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Desalination: Salt of the earth in the fight against water scarcity
The scarcity of fresh water resources and the need for additional water supply are critical issues in many countries around the world, including Indonesia. By 2015, Indonesia’s total population is projected to reach 247.5 million, as reported by the Central Bureau of Statistics (Badan Pusat Statistik/BPS). That means Indonesia needs as much as 9,391 billion m3 of water by 2015; 47% more water than it needed in 2000.
New Order in Babel: Industrial Internet Consortium Will Make Machines and People Talk to Each Other
The Internet is no longer just about email, ecommerce or Twitter. “We are at an inflection point,” says Joe Salvo, manager of Complex Systems Engineering Laboratory at GE Global Research. “The next wave of productivity will connect brilliant machines and people.”
But before that happens, they must find a common language. “It’s still like the Tower of Babel,” Salvo says. “We need to bring them together in powerful new networks.”