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HONG KONG, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The AIA Carnival, Hong Kong's award winning annual winter festival event title sponsored by AIA Hong Kong ("AIA"), makes its long-awaited return on 21 December 2023 and will run every day until 25 February 2024 at the Central Harbourfront Event Space. Various city-wide promotional giveaways will take place from Saturday 30 September onwards, AIA Carnival street performers will be entertaining the public and giving out free tickets and tokens! Please follow the events social media channels @aiacarnival for more information. Visitors can expect the return of a vast selection of carnival rides, games with premium plush toys to win, new and immersive selfie opportunities, entertaining street and stage performers, and an international travelling Circus extravaganza, produced by the world-renowned Gandeys Circus. Randy Bloom, CEO of event organiser Great China Entertainment Group Limited said: "Producing the AIA Carnival is like building a mini city which transforms the Central Harbourfront into a world of fun and excitement! The AIA Carnival is now world renowned for ensuring a vibrant Harbourfront throughout the holiday season. For the entire Hong Kong community, we create opportunities for corporate partners, small local businesses, artists, charities and NGOs, and we employ over 2,000 local people over the event period." This year, together with AIA's title sponsorship, there are a number of top tier brands supporting the AIA Carnival as "Proud Supporting Partners", which include UBS, Cathay, lankwaifong.com, The LEGO Group, and The Sandbox. In January, a live music showcase "Live at the Big Top" will premier, presenting up close and intimate performances with local and international music artists, produced in partnership with Warner Music. The artist line-up will be released over the coming months. "For the return of this year's AIA Carnival, we are not only to have rides and games, and we have made a special effort to include fresh immersive experiences and diverse live entertainment. We will make our guests feel like they have really entered a colourful new world to share with friends and family!" said Mr Bloom. "There are over one million plush toys to be won and at least 25 rides, 30 games, and 40 interactive installations. As we approach this winter with a renewed enthusiasm, along with the ever-increasing return of cross-border and overseas tourists we expect to welcome - and put a smile onto the faces of - over a million guests," added Mr Bloom. Tickets for the AIA Carnival go on sale from 27 September, with promotional partner discounts and early bird deals. Customers can enjoy savings by purchasing tickets for Off-Peak periods. Purchasing tickets online in advance provide customers with various benefits, including: - Early bird offers and discounts up to HKD36 per ticket (compared to buying at the gate) - Securing tickets on popular Peak dates in advance (recommended for busy weekends and holidays such as Christmas, New Year and Chinese New Year holidays) - Quicker entry access via Advance Ticket queuing lanes - Additional bundle token offers From now until 15 October, customers who purchase a ticket through the official website will also enter a lucky draw for a chance to win a Golden Ticket, a coveted Ultimate VIP Experience for the winner and four friends, promising an ultimate day out with unlimited free rides, free tokens and a once-in-a-lifetime experience. More details on how to enter can be found on the event website and social media channels[1]. Various city-wide promotional giveaways will take place from Saturday 30 September onwards, AIA Carnival street performers will be entertaining the public and giving out various freebies. Follow the event's social media channels for more information and hints on where and when they will appear. The title sponsor AIA, along with organisers and their many partners are excited to bring back the AIA Carnival and we look forward to working with AIA, our supporting partners as well as partners around the world to curate an event that will amaze, inspire and bring joy to people in Hong Kong this winter. See you at the AIA Carnival! About Great China Entertainment Group Limited Great China Entertainment Group Limited, is a Great Entertainment Group company. Great Entertainment Group Limited is a multi-award-winning event organiser and producer, who connects brands and communities through entertainment. Our