October 11, 2022

‫الولید فلانتھروپیز نے الہلال سعودی کلب برائے خواتین کھیلوں کے ساتھ پانچ سالہ شراکت داری پر دستخط کر دیے

ریاض، سعودی عرب، 11 اکتوبر 2022ء/پی آرنیوزوائر/– ایچ آر ایچ شہزادہ الولید بن طلال ال سعود کی سربراہی میں الولید فلانتھراپیز نے الہلال سعودی کلب برائے خواتین کھیلوں کے ساتھ پانچ سالہ شراکت داری پر دستخط کیے ہیں۔

ویژن 2030 کے مطابق یہ شراکت داری کھیلوں میں خواتین کی شرکت کو فروغ دینے اور صنعت کے اسپیکٹرم میں اعلی ٰ سطحی تجربات میں حصہ لینے کے لئے پرعزم ہے۔ یہ شراکت داری خواتین ایتھلیٹس کے رویوں کو تبدیل کرنے کے لئے حاصل کی گئی ہے ، کیونکہ الہلال سعودی کلب کھیلوں میں خواتین کے لئے بہترین کارکردگی کا مظاہرہ کرنے کے لئے اپنے مینڈیٹ پر عمل درآمد جاری رکھے ہوئے ہے۔

مفاہمتی یاداشت پر الولید فلانتھروپیز کی سیکرٹری جنرل شہزادی لامیہ بنت ماجد سعود السعود اور فہد بن نفیل الہلال سعودی کلب کے بورڈ کے چیئرمین نے دستخط کئے ہیں۔ اس موقع پر الہلال سعودی کلب کے بورڈ آف ڈائریکٹرز کے وائس چیئرمین جناب سلیمان الحطلان، الہلال سعودی کلب بورڈ آف ڈائریکٹرز کے ممبران جناب فیصل الغاشیان، جناب سلمان التوجری اور اللہ انویسٹمنٹ کلب کمپنی کے سی ای او جناب سلطان الشیخ موجود تھے۔

یہ معاہدہ اتوار 09 اکتوبر 2022 کو ریاض کے فور سیزنز ہوٹل میں الہلال سعودی کلب کے ایگزیکٹو ڈائریکٹر انجینئر عبداللہ بن عبد العزیز الجربو اور ایگزیکٹو ڈائریکٹر آف نیشنل انیشی ایٹوز ان الولید فلانتھراپیزانجینئرنجلہ الجنید کی موجودگی میں ہوا۔

ایچ آر ایچ شہزادی لامیہ بنت ماجد سعود السعود، الولید فلانتھروپیز کی سیکرٹری جنرل نے کہا کہ گزشتہ برسوں کے دوران الولید فلانتھراپیز نے سعودی عرب اور دنیا بھر میں خواتین کو بااختیار بنانے کے لیے انتھک محنت کی ہے۔ یہ اقدام الہلال سعودی کلب کے ساتھ ہماری مسلسل مشترکہ کاوشیں ہیں جن کا مقصد خواتین کی ترقی کو فروغ دینا اور نوجوان خواتین کو مملکت میں خواتین اسپورٹس کیڈرز کی طاقت کا مظاہرہ کرنے کے مواقع کے نئے شعبوں تک رسائی فراہم کرنا ہے۔ ہم ایک مربوط اور متنوع کھیلوں کے نظام کے اندر خواتین کو رہنماؤں کے طور پر محسوس کرنے کے لئے پرعزم ہیں۔ وژن 2030 اور پائیدار ترقی کے اہداف کے مطابق، ہم مواقع کو وسیع کرنے اور کھیلوں میں خواتین کی ثقافت کو ازسرنو تشکیل دینے کے ذریعے شاندار تجربات فراہم کرنے کے لئے پرعزم ہیں۔

اس شراکت داری پر تبصرہ کرتے ہوئے الہلال سعودی کلب کے چیئرمین فہد بن سعد بن نفل نے کہا کہ ہم الولید فلانتھراپیز کے ساتھ معاہدے پر دستخط کرتے ہوئے بہت خوش ہیں، جو انسانی امداد کے شعبے میں پیش پیش ہیں اور عالمی سطح پر کمیونٹیز اور رفاہی منصوبوں کی حمایت میں اہم کردار ادا کرنے والے انتہائی بااثر اداروں میں سے ایک ہیں۔ یہ معاہدہ خواتین کو کھیلوں میں آگے بڑھانے میں اہم کردار ادا کرتا ہے – الہلال سعودی کلب میں خواتین کے لئے وقف ہمارے اسپورٹس ڈویژن کے قیام کو مستحکم کرتا ہے۔اگست میں ڈویژن کے قیام کے بعد سے، ہم نے سات کھیلوں کی سرگرمیوں کو شروع کیا ہے، جن میں مزید سرگرمیاں باقی ہیں۔ ہم اپنے اجتماعی شراکت داری کے اہداف کو پورا کرنے اور میدان میں متنوع مواقع سے فائدہ اٹھانے کے منتظر ہیں۔

