IEEE Region 8 Industrial Bootcamp: where business skills meet technical expertise
Due to the worldwide health crisis, the Bootcamp had to be postponed to September 2020, from its first originally scheduled date. Region 8 Industrial Bootcamp was the winning idea at the University Activities Category of the Acceleration Contest 2019 of IEEE Region 8 Professional and…
Prospects for Women in the Power and Energy Industry
Written by Dr. Omowunmi Mary Longe, IEEE PES WiP Representative, South Africa Senior Lecturer, University of Johannesburg We live in a time and season of history where early career seekers only want to pursue a career in a field where they are sure will…
Registration Opens for the 7th IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica Conference Virtual Edition
Smart Village’s global community will be sharing the lessons that it has learned through the 10 year initiative. It will also figure out new solutions to overcome challenges faced. What is PowerAfrica Conference? The IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica Conference is a premier conference that provides an…
Pursue your passion while giving back to your community
The ISV New Talents Program supports talented individuals, who aspire to become Smart Village Entrepreneurs and Developers working to provide electricity in the most vulnerable communities in the world. What is IEEE Smart Village (ISV)? The IEEE Smart Village (ISV) initiative is a flagship…
Why business is NOT a war
Alex (Alexandros) Osana Technical Specialist – Modern Workplace at Microsoft | IEEE Region 8 Humanitarian Activities Subcommittee There might have been an era when managers commanded and monitored employees and their outcomes, in a role-playing show with a sharp distinction of hierarchy. Since our first business…
Riyeda 2020: Signed Collaboration with IEEE Tunisia Section
Riyeda 2020 is an impressive entrepreneurship fair to popularize the entrepreneurial spirit among young people Riyeda 2020 is the 7th edition of entrepreneurship fair organized by TPM (Tunisia SA Market Place) on the 12th and 13th of February 2020 at “city of culture MedV” Avenue…
Countries Debate Openness of Future National IDs
Kenya’s High Court rules on rushed next-generation ID system Kenya’s High Court ruled Thursday that a recent amendment requiring citizens to register for a national biometric digital identification system overreached on some counts, such as allowing for links to DNA or GPS records, and failed to guarantee sufficient…
Promoting Entrepreneurship Through Innovative Competitions
IEEE Region 8 Entrepreneurship Competitions at Tunisia Section IEEE Region 8 Entrepreneurship Initiative kicked off in 2018 and we now stand delighted to see the colors of nations and their young professionals united in aspiration to serve the needs of societies through technology to explore…
IEEE Inspiring Leaders
By Arturo Medina Merino Chair of Young Professionals Spain Affinity Group Young Professionals Spain presents its “IEEE Inspiring Leaders” activity at IEEE Day 2019 During the past weekend of October 11 to 13, the city of Valencia hosted the celebration of the traditional IEEE Day…
The role of Action for Industry (AfI) in Africa
Action for Industry (AfI) in Africa helps to strengthen industry activities in African sections. Why Action for Industry? There is a distinctive drop in the number of IEEE members during the transition from student membership to young professionals. Why is this the case? One of…
A New Era of Transformation: the 18th edition of EED
The Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat delivered a speech during the Egyptian Engineering Day 2019 Bridging the gap between industry and academia is an issue concerning many, but also IEEE. There are numerous examples of the times that has been mentioned the…
How Much Do You Know About IEEE Smart Village Empowering Off-Grid Communities?
According to the Energy Access Outlook 2017, an estimated 1.4 billion people live without electricity. What is the Current State of Electrification? The truth of the matter is many communities in the world are living without power. Despite the efforts being made globally by governments,…
Stay Updated on IEEE’s Public Policy Efforts in Europe
By Massimo Pellegrino: IEEE European Public Policy Program Manager. He’s based in the IEEE’s Global Office in Vienna, Austria. A new quarterly e-newsletter will engage and inform IEEE members on technology-related aspects of public policy issues IEEE’s public policy activities around the world have increased…
IEEE Survey Finds That Female Technologists Face Unequal Treatment and Sexist Workplaces
More than 4,500 respondents reported their experiences, and many offered suggestions Female IEEE members say they face significant discrimination in the workplace, including demeaning comments, inappropriate job-interview questions, and exclusion from networking events and important business meetings. Those were among the most common negative experiences…
Why Companies Need Engineers With a Creative Bent
STEAM education is helping the next generation of tech workers explore their artistic side People with the ability to combine their engineering and scientific skills with their understanding of art, literature, music, and other creative works have introduced popular products and spawned billion-dollar industries. They’ve…
What Are Silicon Valley’s Highest-Paying Tech Jobs?
Product management, reliability, and security jobs pay the most in Silicon Valley, says job search firm Indeed Job-search site Indeed crunched its Silicon Valley hiring numbers for 2018, looking at tech job searches, salaries, and employers, and found that engineers who combine tech skills with business skills…
Soft Skills enhancement is a lifelong credential
IEEE rewards its members by helping them enhance their soft skills through its multiple activities According to Forbes “Soft Skills Are The Key To Finding The Most Valuable Employees”. Even though enhancing our hard skills, such as statistical analysis, SEO/SEM marketing, software development, data mining,…
Encourage Tunisian women build their own business
Khoubeyb Layouni A two-days workshop entitled «SEF UP» sharing the goal to Encourage Tunisian women build their own business, held by IEEE WIE ISSAT SOUSSE in collaboration with JCI KSOUR ESSEF. In Ksour Essef (a town in Tunisia) women are mainly at home, instead…
Are You Alone in Developing Your Professional Career?
Have you heard mentorship? Sometimes people need advice and new perspective when developing their professional career. In such a case you can find the mentor or mentee about your specific interest and work topics. Mentorship can be defined as the relationship of learning and development between mentor and mentee. Let’s…
Would You Quit a Tech Project Over Ethical Concerns?
Engineers at Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are demanding the companies put ethics before profits More and more are demanding their employers make ethics a priority. They are protesting, signing petitions, and even quitting their job. A research scientist recently left Google over concerns that the search engine…
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