Day: July 14, 2022

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2022 East Asia Marine Cooperation Platform Qingdao Forum Opened

QINGDAO, China, July 14, 2022 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– On June 22, 2022, East Asia Marine Cooperation Platform Qingdao Forum was opened in Qingdao West Coast New Area, themed “Embrace the Ocean Decade for a Shared Future”. More than 400 guests from various countries and regions around the world including ocean experts, economists, artists and entrepreneurs attended online or offline, deepening the exchanges and cooperation in the marine economy, science and technology, culture, and environmental protection.

This forum was sponsored by the Ministry of Natural Resources of the People’s Republic of China and Shandong Provincial People’s Government, hosted by the Department of International Cooperation of Ministry of Natural Resources and Qingdao Municipal People’s Government, and organized by Qingdao West Coast New Area Administrative Committee. The forum comprised of ten parts including “one main forum, seven sub-forums, one contest, and one expo”. The one main forum refers to the opening ceremony and main forum. The seven sub-forums are United Nations Ocean Decade and Marine Environmental Governance International Forum, China Marine Engineering Science and Technology Innovation Forum, Marine Processes and Resources and Environment Forum, Blue International Cooperation Entrepreneur and Young Scientist Forum, East Asia Seaport Alliance Conference, International Seaweed and Health Industry Forum, and East Asia Marine Culture and Tourism Development Forum. The one contest is the Global Marine Tech Innovation and Entrepreneurship Contest (Final), and the one expo is the East Asia Marine Expo.

At the forum, the United Nations “Ocean Decade” Ocean and Climate Collaboration Center was approved, and the Big Science plan for the “Ocean Decade” was released. The International Marine Chamber of Commerce Association Alliance was unveiled. A series of public service products have been issued, such as the Modern Maritime City Research Report (2021), the East Asian Maritime City Cultural and Tourism Development Index Report (2022), the Xinhua Qingdao 50 Index, the China-Japan-ROK Economic and Trade Index, and the East Asia Port Berthing Efficiency Index (2021), creating a “barometer” and a “wind indicator” for international maritime cooperation.

As a part of the forum, the East Asia Marine Expo themed “Blue Marine Science and Technology” was held online and offline, with three sections including the offline expo, online virtual expo and thematic events. During this expo, more than 550 enterprises and institutions from over 70 countries and regions participated offline, achieving an intended transaction amount of RMB 4.14 billion yuan. The East Asia Marine Expo has become a high-level platform for opening up and cooperation, a cooperation hub for cities and enterprises, and a gathering place for capital, talents and information.

According to Oceanic Administration of Shandong Province, since the East Asia Marine Cooperation Platform was launched in 2016, it has yielded abundant fruitful results. The Qingdao Forum and the East Asia Marine Expo have been successfully organized for five times, releasing 21 reports including the East

Asia Marine Cooperation Report and the East Asia Port High Quality Development Report. Four international cooperation alliances have been established, including the East Asia Seaport Alliance and the Marine Industry and Technology Cooperation Alliance, and three think tanks including the Special Experts Think Tank of East Asia Marine Cooperation have been set up. 34 projects with a total investment of CNY 84.5 billion have been signed, and near 1,400 companies and institutions from more than 70 countries and regions have been attracted to attend the expo, with an intended transaction amount registering CNY 4.81 billion, thus creating a brand of international marine forum and renowned marine expo with great influence.

Source: Oceanic Administration of Shandong Province and Qingdao Municipal People’s Government

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Delphix to Launch Continuous Ransomware Protection, DevOps Data Appliances

New Appliances Provide Continuous Data Protection, Advanced Test Data Management for Enterprise Applications

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Delphix, the industry leader in DevOps test data management (TDM), today announced the launch of two new data appliances powered by Dell Technologies. Both appliances are fully engineered software solutions optimized for performance and reliability.

The Delphix CDP Appliance provides businesses with continuous data protection, multiple levels of ransomware detection, and the ability to automate instant recovery of multiple applications to a clean and data-consistent state. The Delphix DevOps Appliance provides the most advanced and secure TDM solution in the market, enabling customers to release software faster, safer, and at higher quality.

