WORKSOME ANNOUNCES MAJOR GLOBAL EXPANSION TO BOLSTER MARKET LEADERSHIP IN CONTRACTOR MANAGEMENT, COMPLIANCE AND PAYMENTS.

In response to increased pressure on enterprises to stay globally compliant when engaging with freelancers and contractors, Worksome is expanding its offering to seven new markets across EMEA, APAC and North America.

NEW YORK, LONDON & COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Oct 28 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Worksome, an External Workforce Management platform helping enterprises compliantly hire and pay contractor workforces globally, today announced a major expansion into seven new markets, including Germany, France, Australia, Singapore, Canada, Ireland, and the United Arab Emirates. This move comes after an increase in demand to compliantly source and pay external workforces in new markets, and simplify indirect supply chains that are unnecessarily complex.

In addition to the current solution which offers compliant hiring and payments to freelancers in 150+ countries, the market expansion will provide multilingual in-house support in additional time zones, and local compliance expertise and market knowledge. 

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HONEYWELL COLLABORATES WITH OT CYBERSECURITY INFORMATION SHARING ANALYSIS CENTER FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING CYBER RESILIENCY

 Collaboration with the OT Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Analysis Center will focus on improving cybersecurity of critical infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region.

  
SINGAPORE, Oct 26 (Bernama) -- Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON) announced it will collaborate with Singapore-based OT Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Analysis Center (OT-ISAC) to on improving cyber resiliency against threats to critical infrastructure in the public and private sectors. As a leader in industrial cybersecurity, Honeywell will bring broad cybersecurity experience and threat knowledge to OT-ISAC, the first Asia-Pacific wide collaboration to foster operational technology (OT) cybersecurity within critical information infrastructures.
 
OT-ISAC is a non-profit organization whose mission is to facilitate a secure-threat information sharing community for warning and mitigation.  Companies share, learn and build on best practices for all community members to defend themselves and take mitigating action against malicious actors and cybersecurity threats.
 
“Honeywell is pleased to work with OT-ISAC because we are sharply focused on helping organizations protect their critical assets and strengthen their cyber resilience,” said Jeff Zindel, vice president and general manager, Honeywell OT Cybersecurity. “We believe that by increasing awareness of OT cybersecurity challenges and serving as a central resource for the public and private sectors, we can partner with the OT-ISAC community to improve critical infrastructure security in Singapore and the greater Asia-Pacific region.”
 
Honeywell’s collaboration will focus on supporting OT-ISAC in securing critical information infrastructure in 11 main sectors that include government, infocomm, energy, aviation, maritime, land transport, healthcare, banking and finance, water, security and media. Achieving cyber resilience is one of the biggest cybersecurity challenges for organizations across sectors, with World Economic Forum research indicating more than 87% of senior executives plan to improve cyber resilience in their organizations.¹ According to aggregated cybersecurity threat data from hundreds of industrial facilities globally in the 2022 Honeywell Industrial Cybersecurity USB Threat Report, 51% of threats were designed to establish remote access capabilities, while 32% of threats were designed specifically to target industrial control systems.
 
In addition to being a vendor-neutral OT Cybersecurity leader, Honeywell operates a cybersecurity center of excellence (COE) in Singapore for Asia Pacific. The COE features an R&D lab, an advanced training facility and a security operations center that provides managed security services. The Center conducts proprietary research, develops cybersecurity technologies and products, provides hands-on training and offers certifications. Honeywell has one of the world’s first few third-party validation labs that conducts field-level testing and validation of industrial cybersecurity solutions.
                                                                                     
 ¹ Research from the World Economic Forum’s Global Cyber Outlook 2022
 
About Honeywell:

Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) delivers industry-specific solutions that include aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings and industry; and performance materials globally. Our technologies help aircraft, buildings, manufacturing plants, supply chains, and workers become more connected to make our world smarter, safer, and more sustainable. For more news and information on Honeywell, please visit www.honeywell.com/newsroom.

SOURCE: Honeywell International Sdn Bhd 

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​XSUITE BUSINESS PARTNER PORTAL SPHERE NOW AVAILABLE ON SAP STORE

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- xSuite Group GmbH (xSuite) has announced that its xSuite Business Partner Portal Sphere solution is now available on SAP Store.

The SAP Store is an online marketplace where customers around the world can discover, try, buy, and renew more than 2,000 solutions from SAP and its trusted partners.

The xSuite Business Partner Portal Sphere is built on the SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) with SAP Extension and/or SAP Integration Suite and integrates with SAP S/4HANA -- delivering streamlined, 100-per cent digital procure-to-pay (P2P) workflows to customers.

“Built on SAP Business Technology Platform, xSuite Business Partner Portal Sphere helps support businesses as they move to the cloud.

“Since the xSuite portal was developed for SAP BTP, its compatibility with current and future SAP releases is safeguarded,” said xSuite chief executive officer, Matthias Lemenkühler in a statement today.

The xSuite Business Partner Portal Sphere automates data and document exchange as well as communication with suppliers in the P2P process.

With this solution, xSuite provides businesses that use SAP technology with a central platform for performing standardised, digital P2P processes with suppliers. 

SAP Store delivers a simplified and connected digital customer experience, where customers can find the SAP solutions and SAP-validated solutions needed to grow their business.

-- BERNAMA

MEDIDATA, BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM RENEW FIVE-YEAR COLLABORATION

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes company, and Boehringer Ingelheim announced a five-year renewal of their collaboration in the wider area of electronic data capture (EDC).

The new agreement extends the use of Rave EDC for Boehringer Ingelheim’s clinical trials worldwide and includes myMedidata, Medidata’s suite of innovative patient-facing technologies focused on enhancing patient centricity and diversity in decentralised clinical trials (DCTs).

“Boehringer Ingelheim’s global reach across therapeutic areas is a perfect match for the scalable capabilities of myMedidata and the rest of the Medidata Clinical Cloud platform. 

“Together, we will be able to quickly improve access and diversity of participation in a wide range of clinical programmes,” said chief executive officer Patient Cloud at Medidata, Anthony Costello in a statement. 

