Experts Eric Helmer, John Booth, and Rob Donahue provide a little background on Oracle EPM, and then share some of the reasons their clients give for embarking on an EPM upgrade.

EPM pros Eric Helmer, John Booth, and Rob Donahue discuss what's new and upcoming in the EPM space, and look at developing trends.

The round table concludes with a discussion of service oriented architecture, SOA governance, and the roots of API Management.

Roll up your sleeves: The panelists discuss their experience using Oracle's new API management tools in the real world.

The big picture: It's important to manage APIs, but don't lose sight of other assets in your portfolio.

API Management is nothing new... or is it? This panel of experts discusses what's percolating in API Management, and offers tips on making it all more... manageable.

Docker 4X5. Part one of this four-part discussion by five experts looks at Docker basics.

Is Docker ready for prime time? An expert panel discusses the pros and cons, and the importance of the ecosystem around Docker containers.

The panel discusses how combining containers like Docker with continuous delivery pipelines provides the ability to deliver small, incremental changes into production.

The panel discussion concludes with a look at the artefacts within a Docker container.

The cloud middle tier and private cloud were hot topics of conversation at Collab15. Members of the IOUG Cloud SIG discuss what's behind the interest.

Members of the IOUG Cloud Computing SIG and Collab15 Cloud track participants discuss how the conversation about cloud has evolved.

What were the hot sessions in the Cloud track at Collab15? Participants in the track discuss their favorites.

What were the key takeaways from the Collab15 cloud track? A panel of people behind that track discuss the ideas they brought home.

Five experts discuss Hybrid Essbase, what it means, and where it's going.

The panel discusses performance and other comparisons between BSO, ASO, and Hybrid.

The panel discusses design paradigms for BSO and Hybrid.

What's the one thing you should know before starting your first Oracle BPM project? Advice you can use from a panel of experts.

How does the new Oracle Process Cloud Service compare to Oracle BPM? The panelists talk it out.

The expert panel panel shares insight into the Oracle BPM features they find the most useful, how those features are being use to deal with real-world BPM problems.

Take a seat at the virtual table as a panel of experts talks about how organizations are meeting some of the biggest BPM challenges.

The authors of "Oracle API Management 12c Implementation" talk about what they learned in writing the book.

What API developers need to know in order to take advantage of the growing market for APIs.

Don't confuse API management with service management. The authors of "Oracle API Management 12c Implementation" discuss the differences.

APIs have been around forever. So why has API Management become so important? The authors of "Oracle API Management 12c Implementation" explain.

The authors of "Design Principles for Process-driven Architectures Using Oracle BPM and SOA Suite 12c" talk about what they learned in writing the book.

A panel of experts discusses the most common questions they get from their clients.

A panel of experts discusses the most common questions they get from their clients.

In the design of process-driven architectures, where are organizations getting it wrong? Where are they getting it right? A panel of experts compares notes.

The authors of "Design Principles for Process-driven Architectures Using Oracle BPM and SOA Suite 12c" discuss their book in the context of the current enterprise environment.

A discussion of the factors affecting decisions around the selection of a strategy for modernizing Oracle Forms applications.

The panel discusses mobile and other factors driving the need for the modernization of Oracle Forms applications.

A panel of experts discusses use cases illustrating modernization strategies for Oracle Forms applications.

Many mission-critical applications built on Oracle Forms are badly in need of modernization. What are the options?

The opinions of the panelists vary in this discussion of the most important move you can make to insure your success as a cloud architect.

What "soft skills" will cloud architects require? How will the commodification of the cloud affect the market for IT skills?

How is the expansion of cloud computing driving the evolution of IT skills? What skills are hot?

As cloud computing grows, the job market will split between cloud providers and cloud consumers. Where you land will depend on your specific skills.

A panel of six architects with extensive cloud computing experience discuss the skills and qualifications the define the emerging role of the cloud architect.

The panelists share their thoughts on the confluence of cloud computing and Oracle Data Integrator.

The panelists compare notes on the types of ODI projects they're seeing from their clients.

The panel discusses workarounds for ODI integration with Hyperion Financial Management.

The ODI panelists share their insight into the challenges of launching a Big Data project.

A panel of Oracle Data Integrator experts compares notes on what they consider the most important features in ODI 12.2.1.

Chabot development comes with a unique set of requirements and considerations that may prove challenging to those making their first excursion into this new breed of services. This podcast features a panel of developers who have been there, done that, and are willing to talk about it.

The previous podcast featured a discussion of chatbot development with a panel of developers who were part of a program that provided early access to the Oracle Intelligent Bots platform available within the Mobile Cloud Service. In this podcast we continue the discussion of chatbot development with an entirely new panel of developers who also had the opportunity to work with that same Intelligent Bots beta release.

