Global Scans · Design · Weekly Summary

WHAT'S NEXT?: Design thinking will increasingly play a key role in improving systems and customer experiences. Companies will re-learn their approach to innovation and embrace human-centred design principles. Designers will begin to apply knowledge of human interaction, specifically in the area of how we earn trust and respect, to AI systems.

• [New] The Security Credential Management System will allow industry to design connected vehicles while following harmonized standards between Canada and the United States, and reduce manufacturing costs. Transport Canada
• [New] There is a plan right now for India to build more pumped hydrogen, 18.8 gigawatts by 2032, out of an identified Indian resource of 106 gigawatts. CleanTechnica
• [New] The Net-Zero Europe Platform that will be operational following the entry into force of the NZIA presents a unique opportunity for the European Commission and Member States to explore existing funding opportunities for net-zero strategic projects and build potential synergies between them. Global CCS Institute
• [New] PwC will build new solutions and industry use cases that help enhance how global organizations function and accelerate time-to-value from AI investments, leveraging the power of Google Cloud's AI-optimized infrastructure and Gemini models. Google Cloud Press Corner
• [New] CERN's Neutrino Platform houses a prototype of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment known as ProtoDUNE, which is designed to test and validate the technologies that will be applied to the construction of the DUNE experiment in the United States. phys.org
• [New] Iranian officials have publicly threatened to retaliate against Israel for its attack on an Iranian consulate building in Syria, and Israeli officials say they are preparing for a possible unprecedented direct attack from Iranian soil. Just Security
• [New] The MIT Schwarzman College of Computing building will form a new cluster of connectivity across a spectrum of disciplines in computing and artificial intelligence. MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• [New] The temptation for Beijing to build friendly relations with states to the west to balance increasing US military posture in the western Pacific will probably rise, especially if the Russia-Ukraine War greatly weakens Moscow. US Army War College - Strategic Studies Institute
• [New] The year 2024 will be a watershed year with an expected paradigmatic shift in international political architecture and the Indo-Pacific region will be the theater for the power tussle between China and the US and its allies. South Asia Monitor
• [New] U.S. electric demand is projected to increase considerably in coming years, with a resurgence in U.S. manufacturing alongside demand from new data centers, electric vehicles, and building electrification. Solar Power World
• [New] In a breakdown of the predicted ¥1 quadrillion costs, the long-term economic impact caused by damage to roads, ports, and production facilities would be ¥954 trillion and damage to buildings and other property would be ¥47 trillion. Euro ES Euro
• [New] The United States could bolster the involvement of African civil society in its efforts to build transparency and accountability in the critical minerals sector, including by providing more support for US Agency for International Development (USAID) activities and other US government programs. United States Institute of Peace
• [New] Vietnam will aim to start building two high-speed railway lines linking its capital city Hanoi with China before 2030. MarketScreener
• [New] In engineering and design, 58% of executives expect their organizations to increase AI spending by more than 10% during the next two years. MIT Technology Review
• [New] With approximately 65% of industrial energy consumed by motor-driven systems, ADI technology is driving the efficient design of variable speed drives which have the potential to reduce energy consumption by up to 60% per year. Yahoo Finance
• [New] The new powerful system is future-proof and will ensure that all Nigerians have access to a secured, trusted identity, enabling them to exercise their rights and responsibilities as a citizen. IDEMIA
• [New] The military is moving ahead with plans to build a pier off the Gaza coast to increase the delivery of humanitarian aid, and initial operations will probably be ready to start by the third week of this month. AP News
• [New] Coal demand is expected to pick up during the summer months in India, and as a result, power plants are building up inventory to cater to increased electricity usage. WoodMac.Site.Features.Shared.ViewModels.Metadata.Publis
• [New] The United States has resorted to airdropping food into Gaza and plans to build a floating pier at sea to deliver aid, a proposal criticized by 26 nongovernmental organizations, including Human Rights Watch, as risky, expensive, and ineffective. Human Rights Watch
• [New] The global models anticipate another build-up of high pressure (near the UK / over Scandinavia or an area of high pressure extending from the UK to Scandinavia) and a trough / low pressure over southern / SW Europe. The Mirror
• [New] Taiwan did not have prior experience nor technology to build submarines, and has failed to acquire submarines from foreign countries in fear of Chinese response. Asia Pacific Defense Journal

Last updated: 15 April 2024