The agreement adds to Boehringer’s focus on engaging patients in a meaningful way by providing Medidata’s scalable patient-centered capabilities. 

This includes the myMedidata patient portal, a single-destination web-based platform, which provides access to electronic consent, electronic Clinical Outcome Assessment (eCOA), and myMedidata LIVE video investigator/patient visits.

Boehringer Ingelheim has built on Medidata technologies including Rave EDC, Coder, targeted source data verification (TSDV) and Safety Gateway. 

Headquartered in New York City, Medidata helps generate the evidence and insights to help pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and diagnostics companies and academic researchers accelerate value, minimise risk and optimise outcomes.

-- BERNAMA

Prestige Biopharma group to showcase at CPhI Frankfurt 2022 on Nov 1-3

 

Prestige Biopharma group booth at CPhI 2021 (Photo: Business Wire) 

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- Prestige Biopharma group, comprised of Prestige Biopharma Limited and Prestige Biologics Co Ltd, announced that it will be appearing at CPhI Frankfurt 2022 on Nov 1-3, at Messe Frankfurt, Germany.

The Prestige group will showcase its latest antibody drug pipeline and innovative CDMO service at a large-scale independent booth, according to a statement.

At the booth, clients and visitors are invited to take part in the experience zones and a transparent OLED display will be exhibited to highlight the EU-GMP certified facility and 154,000 liters of global-scale production capacity of Prestige Biologics in South Korea.

“We are excited to provide an inside look into Prestige Biopharma group at CPhI 2022 and are looking forward to having meaningful partner discussions.

“We will be introducing our capabilities for development and manufacturing of antibody and vaccine therapeutics, to support our partners to bring life-saving medicines to the patient,” said head of global business development of Prestige Biopharma, Dr Michael Ruppert.

The Prestige group looks forward to the on-site collaboration with biopharmaceutical partners at CPhI Frankfurt 2022.

Prestige Biopharma group will continue to pursue ‘innovation for life’ in every area which is the group’s business purpose, while ensuring corporate DNA, innovation, efficiency and agility, to ultimately create a difference for humanity.

More details at www.prestigebio.com.

-- BERNAMA

ENTERPRISES IN MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE TAP THIRD-PARTY SERVICES FOR LATEST CONTACT CENTRE INNOVATIONS - REPORT

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysian and Singaporean enterprises are responding to changing work modes and consumer preferences by tapping into contact centre customer experience services from outside partners, said Information Services Group (ISG).

In its “2022 ISG Provider Lens Contact Center - Customer Experience Services” research report, ISG found that enterprises’ captive contact centres are seeking third parties to relieve the burden of keeping pace with new technologies.

“This has become increasingly important as consumers in the region become more inclined to use online services in many facets of life.

“The work of contact centre agents is increasingly supported by digital solutions, many of them based on artificial intelligence and analytics,” the report said.

ISG said digital solutions also help companies automate workflows to streamline the management of agents, a growing requirement as more agents switch to home-based or hybrid work modes.

“As flexible work becomes the norm in this region, service desk management and secure infrastructure to support remote workers are vital,” it said.

Enterprises are outsourcing these functions to service providers so they can focus their resources on the core business of customer experience, it added.

“The better a company supports its contact-centre workforce, the better they can serve customers and inspire brand loyalty,” said ISG Provider Lens Research partner and global leader Jan Erik Aase in a statement.

ISG also found that enterprises implementing internal advancements such as robotic process automation and recruitment process outsourcing before the pandemic are now shifting to customer-facing automation to differentiate themselves in the market.

The report also examined other customer experience trends affecting Singapore and Malaysia, including ongoing supply chain disruptions and the increasing importance of social media as a channel for attracting and interacting with customers.

ISG is a global technology research and advisory firm with over 800 clients, including more than 75 of the world’s top 100 enterprises.

-- BERNAMA

TDCX NAMED A LEADER IN ISG PROVIDER LENS™ CONTACT CENTER - CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SERVICES SG/MY 2022 REPORT

Achieves leadership position for its Digital Operations, Work From Home Services and Social Media CX capabilities across Singapore and Malaysia

SINGAPORE, Oct 27 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- TDCX, Inc. (“TDCX”) (NYSE: TDCX), a high-growth digital customer experience (CX) solutions provider for technology and blue-chip companies, was recognized as a Leader in the 2022 Information Services Group¹ (ISG) Provider Lens™ Contact Center — Customer Experience Services report for Singapore and Malaysia.

Singapore and Malaysia are highly attractive markets for international companies looking for outsourced customer experience services. These markets also offer higher cost efficiencies than many Western countries such as the U.S. and Australia. In addition, both countries have robust IT infrastructure and government support for the CX industry.

The report by ISG, a leading global technology research and advisory firm, identified TDCX as a leader in all three categories – Digital Operations, Work From Home Services and Social Media CX Services.

Ms Angie Tay, Group Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, Singapore, TDCX said, “We are humbled and grateful for the recognition by ISG. Emerging as a leader in two very competitive markets is testament to our commitment to delivering excellence in customer experience. At TDCX, we have been helping brands delight their customers through our innovative solutions and expertise in human resource management. Our global footprint and Asian expertise also mean that we can support our clients in more than 30 languages, including Asian “unicorn” languages such as Bhutanese, Dhivehi and Sinhalese.”

The report noted that contact centres are turning into smart centres with the ability to gain customer insights and to predict human intent. Through workforce optimisation, analytics and other advanced applications, call centres are becoming customer experience centres. Such changing requirements and the increased focus on enhancing CX are leading enterprises in Singapore and Malaysia to seek the right partner to provide digital solutions.

Mr Byron Fernandez, Group Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President, Malaysia, TDCX, said, “Increasing customer expectations coupled with the ease of switching to another brand underscore the need for brands to create a positive experience. As such, brands need to be more agile, adaptable and innovative in the way they serve their customers. This also needs to be supported by skilled and engaged human capital and strong IT infrastructure. To keep pace with such demands, we are seeing more brands choose to work with specialist CX providers such as TDCX so that they can focus on their core business.”