expertise is in delivering large-scale, memorable events that generate high-value marketing opportunities for our partners. Over the last eight years we have entertained and engaged over 15 million consumers through our diverse portfolio of more than 500 events. By sharing the wonder of entertainment through quality production, our mission is to: Entertain. Engage. Inspire. [1] Please refer to our website for terms and conditions regarding this promotion. Trade Promotion Competition Licence No.: 57666ENGLISH英文: aiacarnival.com/press-room/the-golden-ticket-promotion TRADITIONAL CHINESE繁體中文: aiacarnival.com/zh-Hant-HK/press-room/the-golden-ticket-promotion-hant SIMPLIFIED CHINESE簡體中文: aiacarnival.com/zh-Hans-HK/press-room/the-golden-ticket-promotion-hans
HONG KONG, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Organized by Hong Kong Association of Interactive Marketing ("AIM"), with Create Hong Kong ("CreateHK") of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ("HKSAR") as the Lead Sponsor, the Microfilm Production Support Scheme (Music) ("Support Scheme") has come to its 11th edition. Entering into its second decade, the Support Scheme will continue to bring local advertising and music practitioners together to create fascinating works, with a view to nurturing more talent for Hong Kong's music, film and TV production, digital advertising and microfilm production sectors. With a view to proactively fostering the development of diversified creative industries in Hong Kong, the Support Scheme strives to nurture more emerging directors and screen writers, as well as to encourage local singers to participate in on-screen performances. The Support Scheme has been highly praised by both digital advertising and music industries in Hong Kong since its launch in 2013. Over the past ten years, it has successfully nurtured numerous directors and scriptwriters for local music, digital advertising, film and TV production sectors. These creative talent were able to pursue their dreams by bringing their original microfilms produced under the Support Scheme to international competitions, in which various awards were attained. Their outstanding performance also impressed different clients both in and outside of Hong Kong, thus creating countless business opportunities for local creative industries. The AIM organized the 11th Microfilm Production Support Scheme (Music) Matching cum Kick-Off Ceremony ("Kick-Off Ceremony") at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai on 18 September 2023. Mrs. Lowell CHO, Assistant Head of CreateHK, officiated at the ceremony as the Guest of Honor. She was joined by Mr. Francis FONG, Chairman of the AIM, and Mr. Ricky FUNG, BBS, CEO of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (Hong Kong Group) Limited ("IFPI (HK Group)"), to kick off the 11th Support Scheme. In the Kick-Off Ceremony, Mrs. Lowell CHO sent her congratulations to the selected digital advertising production companies, directors and singers participating in the 11th Support Scheme. She also expressed her gratitude to the AIM for organizing the current edition of the Support Scheme, as well as to the IFPI (HK Group), the vetting committee and the mentors for their generous support to the Support Scheme. Mr. Francis FONG in his speech expressed his gratitude to CreateHK as the lead sponsor of the Support Scheme. He also expected to see more synergy effects generated by the Support Scheme for both digital advertising and music industries that could further unlock more business opportunities through cross-sectorial collaboration among the creative industries. Same as the previous editions, the 11th Support Scheme supports Tier 1 "Advertising Production Start-ups" and Tier 2 "Small Advertising Production Enterprises". During the Kick-off Ceremony, a drawing of lots was held to pair up the Tier 1's participating advertising production start-ups and singers/groups/bands ("singers") who were then formed a total of 22 teams to produce their original microfilms under the Support Scheme. As for Tier 2 "Small Advertising Production Enterprises", ten participating teams each formed with a director, a scriptwriter and a singer by themselves together with an advertising production enterprise also made their debut at the Kick-Off Ceremony. The Support Scheme subsidizes the participating teams, yet with increased sponsorship amount in the 11th edition. For the selected companies in the Tier 1 "Advertising Production Start-ups", each receives a maximum subsidy of HK$130,000 