Despite two-thirds (64 percent) of organizations adapting their technology strategy because of unprecedented global political and economic uncertainty, 89 percent are maintaining or ramping up investment in innovation, including in digital labour.

More than half (52 percent) are investing in more nimble technology platforms to help their organization innovate and adapt.

Cyber security vulnerability is at an all-time high, with a third of IT leaders (32 percent) reporting their organization had been subject to a major cyber-attack in the past 24 months – a 45 percent increase from 2013. Only one in five (21 percent) say they are “very well” prepared to respond to these attacks, down from 29 percent in 2014. Despite very visible headline-grabbing attacks such as the recent WannaCry ransomware attack, the biggest jump in threats comes from insider attacks, increasing from 40 percent to 47 percent over last year.

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About the Survey

The 2017 Harvey Nash/KPMG CIO Survey is the largest IT leadership survey in the world in terms of number of respondents. The survey of 4,498 CIOs and technology leaders was conducted betweenDecember 19, 2016 and April 3, 2017 , across 86 countries.

For more information about the survey and to request a full copy of the results, please visithttp://www.hnkpmgciosurvey.com or contact:

SOURCE Harvey Nash and KPMG

The high-profile International Cooperation Summit Forum on the “The Belt and Road” Initiative has been widely recognized and highly praised by the international community.

Taking this opportunity, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak attended the forum and met with senior executives from four companies with investments in Malaysia , including LONGi. LONGi President Li Zhenguo, on behalf of the company, attended the meeting and held one-on-one talks with Prime Minister Najib.

At the meeting, Mr. Li Zhenguo first introduced the company’s development course and global deployment. As the only PV company deploying the whole value chain other than poly-Si in Malaysia , LONGi has invested a total of RMB 1.6 billion in Malaysia through “acquisition + new construction”.  Products will be shipped mainly to America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. According to Mr. Li Zhenguo, LONGi’s Malaysian project is of strategic significance in the grasp of the best opportunities in global cost elements to secure the company’s global leadership in the field of mono-Si.

Prime Minister Najib highly appreciated LONGi’s positive impact on Malaysia’s economic growth, employment and new energy promotion.  He expected LONGi to make further progress in the future.

Coping with economic and trade globalization, LONGi has continuously improved business throughout the whole value chain and actively explored overseas markets by establishing companies in the United States, Japan , Ireland and Germany , as well as production bases in Malaysia and India . LONGi is moving aggressively to expand silicon ingot and wafer capacity in response to strong market demand.  In the meantime, LONGi will continue to supply customers with high efficiency monocrystalline cell and module with lower LCOE and better cost performance ratio.

SOURCE LONGi Solar

“In a diverse world, the destruction of cultures is a crime, and uniformity is a dead-end: our aim must be to enhance, in one movement, the diversity that enriches us and the human rights that bring us together.”~ Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO~

 Culture is part of everyone’s life. We celebrate culture in the form of literature, movies and the arts. But culture also embraces the way we live, our value systems, traditions and beliefs.

It is a driving force of development, not only with respect to economic growth, but also as a means of leading a more fulfilling intellectual, emotional and moral. Cultural diversity is thus an asset that is indispensable for poverty reduction and the achievement of sustainable development. Culture is a sustainable development accelerator whose potential has been recognised in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the United Nations.”

To celebrate the cultural diversity, May 21 is marked as World Day of Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. The day provides us with an opportunity to deepen our understanding of the values of cultural diversity and to learn to live together peacefully in a spirit of dialogue and openness. Celebrating cultural diversity means opening up new perspectives for sustainable development and promoting creative industries and cultural entrepreneurship as sources of millions of jobs worldwide, particularly for young people.

The General Assembly of the United Nations declared May 21 to be the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. The General Assembly emphasized links between the protection of cultural diversity and the importance of dialogue between civilizations in the modern world. The World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development was first observed in 2003.

The World Assembly of Youth (WAY) promotes culture and highlights the significance of its diversity as an agent of inclusion and positive change. WAY also encourages young people and organisations from around the world to take concrete action to support diversity and aim building a world community of individuals committed with real and every day-life gestures. We urge everyone to raise awareness worldwide about the importance of intercultural dialogue, diversity and inclusion and combat polarization and stereotypes to improve understanding and cooperation among people from different cultures.