Mr Craig Baty, Lead Author of the ISG report, said, “TDCX is an ideal partner for high-growth clients looking to tap into Asia’s strong market potential. TDCX combines best practices and technology to develop a comprehensive remote work solution.”

TDCX specialises in solving complex customer interactions to help brands acquire new customers, build customer loyalty and protect their online communities. TDCX recently announced its entry into Türkiye, launching its 27^th campus as it continues its global expansion strategy.

To access a custom copy of the 2022 Information Services Group (ISG) Provider Lens™ Contact Center — Customer Experience Services report for Singapore and Malaysia, please visit: isgreport.tdcx.com.

About TDCX

Singapore-headquartered TDCX provides transformative digital CX solutions, enabling world-leading and disruptive brands to acquire new customers, to build customer loyalty and to protect their online communities.

TDCX helps clients achieve their customer experience aspirations by harnessing technology, human intelligence and its global footprint. It serves clients in fintech, gaming, technology, home sharing and travel, digital advertising and social media, streaming and e-commerce. TDCX’s expertise and strong footprint in Asia has made it a trusted partner for clients, particularly high-growth, new economy companies, looking to tap the region’s growth potential.

TDCX’s commitment to delivering positive outcomes for our clients extends to its role as a responsible corporate citizen. Its Corporate Social Responsibility program focuses on positively transforming the lives of its people, its communities and the environment.

TDCX employs more than 17,000 employees across 27 campuses globally, specifically Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Mainland China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, India, Romania, Spain, Colombia and Türkiye. For more information, please visit www.tdcx.com.
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¹ ISG (Nasdaq: III) is a leading global technology research and advisory firm. The ISG Provider Lens™ Quadrant research series is the only service provider evaluation of its kind to combine empirical, data-driven research and market analysis with the real-world experience and observations of ISG's global advisory team. 

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Duck Creek OnDemand enables Argyle Insurance to offer products within 60 Days

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- Duck Creek Technologies, an intelligent solutions provider, has announced a milestone moment in insurance technology after its platform enabled Australian start-up insurance company, Argyle Insurance, to go live within 60 days.

According to a statement, Duck Creek OnDemand enables Argyle to offer its products through brokers in Australia.

The new platform will give brokers access to a wider range of insurers and their products, allowing them to offer their SME clients more choice and competition, improving client outcomes.

The sub-60-day execution was achieved via the use of an innovative Australian SME template built by the Duck Creek Asia Pacific regional product development team.

The successful end-to-end implementation for Argyle was a coordinated effort with solution-integration partner, Coforge, a global digital services and solutions provider.

“Duck Creek and Argyle’s unique relationship comes down to our alignment of purpose and vision that the future of insurance is agile, intelligent and evergreen,” Duck Creek Technologies managing director for Asia Pacific Shaji Sethu said.

“We are both focused on driving better, easier-to-understand insurance products, which are tailored to policyholders’ needs and are adaptable to their changing priorities,” Shaji said.

Through Duck Creek’s modern core system, including software-as-a-service solutions for policy, billing, and data insights, Argyle will deploy a hybrid operating model into the Australian general insurance market.

Argyle co-founder and managing director Anthony Day said: “Partnering with leading organisations in the insurance sector is key to Argyle’s value proposition. DuckCreek was able to embrace the vision to redefine, through the use of technology, how intermediaries and customers do SME insurance. Duck Creek worked hand-in-hand with our team to deliver our underwriting system in record time.”

-- BERNAMA

Arthur D. Little's report highlights innovation in life sciences

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- The combination of ageing populations, changing urban and work environments, technical innovations in data processing and analysis, and current advances in diagnosing and treating diseases will not only dramatically transform healthcare but also our way of living.

In its newly-launched report, consulting firm Arthur D. Little (ADL) unveiled current and future transformations in healthcare, and the effect these far-reaching changes will have on the life sciences and insurance sectors.

According to a statement, healthcare systems and wider society must prepare for these innovations to ensure preparedness and greater resilience.

To assess that from more than one perspective, ADL and Munich Re, a leading provider of reinsurance, primary insurance and insurance-related risk solutions, have pooled their expertise and recommendations.

Disruptive developments such as digitisation, far-reaching advances in medical technology, and the latest findings in life sciences interrelate and reinforce other to an unprecedented extent.

Consequently, the report has set out how everyone within the ecosystem needs to collaborate around a common goal and bringing innovations to patients faster and pushing the boundaries of insurability.

Describing the impacts of transformation and providing insights, imperatives and key takeaways for both the insurance and life sciences industries, the report focuses on opportunities in five key areas of healthcare.

The key areas are digital health; advanced therapeutics & new paradigms in treatments, the power of genes & omics; mental health and pandemic risk.

-- BERNAMA

UNIPHORE ACCEPTED INTO AWS ISV ACCELERATE PROGRAM

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- Uniphore, the global leader in Conversational Automation, announced it has been accepted into the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Accelerate Program, a co-sell programme for AWS Partners who provide software solutions that run on or integrate with AWS. 

According to a statement, the programme helps partners drive new business and accelerate sales cycles by connecting the participating ISVs with the AWS Sales organisation.

“We are delighted to be accepted into the AWS ISV Accelerate Program. This is yet another proof of the value our technology brings to enterprises and our commitment to our customers. 

“It’s also a testament of Uniphore being at the forefront of always delivering the most robust solutions through solid partnerships, like the one with the AWS Sales organisation,” said Vice President, CCaaS Ecosystem, Global Alliances & Partnerships at Uniphore, Kennedy Pereira.

Through the AWS ISV Accelerate Program, Uniphore receives focused co-selling support from AWS, access to further sales enablement resources, reduced AWS Marketplace listing fees, and incentives for AWS Sales teams. 

The programme provides participating ISVs with access to millions of active AWS customers globally.

Uniphore, whose conversational AI and automation products are used globally, went through AWS’s comprehensive review process, including an extensive technical review of Uniphore’s platform and architecture as well as validation of Uniphore’s benefits for enterprise-level customers.