چار دہائیوں کے دوران الولید فلانتھراپیز نے سماجی فلاح و بہبود پر 16.5 بلین ڈالر سے زیادہ سپورٹ اور خرچ کیا ہے اور 189 سے زائد ممالک میں 1000 سے زیادہ منصوبوں کا آغاز کیا ہے ، جن کا انتظام 10 سعودی خواتین ممبران کے ذریعہ کیا جاتا ہے – صنف ، نسل یا مذہب سے قطع نظر ، دنیا بھر میں 1 بلین سے زیادہ استفادہ کنندگان تک رسائی حاصل کی ہے۔الولید فلانتھراپیز غربت کا مقابلہ کرنے، خواتین اور نوجوانوں کو بااختیار بنانے، برادریوں کو ترقی دینے، آفات سے نمٹنے اور تعلیم کے ذریعے ثقافتی افہام و تفہیم پیدا کرنے کے لئے متعدد رفاہی، سرکاری اور تعلیمی تنظیموں کے ساتھ تعاون کرتی ہے۔

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October 11, 2022

McKinsey & Company Uses AI-Powered Intelligence to Deliver Customer-Centric Experiences with CustomerOne

CustomerOne extends the power of AI-powered decision-making, using its proven, comprehensive approach to help organizations drive up to 20% revenue growth

NEW YORK and LONDON, Oct. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, marketing and sales teams have to connect with their consumers and buyers in entirely new ways. But disjointed data, complex tech stacks, and siloed work practices can derail those efforts.

That’s why McKinsey & Company is extending the power of CustomerOne’s proven, comprehensive approach. By driving personalization at scale, sales growth, and enabling data-driven pricing, organizations in any industry can achieve 10-20% revenue growth.

Powered by QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey, CustomerOne uses a Hybrid intelligence approach, combining human understanding with machine and AI intelligence, to reveal customer insights, identify opportunities for growth, and deliver lasting impact at speed. It also delivers agile operating models and builds capabilities to transform critical insights into customer action.

Surface Actionable Insights with End-to-End Growth Transformations
Customer preferences, demands, and dynamics are rapidly shifting. For organizations with siloed functions and complex technology stacks, it is challenging to stay in lock step with their customers. The data boom, as well as the proliferation and convergence of sales channels, makes this challenge even harder. To capture the right moments across every channel, identify new growth horizons, and capture long-term value, these organizations need an end-to-end approach that aligns technology with deep expertise.

CustomerOne seamlessly integrates strategy, technology, AI-powered growth capabilities, and implementation accelerators. It drives top-line growth, creates long-term customer value, and helps marketing and sales teams achieve higher returns by optimizing efficiency and effectiveness across the entire sales funnel.

“We have seen a lot of seismic shifts in the way consumers and buyers are changing,” said Kelsey Robinson, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company. “They have tremendous power. The ability for marketing and sales teams to succeed in this new world hinges on what they do with the incredible amounts of consumer-permissioned data to get closer to the customer, personalize experiences, and create ‘ignite’ moments.”

CustomerOne’s expanded set of domain capabilities includes:

Personalization and Customer Value Management: Drives personalization at scale by integrating unified customer data, machine learning algorithms, and analytics, so marketers can derive the right insights and act on them. Outperforming companies achieve 40% more of their revenue from personalization than their peers.
Sales Growth: AI-powered capabilities enable sales teams to win new customers, increase customer retention, and drive loyalty. Companies that do this well drive 10-20% revenue growth.
B2B Pricing: Helps organizations analyze complex market dynamics, including customer willingness to pay, customer and product segmentation, and contract performance. CustomerOne uses the outputs to dynamically manage pricing and performance, and achieve above-market improvements. Companies that use data-driven pricing achieve 2-7% return on sales by expanding their margins.

“Successful change extends across the commercial organization. From the strategic decision on where and how to grow, to the insights that inform each customer interaction, most organizations struggle when it comes to putting the right talent, expertise, capabilities, and technology into one comprehensive approach to drive change. The extension of CustomerOne brings our capabilities together as one to drive faster end-to-end transformations for our clients across industries,” said Stuart Schardin, Partner at McKinsey & Company.