to produce an original microfilm of four to eight minutes with the matched singers, while those in the Tier 2 "Small Advertising Production Enterprises" shall receive a maximum subsidy of HK$240,000 each to produce an original microfilm of 12 to 16 minutes with the singers paired up by themselves. The Support Scheme also provides comprehensive trainings which cover scriptwriting, directing, production and post-production to the participating teams. In addition, a mentoring team formed by industry experts will provide professional guidance for the participating teams to enhance the quality of their microfilms produced under the Support Scheme. Furthermore, the AIM will promote the 32 microfilms produced under the 11th Support Scheme to the industry and the public via different channels, including the Hong Kong International Film and TV Market (FILMART) 2024, local TV channels, social media platforms, and the official website of the Support Scheme, etc. To recognize the outstanding microfilms produced by these participating teams, the following awards will be presented, namely the "Best Microfilm Production Award", the "Best Microfilm Actor Award", and the "Best Microfilm Actress Award" (each with its Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards), as well as the "Best Microfilm Scriptwriting Award", the "Best Microfilm Cinematography Award", and the "Best Microfilm Art Direction Award", winners of all these will be selected by professional judges, and the "Most Popular Microfilm Award", winner of which will be voted by public. The winning teams with outstanding performance will be further recommended for participation in international microfilm or short film-related competitions, that can enhance their popularity and benefit the teams with possible further commercial opportunities. The Support Scheme, its launch in 2013 has fully committed to nurturing local advertising production start-ups and small enterprises to master microfilm production skills. Highly praised by both digital advertising and music industries in Hong Kong, the Support Scheme has successfully built a platform for these participating enterprises with opportunities to grow. New directors were identified, and advertising production crews and singers were pulled together under the Support Scheme for further collaborations, bringing them more business opportunities. Through the microfilms produced under the Support Scheme, the participating teams have attracted wide attention from clients of different industries both in and outside Hong Kong. They were invited to take part in subsequent production of advertisements, TVs and films. And the participating singers who have provided their songs for use and performed in the said microfilms also increased their exposure. In turn, they were rewarded with further promotion and more performance opportunities. Details of the two tiers of the 11th Support Scheme and their lists of participating advertising production companies, directors, and singers are outlined as below: Tier 1 "Advertising Production Start-ups" This tier provides 22 teams, each formed by a local advertising production start-up established in no more than six years, with its local director who has no more than six years' experience and a local singer paired up by drawing of lots, with a maximum subsidy of HK$130,000 each as production fund to create an original microfilm with storyline of four to eight minutes. The selected advertising production start-ups and their matched singers in the Tier 1 "Advertising Production Start-ups" of the 11th Support Scheme listed in alphabetical order of the English company names are as follows: Advertising Production Start-ups and Directors Singers and Their Record Labels 1 3N4 PRODUCTION Director: Crystal CHEN Simon AU Record Label: Fung Hang Record Ltd. 2 Balance Point Production Studio Limited Director: LEUNG Shu Moon TSE Nga Yi Record Label: Funtrack Music Limited 3 Birudoowop Director: TSANG Pak Kin VAL Record Label: Self Entertainment 4 CASTROOM Director: Ben SUM G.F.F. Record Label: G.F.F. Studio Limited 5 Concept Pictures Studio Director: LOK Tsz Hong Ashia Record Label: Lava Music Entertainment 6 Feature Lab Limited Director: SZETO Ka Wing Eric CHOW Record Label: SOME1MUSIC 7 FONG FAAN LIMITED Director: Philip WAN Anonymous Affair Record Label: Brahma Music Limited 8 HEHA Communications Limited Director: WAN Noel Karen KONG Record Label: SKY TEAM ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 9 KIND OF CREATIVE Director: Johnathan