-- BERNAMA

Guangxi extends scientific, technological innovation & cooperation zone construction for ASEAN

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 (Bernama) -- The China-ASEAN Technology Transfer Alliance (CATTA) has been officially established and will join hands with China's provincial and municipal innovation institutions with strong scientific and technological innovation capabilities and pooled resources to more effectively meet the innovation needs of ASEAN nations.

The launch of the special action for technology transfer between China and ASEAN was announced at the 10th Forum on China-ASEAN Technology Transfer and Collaborative Innovation, an important high-level forum under the framework of China-ASEAN Expo, held recently in Nanning, Guangxi. 

The announcement coincided with the inaugural year of the China-ASEAN comprehensive strategic partnership. CATTA is the first cooperation mechanism of technology transfer for ASEAN in China, involving 1,000 advanced and applicable technologies in sustainable fields selected nationwide and uniformly introduced to ASEAN nations. 

According to a statement, Guangxi has fully played its role over the last few years as an important gateway for China's opening up and cooperation with ASEAN members, including always taking ASEAN as the priority direction of overseas science and technology collaboration.

The province has carried out fruitful exchange and collaboration activities with the ASEAN member countries in manifold fields, including exchanges of science and technology and humanity, technology transfer, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Currently, Guangxi has set up bilateral governmental technology transfer mechanisms with nine ASEAN countries (including Thailand and Cambodia), and formed joint working groups on technology transfer with seven ASEAN members.

It has also built a China-ASEAN technology transfer collaboration network of over 2,600 members, covering 10 ASEAN nations and some "Belt and Road" countries, according to the Department of Science and Technology of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

As of May 2022, Guangxi has organised over 140 science and technology innovation and technology transfer activities for ASEAN at home and abroad, nearly one-third of which were held in ASEAN nations, covering more than 7,800 projects, and serving over 9,900 enterprises.

-- BERNAMA

DEEPAVALI EPISODE OF 366 SERIES: FINDING LIGHT THROUGH COMPASSION AND UNITY

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 (Bernama) -- PETRONAS recently released the sixth episode of its 366 drama series, “Hari Ke-297” (Day 297), in conjunction with Deepavali celebrations.

The story shifts to Vikram’s past as a national football player, revealing the truth about his disappearance and his family. His daughter, Jyoti, is introduced in this episode, with parts of the story being told from her perspective. With Zhi Yi’s condition worsening, everyone gathers during Deepavali celebrations to help her.
 
This episode highlights the need for courage to find light in the darkest of days with the support of our loved ones and friends. It aptly captures Malaysians’ spirit of compassion and unity in coming together, regardless of background and circumstances, to support one another in times of need.
 
With all of the main characters coming together in this episode, a lot more is revealed as the story approaches the end of the 366 series. The entire series have been directed by award-winning film director Kabir Bhatia.
 
PETRONAS Senior General Manager of Group Strategic Communications, Datin Anita Azrina Abdul Aziz said, “With only one episode left of the drama series 366, we want to thank all Malaysians who have followed our journey thus far. Taking the cue from the message in Episode Six, we hope that you are able to ignite the light within, to help guide you through the darkest of times.
 
“I also believe that we need to show greater appreciation to the source of light around us – our family, friends and those who support and guide us.”
 
Watch how the characters overcome their challenges in “366: Hari Ke-297”, available on PETRONAS’ official social media channels.
 

Photo: https://www.webcargo.net/d/21800022/1pHfDa8tub/

Issued by
 
Media Communications Department
Group Strategic Communications
PETRONAS
 
SOURCE: PETRONAS

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Name: Estee Aina Huslan     
Tel: 012-228-3377 
Email: esteeaina.huslan@petronas.com 

--BERNAMA

George Clinical recruits over 5,000 patients in first-ever Global Kidney Patient Trials Network

 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 (Bernama) -- George Clinical, in close collaboration with The George Institute for Global Health, recently recruited over 5,000 patients in its first-ever, groundbreaking Global Kidney Patient Trials Network (GKPTN) to accelerate kidney disease treatments.

George Clinical is a global clinical research organisation founded in the Asia-Pacific.

The concept for the GKPTN is a logical extension of its scientific and clinical operations leadership in the kidney space.

“Our ultimate goal is to grow the GKPTN to a total of 10,000 patients by the end of 2027 and this will give us the bandwidth to support dozens of clinical trials in the kidney space.

“We are well on our way to achieving our goals as we seek to provide the infrastructure necessary to make recruitment timelines shorter and reduce the time to get needed treatments to patients,” said its chief medical officer Maria Ali in a statement today.

The GKPTN aims to accelerate the development of new treatments and provide equitable benefits for the millions of people globally who suffer from chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the many rarer kidney diseases associated with glomerular nephropathies.

In early 2020, the GKPTN enrolled its first patient with the purpose of developing a network of patients with CKD willing to participate in clinical research projects accessible via a single global chronic kidney disease platform.

The GKPTN now has more than 140 sites in nine countries globally recruiting patients, including Australia, China, Japan, USA, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Spain, and Italy with the full intention of continuing to expand the number of countries in the coming years.

The development of the GKPTN was made possible through a generous grant from AstraZeneca and serves as a clear example of a true research partnership.

-- BERNAMA

MORE FOREST COVERAGE MEANS ADDITIONAL INCOME FOR FARMERS

 

SHANGHAI, Oct. 25, 2022 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/--

 