The Delphix CDP Appliance syncs data from enterprise applications in near-real time and creates a continuous, immutable data record, so applications can be recovered to any time, down to the second or a transaction boundary, for a near-zero recovery point objective (RPO). In contrast, traditional backups only protect data once a day, leaving the potential for a full day’s loss of critical business transactions.

In addition, the appliance enables the instant recovery of multiple applications using APIs for a near-zero recovery time objective (RTO). Business processes, like quote to cash, often create data dependencies and consistency challenges across applications. With this new appliance, businesses can quickly recover multiple applications to a data consistent state, even across multiple points in time, in order to determine a clean data state prior to a ransomware attack.

The Delphix CDP Appliance is built on a zero trust architecture. All data is immutable, and retained data snapshots and policies can be locked from tampering or deletion. In addition, the appliance is a fully contained, isolated recovery environment that can optionally include application and database servers.

Today, businesses need to balance both security and innovation. Many companies leave test data security and provisioning up to individual application teams and administrators, often in violation of privacy compliance and industry regulations. The Delphix DevOps Appliances automate sensitive data discovery, masking, and delivery to fully protect consumer data privacy throughout the application lifecycle.

In addition, businesses are in a race to release software faster. As they invest in DevOps tools and processes, test data often becomes a major bottleneck. The Delphix DevOps Appliance provides a range of innovative and unique APIs to enable superior testing, including APIs for data refresh, rewind, bookmark, teardown, and integration across apps. Using these APIs, Delphix customers have achieved high rates of innovation—well over a million CI/CD releases a month for individual customers.

“With Dell’s reach and the powerful combination of our technologies, we can help companies around the world innovate faster, while protecting consumer data privacy from ransomware and other attacks,” said Jedidiah Yueh, Delphix CEO. “We help companies achieve zero trust and zero friction data operations.”

To learn more about the Delphix CDP Appliance or the Delphix DevOps Appliance and how they can accelerate innovation, contact dell@delphix.com.

About Delphix

Delphix is the industry leader for DevOps test data management.

Businesses need to transform application delivery but struggle to balance speed with data security and compliance. Our DevOps Data Platform automates data security, while rapidly deploying test data to accelerate application releases. With Delphix, customers modernize applications, adopt multicloud, achieve CI/CD, and recover from downtime events such as ransomware up to 2x faster.

Leading companies, including Choice Hotels, Banco Carrefour, and Fannie Mae, use Delphix to accelerate digital transformation and enable zero trust data management. Visit us at www.delphix.com. Follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.

For Media and Analyst Inquiries contact:
Deborah Mullan
deborah.mullan@delphix.com

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AKU faculty receive state recognition 

Karachi, July 15, 2022 (PPI-OT):The President of Kenya, H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta has conferred state recognition to three faculty from Aga Khan University’s Medical College, East Africa. Professor Lukoye Atwoli, Dr Jeilan Mohamed and Dr Bashir Admani have been awarded title of the ‘Moran of the Order of the Burning Spear’ – one of the highest national honours in Kenya.

In a gazette notice dated July 8, 2022, President Kenyatta said the listed individuals had been conferred the awards and honours in recognition of their distinguished and outstanding services rendered to the nation in various capacities and responsibilities.

Prof Atwoli, Dean at the Medical College, East Africa, AKU was recognised for his exemplary contribution in mental health. He leads and participates in mental health research and is a member of the WHO World Mental Health Surveys Consortium, the leading collaborative project in psychiatric epidemiology globally.

“It is a great honour to receive this recognition from the Head of State for the work we are doing for the benefit of our country and humanity at large. At the Medical College, East Africa, we are committed to having a positive impact in our communities through the provision of quality services that are relevant and accessible to those in need. This award, for me and my colleagues, is evidence of this impact, and we are grateful to the President and colleagues at the Ministry of Health for recognizing our contribution,” he said.

Serving as an Assistant Professor in Cardiology in the Department of Internal Medicine, Dr Jeilan Mohamed has been instrumental in the development of interventional cardiology in Kenya with introduction of new techniques and treatment performed through minimally invasive procedures.