WAY integrates culture into all development principles, especially those related to youth issues of cultural diversity in a multicultural youth context. We are endowed with diverse cultural heritage, comprising different young people from different countries and cultures, each with their own exceptional characteristics. Our target is to enable young people to successfully address issues of cultural diversity and mutual respect among different age groups from all over the globe.

We urge everyone especial the youth to raise awareness worldwide about the importance of intercultural dialogue, diversity and inclusion.

Happy World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development!

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Hitachi Elevator (China) Co., Ltd. hosted a salon and exhibition with the theme “Smart City x Innovation Design x Human Friendly” at Hitachi Elevator (China ) Exhibition Center in Guangzhou Science City on May 17, 2017 .

Naoto Fukasawa delivered the keynote speech Quality of Comfort , where he advocated and showcased a revolutionary approach to the industrial design for spaces that normally never attract the attention of passers-by. People would take notice when they see public spaces that they had simply accepted as something that would remain neglected suddenly be transformed into a clean and well-ordered space. Quality of Comfort defines people’s unconscious element that quietly takes notice and evaluates the quality of a city.

The salon focused on the Smart City, Innovation Design and the concept of Human Friendly in terms of industrial product design, which is closely linked with quality of everyday life. Four design professionals mentioned multiple times the term Human Friendly and its application in products, spaces and cities.

The concept of Human Friendly was presented by Hitachi Elevator ( China ) at World Elevator & Escalator Expo 2016. Based on the concept, Fukasawa came up with the design of HF-1, a new kind of elevator, for Hitachi Elevator ( China ). The salon again brought the concept into focus.

Fukasawa pointed out that the design of a public space, such as an elevator, is something that is taken in unconsciously. “On some unconscious level, everyone would be thrilled to see neglected public spaces transformed into something better.” The HF-1 elevator concept project was based on the insights gained from a better understanding the full meaning of Human Friendly. The greater significance of the project is to let people become aware of how the power of unconscious design can make life better, Fukasawa explained.

Wang Shouzhi said, “‘Less is more’ does not mean ‘the less you do, the more beautiful it is’ but rather, ‘less investment can benefit more people.’ Design that serves society and takes into account the greater good is what we call ‘Human Friendly.'”

Citing Fukasawa’s HF-1 elevator concept as an example, Ni Yang spoke highly of Japanese designers who focus on the nature of things, explore the finer points of the issue at hand, draw inspiration from life for creative design and have traditionally been more cognizant of and sensitive to the human element. Japanese design has great implications for Chinese designers as both Japanese and Chinese share much in terms of cultural history and upbringing.

Jia Yuhui said that Hitachi Elevator is committed to making people feel more at ease when moving about urban spaces through the application of the Human Friendly concept. In the case of elevators, big data can be applied to shorten the time spent in an elevator and the excessive stopping at multiple floors can be avoided by having the software intelligently allocate riders to specific elevators in an elevator bank. These are design upgrades that enhance a citizenry’s sense of ease and feeling that the organizations meant to take care of them actually care about their comfort, and are integral to the development of a smart city.

SOURCE Hitachi Elevator ( China ) Co., Ltd.

What is Young Champions of the Earth?

Each year, six young people – one from each global region – will be named Young Champions of the Earth. These winners receive seed funding, intensive training, and tailored mentorship to help them bring their big environmental ideas to life.

Will you be one of our 2017 winners? Read on for more details on Young Champions, as well as what we’re looking for and how to apply. And be sure to check out our collection of resources that can help you put together a rock solid application. Or do you still need some inspiration? Look no further.

If you win, you will be expected to implement your big idea and keep us updated on your progress by producing videos and blogs that we will share on the Young Champions website.

The Prize
What do the Young Champions receive?

Six Young Champions of the Earth are selected every year, one from each global region (Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America, and West Asia). Each winner receives the following:

• US$15,000 in seed funding;
• Attendance at the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, December 2017, and the United Nations General Assembly in New York, September 2018 (all expenses paid);
• An introduction to over 100 environment ministers at the Champions of the Earth Gala Dinner;
• Publicity and recognition through online and global media;
• Access to high-profile mentors and customized training in communications, project planning, financial management, etc.
• Participation in an intensive, one-week entrepreneurship course in Europe in the first quarter of 2018 (all expenses paid).