CHUI Calvert FU Company: STRAW MUSIC LIMITED 10 La Narration Director: LI Cheuk Fung Zaina SZE Record Label: Zoen Sai Entertainment Limited 11 Little House Director: Don TSANG Edward.C Record Label: SEEAHOLE Limited 12 Monochrome Studios Director: CHUANG Man Tik Connie HAU Record Label: Action Workshop Limited 13 Mottainai Production Director: Stephen LEUNG King Wang FIESTER Record Label: Cradle Creative 14 New Journey Media Limited Director: WONG Wai Kin LOK Yan Ming Record Label: HoBig Entertainment 15 Once Upon A Time Productions Director: LUK Hoi Tak Maggie CHANG Record Label: Worldstar Music International Limited 16 One Point One Agency Director: CHAN Lai Yau SimonGirl Record Label: TALKBACK CREATIONS 17 PAGINITY Director: CHAN Ka Man The Sulis Club Record Label: GLOBAL PRIDE ENTERTAINMENT (ASIA) LIMITED 18 POCO A POCO Production Director: WU Man Chiu, Joris Brianna Record Label: Song Entertainment Limited 19 Summery Creation Director: LEE Ka Wai Annette Record Label: Worldstar Music International Limited 20 Timeless Picture Company Director: CHAU Man Kit Andy SCHAUB Record Label: Major Pop Limited 21 Vapor Visions Director: Patrick WAI Wondergarl Record Label: Major pop limited 22 WAVVY CREATIVE STUDIO Director: KWAN Yuet Ying Cassette Record Label: IM Production Co. Tier 2 "Small Advertising Production Enterprises" This tier provides ten teams, each formed by a local small-scale advertising production company established in no more than 12 years, with its local director who has no more than 12 years' experience, a local screenwriter and a local singer teamed up by themselves, with a maximum subsidy of HK$240,000 each as production fund to create its original microfilm with storyline of 12 to 16 minutes. The ten participating teams in the Tier 2 "Small Advertising Production Enterprises" of the 11th Support Scheme listed in alphabetical order of the English company names are as follows: Company Names Directors Singers Singers' Record Labels 1 Handover Film Limited LAU Chi Fan Gigi Gigi CHEUNG Warner Music Hong Kong Limited 2 Hi Flower Picture Limited Andy KWONG / LIU Ka Chun 3Think WAVE MUSIC STUDIO 3 Invisible Lab (Ilab) Harris WONG The Boogie Playboys Toei Production Limited 4 KtourFantasy Production House Ktour NG Feanna WONG Media Asia Music 5 MITSU VISUAL LIMITED Veronica BASSETTO CY One Cool ChillGood Limited 6 Moving Picture And Popular Culture Interest Group Christy TSE LO Chuk Kwan J1M3 Production and Company Limited 7 Plate Creations Limited Eric TSANG / THOMAS CHOW Lagchun Kingdom C Production Ltd. 8 The Bards Limited SZE Fo Kei Wilfred LAU Ho Lung Boom Boom Workshop Limited 9 TIPSY CREATION Benjamin CHIANG Lesley CHIANG Haute Sauss Music 10 WORD BY WORD LIMITED Emma CHICK Chi Yu Canband RECH PRODUCTION Following the Kick-off Ceremony, the participating teams have kick-started the production of their microfilms under the Support Scheme, and will showcase them at the premiere in March 2024, and during FILMART 2024. For more details about the Support Scheme, please visit: http://www.microfilm-music.hk Organizer: Hong Kong Association of Interactive Marketing Lead Sponsor: Create Hong Kong of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Disclaimer: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provides funding support to the project only, and does not otherwise take part in the project. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in these materials/events (or by members of the project team) are those of the project organizers only and do not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, Create Hong Kong, the CreateSmart Initiative Secretariat or the CreateSmart Initiative Vetting Committee.
The exhibit was part of TIMELESS, a two-day celebration of timepiece artistry MACAO, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sands Lifestyle successfully presented the inaugural TIMELESS at The Londoner® Macao on Sept. 25-26. The highlight was the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) exhibition, a showcase of the 84 nominated timepieces of the 2023 GPHG competition. Often referred to as the watch industry's "Oscars", the competition is designed to recognise watchmaking excellence worldwide. Along with an insightful panel discussion and expert-led masterclasses, the two-day event attracted watch connoisseurs and collectors from across Asia. The Londoner Macao was the first location in the world to exhibit the 2023 GPHG nominations, providing visitors with an exclusive and rare opportunity to view the world's