. The Network will create a space for exchange and technical collaboration with developing
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