Day: September 21, 2022

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Huawei Intelligent Cloud-Network, Unleashing Industry Digital Productivity

BANGKOK, Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — On the second day of HUAWEI CONNECT 2022, Zhao Zhipeng, Vice President of Huawei’s Data Communication Product Line, delivered a keynote speech entitled “Intelligent Cloud Network, Unleashing Industry Digital Productivity” and elaborated on how Huawei’s Intelligent Cloud-Network Solution further improves industry customer experience in three dimensions — easy, agile, and simplified — by continuously building its capabilities in CloudFabric, CloudWAN, and CloudCampus scenarios. At the conference, Huawei also unveiled the industry’s first Wi-Fi 7 AP AirEngine 8771-X1T, 400G-ready next-generation campus core switch CloudEngine S16700, and ultra-compact universal-service aggregation router NetEngine 8000 M4. These products help lay a solid data foundation to further unleash digital productivity.

Zhao Zhipeng, Vice President of Huawei's Data Communication Product Line, delivered a keynote speech entitled "Intelligent Cloud-Network, Unleashing Industry Digital Productivity"

Zhao Zhipeng highlighted that core services across various industries are gradually undergoing digital transformation, which poses higher requirements on networks. For example, as the financial sector moves toward Bank 4.0, stable-state and agile-state services coexist, driving financial service systems to be moved to multiple or hybrid clouds. In the public service sector, digital transformation involves data streamlining across functional departments and requires services to be transported in a unified manner. In the manufacturing and energy sectors, hundreds of types of sensors need to connect to the network, increasing network complexity multi-fold.

To address the preceding challenges, Huawei’s Intelligent Cloud-Network Solution further enhances the experience for industry customers in three dimensions — easy, agile, and simplified — by continuously building its capabilities in CloudFabric, CloudWAN, and CloudCampus scenarios.

  • CloudFabric 3.0 + Easy: This DCN solution provides easy deployment, O&M, and evolution capabilities to deliver an ultimate service experience, helping enterprises improve online service efficiency.
  • CloudWAN 3.0 + Agile: This cloud WAN solution provides agile connection, optimal experience, and agile O&M to unleash an ultimate cloud experience, enabling ISPs to further improve private line quality and the transportation sector to improve scheduling efficiency.
  • CloudCampus 3.0 + Simplified: This cloud campus network solution provides simplified access, architecture, and O&M capabilities to simplify enterprise networks, significantly improving service efficiency in the healthcare, education, and electric power sectors.

Piyapong Worakee, CIO of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), delivered a speech entitled “Digital Transformation Journey and Future of EGAT Smart Campus Network.” In this speech, he shared how Huawei’s Intelligent Network Solution helped EGAT build an efficient, innovative, green, and secure campus network. This in turn provides both stable and reliable energy supply for the region, and ensures a happy life in Thailand on EGAT’s digital transformation journey.

Huawei’s Intelligent Cloud-Network Solution serves customers in sectors such as education, government, transportation, finance, and energy in more than 150 countries and regions. In the future, Huawei will work with its customers and partners to dive deeper into various industry scenarios to unleash digital productivity. Specifically, Huawei will continue to explore next-generation technologies for various industries and innovate in six directions: green ultra-broadband (GUB), multi-domain network AI (MNA), ubiquitous network security (UNS), IPv6 Enhanced, high resilience & low-latency networking (HRL), and massive heterogeneous IoT (MHI).

For more information about Huawei’s Intelligent Cloud-Network Solution, visit https://e.huawei.com/en/solutions/enterprise-networks/intelligent-ip-networks.

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Hunger Hotspots: FAO-WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity, October 2022 to January 2023 Outlook

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warn that acute food insecurity is likely to deteriorate further in 19 countries or situations – called hunger hotspots – during the outlook period from October 2022 to January 2023.

Acute food insecurity globally continues to escalate. According to the recently published Global Report on Food Crisis 2022 Mid-year Update, up to 205 million people are expected to face acute food insecurity and to be in need of urgent assistance (IPC/CH Phase 3 or above or equivalent) in 45 countries. If additional data from latest available analysis of 2021 is included for 8 countries and territories, this number is estimated to reach up to 222 million people in 53 countries/territories covered by the GRFC 2022. This is the highest number recorded in the seven-year history of the report. Around 45 million people in 37 countries are projected to have so little to eat that they will be severely malnourished, at risk of death or already facing starvation and death (IPC/CH Phase 4 and above). This includes 970 000 people projected to face Catastrophic conditions (IPC/CH Phase 5) in 2022, if no action is taken.

Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Sudan, Somalia and Yemen remain at the highest alert level, as they all have populations facing or projected to face starvation (Catastrophe, IPC Phase 5) or at risk of deterioration towards catastrophic conditions as they have already critical food insecurity (Emergency, IPC Phase 4) and are facing severe aggravating factors. These countries require the most urgent attention.

In Afghanistan, the severity of food insecurity suggests that significant loss of life may already be occurring in the outlook period, as nearly 6 million people are expected to be in Emergency conditions (IPC Phase 4) by November. After this, the risk of extreme food insecurity and significant loss of life will likely grow, as another harsh winter coincides with the lean season. In the last lean season, the IPC reported that 20 000 people faced starvation in central highlands regions – the first time that Catastrophe (IPC Phase 5) results were reported since the introduction of IPC in the country.