• Oracle ACE Director Mia Urman is Chief Executive Officer of AuraPlayer Limited. She’s based in Brookline, Massachusetts.
• Peter Crew is Director at SDS Group, and Chief Technical Officer with MagiaCX Solutions, in Perth, Australia
• And Christoph Ruepprich is Infrastructure Senior Principal with Accenture Enkitec Group. He’s based in Dallas, TX

In this program Mia, Peter, and Christoph compare notes on the particular challenges that defined their chatbot development experiences, and discuss what they did to meet those challenges.

Hackmakers: Part 2: Jim Grisanzio talks with Jason Lowe about his experiences participating at the Hackmakers World Innovation Day​ Hackathon in April 2021. Jason spoke about the people, skills, and software technologies that Oracle contributed to the event and some of history and upcoming hackathons as well. Developers and non-developers alike came together to work on projects to help support the people in need around the world -- and in the process they learned valuable new skills they can use in their careers. The experience was a continuum of learning for everyone.

Oracle and other organizations sponsored the event in collaboration with UNESCO and UNEP. The areas of focus for the projects included health, education, and work -- all based on the larger list of United Nations world development goals. 

Jason Lowe, Master Cloud Specialist Engineer, Oracle, @jlowe000

Podcast Host: Jim Grisanzio, Oracle Developer Relations
https://twitter.com/jimgris
https://developer.oracle.com/team/ 

NEUM, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 12 June 2016 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) organized a two-day alumni meeting for over 20 students who attended the OSCE-organized Youth and Security Summer School when it was held for the first time last year. The peace and security studies students of the Universities of Sarajevo, Mostar and Banja Luka discussed current security challenges and ways to promote youth participation in the development of a comprehensive security policy for BiH.

“The meeting is an excellent opportunity for enhancing the knowledge and capacity of future security professionals. It provides a platform for them to actively participate in developing and implementing security policy,” said Jonathan Moore, Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH. “The recommendations they produced will be forwarded to the BiH Council of Ministers’ Inter-Ministerial Working Group on Monitoring and Implementation of Security Policy.”

Damjan Jugovic, student at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Sarajevo and member of the OSCE’s Youth Advisory Group said: “This is a chance for us to get more acquainted with the work of different security and intelligence agencies in BiH and support the co-operation between students from different universities.”

The students also expressed hope that affiliation with the summer school would help them in their future careers. “Having met peers from Mostar and Banja Luka, I realized that we all think alike. We want change and a better future. I am sure the practical knowledge we gained from the school will increase our chances for employment,” said Jovana Bilinac, student at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Sarajevo.

The main goal of the Summer School on Youth and Security of the OSCE Mission to BiH is to promote the development of democratic institutions through education of young security experts. The school provides a forum for them to discuss a wide range of security- and policy-related issues and increases their participation in political life as well as decision-making processes.

The organization of the alumni meeting was supported by the Hungarian Embassy in BiH. 

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Improving the situation of Roma in Ukraine by enhancing co-operation between Roma civil society organizations and national and regional authorities was the focus of a roundtable meeting organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine in Kyiv on 24 November 2015.

Some 40 participants from Ukrainian national and regional authorities, Roma civil society and the international community, discussed the challenges faced by Roma in the areas of education, employment, housing and policing.

“Further efforts are needed to implement a strong anti-discrimination approach in all policies targeting the integration and protection of Roma and, in particular, of Roma women,” said Mirjam Karoly, ODIHR Senior Adviser on Roma and Sinti Issues. “Measurable progress at the local level can only be achieved if policies are needs-based and have concrete objectives that are matched with measurable indicators and realistic budgets.”

Andriy Vitrenko, Deputy Minister of Culture of Ukraine for European Integration, stated that the Ministry was tasked in 2013to facilitate the implementation of the Strategy on the Protection and Integration of the Roma National Minority into Ukrainian Society up to 2020. “In order to achieve the goals set out in the Strategy, close collaboration among a number of ministries at the national level and good co-ordination with regional and local level authorities are needed.”

During the meeting, the participants emphasized that many Roma lack personal documents, hindering them from exercising their fundamental, social and political rights.

Volodomyr Kondur, Chairperson of the Roma Coalition, said: “We welcome the adoption of national and regional policy documents addressing the problems Roma face, but we want to see effective and sustainable results and ask for ensuring involvement of the Roma civil society in all stages of policy implementation and evaluation.”

The roundtable meeting was organized as a follow-up to ODIHR’s Situation Assessment Report on Roma in Ukraine and the Impact of the Current Crises and in line with the 2003 OSCE Action Plan on Roma and Sinti.

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