Day: July 20, 2022

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La Reach Alliance de l’Université de Toronto étend son réseau en s’associant à des établissements universitaires en Afrique, en Asie et en Australie

— L’initiative mondiale rassemble des chercheurs et des praticiens de toutes les disciplines et du monde entier pour accélérer la réalisation des objectifs de développement durable des Nations unies —

TORONTO, 20 juillet 2022/PRNewswire/ — La Reach Alliance annonce des partenariats avec quatre universités de premier plan, dont l’Université de Cape Town (Afrique du Sud), l’Université Ashesi (Ghana), l’Université de gestion de Singapour (Singapour) et l’Université de Melbourne (Australie). L’Alliance passe ainsi de quatre à huit grandes universités mondiales, les premiers partenaires étant l’Université de Toronto (Canada), le Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexique), l’University College London (Royaume-Uni) et l’Université d’Oxford (Royaume-Uni).

Fondée à la Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy de l’Université de Toronto, en partenariat avec le Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth , la Reach Alliance est une initiative mondiale de recherche et de leadership qui étudie comment les interventions essentielles atteignent les personnes les plus difficiles à atteindre. L’Alliance s’associe ensuite à des organisations intersectorielles pour traduire en actions concrètes les résultats de la recherche.

« Le travail de la Reach Alliance ne peut être réalisé qu’en renforçant les partenariats internationaux pour atteindre une portée mondiale », déclare Marin MacLeod, directeur exécutif de la Reach Alliance.

Le professeur Mamokgethi Phakeng, vice-chancelier de l’université du Cap, commente : « La Reach Alliance est un concept brillant qui s’aligne étroitement sur la mission de l’université : veiller à ce que notre recherche réponde aux besoins des communautés les plus marginalisées d’Afrique, à ce qu’elle ait un impact réel et à ce que nous formions les leaders de demain qui s’engagent pour la justice sociale. »

Sentiments partagés par le recteur de l’université d’Ashesi, le professeur Angela Owusu-Ansah : « L’engagement des étudiants dans la recherche sur les expériences vécues par les groupes marginalisés est susceptible d’amplifier la pensée éthique, entrepreneuriale et critique des étudiants, leur souci des autres et le courage d’agir pour le changement. »

L’extension aux universités d’Afrique, d’Asie et d’Australie permettra d’élargir la portée et la profondeur de la recherche Reach, d’améliorer l’expérience des étudiants chercheurs et des professeurs et d’accélérer la production de connaissances exploitables sur certains des problèmes de développement les plus complexes au monde.

« La Reach Alliance permet à un réseau mondial d’universités partenaires de collaborer à la recherche et de développer des solutions interdisciplinaires », déclare le professeur Elvin Lim, doyen du College of Integrative Studies de la Singapore Management University. « Grâce à la recherche des étudiants et au mentorat des professeurs tirés de l’Alliance, nous visons à approfondir notre engagement avec la ville et à créer un impact significatif pour les communautés du monde entier. »

Le professeur Adrian Little, Pro Vice-Chancelier (International) de l’Université de Melbourne, souligne que la mission sociale de l’université est une raison essentielle pour rejoindre l’Alliance : « En nous engageant dans la Reach Alliance, nous pouvons nous attaquer à des problèmes en Australie et dans la région Asie-Pacifique au sens large, en collaboration avec un groupe exceptionnel d’universités partenaires. »

À ce jour, la Reach Alliance a publié 30  études de cas  couvrant 20 pays. Les résultats de la recherche ont permis d’informer les praticiens et les décideurs politiques, d’accélérer la réalisation des objectifs de développement durable et de former la prochaine génération de leaders mondiaux. Les résultats de la Reach Alliance ont été  publiés  dans des publications de premier plan, telles que The Lancet, Stanford Social Innovation Review et le Bulletin de l’OMS.

« Nous sommes ravis d’accueillir ces universités de premier plan au sein de l’Alliance et de bénéficier de leurs perspectives uniques et diverses. Leurs professeurs et leurs étudiants contribueront énormément à notre réseau mondial d’experts sur la manière d’atteindre les personnes les plus difficiles à atteindre », déclare MacLeod.

À propos de la Reach Alliance

La Reach Alliance recrute des étudiants dans des universités du monde entier – en équipant la prochaine génération de leaders pour mener des recherches et produire des informations exploitables – et catalyse l’impact par le biais de partenaires institutionnels. Pour en savoir plus, www.reachalliance.org .