In Ethiopia, while more people have become acute food insecure in Tigray since November 2021, humanitarian access has stalled again due to renewed hostilities. In the absence of updated IPC analysis in Ethiopia, recent WFP assessments have indicated an increase of food insecurity inside Tigray. The situation remains of highest concern as the drivers behind the risk of famine warning issued in 2021 continue to prevail. The Famine Review Committee warned of a Risk of Famine in Tigray through December 2021, driven by limited humanitarian assistance, intense conflict levels and low availability of commercial goods and services. In addition, concerns over severe levels of acute food insecurity in Amhara and Afar remain high due to continued insecurity and conflict, impeding humanitarian access.

In southern and eastern Ethiopia, a fifth consecutive failed rainy season will be aggravating the most severe drought in recent history, further compromising the fragile livelihoods of almost 10 million people already acutely food insecure. Overall, in 2022, 20.4 million people were estimated to be acutely food insecure and in need of urgent assistance; this included more than 13 million food‑insecure people in northern Ethiopia.

Record‑high acute food insecurity in Nigeria, projected at 19.5 million people in Crisis or worse (CH Phase 3 and above) up to August, is likely to persist during the outlook period, despite the end of the lean season. Importantly, the vast majority of critically food‑insecure people (CH Phase 4) are in conflict‑affected states, where access to life‑saving assistance remains challenging. Almost half of these people (43 percent) are in communities currently inaccessible to humanitarian groups, in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states.xxi In 2022, 1 million people nationally are estimated to be in areas inaccessible to international humanitarian groups.

In Somalia, a likely fifth below‑average rainy season, combined with high food prices and persistent conflict, is rapidly driving an extreme deprivation of food, with parts of Bay region likely to experience Famine in the context of critical gaps in funding levels to support humanitarian assistance in the last quarter of the year. Several other areas of central and southern Somalia are projected to face an increased Risk of Famine between October and December. Overall, 6.7 million people are expected to face high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 and above) between October and December 2022, including 2.2 million people in Emergency (IPC Phase 4) and at least 300 000 people in Catastrophe (IPC Phase 5).

In South Sudan, a fourth‑consecutive year of flooding is a major concern because most people estimated to face starvation (IPC Phase 5) are located in the flood‑prone areas, in counties in Jonglei, Lakes and Unity states, and Greater Pibor. Coupled with macroeconomic challenges and impacts of prolonged conflict, new floods are expected to keep food insecurity at extreme levels, outbalancing the beneficial effects of a forthcoming harvesting period.

In Yemen, the outlook on food insecurity is expected to be less grim than the 19 million people projected at the beginning of 2022 to reach Crisis or worse levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 and above) by the end of the year. Some assumptions for these projections – that conflict would intensify and humanitarian assistance would significantly reduce due to insufficient funding — were disproved while the ripple effects of the war in Ukraine on the international markets had not been fully considered in the analysis. Currently, the IPC analysis is being updated.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Kenya, the Sahel region, the Sudan and the Syrian Arab Republic remain of very high concern, as in the previous edition of this report. In this edition, the alert is extended to the Central African Republic and Pakistan. All these hotspots have a high number of people facing critical acute food insecurity, coupled with worsening drivers that are expected to further intensify life‑threatening conditions in the coming months.

Guatemala, Honduras, and Malawi have been added in the list of hotspot countries, since the June 2022 edition. Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Madagascar remain hunger hotspots.

Organized violence and conflict remain the primary drivers of acute hunger, with key trends indicating that they both continued to increase in 2022. Moreover, weather extremes such as tropical storms, flooding and drought remain critical drivers in some regions. Of particular concern, the drought in the Horn of Africa, already persisting for two years, is highly likely to further worsen due to a looming unprecedented fifth poor rainy season.

On the economic front, elevated global prices for hydrocarbons and agricultural commodities continue to cause increases in domestic food and energy prices. Monetary‑tightening measures enacted by numerous central banks – including major advanced economies – to curb rising inflation rates have enhanced the cost of credit and curbed financial inflows directed towards developing countries. Combined with growing risks of recession, or a significant slowdown in major economies such as the European Union and China, these dynamics are boosting macroeconomic risks for developing economies. This is in turn causing increasing difficulties for several countries in financing the import of essential items and servicing their debt loads, which for many economies have increased rapidly over the last decade. Many governments are compelled to introduce austerity measures that affect households’ incomes and purchasing power. As a result, poverty and acute food insecurity rates are on the rise, as well as risks of civil unrest driven by increasing socioeconomic grievances, which are likely to further increase in the upcoming months.

Funding shortfalls and rising operational costs have reduced humanitarian assistance across many of these hunger hotspots. Without additional funding, humanitarian assistance is likely to be further reduced across the board in the outlook period.

Targeted humanitarian action is urgently needed to save lives and livelihoods in the 19 hunger hotspots. Moreover, in six of these hotspots – Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen – humanitarian actions are critical in preventing further starvation and death. This report provides country‑specific recommendations on priorities for emergency response, as well as anticipatory action to address existing humanitarian needs and ensure short‑term protective interventions before new needs materialize.

Source: World Food Programme

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Food crisis tightens its grip on 19 ‘Hunger Hotspots’ as famine looms in the Horn of Africa – New Report

Rising conflict, climate extremes, and economic instability aggravated by the lingering impacts of COVID-19 and the ripple effects of the war in Ukraine are among the key drivers

ROME – The number of people facing acute food insecurity worldwide is expected to continue to rise precipitously, as the food crisis tightens its grip on 19 ‘hunger hotspots’ – driven by rising conflict, weather extremes, and economic instability aggravated by the pandemic and the ripple effects of the crisis in Ukraine, a joint UN report released today has found.