“Over the last 10 years, I have helped develop the skills of experienced cardiologists in newer techniques locally and across Africa and overseen the introduction of the first cardiac centers in Mombasa and Dar es Salaam. My biggest passion is capacity building to improve access to heart attack management across the country,” he said.

Dr Bashir Admani, Faculty, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health was recognised for his work in paediatrics in the country where he helped set up and run the paediatric nephrology programme under the auspices of the East African Kidney Institute, the only one in sub Saharan Africa.

“I have trained a lot of doctors and paediatricians in acute peritoneal dialysis for children with acute kidney failure to ensure that no life is lost due to this condition in most rural settings in the country. In addition, I represent Africa on the council of International Paediatric Nephrology Association, the first Kenyan to do so. I feel this award will motivate me into further service to the nation and improve the health of young ones in our community.”

Other AKU recipients include Prof Marleen Temmerman, Director, Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health who was awarded in 2020 for her investment in health and education in Kenya. The Order of the Burning Spear is conferred to distinguished members of government, academia and other professionals in recognition of the efforts they make to serve their country.

For more information, contact:
Media Executive
Department of Public Affairs
Aga Khan University (AKU)
Stadium Road, Karachi
Tel: +92-21-34930051
Fax: +92-21-34934294, +92-21-34932095
Cell: +92-301-8258028
Email: rasool.sarang@aku.edu, public.affairs@aku.edu​
Website: www.aku.edu

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Samsung Innovation Campus 

Lahore, July 14, 2022 (PPI-OT):The University of Central Punjab, in collaboration with Samsung Electronics Pakistan, brings free certified training on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help youth in learning future-proof skills of the industry trends in the business world.

This training aims to introduce essential concepts of Artificial intelligence (AI) to the students for providing an overview of the crucial AI techniques. In this training, the students will have the opportunity to understand the algorithms, the statistical and computational tasks of AI technology, leading to enhance their strategical decision-making skills.

Eligibility Criteria: 18 – 29 years old

Coding: Object-Oriented Language and syntax (e.g. Java, JavaScript, C++, etc.)

Solid Foundation statistics and algebra

Must complete application + admission Quiz

Tentative Course Schedule: July – October, 2022

Days: Friday and Saturday

Time: Friday Timing (10:30 am to 12:00 pm); Saturday Timing (4:30 pm to 6:00 pm)

Venue: Online/University of Central Punjab

Course Fee: Nil

To register for this course, click on the following link.

https://www.samsung.com/pk/innovation-campus/

For more details, contact: Ms. Ambreen Khursheed

Senior Lecturer FOMS, UCP and SIC Project Manager Email: ambreen.khursheed@ucp.edu.pk

For more information, contact:
University of Central Punjab (UCP)
Khayaban-e-Jinnah Road, Johar Town, Lahore, Pakistan
Phone: +92-42-35880007
Fax: +92-42-35954892
Email: info@ucp.edu.pk
Website: https://www.ucp.edu.pk/

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2nd Entry Test Rescheduled 

Karachi, July 14, 2022 (PPI-OT):Due to heavy rain prediction in Karachi, the DSU Entrance Test, planned to be held on Saturday, 16th July 2022 has been rescheduled.

The same will now be held on Saturday, 23rd July 2022. The last date for the submission of online admission form and processing fee has also been extended till Wednesday, 20th July 2022.

For more information, contact:
Manager Marketing,
DHA Suffa University (DSU)
DG-78, Off Khayaban-e-Tufail, Ph-VII (Ext.),
DHA, Karachi-75500, Pakistan
Tel: +92-21-35244871
Email: sabah.baloch@dsu.edu.pk
Website: www.dsu.edu.pk

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Exam Schedule of Certificate Course ATTC (608), Semester Autumn 2021 

Islamabad, July 14, 2022 (PPI-OT):

For more details visit here:

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For more information, contact:
Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU)
Ashfaq Ahmed Road, Sector H-8,
Islamabad – 44000, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-111-112-468
Email: director_sac@aiou.edu.pk, support@aiou.edu.pk
Website: http://www.aiou.edu.pk/