Contact pour les médias : Fadumo Faarah, responsable des communications et des événements à la Reach Alliance, Université de Toronto, Tél. : 1-226-606-7895, E-mail : fadumo.faarah@utoronto.ca

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University of Toronto’s Reach Alliance expands its network by partnering with academic institutions in Africa, Asia and Australia

— Global initiative brings together researchers and practitioners from across disciplines and around the world to accelerate the achievement of the UNs’ Sustainable Development Goals —

TORONTO, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Reach Alliance announces partnerships with four leading universities, including the University of Cape Town (South Africa), Ashesi University (Ghana), Singapore Management University (Singapore) and the University of Melbourne (Australia). This scale up sees the Alliance grow from four to eight major global universities, with original partners including the University of Toronto (Canada), Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico), University College London (UK), and the University of Oxford (UK).

Founded at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, in partnership with the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, the Reach Alliance is a global research and leadership initiative investigating how critical interventions reach those who are hardest to reach. The Alliance then partners with cross-sectoral organisations to translate actionable research insights for impact.

“The work of the Reach Alliance can only be done by strengthening international partnerships to achieve global reach,” says Marin MacLeod, Executive Director at the Reach Alliance.

Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, Vice-Chancellor, University of Cape Town, comments “the Reach Alliance is a brilliant concept that aligns closely with the mission of the University: to ensure that our research meets the needs of even the most marginalized communities in Africa, that it has real impact, and that we produce the leaders of tomorrow who are committed to social justice.”

Sentiments shared by Ashesi University’s Provost, Professor Angela Owusu-Ansah, “engaging students in research of the lived experiences of marginalized groups is likely to amplify students’ ethical, entrepreneurial, and critical thinking; their concern for others and the courage to act for change.”

Scaling to universities in Africa, Asia and Australia will expand the scope and depth of Reach research, enhance the student researcher and faculty experience and accelerate production of actionable insights about some of the world’s most complex development issues.

“The Reach Alliance enables a global network of partner universities to collaborate on research and develop interdisciplinary solutions”, says Professor Elvin Lim, Dean, College of Integrative Studies, Singapore Management University. “Through student research and faculty mentorship drawn from the Alliance, we aim to deepen our engagement with the city and to create meaningful impact for communities around the world.”

Professor Adrian Little, Pro Vice Chancellor (International), University of Melbourne highlights the university’s social mission as a key reason for joining the Alliance, “by engaging with the Reach Alliance, we can tackle problems within Australia and in the wider Asia-Pacific region in collaboration with an outstanding group of university partners.”

To date, the Reach Alliance has published 30 case studies spanning 20 countries. Actionable research insights have informed practitioners and policymakers – accelerating achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and establishing the next generation of global leaders. Reach findings have been published in leading outlets, such as The Lancet, Stanford Social Innovation Review and WHO Bulletin.

“We’re thrilled to welcome these leading universities to the Alliance and to learn from their unique and diverse perspectives. Their faculty and students will make a tremendous contribution to our global network of experts on how to reach the hardest to reach,” says MacLeod.

About the Reach Alliance 

Reach recruits students across global universities – equipping the next generation of leaders to conduct research, produce actionable insights – and catalyzes impact through institutional partners. Learn more at www.reachalliance.org.

Media contact: Fadumo Faarah, Communications & Events Officer at the Reach Alliance, University of Toronto, Phone: 1-226-606-7895, Email: fadumo.faarah@utoronto.ca

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INGOT Obtains FSA License and Opens New Office in Seychelles

PLAISANCE, Republic of Seychelles, July 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via InvestorWire — INGOT Global Ltd. (“INGOT”) today announces the recent obtainment of a Seychelles Financial Service Authority (FSA) license and the opening of its first physical office in the island country. The Seychelles office will strengthen INGOT’s worldwide presence while presenting premium trading services to investors from all walks of life.

The FSA license protects investors’ rights by ensuring the fair implementation of all regulations and compliance requirements of companies within Seychelles’ non-bank financial services sector. INGOT continuously strives to raise investor awareness by offering vital tips on smart trading and risk management, aligning with its mission to provide traders with a safe investing environment for achieving financial goals free from scams and fraud.

“What sets trusted brokers apart from unscrupulous ones,” says INGOT Founder Iman Mutlaq, “is having a legitimate financial license. And at INGOT, our main objective is to provide clients with an exceptional trading experience built on trust and marked by innovation, where clients can rest assured that they are trading with a reliable brokerage firm. For this reason, we are adamant about obtaining licenses from the best regulatory bodies out there, such as the FSA Seychelles, which is known for its strict restrictions designed to protect investors.”

