“We have seven pillars of development. India has a cutting edge information technology industry. We are setting up a technology park. We would like to see technology penetration iin education. Besides, we would like to see cooperation in industries like fashion, filmmaking, ship-building, education, health and energy.” EnergyTechnologyCuttingFashionInformationBuildingDevelopmentIndustryIndiaSevenEdgesSettingShipsSettingsParksCooperationFilmmakingPillarsInformation TechnologyCutting EdgePenetration Author:Kamla Persad-Bissessar
“I'm completely taken and impressed by the planning authority of Singapore and its Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). It's the most cutting-edge agency in the world. They have very effective guidelines for development, and they review design as it evolves.” WorldTakenCuttingDesignDevelopmentAuthorityEdgesPlanningEvolveAgencyReviewsImpressedUrbanSingaporeCutting EdgeGuidelines Author:Moshe Safdie
“We are now facing a difficult situation in Peru, where there are attempts to cut back the territorial rights of the indigenous peoples, including moves to divide, fragment and privatise our communal organisations. Now more than ever, it is a matter of urgency for us to consolidate our own indigenous alternatives for development.” MatterMovingDifficultSituationCuttingRightsDevelopmentIncludingAlternativesDividesFragmentsIndigenousUrgencyOrganisationIndigenous PeoplePeruDifficult SituationsTerritorial Author:Evaristo Nugkuag
“John Carmack, who has become interested in focusing on things other than game development at id, has resigned from the studio. John’s work on id Tech 5 and the technology for the current development work at id is complete, and his departure will not affect any current projects. We are fortunate to have a brilliant group of programmers at id who worked with John and will carry on id’s tradition of making great games with cutting-edge technology. As colleagues of John for many years, we wish him well.” YearsWellsGamesWishTechnologyCuttingGroupsDevelopmentProjectsTraditionEdgesCurrentsStudiosBrilliantFortunateColleaguesProgrammersDepartureResignedCutting Edge Author:Tim Willits
“The Singapore Media Festival brings together the most important Film and TV events in Singapore under one umbrella. With media convergence, I foresee that the SMF will encompass even more content formats in future, and will keep Singapore on the cutting-edge of media development. I am confident the SMF will be a signature media event for Singapore and the world for many years to come.” WorldYearsImportantTogetherFilmCuttingMediaEventsTvsDevelopmentEdgesFestivalsFormatSignaturesSingaporeUmbrellaCutting EdgeConvergence Author:Calvin Cheng
“Ethical religion affirms the continuity of progress toward moral perfection. It affirms that the spiritual development of the human race cannot be prematurely cut off, either gradually or suddenly; that every stone of offence against which we stumble is a stepping-stone to some greater good; that, at the end of days, if we choose to put it so, or, rather, in some sphere beyond the world of space and time, all the rays of progress will be summed and centred in a transcendent focus.” IfsWorldHumansEndsSpiritualSpaceRaceMoralGreaterFocusCuttingProgressDevelopmentStonesPerfectionHuman RaceThe End Of The DayEthicalRaysSpheresTime And SpaceContinuityTranscendentOffenceSpiritual DevelopmentStepping StonesGreater GoodMoral Perfection Author:Felix Adler
“When we were negotiating the ongoing financial period in 2013, I talked myself hoarse. London and Berlin in particular insisted on reducing the budget. So we - to the applause of German journalists - made cuts to central future-oriented areas and slashed the budget for development aid, research and technology.” MadeTechnologyCuttingParticularDevelopmentPeriodsResearchAreasFinancialLondonAidsJournalistBudgetsOngoingApplauseReducingBerlinNegotiatingDevelopment Aid Author:Martin Schulz
“Can I work with corporations? Are there good corporations doing incredible cutting edge research and development? Absolutely they are. And we should be proud of them.” ShouldCuttingDevelopmentProudResearchIncrediblesEdgesCorporationsBe ProudCutting EdgeResearch And Development Author:Bernie Sanders
“Governments that invest billions in new hardware still find it hard to accept that they might benefit just as much from systematic innovation in such things as child development or cutting crime.” ChildrenStillsHardGovernmentMightAcceptingCuttingCrimeDevelopmentBenefitsInnovationBillionsSystematicHardwareChild Development Author:Geoff Mulgan