Reliability engineering

Greece's film industry received a massive jolt this week, after the directors and producers of 20 movies decided to withdraw their entries from the process overseen by the Ministry of Culture for selecting the film that will represent Greece at the 2025 Oscars.

All systems are prone to fail at some point. In politics, it's the response to failure that matters. A lack of response generates a sense of exclusion, cynicism, and, for some, the search for more radical alternatives. These are outcomes that can carry a heavy cost for democracy.

The way those who govern divert responsibility from themselves is a running sore in Greek politics and society. Governments do not evaluate their performance so much on the basis of their successes and failures but rather on whether their predecessors were worse, or whether their would-be successors would be even more so.

The shortage of professionals, failure to adhere to the original budget, long delays and the fact that one has to look for a separate professional for each individual repair, makes the renovation of a home a process that requires not only plenty of money but also time, patience and knowledge.

Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Staikouras signed a decision on Friday to create a data base for Greece's bridges, the ministry said.

The platform's aim is to provide the relevant services with the right tools for a comprehensive system of recording, inspecting, evaluating and maintaining the country's stock of bridges, exceeding six metres.

“With every new generation of our offshore direct drive turbine technology component improvements have enabled greater performance & reliability”

The mishap occurred during routine maintenance due to a “technical malfunction,” India said

GKC Repairs & Maintenance will be returning to the Posidonia shipping fair taking place next to Athens International Airport from June 1 to 5.
During its two previous stints as a Posidonia exhibitor, the ship repair and maintenance specialist gained much in the way of networking and brand exposure.

An international conference on software quality, reliability and security opened here on Tuesday gathering some 300 participants from 25 countries and regions such as China, the United States and Germany.

New loan issues by local lenders will become harder from January as they must adhere to strict risk assessment criteria. Meanwhile Morgan Stanley has warned that the price Greek banks will pay for slashing their bad loans will be major reductions in their stock values.