“We are very excited to have reached this milestone,” says INGOT Director Hossam Abdelaziz, “opening a new chapter for INGOT characterized by broad growth and rapid development. Attaining this license brings us closer to realizing our vision of expanding into all regions around the world and having a robust global presence that allows us to serve clients from various countries.”

About INGOT Global Ltd.
INGOT Global Ltd. is a regulated online brokerage firm serving as middlemen between traders and global financial markets, facilitating access to premium investment opportunities. This covers varied financial instruments, including commodities, stocks, indices, ETFs and currencies. INGOT Global presents investors a unique trading experience through its competitive trading services and conditions.

Contact:
INGOT Global Ltd.
Dekk Complex, Unit 3, 2nd Floor
Plaisance, Mahe, Seychelles
+2484345580
www.ingotbrokers.com

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Surforma Globally Launches Ballistic Plate

To Protect Lives in Urban Environments with Civil Risks

Ballistic Plate

Surforma CompactShield

PORTO, Portugal, July 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Surforma has launched on the world market CompactShield, a ballistic plate for use in urban environments with civil risks, aimed at more demanding markets for the protection of people, especially in countries in regional blocks such as America, Africa, and the Middle East.

The Efanor group company – which owns the Sonae group – affirms that the new solution is the result of 3 years of research and development in partnership with Beyondcomposite, gaining a great advantage over existing ones, essentially in its applicability as a decorative solution, thereby not needing two components: ballistic protection and surface design, in addition to weight, durability, price.

With level IIIA, III, and IV protection, according to the NIJ standard 0108:01, the new ballistic CompactShield is mainly intended for the sectors of construction (public buildings, police stations, banks, etc.) and transport (armoured vehicles, bus driver barriers, shipping containers, etc.).

“It is a technological revolution where, in addition to protecting human lives, we incorporate the decorative factor in a single solution, allowing its application to have different uses, namely in the transport and construction sectors,” says Miguel Nogueira, Surforma CEO.

The company has, this way, started a process of globally repositioning its Laminates and Compacts business, both structurally, with the introduction of new raw materials, and technically, by investing in new ranges with improved performance.

“With our new innovation strategy and product pipeline, sales can grow by 10% in the next 5 years, essentially through exports, and resulting in a forecasted increase of €7M in business by 2025,” he states.

ABOUT SURFORMA

Set up in 1959, the company is the origin of the Sonae Group, a Portuguese multinational that is present in 62 countries and which manages a diversified portfolio of businesses in the areas of industry, retail, financial services, technology, shopping centres, and telecommunications. In 2021, the group’s turnover exceeded €8 billion.

With over 60 years of innovation and leadership in the sector, and with the aim of creating its own identity and holding a prominent position in the production and distribution of Laminates and Compacts, SURFORMA® was set up in 2018: a global brand focused essentially on the Furniture, Construction, and Decoration industries. The company operates in over 30 countries, in 5 continents.

CONTACTS

Ricardo Rodrigues, Chief Executive Officer & Founder
+351 22 532 3550
rr@pressmediaonline.com

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Surforma Lance sa Plaque Balistique à L’échelle Mondiale

Protéger Les Vies Dans Les Environnements Urbains Présentant Des Risques Civils

CompactShiled

Surforma CompactShield

PORTO, Portugal, 20 juill. 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Surforma a lancé sur le marché mondial CompactShield, une plaque balistique destinée à être utilisée dans des environnements urbains présentant des risques civils, visant des marchés plus exigeants en matière de protection des personnes, en particulier dans les pays des blocs régionaux tels que l’Amérique, l’Afrique et le Moyen-Orient.

La société du groupe Efanor, qui possède le groupe Sonae, affirme que la nouvelle solution est le résultat de 3 ans de recherche et développement en partenariat avec Beyondcomposite, réalisant un grand avantage par rapport aux solutions existantes, essentiellement dans son applicabilité comme solution décorative, n’ayant ainsi pas besoin de deux composants : la protection balistique et le design de surface, en plus du poids, de la durabilité, du prix.

Avec une protection de niveau IIIA, III et IV, selon la norme NIJ 0108:01, le nouveau CompactShield balistique est principalement destiné aux secteurs de la construction (bâtiments publics, commissariats de police, banques, etc.) et du transport (véhicules blindés, barrières de protection pour conducteurs de bus, conteneurs d’expédition, etc.).

« Il s’agit d’une révolution technologique où, en plus de protéger les vies humaines, nous incorporons le facteur décoratif dans une solution unique, ce qui permet à son application d’avoir différents usages, notamment dans les secteurs du transport et de la construction », a déclaré Miguel Nogueira, PDG de Surforma.

