25 March 2017, Singapore Housing is a basic necessity that provides shelter, security, and safety for people. The provision for housing is identified as one of the basic rights by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. More than 65 years after that declaration, the provision for affordable housing remains a challenge in most…
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12 March 2017, Oman The rapid urbanization has led to an increase demand for innovative and sustainable commercial, residential, and social infrastructure solutions. This demand in infrastructure that cover broadly office buildings, public facilities, schools, and clinics highlights the emerging need for the engineers to know about the latest in engineering tools required to ensure…
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8 March 2017, Dubai Dubai is home to more than 900 high-rise buildings, one of which is the current tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa. The largest city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the venue for this year’s Annual Vertical Cities Conference held on 6-8 March 2017 to leverage on Vertical Cities…
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23 February 2017, Thailand The innovation landscape in Thailand is rapidly growing with government, private sectors, and non-profit organization all working to promote innovation. However, social innovation is an aspect of innovation that has received less attention. To address this deficit, UNDP in Thailand launched the Thailand for Social Innovation for Development Facility (TSI4D). Over…
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