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9 ways that cybersecurity may change in 2022
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As malicious bot activity increases and attacks surge against APIs, MFA will become more of a mandate and the CISO will take on a greater role, predicts Ping Identity CEO and founder Andre Durand.
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The dramatic rise in ransomware and other cyberattacks over the past year has finally driven home the point that cybersecurity needs to be taken much more seriously. Amid initiatives by the U.S. government and other parties, there's a growing global awareness of the need to focus on security to combat attacks that threaten vital areas of society. How might this renewed focus on security start to play out in 2022? Ping Identity CEO and founder Andre Durand offers his take with nine cybersecurity predictions for the new year.
SEE: Security incident response policy (TechRepublic Premium)
Cybersecurity will become an ESG issue
MFA will become a global mandate
Bad bot tsunami
Focus will shift to Zero Trust authorization
Rise of digital wallets
Attacks on zombie and shadow APIs
Convergence of IT and OT
Identity focus shifts to user experience
Rise of the CISO
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ESG (environment, social and governance) is a method used by investors and other people to evaluate businesses based on more socially conscious standards. With greater investments in security needed to protect society, cybersecurity will become the fourth responsibility of ESG for corporations, according to Durand.
"The digital economy has been really important for years, but the pandemic has shifted even bigger parts of our economy to the digital world," Durand says. "We must have appropriate digital identity safeguards in place, or we will have online chaos and fraud running rampant, greatly inhibiting our economic prosperity. Governments need to emphasize and elevate digital security laws and enforcement to the same degree as physical laws and safety are handled today."
To better secure logins and protect sensitive data, multi-factor authentication (MFA) will be required not just in the U.S. but around the world, Duran says. As only one of several steps required to improve security, MFA needs to start with key sectors such as government, healthcare, utilities, banking, and education. But consumers will also begin to demand measures like MFA to secure their information and will increasingly desert businesses that fail to take security seriously.
Malicious bots that impersonate human beings are a threat to customer-facing systems, according to Durand. These types of automated attacks can lead to credential stuffing, account takeovers and account fraud. Sneaker bots can buy up limited inventory of a hot product and then resell them at inflated prices.
Traditional security solutions no longer cut it when combating bots, as scammers have learned how to thwart them. Instead, artificial intelligence and machine learning are needed to better distinguish a bot from a human being. And such tools are already here, Durand says. This technology looks for bots by analyzing such factors as how fast a user types, how a user navigates a website or an app and how hard a user presses on a touchscreen.
To make sure only the right people have access to the right data, authentication will increasingly shift to authorization, as seen with Zero Trust.
"While it's been trending this way for many years, the corporate network perimeter became a thing of the past during COVID, making Zero Trust authorization more important than ever," Durand says. "While a
recent executive order by the Biden Administration
is mandating Zero Trust for government entities, we will start to see private enterprises mandate that certain cybersecurity measures are in place in order to do business together."
SEE: Identity is replacing the password: What software developers and IT pros need to know (TechRepublic)
People will increasingly store verified data about themselves on their phones, Durand says. As just one example, their real identity will be saved in government-issued IDs through digital wallets provided by Apple and Google. But other types of identity data will be shared with the user for better privacy and control.
There are pros and cons to digital wallets and IDs. On the plus side, they can ensure the identity of the user in business or financial transactions, reduce fraud and identity theft, and shrink the cost and overhead for organizations that typically create physical methods of authentication. On the minus side, a person can be at risk if their mobile device is lost or stolen, a device without power due to an exhausted battery is of little use when trying to present your digital IT, and any digital verification that requires connectivity will fail if there's no cellular or Wi-Fi available.
Shadow or zombie APIs pose a security risk, as they're typically hidden, unknown and unprotected by traditional security measures. More than 90% of attacks in 2022 will focus on APIs, according to Durand. And for organizations without the right type of API controls and security practices, these shadow APIs will become the weak link.
Information technology and operational (physical) technology will collide as IT teams assume responsibility for the security of physical devices. This trend will require interoperability between IT and OT, leading to a convergence of technology to determine who can physically get in a building and who can access key applications. As such, organizations will need universal security requirements of all vendors who are part of the process.
Amid security changes, user experience must still be considered and prioritized. Customers don't really care about the technical process that occurs behind the scenes, Durand says. Instead, they want a seamless digital experience so they can easily access their accounts and make purchases. Consumer-facing companies that don't offer a smooth user experience will be ditched for companies that do.
As corporate boards increasingly focus on cybersecurity, more people will report directly to the CISO, and the CISO will report to the board, according to Durand. More boards will also set up a dedicated cybersecurity committee by 2025, according to a Gartner forecast.
"CISOs can clearly define tangible risks to the business and present solutions to reduce or completely remove risks to the business that could cause monetary or brand reputation issues," Durand says. "The office of the CISO helps to educate and keep employees fluent and aware of security risks to the business and to themselves. Having the CISO at the right level inside of the company can ensure high and critical security risks are being addressed in a timely manner."
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 16) — Norway's Special Envoy to the peace process on Thursday reiterated the European country's "commitment" to the peace talks between the Philippine government and communist rebels.
In a press release on Friday, Malacañang said Idun Tvedt, Special Envoy to the peace process between the Government of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), "conveyed the commitment" of Norway to assist in negotiations between the government the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People's Army (NPA).
The NDFP is the negotiating arm of the CPP-NPA.
Tvedt had a more than hour-long courtesy call with President Rodrigo Duterte at the Presidential guest house, together with Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza, and Department of Foreign Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary Robert Ferrer.
However, speaking to CNN Philippines, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque clarified the statement is only a standing offer, should the government decide to revive negotiations with the communist rebels.
"That's just a continuing offer," he said.
Duterte formally ended peace talks with the rebels in November -- marking the first time in 18 years that peace talks had been terminated -- following a series of attacks by the rebels.
Prior to the termination, Norway had been a third-party facilitator between the two since the 1990s.
Malacañang said Duterte "welcomed" Norway's expression of commitment, but added peace must be achieved "with due regard for the national interest of the Philippines."
"President Duterte renewed his commitment to achieve just and lasting peace in the country especially in Mindanao….He, however, reiterated his strong stance against Communist Party of the Philippines founding chairman Jose Maria 'Joma' Sison's demand to form a coalition government," it said.
Duterte has cited Sison's supposed proposal to form a coalition government was one of the reasons for the breakdown of talks.
However, Sison has denied proposing such a setup. He said it was Duterte who had first suggested the idea in 2014.
Malacañang said Duterte sees the setting up of a coalition government as "unconstitutional" and would result in "chaos" throughout the Philippines.
The communist insurgency is Asia's longest running armed struggle, spanning nearly half a century since the CPP was founded in 1968 by Sison. Negotiations were on and off since the term of President Cory Aquino in 1986 until the Duterte administration.


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Chips Act, Articles (Proposal)
USA Semiconductor Laws
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The European Chips Act
1.12.2022 - The Council has formalized its negotiating position.
It provides the Council presidency with a mandate for negotiations with the European Parliament, which will start as soon as the Parliament adopts its position.
The European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) appointed Mr Dan NICA as rapporteur on the Chips Act proposal. The ITRE Committee is expected to vote on its amendments to the Commission's proposal and adopt the mandate for negotiations in January 2023, with the negotiating mandate expected to be voted at Plenary in February 2023.
