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24 International Competition Network Participants Issue Joint Statement on Increasing Tech Capacity to Keep Pace with Increasing Digitization of the Economy

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

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The Federal Trade Commission and other member agencies of the International Competition Network (ICN) jointly issued a statement about how regulatory agencies can increase their tech capacity to keep pace with the increasing use of technology across industries.

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The Federal Trade Commission and other member agencies of the International Competition Network (ICN) jointly issued a statement about how regulatory agencies can increase their tech capacity to keep pace with the increasing use of technology across industries.
The joint statement grew out of a first-ever Technology Forum convened March 25-26 in Washington DC by competition and consumer protection authorities who participate in the ICN and hosted by the FTC.
Separately, a number of U.S. federal and state agencies, including the FTC, also released agency-specific action statements today on tech capacity.
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24 International Competition Network Participants Issue Joint Statement on Increasing Tech Capacity to Keep Pace with Increasing Digitization of the Economy

Retrieved on:

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

International Competition Network, ICN, Data science, FTC, Social media, Artificial intelligence, News, Software, Behavior, Fraud, Machine learning, Federal Trade Commission, Law enforcement

The Federal Trade Commission and other member agencies of the International Competition Network (ICN) jointly issued a statement about how regulatory agencies can increase their tech capacity to keep pace with the increasing use of technology across industries.

Key Points:

The Federal Trade Commission and other member agencies of the International Competition Network (ICN) jointly issued a statement about how regulatory agencies can increase their tech capacity to keep pace with the increasing use of technology across industries.
The joint statement grew out of a first-ever Technology Forum convened March 25-26 in Washington DC by competition and consumer protection authorities who participate in the ICN and hosted by the FTC.
Separately, a number of U.S. federal and state agencies, including the FTC, also released agency-specific action statements today on tech capacity.
Follow the FTC on social media, read our blogs and subscribe to press releases for the latest FTC news and resources.

24 International Competition Network Participants Issue Joint Statement on Increasing Tech Capacity to Keep Pace with Increasing Digitization of the Economy

Retrieved on:

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

International Competition Network, ICN, Data science, FTC, Social media, Artificial intelligence, News, Software, Behavior, Fraud, Machine learning, Federal Trade Commission, Law enforcement

The Federal Trade Commission and other member agencies of the International Competition Network (ICN) jointly issued a statement about how regulatory agencies can increase their tech capacity to keep pace with the increasing use of technology across industries.

Key Points:

The Federal Trade Commission and other member agencies of the International Competition Network (ICN) jointly issued a statement about how regulatory agencies can increase their tech capacity to keep pace with the increasing use of technology across industries.
The joint statement grew out of a first-ever Technology Forum convened March 25-26 in Washington DC by competition and consumer protection authorities who participate in the ICN and hosted by the FTC.
Separately, a number of U.S. federal and state agencies, including the FTC, also released agency-specific action statements today on tech capacity.
Follow the FTC on social media, read our blogs and subscribe to press releases for the latest FTC news and resources.

Kin + Carta launches an Integrated Commerce Accelerator, a tool to modernize storefronts and data foundations in Google Cloud

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

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CHICAGO, Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Global digital transformation consultancy Kin + Carta today announced the launch of an Integrated Commerce Accelerator, designed to facilitate the rapid deployment of a modern composable commerce platform on Google Cloud and facilitate client data analysis in Google Cloud's BigQuery. The solution accelerates client time to value to a matter of weeks.

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The launch of this accelerator is part of the Integrated Commerce Network (ICN) from Kin + Carta and built on Google Cloud.
The Integrated Commerce Network brings together a curated group of highly skilled digital commerce partners that streamline digital transformation across commerce, marketing, and customer experience.
The accelerator is the first integrated partner solution for commerce modernization included in Google Cloud's Industry Value Network .
Ed Rees, Director, Kin + Carta, added, "We have a long track record of helping our clients implement modern commerce solutions with Google Cloud.

Novotech Identifies Decentralized Clinical Trials Potential and Challenges for Accelerating Global Biotech Clinical Trials in 2024

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Sunday, November 26, 2023

Conference, Trust, Drug development, Telehealth, Research, DCTS, ICN, Clinical trial, Patient, Clinical, Communication, Pharmaceutical industry

Michael Stibilj, Novotech's Chief Operating Officer, will discuss the potential, challenges, and practical applications of Decentralized Clinical Trials (DCTs) from a global biotech CRO perspective.