L’entreprise a ainsi entamé un processus de repositionnement global de ses activités dans le domaine des stratifiés et des compacts, tant sur le plan structurel, avec l’introduction de nouvelles matières premières, que sur le plan technique, en investissant dans de nouvelles gammes aux performances améliorées.

« Grâce à notre nouvelle stratégie d’innovation et à notre nouveau portefeuille de produits, les ventes pourront augmenter de 10 % au cours des 5 prochaines années, essentiellement grâce aux exportations, ce qui se traduira par une augmentation prévue de 7 millions d’euros de l’activité d’ici 2025 », a-t-il expliqué.

À PROPOS DE SURFORMA

Créée en 1959, la société est à l’origine du groupe Sonae, une multinationale portugaise présente dans 62 pays et qui gère un portefeuille diversifié d’entreprises dans les domaines de l’industrie, du commerce de détail, des services financiers, de la technologie, des centres commerciaux et des télécommunications. En 2021, le chiffre d’affaires du groupe a dépassé les 8 milliards d’euros.

Forte de plus de 60 ans d’innovation et de leadership dans le secteur, SURFORMA® a été créée en 2018 dans le but de créer sa propre identité et d’occuper une position de premier plan dans la production et la distribution de stratifiés et de compacts : c’est une marque mondiale axée essentiellement sur les industries du meuble, de la construction et de la décoration. L’entreprise opère dans plus de 30 pays, sur 5 continents.

CONTACTS

Ricardo Rodrigues, président-directeur général et fondateur
+351 22 532 3550
rr@pressmediaonline.com

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Hitachi Energy and H2 Green Steel partner to leverage electrification, digitalization, and hydrogen for green steel production

Memorandum of Understanding outlines collaboration to support the decarbonization of the steel industry by using disruptive technology and reduce carbon emissions

Zurich, Switzerland, July 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hitachi Energy today announces that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with H2 Green Steel to leverage electrification, digitalization, and hydrogen to support the decarbonization of the steel industry.

H2 Green Steel, a Swedish industrial start-up, is on a mission to accelerate the global steel industry’s greatest technological shift by eliminating almost all of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the steel production process. It is planning to build its first fossil-free steel plant in Boden, Sweden, alongside a giga scale electrolyzer plant for the production of green hydrogen.

The MoU outlines a collaboration which is built on three (3) pillars: 1) Hitachi Energy’s equity investment in H2 Green Steel; 2) products and services from Hitachi Energy that are needed to construct and improve the electrical infrastructure to power steel production and giga scale electrolyzer plants; 3) green steel to be used in the manufacturing of Hitachi Energy’s products, once H2 Green Steel starts production.

Over the past decade, expanding steel production has increased total energy demand and CO2 emissions1, which contributes to about eight percent of the world’s global industrial carbon emissions2.

Starting with the plant in Boden, H2 Green Steel will leverage Hitachi Energy’s capabilities to optimize customers’ value chain to plan, build, operate, and maintain the power infrastructure that includes IT and operational technology (OT). The steel production in Boden will use green hydrogen instead of coal in a fully integrated process using end-to-end digitalization, which reduces up to 95 percent CO2 emissions compared to traditional steelmaking. This will be equivalent to removing 3 million passenger cars per year from road3.

“Achieving carbon-neutrality globally requires efforts from all industries to speed up the energy transition through collaborations,” says Johan Söderström, Head of Europe, Middle East, and Africa at Hitachi Energy. “This collaboration with H2 Green Steel is a pioneering example of how we are working together and creating additional benefits for our customers. We are supporting H2 Green Steel’s electrification project and at the same time, we are able to secure green steel for our products, which is in line with our Purpose: Advancing a sustainable energy future for all,” he added.

“The partnership we have entered into with Hitachi Energy is further reinforced by an equity investment in H2 Green Steel. The partners we choose to work with need to share our values, to make a real commitment to live up to the Paris Agreement, and to work tightly together to leverage each other’s strengths. With Hitachi Energy we have that, as well as their long history, broad experience, and innovative offerings,” says Henrik Henriksson, CEO of H2 Green Steel.

1 IEA, Iron and Steel

2 McKinsey, Decarbonization challenge for steel (World Steel Organization)

3 Based on average 160 g CO2/km and average distance of 15,000 km

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About Hitachi Energy Ltd.