The European Chips Act is built on three pillars:
1. Pillar 1: setting up the Chips for Europe Initiative to support technology capacity building and large-scale innovation across the EU to enable the development and deployment of cutting-edge and next generation semiconductor and quantum technologies that will strengthen the EU's capabilities and competences in advanced design, systems integration and component production; more specifically, the Chips for Europe Initiative includes five operational objectives related to: the development of pilot lines, to test and experiment innovative process technology and design concepts; the development of a design platform, to facilitate access to design resources; support to quantum chips; the set-up of competence centres and the strengthening of skills, to increase access and talent across the Union; and a Chips Fund, to support start-ups and the scaling-up of SMEs;
2. Pillar 2: creating a framework to ensure security of supply by attracting increased investment and production capacity in semiconductor manufacturing as well as in packaging and advanced testing and assembly through first-of-a-kind integrated production facilities and EU open foundries;
3. Pillar 3: establishing a mechanism for coordinating surveillance and crisis response between Member States and the Commission to strengthen collaboration with and between Member States, monitor the supply of semiconductors, estimate demand, anticipate shortages, trigger the activation of a crisis phase and deploy a dedicated toolbox.
11.5.2022, Commission Staff Working Document, A Chips Act for Europe
On 8 February 2022, the European Commission proposed a comprehensive set of measures for strengthening the EU's semiconductor ecosystem, the European Chips Act.
In this package, the Commission has adopted a Communication, outlining the rationale and the overall strategy, a proposal for a Regulation for adoption by co-legislators, a proposal for amendments to a Council Regulation establishing the KDT Joint Undertaking, and a Recommendation to Member States promoting actions for monitoring and mitigating disruptions in the semiconductor supply chain.
To complement the proposed package, and as provided for in the Better Regulation rules for cases where an Impact Assessment could not be prepared due to the urgency of an initiative, this Staff Working Document (SWD) aims to explain why Europe needs to act now to address shortcomings in key chip design and manufacturing competences and facilities to ensure its resilience against supply chain disruptions.
This SWD also provides additional information concerning the rationale behind the proposed measures in the 3 pillars which are the foundations of the proposal and explains further their implementation.
This would not have been possible without providing a panoramic description of the characteristics of the semiconductor value chain, key market and technology trends and opportunities, given the complexity of the technological context and of the semiconductor ecosystem.
The SWD also intends to elucidate on the ongoing crisis and the pivotal role semiconductors have acquired in the global context. Semiconductors are indeed at the centre of geopolitical interests. Leading economies are keen to secure their supply in the most advanced chips with significant investments, as this increasingly conditions their capacity to act economically, industrially, militarily, being the drivers of the digital transformation.
Unprecedented Global Semiconductor Shortages
Semiconductor supply chains are highly interconnected with many actors across the globe and numerous choke points which can impact production. Over the past 2 years, Europe and other regions of the world have witnessed disruptions in the supply of chips, causing shortages across multiple economic sectors with potentially serious societal and economic consequences.
In a nutshell, the disruptions resulted from multiple factors, including the acceleration of digital transformation in industry leading to an increased demand in a large number of semiconductor components and devices; heightened demand for computers, electronics and technology products as lockdowns related to the COVID-19 pandemic led to a surge in remote working, home schooling and digital entertainment; COVID-19-related closures of key fabs; dislocations in global logistics and transportation networks coupled with shortages of raw materials, key components and intermediary products.
The shortage of chips has impacted downstream sectors such as automotive, energy, communications and health, as well as defence, security and space, forcing delays in production and factory closures across the world. The impact was severe and in the automotive sector, for instance, production in some European Member States decreased by one third in 2021.
Why has the supply chain become so fragile?
Since the turn of the century, the semiconductor industry has responded to market difficulties through consolidation and outsourcing to the Far East, particularly concerning production, and assembly and testing. While this appears to have led to better utilisation of existing capacity, however it has reduced available spare capacity. Thus, given the high capital expenditure and time required to set up new manufacturing facilities, there appears to be limited possibility to increase production if demand goes up considerably as it did from early 2020.
At the same time, the drive towards zero inventory approaches by some end user industries has led to a situation where in case of a sudden increase in demand for chips, there is very limited available inventory buffer to source from, until production can catch up. The result of this is a high susceptibility across the supply chain to surges in demand. A key problem is that once demand exceeds supply it takes at least 2-3 years to recover as there is a need for significant investment to increase capacity and inventory with a resulting long lead time for components.
In recent years, geopolitical tensions have been simmering. China depends on US-origin technology and imports of chips from Taiwan. With the "Made in China 2025" plan launched in 2015, China set itself the ambition of reaching 70% autonomy in chip-making by 2025 and to this end earmarked USD 150 billion to build up semiconductor design and manufacturing capacity. The creation of this fund has been linked to the growth in pace of cross-border acquisitions in the sector since 2015.
The U.S. government has responded to this "concerted push by China to reshape the market in its favour". In 2019, the US Department of Commerce broadened the application of its Export Administration Rules (EAR) to curb the technological advance of certain Chinese companies by cutting them off from critical US-origin technology. Because of Europe's strong dependence on US-origin technology for chip design however, these measures have impacted European chipmakers trading with China.
The shortages over the past two years have exposed structural vulnerabilities in highly interdependent and global value chains already weakened by lean production strategies and geopolitical frictions predating the pandemic. They have furthermore served to highlight Europe's dependency on supply from a limited number of companies and geographies.
Today, 80% of data is processed in the cloud and this market is characterised by few US companies that currently take 80% of the revenue. However, the trend is that the need for computing power at the edge (close to or on the device where data is captured or generated) is growing much faster than the demand for processing in the cloud. It is expected that in 5 years 80% of data processing will take place at the edge reversing today's balance. This represents a huge opportunity for Europe to gain a strong foothold and be at the forefront of leadership in this market.
Already there is a proliferation of so-called edge devices, e.g., smart watches, smart meters, robots, sensors and there are many potential applications, e.g., monitoring the elderly in their homes, optimisation of renewal energy sources, tracking and optimising resource use in factories, optimising pesticide and water use by farm machinery, etc. In all cases, data is collected and analysed locally, close to the device or person in question. By keeping data local, edge computing provides benefits in terms of privacy and reduces energy consumption as less data is sent to the cloud for remote processing. Linkages between application domains, e.g., renewables with EV charging, are also possible to provide further optimisation and generate new business cases.
Edge devices will get smarter and smarter as increasingly higher levels of computational power can be embedded in a device. This will result in a paradigm shift and already there are examples such as autonomous driving happening today with the trialling of ad hoc 5G networks along major highway corridors.
In February 2020 the European Commission adopted the Data Strategy and new legislation has been proposed. This naturally puts emphasis on sensors, peripheral equipment and computers used in sectors such as transport, logistics, agriculture, etc.
It is clear that Europe has strengths in systems design for key industrial sectors such as manufacturing, automotive, etc. The key differentiator in future will be in providing trusted hardware/software platforms that can support the non-functional requirements of the application domains. This is an area where Europe is a leader.
Increasing Security and Confidentiality Requirements
As the world has become more digitalised and interconnected, security has become a key requirement for electronic devices from the point of view of safety, but also from the point of view of confidentiality.
Security has become a major topic across many sectors including automotive, industrial automation, communications, healthcare, aerospace and defence. For industries such as automotive or healthcare, a security breach can lead to physical injury and/or loss of customer confidence, introducing concerns over liability.
With the introduction of GDPR in Europe personal data needs to be carefully processed. With home working, people are using their own devices which may pose multiple cybersecurity challenges. Devices which are used for both business and personal use may run outdated or pirated software that hackers can exploit to access confidential and valuable business data. It is also easier to gain access to a private network. The average cost of a data breach has increased from USD 3.86 million to USD 4.24 million during 2021, due to people working from home. Fewer than 3% of organisations protect their employees' mobile devices.