finest timepieces in one location. The exhibited masterpieces had a collective value of approximately MOP 36 million. The exhibit was held in The Londoner's Crystal Palace, an impressive, palatial, light-filled atrium, constructed in glass, iron and marble and was the perfect setting for aficionados, collectors and the curious to get up close to GPHG's best of the best for 2023. The nominated GPHG watches compete in 14 categories, including mechanical exception, artistic crafts, complication, and sports watches. Each category highlights specific aspects of watchmaking excellence, including design, technical innovation, craftsmanship and overall performance. The winners of each category will be announced at an awards ceremony to be held in Geneva this November. The officiating ceremony was held on Sept. 25, and was well-attended by media, VIP guests, industry players, celebrities and socialites. Officiating guests included Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, Director, Macao Government Tourism Office; Dr. Wilfred Wong, President, Sands China Ltd.; Michel Lamunière, Chairman & CEO of Tatler Asia; Carine Maillard, Director of GPHG; Austen Chu, Founder of Horoloupe and Taiwanese actor and Golden Horse award winner Yo Yang. Dr. Wilfred Wong said, "As an exceptional property, we knew that The Londoner Macao would be the perfect location to host such an esteemed world-class event. An event that also aligned perfectly with the aim of Sands Lifestyle, which is to provide enhanced experiences beyond guests' expectations. As expected given the calibre of timepieces that were on display during the two days, combined with a thought-provoking panel discussion and expert-led masterclasses, it was well received by an international audience of fine watch collectors." After the officiating ceremony, a glittering and exclusive party inspired by The Great Gatsby, Timeless Cocktail, was held at The Club of Londoner Court. The cocktail event featured living statues that came to life to offer guests champagne, live musical performances, and bespoke cocktails by Jay Khan, from the number one bar on Asia's 50 Best list, Coa. Other memorable moments from the art-of-time celebration included an informative panel discussion for invited guests. Held on Sept. 25, it explored the significant impact that GPHG has had on the watchmaking industry. On Sept. 26, the stunning GPHG exhibition was opened to the public who were able to visually experience the craft and artistry of fine watchmaking. Also taking place on the second day was a series of priceless masterclasses that provided a unique opportunity to learn from timepiece experts. The "Watch Collecting" masterclass, which focused on the evolution and trends in collecting globally, was led by Wing Ngai Fong, the founder of Macau Timepiece Museum and a prominent collector, and Austen Chu, a GPHG academy member and Horoloupe founder. In the highly immersive "Art of Watchmaking" masterclass, watch-making experts John Ng and Francisco Garcia showed participants the level of skill required to assemble a mechanical movement. Completing the informative sessions was the TIMELESS X Piaget X Simon Shia class. Shia, a timepiece aficionado, explained the significance of well-known Piaget collections. Sands Lifestyle was the event partner for TIMELESS, a prestigious two-day event held at The Londoner Macao, dedicated to the world’s finest luxury timepieces. Sands Lifestyle was the event partner for TIMELESS, a prestigious two-day event held at The Londoner Macao, dedicated to the world’s finest luxury timepieces. Sands Lifestyle was the event partner for TIMELESS, a prestigious two-day event held at The Londoner Macao, dedicated to the world’s finest luxury timepieces. Sands Lifestyle, as event partner for TIMELESS, held the officiating ceremony at Crystal Palace of The Londoner Macao on Sept. 25. (left to right) Officiating guests included Austen Chu, Founder of Horoloupe; Michel Lamunière, Chairman & CEO of Tatler Asia; Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, Director, Macao Government Tourism Office; Dr. Wilfred Wong, President, Sands China Ltd.; Carine Maillard, Director of GPHG; Taiwanese actor and Golden Horse award winner Yo Yang. For high resolution images, please access the following:https://we.tl/t-R2pXHVy8Rl (Link valid until Oct.3, 2023) About The Londoner® MacaoThe Londoner® Macao is an integrated resort that invites visitors on a journey through the best of British history and culture. It incorporates five celebrated