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Sandeep Marwah Honoured by Star International MSME Forum

New Delhi: In recognition of his significant contributions to the promotion and support of the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector, Dr. Sandeep Marwah was honored by the Star International MSME Forum. The prestigious award was presented to Dr. Marwah by Harish Chandra, President of the Star International MSME Forum, during a ceremony held in New Delhi.

The Star International MSME Forum is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion, finance, and development of the MSME sector. The forum acknowledges individuals and organizations that have made notable efforts to support and uplift MSMEs, which are crucial to economic growth and employment generation.

Dr. Marwah, President of Marwah Studios and a prominent advocate for MSMEs, expressed his gratitude for the recognition. He highlighted the vital role of MSMEs in the economy, stating, “MSMEs are the backbone of our economy. They drive innovation, create jobs, and contribute significantly to our GDP. Supporting MSMEs is essential for sustainable economic development.”

Dr. Marwah’s work in fostering the growth of MSMEs has included initiatives in media, education, and cultural exchange, all aimed at providing MSMEs with the tools and opportunities they need to thrive. His leadership at Marwah Studios and AAFT University has been instrumental in promoting entrepreneurial skills and providing a platform for MSMEs to showcase their potential.

The award ceremony was attended by industry leaders, policymakers, and representatives from various MSMEs, all of whom celebrated the contributions of Dr. Marwah and the importance of supporting small businesses.

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Launch of Braille Display Stand for the Blinds & Announcement of Differently Abled & Senior Citizen Friendly Covid Safe Durgotsab Award 2022 organised by NIP NGO

NIP NGO - An Education & Cultural Centre for the Blind & other Differently Abled in collaboration with Forum for Durgotsab, Saini International School, Mamta Sumit Binani Foundation, Rotary Club of Calcutta Old City have come up with organizing awards for Puja committees who are taking an endeavor to make their Pandals friendly for Senior Citizens and the Disabled where 250 Durga Puja Committees would be participating for the same. They have also launched Braille Display Stand for the Blinds for three puja pandals - Hazra Park Durgotsab Committee, S B Park and Young Boys Club (Near Chitpur Crossing). The event was graced by the presence of a lot of eminent personalities like: Sri. Sovandeb Chattopadhyay, Minister of Agriculture, Govt of WB; Sri. Sayan Deb Chatterjee, Joint Secretary of Hazra Park Durgotsab Committee; CS (Dr.) Adv. Mamta Binani, Chief Patron of NIP NGO & President of MSME Development Forum WB; Sri. Tapan Pattanayak, CEO of Saini Group; Sri. Kalyan Bhaumik, Past President of Rotary Club of Calcutta Old City; Sri Sanjay Majumdar, Forum for Durgotsab; Sri. Debajyoti Roy, Secretary of NIP NGO along with many other eminent personalities. Speaking to the media, CS (Dr.) Adv. Mamta Binani, Chief Patron of NIP NGO & President of MSME Development Forum WB said, “Disability is not an attribute of an individual, but rather a complex collection of conditions, created by the social environment. When People with special needs don’t have to stand in long queues to enter the pandal and have direct access to the Puja premises it would really inspire the differently abled to visit the pandal and participate in the festive fervour. A little thoughtfulness can give an opportunity to people with varying abilities and disabilities to celebrate the festival with the same sense of belongingness and joy. It’s very encouraging to see many puja committees making an effort in this direction and others will soon follow. In today’s world some able people are sometimes more disable by way of their thinking, behaviour and adaptability.” Speaking about the event, Sri. Sayan Deb Chatterjee, Joint Secretary of Hazra Park Durgotsab Committee said, “At the beginning of this Puja season, when everybody desires to go with the impeccable mood of celebrations, we have decided to devote our self to support a unique fight for humanity, right & equality to enthral our social commitment. Even in the field of daily living activities, the Braille watch, Braille calculator, Braille thermometer, etc. have been developed with a view to provide independence to the sightless for daily use and now it's time for festive celebrations with Braille Display Stand for the Blinds. It's not only an event. It's not only an award ceremony or launch. Rather, it's a journey with a cordial promise to make a better society." Speaking on the occasion Sri. Tapan Pattanayak, CEO of Saini Group said, “Durga Puja is the biggest festival of West Bengal. The people of West Bengal enjoy the festival with great pomp. But people forget about the other part of the society who are differently able and also senior citizens. For their free access, a few arrangements must be done in the puja pandals. We request the Puja Committees to whole-heartedly support us in this mission.” Read the full article

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Three Entrepreneurs in Botswana, Zambia, and Malawi Win Prestigious SEED Award

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Three Entrepreneurs in Botswana, Zambia, and Malawi Win Prestigious SEED Award

Winners of the SEED Awards will be awarded matching grants of between EUR 10,000 – 15,000.