Cybersecurity challenges come in many forms, including ransomware, phishing attacks, malware attacks, etc. Ransomware attacks target desktops, laptops, mobile phones and smart security devices. The aim is to compromise sensitive user data in the device itself or render it unusable, or alternatively use it as gateway to other devices for other malicious attacks. As cloud services are being increasingly used for personal and professional data, they are subject to increasing attacks. In phishing attacks, user data, such as login credentials and credit card numbers, is stolen. Here the aim is not to block access but to exploit access.
At the chip level there are concerns about third-party IP or unknowns in the global supply chain that may lead to "backdoors" in devices. General approaches currently used to boot securely and to authenticate firmware are not sufficient when considering electronics deployed in cars, robots, drones, servers and medical devices. There is a need for designed-in robust hardware security (see Figure 34) considering different threats.
Designing active security into a device will impact complexity and power consumption - an issue for battery powered devices. The added complexity may also add other vulnerabilities. With complex designs making their way into automotive, medical and industrial applications, where they are expected to be used for up to 25 years, security needs to be well architected and flexible enough to respond to future security holes and more sophisticated attack vectors. There is a need to continually innovate to guard against future new attacks.
Designing to reduce the risk of potential hardware breaches requires a solid understanding of a chip's architecture. This includes partitioning and prioritisation of data movement and data storage, as well as obfuscation techniques and activity monitoring. As chipmakers utilise more customisation and heterogeneity, this is becoming more difficult. The drive for scaling is also driving architects to package components together. This presents challenges as not all components may be inherently secure and many customised accelerators and IP blocks are provided as black boxes.
There is thus a need for ensuring that solutions can be fully audited and checked/verified (e.g. possibility to look for back doors in open source IPs). Notably this is not possible for IPs licensed from 3rd parties. Common Criteria security certifications for simple hardware IP such as smart cards24 exist, however, for more complex processors, security is still in its infancy and it is not possible to buy a Common Criteria certified general purpose multicore processor.
To get around this companies have to make liability limiting statements based on the hardware's documented interface. However, this may be insufficient as highlighted by the Spectre/Meltdown vulnerabilities which appeared in 2018 which were unexpected for almost all OS vendors.
EU Member States agreed to "work towards common standards and, where appropriate, certification for trusted electronics, as well as common requirements for procurement of secure chips and embedded systems in applications that rely on or make extensive use of chip technology." Reference certification procedures for specific critical sectors and technologies with potential high social impact are necessary. Certification of these chips for trust and security should cover the value chain up to integration in end products and should be reflected in public procurement and promoted in international standardisation activities.
According to the European Commission, semiconductor chips are the essential building blocks of digital and digitised products. From smartphones and cars, through critical applications and infrastructures for healthcare, energy, communications and industrial automation, chips are central to the modern digital economy. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed a weakness in the eco-system within both Europe and other regions in the world experiencing significant shortages of chips. EU industries manufacture many types of high-tech products, of which chips are essential parts.
Europe must reinforce its capabilities in semiconductors to ensure future competitiveness and maintain its technological leadership and security of supply. The sector is both capital and knowledge intensive and chips supply chains are global, complex and currently rely on a few manufacturing sites.
Europe has many strengths and some weaknesses in the semiconductor value chain. The semiconductor sector is characterised by intense R&D activity, with first-class companies reinvesting more than 15% of their revenues into research in next generation technologies. The EU is home to world-leading research and technology organisations and many excellent universities and research institutes spread across the Union. These are pioneering the techniques behind the production of some of the world's most advanced chips.
Moreover, Europe is very well positioned in terms of the materials and equipment needed to run large chip manufacturing plants, with many companies playing essential roles along the supply chain.
Despite these strengths, Europe has an overall global semiconductors production market share of less than 10% and is heavily dependent on third-country suppliers. In case of severe disruption of the global supply chain, Europe's chips' reserves in some industrial sectors (e.g. automotive or healthcare devices) could run out in a few weeks, bringing many European industries to a standstill.
As the digital transformation accelerates and penetrates every part of society, industrial needs for chips are set to increase, opening new market opportunities.
The Chips Act is a unique opportunity for Europe to act jointly across all Member States, to the benefit of the whole of Europe. However, the current chips shortage is a systematic issue with no quick fix.
In the short term, the toolbox set out in the Recommendation will immediately enable the coordination between the Member States and the Commission. This will allow to discuss and decide on timely and proportionate crisis response measures, if considered necessary.
In the medium term, the Chips Act will strengthen manufacturing activities in the Union and support the scale-up and innovation of the whole value chain, addressing security of supply and a more resilient ecosystem.
And, in the long-term, it will maintain Europe's technological leadership while preparing the required technological capabilities that would support transfer of knowledge from the lab to the fab and position Europe as a technology leader in innovative downstream markets.
08 February 2022 - European Chips Act: Communication, Regulation, Joint Undertaking and Recommendation.
Communication from the Commission: A Chips Act for Europe. You can find the document in English, German and French.
A Chips Act for Europe.
Ein Chip-Gesetz für Europa.
Action europeenne sur les semi-conducteurs.
08 February 2022 - Proposal for a Regulation establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe's semiconductor ecosystem (Chips Act).
Proposal for a Regulation (Chips Act).
Annexes.
Semiconductor chips are central to the digital economy. They make digital products work: from smartphones and cars, to critical applications and infrastructures in health, energy, communications and automation to most other industry sectors.
They are also key to the technologies of the future, including artificial intelligence (AI) and 5G/6G communication. There is no "digital" without chips.
Within the past year, Europe has witnessed disruptions in the supply of chips, causing shortages across multiple economic sectors and potentially serious societal consequences. Many European sectors, including automotive, energy, communication and health as well as strategic sectors such as defence, security, and space are under threat by such supply disruptions. At the same time, fake chips start appearing on the market, compromising the security of electronic devices and systems.
The current crisis has revealed structural vulnerabilities of the European value chains. The global semiconductor shortage has exposed European dependency on supply from a limited number of companies and geographies, and its vulnerability to third country export restrictions and other disruptions in the present geopolitical context. Furthermore, this dependency is exacerbated by the extremely high barriers to entry and capital intensity of the sector. For example, the most computationally powerful chips require manufacturing to a precision of a few nanometres (nm). Building such facilities entails an upfront investment of at least EUR 15 billion and requires three years to achieve production-readiness with adequate yields. The expenditures to design such chips can range from EUR 0.5 billion to well over EUR 1.0 billion. Research and development (R&D) intensity in the sector is high and more than 15%.
Today, European players invest mainly in R&D, but not enough in translating its results into industrial benefits. Such R&D is a key enabler of miniaturisation in semiconductor technologies required for the production of the next generation computationally powerful chips. Europe is home to world-leading research and technology organisations (RTOs). However, many results of European R&D are industrially deployed outside the Union. The Union is strong in the design of semiconductor components for power electronics, radio frequency and analogue devices, sensors and microcontrollers that have a widespread use in the automotive and manufacturing industries today. It is less strong in the design of digital logic (processors and memory), which become essential as data, AI and connectivity become increasingly pervasive.
The European Chips Strategy is articulated around five strategic objectives:
- Europe should strengthen its research and technology leadership;
- Europe should build and reinforce its own capacity to innovate in the design, manufacturing and packaging of advanced chips, and turn them into commercial products;
- Europe should put in place an adequate framework to increase substantially its production capacity by 2030;
- Europe should address the acute skills shortage, attract new talent and support the emergence of a skilled workforce;
- Europe should develop an in-depth understanding of global semiconductor supply chains.
A semiconductor (or integrated circuit, microelectronic chip, or computer chip) is an electronic device generally smaller than a postage stamp, that is composed of billions of components that store, move, and process data.
