Launch of Digital Week 2021: Northeast Asia April Virtual Conference

Digital Week is back! Join W.Media this April 20-22 as we explore the Cloud and Datacenter ecosystems of Korea, Japan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

Our Digital Week virtual conference series is returning to cover 5 new markets! We’re bringing you hours of new content from International IT experts, discussing everything from datacenter deployment to cloud security to digital transformation across the Northeast Asia region.

Want to know more? Join today to start connecting with 2500+ industry peers and access exclusive pre-show content. Digital Week is your community hub for:
– Interactive industry chat rooms
– Live speaker Q&A sessions
– 1-on-1 video calls between attendees
– Conference-wide prizes and competitions

Registration is open–Join the conversation today! https://bit.ly/308oQDv

About W.Media

W.Media is a global B2B technology marketing agency specialising in PR, Media, and Events. It is the anchor of the cloud, datacenter and cybersecurity communities in Asia Pacific, combining market knowledge and network to uplift brands via targeted communication. W.Media educates both industry stakeholders and the public on the latest developments in these industries through personalized engagement with the marketplace.

From its founding in 2018, W.Media began organising Cloud & Datacenter Conventions throughout the APAC region, in countries such as Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore and South Korea. In 2020, W.Media complemented its in-person events offerings by launching a series of webinars to connect top industry professionals in the three pillars driving tech today: Cloud, Cybersecurity, and Datacenters.

Beyond events, W.Media works closely with its clients to curate effective content marketing, editorial coverage, and digital advertising campaigns. This expertise and expansive regional network make W.Media a key player in Asia’s Cloud and Datacenter market.

About Digital Week (Northeast Asia)

Digital Week is back! Now is your time to explore new markets and network with an even wider range of industry peers.

With cloud migration and storage demands at an all-time high, it’s essential to stay up to date on the market’s latest developments and technologies. So, our W.Media team has created a space for IT professionals to come together and share their insights while reaching an even broader, digitized network: Digital Week.

Our Digital Weeks combine the informational expertise of a leading webinar series with the personal touch of in-person conferences and exhibitions. This three-day virtual event brings together experts from the Cloud, Data Center, and Cybersecurity industries to share both regional overviews and local observations, as well as enables you speak directly to potential clients or future business partners one-on-one!

Digital Week North Asia will focus on explosive growth in cloud and datacenter technologies across Japan, Korea, Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. These markets have long been leaders in technology for not just Asia but the rest of the world. While some of Asia’s emerging economies like Indonesia and Thailand are making great strides in the cloud market, corporations still prefer mature economies in North Asia that can provide them with a strong power network and more reliable uptime. Because multiple deep-sea cables between the USA and Asia pass through these countries, the island also provides a geographic advantage to the American tech giants.

International Women’s Day Summit 2021: Amplifying Her Voice

This year’s International Women’s Day Summit Agenda has been announced that includes more than 200 speakers, representing over 75 countries. Topics for this year’s event, which will be held from March 8-10, include: Blockchain, Digital Assets, Fintech, AI, Women in Space, Global Women’s Entrepreneurship & Leadership, Podcasts and Healing and Wellness.

Global investment into women led companies has reached an all-time low during 2020. We are seeing many innovative ideas come out of developing nations across the globe that deserve more visibility and connectivity with qualified investors and partners who can help them grow and scale. Amplifying Her Voice will serve as a global platform that will bring such stakeholders together from within Bermuda economic development ecosystem to a broader global community of women entrepreneurs, investors, technologies, and industry professionals to accelerate both communication and unprecedented digital connectivity.

This Roundtable will be the beginning of a series of conversations where professionals from within Bermuda’s innovation ecosystem may listen, learn, and share best practices with the global women’s entrepreneurship ecosystem where our global network of women investors and philanthropists will be invited. Your will have the opportunity to share your CALL’s to Action from local, regional, and global standpoints that will hopefully be a starting for deeper conversations and partnerships leading to change, investment, impact, and transformation.

A worldwide pandemic, uncertainty, and troubles big and small over this past year have brought increasing challenges and anxiety–but they have also brought together women leaders and innovators around the globe: to share their ideas and innovations, to inspire and lift up one another, and to support women and change the world. Join us as we amplify their voices, celebrate their accomplishments, learn from their vision, and work together to invest in women.

– Listen to innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, and women on the front-lines who have developed solutions to global issues at scale addressing UN Sustainable Development Goals shaping the global economy, education, food security, climate change, space exploration, and more.
– Participate in main stage content and breakout workshops on global women’s entrepreneurship, healing and wellness, and the latest in blockchain and cryptocurrency investing.
– Bring your curiosity and connect with our global community in our breakout sessions and networking receptions.

