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> 08-Feb-2000
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> 	EU launched recent inventions website
> 	http://158.169.51.200/Ecommerce/Welcome.html
> 	The EU's ecommerce website has launched two new sections, a mobile
> Internet page and a new technologies section for those interested in new
> technologies and applications. The technologies page comprises links to
> hot topics such as CALS and Concurrent Enterprising, industrial aspects,
> language engineering, mobile Internet, security aspects, smart cards,
> technology in general and transaction management. 
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> 	UN: XML Business framework
> 	http://www.oasis-open.org/
> 	The United Nations body for Trade Facilitation and Electronic
> Business (UN/CEFACT) and the Organisation for the Advancement of
> Structured Information Standards (OASIS), have joined forces to initiate a
> worldwide project to standardise XML business specifications. 
> 
> 	UK: EUROGENE
> 	Professor John Martin of the Gene Research Unit at University
> College London and his scientific team (UK, Finland, Germany, Italy) in
> Europe has patented a new treatment for heart disease (antherosclerosis)
> and set up a small biotechnology company 'Eurogene', after raising 1.5
> million pounds of venture capital, just 18 months after winning its EU
> research grant. The pan-European nature of the company has attracted a lot
> of interest - particularly from Japan and USA.   
> 
> 	European: SCRATCH 
> 	http//www.perso.club-internet.fr/euroint/scratch
> 	The URL is the new website by the European project : SCRATCH working
> on research in the aeronautics field to access European funds for
> technology acquisition. The project brings together partners from France,
> germany, Greece, Italy and the UK and is specifically aimed at helping
> SMEs to access funding. The SCRATCH team are looking for partners in the
> fields of aeronautical sofware manufacturing and engineering tools,
> aeronautical composite materials, and aeronautical metallic materials. 
> 
> 	Canada EU Joint Statement
> 	The European Union and the Government of Canada issued a joint
> statement on electronic commerce in the global Information Society, on 16
> Dec'99, in Ottawa, Cabada. Agenda included privacy, security, consumer
> protection, partnerships, cooperation in multinational fora, and will be
> pusued through regular bilateral consultations on telecomms and ecommerce.
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> 
> 	JAPAN: HUMAN CELL RESEARCH GETS APPROVAL 
> 	Nikkei Net Interactive, 03 Feb 2000, Nihon Keizai Shimbun
> 	The Council for Science and Technology in Japan has approved the
> study of human embryonic stem cells that will then be used to grow organs.
> The move will enable cultivation of nerves as well as human hearts.
> However, restrictions have been imposed on the research with only
> fertilised eggs from infertile women that are left over being used in the
> research. No sale of embryonic eggs may be made under the new draft
> report. 
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> 
> 	GERMANY: NEW FOG DISPERSAL TECHNOLOGY
> 	Sunday Express, 30 Jan 2000
> 	Transport safety could be improved in the future with new technology
> for dispersing fog. Developed by Professor Johann Mueller at the
> University of Cottbus in Germany, the technology involves spraying carbon
> dioxide ice at high pressure into the fog. The water particles in the fog
> increase in weight and fall to the ground, clearing fog clouds in minutes.
> 
> 	The technology could be used at ports and airports to improve safety
> and avoid delays. 
> 
> 
> 	FORECAST
> 	Forecast 21st century Europe : ' more than half a billion people
> will develop diabetes in their lifetime; one in three people will develop
> cancer; the AIDS virus is poised to go rampaging throughout Eastern Europe
> at what scientists describe as 'an alarming rate'; and 55% of EU citizens
> will die from diseases brought on by their clogged-up arteries
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