All of these functions are based on the unique properties of semiconducting materials, such as silicon and germanium, which allow for the precise control of the flow of electrical current. Semiconductors give data storage and communication capabilities to mobile phones, gaming systems, aircraft avionics, industrial machinery, and military equipment and weapons. Hybrid electric automobiles contain as many as 3,500 semiconductors.
Semiconductor chips are fundamental to emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, 5G, the Internet-of-Things (IoT), and large-scale data processing and analytics and supercomputing.
Semiconductors can be classified into four major product groups, mainly based on their function:
1. Microprocessors and logic devices are used for the interchange and manipulation of data in computers, communication devices, and consumer electronics. They perform a wide variety of tasks, such as running a word processing program or a video game.
2. Memory devices are used to store information. This segment includes dynamic random access memory (DRAM), a common and inexpensive type of memory used for the temporary storage of information in computers, smartphones, tablets, and flash memory, which retains data even when power is shut off.
3. Analog devices are used to translate analog signals, such as light, touch, and voice, into digital signals. For example, they are used to convert the analog sound of a musical performance into a digital recording stored online or on a compact disc.
4. Optoelectronics, sensors, and discretes (commonly referred to as O-S-D). Optoelectornics and sensors are mainly used for generating or sensing light, for example, in traffic lights or cameras.
Silicon is still the most widely used basic material on which semiconductors are fabricated. Five firms account for 90% of the world's silicon wafer production; two Japanese firms, Shin-Etsu and Sumco, account for around 60%. Silicon wafers are manufactured in a number of countries around the world, including the United States, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, and the United Kingdom.
European-headquartered semiconductor firms
European-headquartered semiconductor firms accounted for about 10% (~$40 billion) of global semiconductor sales in 2019. Three firms based in the European Union — STMicroeletronics, Infineon Technologies, and NXP Semiconductors — ranked among the world's top 15 semiconductor firms by sales in 2019.
European-headquartered semiconductor companies tend to specialize in niche markets, including the automotive industry, energy applications, and industrial automation; these firms do little production of computer- and consumer-related chips. Some European companies are considered strong in chip architecture, mobile telecommunications and industrial applications, and security chips (e.g., passports, IDs, and smartphones), a market dominated by NXP, Infineon, and STMicroelectronics. Europe's share of global revenues for fabless firms is small (2%).
In May 2013, the European Commission (EC) announced an initiative aimed at increasing Europe's share of global semiconductor manufacturing by providing $11.3 billion (€10 billion) in public and private funding for R&D activities in an effort to induce about $113 billion (€100 billion) in industry investment in manufacturing. The initiative called for a multipronged approach that included easing access to capital financing by qualified companies; pooling European Union (EU), national, and regional subsidies to enable larger-scale projects; and improving worker training.
The Commission's goal was for European firms to account for 20% of global chip manufacturing by 2020. The years-long program may have helped prevent Europe's market share in wafer fabrication from declining. European-based fabs accounted for 3% of global 300mm wafer fabrication production capacity in 2019, the same share as in 2015. Bosch and Infineon, among the most important suppliers of automotive semiconductors, are each constructing a new 300mm fab in Europe.
The European Commission and European governments continue to seek ways to bolster Europe's microelectronics sector. A 2018 report, Rebooting Electronics Value Chains in Europe, prepared by Europe's semiconductor companies for the Commission, recommended that the EU provide additional funds for public-private partnerships in microelectronics manufacturing and other electronics components and systems.
France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom received Commission approval at the end of 2018 for a $2 billion (€1.7 billion) joint microelectronics project aimed at encouraging investments in internet-connected devices and connected car technologies; this effort is scheduled for completion by 2024. The Commission anticipates that this investment will stimulate roughly $6.7 billion (€6 billion) in private investment.
The shortage of semiconductors
The world is short of semiconductors. According to the European Commission, the shortage has very concrete consequences on the EU economy, jobs and even leisure. Carmakers postpone the production of vehicles. Broadband providers run out of Internet routers. Gamers cannot get their hands on next-gen consoles.
The situation might last for a while. Semiconductors are at the core of our world's digitisation, but global supply is currently struggling to meet the explosion of demand driven by smartphones, Internet of Things and connected cars.
But it is not only about supply and demand. Semiconductors are at the centre of strong geostrategic interests, and at the core of the global technological race.
Superpowers are keen to secure their supply in the most advanced chips as they are well aware that it will condition their capacity to act (militarily, economically, industrially) and drive digital transformation.
Chips are a strategic component of any industrial chain. The race for the most advanced chips is a race about technological and industrial leadership.
The US are now discussing a massive investment under the American Chips Act designed to finance the creation of an American research centre and to help open up advanced production factories. The objective is clear: to increase the resilience of US semiconductor supply chains.
Taiwan is positioning itself to ensure its primacy on semiconductor manufacturing.
China, too, is trying to close the technological gap as it is constrained by export control rules to avoid technological transfers.
On 19 October 2021, the European Commission published its 2022 Work Programme with the key goals for 2022. Here we can read that the European Commission will publish a proposal for a European Chips Act in the first half of 2022.
Alliance on Processors and Semiconductor technologies
The Alliance brings together key actors to design and produce microelectronics chips.
The European Commission launched the European Alliance on Processors and Semiconductor technologies in July 2021. From smartphones to 5G to the Internet of Things and beyond, processors and semiconductor technologies are crucial for a successful Digital Decade.
The overall objective of the Alliance is to identify current gaps in the production of microchips and the technology developments needed for companies and organisations to thrive, no matter their size. This will help the competitiveness of companies, increase Europe's digital sovereignty and address the demand for the next generation of secure, energy-efficient, powerful chips and processors.
The Alliance will enhance and foster collaboration across existing and future EU initiatives. It will help to provide the EU with the necessary capabilities in semiconductor technologies to power its critical digital infrastructure and communication networks. And, it will support a range of sectors and technologies, including automotive, industrial automation, healthcare and AI-enabled systems.
This translates in 2 main lines of actions, addressing the main gaps Europe is facing:
1. The reinforcement of the European electronics design ecosystem. This includes design at leading-edge nodes and open-source hardware solutions, which will help develop powerful and resource efficient processors.
2. The establishment of the necessary manufacturing capacity. This includes assembly testing and advanced packaging, by a mix of local and global players, to produce the next generation of trusted processors, electronic components and technologies. This will translate into a twin track to be developed in parallel: moving Europe towards producing technologies from 16 nanometres (nm) to 10 nm, as well as from 5 nm to 2 nm and beyond. These most advanced type of semiconductors which, in addition to performance increases, have the potential to cut massively the energy used by everything from phones to data centres.
Any organisation with relevant existing or planned activities in the area of processor and semiconductor technologies, including end-user companies, associations, and research and technology organisations, can join the Alliance. They can do so by signing the Declaration and filling in the application form provided they meet the eligibility criteria set out in the Terms of Reference.
Semiconductors - the situation in the USA
According to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), the U.S. semiconductor industry employs over a quarter of a million workers and company sales totaled $208 billion in 2020. Advances in semiconductor technology have been, and continue to be, a linchpin of U.S. economic prosperity and national security.
But there is currently a global shortage of semiconductors due to several factors, including disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the increased use of semiconductors in cars. The industry is also facing the technical limits of conventional semiconductor materials. This portends the end of "Moore's Law," which for more than 50 years has held that, thanks to miniaturization, the number of semiconductor devices called transistors that can be packed on a chip doubles about every two years.
There is also a supply chain problem. Americans invented semiconductors and lead the world in chip technology but provide only 12 percent of global semiconductor manufacturing capacity, according to the SIA. Most chip manufacturing occurs in Asia.
Moves are afoot to boost U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, research innovation and supply chain security. Advances in measurement science, standards, materials, instrumentation, testing, and manufacturing capabilities will be needed to help design, develop and manufacture next-generation microelectronics.