“Even in the best of times, growth is not easy. In fact, 25% of companies don’t grow at all,” said Jeff Hart, Partner, McKinsey & Company. “At the core of what we do is to help our clients across industries meet this moment with a proven, technology-enabled approach that makes it easier to consume insights and recommendations, and quickly unlock new growth opportunities. For example, a logistics company using this approach was able to expand its margins by 44%, while a chemical company achieved 2% return on sales in a matter of six weeks.”

To learn more about CustomerOne, click here.

About McKinsey Growth, Marketing & Sales
The mission of the McKinsey Growth, Marketing & Sales Practice is to help leaders of both consumer and business-to-business clients create Growth That Matters through meaningful transformations and marketing-driven profit. The practice helps our clients set their strategic direction, develop their marketing and sales capabilities, and connect their organization to realize the full potential of today’s omnichannel opportunities. Clients benefit from McKinsey’s experience in core areas of marketing, B2B and B2C pricing, customer experience, and sales and channel management.

For further information please contact:

US: Digennaro Communications
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mckinsey@3thinkrs.com
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October 11, 2022

LeddarTech Adopts an Automotive Software Business Model to Support ADAS and AD Solutions

The Globe and Mail Announces That LeddarTech Has Been Selected as One of Canada’s Top Growing Companies

LeddarTech®, a global leader in providing the most flexible, robust, and accurate ADAS and AD sensing technology, is pleased to announce its recognition among Canada’s Top Growing Companies for 2022 by the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business, where LeddarTech ranked 280 out of 430 eligible companies.

QUEBEC, Oct. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LeddarTech®, a global leader in providing the most flexible, robust and accurate ADAS and AD sensing technology, is pleased to announce it is adopting a business strategy that translates to greater financial and team resources dedicated to an automotive software business model.

For over a decade, LeddarTech has been at the forefront of developing sensing technology that has served the mobility, on-road and off-road markets worldwide. For several years, the company has invested heavily in developing a one-of-a-kind raw data sensor fusion and perception solution. This solution has received multiple awards and the attention of major global automotive Tier 1s and OEMs.

LeddarTech’s fusion and perception software solution, LeddarVision, is a high-performance, scalable, sensor-agnostic and auto-grade solution that delivers highly accurate 3D environmental models. In addition, LeddarVision supports all SAE autonomy levels by applying AI and computer vision algorithms to fuse raw data from sensors employed in L2-L5 applications. LeddarTech’s use of raw data fusion detects very small obstacles on the road with better detection rates and fewer false alarms than legacy “object fusion” solutions. In addition, unclassified obstacles are also detected, providing an additional layer of safety to the vehicle.

“I am excited to announce the next stage of LeddarTech’s evolution as a leader in automotive software for ADAS and AD applications. “stated Mr. Charles Boulanger, CEO of LeddarTech. “We initiated our foray into automotive software several years ago, and our development has led to a unique award-winning solution that is highly regarded by an industry struggling to solve the challenges of accelerating the large-scale adoption of greater autonomy.” Mr. Boulanger continued, “The conclusions of market analysts and customers clearly support that we are in a unique position with a software solution that OEMs need to enhance ADAS and AD performance.” Mr. Boulanger stated, “The market’s need for a sensor fusion and perception solution that can be easily integrated and includes all the benefits of LeddarVision has never been greater, and our use of raw data fusion makes our offering even more attractive to customers.” Mr. Boulanger concluded, “The LeddarTech team is excited and eager to move ahead on our path and have dedicated ourselves and our technical efforts to the ambitious yet attainable goal of being the most adopted sensor fusion and perception software solution in the market.”

About LeddarTech
Founded in 2007, LeddarTech is an automotive ADAS and AD software company that offers comprehensive end-to-end raw data fusion and perception solutions enabling customers to solve critical challenges across the entire value chain.

LeddarTech’s automotive-grade software technology, LeddarVision, is a flexible, robust, cost-effective, sensor-agnostic solution that delivers highly accurate 3D environmental models. In addition, this scalable software supports all SAE autonomy levels by applying AI and computer vision algorithms to fuse raw data from sensors employed in L2-L5 applications. LeddarTech’s use of raw data fusion detects very small obstacles on the road with better detection rates and fewer false alarms than legacy “object fusion” solutions. In addition, unclassified obstacles are also detected, providing an additional layer of safety to the vehicle.

LeddarTech is responsible for several innovations in cutting-edge automotive and mobility applications, with over 140 patents granted or applied for, enhancing ADAS and autonomous driving capabilities.