The ‘Hunger Hotspots – FAO-WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity’ report – issued by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) calls for urgent humanitarian action to save lives and livelihoods and prevent famine in hotspot countries where acute food insecurity is expected to worsen from October 2022 to January 2023. The report lays out country-specific recommendations on priorities for anticipatory action – short-term protective measures to be put in place before new humanitarian needs materialize; and emergency response – actions to address existing humanitarian needs.

“The severe drought in the Horn of Africa has pushed people to the brink of starvation, destroying crops and killing livestock on which their survival depends. Acute food insecurity is rising fast and spreading across the world. People in the poorest countries in particular who have yet to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic are suffering from the ripple effects of ongoing conflicts, in terms of prices, food and fertilizer supplies, as well as the climate emergency. Without a massively scaled up humanitarian response that has at its core time-sensitive and life-saving agricultural assistance, the situation will likely worsen in many countries in the coming months,” said FAO Director-General QU Dongyu.

“This is the third time in 10 years that Somalia has been threatened with a devastating famine. The famine in 2011 was caused by two consecutive failed rainy seasons as well as conflict. Today we’re staring at a perfect storm: a likely fifth consecutive failed rainy season that will see drought lasting well into 2023. But the people at the sharp end of today’s crisis are also facing soaring food prices and severely limited opportunities to earn a living following the pandemic. We urgently need to get help to those in grave danger of starvation in Somalia and the world’s other hunger hotspots,” said David Beasley, WFP’s Executive Director.

The report spotlights the hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa, where the longest drought in over 40 years is forecast to continue – with the fifth failed rainy season in a row on the horizon – adding to the cumulative, devastating effects that successive rainfall deficits, economic crises and conflict have had on vulnerable households since 2020. Water scarcity has led to below average harvests, livestock deaths, and forced hundreds of thousands of people off their land in search of sustenance, while increasing the risk of intercommunal and resource-based conflict.

Up to 26 million people are expected to face Crisis or worse (IPC Phase 3 and above) levels of food insecurity in Somalia, southern and eastern Ethiopia, and northern and eastern Kenya. With humanitarian assistance at risk of being cut due to funding shortfalls, the spectre of large-scale deaths from hunger looms large in Somalia, with famine likely to take hold in the districts of Baidoa and Burhakaba in Bay region come October. Without an adequate humanitarian response, analysts expect that by December, as many as four children or two adults per 10 000 people will die every day. Hundreds of thousands are already facing starvation today with staggering levels of malnutrition expected among children under 5.

Globally, an all-time high of 970 000 people are expected to face catastrophic hunger (IPC Phase 5) and are starving or projected to starve or at risk of deterioration to catastrophic conditions in Afghanistan, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Somalia, and Yemen, if no action is taken – ten times more than six years ago when only two countries had populations in Phase 5.

Key Findings

According to the report, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Sudan, Somalia, and Yemen remain at the ‘highest alert’ as hotspots, alone account for almost a million people facing catastrophic levels of hunger (IPC Phase 5 ‘Catastrophe’) with starvation and death a daily reality and where extreme levels of mortality and malnutrition may unfold without immediate action.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Kenya, the Sahel, the Sudan and Syria remain ‘of very high concern’ with deteriorating conditions – as in the June edition of the quarterly report – but the alert is extended to the Central African Republic and Pakistan. Meanwhile, Guatemala, Honduras and Malawi have been added to the list of countries, joining Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Madagascar that remain hunger hotspots.

Violent conflict remains the primary driver of acute hunger with analysis indicating a continuation of this trend in 2022, with particular concern for Ethiopia, where an intensification of conflict and interethnic violence in several regions is expected to further escalate, driving up humanitarian needs.

Weather extremes such as floods, tropical storms and droughts remain critical drivers in many parts of the globe, and a “new normal” of consecutive and extreme weather events is becoming clear – particularly in the hotspots. Devastating floods have affected 33 million people in Pakistan alone this year and South Sudan faces a fourth consecutive year of extreme flooding. Meanwhile, a third consecutive season of below-average rainfall is projected in Syria. For the first time in 20 years, the La Niña climate event has continued through three consecutive years – affecting agriculture and causing crop and livestock losses in many parts of the world, including Afghanistan, West and East Africa and Syria.

On the economic front, the persistently high global prices of food, fuel, and fertilizer – continue to drive high domestic prices and economic instability. Rising inflation rates have forced governments to enact monetary-tightening measures in advanced economies which have also increased the cost of credit of low-income countries. This is constraining the ability of heavily indebted countries – the number of countries increased significantly in recent years – to finance the import of essential items.

In the face of these macroeconomic challenges, many governments are compelled to introduce austerity measures affecting incomes and purchasing power – particularly among the most vulnerable families. These trends are expected to increase in coming months, the report notes, with poverty and acute food insecurity rising further, as well as risks of civil unrest driven by increasing socio-economic grievances.

Humanitarian assistance is crucial to save lives and prevent starvation, death and the total collapse of livelihoods – the report notes, highlighting that insecurity, administrative and bureaucratic impediments, movement restrictions and physical barriers severely limit humanitarian responders’ access to people facing acute hunger in eleven of the hotspot countries, including all six of the countries where populations are facing or are projected to face starvation (IPC Phase 5), or are at risk of deterioration towards catastrophic conditions.

Humanitarian action critical to preventing starvation and death

The report calls for targeted humanitarian action to save lives and livelihoods in the 19 hunger hotspots, noting that in Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, humanitarian action will be critical in preventing further starvation and death.