Register Here: https://hopin.com/events/sheqonomi

About The State of Women Institute

The State of Women Institute is a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to amplifying the voices of women and girls through programs and initiatives that support the creation of various forms of digital media (including podcasts, video documentary, social media related, print, AR and VR). The State of Women Podcast Network, launching Spring 2021 on Google Play, Android, and KaiOS, encompassing 300 women podcasters from across five continents. The State of Women Institute will be partnering with Women Investing in Women DIGITAL, SHEQONOMI, and a long list of reputable global non-profits and change makers across 50+ countries worldwide in leading “Amplifying Her Voice” Global Virtual Summit on International Women’s Day 2021.

Source: ANU Bhardwaj. State of Women Institute. Anu@womeninvesting.in

Betfred Sports, Represented by SCCG Management, Signs Multi-year Marketing Agreement with Colorado Rockies

Stephen Crystal, SCCG Management Founder, announced that Betfred USA Sports, represented by SCCG Management, has entered into a multi-year marketing and sponsorship agreement with the Colorado Rockies. The terms of the deal include various digital and stadium assets at Coors field, in addition to game-day experiences for baseball fans including ticket giveaways, game suites, in-game contests and more. Additionally, the sports betting operator will become a Proud Partner of the Colorado Rockies.

“Colorado has proven to be a fantastic market for Betfred Sports, and we look forward to further demonstrating our commitment to local fans with this partnership with the Rockies,” stated Bryan Bennett, Chief Operating Officer of Betfred USA Sports. “Along with our sportsbook at Saratoga Casino Black Hawk and our other sports partnerships in the state, Betfred is investing in Colorado for the long haul.”

“The Colorado Rockies are always looking to partner with top tier brands and Betfred Sports has established themselves as one of the best in the market,” said Walker Monfort, Rockies’ Vice President of Corporate Partnerships. “Sports betting has seen incredible growth across the country recently and we are always looking for new and exciting ways to engage with not only our fans but all sports fans throughout the Rocky Mountain Region.”

The agreement is the third such marketing agreement in Colorado for Betfred Sports who previously announced partnerships with the Denver Broncos as well as all-time leading Broncos WR and 2x World Champion Rod Smith. Betfred Sports was the first brick and mortar sportsbook to open in Colorado at Saratoga Casino Black Hawk in June 2020, and subsequently launched online in August of the same year. Sports bettors can download the app and find promotions with daily Betfred Boosts at http://www.betfredsports.com.

About Betfred USA Sports

Betfred USA Sports is the wholly owned US subsidiary of Betfred Group, a Warrington, United Kingdom based bookmaker that owns and operates over 1500 betting shops in the UK as well as industry leading online and mobile products in the UK and Spain. Betfred Group, founded by brothers Fred and Peter Done in 1967, created Las Vegas based Betfred USA Sports in 2019 specifically to enter the robust and ever-expanding US sports betting market. Betfred USA Sports, a proud sportsbook sponsor of the Denver Broncos, is currently a licensed operator in Iowa, Pennsylvania and Colorado, with Nevada coming soon pending regulatory approval.

About SCCG Management

SCCG Management is a consultancy that specializes in sports betting, iGaming, sports marketing, affiliate marketing, technology, intellectual property protection, product commercialization, esports, capital formation, M&A, joint ventures, casino management, and governmental and legal affairs for the casino and iGaming industry. For more information, visit https://sccgmanagement.com/.

Media Contacts:

Betfred Sports
Melissa Castillo
melissa.castillo@betfred.com
725-221-3810

SCCG Management
Stephen Crystal
stephen.crystal@sccgmanagement.com
(702) 427-9354

Colorado Rockies
communications@rockies.com

Source: https://sccgmanagement.com/ (bit.ly/3bbaSqD)

Seascape Network Officially Debuts on Binance Smart Chain

Seascape Network, the popular game platform designed around the DeFi & NFT economy, announced its launch on the Binance Smart Chain. The expansion improves Seascape’s scalability, while also allowing it to remain connected to the value and liquidity of Ethereum.

With its launch on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC), Seascape will provide unmatched scalability in its games, while also allowing it to remain connected to the value and liquidity of Ethereum, enabling its users to decide where and how they want to trade their gamified DeFi assets. The BSC makes use of dual-chain architecture technology and is praised for its ability to grant users access to hyper-fast trading while offering flexibility to powerful dApps. The universal token of the Seascape Network, Crowns, which was released on Ethereum Mainnet, can now easily be bridged from Ethereum Mainnet to BSC using the Poly Network Bridge.

