Panther- April 2000 - Vol. LXXVII, No.14

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An exploratory research on the impact of IoT and 5G technology in the climate policymaking process

For decades, climate change and climate-related issues have exponentially increased, causing a global multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder negative impact. In response to this global issue, policymakers and decision-makers have begun to scheme climate policies and responses to avoid further harm. However, the policy process and its currents policy infrastructure, instruments, and tools seem to not be up to the task to tackle a complex and irreversible systemic problem engulfed in uncertainties that expands on a broad temporal and spatial scale. The climate policy cycle is a challenging task requiring enormous data, planning, Evaluation, and monitoring. However, these procedures are often ignored due to their complexity, the lack of climate information, and climate portfolios available to the different stakeholders. In this exploratory research, we delve and explore the challenges and difficulties of the climate policymaking process and how can the research and development of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) that enable the collection of real-time climate data, specifically the Internet of Things (IoT) and 5th Generation of Mobile Communication Systems (5G), can become a potential climate policymaking instrument and tool.Durante décadas, as mudanças climáticas e as questões relacionadas ao clima aumentaram exponencialmente, causando um impacto negativo global multissetorial e de múltiplas partes interessadas. Em resposta a esta questão global, os formuladores de políticas e tomadores de decisão começaram a traçar políticas e respostas climáticas para evitar mais danos. No entanto, o processo político e sua atual infraestrutura, instrumentos e ferramentas parecem não estar à altura da tarefa de lidar com um problema sistêmico complexo e irreversível envolto em incertezas que se expande em uma ampla escala temporal e espacial. O ciclo da política climática é uma tarefa desafiadora que exige enormes dados, planejamento, avaliação e monitoramento. No entanto, esses procedimentos são muitas vezes ignorados devido à sua complexidade, à falta de informações sobre o clima e aos portfólios climáticos disponíveis para as diferentes partes interessadas. Nesta pesquisa exploratória, nós aprofundamos e exploramos os desafios e dificuldades do processo de formulação de políticas climáticas e como a pesquisa e o desenvolvimento de Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (TICs) que permitem a coleta de dados climáticos em tempo real, especificamente a Internet das Coisas ( IoT) e 5ª Geração de Sistemas de Comunicação Móvel (5G), pode se tornar um instrumento e ferramenta potencial de formulação de políticas climáticas

Proceedings of the Flat-Plate Solar Array Project Workshop on Crystal Gowth for High-Efficiency Silicon Solar Cells

A Workshop on Crystal Growth for High-Efficiency Silicon Solar Cells was held December 3 and 4, 1984, in San Diego, California. The Workshop offered a day and a half of technical presentations and discussions and an afternoon session that involved a panel discussion and general discussion of areas of research that are necessary to the development of materials for high-efficiency solar cells. Topics included the theoretical and experimental aspects of growing high-quality silicon crystals, the effects of growth-process-related defects on photovoltaic devices, and the suitability of various growth technologies as cost-effective processes. Fifteen invited papers were presented, with a discussion period following each presentation. The meeting was organized by the Flat-Plate Solar Array Project of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. These Proceedings are a record of the presentations and discussions, edited for clarity and continuity