A Botswanan company which trains farmers to use bees to stop elephants destroying their farms, a Zambian business which promotes sustainable bee-farming, and a Malawian start-up which turns leftovers into cooking gas have won the SEED Awards for Climate Adaptation (SEED Awards) (www.SEED.uno).

SEED was founded as part of a global partnership between the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

In Botswana, local entrepreneur Mavis Nduchwa founded Kalahari Honey to restore the balance between humans, wildlife, and the environment.

The company gives farmers beehives and trains them to create a live fence of bees around their farms to deter local elephant populations.

Not only does this reduce conflict between humans and wildlife, it gives farmers an added income as they can sell their bee products back to Kalahari Honey, which markets to customers globally.

It also increases pollination through the propagation of bee colonies and the introduction of more indigenous, drought-resistant plant species reverses the ongoing desertification.

The company currently works with 500 rural farmers, but under SEED’s expert provision it aims to work with an additional 1,500 farmers over the next year and expand the capacity of its processing factory.

In Zambia, entrepreneur Harry Malichi set up Wuchi Wami to train farmers in sustainable beekeeping.

The company packages, brands, markets and distributes local raw and organic honey from its registered cooperative made up of 2,500 farmers.

It uses modern beehives made from easy-to-plant pine, rather than the local miombo trees, which are destroyed in traditional beehive production.

This type of beekeeping is less labour-intensive, enabling women, youths and orphans to farm honey.

Deforestation is further reduced by providing an alternative income source for women and men engaged in charcoal burning.

Under SEED’s guidance, the enterprise plans to increase the number of smallholder farmers in its cooperative to 10,000 in the coming year.

EcoGen, founded by Clement Kandodo in Malawi in 2019, provides advanced bio-waste bins and biodigesters for households to recycle their leftover food and agricultural waste, turning it into biogas for cooking and organic fertilizer.

The provision of renewable cooking gas, especially to rural customers relying on wood fuel, takes the pressure off local forest resources. Organic fertilizer increases yields and incomes of smallholder farmers, enhancing their climate resilience.

SEED will help EcoGen scale its services to provide 4,000 households and institutions with access to renewable biogas energy by 2023.

Yves Wantens, General Representative of the Government of Flanders in the United States commented: “When it comes to the impacts of climate change, countries like Malawi, Zambia and Botswana are on the front line.

They are the ones who will feel the effects of a rise in global temperature most acutely.

That is why we are so proud to support the SEED Awards, which recognize and scale the impact of eco-inclusive enterprises across these local communities.

As we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, MSMEs are at the forefront of enabling green recovery and delivering on SDGs, for the good of the wider community and the planet.” The Government of Flanders is the primary sponsor of the SEED Climate Adaptation Awards.

The SEED Awards ceremony, taking place today at the UN’s High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), will also see SEED present its ‘Green Recovery Snapshot’ (https://bit.ly/3hCJSDP) findings, which calls on governments, donors, and financial providers to increase targeted support for MSMEs as they stimulate economic growth in a post-COVID world.

MSMEs are responsible for creating seven out of ten jobs across emerging markets, and green and social MSMEs deliver environmental and social impact through their activities, products, and services, making them essential actors in achieving a green recovery.

Winners of the SEED Awards will be awarded matching grants of between EUR 10,000 – 15,000 and will receive tailored one-to-one advisory services for up to a year to scale their operations, as part of the renowned SEED Accelerator (https://bit.ly/3AVM4xM) programme.

In line with the principle of ‘awarding the best and moving the rest’, 39 runners-up will also be supported through the SEED Catalyzer (https://bit.ly/3hABXXt) programme, to refine their business models and optimize their impacts while advancing their investment readiness.

SEED’s Director of Operations, Rainer Agster, added: “The calibre of SEED Award entries this year was outstanding, and we extend our congratulations to all nine winners and 39 runners-up.

We hope the enterprises identified and promoted by the SEED Awards will be a source of inspiration for aspiring entrepreneurs across emerging economies. Through the SEED Awards, we will support 48 enterprises in 2021, and through our other programmes, several hundreds more.

For each of those, however, there are thousands more eco-inclusive enterprises furthering SDGs which can be amplified with the right support.