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We serve customers in the utility, industry and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future. We are advancing the world’s energy system to become more sustainable, flexible, and secure whilst balancing social, environmental, and economic value. Hitachi Energy has a proven track record and unparalleled installed base in more than 140 countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ around 38,000 people in 90 countries and generate business volumes of approximately $10 billion USD.

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About Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi drives Social Innovation Business, creating a sustainable society with data and technology. We will solve customers’ and society’s challenges with Lumada solutions leveraging IT, OT (Operational Technology) and products, under the business structure of Digital Systems & Services, Green Energy & Mobility, Connective Industries and Automotive Systems. Driven by green, digital, and innovation, we aim for growth through collaboration with our customers. The company’s consolidated revenues for fiscal year 2021 (ended March 31, 2022) totaled 10,264.6 billion yen ($84,136 million USD), with 853 consolidated subsidiaries and approximately 370,000 employees worldwide. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company’s website at https://www.hitachi.com.

About H2 Green Steel

H2 Green Steel (H2GS AB) was founded in 2020 with the ambition to accelerate the decarbonization of the steel industry, using green hydrogen. Steel, which is one of the world’s largest carbon dioxide emitters, is the company’s first business vertical. The founder and largest shareholder of H2 Green Steel is Vargas, which is also co-founder and one of the larger shareholders in Swedish battery maker Northvolt. H2 Green Steel is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with its first green steel plant under development in Boden, northern Sweden. www.h2greensteel.com

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Hitachi Energy Ltd.
+41 79384 7775
jocelyn.chang@hitachienergy.com
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Rare twin giraffes born in Kenya

NAIROBI— Rare twins have been born to a Maasai giraffe in Nairobi’s national park, the Kenyan wildlife minister said Tuesday.

“This is an extremely rare occurrence,” Najib Balala said on Twitter in a post accompanied by a picture of the mother watching over her offspring.

The world’s tallest species was listed as “vulnerable to extinction” on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s 2016 Red List of threatened wildlife.

Only about 117,000 giraffe remain in the wild, according to the Giraffe Conservation Foundation. It said the numbers of the gentle long-necked giant in Africa have plummeted by 30 percent over the last 30 years, describing it as a “silent extinction”.

Kenya is home to three subspecies of giraffe, the Maasai, the reticulated and the Rothschild.

Nairobi National Park lies just seven kilometres from the heart of the Kenyan capital, and is a tourist magnet for its wildlife including lions, leopards, rhinos and buffalos which graze against a backdrop of distant skyscrapers.

At 15 months, giraffes have one of the longest gestation periods for mammals. They give birth standing up, which means their calves drop just under two metres to the ground.

This startling introduction to life gets them up and running around in less than an hour. A newborn calf is bigger than the average adult human.

Only a handful of twin births have been documented worldwide with most often not surviving.

In the wild, giraffes can live up to 25 years, while in captivity they can survive more than 35 years.

Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK

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Rwanda picked to host African Medicines Agency headquarters

LUSAKA— Rwanda has been selected to host the headquarters of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) by the Executive Council meeting in Lusaka.

AMA will enhance capacity of state parties and RECs to regulate medical products, to improve Africa’s access to quality safe, and efficacious medical products.

It will also support the creation of an enabling environment for pharmaceutical manufacturing on the continent.

AMA will be the second specialized health agency of the African Union after the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).

At the same time the African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki, called upon all Member States and partners, to support the African Union and its Africa CDC to successfully implement and ensure health security as embodied in Africa’s New Public Health Order.

Faki spoke at the “Strengthening Public Health Emergency Operating Centres in Africa” event held in Lusaka noting that PHEOC, are key to the way we prepare for and respond to health emergencies.

“The work of Africa CDC is guided by our Agenda 2063 which aspires to build the Africa We Want. Our Africa CDC is one of the key institutions that we rely upon to deliver on the vision of Agenda 2063. A healthy mind in a healthy body.”

Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK

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Huge wildfire breaks out near Tunisian capital

TUNIS— A huge wildfire broke out Tuesday in Hammam-Lif town in the northeastern Tunisian province of Ben Arous, nearly 20 km away from the capital Tunis, local media reported.

The fire spread quickly and ravaged a large part of the nearby mountain Boukornine, one of the most famous mountains in Tunisia, according to private radio station Mosaique FM.

It took firefighters several hours to control the fire and stop its spread, said the report.

Local authorities called in the national army, and military helicopters were also deployed. Around ten civil defense vehicles were on the ground, supported by several forest guard vehicles.

There was no official word on the cause of the fire, and the firefighters are still working to extinguish it.

Tunisia has been experiencing hot summer weather over the last two weeks.

Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK