Accountability

Explaining the Crosswalk Between Singapore’s AI Verify Testing Framework and The U.S. NIST AI Risk Management Framework

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

On October 13, 2023, Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and the U.S.’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published a “Crosswalk” of IMDA’s AI Verify testing framework and NIST’s AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF). Developed under the aegis of the Singapore–U.S. Partnership for Growth and Innovation, the Crosswalk is a mapping document [?]

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On October 13, 2023, Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and the U.S.’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published a “Crosswalk” of IMDA’s AI Verify testing framework and NIST’s AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF). Developed under the aegis of the Singapore–U.S. Partnership for Growth and Innovation, the Crosswalk is a mapping document [?]

Will Regulators and AI Lock Horns? Contentworks, an agency specialising in financial services marketing, has rounded up opinions from top regulators.

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

LIMASSOL, Cyprus, Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already widely utilised by the finance sector and the market size of AI in fintech is projected to grow from $44.08 billion in 2024 to $50.87 billion by 2029. But, and it's a big but, AI has also garnered the attention and scrutiny of regulators. Many are concerned about how the technology will be used within a compliant framework. Here's a deep dive into what regulators have said so far and what we can expect going forward.

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  • Contentworks, an agency specialising in financial services marketing, has rounded up opinions from top regulators.
  • This can result in unpredictable outcomes, many of which could be detrimental to the stability of the financial markets.
  • While establishing standards is the responsibility of regulators, maintaining ethical and clear communications with customers is the duty of financial services providers.
  • 45% of financial services providers across Europe lack an AI ethics framework and 38% have no clear demarcations for accountability.

Veeam Enhances Global ProPartner Network to Help Partners Benefit from the Growth in Demand for Cyber Resilience

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

The program updates are focused on supporting partner profitability in a more predictable way while ensuring the partner’s business with Veeam is safeguarded.

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  • The program updates are focused on supporting partner profitability in a more predictable way while ensuring the partner’s business with Veeam is safeguarded.
  • There are a range of new changes to the Veeam ProPartner Network, which includes a solid network of 35,000 technology partners operating in more than 150 countries.
  • Partners have been a critical element in Veeam’s success and will continue to be at the center of our continued growth,” said Larissa Crandall, VP of Global Channel and Alliances at Veeam.
  • As the Advizex everything-as-a-service strategy continues to accelerate, we look forward to working even closer with Veeam to deliver cyber resilience to our joint customers to keep their businesses running.

Learn The Tools To Live Your Life With Purpose And Meaning

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Monday, January 15, 2024

Mendonca believes that each person was designed to live with Purpose, Accountability, Consistency, and Truthfulness. You are not here by accident, and you do not have to live questioning the reason for your existence. He encourages readers to take hold of their birthright -- the intentional life.

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  • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. , Jan. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Author Roland A. Mendonca encourages readers to stop asking about the meaning of life and move forward in Living The Intentional Life: The Life You Were Born To Live ($16.49, paperback, 9781662891137; $7.99, e-book, 9781662891144).
  • After surviving a life-threating condition, it reawakened in me the question about purpose and the ultimate meaning for life
    Mendonca believes that each person was designed to live with Purpose, Accountability, Consistency, and Truthfulness.
  • You are not here by accident, and you do not have to live questioning the reason for your existence.
  • "After surviving a life-threating condition, it reawakened in me the question about purpose and the ultimate meaning for life," said Mendonca.

California Governor's budget proposal cuts funding for equitable building decarbonization

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Thursday, January 11, 2024

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- California Governor Newsom announced a budget proposal today that cuts $283 million in funding for the Equitable Building Decarbonization program, which helps low-income California residents upgrade their homes with zero-emission heat pumps without shouldering the upfront costs of modern appliances and installation, and supports the state in its clean air and emissions goals.

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  • SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- California Governor Newsom announced a budget proposal today that cuts $283 million in funding for the Equitable Building Decarbonization program, which helps low-income California residents upgrade their homes with zero-emission heat pumps without shouldering the upfront costs of modern appliances and installation, and supports the state in its clean air and emissions goals.
  • These dangerous heat waves pose a risk for the nearly a quarter of California households that lack access to cooling.
  • The Equitable Building Decarbonization program can equip households with zero-emission heat pumps that can cut emissions and improve air quality in neighborhoods and across the state.
  • We encourage the Governor to restore funding and at the least consider a climate bond to help address funding needs for the Equitable Building Decarbonization program during this budget deficit.