Therefore, we strongly encourage policy makers and financial actors to take a closer look at these eco-inclusive businesses and start or scale support programmes for them.”

Of the 2021 SEED Awards cohort, 69 per cent of enterprise leaders are 18-35 years-old and 52 per cent are female-led enterprises.

Since their inception in 2005, the SEED Awards have awarded 311 enterprises in 40 countries and have facilitated the disbursement of over EUR 1 million in grants.

Each individual SEED enterprise has saved an average of 7,300 tonnes of CO2, generated more than 9,399 kWh of renewable energy, and created 28.4 jobs, out of which 32 per cent are offered to people at the Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP).

For more information on the winners and runners-up, please visit the SEED website (https://bit.ly/3xBgrY8).

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DOST extends assistance to Southern Leyte MSMEs under SET-UP funded projects

#PHinfo: DOST extends assistance to Southern Leyte MSMEs under SET-UP funded projects

MAASIN CITY, Dec. 4 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) for this year 2019 has supported seven Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) by extending financial assistance under the small enterprise technology upgrading program (SET-UP).

At a forum for SET-UP and Grant-In-Aid program held at SLEM function hall in its main office Thursday, DOST regional and provincial officials held a ceremonial awarding of checks to proprietors or representatives of the seven business establishments which are located in different parts of the province.

These included Alice Delicacies, Lingotan Sand and Gravel and Hollow Block Dealer, Maisam Glass Aluminum and Metal Works, Marianne Family Center, Max C Engineering and Construction Services, Senior Isidro Poultry Farm, and Vanex Advertising.

Toto Nobleza, proprietor of Alice Delicacies which produces processed food products from popped rice locally known as “ampaw” said his business proposal requested the amount of P500,000 and about half of that amount was approved, the others were also similarly situated.

The approved amount was actually released in June this year to be paid in two years’ time, with the first year serving as grace period apparently giving enough time to roll the additional capital, with very minimal service fee, Nobleza said, adding that he was referred to the DOST’s SET-UP through the DTI’s Mentor Me program.

In her welcome message, Engr. Florita Santiago, provincial science and technology officer, disclosed that since 2003, the provincial DOST office had extended support to 66 home-grown business enterprises through SET-UP.

 Among the regional DOST staff who graced the occasion and presented certain programs and services were Mae Anne Reyes, SET-UP coordinator, Dr. Lucia Dauz, on Grant-In-Aid (GIA), Nicka Verba, packaging and labeling coordinator, and Lysander King for One Store, an on-line selling portal.

 Also honored during the forum was a graduated SET-UP project, the Paul Simon Muffler, the 2019 best SET-UP adoptor, Denny Arsenio, proprietor of a giant Hopia bakeshop in Malitbog, and a farmer’s association from Bontoc which is producing vinegar from pure coconut water.

 Some participants of the forum represented LGUs, for the DOST’s GIA program was intended to be accessed by them, especially for livelihood projects that benefit their local constituents.  (MMP/PIA-8, Southern Leyte)

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* Philippine Infornation Agency. "DOST extends assistance to Southern Leyte MSMEs under SET-UP funded projects." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1031168 (archived).

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IMC last day- India Mobile Congress (IMC) positions India distinctly on global telecom map

