by Admin | May 19, 2015 | Mining & Energy, Worker Voice Tech
Technology innovation that allows for rapid and repeatable collection of aerial image and sensor data, such as drones and micro-satellites, is rapidly opening opportunities for more systematic monitoring of environmental impacts of industrial operations. At the same...
by Linda Pappagallo | Mar 13, 2015 | Mining & Energy, Worker Voice Tech
One of the big questions discussed this year at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) 2015 Convention, the biggest annual gathering of mining professional from all over the world, in Toronto last week was how to create better systems for...
by Admin | Mar 12, 2015 | Mining & Energy, Worker Voice Tech
Earlier this year, the Mongolian prime minister initiated an SMS poll to solicit feedback from citizens on how they though the government should stabilize the tugruk, the Mongolian currency. The two options Mongolian cell phone owners were given in the three-day poll...
by Ulula | Feb 27, 2015 | Mining & Energy, Worker Voice Tech
Canada’s recent reforms in CSR regulations are not only a headliner, but also a practical challenge in terms of effective scalable stakeholder engagement. Over 50% of the world’s publicly traded mining companies are headquartered in Canada, and operate in over one...
by Antoine Heuty | Feb 23, 2015 | Mining & Energy
During Mining Indaba 2013, Mark Cutifani, now CEO of UK-based mining giant AngloAmerican, declared, “We miss the local communities. In the information age when people can see how others are living, but have to sit next to a big hole in the ground and suffer the...
by Linda Pappagallo | Oct 15, 2014 | Agriculture
The sheer impact global food production has on our society, economy and environment is hard to overstate. Approximately three-quarters of the world’s agricultural value added is generated in developing countries, and in many of these the agriculture sector contributes...
