A source of light

We’ve been helping a fantastic Australian company called SmartTrans to introduce their world-leading Olympic and major events transport technology, EventTrack, to China and Hong Kong.

This little cartoon, penned by our art director Olivia Ye, graphically represents a true story of a foreign friend of ours who tried to get to the Beijing Capital International Airport by flapping his arms at the taxi driver. The driver dropped him off at a Peking Duck restaurant!

Ahh… the communications gap. A problem that EventTrack by SmartTrans neatly solves, and helps thousands of people make their appointments in tricky foreign cities like those found in China.

Illuminant Partners briefing on the restructuring of Ministry of Construction of the People’s Republic of China and the new Ministry of Environmental Protection:

March 11, 2008, Beijing—State Councilor Hua Jianmin and the Secretary General of the cabinet announced during the National People’s Congress that the Ministry of Construction will be replaced by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Construction.

The main functions of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Construction are to create housing and urban and rural development policies, guide housing development reforms, supervise the architectural and real estate markets, and ensure architectural safety. The ministry’s long-term vision is to manage haphazard urbanization through thorough planning and strengthening of the urban-rural relationship ensuring affordable and safe housing in alliance with the private sector. Additionally, the ministry will work to mobilize requisite technologies to make public and private buildings safe and cost-effective.

The new Ministry of Environmental Protection aims to boost environmental and ecological protection efforts and accelerate the building of a resource-saving and environment-friendly society.

This ministry will be responsible for drafting and implementing programs, policies and standards concerning environmental protection; working out environmental functions in different regions; supervising pollution prevention and treatment efforts; and tackling major environmental issues.