The India Mobile Congress 2019, the largest digital technology forum in South Asia, which is jointly organised by the Department of Telecommunications, Government of India and COAI today concluded with over 75000 visitors from 40 plus countries attending the third edition of South Asia’s biggest telecom, Internet, and technology event. The inauguration ceremony on first day was attended by more than 3000 people was graced by the presence of Hon’ble Telecom Minister, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, along with Shri Anshu Prakash, Chairman, DCC and Secretary (T) and other national and international delegates including Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman, Aditya Birla Group, Mr. Malcolm Johnson, Deputy Secretary General, ITU; Mr. Jim Whitehurst, Global President and CEO, Red Hat, Mr. Rakesh Bharti Mittal, Managing Director and Co-Vice Chairman, Bharti Enterprises Ltd, Mr. Jay Chen, CEO, Huawei India. Other delegates who attended the three days event includes Mr. Ajit Mohan, CEO, Facebook India, Mr. Rajen Vagadia, VP & President, Qualcomm, Prof. Adrian Park, Professor and Chairman, Depart of Surgery, John Hopkins University; Dr Ganesh Kathiresan, VP, Digital Healthcare, Reliance JIO, Dr. Devi Shetty, Chairman, Narayana Health, Mr. Ankit Tripathi, Additional Director, Centre of Health Informatics, Ministry of Health and family Welfare, Mr. Varin Jhaveri, OSD and Lead Innovation Strategy, National Health Authority. The prestigious event saw 250+ speakers and 300+ exhibitors showcasing cutting edge products and services across 60,000 sq. ft. of exhibition space. That apart, 5,000 CXO-level delegates, 150 national and international buyers as well as sellers, made IMC 2019 a vibrant opportunity for business transactions. Make in India and Startup India was also well received by the visitors where 250 statups participated. Third edition of India Mobile Congress witnessed various live demonstrations of 5G use cases. The exhibition stalls covered a variety of interesting possibilities hinged around 5G, Internet of Things, Augmented and Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Smart City Solutions, Fintech, mhealth, and Cyber Security, amongst others. To encourage the young talent and innovation, the event also saw the IMC Digital Communications Awards. Nine of the IMC awards were sponsored by ZTE and three IMC & Aegis Graham Bell Awards. Along with that IMC organised Grand Innovation Challenge Awards where winners were felicitated by Shri Anshu Prakash, Telecom Secretary. At IMC Hon’ble Telecom Minister, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, reiterated the Government’s commitment to create a favourable atmosphere for telecom companies to operate and is well aware of the problems and challenges faced by the industry. The Government has already come out with enabling policies in areas like electronic manufacturing, communications, open source technology and also reforms in domains such as spectrum trading, sharing and harmonisation, assuring the industry of the requisite support. IMC with the Knowledge Partner, KPMG in India, launched a report on the TMT sector titled ‘Imagine a new connected world: Intelligent, Immersive, Inventive.’ The report takes a deep dive into the digital ecosystem enabled through 5G, blockchain technology, IoT, AI, cognitive computing, machine learning and AR/VR to name a few. While the current investment and focus is on creating an enriched omni-channel experience for customers, it is the use of bots and blockchain that are going to be game changers in enhancing customer experience over the next five years, as per the report.