Source: World Food Programme

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Jacqueline Shi : Huawei Cloud met l’accent sur son objectif « par les locaux, pour les locaux » pour stimuler la transformation numérique 

BANGKOK, 21 septembre 2022 /PRNewswire/ — L’événement HUAWEI CONNECT 2022 a débuté le 19 septembre à Bangkok, en Thaïlande. Jacqueline Shi, présidente du service mondial de marketing et de vente de Huawei Cloud, a souligné l’engagement de la société envers son objectif « By Local, For Local » (« par les locaux, pour les locaux ») visant à favoriser un écosystème solide pour la numérisation. Huawei Cloud estime que la transformation numérique ne peut se développer que lorsque l’écosystème local se développe, et ce de manière saine et durable.

Jacqueline Shi, President of Huawei Cloud's Global Marketing and Sales Service

Huawei Cloud fournit des technologies numériques de pointe aux utilisateurs du monde entier, ce qui permet aux entreprises et aux développeurs de mieux parvenir au développement numérique. Afin de fournir de meilleurs services locaux, la société continue de bâtir un réseau mondial unique pour proposer des services cloud de haute qualité et une expérience uniforme. Implanté en Asie-Pacifique depuis 2018, Huawei Cloud gère des filiales locales à Singapour et en Malaisie, et est le premier fournisseur de cloud public à opérer en Thaïlande. Huawei Cloud bâtit des centres de données 3AZ à Bangkok, Chonburi et Samut Prakan, et fournit des services de site Web et de conseil en thaïlandais.

Huawei Cloud et ses partenaires bâtissent également un écosystème industriel numérique par tous et pour tous. Huawei Cloud travaille sans relâche à la construction d’un écosystème mondial de startups. De multiples méthodes d’habilitation, telles que l’optimisation des coûts, l’assistance technique, la formation à l’entrepreneuriat et les ressources commerciales, permettront à au moins 10 000 startups à fort potentiel de se développer dans le monde entier au cours des trois prochaines années, aidant ainsi les startups à adopter le cloud avec souplesse et à se focaliser sur l’innovation.

Dans la seule région Asie-Pacifique, plus de 120 entreprises ont rejoint le programme de Huawei Cloud dédié aux startups. Huawei Cloud a par exemple aidé ReverseAds à développer ses activités en Thaïlande, à Singapour et en Amérique du Sud. Grâce à ce programme, ReverseAds a reçu un financement de plus de 20 millions de dollars. « Nous allons continuer à promouvoir le programme pour les startups dans le monde entier. Nous espérons que de plus en plus d’entreprises comme ReverseAds pourront innover et parvenir à un résultat bénéfique pour tous », a déclaré Mme Shi.

Au cours de l’événement HUAWEI CONNECT 2022, Huawei Cloud a également présenté son projet d’écosystème « Go Cloud, Go Global » (« accédez au cloud, accédez au monde ») pour partager la conformité locale et les ressources humaines de Huawei dans plus de 170 pays et régions. Ce projet partage également les connaissances de Huawei Cloud sur les secteurs d’activité et les domaines les plus populaires, ainsi que les produits et solutions correspondants pour permettre à un plus grand nombre d’entreprises de se mondialiser.

Mme Shi a présenté 15 services innovants au cours de la conférence, dont CCE Turbo (Cloud Container Engine), UCS (Ubiquitous Cloud Native Service), Pangu wave model, DataArts LakeFormation, Virtual Live, CodeCheck et CloudTest, KooMessage, KooSearch et KooGallery. C’est la première fois que ces services font l’objet d’une annonce de mise en œuvre à l’échelle internationale.

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Annabelle Bexiga, éminente directrice de conseil d’administration et ancienne directrice informatique ayant figuré au Fortune 100, rejoint le conseil d’administration de Quantexa

LONDRES, 20 sept. 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Quantexa, un leader mondial spécialisé dans les solutions d’intelligence décisionnelle (ID) pour les secteurs public et privé, a annoncé aujourd’hui qu’Annabelle Bexiga rejoint son conseil d’administration. Mme Bexiga occupe actuellement le poste de directrice non exécutive pour DWS Group, Stonex Group (SNEX) et Triton International (TRTN). Avant d’occuper ses fonctions actuelles, elle était conseillère informatique chez Zoom, étant notamment chargée de collaborer avec ses équipes de développement et de marketing de produits. Elle a également établi et présidé le Conseil pour l’industrie des services financiers de Zoom.

Mme Bexiga possède 30 ans d’expérience dans le secteur des services financiers et 11 ans de service à divers postes de directrice informatique ayant figuré au Fortune 100. En tant que directrice du conseil d’administration, elle apporte à Quantexa ses connaissances opérationnelles, ainsi que son expérience en matière de direction et de conseil au sein de conseils d’administration publics, privés et à but non lucratif.

« Cet incroyable parcours d’apprentissage continu aux côtés de technologues brillants et de dirigeants courageux se poursuit par le biais de mon travail consultatif et au sein du conseil d’administration », a déclaré Mme Bexiga. « Je suis particulièrement ravie de rejoindre le conseil d’administration de Quantexa parce que ses membres comprennent qu’aujourd’hui, dans un environnement en rapide évolution, les entreprises doivent encourager une plus grande précision des décisions et de l’innovation en priorisant la technologie d’analyse et des données. L’équipe de Quantexa travaille pour aider les organisations à relever les principaux défis actuels en utilisant les données efficacement pour améliorer leurs opérations et les services qu’elles proposent à leurs clients. »

