In the United States, desalination technologies are increasingly used for municipal and industrial water supplies and reclamation of contaminated supplies. At issue for Congress is the federal role in desalination research, demonstration and full-scale facilities, and regulatory requirements. Constraints on wider adoption include financial, environmental, regulatory issues and concerns.

Desalination processes generally treat seawater or brackish water to produce a stream of freshwater, and a separate, saltier stream of water that has to be disposed (often called waste concentrate). Its attractions include creation of a new freshwater source from otherwise unusable waters, and its independence from precipitation, runoff, storage, and recharge. Many states (most notably Florida, California, and Texas) and cities are actively researching and investigating the feasibility of large-scale desalination plants for municipal water supplies. Coastal communities are increasingly consid… More >>

Desalination: Technologies, Use, and Congressional Issues

The Army1s Spring 1998 Technology Seminar Game was designed to advance theArmy After Next (AAN) process by bringing together military operators andcivilian scientists and technologists to examine future force developmentissues. It used 15 mini-scenarios extracted from previous AAN games. Foreach scenario, an overall mission and required force capabilities requiredto achieve that mission were identified beforehand. A set of System Cards,used in the game as a means of achieving the required capabilities, was alsopreselected. The cards included information about the specifications of aparticular system and the technologies that could be used to build thosesystems. System Cards were thus the fundamental component of the game,linking systems and technologies to the required force capabilities. Theplayers1 involvement included examining the preselected cards, revisingand/or adding new cards, and then cross-evaluating them with the intentionof identifying the most important critical technolog… More >>

Issues and Insights from the Army Technology Seminar Game

The editors have produced a text to support the ongoing professional development of newly-qualified and practising design and technology teachers. The book covers key topics of direct relevance to teaching practice which are in the main not covered in initial courses due to lack of time. The issues covered include: running successful workshops, managing resources, modelling ,values in design and technology, and the educational value of craft,The editors have produced a text to support the ongoing professional development of newly-qualified and practising design and technology teachers. The book covers key topics of direct relevance to teaching practice which are in the main not covered in initial courses due to lack of time. The issues covered include: running successful workshops, managing resources, modelling ,values in design and technology, and the educational value of craft,… More >>

Issues in Design and Technology Teaching

Semantic Issues in e-Commerce Systems comprises the proceedings of the Ninth Working Conference on Database Semantics, which was sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) and held in Hong Kong in April 2001.
This volume will be essential for researchers and practitioners working in the areas of database management, information retrieval and data mining, and user interfaces, as applied to e-commerce.Semantic Issues in e-Commerce Systems comprises the proceedings of the Ninth Working Conference on Database Semantics, which was sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) and held in Hong Kong in April 2001.
This volume will be essential for researchers and practitioners working in the areas of database management, information retrieval and data mining, and user interfaces, as applied to e-commerce…. More >>

Semantic Issues in e-Commerce Systems

The Army Medical Department is planning now to ensure that the Army will have the required medical capabilities in 2025. As part of this planning, it conducted Medical Technology Workshop 1999 to investigate technologies for future medical concepts and capabilities. Besides gleaning insights from both the functional and technology perspectives into such areas medical informatics, combat service support, and biological and chemical defense, RAND analysts in this report also identify areas warranting further investigation. The authors also discuss methods of improving future workshops…. More >>

Army Medical Support to the Army after Next: Issues and Insights from the Medical Technology Workshop

The tragedy of 9/11 placed homeland security and the prevention of further attacks into the central focus of our national consciousness. With so many avenues of terror open to our enemies in terms of mode, medium, and location, effective management and mitigation of threat must be grounded in objective risk assessment. The structure of national security decisions should be premised on decision theory and science with minimal political posturing or emotional reactivisim. National Security Issues in Science, Law, and Technology demonstrates a mature look at a frightening subject and presents sound, unbiased tools with which to approach any situation that may threaten human lives. By applying the best of scientific decision-making practices this book introduces the concept of risk management and its application in the structure of national security decisions. It examines the acquisition and utilization of all-source intelligence, including the ability to analyze data and forecas… More >>

National Security Issues in Science, Law, and Technology

This 15-page research report is written for law firms considering a technology purchase. The report identifies the selection criteria that should be used when choosing a vendor and product. Strategies for getting the best service at the lowest cost and for adding the most value to the purchase are also provided. The report features techniques for negotiating with vendors to ensure the best possible product and agreement for the firm. Other topics include vendor support and training; cost; Service Level Agreement commitments; RFI; RFP; bid reviews; return on investment; license agreements; WAN technologies; and CORE systems. This Executive Report is written by: 1. Eva Steiner, Director of Information Technology, Dewey Ballantine LLP – “”Strategies for Purchasing Technology”" 2. Steven Novak, Chief Information Officer, Kirkland & Ellis – “”Focusing on a New Type of Technology: The New Global Wide Area Network (WAN) Service Provider”" 3. Sherry Lalonde, Chief Information Off… More >>

Purchasing Technology for Law Firms – The Over-Arching Issues You Need to Know

The nature of governance is rapidly changing, due to new technologies which expand public sector capabilities. Modern Public Information Technology Systems: Issues and Challenges examines the most important dimensions of managing information technology in the public sector. It explores the impact of information technology on governmental accountability and distribution of power, the implications of privatization as an IT business model, and the global governance of information technology. Modern Public Information Technology Systems: Issues and Challenges provides a fresh look at the evolution of federal technology and political accountability in governmental information systems. Descriptions of general policy and technical applications, as well as practical implementation guidelines make this book a must-have for professors, students, and practitioners…. More >>

Modern Public Information Technology Systems: Issues and Challenges

In this pioneering new book, Sandra Harding and Robert Figueroa bring together an important collection of original essays by leading philosophers exploring an extensive range of diversity issues for the philosophy of science and technology. The essays gathered in this volume extend current philosophical discussion of science and technology beyond the standard feminist and gender analyses that have flourished over the past two decades, by bringing a thorough and truly diverse set of cultural, racial and ethical concerns to bear on questioning in these areas. Science, Technology and Cultural Difference charts important new directions in ongoing discussions of science and technology, and makes a significant contribution to both scholarly and teaching resources available in the field…. More >>

Science and Other Cultures: Issues in Philosophies of Science and Technology

This book deals with controversial issues about technology and its use in classrooms. Issues include the educational application and classroom implementation of new communications technologies such as e-mail, the Internet and World Wide Web; laptop computers, school television newscasts, hypermedia environments, distance education, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and the like. Rather than simply providing information, the text presents problematic issues and situations in realistic case studies and asks the student how best to deal with them. The scenarios involve such issues as commercial TV in the classroom, copyrights and fair use, researching on the Web, and online learning communities. Each scenario is introduced by a clear explanation of why the issues raised are important. Each case study demands student research and a written response outlining what they believe to be the best course of action…. More >>

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