Science and technology in Asia

Doosan Bobcat donates $5 million to support new engineering facility at North Dakota State University

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Bobcat is also one of the largest employers of NDSU graduates: more than 55% of all Bobcat engineers are NDSU alumni.

Key Points: 
  • Bobcat is also one of the largest employers of NDSU graduates: more than 55% of all Bobcat engineers are NDSU alumni.
  • In addition to Bobcat’s $5 million donation, other corporate and private donations have been made.
  • The private funds will be used to match the North Dakota Legislature’s appropriation of $59 million for the new Center.
  • The new facility will foster multidisciplinary engineering education, provide advanced technology and encourage innovation and problem-solving in labs and collaborative workspaces.

AECOM selected to provide engineering services for Metro Vancouver’s Stoney Creek Trunk Sewer Upgrade

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

AECOM (NYSE: ACM), the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, today announced that it has been selected by Metro Vancouver to provide engineering services for the design and construction of the Stoney Creek Trunk Sewer Upgrade project.

Key Points: 
  • AECOM (NYSE: ACM), the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, today announced that it has been selected by Metro Vancouver to provide engineering services for the design and construction of the Stoney Creek Trunk Sewer Upgrade project.
  • In this role, AECOM will help to replace the trunk sewer to accommodate the current and future demands for the cities of Burnaby, Coquitlam, and Port Moody.
  • "The Stoney Creek Trunk Sewer Upgrade project is a critical initiative that will deliver positive impacts for local communities," said Richard Barrett, chief executive of AECOM’s Canada region.
  • AECOM will provide comprehensive engineering services that cover civil, structural, geotechnical, environmental, hydro-technical, and traffic planning aspects of the design.

CSI Hosts Annual TechX Conference, Welcomes Experts From Datos Insights and Cornerstone Advisors

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Held virtually, TechX is a complimentary event for CSI customers, offering attendees a comprehensive look at the company’s product roadmap and vision for the future of fintech, regtech, cybersecurity and beyond.

Key Points: 
  • Held virtually, TechX is a complimentary event for CSI customers, offering attendees a comprehensive look at the company’s product roadmap and vision for the future of fintech, regtech, cybersecurity and beyond.
  • I’m eager to continue and deepen that conversation at TechX with an even greater focus on the latest innovations we’ll be taking to market,” said David Culbertson, CEO and president of CSI.
  • “TechX is specifically designed to empower our customers with technical best practices in the areas that matter most to them.
  • Allison Maddock, chief product officer of CSI, will open the conference and lead a session discussing updates on the company’s digital banking offerings.

BrightCHAMPS partners with Harvard Business Publishing Education for its learning platform & programme certificates

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Thursday, November 2, 2023

The global next-gen skills learning platform has partnered with Harvard Business Publishing Education to provide students with exclusive access to Harvard ManageMentor courses in its coding, financial literacy, English language, robotics, and entrepreneurship programmes.

Key Points: 
  • The global next-gen skills learning platform has partnered with Harvard Business Publishing Education to provide students with exclusive access to Harvard ManageMentor courses in its coding, financial literacy, English language, robotics, and entrepreneurship programmes.
  • The coming together of new-age universities like BrightCHAMPS and legacy institutions like Harvard Business Publishing Education is one of the best ways to deliver the highest level of learning to students.
  • Speaking on the development, Sumit Harjani, Managing Director, India, for Harvard Business Publishing Education, said, "We're delighted to partner with BrightCHAMPS to further our shared vision of delivering best-in-class learning to students across the world.
  • To make the adoption of HBP Education's learning material easier for students, specially appointed BrightCHAMPS teachers across all subjects will undergo focused training in the Harvard ManageMentor course material.

Intellum Unveils Evolve Cloud Sync, Setting the Bar for eLearning Content Authoring and Delivery

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Thursday, November 2, 2023

ATLANTA, Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Intellum, a leading enterprise learning management system ("LMS"), today announced the release of Evolve Cloud Sync, a groundbreaking upgrade enhancing the integration between the popular Evolve content authoring tool and the Intellum Platform. This development simplifies and accelerates collaboration between education content creators and LMS administrators by streamlining how course content is authored and published.

Key Points: 
  • Evolve, the learning industry's go-to content authoring software, now enables eLearning courses to be saved to the cloud and seamlessly published in real time to the Intellum Platform.
  • ATLANTA, Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Intellum, a leading enterprise learning management system ("LMS"), today announced the release of Evolve Cloud Sync , a groundbreaking upgrade enhancing the integration between the popular Evolve content authoring tool and the Intellum Platform.
  • Evolve Cloud Sync eliminates the time, inefficiency, and burden of exporting and importing zip files by automating the transfer of real-time content updates from Evolve to the Intellum Platform.
  • Like all Intellum products, Evolve Cloud Sync is built for scale, supporting the syncing of content to multiple learning activities across multiple Intellum instances.