Key Announcements during India Mobile Congress 2019

Vodafone Idea Ltd and Nokia Vodafone Idea Business Services (VIBS), the enterprise arm of Vodafone Idea Ltd., the country’s leading telecom operator, today announced its partnership with Nokia to roll out software-defined networking in a wide area network (SD-WAN) services for start-ups and enterprises. Through SD-WAN deployment, VIBS will offer advanced networking and connectivity solutions and enable enterprises to dramatically increase the speed of deployment, flexibility and control. It is a software-defined network for digital business to securely access applications in a multi-cloud environment. Huawei India Huawei India Enterprise showcased 5G Powered India-Centric Solutions at India Mobile Congress 2019 today. Introduced the Wi-Fi 6 technology to accelerate Indian Enterprise into the New Digital Era. Committed to the vision of a New India, Huawei India Enterprise business featured a comprehensive range of the 5G powered ICT products for varied industries such as 5G + smart city, 5G + safe city, 5G + airport (boarding gate) and 5G + education (and remote classroom) aimed at a 5G accelerated Digital India. Bringing the next generation of wireless connections to India, Huawei introduced the enterprise grade Wi-Fi 6, powered by Huawei 5G, for high-scale commercial use of enterprises in India. Together with alliances and solution partners, Huawei demonstrated some of its solutions and use cases for multiple vertical sectors relating to smart cities, transportation, education and smart campus solutions at IMC 2019. Qualcomm – NavIC Qualcomm – NavIC: Qualcomm announced support for India’s Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC), in select chipset platforms across the Company’s upcoming portfolio. The initiative will help accelerate the adoption of NavIC and enhance the geolocation capabilities of mobile, automotive and the Internet of Things (IoT) solutions in the region – with the backing of engineering talent in India. The collaboration delivered the first-ever NavIC demonstration using the Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile Platforms on September 19th in Bangalore and showcased the solution again at India Mobile Congress, October 14-16 in New Delhi. L2Pro: Qualcomm Incorporated in collaboration with the Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM) of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Government of India and the Centre for Innovation, Intellectual Property and Competition (CIIPC) at National Law University Delhi (NLUD), today announced the launch of the L2Pro India IP e-learning Platform. The L2Pro platform – designed to enable Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), university students, and startups in India to bring their innovations quickly to market – will aid in deeper understanding of the intellectual property (IP) domain, how to protect innovations with patents, use copyrights to protect software, develop trademarks, integrate IP considerations into company business models, and obtain value from research and development (R&D) efforts. Ericsson and Qualcomm successfully complete first ever Live 5G video call in India on mmWave spectrum at India Mobile Congress. The call was made using smartphones based on the flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform with Snapdragon X50 5G Modem-RF System and Ericsson’s 5G platform including 5G NR radio, RAN Compute products and 5G Evolved Packet Core. The achievement is a significant milestone in the country as India gets ready for 5G. For mobile networks, mmWave spectrum will be an important capacity layer for both 4G and 5G. As part of the demonstration, Nunzio Mirtillo Head of Market Area South East Asia, Oceania and India at Ericsson, made a video call at the Ericsson booth to Rajen Vagadia , Vice President , Qualcomm India Private Limited on site at IMC 2019. The companies have already worked closely to create several 5G technology milestones. Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd. After the successful launch of the next generation Wi-Fi technology products and solutions under its brand IO by HFCL on day 2 at IMC 2019 comprised of in-depth business meetings and product showcase of the newly launched product category. HFCL has displayed its globally benchmarked products and solutions under the brand IO; including Access Points (APs), Unlicensed Band Radios (UBRs), Wireless LAN Controller (WLC), Element Management System (EMS) and Cloud Network Management System (CNMS) at IMC 2019. HFCL also showcased their tri-radio 4X4:4 Outdoor Access Point compliant to the latest Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 with integrated/external antennae (ion12/ion12e) option, which is a top-of-the-line Outdoor Access Point with tri-radio concurrent operation in 2.4 and 5 GHz bands and peak throughput up to 5 Gbps. The product is WFA certified for Hotspot 2.0 and can cover wide range of indoor and outdoor deployment scenarios. HFCL announced the launch of Next Generation Wi-Fi Technology products and solutions under its Brand - IO that shall meet the enormous global and Indian Wi-Fi network demand. IO Networks are globally benchmarked with features of Next-Gen technologies across all products that include Access Points (AP), Unlicensed Band Radio (UBR), Wireless LAN Controller (WLC), Element Management System (EMS), Cloud Network Management System (CNMS). IO is a platform that aims to bring in efficiency and intelligence to mobility and assist global citizens to use the most advanced Wi-Fi technology products & solutions while keeping a sharp focus on security and safety. Sterlite Technologies Stellar-Fibre Launch STL launched Stellar Fibre, a path-breaking solution that will power the next-gen ultra-high definition