More than 30 percent of the total area of Chongming is covered by forest. The 36,000 hectares of forests on the island district account for nearly one-third of Shanghai's total.   That high forest coverage plays an important role in air purification, water conservation and climate regulation. Agricultural products grown in forests can also reduce the adverse effects of wind, drought, diseases and pests.   The forest ecosystem comprises many animals, plants and other organisms, which has a high economic value if reasonably developed, giving rise to "forest economics".   The Shanghai Conghui Agricultural Products Professional Cooperative plants matsutake mushrooms in the forest in Xincun Town. The mushrooms are grown with local rice straw as the substrate and organic fertilizer is applied. Yang Ji, head of the cooperative has calculated that the output of the fungi planted in the forest is almost the same as that planted in the field, but it can greatly reduce costs and save land resources.   Chongming is also exploring planting Chinese herbs such as dendrobium and some shade-loving flowers and plants in forests.   Agricultural products   While it is widely believed that high forest coverage can help improve the quality of local agricultural products, few may know that tall fruit trees such as orange and pear trees are also forest resources. Chongming fruit forests have both ecological and economic value.   Gu Chao, head of Chongming Luhua Agricultural Trade Co, said that the sales price of locally produced Cuiguan pears has surged more than 30 percent this year, and the brand-name pear was sold out as early as before the end of July.   Gu believes that the popularity of Chongming pear lies in its superior quality. In addition to the ecological planting and natural maturity that Chongming always insists upon the island's environment is also suitable for the growth of pear trees.   "Pear trees grow well and have fewer pests and diseases," Luo Jun, a research fellow with the Forestry and Fruit Institute of the Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, pointed out.   Luo added that Cuiguan pear was selected as the main variety of pear to be grown in Chongming because it was found through research that the soil pH, groundwater level and climate conditions in Chongming were particularly suitable for its growth.   The forest coverage in Chongming has increased together with the money in Chongming people's pockets. This is a kind of wisdom.   Source: Information Office of Shanghai Chongming District People's Government  http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=44525

NETHERLANDS GUEST OF HONOUR AT 5TH HEBEI INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL DESIGN WEEK

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 (Bernama) -- The Fifth Hebei International Industrial Design Week will be held from Nov 10 to Nov 16 in Hebei Province with the Netherlands as the guest of honour.

In a statement, the Hebei Provincial Industry and Information Technology Department said the province’s new modern city, Xiongan New Area, would serve as the event’s main venue while some activities would also be held in the cities of Shijiazhuang, Qinhuangdao and Dingzhou.

It said a series of activities would be featured in the main venue, including the launching ceremony and keynote speeches, Xiongan Design Forum and the industrial design innovation exhibition, making it an open platform for international design cooperation featuring meetings, exhibitions and award ceremonies.

“Additionally, the Xiongan Design Forum, World Design Organisation (WDO) and World Design Weeks will join hands in hosting a series of activities like keynote speeches and round-table dialogues,” it said.

It said the topics would cover urban development, industrial transformation, the new normal of production and life, new consumption trends and sustainable development, among others.

“Leading figures from domestic and foreign design institutions, manufacturing enterprises and universities will be there to interpret and discuss pioneering design innovation ideas and trends,” it added.

Since 2018, Hebei has held four international industrial design weeks in the Xiongan New Area, including 139 forums, exhibitions, match-making and exchange activities that have attracted enterprises from over 50 countries and regions and 25,000 design works.

Hebei has leveraged the event as an important platform to cultivate and develop the industrial design service industry, promote the deep integration of industrial design and manufacturing industry and bring innovation and development onto the global stage.

-- BERNAMA

WESTROCK COFFEE TO PARTICIPATE IN FHA-HORECA'S FOODSERVICE AND HOSPITALITY WORLD EXPO

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Oct 25 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Westrock Coffee Company (Nasdaq: WEST) (“Westrock Coffee,” or the "Company”), announced today the Company will exhibit its leading beverage solutions at the FHA-HoReCa Foodservice and Hospitality World Expo. The event, held in Singapore and taking place from October 25 to October 28, features the most extensive line-up of leading foodservice and hospitality suppliers from around the world.

“As we continue to expand beyond North America, Westrock Coffee is proud to take part in FHA-HoReCa's World Expo,” said Kyle Newkirk, EVP of Global Innovation & Insights. “As an industry leader with a global presence in the foodservice and hospitality market, we look forward to exhibiting a variety of innovative and consumer-focused products that actively blend and address both consumer trends and dynamic market capabilities.”

At the FHA-HoReCa Expo, Westrock Coffee will showcase a range of its beverage solutions, including:

• Black Tea Refreshers
• Coffee Energy Drinks
• Coffee Leaf Tea
• Nitro-Based Beverages
• Ready-To-Drink (RTD) Beverages

Westrock Coffee representatives will be available at Westrock Coffee’s exhibitor stand, 2F 4-01 through the run of the show.

The Company recently completed the build-out of a 90,000 square-foot facility in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The new facility, which is just 30 minutes from the international hub of Singapore, enhances the Company’s roasting, packaging, and warehousing capacity of coffee and extract solutions across the APAC and MENA regions.

Westrock Coffee supplies the largest and most recognizable names in the retail, foodservice and restaurant, convenience store and travel center, CPG, non-commercial, and hospitality industries with coffee, tea, and extract-based beverage solutions. Customers include 13 of the top 25 quick service restaurants (QSR) and 13 of the top 25 convenience stores in the United States. The Company currently provides over 20 million cups of coffee to the world daily and is the largest custom/private label coffee and tea provider to restaurants in the United States by volume.

About Westrock Coffee Company

Westrock Coffee Company is a leading integrated coffee, tea, flavors, extracts, and ingredients solutions provider in the U.S., providing coffee sourcing, supply chain management, product development, roasting, packaging, and distribution services to the retail, foodservice and restaurant, convenience store and travel center, CPG, non-commercial and hospitality industries around the world. With offices in 10 countries, the company sources coffee and tea from 35 origin countries. For more information, please visit WestrockCoffee.com. 

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JUNIPER RESEARCH: 5G SERVICE REVENUE TO REACH $315 BILLION GLOBALLY IN 2023; REPRESENTING 35% OF OPERATORS' TOTAL REVENUE

BASINGSTOKE, England, Oct 25 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- A new study from Juniper Research has found operator‑billed 5G service revenue will reach $315 billion in 2023; rising from $195 billion in 2022. This represents growth of over 60% in a single year. The research predicts this increase in revenue will be driven by the accelerating migration of cellular subscriptions to 5G networks; owing to operator strategies that minimise or remove any premium over existing 4G subscription offerings. It forecasts over 600 million new 5G subscriptions will be created next year, despite the anticipated economic downturn in 2023.

• To find out more, see the new report: 5G Monetisation: Business Models, Strategic Recommendations & Market Forecasts 2022-2027
• Download the free whitepaper: 5G: Where is the Money?