The Young Champions will be required to contribute one blog post and one video per month between December 2017 and September 2018, so that the public can follow their implementation journeys on the Young Champions website.

Mentorship

More than just a prize-giving scheme, Young Champions of the Earth aims to nurture the next generation of environmental leaders. Through our networks and partnerships, we connect Young Champions with business leaders, scientific innovators, national-level policymakers, and United Nations experts, among many other communities.

In making these connections, we help young people with extraordinary potential put their big ideas into action. We also increase their potential to do amazing things throughout their lives.

Our corporate partner, Covestro, is a key source of both mentorship and hands-on project assistance. The company’s 16,000 global staff members stand ready to support the 30 Young Champions finalists on topics ranging from project planning to budgeting to the innovation process itself.

Additionally, six Young Champions winners will receive intensive, tailored training designed to help them kickstart their environmental ambitions. This will involve a week-long entrepreneurship “bootcamp” in Europe in the first quarter of 2018. The week will include an insiders’ tour of Covestro’s innovation labs and visits to other hotspots of European innovation.

Winners will be introduced to high-level policymakers and UN experts at the Champions of the Earth Gala Dinner in Nairobi in December 2017. The winners’ visit to Nairobi will include meetings with noteworthy environmental changemakers and tours of groundbreaking environmental startups. We will also connect Young Champions winners with high-profile mentors who are eager to support them in their journeys.

Orange Business Services today announced its move to a new office that will allow for further expansion as the company continues to grow in Asia Pacific . The new office will house the Orange Business Services’ Asia Competency Centre (ACC) and function as one of the business operations hub supporting full end-to-end service delivery across ASEAN, Australasia, mainland China , Hong Kong , India , Japan and Korea.

“ASEAN is the fastest growing region for Orange in Asia Pacific , and today’s move represents our continual commitment to invest to better serve our customers and partners in the region,” said Tuan Le , general manager for ASEAN, Orange Business Services.

In addition to the sales and operations support, the Malaysia office will also offer more centralized services such as network design with localized language support for all Asian customers.

As part of its growth strategy, Orange will be looking to bring together global employees with domain knowledge in security and cyberdefense to the Malaysia office. Additionally, Orange will also be hiring local talents to support the regional development and expansion of the ACC.

“We believe that this cross sharing of knowledge and expertise will further elevate our teams’ skillsets and capabilities to better serve our customers in Asia ,” Tuan explained.

Orange now occupies an approximately 1,700 square metre office located in Kuala Lumpur , and the company will be growing their local headcount in Malaysia by 70 per cent by the end of 2018.

About Orange Business Services

Orange Business Services, the B2B branch of the Orange Group, and its 21,000 employees, is focused on supporting the digital transformation of multinational enterprises and French SMEs across five continents. Orange Business Services is not only an infrastructure operator, but also a technology integrator and a value-added service provider. It offers companies digital solutions that help foster collaboration within their teams (collaborative workspaces and mobile workspaces), better serve their customers (enriched customer relations and business innovation), and support their projects (enriched connectivity, flexible IT and cyberdefense). The integrated technologies that Orange Business Services offer range from Software Defined Networks (SDN/NFV), Big Data and IoT, to cloud computing, unified communications and collaboration, as well as cybersecurity. Orange Business Services customers include over 3,000 renowned multinational corporations at an international level and over two million professionals, companies and local communities in France .

Learn more at www.orange-business.com or follow us on LinkedIn , Twitter and our blogs .

Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with annual sales of 40.9 billion eurosin 2016 and has 263 million customers in 29 countries at 31 December 2016 . Orange is listed on Euronext Paris (symbol ORA) and on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol ORAN).

Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trademarks of Orange or Orange Brand Services Limited.

SOURCE Orange Business Services

Deer Jet, the largest business jet company in Asia, recently launched “Hong Kong-Tahiti Dream Journey”. In addition to enjoying 7 nights of a presidential suite in a local top-level five-star hotel, passengers will take the unique 787 Dream Jet between Hong Kong and Tahiti.

