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Scientists will warn today that the economy will be damaged without more support for British research and development. http://phys.org/news289809176.html Other Sciences Fri, 07 Jun 2013 07:33:02 EST news289809176 Microsoft launched Thursday a campaign aimed at helping 3,000 graduates find information technology jobs in South Africa, where one in four workers is officially unemployed. http://phys.org/news289753746.html Technology Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:20:01 EST news289753746 Tech start-ups could be worth Aus$109 billion (US$111 billion) to the Australian economy by 2033—on a par with retail or education—and create half a million jobs, a report for Google found Tuesday. http://phys.org/news285911601.html Technology Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:53:41 EST news285911601 Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to spend $68 billion on a high-speed railway and other transportation mega projects to drive the nation's economic development. http://phys.org/news282910193.html Technology Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:09:58 EST news282910193 A big source of theft of corporate data and trade secrets is former employees of the company, a research report said Wednesday. http://phys.org/news279379252.html Technology Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:30:01 EST news279379252 When it comes to adopting an entrepreneurial spirit, it's the men who have the edge. Despite European women accounting for over half of the population, they only make up a third of the EU's entrepreneurs, which is why the European Commission is focusing on enterprise initiatives, specifically targeted at women. http://phys.org/news270985198.html Other Sciences Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:10:11 EST news270985198 With the cloud computing business still in its relatively early days, the European Union moved on Thursday to secure a toehold in a potentially lucrative market it says could deliver 2.5 million new jobs. http://phys.org/news267952033.html Technology Thu, 27 Sep 2012 08:07:38 EST news267952033 As communities seek new ways to emerge from the recession, many may look to growing their population as a strategy. However, the belief that population growth will bring jobs and economic prosperity for local residents is a myth. These findings are published in a new study in the latest issue of Economic Development Quarterly. http://phys.org/news261911848.html Other Sciences Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:17:40 EST news261911848 Out of thin air, Facebook is evolving into a global driver of jobs and economic growth. http://phys.org/news256476241.html Technology Thu, 17 May 2012 12:24:16 EST news256476241 (AP) -- Google Inc. says it will invest $300 million to build another data center in western Iowa. http://phys.org/news254506793.html Technology Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:19:57 EST news254506793 (AP) -- Google says it will double its server capacity in Oklahoma and add 50 jobs when it builds a new facility in the state. http://phys.org/news252774774.html Technology Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:13:09 EST news252774774 With his contract about to run out and no opportunities on the horizon in Spain, paleontologist Diego Garcia-Bellido Capdevila has started looking for work abroad. http://phys.org/news252214427.html Other Sciences Thu, 29 Mar 2012 05:00:01 EST news252214427 In the United States alone, government and private industry together invest more than $3 billion per year in nanotechnology research and development, and globally the total is much higher. What will be the long-run economic returns from these investments, not only in new jobs and product sales, but also from improvements in sustainability? http://phys.org/news252145258.html Nanotechnology Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:21:06 EST news252145258 (AP) -- Apple Inc. is investing $304 million in a new campus and more than doubling its workforce in the Texas capital, boosted by a $21 million incentive from a state fund designed to attract high-tech companies, Gov. Rick Perry said Friday. http://phys.org/news250531075.html Technology Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:58:01 EST news250531075 US online payments giant PayPal is to create 1,000 new jobs in Ireland in a major expansion of its operations in the eurozone member, Prime Minister Enda Kenny said on Tuesday. http://phys.org/news249057267.html Technology Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:35:40 EST news249057267 (AP) -- Native American tribes said Thursday they want their share of the jobs and revenue if online gambling is allowed in the U.S, but they don't want to lose their sovereignty to get it. http://phys.org/news240778279.html Technology Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:51:27 EST news240778279 The ecosystem of applications built for Facebook has created at least 182,000 jobs and contributes billions of dollars in wages and benefits to the US economy, according to a study published Monday. http://phys.org/news235660682.html Technology Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:18:36 EST news235660682 When it comes to finding a job, who you know is as important as what you know. Work experience generally helps people foster the kinds of personal contacts that can lead someone to new career opportunities, but a study from North Carolina State University shows that this is really only true for men. The study finds that work experience doesn't improve women's chances of finding a job through social contacts. http://phys.org/news232623827.html Other Sciences Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:43:57 EST news232623827 The Obama administration is about to add more personal information to E-Verify, an immigration enforcement tool that is vulnerable to fake, stolen or borrowed documents. http://phys.org/news225642636.html Technology Thu, 26 May 2011 15:30:53 EST news225642636 Germany's high-tech sector is expected to register solid growth this year and next, creating thousands of jobs, its chief lobby group said Monday ahead of the giant CeBIT trade fair. http://phys.org/news218118598.html Technology Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:50:08 EST news218118598 (AP) -- Tech giant IBM Corp. is trying to help small businesses get supply contracts with blue chip companies in a variety of industries. http://phys.org/news203687557.html Technology Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:52:50 EST news203687557 Energy-efficiency measures in the southern U.S. could save consumers $41 billion on their energy bills, open 380,000 new jobs, and save 8.6 billion gallons of water by 2020, according to a new study from the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University and the Georgia Institute of Technology. The study concludes that investing $200 billion in energy efficiency programs by 2030 could return $448 billion in savings. http://phys.org/news190294762.html Other Sciences Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:40:01 EST news190294762 Britain's small businesses are likely to create almost two thirds of the country's jobs in an average year, a major new study has revealed. http://phys.org/news189253438.html Other Sciences Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:50:05 EST news189253438 Baby boomers will need to play a critical role in filling a potentially significant labor shortage later this decade after the economy recovers from its downturn, according to new research by Northeastern University. http://phys.org/news188505265.html Other Sciences Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:40:01 EST news188505265 Japan may invest two billion dollars or more in new information and communication systems under an economic stimulus package with the aim of creating 400,000 jobs by 2011, an official said Tuesday. http://phys.org/news156527401.html Technology Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:50:31 EST news156527401 Founded in 1959, Santa Clara, Calif.-based National Semiconductor is one the oldest and best-established technology companies in Silicon Valley. But it's going through a big change under the leadership of its outspoken chairman and chief executive, Brian Halla. http://phys.org/news156019447.html Technology Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:44:33 EST news156019447