« L’expérience d’Annabelle comprend un ensemble diversifié d’activités au sein de sociétés telles que JPMorgan Chase, Zoom et AIG, ainsi qu’une expérience résidentielle mondiale à New York, Singapour, Tokyo et Boston », a déclaré Vishal Marria, PDG de Quantexa. « Annabelle a apporté une contribution fantastique à Quantexa au cours des 2 dernières années en tant que conseillère pour notre entreprise et nous sommes donc ravis qu’elle rejoigne notre conseil d’administration. Son expérience correspond parfaitement à nos objectifs, notre culture, et nous sommes impatients d’intégrer son expertise pour aider nos clients à utiliser leurs données à grande échelle afin d’unifier leurs données, de gérer les risques, d’assurer la conformité et d’identifier les opportunités d’accroître l’efficacité. »

À PROPOS DE QUANTEXA
Quantexa est une société mondiale de logiciels de données et d’analyse pionnière dans l’intelligence décisionnelle contextuelle qui permet aux organisations de prendre des décisions opérationnelles fiables en rendant les données significatives. En utilisant les dernières avancées en matière de big data et d’IA, la plateforme de Quantexa met à jour les risques cachés et les nouvelles opportunités en fournissant une vue contextuelle et connectée des données internes et externes en un seul endroit. Elle résout des défis majeurs dans les domaines de la gestion des données, de la connaissance du client, de l’intelligence client, de la criminalité financière, des risques, de la fraude et de la sécurité, tout au long du cycle de vie client.

La plateforme d’intelligence décisionnelle contextuelle Quantexa améliore les performances opérationnelles avec une précision de plus de 90 % et une résolution de modèle analytique 60 fois plus rapide que les approches traditionnelles. Fondée en 2016, Quantexa compte désormais plus de 500 employés et des milliers d’utilisateurs travaillant avec des milliards de transactions et de points de données à travers le monde. La société possède des bureaux à Londres, New York, Boston, Washington DC, Bruxelles, Toronto, Singapour, Melbourne et Sydney. Pour tout complément d’information, veuillez contacter Quantexa ici ou suivez-nous sur LinkedIn.

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Annabelle Bexiga, distinta administradora e ex-CIO da Fortune-100, integra o conselho de administração da Quantexa

LONDRES, Sept. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A Quantexa, uma empresa líder mundial em soluções de Decision Intelligence (DI) para os setores público e privado, anunciou hoje que Annabelle Bexiga passará a integrar o seu conselho de administração. Annabelle desempenha atualmente as funções de diretora não executiva no DWS Group, no Stonex Group (SNEX) e na Triton International (TRTN). Antes das suas funções atuais, foi conselheira do CIO na Zoom, com especial atenção ao trabalho com as equipas de desenvolvimento de produtos e de marketing. Foi também responsável pela criação da comissão para o setor dos Serviços Financeiros da Zoom, à qual presidiu.

Annabelle tem 30 anos de experiência no setor dos serviços financeiros e 11 anos de experiência nas funções de CIO da Fortune-100. Enquanto administradora, Annabelle contribuirá para a Quantexa com os seus conhecimentos operacionais, bem como com a sua experiência de liderança e de aconselhamento em conselhos de administração públicos, privados e sem fins lucrativos.

“Este incrível percurso de aprendizagem contínuo com tecnólogos brilhantes e líderes corajosos continua com o meu trabalho como administradora e conselheira,” disse Annabelle. “Estou especialmente entusiasmada por me poder juntar ao conselho de administração da Quantexa pois eles compreendem verdadeiramente que hoje em dia, face à evolução rápida das circunstâncias, as empresas precisam de basear-se em dados e tecnologias analíticas para conseguirem maior precisão nas decisões e na inovação. A equipa da Quantexa está a trabalhar para ajudar as organizações a resolver os grandes desafios da atualidade associados à utilização eficaz dos dados para melhorar as suas operações e os serviços que prestam aos seus clientes.”

“A carreira da Annabelle inclui um conjunto diversificado de responsabilidades de negócio em empresas como a JPMorgan Chase, a Zoom e a AIG, bem como experiência global residencial em Nova Iorque, Singapura, Tóquio e Boston,” afirmou Vishal Marria, CEO da Quantexa. “A Annabelle deu uma contribuição fantástica à Quantexa ao longo dos últimos 2 anos, trabalhando como consultora da nossa empresa, por isso estamos entusiasmados com o facto de ela passar a pertencer ao nosso conselho de administração. A sua experiência alinha-se bem com os nossos objetivos, a nossa cultura, e esperamos conseguir incorporar os seus conhecimentos para ajudar os nossos clientes a usarem os seus dados à escala, a unificarem os seus dados, a gerir os riscos, a assegurar conformidade e a identificar oportunidades de eficiência.”

SOBRE A QUANTEXA
A Quantexa é uma empresa global de dados e software analítico pioneira em Contextual Decision Intelligence que capacita as organizações para tomarem decisões operacionais fiáveis através da atribuição de significado aos dados. Utilizando os mais recentes desenvolvimentos de Big Data e IA, a plataforma Quantexa identifica riscos ocultos e novas oportunidades ao proporcionar uma visão contextual e interligada dos dados internos e externos num único local. Resolve os grandes desafios nos campos da gestão de dados, KYC, informações sobre clientes, crime financeiro, risco, fraude e segurança, ao longo do ciclo de vida completo dos clientes.

A plataforma de Contextual Decision Intelligence da Quantexa melhora o desempenho operacional com uma melhoria de precisão de mais de 90% e com uma resolução do modelo analítico 60 vezes mais rápida do que a das abordagens tradicionais. Fundada em 2016, a Quantexa tem agora mais de 500 empregados e milhares de utilizadores a trabalhar com milhares de milhões de transações e pontos de dados em todo o mundo. A empresa tem escritórios em Londres, Nova Iorque, Boston, Washington DC, Bruxelas, Toronto, Singapura, Melbourne e Sydney. Para mais informações, contacte a Quantexa aqui ou siga-nos no LinkedIn.