5G Service Revenue to Represent 80% of Global Operator Revenue by 2027

The report predicts growth of 5G networks will continue, and over 80% of global operator‑billed revenue will be attributable to 5G connections by 2027. The telecommunications industry demonstrated its robustness against the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the report projects the growth of 5G will also be resilient against this economic downturn; owing to the vital importance of mobile Internet connectivity today.

Research co-author Olivia Williams noted: “Despite the growth of the Internet of Things, revenue from consumer connections will continue to be the cornerstone of 5G operator revenue increase. Over 95% of global 5G connections in 2027 will be connected personal devices such as smartphones, tablets and mobile broadband routers.”

Private Networks Represent a Key Opportunity for Operators

In addition, the report predicts the ability of standalone 5G networks to offer ‘network slicing’ will act as the ideal platform for the growth of 5G private network revenue. Standalone 5G uses next‑generation core networks supporting network slicing technology, which can be used to take a ‘slice’ of public 5G infrastructure and provide it to private network users. In turn, this helps mitigate the cost of private 5G network hardware and increase its overall value proposition, all against a background of deteriorating macro-economic conditions.

View the 5G Monetisation research: https://www.juniperresearch.com/researchstore/operators-providers/5g-monetisation-research-report

Download the whitepaper: https://www.juniperresearch.com/document-library/white-papers/5g-where-is-the-money

Juniper Research provides research and analytical services to the global hi-tech communications sector; providing consultancy, analyst reports and industry commentary. 

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CHONGMING FORMULATES STRINGENT STANDARDS TO ENSURE SAFETY, SUSTAINABLE USE OF FARMLAND

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 (Bernama) -- Chongming has formulated stringent access standards for the inputs in agriculture to ensure the safety and sustainable use of farmland by establishing a green food chain mechanism and eliminating the circulation of unqualified agricultural material from the source.

It has also carried out agricultural pollution control, increased the adjustment of agricultural industrial structure, accelerated the resource utilisation of agricultural production waste, and implemented soil remediation in an orderly manner.

Chongming's soil contains much less cadmium, mercury, arsenic, lead, chromium, copper, nickel and zinc which is in line with the standard of the Ministry of Agriculture, with over 70 per cent of Chongming's farmland using high-quality or above average soil.

With less alkaline and sandy soil and rich in nutrients, the soil on Chongming Island provides fertile ground for the growth of rhizome plants such as yams, sweet potatoes and taros, according to a statement.

Chongming crispy taro has been cultivated for over 400 years and has already become a national well-known product.

Besides crispy taro, white lentil, golden melon and rice are all Chongming's characteristic agricultural products.

In recent years, Chongming has accelerated the development of seed sources, thus promoting the commercialisation, scale and industrialisation of these agricultural products.

For the highest quality produce, from restaurants to kitchen tables, green, organic, and fresh are the standard.

The “green” concept guarantees a certain quality of agricultural product, while flavour adds to the market value. In this regard, Chongming produce has a clear advantage as high-quality soil leads to high-quality crops.

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JUMIO HELPS BUSINESSES STAY AHEAD OF FAST-EVOLVING THREAT LANDSCAPE WITH DRAMATICALLY ENHANCED KYX PLATFORM

Integrated orchestration hub puts power in the hands of business users with the most robust portfolio of data sources, customizable rules engine and analytics to defend against fraud at the speed of business


LAS VEGAS, Oct 25 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Jumio, the leading provider of end-to-end identity proofing, risk assessment and eKYC/AML compliance solutions, today unveiled at Money20/20 USA its extended Jumio KYX Platform, with an integrated orchestration hub benefiting from the company’s acquisition of 4Stop. The platform streamlines fraud and eKYC/AML compliance management with the intuitive one-stop orchestration hub, which brings together global data, risk signals, real-time analytics, actionable insights and a configurable rules engine to help businesses defend against fraud without compromising user experience. With over one billion identity, risk and AML transactions completed for over 1,000 organizations in more than 200 countries and territories, Jumio is delivering on its promise to eradicate online identity fraud and accelerate digital trust for all.

Organizations today must detect and respond to increasingly sophisticated fraud attacks quickly and accurately to reduce business impact while also maintaining customer trust. According to recent global Jumio research, 80% of consumers prefer the assurances delivered by digital identity verification measures when choosing online brands.

Unfortunately, many organizations rely on a plethora of point solutions to evaluate the fraud risk across the user journey. This creates friction in the onboarding process and can lead to transaction abandonment. The ever-present threat of new fraud vectors and constant change of compliance mandates across the globe complicate the organization’s ability to keep up, forcing them to deploy considerable internal resources to manage fraud and compliance.

“Businesses’ ability to effectively manage fraud by stitching together myriad point solutions is no longer sustainable amidst increasingly robust attacks and IT resource constraints,” said David Mattei, strategic advisor at Aite-Novarica Group. “In addition to enabling organizations to fight fraud in real time as the threat landscape evolves, orchestration platforms provide greater agility to respond to fraud and are simple to use. In fact, our research shows that global fraud executives whose fraud solutions are integrated were two times more likely to report that managing fraud was ‘somewhat to very easy’ versus those whose fraud tools were not integrated.”

The Jumio KYX Platform helps businesses know and trust their users, players, patients — whoever the “X” is in their business — online. Its intuitive orchestration hub assists professionals tasked with protecting the organization and its customers from fraud, money laundering and other financial crimes during account onboarding, authentication and ongoing transaction processes.

