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The 21st CIEP Gathers Global Talents for Future Innovation Development

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Thursday, September 21, 2023
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The 21st CIEP was successfully held in Shenzhen from April 15 to 16, 2023, themed "Promoting scientific and technological innovation, seeking common development and benefiting global talents".

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  • The 21st CIEP was successfully held in Shenzhen from April 15 to 16, 2023, themed "Promoting scientific and technological innovation, seeking common development and benefiting global talents".
  • The Opening Ceremony, also known as the Shenzhen Forum: Global Sci-Tech Innovation Cities, was supported by the World Intellectual Property Organization.
  • It involved in-depth interactive discussions on topics such as innovation, development, and talent, which are conducted through round-table discussion.
  • The Exhibition and Negotiation section emphasizes regional coordinated development, corporate-led innovation support, and construction of an international environment.

Ansys Expands Presence to Africa with New Office in Rwanda

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Thursday, June 22, 2023
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PITTSBURGH, June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS), the global leader and innovator of engineering simulation software, is establishing its first physical presence in Africa with a new office in Kigali, Rwanda. Opening in August, the office will expand Ansys' world-class customer support team, servicing Ansys' global customer base out of Kigali Innovation City, a growing Pan-Africa technology hub.

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  • Ansys' new customer technical support office will neighbor and partner with Carnegie Mellon University, creating access to advanced engineering talent from CMU-Africa for the Ansys Customer Excellence team
    PITTSBURGH, June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS), the global leader and innovator of engineering simulation software, is establishing its first physical presence in Africa with a new office in Kigali, Rwanda.
  • Opening in August, the office will expand Ansys' world-class customer support team, servicing Ansys' global customer base out of Kigali Innovation City, a growing Pan-Africa technology hub.
  • Ansys' Innovation City location will neighbor and partner with CMU-Africa , the only U.S. university conducting research and offering master's degree programs supported by full-time College of Engineering faculty, staff, and operations in Africa.
  • "We are tremendously excited to establish Ansys' presence in Africa and immensely proud to expand our current partnership with Carnegie Mellon in Kigali Innovation City," said Anthony Dawson, vice president of customer excellence at Ansys.

Amsterdam Outshines Tel Aviv in Small Innovation Category; Silicon Valley Dominates Medium Category

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023
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BRISBANE, Australia, May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Amsterdam emerged victorious over Tel Aviv as the world's most innovative small city, according to the annual Innovation Cities Index Small 200 city rankings, released on Monday by 2ThinkNow.

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  • BRISBANE, Australia, May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Amsterdam emerged victorious over Tel Aviv as the world's most innovative small city, according to the annual Innovation Cities Index Small 200 city rankings, released on Monday by 2ThinkNow.
  • Meanwhile, Silicon Valley comfortably surpassed Berlin, Stockholm, Dubai, and Munich to claim the top spot in the global medium city category.
  • The Innovation Cities Index: Small 200 and Medium 200, which are globally recognized population-adjusted city rankings for innovation, were unveiled.
  • The rankings utilize the same 162 indicators as the Innovation Cities Index, encompassing various aspects of the cities' innovation ecosystems.

The 21st Conference on International Exchange of Professionals Opens in Shenzhen

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023
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SHENZHEN, CHINA, April 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On April 15, the 21st Conference on International Exchange of Professionals (CIEP), co-sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the PR.China and the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government and organized by Shenzhen Center for International Exchange of Personnel, opened in Shenzhen.

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  • SHENZHEN, CHINA, April 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On April 15, the 21st Conference on International Exchange of Professionals (CIEP), co-sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the PR.China and the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government and organized by Shenzhen Center for International Exchange of Personnel, opened in Shenzhen.
  • In her congratulatory letter, Wang Binying congratulated the opening of the 21st Conference on International Exchange of Professionals, saying that WIPO believes that China's innovation and development has a bright future.
  • The opening ceremony of the conference coincided with the award ceremony of the Shenzhen Innovation and Entrepreneurship International Competition and the Shenzhen Forum: Global Sci-Tech Innovation Cities.
  • Nearly 10,000 government representatives, experts, scholars and high-end talents from 28 countries and regions have attended the conference on site.

ThinkOn Appoints Technology Innovation and Security Expert Paul West to Lead Global Public Sector Team

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023
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ETOBICOKE, Ontario, Jan. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ThinkOn Inc., a Canadian-based cloud solution provider with a global data centre footprint, is pleased to announce its appointment of Paul West as Director, Global Public Sector.