Additional information about LeddarTech is accessible at www.leddartech.com and on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

LeddarTech Has Been Selected as One of Canada’s Top Growing Companies

Contact:
Daniel Aitken, Vice-President, Global Marketing, Communications and Investor Relations, LeddarTech Inc.
Tel.: + 1-418-653-9000 ext. 232 daniel.aitken@leddartech.com

Investor relations contact: InvestorRelations@leddartech.com
https://investors.leddartech.com/

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October 11, 2022October 12, 2022

Views on corruption drive attitude to tax systems across the globe: ACCA and IFAC survey

Islamabad, October 11, 2022 (PPI-OT):Taxpayers’ attitudes about paying taxes correlate closely with perceived levels of corruption, according to a major new study, Public Trust in Tax, by accountancy bodies ACCA and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). A global survey focusing on 14 developing economies, including Pakistan, found that trust in tax systems is lower when taxpayers perceive higher levels of corruption and diversion of public funds. The survey was backed up by a series of roundtables to explore attitudes further.

Helen Brand, chief executive, ACCA, says: ‘Fighting corruption is such a central priority for the global accountancy profession because corruption has such negative implications for trust, tax morale and sustainable development more broadly. We know from research by the IMF that economic growth goes hand in hand with a consistent stream of tax revenues.’

Kevin Dancey, chief executive, IFAC, says: ‘The relationship between taxpayers and governments, and between businesses, society and tax systems is fundamental to the sustainability – and survival – of the economies that support us all, in both the short and long term. Our Trust in Tax surveys provide crucial insight into these relationships and can help global policymakers as they consider the best way forward.’

IFAC recently released its Action Plan for Fighting Corruption and Economic Crime, with broad support from the global accountancy profession. The plan outlines specific actions that members of the profession can take, individually and in concert, to engage in a meaningful way in the fight against corruption. ‘Given the correlation between perceived levels of corruption and citizens’ willingness to pay taxes, this plan is an important effort to help ensure that citizens see the benefits of their tax dollars,’ says Mr. Dancey.

Assad Hameed Khan, head of ACCA Pakistan, says: “Broadening the tax base is key to achieving Pakistan’s inclusive and sustainable economic development. A significant shift and step change is required towards documentation of the economy, increased regulatory capacity and use of technology (data analytics). Contribution of the accountancy profession is critical to these focus areas, requiring concerted efforts by all stakeholders to bridge the gap between demand and supply of professionals.”

Key results

The survey’s key findings are set out below:

Trust and corruption

Politicians are widely distrusted with a net trust deficit of -25%. In contrast professional tax accountants and lawyers are trusted (67.1% and 64.6% respectively). Attitudes to tax authorities are split with a significant minority – 27.9% – distrusting or highly distrusting them.

Roundtable participants saw lack of trust in politicians as a major barrier to tax engagement with the systems. Citizens don’t object to paying tax – they object to misappropriation.

Tax minimisation

In the survey 46.4% agreed that multinationals were paying a reasonable amount of tax. This contrasts with Public Trust in Tax surveys in G20 countries showing only 22.4% agreed.

Attitudes towards tax minimisation are more relaxed in developing countries with respondents more likely to agree that specific taxpayer groups were paying a reasonable amount of tax.

Incentives

People strongly support the use of tax incentives to target megatrends such as climate change (73.8%) and ageing population (72.8%).

Tax incentives were seen as a way of attracting multinational businesses to invest (73.9%) and build a more coherent international tax system through co-operation between countries (69.3%).

Author of the report Jason Piper says: ‘An efficient, effective and trusted tax administration is one building block in the sound structure of society. This survey shows that the problem lies not with the collecting of tax but what happens afterward. A lack of accountability in government spending fosters the perception – and all too often the reality – of corruption in government.’

Since 2017 ACCA and IFAC have been gathering data across the G20 on attitudes and opinions of the general public. The latest survey is the first to look beyond the G20 and comes at a crucial time for economies across the globe, given uncertainty following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the Covid-19 pandemic.

This year’s survey builds on previous research, and for the first time includes data from developing countries outside of the G20. With the UN predicting that the highest population growth up to 2050 is set to happen in non-G20 countries, this edition of Public Trust in Tax looks at issues impacting an increasing share of the global population.

This study is based on an online survey of 5,958 individuals from the following countries: Angola, Colombia, Cote D’Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, and Vietnam. The countries surveyed were selected based on a range of economic, political, geographic and cultural factors.

