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Identity Management: Myths and Realities

It is important to reform the processes of identity management in the UK, which are not fit for purpose in the 21^st Century. However, the current Government plans are over complex and pay too little attention to the potential of technology to enhance personal privacy rather than diminish it. This fact file attempts to answer some questions as well as making clearer the concept of identity as applicable to a National Identity Register.
PDF (783 k) Updated September 2008
Solar Power
Sunlight is the world's largest energy source and the amount that can be accessed with existing technology far exceeds the world's primary energy consumption. This factfile provides details on the various types of technology that can harness the sun's energy. PDF (2475 k) Updated March 2007
Construction Design and Management Regulations (CDM 2007) (82 k) Updated June 2008

Electrical Safety - A perspective based on incidents

This discussion paper provides information about electrical safety incidents and the serious nature of the issue. For discussion purposes it highlights the eight steps proposed that organisations might undertake to reduce the number of future incidents.
PDF (1819 k) Updated March 2009
Nuclear Reactor Types
This factfile describes the 6 types of nuclear reactor used to produce commercial electricity round the world, together with current developments and some prototype designs. PDF (1991 k) Updated May 2008
Colour Vision Defects (325 k) Updated March 2007
IET briefing on energy efficient motors (323 k) Updated April 2006
Portable appliance testing PAT Testing (74 k) Updated March 2009
Information Assurance (551 k) Updated March 2008
Position statement on the possible health effects of electromagnetic fields including mobile phones and electricity distribution (1252 k) Updated May 2008