future. The leading-edge innovation from STL’s optical design solutions guarantees best-in-class data transfer, negligible data loss even with high fibre bends, and compatibility with all fibres in use today. MantraPODS launch: STL launched MantraPODS, a programmable open disaggregated solution for networking that completes the fully integrated FTTxMantra solution. FTTx MANTRA is an end-to-end FTTx-as-a-service solution that enables swift roll-out of Fibre-to-the-Point (FTTx) networks. With Programmability at the core of the network, PODS brings more flexibility and service excellence to data networks. LEAD 360o 2.0: STL unveiled its second generation of Hyperscale Network Modernisation solution – LEAD 360o 2.0 which comes with special features like robotics cable blowing and AI bots and further accelerates the deployment of smarter networks of tomorrow. LEAD 360o 2.0 combines the potential of cutting-edge service engineering and highly orchestrated fibre roll-outs to deliver smart networks of tomorrow. SENSRON+: STL’s Sensron+ is an industry first, end-to-end solution for critical infrastructure security. It leverages the power of hybrid sensing technologies like Fibre, Radar, Lidar, Sonar, combined with Big data and analytics and the most advanced Command and Control Centre to deliver 360-degree solutional awareness and an unparallel “threats to response” mechanism. The company unveiled, 5G Edge Mantra, an advanced 5G data hub technology, in presence of Shri Anshu Prakash, Secretary, DoT. The solution is designed to meet the growing mobile broadband demands, supporting multiple access technologies while providing enterprise-grade service reliability, security, bandwidth, intelligence and latency to end-users. Infinera Infinera, a global networking solutions provider, brings to India Mobile Congress cutting-edge technology advances that are powering network transformation and enabling a new generation of services, including 5G. From Instant Bandwidth and Auto-Lambda to cognitive intelligence and disaggregated edge routing, Infinera’s end-to-end solutions deliver industry-leading economics and performance in long-haul, subsea, data center interconnect and metro transport applications. Experience their innovations and see how they are laying the foundation for the The Infinite Network – extending high-bandwidth solutions everywhere, providing an infinite pool of always-available connectivity, and enabling service activation instantly. VVDN Fronthaul with ORAN over eCPRI (7-2 splitup option): VVDN is demonstrating 5G fronthaul termination solution based on Xilinx FPGA.  The solution is O-RAN 7-2x compliant split up transporter over eCPRI. Each fronthaul can support upto 8 layer uncompressed IQ data. Each layer is 100 MHz bandwidth.  This allows telcos to leverage the bandwidth of the fronthaul making it as catalyst, which would help, build robust 5G network infrastructure.  Vermeo Card: VVDN is showcasing its Vermeo card which is a dual FPGA solution architecture: RFSoc and MPSoc. The Vermeo Card is targeted for Telco Application.  Below are the uses cases supported: Layer 1 High Phy + Fronthaul with ORAN over eCPRI (7-2 splitup option) Layer 1 High Phy + Layer 1 Low Phy + Fronthaul with ORAN over eCPRI (7-2 and 8 splitup option) SmallCell: VVDN and Xilinx are showcasing L1 Solution for 5G small cell using Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC with integrated DFE and L1 stack in the same device. The solution will support 4T4R making it ideal for typical small cell deployment. The solution is targeted to accelerate operator’s time to market for 5G Small Cell solution. Xilinx Announces Vitis - a Unified Software Platform Unlocking a New Design Experience for All Developers. Vitis empowers software developers with adaptable hardware, while accelerating productivity for hardware designers. Rather than imposing a proprietary development environment, the Vitis platform plugs into common software developer tools and utilizes a rich set of optimized open source libraries, enabling developers to focus on their algorithms. Vitis is separate to the Vivado® Design Suite, which will still be supported for those who want to program using hardware code, but Vitis can also boost the productivity of hardware developers by packaging hardware modules as software-callable functions. Xilinx Expands Alveo Portfolio with Industry's First Adaptable Compute, Network and Storage Accelerator Card Built for Any Server, Any Cloud, the Alveo U50. First low-profile PCIe Gen 4 card delivers dramatic improvements in throughput, latency and power efficiency for critical data center workloads and uniquely designed to supercharge a broad range of critical compute, network and storage workloads, all on one reconfigurable platform.The 8GB of HBM2 delivers over 400 Gbps data transfer speeds and the QSFP ports provide up to 100 Gbps network connectivity. The high-speed networking I/O also supports advanced applications like NVMe-oF™ solutions (NVM Express over Fabrics™), disaggregated computational storage and specialized financial services applications. Whale Cloud Technology Co., Ltd Whale Cloud, a subsidiary company of Alibaba Group and a global leader in digital transformation, unveils 5G Operation Map at this year’s India Mobile Congress 2019. 