According to the US Congressional Research Service, semiconductors enable nearly all industrial activities, including systems that undergird U.S. technological competitiveness and national security.
Many policymakers see U.S.strength in semiconductor technology and fabrication as vital to U.S. economic and national security interests. The U.S. semiconductor industry dominates many parts of the semiconductor supply chain, such as chip design. Semiconductors are also a top U.S. export. Semiconductor design and manufacturing is a global enterprise with materials, design, fabrication, assembly, testing, and packaging operating across national borders.
Six U.S.-headquartered or foreign-owned semiconductor companies currently operate 20 fabrication facilities, or fabs, in the United States. In 2019, U.S.-based semiconductor manufacturing directly employed 184,600 workers at an average wage of $166,400.
Some U.S.-headquartered semiconductor firms that design and manufacture in the United States also have built fabrication facilities overseas. Similarly, U.S.- headquartered design firms that do not own or operate their own fabrication facilities contract with foreign firms located overseas to manufacture their designs. Much of this overseas capacity is in Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan, and increasingly in China. Some Members of Congress and other policymakers are concerned that only a small share of the world's most advanced semiconductor fabrication production capacity is in the United States.
Other have become increasingly concerned about the concentration of production in East Asia and related vulnerability of semiconductor supply chains in the event of a trade dispute or military conflict and other risks such as product tampering and intellectual property theft.
Some Members of Congress and other U.S. policymakers have expressed concerns about the economic and military implications of a loss of U.S. leadership in semiconductors. China's state-led efforts to develop an indigenous vertically integrated semiconductor industry are unprecedented in scope and scale. Many policymakers are concerned that these efforts, if successful, could significantly shift global semiconductor production and related design and research capabilities to China, undermining U.S. and other foreign firms' leading positions.
In October 2020, Ellen M. Lord, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisitions and Sustainment, testified:
"Reduced U.S. capability in microelectronics is a particularly troublesome area for the [Defense Industrial Base]. Government incentives and low labor costs in foreign countries have been the main drivers for the migration of microelectronics manufacturing, packaging, and testing to off-shore suppliers. This strains our ability to acquire and sustain microelectronic components embedded in systems critical to national security and national defense. Reliance on non-U.S. suppliers for microelectronics leaves DOD vulnerable. The risks of this reality include: availability of microelectronics in case of embargo; loss of U.S. intellectual property from offshore dependency; and loss of confidence the technology will function as intended due to possible malicious activity by foreign fabricators."
Although China's current share of the global industry is still relatively small and its companies produce mostly low-end chips, China's industrial policies aim to establish global dominance in semiconductor design and production by 2030. Moreover, Chinese semiconductor competencies could support a range of technology advancements, including military applications. Another issue for policymakers is how to address competing interests: China is an important market for U.S. semiconductor firms but U.S. and foreign industry are helping to advance China's capabilities.
China's government outlays (an estimated $150 billion to date) and its role as a central production point for global consumer electronics are generating strong incentives and pressures on U.S. and foreign firms to focus on China. The Chinese government views access to foreign capabilities in the near term as a key pathway to accelerate China's indigenous development. Also of concern to many are China's state-led efforts to acquire companies and access semiconductor technology through both licit and illicit means; targeted intellectual property (IP) theft; and technology-transfer pressures.
Issues before Congress include the appropriate role of government in assisting U.S. industry; how best to focus federal financial assistance; the amount of funding each proposed activity would need to accomplish its goals for sustaining U.S. semiconductor competitiveness; how to coordinate and integrate federal activities internally and with initiatives of the U.S. semiconductor and related industries; and how to address China's ambitious industrial plans, trade practices of concern, and the role of U.S. firms in China's emerging semiconductor market.
Legislation has been introduced in the 116th Congress to increase federal funding for semiconductor research and development efforts; collaboration between government, industry, and academic partners; and tax credits, grants, and other incentives to spur U.S. production. Two bills under consideration are the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act (S. 3933/H.R. 7178) and the American Foundries Act (AFA) of 2020 (S. 4130). Some of the provisions of these acts have been included in other bills.
Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission President, 2021 State of the Union address.
Digital is the make-or-break issue. And Member States share that view. Digital spending in NextGenerationEU will even overshoot the 20% target.
That reflects the importance of investing in our European tech sovereignty. We have to double down to shape our digital transformation according to our own rules and values.
Allow me to focus on semi-conductors, those tiny chips that make everything work: from smartphones and electric scooters to trains or entire smart factories.
There is no digital without chips. And while we speak, whole production lines are already working at reduced speed - despite growing demand - because of a shortage of semi-conductors.
But while global demand has exploded, Europe's share across the entire value chain, from design to manufacturing capacity has shrunk. We depend on state-of-the-art chips manufactured in Asia.
So this is not just a matter of our competitiveness. This is also a matter of tech sovereignty. So let's put all of our focus on it.
We will present a new European Chips Act. We need to link together our world-class research, design and testing capacities. We need to coordinate EU and national investment along the value chain.
The aim is to jointly create a state-of-the-art European chip ecosystem, including production. That ensures our security of supply and will develop new markets for ground-breaking European tech.
Yes, this is a daunting task. And I know that some claim it cannot be done.
But they said the same thing about Galileo 20 years ago.
And look what happened. We got our act together. Today European satellites provide the navigation system for more than 2 billion smartphones worldwide. We are world leaders. So let's be bold again, this time with semi-conductors.
The European Chips Act, news and alerts
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Bahrain Polytechnic implements AI Academy in collaboration with Tamkeen and Microsoft
By Ghadeer Alaradi	October 21, 2019 No Comments
Bahrain Polytechnic, in collaboration with Microsoft and Tamkeen today reiterated its commitment to support Bahrain Economic Development Board's (EDB) new pilot that will design guidelines for the procurement of Artificial intelligence in the public sector. The framework, produced by the World Economic Forum (WEF) Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution focuses on the acceleration and implementation of AI in the kingdom, as well as bridge the skills gap to successfully implement the technology.
The 'AI Academy', launched in April this year is aimed at schooling Bahraini students on the power of artificial intelligence to accelerate digital transformation and deliver the means to engage citizens and consumers, empower employees, optimise operations and reinvent governance and business models.
"The AI Academy has been carefully designed to hone our youth into the brightest AI minds in the region," said Dr. Jeff Zabudsky, CEO of Bahrain Polytechnic. "Relevant skills with real-world applicability are the end product of this programme, and we fully expect these new professionals to go on to contribute significantly to the delivery of Bahrain's Vision 2030. This initiative, in collaboration with trusted organizations like Tamkeen, Microsoft and Fastlane; will be a major catalyst in the digitisation of the nation."
The Academy's first batch of 60 students is sponsored by Tamkeen, that is currently undergoing training through an integrated syllabus which covers artificial intelligence, data analysis, data science and machine basics. The programme is widely considered to be a vital strategic step in cementing the regional position of Bahrain in the field of AI. Courses will continue until April 2020, giving trainees exposure to real-world use cases and problems that they will solve using the toolbox of AI.
"One of the objectives of Bahrain's Vision 2030 emphasizes the need for robust economic growth through several means, such as diversifying the Bahraini workforce to tap into the global knowledge economy, and encouraging investment in non-oil sectors," said Sheikh Saif Hilal Al Hosni, Country Manager, Microsoft Bahrain and Oman,. "Following the prevalence of AI in recent years, the Academy is designed to help establish a workforce of skilled students with robust knowledge of the field. Such skillsets easily translate to efficiencies across the Kingdom of Bahrain, as these young people take their innovative talents out into the nation's public and private sectors."