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  • ETOBICOKE, Ontario, Jan. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ThinkOn Inc., a Canadian-based cloud solution provider with a global data centre footprint, is pleased to announce its appointment of Paul West as Director, Global Public Sector.
  • West, who has three decades of experience in cyber security and technology innovation for the public services sector, now leads a team responsible for delivering ThinkOn’s Canadian Sovereign Cloud, Digital Public Safety Network and highly secure solutions that guarantee data supply chain sovereignty for government data.
  • “This is an opportunity to continue my life’s work to encourage tech innovation and secure public sector data governance for Canadians.
  • By offering Canadian-made data solutions, designed for Canadian public sector organizations, West and his team are dedicated to helping Canadian data thrive under the safest conditions possible.

Outlook at a New Start: The Guangzhou Award 10th Anniversary Celebration has Come to an End

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Thursday, December 15, 2022
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GUANGZHOU, China, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The 2022 Workshop for Thought Leaders and Guangzhou Award 10th Anniversary Celebration took place at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Convention Center from December 12th to 15th.

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  • GUANGZHOU, China, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The 2022 Workshop for Thought Leaders and Guangzhou Award 10th Anniversary Celebration took place at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Convention Center from December 12th to 15th.
  • Jointly established by the city of Guangzhou, UCLG, and Metropolis, the Guangzhou Award is the first international award named after a Chinese city.
  • The Guangzhou Award 10th Anniversary Event Series included an opening ceremony, 4 sub-fora, and a closing ceremony.
  • The International Database on Urban Innovation and the Guangzhou Award 10th Anniversary Online Exhibition were simultaneously announced.

Outlook at a New Start: The Guangzhou Award 10th Anniversary Celebration has Come to an End

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Thursday, December 15, 2022
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GUANGZHOU, China, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The 2022 Workshop for Thought Leaders and Guangzhou Award 10th Anniversary Celebration took place at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Convention Center from December 12th to 15th.

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  • GUANGZHOU, China, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The 2022 Workshop for Thought Leaders and Guangzhou Award 10th Anniversary Celebration took place at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Convention Center from December 12th to 15th.
  • Jointly established by the city of Guangzhou, UCLG, and Metropolis, the Guangzhou Award is the first international award named after a Chinese city.
  • The Guangzhou Award 10th Anniversary Event Series included an opening ceremony, 4 sub-fora, and a closing ceremony.
  • The International Database on Urban Innovation and the Guangzhou Award 10th Anniversary Online Exhibition were simultaneously announced.

Innovate Cities announces partnership with Canadian technology provider Replica Analytics

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022
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TORONTO and OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Innovate Cities is proud to announce our partnership with Canadian technology provider Replica Analytics, an Aetion company.

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  • TORONTO and OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Innovate Cities is proud to announce our partnership with Canadian technology provider Replica Analytics, an Aetion company.
  • Through this partnership, Innovate Cities will leverage Replica's SDG technologies for CityShield, Innovate Cities' Data Trust, which is designed for safe data sharing.
  • Innovate Cities shares Replica Analytics' commitment to data privacy, and to the application of de-identified data for the greater good.
  • In the words of Innovate Cities' Executive Director, Hugh O'Reilly,
    "CityShield, the Innovate Cities Data Trust, is founded on the principles of Privacy By Design.

Black Hat USA 2022 Closes on a Record Breaking Event in Las Vegas & Online

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Friday, August 19, 2022
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Black Hat , the producer of the cybersecurity industrys most established and in-depth security events, closes a successful hybrid event for Black Hat USA 2022.

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  • Black Hat , the producer of the cybersecurity industrys most established and in-depth security events, closes a successful hybrid event for Black Hat USA 2022.
  • Show highlights for 2022 included:
    Keynotes: This years Keynotes included Chris Krebs, Founder of Krebs Stamos Group and Kim Zetter, Investigative Journalist.
  • All Keynotes presented in-depth talks of the current state of the cybersecurity landscape live in Las Vegas and streamed to a virtual audience.
  • For over 20 years, Black Hat has provided attendees with the very latest in information security research, development, and trends.

Normalyze Announces General Availability of Its Freemium Offering To Help DevSecOps and Security Engineers Discover and Secure Cloud Data

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Tuesday, August 9, 2022
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LAS VEGAS, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BLACK HAT USA -- Normalyze, a data-first cloud security platform, today announced General Availability for its Freemium offering, a self-serve, free platform that democratizes data discovery and classification in all three public clouds, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The company made the announcement today at Black Hat USA 2022 in Las Vegas, NV, where they are exhibiting at Booth #IC13.

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  • DevSecOps and security engineers today don't have access to a comprehensive offering focused on data security in cloud environments.
  • Normalyze Freemium is optimal for users to gain full visibility into their cloud accounts and help discover and secure sensitive data while operating continuous integration and continuous delivery (CICD) cycles.
  • Freemium is the first step to get users started with the visibility they need to continuously discover data and secure it."
  • Normalyze is a pioneering provider of cloud data security solutions helping customers secure their data, applications, identities, and infrastructure across public clouds.