5G is the catalyst to accelerate the digital society transformation. In the 5G era, operators will be the technical center of the whole society’s digital transformation. Whale Cloud has developed the 5G Operation Map to guide CSPs to better operate the 5G network and business, speed up the returns of 5G investments, and improve core competence. The 5G Operation Map is designed to support operators in different stages of the 5G network deployment. The map contains four key capabilities required for successful 5G monetization: Center of intelligence can provide advanced data analytics and AI technology; help operators build intelligence capability for network and business operation. Center of Operation focuses on comprehensive 5G network management including planning, orchestration, network slicing and operation management; also provides the API platform to open IT& Network capability to ecosystem partners. Center of Ecology builds a digital ecosystem for various industrial customers from business onboarding, marketplace to revenue management support. Center of Value maximizes the value of ecosystem partners online and offline channels and customers by using digital technologies and innovative business model. In addition to the 5G operation map, Whale Cloud also presented its digital telco transformation approach  Digital Telco Maturity Map (DTMM),  case-proven AI and big-data platforms for the telco industry, innovative Telco New Retail and Digital Sales Channels Management solution, and smart city solutions empowered by the Alibaba technologies and practices. Huawei Huawei has announced the first in India deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) based Massive MIMO optimization technology in the Vodafone Idea network. AI enabled Massive MIMO enables Vodafone Idea to add automation capabilities to its network, greatly improving optimization efficiency, boosting cell capacity and enhancing end-user experience of the network. Huawei also showcased Innovative & Inclusive 5G for India at IMC 2019, said we would like to go beyond 5G which is 5G + AI. Huawei demonstrated 5G + AI applications to empower operators and industries to lead in the 5G era and boost Digital India. Keeping 5G at the forefront and center of its showcase, Huawei at the India Mobile Congress 2019, demonstrated the potential power of a 5G enabled future with live 5G use-case applications. Huawei along with key partners showcased a variety of 5G-enabled applications not just in the telecommunications sector but beyond in vertical industries, with new applications in 5G + safe city, 5G + smart city, 5G + virtual reality (VR), 5G + airport (boarding gate) and 5G + education (smart classroom). Intel As the Intelligent Edge partner at India Mobile Congress, Intel showcased a wide gamut of solutions on telco cloud, smart space, intelligent traffic management, 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) based on Intel® architecture. Mr. Rajesh Gadiyar, Vice President, Data Center Group, and CTO, Network & Custom Logic Group for Intel participated in a panel discussion on ‘Global Strides in 5G Deployment: Roadblocks and Best Practices’, to discuss the status of global 5G deployment, the roadblocks being faced by countries that are nearing 5G implementation and the progress so far. Intel also shared insights on the most impactful transformations enabled by 5G, the role played by AI and IoT in enabling seamless connectivity across sectors and how software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualisation (NFV) are bringing network transformation to meet bandwidth-intensive requirements for the future. VVDN VVDN is working to deliver the next generation 5G acceleration solutions that will not only implement the complex modules of 5G infrastructure but also position VVDN well ahead in 5G network solution space. VVDN has partnered with Xilinx to accelerate the above solutions in FPGA and this enables VVDN to develop 5G Acceleration IP’s along with the hardware. VVDN showcased its solution with live demos which would enable key partnerships with 5G equipment vendors, telecom operators and system integrators. Bharti Airtel Bharti Airtel showcased a range of exciting digital solutions for businesses and consumers at the India Mobile Congress 2019. Airtel demonstrated a wide range of use cases and applications for a world on connected things that leverage 5G and pre-5G network technologies. Cloud Based Immersive Gaming: Airtel showcased immersive cloud-based gaming experience between multiple users over ultra-fast low latency Airtel 5G. Secure Mining: Using 5G and a secure private network Airtel demonstrated how digital voice communication and broadcasting of emergency messages, contributes to improved safety conditions and work environment in mines.  Smart Factory: Airtel showcased how Network slicing can help build multiple logical networks for smart factories of the future. These network slices, are completely separated and independent to the extent that if something goes wrong in one slice it will not affect the other slices. These sliced networks with ultra-low latency power manufacturing floor robots in smart factories and send real time data and analytics, allowing managers to send back real time instructions to the robots and optimize the manufacturing process.   Remote Healthcare: With extremely high throughput and low latency, 5G networks enable communication through the sense of touch using augmented reality technologies. Airtel demonstrated the next level of remote communication in a healthcare, allowing a doctor to maneuver a robot arm in real-time and examine medical patients in remote locations. Smart Street Lighting Poles: Airtel’s smart pole platform are designed for energy efficient lighting and also offer other features such as surveillance cameras, and public address systems. The solution can be operated and managed remotely through a smart cloud based web platform.  Smart Charger: It is India’s first smart power bank rental service. The power bank provides fast charging and has inbuilt cables with all pin types. Solution has built an Internet of Things (IoT) platform to facilitate the shared economy use cases and to render a scalable, affordable, efficient and clean solution with a great user-experience. Read the full article