The AI Academy is also a road map for students to participate in the Khalid bin Hamad Competition for Innovation in Artificial Intelligence, an initiative launched by His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, First Deputy President of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports (SCYS), President of Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC). Students that are enrolled in the academy will develop a capstone project as part of their course, and become eligible to enter the competition.
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A writer and content producer for StartUp Bahrain who enjoys uncovering stories of founders who are making a difference in their communities, successful women, passionate youth, and change-makers who strive to make the world a better place.
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Kick your weekend off in style this Friday and head on down to the west side of town for a superb lineup of folk musicians both local and on a tour stop through Nashville. We at Cause A Scene are excited to be hosting our second show at The Stone Fox, one of the hottest new local gems at which to see live music, located on the northern edge of Sylvan Park.
Lowland Hum are Daniel and Lauren Goans, a husband and wife duo formed in Greensboro, NC who have been traveling the country playing numerous house shows and other creative venues, honing their craft and sharing their gifts with all who care to listen. While the duo's talents lie mainly in the realm of writing and performing folk music, they have also incorporated visual art elements into their performances, using hand-bound lyric books and oil burners to draw the audience in for what culminates to an incredibly intimate and interactive experience. Between their unique live performances and the release of their first full-length album, Native Air, earlier this year, Lowland Hum has begun to garner rapid and wide reception, from both casual music lovers and in the press, having been featured in The Washington Post, American Songwriter and NPR's "First Watch", all in the last several weeks.
Filling out the set for the evening are three talented folk singer-songwriter acts, all of which now call Nashville home. Originally from Connecticut, Caleb Groh, makes his second CAS appearance of the summer this weekend. Only writing and performing as a solo act for less than two years, Groh has turned heads and accumulated a devoted fan base, having recorded both an EP and a full-length album entitled Bottomless Coffee, which he released last year. Also earning a Boston Music Award for Folk Artist of the year in 2012, we are pumped to be welcoming Groh back to the CAS stage.
Born of musicians and growing up on a farm just south of Nashville, Heidi Feek was bred with the sort of innate ability that we seek out a Cause A Scene. With a sound that seamlessly blends the lyrical and narrative structure of the country classics she was raised on and the pop influences of her adolescence, Feek is sure to fit right in this Friday. Heidi Feek is currently in the process of finishing the follow-up album to her 2010 EP, Eden, which is due to release in the coming months.
Also a Nashville native, Casey Black will round out the evening's lineup. Recently having moved back Nashville, Black has completed a bit of an Odyssey in his musical and personal life. The son of NSAI Hall of Fame country-songwriter Charlie Black, Casey quickly followed in his father's footsteps, signing with EMI Music Publishing Nashville at 19, making him one of the youngest staff songwriters on Music Row. In his time with EMI however, Black lost his musical inspiration and drive and eventually left EMI and Music City. In the years that followed Black moved to Los Angeles where he continued to write and record and in time ended up in New York where he obtained his degree at Columbia University. It was in his time in NYC that Casey Black rediscovered his muse when he stumbled upon Brooklyn's Big City Folk scene. Full of new found inspiration and a new and honest approach to songwriting, he made his way back to his hometown of Nashville, drawing his near ten years of soul searching to a close. In his time back in Nashville, Black has immersed himself back into his music, and now finds himself fresh off the release of his fourth studio record, Lay You In The Loam, which dropped just this past June. With a sound as deep and rich as his personal saga, Black is poised to put on one hell of a show.
So cancel whatever plans you may have for this Friday, because this show is going to knock your freaking socks off. Doors open at 8:30 PM and the music starts at 9:00 PM at The Stone Fox located at 712 51st Avenue North. Get your tickets here for $5 in advance. Tickets will be $8 DOS.
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New life for Afghanistan's Bamyan province
Now, after years of neglect, one archeologist is trying to revive the ancient sites.
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House build in old design. (Photo: Ghayor Waziri)
Bamyan, which is famous for its historical sites and the world's largest statues of Buddha, was a leading tourist attraction before the Afghan civil war.
Ghayor Waziri has more.
Fifty-year-old Mujtaba Merzayee returned to Afghanistan from Germany 8 years ago.
At the time he also visited Bamyan province, and made a decision, on the spot, to help restore the ancient sites of Bamyan province.
"Eight years ago when I visited Bamyan I thought if I could revive the ancient architecture and rebuild the ancient places of Bamyan province, it would save Bamyan from being excluded from the world heritage list," he says, "At that time no one was thinking about this fact. So then I started training 40 people to restore the ancient places and revive the ancient architect. So far we have completed the reconstruction of the Gholghola and Zohak ancient villages."
The centuries old designs being restored were first built in the year 1118, when Afghanistan was ruled by an emperor named Ghoryan.
The designs are intricate and influenced by Islamic art.
All the materials used in the reconstruction, says Mujtaba, are all from Afghanistan and are all organic, just like how they were built.
"All construction materials are domestic and we haven't used any chemicals, for example instead of chemical paints we used dairy products to make the paint," he says, "Also, the architecture is mostly designs from the Ghoryan period. There are fifty kinds of soil in Bamyan province that we can use for the decoration of buildings and for paint."
Last month UNESCO added Bamyan province to its Creative Cities Network list.
The recognition, says Mujtaba, will help increase the number of tourists to Bamyan.
"Bamyan is one of poorest provinces of Afghanistan. I think if ancient and traditional architecture is improved, it will have several benefits," he explains, "First it will attract more tourists to Bamyan and also it will improve the economic situation of Bamyan residents, for example they will be able to sell things to tourists and they can work as guides…"
Chief of the Bamyan cultural department Kabeer Dadras says the province has welcomed the work of Mujtaba and his team.
In the past three years dozens of ancient sites have been restored in keeping with the original design, and in accordance with the government's request.
"According to the Bamyan city master plan all buildings should be constructed in their antique style and be the same color as the Bamyan territory color," he says, "Fortunately, all the restoration has followed this. We truly appreciate Mr. Mujtaba Merzayee's work in this regard."
Mujtaba Merzayee says he wishes to revive not only the architectural glory of Bamyan, but also other traditions, such as food.
Traditional dishes like Kocha, rice mixed lamb.
"I don't want to revive only the ancient architecture, I am also trying to revive their food traditions so when tourists visit they see not only the ancient architecture but can taste the traditional foods from that time as well. I think my work will push other local people to follow my track," he says.
Bamyan is one of coldest provinces of Afghanistan, a hub for skiing, where each year the sites and the surrounding mountains are laden with snow.
Mujtaba recently left Afghanistan to spend the winter with his family in Germany, but before he left he had just completed a house, based on a centuries old design, that is set to become a hotel.
Bamyan cultural activist Khayrullah Hameedi says Mujtaba's work has to be seen in person to be fully appreciated.
"When Mr. Mujtaba started his work in Bamyan, I visited his works sometime, but today when I saw that his works finished, I really enjoyed seeing everything in this ancient building," he says, "I felt as though I was centuries back from now, actually we can see the beauty and magnificence here, proof of how much old-time architecture was interesting…"
The restoration of Bamyan's ancient sites, and its natural beauty, have historians and cultural experts excited not only about Bamyan's vibrant past but also its bright future.
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Walmart Canada opens distribution centre for online orders in Mississauga, Ontario
The retailer partnered with SCI Canada to open the centre
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SCI Canada, a logistics supply chain provider, and Walmart Canada announced the opening of SCI's largest dedicated and purpose-built distribution centre.
It will be utilized to fulfil Walmart Canada's online orders. The centre is approximately 450,000 square feet and is located in Mississauga, Ontario, a suburb in the Greater Toronto Area.
The centre is a solution for logistics and fulfillment that is part of Walmart's strategy to continue growing its e-commerce. Walmart says there is a need for it because its Canadian website is visited daily by more than 750,00 customers.