hotel brands – the new The Londoner Hotel and Londoner Court, alongside existing Conrad Macao, Sheraton Grand Macao and The St. Regis Macao. The Londoner Macao will present visitors to Cotai with an expanded offering of affordable luxury available nowhere else in Macao, with over 6,000 hotel rooms and suites, and 1.2 million square feet (111,000 square metres) of retail, entertainment, dining and meetings and convention space. With over 150 retail outlets, Shoppes at Londoner joins Shoppes at Venetian and Shoppes at Four Seasons, alongside Shoppes at Parisian. Together they offer a selection of approximately 850 luxury duty free stores – the most in any one single location in Macao. With three spas, four health clubs and over 365,000 square feet (34,000 square metres) of uniquely themed gaming space, The Londoner Macao provides a new level of luxury and accessibility to the Cotai Strip.
Relativity's annual Innovation Awards celebrates its user community as they catalyze change within their industries CHICAGO, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Relativity, a global legal technology company, today announced the winners of this year's Innovation Awards at the 14th annual Relativity Fest. The Innovation Awards program celebrates the trailblazing individuals and teams building custom solutions, empowering people and forging new paths to improve the legal industry and its communities. "The Innovation Awards highlight how our user community's innovative thinking drives not only Relativity forward, but the entire industry. As the strength of what any one of us can accomplish is amplified by the commitment and passion of those around us, celebrating creativity in tackling industry-wide challenges is of paramount importance," said Laurie Usewicz, Chief Partner Officer at Relativity. "We're excited to congratulate and honor these Relativity customers and partners as winners this year and look forward to supporting their continued pursuit of innovation." The winners hail from, or work directly with law firms, financial institutions and consultant management companies large and small, private and public. Through a combined voting process of judges and the community, Best Innovation: Enterprise and Solution Provider winners are selected based on how they've leveraged the Relativity application programming interfaces in creative ways to solve Relativity's customers' most unique challenges. In addition to the six individual and two Best Innovation awards, a special award has been bestowed for the 10th anniversary year, The Spirit of Innovation. This award recognizes one individual who continuously pushes the boundaries of conventional thinking and champions new solutions through technological advancement. "As we reach the 10th anniversary of the Innovation Awards, we have the unique opportunity to reflect on the where and why this began and the advancements made by the Relativity community, in the Relativity community and for the Relativity community," said Andrew Watts, Chief Customer Officer at Relativity. "We're thrilled to present the Spirit of Innovation Award for the 10th anniversary year and are excited to kick off the next decade of innovation and celebrate individuals who embody the very essence of thinking about and working towards the future." The 2023 Innovation Awards winners are: Spirit of Innovation: Juan Ramirez, Founder and CEO, NSerio Artificial Intelligence: Richard Finkelman, Managing Director, Berkeley Research Group Customer Experience: Jeanne Somma, General Counsel, Lineal Education & Mentorship: Megan Daviduke, Sr. Manager, Sr. Counsel, Capital One Inclusion: Rachel Williams, Principal, Charles River Associates Security: Aneesha Gupta, Product Manager Vulnerability Management, metafinanz Stellar Women: Natalie Lau, eDiscovery Consultant, Allen & Overy Best Innovation: Enterprise: MetaHistogram by Alston Analytics, Alston & Bird Best Innovation: Solution Provider: Deloitte Audio Discovery powered by TrueVoice, Deloitte UK Judges selected Best Innovation Awards winners based on their ability to answer challenging problems with impactful solutions. The Spirit of Innovation award winner was selected based on their career-spanning commitment to innovating on top of the Relativity platform. The remaining six individual award winners above exemplify what it means to be a changemaker at the individual, organizational and industry levels. While the Spirit of Innovation award winner was determined by a Relativity committee, all other category winners are