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DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — GITEX Global 2024 has officially commenced in Dubai, UAE. H3C made a significant presence by showcasing its full-stack ICT solutions—spanning cloud, network, security, computing, storage and terminals—alongside international ecosystem collaborations under the theme "Dedication, For A Smarter Future." Continue Reading H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE, visits H3C booth (PRNewsfoto/H3C) Tony Yu Engages with H.E. Helal Al Marri, Director General of Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (PRNewsfoto/H3C) (PRNewsfoto/H3C) (PRNewsfoto/H3C) (PRNewsfoto/H3C) (PRNewsfoto/H3C) (PRNewsfoto/H3C) As one of the world’s largest tech & startup shows in the world, GITEX Global 2024 has attracted hundreds of thousands of tech professionals, investors, and companies. With the theme "AI Everything," the exhibition focuses on AI, network security, mobile technology, and sustainable tech, fostering industry transformation and global exchange. During the event, H3C will also host the H3C NAVIGATE Global Summit 2024, officially launching the "AI + Ecosystem" global layout. Guided by the core strategies of "AI in ALL" and "AI for ALL," H3C is poised to join global partners and customers in advancing towards an intelligent new world. At GITEX Global 2024, the H3C booth attracted significant attention. H.H. […]

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From October 14 to 18, with the theme Accelerate Industrial Digitalization and Intelligence, Huawei, as a Diamond Sponsor, is participating in the GITEX GLOBAL 2024, one of the world’s largest tech exhibitions. During the first day of the exhibition, Huawei hosted the Industrial Digital and Intelligent Transformation Summit and launched joint solutions with partners for ten industries like public utilities, transportation, finance, electric power, oil & gas, mining, retail, education, and healthcare, and a series of new flagship products. These solutions and products are designed to support customers in enhancing their digital and intelligent transformation. Li Peng, Corporate Senior Vice President, President of ICT Sales & Service, Huawei, discussed how the digital economy is evolving into an intelligent economy which will soon become the main engine of global economic growth. With many enterprises looking to take digital transformation to the next level, Huawei last year released a reference architecture for the intelligent transformation of industries. Since then, the vendor has put this architecture into practice to provide customers with leading and adaptable solutions for industries including government, finance, electric power, transportation, manufacturing, oil and gas, mining, and Internet. Li highlighted that Huawei is “committed to building a healthy, open, […]

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ajwk – stock.adobe.com ajwk – stock.adobe.com By The NDF will serve as a meeting space for technology experts, ministers with technology briefs, senior civil servants, and trade union and business leaders. Among other roles, the NDF will explore how trust, available data, robust privacy and effective regulations can be merged and built into advances in AI going forward. The primary framework underlying the NDF’s mission will aim to drive digitisation in Norway while providing the tools, in terms of strategic policy proposals, to enable the government to better prepare for the changes and challenges new technologies present to general society, climate, energy and the green transition. The launch of the NDF takes place against a backdrop of anticipation, and the expectation that the Norwegian government will deliver a new National Digitization Strategy (NDS) by the end of 2024. Norway needs to become simultaneously more aggressive in the digitisation domain and a critical user of technology, said Karianne Tung , Norway’s minister for digitisation and public administration. “We must accelerate the pace and use of AI and the digitisation of Norway,” she said. “This strategic direction will free-up labour, create new jobs and contribute to solving serious societal challenges. We […]

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Rochelle Schuette. AkzoNobel announced that Rochelle Schuette has been appointed digital transformation manager for its North America Vehicle Refinish business unit. Schuette joined AkzoNobel in 2019 and has made significant contributions to AkzoNobel’s digital offering, particularly as it pertains to the customer digital journey. Her primary focus to date has been Carbeat, AkzoNobel’s patented, intuitive production workflow dashboard, by which customers experience improved cycle time by an average of 12.4%. “In addition to boundless energy and enthusiasm, Rochelle brings a wealth of experience within the collision industry digital space to her new role,” said Dan Carranza , national sales director, U.S. and Mexico Vehicle Refinishes. “Having her in this role bolsters our commitment to investing in technology advancements to improve our customers’ digital experience.” In her expanded role, Schuette remains an integral part of the digital team, continuing to champion Carbeat and its user experience, as well as AkzoNobel’s digital color management system, MIXIT. In addition to her existing responsibilities, Schuette will lead the rollout and ongoing support of AkzoNobel’s newest digital offering, Refinish+, a platform developed to help body shops and collision repair centers improve business performance by streamlining processes and enhancing efficiencies.

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Future Travel Experience Global 28-30 oCT 2024, California Where the world’s most progressive travel facilitators define tomorrow’s end-to-end passenger experience Find out more Register now Find out more Future Travel Experience APEX Asia EXPO 19-20 November 2024, Singapore Connecting vendors with airline and airport executives to transform tomorrow’s end-to-end passenger journey across Asia-Pacific Find out more Register now Future Travel Experience Ancillary Empowering the airline sector to profit from collaborative digital retailing opportunities at every step of the journey Find out more Future Travel Experience EMEA A gathering of air transport’s digital and innovation leaders, creative designers and progressive minds who will inspire one another and reimagine travel together. Find out more Future Travel Experience Global 28-30 oCT 2024, California Where the world’s most progressive travel facilitators define tomorrow’s end-to-end passenger experience Find out more Register now Find out more Future Travel Experience APEX Asia EXPO 19-20 November 2024, Singapore Connecting vendors with airline and airport executives to transform tomorrow’s end-to-end passenger journey across Asia-Pacific Find out more Register now Future Travel Experience Ancillary Empowering the airline sector to profit from collaborative digital retailing opportunities at every step of the journey Find out more Future Travel Experience EMEA A […]

