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Government IT projects,report summary,July 2003
Government IT projects, report summary July 2003. POSTnote 03/200.
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Aviation and the environment,report summary,April 2003
Aviation and the environment, report summary April 2003. POSTnote 03/195.
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Food Poisoning, January 2003
This briefing describes the trends in foodborne disease in the UK and examines options for meeting the Government target to reduce it by 20% between 2001 and 2006.
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Nuclear Fusion, January 2003
There is growing interest in using nuclear fusion for generating electricity in the future. The fuel it would use is abundant and it produces no greenhouse gases. Questions remain over issues such as the economic viability and environmental impact of fusion power and the timescales for its commercialisation.
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Access to sanitation in developing countries, December 2002
This POSTnote outlines the scale of the challenge and reasons for improving access to sanitation. It also examines the technical, economic, social, and institutional issues that will be faced in delivering the target, and the UK’s contribution towards that end.
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Access to energy in developing countries, December 2002
This POSTnote outlines the current scale of energy needs in developing countries, the issues associated with meeting these needs and the role of the UK in adopting a new perspective.
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Intelligent transport, November 2002
This POSTnote describes current and future applications of intelligent transport systems (ITS) in road transport and discusses questions such as financing, management and safety which need attention if such schemes are to be implemented successfully.
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Air quality in the UK, November 2002
This POSTnote explores the major steps contributing to improved air quality in the UK since the time of the Great Smog in London 50 years ago.
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Public dialogue on science and technology, November 2002
This POSTnote updates POST’s previous work in this area (POST report 153, March 2001), focusing in particular on radioactive waste and GM crops.
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Electronic privacy, October 2002
This POSTnote examines the potential for commercial organisations and the public sector to infringe the privacy of digital communications, how the law can protect such communications and the implications for Government policy.
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Caesarean sections, October 2002
This POSTnote examines reasons for the increase in the caesarean section (CS) rate and implications for health policy.
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Copyright and the internet, October 2002
This POSTnote examines the technological, legal, and enforcement issues as the UK faces the December 2002 deadline implementing the recent EC Directive addressing the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) on the internet.
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