RegASK Welcomes New Chief Product & Technology Officer

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Thursday, November 2, 2023

NEW YORK and SINGAPORE, Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- RegASK, a global regtech SaaS platform that enables businesses to leverage AI to scale their regulatory and compliance capabilities, announces the appointment of Amenallah (Amen) Reghimi as its new Chief Product & Technology Officer (CPTO).

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK and SINGAPORE, Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- RegASK , a global regtech SaaS platform that enables businesses to leverage AI to scale their regulatory and compliance capabilities, announces the appointment of Amenallah (Amen) Reghimi as its new Chief Product & Technology Officer (CPTO).
  • Amen comes to RegASK with more than a decade of experience managing SaaS product innovation strategies that streamline processes, enhance customer experiences, and drive revenue growth.
  • At RegASK, he'll use his expertise to strengthen and scale RegASK's AI-powered tech products.
  • Prior to Perx, Amen worked as the Vice President of Product Management at JAGGAER where he managed a broad product portfolio and launched 5 successful new products.

BrightCHAMPS partners with Harvard Business Publishing Education for its learning platform & programme certificates

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, November 2, 2023

The global next-gen skills learning platform has partnered with Harvard Business Publishing Education to provide students with exclusive access to Harvard ManageMentor courses in its coding, financial literacy, English language, robotics, and entrepreneurship programmes.

Key Points: 
  • The global next-gen skills learning platform has partnered with Harvard Business Publishing Education to provide students with exclusive access to Harvard ManageMentor courses in its coding, financial literacy, English language, robotics, and entrepreneurship programmes.
  • The coming together of new-age universities like BrightCHAMPS and legacy institutions like Harvard Business Publishing Education is one of the best ways to deliver the highest level of learning to students.
  • Speaking on the development, Sumit Harjani, Managing Director, India, for Harvard Business Publishing Education, said, "We're delighted to partner with BrightCHAMPS to further our shared vision of delivering best-in-class learning to students across the world.
  • To make the adoption of HBP Education's learning material easier for students, specially appointed BrightCHAMPS teachers across all subjects will undergo focused training in the Harvard ManageMentor course material.

New EV Charging Stations Available for Public Use at Rocky Gap Casino and Resort

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

WILLIAMSPORT, Md., Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) subsidiary Potomac Edison has teamed with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Rocky Gap Casino and Resort to install two public EV charging stations at the facility located off Interstate 68 in Flintstone, Allegany County.  

Key Points: 
  • WILLIAMSPORT, Md., Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) subsidiary Potomac Edison has teamed with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Rocky Gap Casino and Resort to install two public EV charging stations at the facility located off Interstate 68 in Flintstone, Allegany County.
  • To date, the company has successfully installed more than three-fourths of the total 59 charging stations, including 20 fast-charging stations, committed under EV Driven.
  • Energizing the Rocky Gap charging stations undoubtedly enhances the public charging network and is one of many important steps in meeting the state's electrification goals."
  • Eric Barfield, director of facilities at Rocky Gap Casino and Resort: "Rocky Gap is committed to the EV movement and the charging infrastructure is very important to help support that movement.

Vietnam Ramps Up as New Epicenter of Asia's Economic Growth: Vietnam Venture Summit

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Monday, October 30, 2023

HANOI, Vietnam, Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Vietnam Venture Summit 2023, hosted by Vietnam's Ministry of Planning and Investment and co-organized by Vietnam National Innovation Center (NIC) and Golden Gate Ventures, a venture capital fund in Southeast Asia (SEA) founded by Silicon Valley natives, kicked off today with an international cast of over 1,000 business leaders and investors, all eyeing Vietnam's rapid rise as a global economic powerhouse.

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  • Themed "Innovating Through Adversity: Strategies for a Transformative Vietnam", the fifth edition of this annual summit tackled the question of Vietnam's future as an investment hub in 2024.
  • "2023 has been an important year for demonstrating to the world that Vietnam's economic growth is built on strong fundamentals.
  • As part of the Summit, NIC and Golden Gate Ventures also launched a report outlining the country's growth trajectory. "
  • As part of Vietnam Venture Summit 2023, 30 international and Vietnamese ecosystem players together with Golden Gate Ventures committed to accelerate Vietnam's 2030 ambitions at the Vietnam Venture Summit.

Global Clean Energy, Inc. Improves Balance Sheet by Reducing Liabilities

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Friday, October 27, 2023

HOUSTON, Oct. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Clean Energy, Inc. (OTC PINK: GCEI) is a developer of Green Technology projects that will provide clean energy in various forms without negative carbon emissions or footprints.

Key Points: 
  • HOUSTON, Oct. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Clean Energy, Inc. (OTC PINK: GCEI) is a developer of Green Technology projects that will provide clean energy in various forms without negative carbon emissions or footprints.
  • Due to the reduction and elimination of the above stated debt, the Shareholder Deficit of $6,787,935 has been reduced to $2,736,203.
  • As part of the company's plan and execution to launch all divisions fully integrated and operating, Global Clean Energy has been working on addressing the necessary issues.
  • Global Clean Energy Inc. will not republish revised forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.