The platform includes:

• Identity Proofing with Expanded Risk Signals
  • Jumio’s market-leading ID Verification, Identity Verification and Document Verification capabilities significantly enhanced to detect sophisticated ID/document manipulation
  • An extensive portfolio of globally trusted data sources for added assurance when evaluating risk across the user journey
  • Name, address, phone, email and device risk signals to provide additional assurance and support compliance
• Fully Integrated Orchestration Hub
  • An enterprise-grade dashboard that presents business-critical information in a custom visual format with options to deep dive into data, including:
    • Access to 500+ global data sources for identity proofing, risk assessment and eKYC/AML compliance
    • Real-time analytics and actionable insights to help business users respond to threats
    • Easy and customizable consolidated fraud and compliance views along with enhanced visualizations/reporting
• Self-service Rules Engine
  • Customizable workflows allow business users to tailor their processes according to their unique use cases across industry verticals
  • The industry’s most extensive library of 800+ pre-configured rules help business users jump start their fraud defense and edit and apply rules in real-time – without waiting weeks or months for their technical teams to implement them
• Industry-leading Data and Intelligence
  • Backed by the largest and most comprehensive network of global data
  • Leverages industry-leading Al algorithms to automate the verification processes, remove bias and detect fraud faster and with greater accuracy

“Our customers trust us to safely and quickly move their money around the globe,” said Tom Mazzaferro, Western Union chief data & innovation officer. “Whether they want to transfer money via the Western Union app, or at our retail locations, Jumio helps us to minimize fraud, maintain eKYC compliance standards from a single platform and improve overall customer experience. We look forward to continuing our partnership with Jumio as we launch new products and services to serve the needs of our customers even better, while improving their overall experience.”

“By putting business users at the center of the verification process and providing them with a holistic view of incoming threats as they occur, Jumio allows organizations to bypass the standard set-up of disparate point solutions that slow down the ability to fight fraud and serve customers,” said Bala Kumar, Jumio chief product officer. “With Jumio, businesses save time and money while effectively defending against fraud at the speed of business.”

“The new innovations and scope of Jumio’s extended KYX Platform is proof of our unwavering commitment to eliminating digital fraud,” said Robert Prigge, Jumio CEO. “Jumio continues to lead the industry with solutions powered by AI, biometrics and other innovations that help organizations outpace tech-driven fraud advancements, which are expanding in terms of volume, origin and sophistication.”

Learn more about Jumio at Money20/20 USA:

Come visit Jumio at Money20/20 USA, booth #2103, where identity and fraud experts will demo the Jumio KYX Platform.

To schedule a meeting, click HERE.

About Jumio

Jumio helps you know, then trust your customers online. From account opening to ongoing monitoring, the Jumio KYX Platform provides advanced identity proofing, risk assessment and compliance solutions to accurately establish, maintain and reassert trust.

Leveraging advanced technology including automation, biometrics, AI/machine learning, liveness detection and no-code orchestration with hundreds of data sources, Jumio helps organizations fight fraud and financial crime, onboard good customers faster and meet regulatory compliance including KYC and AML. Jumio has processed more than 1 billion transactions spanning over 200 countries and territories from real-time web and mobile transactions.

Based in Palo Alto, Jumio operates globally with offices in North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East and has been the recipient of numerous awards for innovation. Jumio is backed by Centana Growth Partners, Great Hill Partners and Millennium Technology Value Partners.

For more information, please visit jumio.com.

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Contact

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MILLIKEN & COMPANY COMMITS TO NET-ZERO FUTURE

SBTi verifies company’s net-zero science-based target by 2050

SPARTANBURG, S.C., Oct 20 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Diversified global manufacturer Milliken & Company announces its science-based net-zero targets have been approved by the U.N.-backed Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). SBTi is a collective of international organizations dedicated to helping companies set emission reduction targets consistent with climate science and the Paris Agreement.
 

 

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“At Milliken, sustainability is a core value,” shares Halsey Cook, president and CEO of Milliken & Company. “Climate change is placing pressure on communities, on companies and on our planet. The time to take meaningful action is now.” 

SBTi calculates that companies committed to cutting emissions in line with climate science now represent $38 trillion — one-third — of the global economy. Milliken is one of the first 50 companies globally to achieve approved science-based net-zero targets and joins a group of more than 1,300 companies who have made net-zero commitments using the 2021 SBTi Corporate Net-Zero Standard. Milliken is the first company to be approved in South Carolina, where Milliken’s global headquarters is located. 

“Not all net-zero is the same, which is why Milliken commits to reaching real net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain by 2050 from a 2018 base year,” says Kasel Knight, general counsel and head of sustainability at Milliken. “By working with SBTi, our net-zero commitment, along with our approved near-term and long-term targets, has been fully vetted by the best available science on a global scale.” 

“We’re proud Milliken is leading this work,” concludes Cook. “Our targets empower our team of more than 8,000 to reduce risk, minimize impacts, work efficiently, control costs and identify new ways to deliver products.” 

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PAYNET EXPANDS ATM ACCEPTANCE FOR DISCOVER® GLOBAL NETWORK

 

Caption: ‘Azrul Fakhzan Mainor, Director, Card Services of PayNet and Annie Zhang, Managing Director, Head of Asia Pacific at Discover during the launch'

First phase will enable for Discover®, Diners Club International®, and network alliance card to perform balance inquiry and cash withdrawals at local ATMs, other features to follow. 
 

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 (Bernama) -- Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet), the national retail payments network for Malaysia and operator of the shared ATM and MEPS ATM networks, have enabled acceptance of Discover®, Diners Club International®, and network alliance cards at its ATMs in the country after entering into a collaboration with Discover® Global Network, the global payment brand of Discover Financial Services in March earlier this year. 

The launch, held at PayNet’s Headquarters in Bangsar South extends international and cross-border transaction capabilities for Discover Global Network and network alliance cardholders, fulfilling the demands of its growing global clientele. Discover, Diners Club International, PULSE®, and network alliance cardholders can now perform balance inquiry and cash withdrawal transactions at participating local ATMs.

According to Azrul Fakhzan Mainor, Director, Card Services of PayNet, "PayNet is committed to expanding collaborations with international partners to enable acceptance of cards from other countries and elevate cross-border payment flows. Visitors from other countries to Malaysia can now enjoy the convenience of local currency withdrawals at participating ATMs. Next is to enable them to make purchases by just tapping their cards." 

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COUNTRY GARDEN FOREST CITY GOLF RESORT CLASSIC COURSE RANKED 49TH IN ASIA’S TOP 100 COURSES LIST

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- The Country Garden Forest City Golf Resort Classic Course has been ranked 49th in the 6th Asia's Top 100 Courses list, with only four golf courses in Malaysia having received the invaluable recognition.