787 Dream Jet was formally taken over by Deer Jet on September 19, 2016 . This jet has a spacious 220m ² cabin. Passengers can savor delicacies supplied by Four Seasons Hotel high in the sky and appreciate Primrose Tiara (there are only four Primrose Tiara crowns in the world) in the bedroom on board. This 787 is praised as “the most perfect business jet in the world” the first time it was launched.

Zhang Peng regarded 787 Dream Jet introduced by HNA Group and taken over by Deer Jet as an opportunity for Deer Jet’s strategic upgrading. Facing the restoring global business aviation market, Deer Jet will try a brand new business model, with an ambition to be a world-leading company in business aviation market.

Without a doubt, the service price of 787 is costly. External services offered by business aircraft are charged hourly. The standard fee for a Gulfstream G550 is about RMB100,000 /hour, while that of 787 Dream Jet reaches about RMB500,000 /hour. However, the flights for the Dream Jet have been booked through June.

Over the years, HNA Group has expanded into numerous directions and acquired quite a few high-quality resources and now it has unintentionally entered a stage of resource integration. In this regard, Deer Jet proposes a new branding idea of “making travel an art” and extends its tentacles to every aspect of high-end business travel.

“There are still changes in the overseas market. China put forward the ‘Belt and Road’ at that time, so we decided to make a strategic adjustment and lay our focus on the international market instead of the domestic market, accelerate our internationalization course and extend our outbound industry chain,” saidChang Peng .

In fact, 787 Dream Jet took the lead in operating in international market. According to Zhang Peng , Deer Jet will park a plane in the Middle East throughout the year, with a view to serve local customers.

According to Zhang Peng , “We are committed to building a world-leading high-end business travel service brand on behalf of China in the near future.”

SOURCE Deer Jet

The National Football League (NFL) and Perform Group have reached an agreement for Perform to market the NFL’s television broadcast rights in various global territories and the premium digital subscription product NFL Game Pass outside the United States and Europe.

The agreement will further drive global consumption of the United States’ most-watched sport amongst its avid fanbase, across all media platforms.

Under the multi-year agreement, and in select markets, Perform will strategically market live game television rights, including Sunday Afternoon games played at 1pm and 4pm (US EST time), Thursday Night Football, Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football and the Playoffs including Super Bowl. The immediate focus around the television rights will be in Brazil , Pan-Asia and the Middle East ahead of the 2017 season.

Additionally, Perform will further accelerate outside of the US and Europe NFL Game Pass , a direct-to-consumer digital product offering all live games, NFL RedZone, NFL Network and award-winning NFL programming. As the NFL continues to expand its fanbase globally, Perform will use their local expertise to drive Game Pass subscriptions among the NFL’s avid fanbase.

This strategic media relationship covers over 100 countries and territories, including larger markets such as Argentina , Australia , Brazil , Canada , Hong Kong , India , Israel , Japan , Mexico , New Zealand ,South Korea , and Turkey .

Simon Denyer , Perform Group CEO said, ” Perform is delighted to be broadening our relationship with the NFL. We are committed to a long-term collaboration that will benefit both the sport and its fans. We are excited to work together to grow the brand for audiences across the globe. ”

Mark Waller , NFL EVP o f International & Events said, ” We are thrilled to be collaborating with the Perform Group in some of our priority global markets to drive distribution and consumption of our key media offerings across a range of platforms. This is a mutually exciting opportunity to better serve the NFL ‘ s growing global fan base. ”

About Perform Group:

Perform is a leading digital sports content and media group. Our mission is to connect the world of sport by supplying some of the quickest, most detailed and most engaging content, managing a network of wholly-owned global media brands and delivering premium sports content directly to fans.

Perform works with major global rights holders such as WTA, FIBA and NFL to create long-term, transparent commercial relationships that help grow global audiences and, ultimately, benefit the long-term good of the sports.

Perform recently launched its live sports streaming service, DAZN, in Germany , Austria , Switzerlandand Japan.

http://www.performgroup.com

SOURCE The National Football League (NFL) and Perform Group