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Michael Stibilj, Novotech's Chief Operating Officer, will discuss the potential, challenges, and practical applications of Decentralized Clinical Trials (DCTs) from a global biotech CRO perspective.
According to Michael Stibilj, DCTs offer an advantage in terms of potential for substantial patient recruitment and retention.
Currently only 5% of eligible patients are participating in clinical research.
According to the organizers, this year’s conference titled Clinical Research Success through Good Governance aims to facilitate communication and knowledge sharing within the global biotech research communities.

Kuala Lumpur is the #1 Most Connected Airport in Asia Pacific, OAG Data Reveals

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

The Global Top 20 Megahubs includes seven airports in Asia Pacific.

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The Global Top 20 Megahubs includes seven airports in Asia Pacific.
Most connected of these is Kuala Lumpur (KUL) moving up to #4 from outside the Top 10 in 2019, followed by Tokyo’s Haneda (HND) ranking at #5.
Among the Top 25 Low-Cost Megahubs, Asia Pacific dominates the rankings with 13 airports.
South Asia has the highest share of capacity operated by LCCs of any region at 63%, followed by Southeast Asia with 53%.

Atlas Air Takes Delivery of Second of Four New Boeing 777-200 Freighters

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Thursday, July 20, 2023

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This is the second of four Boeing 777-200 Freighters that Atlas Air will operate for MSC, which will complement the existing weekly service for the world’s largest shipping company.

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This is the second of four Boeing 777-200 Freighters that Atlas Air will operate for MSC, which will complement the existing weekly service for the world’s largest shipping company.
“Building on the successful launch of MSC’s Air Cargo Solution, we are very pleased to welcome this second 777 delivery as part of our long-term strategic partnership.
We expect our remaining two 777 aircraft to be delivered in the fourth quarter,” said Michael Steen, Chief Executive Officer, Atlas Air Worldwide.
In partnership with Atlas Air, we have built a solid foundation on which to expand our air cargo solution,” said Jannie Davel, Senior Vice President Air Cargo at MSC.

CEA Now Operates 844 Int'l and Regional Flights Per Week, up 60 Percent From March

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

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China Eastern Airlines (CEA) has resumed 70 international and regional routes by mid-April, with an average of 844 flights a week, up 60 percent from March.

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China Eastern Airlines (CEA) has resumed 70 international and regional routes by mid-April, with an average of 844 flights a week, up 60 percent from March.
Between April 10 and 16, international and regional flights of the Chinese airline carried a total of 103,300 passengers.
About 44 new flights are expected to be opened each week.
Besides, a new flight will be launched between Qingdao Liuting (TAO) and Kansai (KIX) three times a week.

Davis Polk to Launch EU Antitrust Practice in Brussels

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Davis Polk today announced that the firm is launching a European antitrust practice in Brussels.

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Davis Polk today announced that the firm is launching a European antitrust practice in Brussels.
“We are thrilled to welcome Jürgen and Frances to Davis Polk.”
The firm’s office in Brussels will open in 2023.
She will join Davis Polk as Special Adviser – EU Antitrust.
“Jürgen and Frances are exceptional lawyers with an outstanding reputation in Brussels, and we are thrilled to have them on board to help us launch our EU antitrust practice,” said Art Burke, head of Davis Polk’s Antitrust & Competition practice.

BD Foundation Advances Health Equity, Education through Support of International Council of Nurses

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Monday, September 19, 2022

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The BD Foundation, the philanthropic arm of global medical technology company BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), today announced a three-year commitment to invest in the development of National Nursing Associations (NNAs) to support health equity and advance nursing education across 21 countries in Africa.

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The announcement was made at the Clinton Global Initiative 2022 and supports on-the-ground work of the International Council of Nurses (ICN) to advance nursing capacity in these countries.
This investment enables expanded economic opportunity, addresses health equity and achieves better health outcomes for vulnerable patient populations in low- and middle-income countries.
And that is why we are grateful to the BD Foundation today, for adding their substantial backing to this important initiative."
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is a federation of more than 130 national nurses associations (NNAs), representing the 28 million nurses worldwide.