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The Digital Policy Council's latest research shows world leaders rushing to join Twitter in the hope of better engaging their citizenry. WASHINGTON, Jan. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Digital Policy Council (DPC), an international, non-partisan "think tank" on 21st Century Governance, has released its 2012 ranking report on the use of social media by heads of state. The DPC is the research and public advocacy arm of Digital Daya ('digital influence'), a next generation...
The Digital Policy Council's latest research shows world leaders rushing to join Twitter in the hope of better engaging their citizenry. WASHINGTON, Jan. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Digital Policy Council (DPC), an international, non-partisan "think tank" on 21st Century Governance, has released its 2012 ranking report on the use of social media by heads of state. The DPC is the research and public advocacy arm of Digital Daya ('digital influence'), a next generation...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online According to the state-run RIA news agency, Russia is giving its space industry budget a big financial boost. The news agency reported that Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev approved a plan to spend $68.71 billion on developing Russia's space industry from 2013 to 2020. "The program will enable our country to effectively participate in forward-looking projects, such as the International Space Station, the study of the moon,...
KALUGA, Russia, December 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The first foundation stone of what in three years' time will become Volkswagen's new plant for the production of internal combustion engines in Kaluga was laid on December 11. The event was attended by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Kaluga Region Governor Anatoly Artamonov, and a board member of Volkswagen AG responsible for production, Dr. Michael Macht. As of 2015 this plant will be providing Russian-made...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Zuck’s gone to Russia, but not to scope out new locations for Facebook’s operations, according to news reports. Instead, this appears to be your basic trip to eastern Europe: Snap a picture in Red Square, eat at an American fast food restaurant and have a meeting with the Prime Minister. During a Monday visit in Moscow, Zuckerberg sat down with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to discuss Facebook’s presence in Russia, though...
Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Ten days after a Russian space rocket failed to put two communication satellites into orbit, the head of the company in charge of building the particular rocket handed his resignation. The move also came just one day after Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev reprimanded space officials for the failed rocket/satellite launch, according to a government source. The source said that the resignation of Vladimir Nesterov, 63, head of...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev ordered the government to work out a plan to improve Russia's space industry organizations. Meeting with both cabinet and space industry officials, Medvedev gave them one month to present proposals for practical steps to tighten controls on spacecraft production and reorganize the federal space agency, Roscosmos. This demand comes in response to a string of failed launches that have tarnished...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online The Russian parliament yesterday unanimously decided to adopt a bill which allows them to exercise a greater control over the Internet. Now, many Russians are worried this is just the first step to widespread censorship by the Russian government. Only one man stands between this bill and the law: Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin. Similar to the Internet protests which occurred when the U.S. Government voted on bills SOPA and...
MOSCOW, January 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- No clear alternative to current leadership, despite recent unrest A recent poll by the Russian Public Opinion Research Centre (VTsIOM) shows that despite protests ahead of the Russian presidential elections in March, Putin retains overwhelming popularity amongst the voters. According to the quantitative study released in January, 52% of those polled claim that they would vote for Vladimir Putin if the elections were held...
A series of failed Russian space missions has impelled Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to contemplate bringing criminal charges against space officials responsible for the embarrassing failures. Medvedev warned that space officials could face stiff fines and possible criminal penalties. “The latest failures [in the space industry] seriously harm Russia’s competitiveness,” he told the RIA Novosti news agency. “This means that we need to conduct a serious analysis and punish those...