Forest City Golf Resort comprises two international standard golf courses and a five-star Golf Hotel that serves as the clubhouse in the centre of the resort, according to a statement.

Opened in 2018, the Legacy Course was designed by golf legend Jack Nicklaus and his son Jack Nicklaus II.

The course features scrubby, sandy wastelands and has a desert-inspired concept surrounded by mangroves and natural water.

The Classic Course was designed by Liang Guokun (LGK), a veteran Chinese golf course designer with 30 years of experience in landscape architecture.

The LGK design concept outlines the natural and connected lakes to provide water for irrigation and add a sense of movement.

Since Forest City greatly emphasises the sustainability of lawn maintenance, the golf course is maintained at a high level, providing golfers with a better experience.

In the future, Forest City will continue to maintain the high quality of the golf course and make Forest City Golf Resort a tourist card of Johor Bahru.

More details at http://www.forestcitycgpv.com.

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AM BEST AFFIRMS CREDIT RATINGS OF DAH SING INSURANCE COMPANY

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Hong Kong’s Dah Sing Insurance Company (1976) Ltd (DSI).

The outlook of these credit ratings (ratings) is stable, according to a statement.

The ratings reflect DSI’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as very strong, as well as its adequate operating performance, limited business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management.

It also reflects the parental support from Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd (DSFH) in terms of capital, brand recognition, business development, product distribution, risk management and operations.

As measured by Best’s Capital Adequacy Ratio, DSI’s risk-adjusted capitalisation remains at the strongest level.

The company’s equity investment exposure is higher than its peers after a large capital injection from DSFH in 2017. 

DSI reported a material decline of HKD234.5 million (US$30 million) in capital and surplus in the first half of 2022, mainly due to a plunge in the market value of DSI’s equity portfolio (US$1=RM4.73).

AM Best expects the company to implement robust investment selection and diversification strategies, as well as appropriate investment controls, to mitigate the high investment risk exposure.

As a small to a medium-sized player in Hong Kong’s non-life insurance segment, DSI maintained a market share of approximately one per cent, with a gross premium written of HKD604 million in 2021.

More details at www.ambest.com.

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JOHOR CORPORATION EMBRACES THE CLOUD WITH RISE WITH SAP TO TRANSFORM INTO A SUSTAINABLE DIGITAL BUSINESS

 

Caption: JCorp Director of Real Estate & Infrastructure Division Datuk Akmal Ahmad (centre) and Interim Managing Director SAP Malaysia Cynthia Quah (second, right) at the ‘JCorp 3.0 Reinvention: A New Milestone Towards Value Driven Organisation’ event today. Also present were JCorp Chief Digital Officer Ahmad Yusri Mohamed (far, left), JCorp Chief Financial Officer Rozaini Mohd Sani and SAP Southeast Asia Chief Operating Officer Michael Schroeder. 

JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 18 (Bernama) -- Johor Corporation (JCorp), the principal development institution and a leading economic enabler for the State of Johor, is collaborating with SAP to fuel its ambition to be a sustainable digital business and accelerate its purpose of Membina & Membela. With a digital-first strategy and adoption of RISE with SAP and SAP Analytics Cloud, JCorp is set to become a value driven organisation (VDO) in the digital economy.

Under this collaboration, SAP will manage JCorp’s business transformation process including service-level agreements, business operations, and developing a real-time system based on the SAP S/4HANA Cloud platform, a complete enterprise resource planning (ERP) system with built-in intelligent technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and advanced analytics.

Some of the key benefits include substantial costs savings, improved productivity and increased efficiency with automation and streamlining of processes, and a simplified user experience through integrated systems.

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JUNIPER RESEARCH: FUTURE DIGITAL AWARDS FOR TELCO INNOVATION 2022 - NOW OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS

BASINGSTOKE, England, Oct 20 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Juniper Research is pleased to announce that entries are now open for the Future Digital Awards for Telco Innovation 2022. Since 2008, the Future Digital Awards have been presented to telecommunications service providers at the forefront of their respective fields. This includes companies delivering products or services which are innovative, have the potential to disrupt their ecosystems, and provide significant benefits to the market.

These awards aim to reward the most innovative vendors and solutions in the incredibly important telecommunications market. This year’s Telco Innovation Future Digital Awards cover the following categories:

Enterprise Telco

• CPaaS Provider of the Year (Platinum & Gold)
• Best Carrier Billing Solution (Platinum & Gold)
• Best RCS Initiative (Platinum & Gold)
• Best Steering of Roaming Solution (Platinum & Gold)
• Best Mobile Video Solution (Platinum)
• Best CCaaS (Contact Centre-as-a-Service) Solution (Platinum & Gold)
• Best AI Chatbot Solution (Platinum & Gold)
• Best Conversational Commerce Solution (Platinum & Gold)
• Best Customer Data Platform Solution (Platinum & Gold)

Operator & Network Innovation

• Best Digital Transformation Project in Telco (Platinum)
• Best 5G Roaming Service Provider (Platinum & Gold)
• Network Virtualisation Innovation of the Year (Platinum & Gold)
• Best Operator 5G Solution (Platinum & Gold)
• Best Cellular IoT Initiative (Platinum & Gold)

Security & Fraud

• Most Innovative Anti-SMS Fraud Solution (Platinum & Gold)
• Best Financial Clearing Solution (Platinum & Gold)
• Best Mobile Authentication Solution (Platinum & Gold)
• Best Robocall Mitigation Solution (Platinum & Gold)
• Best Flash Call Authentication Solution (Platinum & Gold)

Judges' Choice

While the rest of the awards focus on products and solutions, the Judges’ Choice awards highlight individuals and organisations at the forefront of driving true innovation in the telco market.

• Excellence in Telco Innovation
• Mover & Shaker in Telco Innovation

Entrants can apply for the awards here: https://www.juniperresearch.com/future-digital-awards/telco-innovation

Entries close on 2^nd December 2022, before being assessed by Juniper Research’s expert panel of analysts. The awards will be announced on 24^th January 2023.

Juniper Research provides research and analytical services to the global hi-tech communications sector; providing consultancy, analyst reports and industry commentary. 

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