Read Public Trust in Tax: Global Perspectives 2022: https://www.accaglobal.com/gb/en/professional-insights/global-economics/public-trust-tax-2022.html

For more information, contact:
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Pakistan (ACCA)
Office No. 5, 2nd Floor, SNC Centre,
Fazal-ul-Haq Road, Blue Area, Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-111-222275
Fax: +92-51-2876605
Email: info@pk.accaglobal.com
Website: www.pakistan.accaglobal.com

October 11, 2022October 12, 2022

PRCS-Sindh held the first coordination meeting of the flood relief operation

Karachi, October 11, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Sindh Branch of Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) organized the first coordination meeting of flood relief operation on Monday 11th October 2022 at provincial headquarters, Hilal-e-Ahmer House Karachi. The meeting was presided over by PRCS-Sindh Provincial Secretary Kanwar Waseem, and it was attended by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Relief Coordinator for floods in Pakistan, PRCS-National Headquarters, members of IFRC Emergency Response Units (ERUs) including WATSAN, Relief and Logistic, German Red Cross, and PRCS-Sindh staff from the provincial headquarter in Karachi, Zonal Hub Hyderabad, and Zonal Hub Sukkur.

Following the heavy monsoon rains, the Sindh branch of the Pakistan Red Crescent immediately dispatched relief items to the flood-affected districts of Sindh province and deployed its technical teams to install water purification plants in Balochistan on August 1, 2022. The relief items included stoves, hygiene kits for children and women, mosquito nets, kitchen sets, jerry cans, tarpaulin sheets, hurricane lamps, shelter tool kits, blankets, jackets, water filters, shawls, buckets, and so on. Then, in early September, PRC-Sindh officially launched its flood relief operation and deployed staff and volunteers to run the southern hub from Hyderabad and the northern hub from Sukkur.

Since the start of the flood relief operation in Sindh, the PRCS-Sindh, with the support of the national headquarters in Islamabad, the IFRC, Turkish Red Crescent, Qatar Red Crescent, Kuwait Red Crescent, Norwegian Red Cross, German Red Cross, and other movement partners, has reached out to thousands of flood victims and distributed food packages as well as non-food items such as tents, hygiene kits, tarpaulin sheets, blankets, and mosquito nets.

Now water purification plants are functioning in Sujawal, Nawabshah, Dadu, Jacobabad, and Larkana district and more than 10000 flood affected families are benefiting daily. Two medical camps were organized in the Sujawal district where doctors treated more than 2000 patients and provided free medicines. PRCS-Sindh is going to deploy five medical teams comprising male and female doctors, lady health workers, dispensers and social mobilizers for Dadu, Thatta, Jamshoro, Sanghar and Mirpurkhas.

According to details, the German Red Cross (GRC) will provide 50 kg food packages and kitchen sets to 24,000 flood-affected families across Sindh. Additionally, GRC will also provide hygiene kits and organize hygiene promotion sessions in collaboration with PRCS-Sindh Medical Health Teams.

For more information, contact:
Sindh Provincial Branch,
Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS)
Hilal-e Ahmar House, G 2 Khayaban-e-Iqbal, Zone A Block 7,
Teen Talwar, Main Clifton Road, Karachi, Pakistan
Tel: +92-21-35306227, 35306228, 35306229
Fax: +92-21-35830376
E-mail: phq@prcsindh.org.pk
Website: http://www.prcsindh.org.pk/

October 11, 2022October 12, 2022

Pakistan Red Crescent distributed pre-paid mobile phone cards to flood victims under Restoring Family Links Program

Karachi, October 11, 2022 (PPI-OT):During assessments in flood-affected areas of Sindh, it was revealed that a large percentage of households in relief camps lacked phone connectivity for any reason and needed to restore/maintain communication. The International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) supported Pakistan Red Crescent Society-Sindh to provide mobile phone cards to flood-affected families to re-establish family communication.

In this context, as part of the Restoring Family Links (RFL) Program, PRCS-Sindh distributed 182 mobile phone cards including Jazz, Ufone, Telenor, and Zong to flood victims in District Sajawal in order to help them reconnect with their loved ones during this catastrophe.

Muzammil Rahim, RFL Manager in Sindh, said that in total they have to distribute the mobile cards to 700 flood-affected people in different districts of Sindh province. He added that the RFL program has a provision for providing free mobile phone calls to flood victims through RFL volunteers. “The Pakistan Red Crescent can assist flood-affected families in reuniting with loved ones separated during the floods in Pakistan, therefore contact PRCS at 1030 or 021-35306227-9 to avail of this service,” RFL Manager urged.