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Sandeep Marwah Inaugurated MSME Conclave at Delhi

New Delhi: MSMEs are micro, small, and medium enterprises that engage in the service sector or the manufacturing, processing, production, and preservation of goods. MSMEs contribute significantly to India’s total GDP, and the government’s objective is to raise this contribution to 50% in the coming years,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah studios inaugurating the MSME Conclave at Hotel Meridien organised by Dr. Harish Chandra of Star International MSME Forum.

“MSMEs not only play crucial role in providing large employment opportunities at comparatively lower capital cost than large industries but also help in industrialization of rural & backward areas, thereby, reducing regional imbalances, assuring more equitable distribution of national income and wealth. India has approximately 6.3 crore MSMEs. MSMEs contribute to approximately 8% of India’s GDP, employ over 60 million people, have an enormous share of 40% in the exports market and 45% in the manufacturing sector,” added Dr. Marwah while lighting the ceremonial lamp.

“I am happy our Prime Minister has given a beautiful word of ATMANIRBHAR to the nation. The real meaning goes like this- Ambitious, Techno Savy, Motivational, Attitude, Nationalist, Information, Research, Believe, Humanity, All-rounder, and result oriented,” explained Dr. Sandeep Marwah to the large audience from MSME segment of the industry.

Later Dr. Sandeep Marwah was honoured with the prestigious MSME Award for his untiring contribution to Media and Entertainment Industry. H.E. Nguyen Thanh Hai Ambassador of Vietnam to India was also present on the Stage along with other dignities.

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DOST V brings RSTW for the first time in Naga City

#PHinfo: DOST V brings RSTW for the first time in Naga City

NAGA CITY, Oct. 7 (PIA) �� For the first time, the Department of Science and Technology Region V (DOST V) will celebrate the Regional Science and Technology Week (RSTW) in this city  at the Bicol State College of Applied Science and Technology (BISCAST) starting Oct. 8 until Oct. 10.  

In a radio interview over “Radio Café: Kapihan sa Radyo Natin, kaiba an PIA” hosted by Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Camarines Sur Provincial Head Ana-Liza S. Macatangay, DOST-Camarines Sur Provincial Head Pat Felizmenio said that the holding of RSTW in Naga City will be the first time outside Legazpi City.

PIA-CamSur Provincial Head Lizel Macatangay (center) hosts the radio program – Radio Café: Kapihan sa Radyo Natin, kaiba an PIA with DOST-CamSur PD Pat Felizmenio (right) and DOST Science Research Specialist Engr. Ernesto Reyes, Jr. (left) as they discuss the 2019 Regional Science and Technology Week (RSTW), Oct. 3, 2019.   (JRM-PIA5/Camarines Sur)Caption

“We are very happy that we were able to bring RSTW outside Legazpi City where we normally hold it annually, because  DOST Secretary Dela Peña wants is to bring this celebration in different places and Naga is the first choice after Legazpi,” Felizmenio explained.

During the radio interview, Felizmenio, together with Science Research Specialist II Engr. Ernesto Reyes, Jr. discussed the activities of the 3-day event.

Dubbed  “2019 Regional Science and Technology Week (RSTW) back-to-back with Bicol Regional Invention Contests and Exhibits (BRICE),” the event is one of the many follow-up events after the National Science and Technology Week held in Manila.

No other than DOST Secretary Fortunato T. dela Peña will lead the opening ceremonies together with local officials ;  3rd District of Camarines Sur Cong. Gabriel Bordado H. Bordado, Jr., Camarines Sur Governor Miguel Luis R. Villafuerte and Naga City Mayor Nelson S. Legacion.

This year’s RSTW will feature the Science and Technology (S&T) Exhibit, forum, awarding ceremonies, commitment signing, ceremonial turn-over and launching, and a press conference.

DOST-CamSur Provincial Director Pat Felizmenio bares the activities of the 2019 Regional Science and Technology Week (RSTW) celebration slated on 8-10 October 2019 in Naga City during the radio interview held over the program Radio Café: Kapihan sa Radyo Natin, kaiba an PIA, Oct. 3, 2019.   (JRM-PIA5/Camarines Sur)Caption

One of the highlights of the celebration is the awarding of plaques of ownership to the graduates of the Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program or SETUP titled “Parangal sa mga Bayaning Entrepreneur.”

SETUP is one of the flagship programs of the DOST implemented in the regions to help micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) improve their productivity, product quality, and operation using science and technology.

The other major event is the awarding of the best CEST (Community Empowerment through Science and Technology) program, another flagship program of the DOST that focuses on addressing problems on health and nutrition, water and sanitation, human resource and development, economic development and livelihood opportunities, and disaster risk reduction and management/climate change adaptation.

Aside from the exhibits of latest innovations in agriculture, enterprise development, and practical invention, the celebration will feature the launch of the Modernization through Upgrading of Albay Dairy Plant Project, and the Food Safety Assurance for Every Juan or FoodSAFE aimed at helping the street food vendors upgrade the standards of their products and operation.

Another main S&T event simultaneous with the 2019 RSTW celebration is the 2019 Bicol Regional Invention Contests and Exhibits (BRICE) where inventors, makers, designers and professional/student researchers will convene and compete for six (6) BRICE Awards.

With this year’s theme  – “Science for the People: Enabling Technologies for Sustainable Development,” Bicolanos will once again experience the feel of the different enabling technologies developed by DOST that is poised to change their lives for the better.   (JRM/DOST-PIA5 Camarines Sur)

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References:

* Philippine Information Agency. "DOST V brings RSTW for the first time in Naga City." Philippine Information Agency. https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1028392 (accessed October 08, 2019 at 08:17PM UTC+08).

* Philippine Infornation Agency. "DOST V brings RSTW for the first time in Naga City." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1028392 (archived).