Room 29, Parliament Buildings

Room 30, Parliament Buildings

Room 29, Parliament Buildings

Room 29, Parliament Buildings

Room 30, Parliament Buildings

Room 30, Parliament Buildings

Room 29, Parliament Buildings

Custom designing proteins — a breakthrough recognized by the latest Nobel Prize in chemistry — could yield treatments that stop the worst of COVID-19 before it begins.

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Biodesign program aims to ensure all trainees have a better understanding of health equity and appreciate the ways in which new technologies can widen or narrow the gaps in access to care.

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Speaking today on the death of former deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, the Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, Robin Newton MBE MLA said: “While I am the Speaker of an Assembly in which Martin McGuinness played an integral part as a Member, Minister and deputy First Minister, I am mindful that today a family has lost a husband, a father, a brother and a grandfather. On behalf of the Northern Ireland Assembly, I express my sincere condolences and sympathy to his family whom I know he held dear.

The eighth plenary session of the North/South Inter-Parliamentary Association (NSIPA) was held today in the Senate Chamber of Parliament Buildings.

The Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Infrastructure has welcomed the start of legislation that will enable preparations for the York Street Interchange Scheme to begin.

The Committee for Education in partnership with the Assembly Education Service has today launched a special interactive art initiative, as part of a range of Committee activities, to highlight Anti-Bullying Week 2016.

The Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee heard from the Economy Department’s Permanent Secretary as he resumed his evidence and answered further questions about the Non-domestic Renewable Heat Initiative Scheme which could potentially cost the public purse approximately £1.18 billion over 20 years.

The Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Infrastructure has pressed the Department on the way they are reducing the Blue Badge backlog at their recent meeting in Enniskillen.

The Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, Robin Newton, MBE MLA tonight welcomed Carl Frampton to Parliament Buildings for an event with young people.

Lesley Hogg, the new Clerk/Chief Executive of the Northern Ireland Assembly has taken up her post.

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US Senator Tom Carper and his wife Martha at Return Day in Georgetown, Delaware.

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Authors Archie Reed and Stephen G. Bennett discuss their book, "Silver Clouds and Dark Linings: A Concise Guide to Cloud Computing."

William Ulrich and Neal McWhorter, authors of Business Architecture: The Art and Practice of Business Transformation, cover the basics and discuss the role of business architecture in a changing market landscape.

William Ulrich and Neal McWhorter, authors of Business Architecture: The Art and Practice of Business Transformation, discuss why billions of IT investment dollars are wasted, and how to stop the bleeding.

William Ulrich and Neal McWhorter, authors of Business Architecture: The Art and Practice of Business Transformation, discuss why the IT and business sides of many organizations can't play nice.

William Ulrich and Neal McWhorter, authors of Business Architecture: The Art and Practice of Business Transformation, discuss how IT architects and business architects can work together to get the ship back on course and keep it there.

Bob Hensle, a director with Oracle enterprise architecture team, talks about the reference architectures and best practices available in the IT Strategies from Oracle document library.

Oracle enterprise architecture director Bob Hensle discusses how SOA and other issues are addressed in the various documents in the IT Strategies from Oracle library.

Oracle ACE Director Debra Lilley of Fujitsu talks about her role as the Director and Deputy Chairperson of the UK Oracle User Group (UKOUG) and about the UKOUG development group's involvement in Oracle Fusion Applications.

Oracle ACE Director Debra Lilley of Fujitsu talks about Fusion Applications and their implications for Enterprise Architecture, and the importance of user experience.

Oracle ACE Director Debra Lilley of Fujitsu talks about closing the gap between IT and business, and about how business users should be able to use applications without having to think about the underlying technology.

ArchBeat interviews Dr. Frank Munz, the author of "Middleware and Cloud Computing: Oracle Fusion Middleware on Amazon Web Services and Rackspace Cloud."

ArchBeat interviews Dr. Frank Munz, the author of "Middleware and Cloud Computing: Oracle Fusion Middleware on Amazon Web Services and Rackspace Cloud."

Is the enterprise ready for a social revolution? A conversation with Oracle Enterprise 2.0 VP Andy Macmillan.

Oracle Enterprise 2.0 VP Andy MacMillan talks about how E20 impacts enterprise architecture and the mission of enterprise architects.

Oracle Enterprise 2.0 VP Andy MacMillan discusses measuring the ROI of enterprise social computing.

Oracle ACE Directors Ron Batra and Bex Huff, Oracle A-team member Randy Stafford, and Oracle Enterprise Architect Eric Stephens discuss what separates developers and an architects.

Should the title "Software Architect" be reserved for those with some sort of certification? Architects Ron Batra, Bex Huff, Randy Stafford, and Eric Stephens talk it out.

Architects Ron Batra, Bex Huff, Randy Stafford, and Eric Stephens discuss the career path from developer to software architect and talk about whether a great developer necessarily makes a great architect.

Panelists Ron Batra, Bex Huff, Randy Stafford, and Eric Stephens share their hot-button issues regarding certain practices among software architects.

Even for organizations that are banking on SOA, SOA governance remains a largely informal process. Bad idea, say experts Cathy Lippert, Mark Dutra, and Bruce Bailey.

Wikis and spreadsheets are great tools - but not for SOA governance. Experts Cathy Lippert, Mark Dutra, and Bruce Bailey talk about the importance of maintaining and carefully managing an inventory of SOA assets.

What's the connection between a well-managed inventory of SOA assets, project delivery, and high-level architecture? Experts Cathy Lippert, Mark Dutra, and Bruce Bailey explain.

Panelists respond to audience questions in this live recording from Oracle Technology Network Architect Day in Toronto, April 2011.

The panelists respond to an audience question about what happens when data in the Cloud crosses international borders.

The panel discusses public versus private cloud as the best strategy for small or start-up businesses.

The panel responds to an audience question about how cloud computing changes performance testing paradigms.

Paul Preiss discusses the origins, background, and mission of IASA, the global organization dedicated to promoting the profession of IT architecture.

IASA CEO Paul Preiss discusses the future of IT architecture and the roles education and certification will play in defining the profession.

SOA gurus Erl and Manes talk about their latest book, "SOA Governance: Governing Shared Services on Premise and in the Cloud."

Erl and Manes discuss how to deal with SOA footdraggers and the impact of cloud computing on SOA.