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La Fondation Gates rend un vibrant hommage à quatre leaders en leur décernant le prix Goalkeepers Global Goals 2022 pour leurs efforts louables au profit du progrès pour tous

Radhika Batra (Inde), Zahra Joya (Afghanistan), Vanessa Nakate (Ouganda) et Ursula von der Leyen (Allemagne) sont primées pour leur travail extraordinaire en faveur des objectifs de développement durable des Nations unies.

NEW YORK, 21 septembre 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Dans le cadre de sa campagne annuelle Goalkeepers, la Fondation Bill & Melinda Gates a annoncé aujourd’hui les lauréats de ses prix Goalkeepers Global Goals. La Fondation a reconnu le travail de quatre remarquables artisans du changement qui ont fait un énorme progrès vers les Objectifs de Développement Durable (ODD) dans leurs communautés et dans le monde entier :

  • Radhika Batra, cofondatrice de l’organisation à but non lucratif Every Infant Matters, dont la mission est de fournir des solutions de santé aux enfants défavorisés en Inde.
  • Zahra Joya, une journaliste afghane ayant fondé et autofinancé Rukhshana Media, une agence de presse en ligne qui se consacre exclusivement à la couverture des questions touchant les femmes afghanes.
  • Vanessa Nakate, militante ougandaise engagée en faveur de la justice climatique et fondatrice du mouvement Rise Up, basé en Afrique, et du projet Green Schools.
  • Ursula von der Leyen, Présidente de la Commission Européenne.

Ces lauréats ont été présentés lors de la cérémonie de remise des prix Goalkeepers, à laquelle ont pris part de grandes personnalités dans le monde, des personnes influentes ainsi que des acteurs du changement, cérémonie animée par Tumelo Mothotoane, présentateur principal de la chaîne d’information sud-africaine eNCA. Parmi les présentateurs des prix figuraient la cofondatrice du Fonds Malala et lauréate du prix Nobel de la paix, Malala Yousafzai, ainsi que l’artiste et fondatrice de l’île de la Licorne, Lilly Singh. La cérémonie a été marquée par des prestations spéciales de George the Poet et de Somi, chanteur et interprète nommé aux Grammy Awards.

« Bien que le monde soit loin d’être sur la bonne voie pour atteindre les objectifs mondiaux d’ici à 2030, il y a encore des raisons d’être optimiste. Nous avons vu comment l’ingéniosité et l’innovation humaines peuvent conduire à des percées qui changent la donne et à des progrès vers nos objectifs communs, et c’est exactement ce que nous constatons chez les lauréates du prix Goalkeepers Global Goals de cette année », a déclaré Blessing Omakwu, directrice des Goalkeepers. « Chacune d’entre elles nous montre comment les femmes ouvrent la voie en proposant des solutions innovantes pour faire évoluer les chiffres dans la bonne direction, afin que davantage de personnes puissent mener une vie saine et productive. »

Le Prix Global Goalkeeper 2022, remis par Bill Gates et Melinda French Gates, récompense un leader qui a fait progresser à l’échelle mondiale la réalisation des objectifs de développement durable. Cette année, le prix a été décerné à Ursula von der Leyen, présidente de la Commission européenne, qui a fait preuve de détermination en orientant la réponse de l’UE et celle du monde entier vers la pandémie de COVID-19, allant de la gestion de la crise aux efforts de rétablissement à long terme. Championne de la santé mondiale et de l’accès équitable, Mme von der Leyen a joué un rôle déterminant dans la création d’ACT-A, une collaboration mondiale visant à accélérer le développement, la production et l’accès équitable aux tests, traitements et vaccins contre le COVID-19. Elle a déployé les efforts de l’Union européenne pour aider les pays à faible revenu à répondre à la pandémie de COVID-19 et à s’en remettre. L’UE s’est notamment engagée à verser un milliard d’euros pour renforcer les capacités de production en Afrique afin d’améliorer l’accès aux vaccins, aux médicaments et aux technologies de santé. En juin 2020, lors du Sommet mondial sur les vaccins, Mme von der Leyen a également annoncé une nouvelle contribution de la Commission Européenne de 300 millions d’euros à Gavi, l’Alliance pour les vaccins. Ce montant est supérieur à la somme de toutes les contributions précédentes de l’UE à Gavi.

Le Prix Campagne 2022, remis par Malala Yousafzai, récompense une campagne qui a sensibilisé l’opinion publique ou bâti une communauté en incitant à l’action afin de produire un changement. Cette année, ce prix a été décerné à Vanessa Nakate, de l’Ouganda, pour son action visant à mettre en lumière les impacts disproportionnés du changement climatique, en mettant l’accent sur les inégalités que ce phénomène exacerbe, notamment pour les femmes et les filles en Afrique. Nakate est la fondatrice du mouvement Rise Up Climate, qui amplifie les voix des militants d’Afrique et du monde entier. Elle est également à l’origine du Green Schools Project, qui s’attaque à la pauvreté énergétique des écoles rurales en Ouganda axée sur des solutions économiques et durables afin d’équiper 24 000 écoles de panneaux solaires et de fourneaux écologiques. Nakate fait avancer l’ODD 4 : éducation, l’ODD 5 : égalité des sexes, l’ODD 10 : réduction des inégalités et l’ODD 13 : action en faveur du climat.

