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Ukrainian delegation visits Seattle to learn about its life sciences cluster and plan for the future

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Our work is for the future,” said delegate Igor Ivashchenko, policy and excellence lead in Ukraine for the biopharma giant Roche. Delegates see Ukrainian tech expertise as a way to foster growth of the life sciences, given that big data and computational biology are increasingly central to the field.

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Tech Moves: AWS exec named Splunk president; Amazon vet joins Overstock as CMO; and more

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Splunk is a publicly-traded big data company based in San Francisco with more than 6,000 employees worldwide. During the Obama administration, she helped lead the White House’s national STEM program. based company, most recently as a strategic policy advisor. The company’s revenue for the full year ended Jan.

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The Final DATA Act: Here’s What It Means, Here’s What It’ll Do

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The House has passed the DATA Act twice already , so it seems likely that this bill will soon be on President Obama’s desk for his approval or veto. Federal spending is published for public scrutiny, consistent with the Obama Open Data Policy. The DATA Act has never covered the judicial or legislative branches.

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SMU Continues To Innovate In Cyber Security Innovation: Launches new institute and innovation gym

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The Lyle School’s cyber security program has been one of the University’s centers of academic excellence for 15 years. The program, supported by a core of highly regarded faculty engaged in advanced research, has garnered attention from the National Security Agency (NSA) and the U.S. The Darwin Deason Institute for Cyber Security.

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List of the world’s top female futurists (Update #5)

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With a PhD in Planning and Innovation Studies, and a Master’s degree in Architecture, Urban Design and Urban Planning, Karuri-Sebina has a sound knowledge base for her work as Executive Manager of programs at the South African Cities Network. Her work focuses on the intersection of technology, economic policy, and regulatory policy.

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BYOD required for retention? Bollocks!!! - A Screw's Loose

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A BYOD program was required if your company wanted to retain millennials. Most companies actually run a MBYOD program or managed BYOD. They set out only a few choices of devices and you need to pick from that list if you want to participate in the program. Pingback: Is BYOD a retention program?Nonprofit Nonprofit HR.

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