New Mexico Public Education Department Supports Instruction and Career Pathways With MetaMetrics' Lexile and Quantile Measures

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

DURHAM, N.C. and SANTA FE, N.M., Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MetaMetrics, Inc., and the New Mexico Public Education Department announce collaboration to report Lexile® and Quantile® measures, providing new tools for using assessment results to inform teaching, learning and career planning. Over 300,000 additional students will now receive MetaMetrics' measures from the New Mexico Measure of Student Success and Achievement (NM-MSSA) annual summative assessment and i-MSSA interim assessments, joining over 35 million students in the U.S. who already receive the well-known measures through summative and interim testing.

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  • Lexile and Quantile measures provide data to guide learning and, for older students, career pathways."
  • New Mexico students in grades 3-8 began receiving Lexile and Quantile measures linked to the NM-MSSA 2023 spring administration.
  • "Lexile and Quantile measures provide data that students, families, and educators can use to guide learning and, for older students, career pathways."
  • In addition to Lexile and Quantile measures, educators in New Mexico now have Premium membership access to the Lexile & Quantile Hub .

Syra Health Expands its Cybersecurity Offerings

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

CARMEL, Ind., Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Syra Health Corp. (NASDAQ: SYRA) ("Syra Health" or the "Company"), a healthcare technology company with a mission to improve healthcare by providing innovative services and technology solutions, today announced the expansion of its cybersecurity offerings in support of its healthcare customers.

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  • Solutions are customized for payers, providers, pharmaceutical companies, and government agencies
    CARMEL, Ind., Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Syra Health Corp. (NASDAQ: SYRA) ("Syra Health" or the "Company"), a healthcare technology company with a mission to improve healthcare by providing innovative services and technology solutions, today announced the expansion of its cybersecurity offerings in support of its healthcare customers.
  • Cybersecurity is essential in healthcare because of the sensitive nature of the patient data being handled and the negative effects cyber-attacks can have on millions of Americans.
  • According to a 2020 HHS Report on cybersecurity, 560 health organizations were impacted by ransomware attacks, and approximately one million healthcare records were breached monthly.
  • Syra Health's enhanced solutions for payers include:
    Continuous fraud detection and prevention services, including collaboration with law enforcement
    For biopharmaceutical companies where intellectual property protection is paramount, Syra Health is offering its customers:
    For healthcare providers responsible for upholding HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) and preventing sensitive patient health information from being disclosed, Syra Health now offers:
    "At Syra Health, our solutions are focused on prevention, affordability, and accessibility, said Dr. Deepika Vuppalanchi, CEO, Syra Health.

Crucial Learning Acquires Core Strengths--Adding the Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI 2.0) Assessment to its Suite of Award-Winning Courses

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Monday, January 8, 2024

Core Strengths is home to the Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI 2.0), a best-in-class assessment that delivers powerful personal insights into why we behave the way we do and how we relate to others.

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  • Core Strengths is home to the Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI 2.0), a best-in-class assessment that delivers powerful personal insights into why we behave the way we do and how we relate to others.
  • People experience the SDI 2.0 assessment through the Core Strengths Platform which allows clients to access their individual assessment results as well as the results of their colleagues.
  • In coming months, the SDI 2.0 and Core Strengths Platform will be integrated into the Crucial Learning product suite which includes the award-winning courses Crucial Conversations® for Mastering Dialogue, Crucial Conversations® for Accountability, Crucial Influence®, The Power of Habit™, and Getting Things Done®.
  • The SDI 2.0 assessment and corresponding Core Strengths learning solutions are complementary to the Crucial Learning offerings and will help clients experience the following:
    Improve relationship intelligence.

Agile Therapeutics Provides Update on Actions Being Taken to Strengthen the Affordable Care Act’s No-Cost Contraceptive Coverage Requirement

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agile Therapeutics, Inc., (Nasdaq: AGRX), a women's healthcare company, today provided an update on the actions being taken to strengthen the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) no-cost contraceptive coverage requirement.

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  • PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agile Therapeutics, Inc., (Nasdaq: AGRX), a women's healthcare company, today provided an update on the actions being taken to strengthen the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) no-cost contraceptive coverage requirement.
  • The report highlights the continued barriers to contraceptive care and inequalities that continue to impact women’s freedom to access the contraceptive that is best for them.
  • “We appreciate the continued hard work of the Administration to ensure all women have access to contraceptive care without barriers and cost-sharing,” said Agile Therapeutics Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer Al Altomari.
  • The Biden Administration convened several meetings to discuss efforts to ensure robust implementation of the President’s Executive Order on Strengthening Access to Contraceptive Care.