determined by a combination of a Relativity committee and community vote. Relativity congratulates all submissions for the innovative work delivered this past year. About RelativityRelativity makes software to help users organize data, discover the truth and act on it. Its SaaS product, RelativityOne, manages large volumes of data and quickly identifies key issues during litigation and internal investigations. Relativity has more than 300,000 users in approximately 40 countries serving thousands of organizations globally primarily in legal, financial services and government sectors, including the U.S. Department of Justice and 198 of the Am Law 200. Please contact Relativity at sales@relativity.com or visit www.relativity.com for more information. CONTACT: PR@relativity.com
BANGKOK, THAILAND - Media OutReach - 26 September 2023 - The National Innovation Agency (Public Organization) or NIA has collaborated with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to develop ARI Innovation District with ARITech, which covers AI, Robotics, and Immersive and IoT Technology, for the goals of driving the growth of the district and transform it into a cognitive city. Four key components for the development are economic assets, physical assets, network assets, and digital assets. ARI Innovation District or ARID will be developed as a new economic hub to accommodate innovative businesses, investments by the public and private sectors, as well as global tech firms. ARID is expected to pilot as an innovation sandbox in its mission to stimulate the investments of infrastructure crucial to the development of practical technologies. In support of this mission, ARID Hackathon 2023: Innovation for well-being was held. The top winner from the contest is PARK :D, which presented "Parking Lot - Sharing" platform as a means to improve transport connectivity. The award-winning idea will be developed further and used as an innovation for ARID. Mr. Sanon Wangsrangboon, deputy governor of Bangkok, reveals that BMA and NIA have shared the goal of making the Thai capital a pleasant place to live in via policy formulation and implementation. To achieve this goal, it is important to use innovations in not just easing or solving problems but also leveraging existing good resources for enhanced livability and added value. ARI is a strategic area, which is now being upgraded into "innovation district". The upgrade marks an important beginning of its journey to become more livable with better housing, convenient public services, modernity, and a town plan that well supports tech-driven businesses. ARI can ride on its ranking as one of the world's best neighborhoods for its transformation into a top innovation district at an international level and its comprehensive integration of innovations. "Bangkok is not just a tourist or a residential city. It is important to note that on the basis of supportive ecosystem for startups and innovations, Bangkok ranks among the best in the world. This year, Bangkok's ranking in this regard also improves significantly. Such outstanding progress underlines the fact that the Thai capital is innovative in many aspects and enjoys urban growth, which are driven by its innovation districts and their strengths. So far, many other neighborhoods may need innovations too. BMA therefore is playing a role as a facilitator via regulation, bridging and integration in a way that boosts confidence in the possibility of innovation usage. Our efforts cover the development of innovation districts, which focus on impacts on people, city, economy, and new opportunities". Mr. Chanwit Rattanarasri, director of Innovation Infrastructure Department at the NIA, says his agency has laid down guidelines to pursue and distribute area-based innovation development at regional, city, and district levels. The development focuses on three dimensions: the promotion and development of Innovation Infrastructure, the development of City Innovation & Innovative City which include promoting community participation; and bridging and integration across relevant organizations in key dimensions. Moreover, NIA seeks to bring Deep Tech to various areas including ARID or ARI Innovation District in Bangkok's Phaya Thai District. While being home to many people, ARID is also an outstanding economic hub, supports business establishments, facilitates the usage of infrastructure, and addresses many pain points in a way that fosters the development of new technologies. "NIA, in collaboration with BMA and partners in