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One of the key issues facing FET colleges and universities is the need to align courses with the demand for skills in the workplace says African Education Week's Claire O’Connell.

Australia and the Philippines are just some of the more than 14 countries in the region that will present case studies and report back on renewable and cleaner fossil power projects during the upcoming Clean Power Asia in Bangkok from 28-30 June.

Thai Telecoms operator TOT says it has had great success with femtocells as an alternative to reestablishing telecommunication services in disaster areas and immediately providing mobile services to affected people.

Some 20 major global telecom operators, including Vodafone, MegaFon, Verizon and NTT DoCoMo, will give exclusive feedback on femtocell trials and deployments around the world at the annual Femtocells World Summit in London from 21-23 June.

The UK’s largest utilities, British Gas, EDF, ESB and RWE nPower, will meet with the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) from Thursday in London to discuss the implementation of new smart meter roll out plans.

At the annual African Education Week in Johannesburg in July, the education sector will focus on creating a safer and more secure learning environment and also look at technology that is helping to prevent security breaches.

“Countries in Southeast Asia, such as Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, may look to Thailand as they begin to craft legislation meant to encourage renewable energy generation,” says Andrew Beebe, Chief Commercial Officer, Suntech Power.

Smart meters could bring big benefits for customers if done right, but pose big risks if done wrong. This is according to Zoe McLeod, energy expert for Consumer Focus who will address the upcoming Smart Metering UK & Ireland conference in London.

Teachers in a South African primary school are using Microsoft’s interactive hands-free gaming systems, Xbox Kinect, to improve English literacy among learners. Results will be presented at the African Education Week in Johannesburg in July.

Data privacy is absolutely crucial in the development of our smart society, says Richard St Clair, Managing Director of Elster Metering Systems UK, who will present a workshop at the upcoming Smart Metering UK & Ireland conference in London.