Le Prix Changemaker 2022, remis par Angelina Jolie, honore une personne qui a inspiré le changement sur la base de son expérience personnelle ou ayant une position de leader. Cette année, ce prix a été décerné à Zahra Joya, d’Afghanistan, pour son travail visant à faire en sorte que les histoires de femmes dans son pays soient rapportées et attirent l’attention du grand public. Joya est la fondatrice de Rukhshana Media, une agence de presse en ligne qui se consacre exclusivement à la couverture des questions qui touchent les femmes afghanes – la première agence de presse nationale de ce type. Joya fait avancer l’ODD 5 : égalité des sexes et l’ODD 16 : paix, justice et institutions fortes.

Le Prix Progress 2022, présenté par Lilly Singh, honore une personne qui soutient le progrès par le biais d’une initiative scientifique, technologique, numérique ou commerciale. Cette année, ce prix a été remis au Dr Radhika Batra, de l’Inde, pour son action en faveur de la lutte contre les inégalités en matière de santé en fournissant des solutions de santé de proximité aux enfants défavorisés. Batra a fondé Every Infant Matters alors qu’elle travaillait en tant que médecin résident dans un hôpital des bidonvilles de New Delhi. Depuis son lancement en 2017, l’organisation a sauvé 74 173 enfants de la cécité ; donné des vitamines prénatales à plus de 40 000 femmes défavorisées ; et fourni une éducation pour prévenir les inégalités entre les sexes et la stigmatisation de la tuberculose, du VIH/sida et de la cécité à plus de 65 000 familles. Batra fait avancer l’ODD 3 : bonne santé et bien-être et l’ODD 10 : réduction des inégalités.

L’annonce des lauréats du prix Goalkeepers Global Goals fait suite à la publication la semaine dernière, du sixième rapport annuel Goalkeepers, de la fondation Gates, intitulé “L’avenir du progrès” et rédigé par les coprésidents de la fondation, Bill Gates et Melinda French Gates. Malgré les revers importants causés par des crises mondiales qui se chevauchent, le rapport souligne les possibilités d’accélérer les progrès vers l’élimination de la pauvreté, la lutte contre les inégalités et la réduction des impacts du changement climatique. Dans leurs essais respectifs, Melinda French Gates et Bill Gates appellent à de nouvelles approches pour atteindre l’égalité des sexes et la sécurité alimentaire. Ils citent également les progrès spectaculaires réalisés dans la lutte contre l’épidémie de VIH/sida – une baisse de près de 60 % du nombre de décès annuels entre 2000 et 2020 – comme un exemple de ce qui peut se produire lorsque le monde investit dans des solutions à long terme et des approches innovantes pour résoudre des problèmes bien ancrés.

Pour en savoir plus sur les Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards, consultez le site www.gatesfoundation.org/goalkeepers/the-goalkeepers/awards/. Les biographies, portraits et films des lauréats des Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards de cette année peuvent être consultés ici.  Les photos de l’événement sont disponibles ici.

À  pro pos de la Fondation Bill & Melinda Gates

Guidée par la conviction que chaque vie a une valeur égale, la Fondation Bill & Melinda Gates s’efforce d’aider tous les individus à mener une vie saine et productive. Dans les pays en développement, elle privilégie l’amélioration de la santé des populations et leur donne la possibilité de se sortir de la faim et de l’extrême pauvreté. Aux États-Unis, elle s’efforce de faire en sorte que tous les individus – en particulier ceux qui ont le moins de ressources – aient accès aux opportunités dont ils ont besoin pour réussir à l’école et dans la vie. Basée à Seattle, Washington, la fondation est dirigée par le PDG Mark Suzman, sous la direction des coprésidents Bill Gates et Melinda French Gates et du conseil d’administration.

À  propos de Goalkeepers

Goalkeepers est la stratégie mise en place par la fondation pour accélérer les actions en faveur du progrès vers les objectifs de développement durable (objectifs mondiaux). En partageant les histoires et les données qui se cachent derrière les objectifs mondiaux par le biais d’un rapport annuel, nous espérons inspirer une nouvelle génération de leaders – les Goalkeepers – qui sensibilisent aux progrès accomplis, demandent des comptes à leurs dirigeants et incitent à l’action pour atteindre les objectifs mondiaux.

À  propos de Global Goals

Le 25 septembre 2015, au siège des Nations unies à New York, 193 dirigeants du monde se sont engagés à respecter les 17 objectifs de développement durable (objectifs mondiaux). Il s’agit d’une série d’objectifs et de cibles extrêmement ambitieux visant à réaliser trois choses extraordinaires d’ici à 2030 : mettre fin à la pauvreté, lutter contre les inégalités et l’injustice, et remédier au changement climatique.

Project Everyone, co-créateurs de Goalkeepers, a été fondé par Richard Curtis, scénariste, réalisateur et défenseur des ODD, avec l’ambition de contribuer à la réalisation des objectifs mondiaux en sensibilisant l’opinion, en responsabilisant les dirigeants et en incitant à l’action. Pour en savoir plus, rendez-vous sur project-everyone.org.

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Gates Foundation Honors Four Leaders With 2022 Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards for Their Inspiring Efforts to Drive Progress for All 

Radhika Batra of India, Zahra Joya of Afghanistan, Vanessa Nakate of Uganda, and Ursula von der Leyen of Germany are recognized for their extraordinary work towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — As part of its annual Goalkeepers campaign, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced the winners of its Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards. The foundation recognized the work of four remarkable changemakers to advance progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their communities and around the world:

  • Radhika Batra, co-founder of the nonprofit organization Every Infant Matters, which provides last-mile health solutions to disadvantaged children in India
  • Zahra Joya, a journalist from Afghanistan who founded and self-funded Rukhshana Media, an online news agency focused exclusively on covering issues that affect the women of Afghanistan.
  • Vanessa Nakate, a climate justice activist from Uganda and founder of the Africa-based Rise Up Movement and the Green Schools Project
  • Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission

The winners were announced at the Goalkeepers Awards Ceremony, which was attended by global leaders, influencers, and changemakers, and hosted by Tumelo Mothotoane, senior anchor at South African news broadcaster eNCA. Award presenters included Malala Fund co-founder and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Malala Yousafzai; and entertainer and founder of Unicorn Island, Lilly Singh. The ceremony featured special performances by George the Poet and Grammy-nominated singer and performer, Somi.