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MARKies 2025 Singapore Sandro – one of the four brands under SMCP SMCP – Sandro, Maje, Claudie Pierlot & De Fursac, a leader in accessible luxury, has been on a remarkable journey of digital transformation, revolutionising the way it engages with consumers across 47 global markets, including Asia. As digital channels increasingly dominate the luxury space, brands such as SMCP must find new ways to stay relevant, connect with customers, and remain agile. Emarsys has been a long-term partner in empowering SMCP to achieve this transformation, driving personalised, data-driven engagement across multiple channels. Sandro – one of the four brands under SMCP Howell Wong, regional director of transformation and operations at SMCP, has been at the forefront of this transformation. Initially trained as an engineer, Wong’s career evolved from technical roles to leading business transformation programs across luxury, retail, and FMCG industries. Since joining SMCP, he has been focused on evolving the company’s digital marketing infrastructure, which had been lagging behind consumer expectations. One of the key challenges SMCP faced was the increasing complexity of consumer behaviour. As Wong notes, “Customers are becoming less brand-loyal, with too many options and touchpoints. Our goal is to simplify their shopping journey […]

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The 2024 G20 Entrepreneurship Roundtable was held at School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, on Oct 15-16. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The booming digital economy has the potential to unlock new possibilities for women through flexible work models, said Dong Kui, secretary-general of the China Women’s Development Foundation, at the 2024 G20 Entrepreneurship Roundtable on Oct 15. The roundtable, themed "promoting digital and sustainable entrepreneurship for high-quality and sufficient employment", focused on leveraging digital and sustainable entrepreneurship to drive high-quality employment opportunities. Co-hosted by Tsinghua University’s G20 Entrepreneurship Research Center and Brazil’s Ministry of Labor and Employment, this event marked the center’s eighth consecutive year of hosting. Yu Jiadong delivered an opening remark. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Yu Jiadong, vice-minister of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of China, emphasized the Chinese government’s strong commitment to fostering an entrepreneurial ecosystem through policies that strengthen entrepreneurial skills and services, in his opening remarks. He noted that the government is optimizing the entrepreneurial environment through various policy measures, including increased support for entrepreneurship, enhanced training for entrepreneurs, and improved entrepreneurial services. These efforts aim to drive high-quality and full employment. Francisco Macena da Silva delivered an opening remark […]

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Rupert Colbourne, Chief Technology Officer at Orbus Software The digital arms race continues in healthcare as the industry struggles to tackle fundamental issues, including systemic labor shortages, spiraling costs, and the shift to preventative care. The sector is looking to technology to help solve these challenges, drive efficiency gains, and improve outcomes, and this has set the digital market on a path to be worth $939 billion by 2032. Healthcare organizations today are trying to manage an array of technologies, both old and new, as they seek to advance transformation efforts. And many are struggling to plan and execute an effective IT roadmap that supports business objectives. The sprawl of systems, hardware, and software has added more challenges to overcome. These span compliance problems, cyber security vulnerabilities, and technical debt, all of which are holding back the industry. It’s clear that the sector is struggling to realize the benefits of digital transformation. Therefore, the industry needs to rethink its approach. By implementing a digital blueprint, organizations can make smarter decisions around transformation, as the framework provides 360-degree visibility. This helps healthcare providers streamline processes, drive efficiency gains, and improve outcomes. Digital Blueprint and Healthcare The clarity from the model […]

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At Gitex Global 2024, AI71, a company specializing in AI-driven industry solutions, signed an agreement with Morocco’s Ministry of Digital Transformation and Administrative Reform. The collaboration aims to support Morocco’s Digital Morocco 2030 strategy, a national initiative focused on advancing the country’s digital transformation efforts. The agreement was formalized at the Dubai World Trade Center, with the signing conducted by His Excellency Faisal Al Bannai, Secretary General of the Advanced Technology Research Council, and Her Excellency Ghita Mezzour, the Delegate-Minister in charge of Digital Transition and Administration Reform. Under this partnership, AI71 and the ministry will work together to integrate AI solutions that could improve citizens’ access to government services, making them user-friendly and accessible. In addition to the government collaboration, AI71 is awarding $100,000 in compute power to four AI startups based in Morocco. This comes after a join competition between AI71 and the ministry, aimed at fostering AI innovation in the country. The competition, which began at Gitex Africa earlier this year, invited 200 sartups to present their AI solutions. Out of 35 participants, four winners were selected: TOUM AI, Heyy.ma, PostGoo, and Thinkable. The winning startups will have access to AI71’s API hub, which offers affordable […]

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In charting its own development path towards an “ integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa [which is] driven by its own citizens… ” Agenda 2063, Africa’s development blueprint, in its aspirations recognises the need for inclusive and sustainable development [1] . For Africa to meet these development ambitions the African Development Bank (AfDB) informs us that Africa must reach a sustained growth path of at least 7%. Last year Africa recorded a 3.1% growth, which is a deterioration from the 4.1% recorded in the previous year. In seeking to facilitate for growth and development in adopting Agenda 2063, the African Union 12 Flagship Projects, amongst them the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which seeks to create a single market for the benefit of the 1.3 billion people in Africa with a combined annual GDP of $3.4 trillion. As in East Asia where intra-regional trade was over 40% by 2021, growth can be impactfully realised through intra-regional trade [3] – a key objective of AfCFTA’s mandate to eliminate trade barriers and boost intra-Africa trade. Unfortunately, in Africa in the same period such trade was only 14.5% after rising from 11% in 2016. Currently it has declined to 13.7%. Since the […]

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