"We're proud to have partnered with SCI to create this distribution centre as it provides a customized end-to-end solution that suits our growing business needs," said Alexis Lanternier, executive vice-president of e-commerce at Walmart Canada, in a press release.
Walmart says the centre is equipped with state-of-the-art intelligence software that provides real-time visibility to operations and is integrated with SCI's warehouse management system.
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This small town in Lake County is nestled among the gently rolling hills that inspired its name. Montverde, one foot in the past, the other firmly planted in the present, has a refreshing bucolic beauty and a serene, laid-back vibe.
A peaceful community, it feels far away from the hustle and bustle of Orlando yet is actually only around a half-hour's drive from all of its urban amenities. Located on the western shore of Lake Apopka, with its southwestern edge almost touching Florida's Turnpike, it has a land area of 1.6 square miles.
Montverde is home to an estimated population of over 1,500 and has the added attraction of being just minutes away from the other South Lake communities of Minneola and Clermont.
It has a strong sense of community.
Once an agricultural area, Montverde still has a very rural feel and is brimming over with small-town warmth. Many residents are heavily involved in the community, actively helping to maintain their quality of life. The town is served by a volunteer fire department and there are a variety of community events throughout the year.
You're never far from the water.
Montverde residents have easy access to two lakes – Lake Apopka and Lake Florence. The former is Florida's third largest lake, with a surface area of 30,800 acres, and it's once again becoming one of the Orlando area's favorite attractions due to the restoration efforts of the Friends of Lake Apopka and the Lake Apopka Restoration Act.
As for Lake Florence, it's located within the bounds of Montverde and extends across 130 acres. There are quite a few residences around the lake, most (if not all) with their own private docks and boat ramps.
There's plenty of open space.
The town maintains several parks: Kirk Park, Truskett Park, Lake Florence Park, and the historic Montverde Cemetery. Residents also have easy access to the 192-acre Ferndale Preserve, which features a playground and an over a mile-long equestrian/hiking trail. Also close by is the Green Mountain Scenic Overlook and Trailhead, the place to go for the best views of Greater Orlando.
It's home to one of the top prep schools in the country.
Ever since Montverde Academy opened its doors here in 1912, it has been one of the town's defining features. The independent co-ed college preparatory school has a beautiful campus encompassing around 130 acres and is known for its rigorous academic program and award-winning athletic teams. Its basketball team has gained national prominence.
Montverde's housing market reflects the slowly changing face of the town and of the area as a whole. Here you'll find historic homes on lush, heavily treed lots in established neighborhoods as well as custom-built luxury residences in gated communities.
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Saison # 21
Flying recorder
Nicolas Comment
Color photographs and drawings
Auteur, Musicien, Photographe
Photographer and author-composer, graduated from the National School of Fine Arts in Lyon (1997) and the National School of Decorative Arts in Paris (1999), Nicolas Comment publishes his first book of photographs in 2001, editions Filigranes: "The service" (text by André S. Labarthe), which will be followed by "Le point" in 2003 and "A ***" in 2004 (texts by Bernard Noël). In 2005, his meeting with Rodolphe Burger , then with Jacques Higelin and Yves Simon for whom he works on two albums ("Amor doloroso" and "Rumors", 2006), brings him closer to the world of music, until the producer Jean-Louis Pierot (Les Valentins / Daho) offers to accompany him in the realization of a personal musical project including the CD-book "Is this the East? (Berliner romanze), published in 2008, is the first part. In collaboration with Patrick Le Bescont, Nicolas Comment has also created the magazine "Saison" at Editions Filigranes and publishes with Anne-Lise Broyer a book on the city of Prague: "Fading" (2006). In 2010, it records a first album produced by Marc Collin (Nouvelle Vague), which will be hailed by the press: "We were God" (Kwaidan / Discograph). In 2012, following the publication of the book "The visit", he adapted to music, with Xavier Waechter , the latest collection of poems by the writer Bernard Lamarche-Vadel: "Retrouvailles", which is released on the jazz label Bonsaï Music. The same year, he exhibited at the VU 'gallery (Paris) a new series of images, the result of a photographic residence made in Mexico and published the book "Mexico City Waltz", at Filigranes. In 2014, parallel to the publication of the book "T (angel) r" (accompanied by an afterword by Gérard Manset and a single containing two unreleased songs), he exhibited from December 2014 to January 2015 at the gallery 127 (Marrakech) a new series of photographs carried out in Morocco. Her second solo album, "Rose Planet", (Kwaidan / Because) was released in CD version in 2015 and version 33 T in 2016 (Mediapop) while the collective exhibition "Being beauteous" (with A.-L. A. Da Cunha, Mr. Maurel de Maillé) continues his career in various French museums throughout 2015. In 2016, Nicolas Comment presents in Paris a large exhibition in duet with photographer Bernard Plossu, "Identification of a city ". Then he exhibited in Vichy, as part of the festival "Portrait (s)", a new series of images devoted to his companion, Milo, which is the subject of the publication of the book "Milo (Songbook)" published by Chic Medias.In 2017, he won the "Residence for photography" prize from the Fondation des Treilles, which allows him to create a new photographic and musical work in the footsteps of the rimbaudian poet Germain Nouveau during the year 2018. His "Journal" Countdown (1991-1999) ", consisting of his first black and white photographs and archival texts, will be published in April 2019.
Journal à rebours
Being Beauteous
Amaury da Cunha, Marie Maurel de Maillé, Nicolas Comment, Anne-Lise Broyer
Léa Bismuth, Yannick Haenel, Etienne Hatt, Jean Deilhes, Hélène Giannecchini
T(ange)r
Gérard Manset
Mexico City Waltz
Danielle Robert-Guedon
Est-ce l'Est ?
Anne-Lise Broyer, Nicolas Comment
Le triboulet
André S. Labarthe
Anne-Lise Broyer, Nicolas Comment, Gérald Colas
A*** Aurélia
C'est Maquis
Anne-Lise Broyer
À propos de Jeanne
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Hindu Sena installs statue of Mahatma Gandhi's killer Nathuram Godse in Jamnagar, Gujarat
In Jamnagar, a statue of Nathuram Godse was erected by the Hindu Sena on the occasion of Nathuram Godse's death anniversary. The Hindu Sena meeting was held on September 8 where it was decided that a statue of Nathuram Godse to be installed on the occasion of Godse's death anniversary on 15th November and a message was conveyed that the youth of India should not hesitate even if they have to sacrifice for the nation, religion and culture or climb the gallows.
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Let us tell you that Nathuram Godse was sentenced to death on 10 February 1949 for the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, after which Nathuram Godse was hanged on 15 November 1949. On this occasion, a statue of Godse was installed in Jamnagar, Gujarat by a right-wing fringe group called Hindu Sena.
However, the Hindu Sena had announced the installation of a statue of Nathuram Godse on September 8 itself. After the local administration did not give a place to install the idol, this statue was installed in the Hanuman Ashram of Jamnagar.
Congress workers destroying Godse statue
Seeing the statue of Gandhi's killers installed, Congress leaders reached the ashram on Tuesday morning and they demolished Godse's statue. Jamnagar Congress President Digubha Jadeja and his associates vandalized the statue. Congress leaders had put saffron straps around their necks while breaking.
Tags: gujarat, Jamnagar, Mahatma Gandhi, Nathuram Godse
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Is this his first time in this outfit, or have people previously been too… gobsmacked to comment on the elephant in the room?
It's his first time in the outfit.
Heheheh Elephant in his PANTS you mean. Or lack thereof…pants. Not elephant. You get the idea.