“While the world is far from being on track to reach the Global Goals by 2030, there is still cause for optimism. We’ve seen how human ingenuity and innovation can lead to game-changing breakthroughs and progress toward our shared goals, and that’s exactly what we see in this year’s Goalkeepers Global Goals Award winners,” said Blessing Omakwu, head of Goalkeepers. “Each show us how women are leading the way in coming up with the innovative solutions to move the numbers in the right direction, so that more people can lead healthy and productive lives.”

The 2022 Global Goalkeeper Award, which was presented by Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, recognizes a leader who has driven progress on a global scale toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. This year’s award was presented to Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, who has shown determination in leading both the EU and global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, from crisis management to long-term recovery efforts. A champion of global health and equitable access, von der Leyen was instrumental in the creation of ACT-A, a global collaboration to accelerate development, production, and equitable access to COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccines. She led the efforts of the European Union to support lower-income countries in responding to and recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, including a commitment of €1 billion from the EU to boost manufacturing capacity in Africa in order to increase access to vaccines, medicines, and health technologies. In June 2020, at the Global Vaccine Summit, von der Leyen also announced a new European Commission’s contribution of €300 million to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. This is more than the sum of all previous EU contributions to Gavi.

The 2022 Campaign Award, which was presented by Malala Yousafzai, celebrates a campaign that has raised awareness or built a community by inspiring action and creating change. This year’s award was presented to Vanessa Nakate of Uganda for her work to highlight the disproportionate impacts of climate change, bringing much-needed attention to the inequalities that it exacerbates, especially for women and girls in Africa. Nakate is the founder of the Rise Up Climate Movement, which amplifies the voices of activists from Africa and across the world. She is also the founder of the Green Schools Project, which addresses energy poverty in rural schools in Uganda using economical and sustainable solutions to equip 24,000 schools with solar panels and eco stoves. Nakate is progressing SDG 4: Education, SDG 5: Gender Equality, SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities, and SDG 13: Climate Action.

The 2022 Changemaker Award, which was presented by Angelina Jolie, celebrates an individual who has inspired change using personal experience or from a position of leadership. This year’s award was presented to Zahra Joya of Afghanistan for her work to ensure women’s stories in her home country are reported on and reach the attention of the wider public. Joya is the founder of Rukhshana Media, an online news agency focused exclusively on covering issues that affect the women of Afghanistan—the first national news organization of its kind. Joya is progressing SDG 5: Gender Equality and SDG 16: Peace Justice and Strong Institutions.

The 2022 Progress Award, which was presented by Lilly Singh, celebrates an individual who supports progress via a science, technology, digital, or business initiative. This year’s award was presented to Dr. Radhika Batra of India for her work to tackle health inequalities by providing last-mile health solutions to disadvantaged children. Batra founded Every Infant Matters when she was working as a resident doctor in a hospital in the slums of New Delhi. Since launching in 2017, the organization has saved 74,173 children from blindness; given prenatal vitamins to more than 40,000 disadvantaged women; and provided education to prevent gender inequality and the stigma of TB, HIV/AIDS, and blindness to more than 65,000 families. Batra is progressing SDG 3: Good Health & Well-Being and SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities.

The announcement of the Goalkeepers Global Goals Award winners follows last week’s release of the Gates Foundation’s sixth annual Goalkeepers Report, “The Future of Progress,” co-authored by foundation co-chairs Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates. Despite significant setbacks caused by overlapping global crises, the report underscores opportunities to accelerate progress toward ending poverty, fighting inequality, and reducing the impacts of climate change. In their respective essays, French Gates and Gates call for new approaches to achieving gender equality and food security. They also cite dramatic progress in dealing with the HIV/AIDS epidemic—a nearly 60% decline in annual deaths between 2000 and 2020—as an example of what can happen when the world invests in long-term solutions and innovative approaches to entrenched issues.

Learn more about the Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards by visiting www.gatesfoundation.org/goalkeepers/the-goalkeepers/awards/. Biographies, headshots, and film of this year’s Goalkeepers Global Goals Award winners can be viewed here.  Photos from the event can be found here.

About the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Mark Suzman, under the direction of Co-chairs Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates and the board of trustees.

About Goalkeepers
Goalkeepers is the foundation’s campaign to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (Global Goals). By sharing stories and data behind the Global Goals through an annual report, we hope to inspire a new generation of leaders—Goalkeepers who raise awareness of progress, hold their leaders accountable, and drive action to achieve the Global Goals.

About the Global Goals
On September 25, 2015, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, 193 world leaders committed to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (Global Goals). These are a series of ambitious objectives and targets to achieve three extraordinary things by 2030: end poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and fix climate change.

Project Everyone, co-creators of Goalkeepers, was founded by writer, director, and SDG Advocate Richard Curtis with the ambition to help achieve the Global Goals through raising awareness, holding leaders accountable, and driving action. Find out more at project-everyone.org.

Media Contact: media@gatesfoundation.org