5 ways for engineers to improve their communication skills
Whether you’re applying for a job or conducting a public meeting, communication is a vital tool for engineers to master. Here’s how you can get started. Don’t believe the stereotype: professional engineers aren’t shut away in workshops and labs. They’re at the heart of engineering firms and need to be excellent communicators to make sure their colleagues, customers and sometimes...
Maximising mining investment through concrete technology
Rapidly growing urbanisation and rising domestic demand in Africa has ushered an unprecedented wave of foreign direct investment into the continent, spurring intensive construction activity across all sectors. Investment into African mega projects rose by 46% to $326 billion in 2014. This infrastructure drive happening throughout sub-Saharan Africa is driven by increased output in the natural resources sector and...
Demystifying GMOs: Kenya’s fear of GMOs is unwarranted
Every year, the Microsoft-cofounder-turned philanthropist Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates publish a letter predicting how they think and hope the world will be in the next 15 years. This year, the report predicted that introducing innovative farming, by 2030 Africa will be able to feed itself. It is very baffling how Africa still faces crippling food security...
Charting the future of University Engineering Education in Kenya
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) on 25th October 2014 held a workshop to chart the future of university engineering education in Kenya. This adds to the robust debates in the country surrounding the education of engineers and the making of useful engineers in Kenya. Ideas exchanged in the workshop embodied the trends that shape...
Powering East Africa conference 2015
On 26-27th March, 2015, African ministers, financiers, utility companies and developers convened for the third edition of Powering East Africa conference at Windsor Golf and Country Club, Nairobi. The conference theme, ‘breaking the transmission barrier’ aims at discussing how to unlock East Africa’s region transmission and generating power to help in industrialisation flow. The conference will open up transmission...
Second transport corridor to open up Mt Kenya region
Mt Kenya region is set to reap big from Lamu Port Southern Sudan-Ethiopia project (LAPSSET) with construction plan underway in the next few months. Meru County plans to open up agricultural and infrastructural projects in a move that will unlock the potential of undeveloped Eastern and Northern parts of the country and create wealth for its people. The...
Proposed Construction of Kenyatta University Children Hospital
Proposed Construction of Kenyatta University Children Hospital Type : Tender ( IFB ) Category : Engineering & Construction , Specialized Construction Ref No : KU/TNOR/74/KUCH/ 2014-2015 By : KENYATTA UNIVERSITY Closing : Wed, Apr 08, 2015 10:00 Eligibility : Kenya KENYATTA UNIVERSITY Transforming Higher Education... Enhancing Lives. INVITATION TO TENDER PROPOSED KENYATTA UNIVERSITY CHILDREN HOSPITAL...
Assessing the condition of the Club House,Preparation of Bid Documents and Supervision of the Rehabilitation Works.
Assessing the condition of the Club House,Preparation of Bid Documents and Supervision of the Rehabilitation Works. Type : Tender ( EOI ) Category : Professional Services , Other Professional Services Ref No : By : LAKE VICTORIA NORTH WATER SERVICES BOARD Closing : Fri, Apr 10, 2015 Eligibility : Kenya LAKE VICTORIA NORTH WATER SERVICES BOARD...
Activity Visualisation Platform deployed to improve operational training on North Sea assets for oil & gas super major
’TOTAL required a captivating advanced training solution to provide an accurate and realistic environment to familiarise staff early, thoroughly and safely prior to deployment on-site in the North Sea’, said Derek Middlemas, COO and Head of Enterprise Solutions, AVEVA. ‘While the facility is still under construction, the ability to perform realistic training scenarios in a virtual environment is important...
CommProve Wins Strategic African Networking Monitoring Contract
An African regulator is planning to make the network performance information for specific locations publicly available on their website. A leader in end-to-end network management for actionable customer insights, has today announced its working with an African telecommunications regulator to monitor the Quality of Service (QoS) of multiple mobile network operators (MNOs) in country. “Typically, a telecommunications regulator...
