A recent report projects that world construction output will grow 70% from its current level of US$ 7.5 trillion to $ 12.7 trillion by 2020, increasing from 13.5% of global GDP to 14.6% in 2020. According […]
I blogged previously about early results from the annual American Water Works (AWWA) State of the Industry (SOTI) survey that were released at the ACE11 conference in Washington earlier this year. The SOTI 2011 report […]
I’ve blogged on multiple occasions, most recently here and here, about the workforce challenges facing the utility industry in the world’s advanced economies. At today’s Gridweek lunch session, Pat Ryan of the IEEE PES said […]
At the GITA ANZ Geospatial Solutions Conference Ken Lyons organized a skills workshop on addressing the workforce challengs, specifically in the area of geospatial skills including surveying. Dr Ken Lyons – Spatial Info Services – […]
Autodesk has announced AutoCAD Utility Design 2012 (AUD), a model-based design solution for electric utility distribution networks. AUD integrates a rules engine into the AutoCAD Map 3D environment and includes an electric distribution data model […]
According to a recent report Task Force on America’s Future Energy Jobs at the Bipartisan Policy Center, it is estimated rhat 30 to 40 percent of the 400,000 people employed in electricity generation, transmission and […]
Germany’s aging population and low birth rates is creating a labour shortage that is limiting Germany’s economic growth. According to the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce DIHK Germany needs 400,000 engineers, master craftsmen and […]
According to Allianz, the turning point for China’s labor market will be reached in 2013. Today for every 100 people of employable age, there are 19 people aged 60 and older. With current birth and […]