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Demand financial compensations For a financial compensation for the victims of slavery August and September 2001 The compensations (requested by the RADDHO association within the framework of the conference of Dublin on racism and xenophobia) must be paid to the direct descendants of the victims of slave trafficking and not to African nations… These descendants of victims are in the countries which have built their fortune on slave trafficking, particularly the United States, France and England.
It is to the black populations who live in these countries that should be attributed huge and not symbolic sums. In fact, all the wealth of the companies which have in the past, made a fortune, among other things in cotton or rum from slavery, must be bought back from today shareholders by the governments of these countries, and the stocks should be freely distributed to the Blacks living in these countries. The whole capital of these companies should be redistributed to the descendants of the slaves living at present in these countries, even if the companies have changed their activities into new ones, because their initial fortune was born due to this ignoble trafficking.
Furthermore, compensation should be paid by the countries which have allowed slavery and collected taxes due to the work of the slaves. To distribute this capital to the African countries would mean that those who escaped the slavery deserve compensation while the descendants of the true victims would have nothing… It is necessary to reopen the books of history and the statements of the economy of the colonizing superpowers of past to show the exact amount of fortunes engendered by this crime.
And the descendants of the culprits of these crimes should see all their fortune coming from this criminal past seized, like for the criminal Nazis, because it is not different. Crimes against humanity are known to be very difficult to prescribe. In this case, the crimes of those who have killed hundreds of thousands of Africans and doomed to slavery millions of others, and which rank as crimes against humanity, must find the States guilty of these crimes, judged and condemned to consequently pay damages to the victim's descendants. It is aberrant for Germany to continue to pay damages to the descendants of the Jews victims of Nazism and for Africans not to have the same rights. The countries that have made their fortunes upon this despicable act, known as slavery, have a moral obligation to pay damages to the victim's descendants.
The huge fortunes that have been amassed upon this abominable trafficking should be returned in full to the victim's descendants plus a sizeable compensation not only from individuals but also from the States that have benefited from it. The families that have built their empires on cotton, coffee, sugar, etc.., during the slavery era should have their goods seized in their entirety and redistributed to African Americans, the descendants of slaves, in addition to the total amounts of money that governments have cashed in, thanks to the enormous taxes on profits made from slavery, as well as interests. African Americans should, in fact, have at least half of the U.S. goods redistributed to them - if real justice existed – because they have contributed to building this country more than anyone else instead of representing 70% of the jails population (which is over 6.5 millions) because they live in poverty..."


Bolbbalgan4 have revealed teaser images for their release 'Youth Album'.
The duo is coming back in time for spring, and it looks like their upcoming album will also revolve around a spring concept. The teaser image below includes the album title 'Youth Album' and "Flower Energy" (literal translation), which could be the name of their title song.
Always found them very interesting - plus it's great to see basically a 'K-Indie' group get so popular based on their music and performing skills alone.


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Bridge of Spies è il primo album del gruppo inglese T'Pau, pubblicato nel 1987 dalla Virgin Records.

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Home / Active Nonviolence and Protests / Freedom of Expression and Press / Human Right Defenders
November 25, 2019 Read it in العربية
Peaceful Activities Continue Despite Bullets from the Government
The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative
Since 1 October, peaceful demonstrators have been out on the streets and in public squares in southern and central Iraq calling for their legitimate rights to live lives of peace and prosperity. These nonviolent protestors have been neither recognized nor listened to by the government, instead, they have been met with excessive violence resulting in the killing of more than 320 people and the wounding of 15000 others.
Man carrying an injured demonstrator near Tahrir Square. Image by Alexander Tahaov
Strangely, the violence that was meant to disperse the demonstrators has united Iraqi people of all ages, sects, religions, and backgrounds — they have come together to support each other against their common enemy, the corrupt government and the corrupt ruling system.
Different demonstrators holding the Iraqi flag on Jimhoriya bridge. Image by Mohammed Ridha
Demonstrators resting side by side with a police officer in Tahrir Square. Image by Mohammed Al-Salih.
Christian Iraqis taking part in the demonstrations of Tahrir Square. Image by Mohammed Alaa' Aldin.
If you go to Tahrir Square in Baghdad, or indeed to any of the squares where peaceful protestors have gathered in southern and central Iraq, you will find people chanting against the government, calling for officials to resign and to get rid of the unfair and divisive system that is built on sectarianism and quotas. You will find those who are not chanting are providing medical support, food and supplies to the demonstrators, as well as encouraging and giving them the strength to continue.
Women and girls have had their part in the nonviolent demonstrations as well; they are not only supportive but are one of the essential elements of the demonstrations themselves. These women and girls have helped the injured, carried the wounded, provided food and supplies, painted inspiring slogans on walls, washed clothes and cleaned the streets. But most importantly, you will find these brave women and girls on the frontlines of the demonstrations, calling for freedom and justice.
A female medic helping a suffocated demonstrator due to tear gas near Khelani Square. Image by Mohammed Ridha
Painting on the walls of Tahrir Tunnel. Image by Abbas Bodo
Tens of thousands of students who haven't come together as a group in any big demonstration for more than 40 years, have not only participated in this demonstration but are one of its main pillars. They continue to protest against the government and support the demonstrators gathered in public squares, despite the many threats and warnings they receive from the government. Many young students have long been silenced, but they have decided that now is the time to break this silence and ask for a better education and a brighter future.
College students demonstrating in front of the High Education ministry. Image by Ali Rasul
Some people involved in the nonviolent demonstrations have been creative at this critical moment and are making their voices heard through art. Streets of Tahrir and other public squares are now filled with paintings, colorful graffiti illuminates walls that were once were drab, now brought to life through the beautiful drawings of young people. Others have come with guitars and played for the demonstrators on the streets and in Uhud mountain. Others have played football or created 'cinema tents' where they showed movies, the Iraqi Football matches, the Al-Basheer Show, a famous comedy show which was one of the first to talk publicly and honestly about the government and militias.
Musician playing music and singing for the demonstrators in Tahrir tunnel. Image by Mohammed Ridha.
Demonstrators playing Volleyball near Tahrir Square. Image by Mohammed Ridha
Other people have thought of other ways to send their message. Each year, the Sports Against Violence organization organizes a "Marathon for Peace" but because of the current situation in the country, the marathon was postponed until further notice. However, many young men and women would not be deterred by present circumstances, they came together and decided to put on a mini-marathon in its place on 23 November. They named it the "Youth of Tahrir" marathon and it is the creation of no NGO nor other outside groups, but solely of the peaceful demonstrators in the public squares. The mini-marathon was a 5K run, starting near the Jimhoriya bridge and circling twice around the Ishtar Hotel. There was no sponsorship, logos, or prizes. The nonviolent protesters only wanted to express their solidarity and highlight what's happening in Iraq, specifically the repression of the government against their peaceful demonstrations. Participants of the marathon carried the Iraqi flags and wore face masks as a sign of the excessive use of tear gas used against peaceful demonstrators.
Youth of Tahrir Marathon. Image by Mohammed Ridha.
Activists wanted to deliver a message, first, to the Iraqi government and its militias that they will not succeed in turning the peaceful demonstrations into violent ones, and second, to the international community that young Iraqis are still standing tall and are still peaceful, despite the brutal killings and kidnappings they've endured for 30 days, since 1 October.
Is the international community going to take action to stop this horrific violence and press the government to fulfill the legitimate requests of the people, or will it just stand by, passively a part of the killing?
The youngest generation in Tahrir Square, holding the Iraqi flag and ready to stand with his older fellow demonstrators to demand a better future for himself and others. Image by Teba Sadeq, 16 November.
Tags: Iraqi protests • Nonviolent protests • peaceful demonstrations • Tahrir Square • Youth • Youth of Tahrir Marathon
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