both private and public sectors as well as communities in ARID, aims to increase ARITech's role in developing ARID and promoting startups in this district in a hope that public services become really inclusive. After our collaboration started in 2020, we have found that ARID has important components. If these components are well-integrated, ARID will definitely progress further. These components are: 1) Economic assets or companies, researches, and startups related to ARITech that are scattered across this area and include world-famous firms like IBM, Forth Corporation and AIS; 2) Physical assets such as ARID's city-center location, convenient access to public transport systems, and mixed use of spaces; 3) Network assets from entrepreneurs, government agencies, and civic organizations that have come together because of their shared goal of developing ARID; and 4) Digital assets that are available in the form of electronic data on electronic networks including databases or widely-used platforms". Mr. Chanwit adds that in 2023, NIA, BMA, and partners aim to establish ARID as a "Cognitive City". Therefore, they will together expedite the development or adoption of Deep Tech to enhance ARID's strengths and let it shine as a new economic hub for innovative businesses, investments by public and private sectors, as well as international tech firms. Also, NIA, BMA and partners aim to strengthen ecosystem for innovations by developing ARID as an innovation sandbox where infrastructure for technology development will be developed and used to solve city problems, increase the value of ARID's physical assets, and foster collaborations among relevant organizations. In line with these plans, NIA organized ARID Hackathon 2023: Innovation for well-being to promote, build, and develop the sandbox where innovations will be tested. The contest focuses on the environment, connectivity, and safety. Out of the 36 teams that participated, 5 teams made it to the finals and joined the contest's mentoring activity and pitching. PARK :D emerged as the top winner thanks to its presentation of Parking Lot – Sharing platform, which promises to enhance transport connectivity. Its idea will be developed further as a protype for testing in ARID. If you need more information, please visit https://ari.district.earth or https://www.facebook.com/ARI.Innovation.District. Hashtag: #NationalInnovationAgency #NIAThe issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Pure Storage資深高階主管將帶領該公司在關鍵區域加速成長並協助客戶實現革命性成果 擁有全球最先進資料儲存技術與服務的IT先驅Pure Storage®宣布任命Nathan Hall為亞太暨日本（APJ） 地區副總裁。Nathan將常駐新加坡掌管所有銷售業務，並負責為Pure Storage和客戶創造實質的商業成果。 對產業的意義 這項任命正值各產業客戶成長動能強烈的重大時刻，重要客戶包括：韓國的Chungbuk Technopark、MediaZen，日本的KDDI，澳洲的The Australian Genome Research Facility（AGRF）與Nissan，印度的Euronet，以及紐西蘭的St George’s Hospital等等。Pure Storage在亞太暨日本地區的活躍成長要歸功於公司領先業界的全快閃解決方案能滿足每一種儲存需求，不論是要將儲存基礎架構現代化並消除複雜性，或是達成永續目標、支援AI開發平台、加快業務關鍵應用的存取速度，Pure Storage都能為客戶提供最佳支援。 作為一位成熟幹練的科技領導人，Nathan在推動成長、策略以及落實計畫以協助客戶成功方面擁有豐富經驗，並且已在Pure Storage任職已超過五年，技術領導能力與企業市場業務靈敏度深受肯定。於此之前，Nathan擔任Pure Storage的全球系統工程副總裁，負責帶領公司的全球售前工程團隊。 高階經理人見解 Pure Storage營收長Dan FitzSimons表示：「Nathan對我們的客戶以及Pure Storage的技術能如何協助客戶成功都有相當深刻的理解。在他的帶領下，我們有信心Pure Storage在亞太暨日本地區將持續加速成長。此外，Nathan近期也投入了相當多的時間在該地區，對當地多樣化的商業文化與客戶需求擁有深入的認識和體會。」 亞太暨日本地區副總裁Nathan Hall表示：「我很高興、也很榮幸接下這個職位，過去10年來，Pure Storage在亞太暨日本地區一直努力讓我們客戶的資料平台能在不停機的情況下持續提升，同時也確保客戶不需要為了更新技術而移轉或重新購買容量。我十分期待能協助客戶達成他們的業務目標，同時延續我們在該地區的動能。」 ### 關於 Pure Storage Pure Storage（NYSE：PSTG）不斷致力將資料儲存化繁為簡。Pure提供的雲端體驗讓每個企業都能發揮資料的最大效益，並降低基礎架構管理的複雜性與成本。Pure Storage致力提供真正的儲存即服務，讓客戶能快速大規模地滿足不斷變化的資料需求，不論是部署傳統工作負載、現代化應用程式，或是容器等等。Pure Storage相信藉由其自身對環境永續性的努力，如設計出讓客戶降低碳足跡與能源足跡的產品及解決方案，即可協助全球資料中心大幅降低碳排放。Pure在B2B 客戶滿意調查淨推薦分數（NPS）名列業界前1%，可見Pure Storage的客戶群擁有極高滿意度，並持續於世界各地擴大中。Pure擁有業界最高的淨推薦值（NPS），其不斷成長的客戶可說是全球最滿意的一群。更多資訊請參見https://www.purestorage.com/tw/。 透過以下連結了解更多 Pure Storage 的資訊： l Pure Storage 台灣官網 l Pure Storage Facebook l 台灣客戶的經驗分享 l Pure Storage 部落格 l Pure Storage 官方Twitter帳號 l Pure Storage LinkedIn專頁 Pure Storage、Pure Storage「P」形標誌、Evergreen、Evergreen//One、Evergreen//Flex、Evergreen//Forever、Pure1、Portworx為Pure Storage Inc.在美國和／或其他國家的商標或註冊商標。如需Pure Storage Inc.完整商標列表，請至：www.purestorage.com/legal/productenduserinfo.html。 分析機構肯定： l Gartner主儲存魔力象限報告 l Gartner分散式檔案系統與物件式儲存魔力象限報告 媒體聯繫 Joy Lin, Pure Storage joy.lin@purestorage.com William Oei, Pure Storage woei@purestorage.com 精英公關 張媛琳/02-8768-1218分機318/ jessie@epr.com.tw 林映如/02-8768-1218分機328/ evelyn@epr.com.tw 童品澄/02-8768-1218分機329/ selina@epr.com.tw
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