“The Seascape BSC integration opens doors to countless new gamers as we now can provide DeFi games with much lower fees for their transactions. Our partnership with Binance is stronger than ever and we cannot wait to continue our efforts to bridge the gaps between Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, and Polkadot through the innovation that is DeFi gaming,” said David Johansson, CEO of Seascape Network.

Seascape will also develop a software development kit that will standardize all the moving parts involved with releasing a game on the Seascape platform, with clear documentation and rules to make onboarding for users and devs as smooth as possible. Furthermore, Seascape will offer developers an easy way to publish their games without the enormous fees associated with traditional gaming platforms.

Going forward, Seascape will build games on BSC, expanding its ecosystem to include the highly lucrative world of traditional gaming. The team also announced the BSC launch will accompany exciting partnerships, along with rewards for early adopters.

For more information about Seascape, please visit their official website, www.seascape.network.

About Seascape
Seascape Network is a game platform designed around the Defi and NFT economies! By allowing users to collateralize and earn from in-game assets, The Seascape Network is creating an ecosystem where the user can profit just as much as the developer. The goal is to turn theory into practice, unleashing the true power of DeFi!

Website: https://www.seascape.network
Social Media:
– Twitter: twitter.com/seascapenetwork
– Telegram: t.me/seascapenetwork
– Discord: discord.gg/qG2Vynh
– LinkedIn: bit.ly/2Km66f4

Media Contact:
Gloria Gao
info@seascape.network

Save the date March 28: The Global start of the FMC 2021

A highly popular international competition for composers and filmmakers has launched a countdown to the global start and opening of the registration.

FMC-Film Music Contest concluded several months of preparations and began the countdown to the start of the new edition. It will be expanded in new categories, exclusive content, with a strengthened prestigious international jury, attractive prizes and many surprises.

FMC currently presents all the news related to the competition. It revealed new members of the prestigious international jury and so far the largest package of prizes with a total value of more than 58,000 Euros. It is thanks to this year’s exclusive partners: PSPaudioware, Native Instruments, D16 Group Audio Software as well as Event Partners: Best Service, Meze Audio, UJAM and others. More about Prizes here: https://www.fmcontest.com/prizes-2/

It also revealed completely new competition categories, which were brought at the request of musicians. For all the current info and news is ideally to subscribe to the official FMC mailing list.

FMC 2021 will open its online registration on March 28, 2021. It will be possible to register from this date into all competition categories.

Competitors will be able to do so online from the comfort of their homes, recording and production studios directly on the competition page, where they will find all the information about the individual categories together with the registration form.

More info about the jury, competition categories, testimonials, FAQ, can be found on the official website at www.fmcontest.com

About FMC-Film Music Contest

FMC-Film Music Contest is a unique international contest and music awards for composers of original music for Film, TV, Ads, Videogames, for sound designers, bands, musicians, producers, soloists in instrumental, theatre, electronic music, with no age limits and irrespective of nationality or country of origin. FMC rewards films, TV series, or videos with original music in a separate category which is designed for independent film producers, production companies, video creators, composers, or directors. FMC is regularly represented at the most famous film, TV and music international events, festivals and markets such as: Cannes Film Festival, March’ du Film, Berlinale, NATPE, Musikmesse, etc. For more information, please visit: https://www.fmcontest.com/

About the Main Organizer, The GONG Art Company

The GONG Art Company as the main organizer has been working on cultural activities for nearly 30 years. Its portfolio includes organising many different cultural events. It has been cooperating with different Radios and TV stations in Europe. GONG has produced more than 500 tv episodes and music video clips. It has also produced just as many compositions in its own studio, the most successful of them being released on CD and receiving numerous gold and platinum awards.

Follow FMC-Film Music Contest on Social Media:
Facebook: facebook.com/FilmMusicContest
Instagram: instagram.com/fmcontest
YouTube: http://bit.ly/3oOaG48
#fmcfilmmusiccontest

Media Contact:
Mgr. Vlado Zeleznak Jr.
Director, FMC-Film Music Contest, PRESS FMC
E: press@fmcontest.com

AI experts, thought leaders, and early adopters from South-East Asia to gather at World AI Show – Jakarta

World AI Show is supported by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Kominfo), the Government of Indonesia and Jakarta Smart City. The show is taking place on 4 March 2021 from 9am – 5pm (Western Indonesia Time).

As one of the highly ranked markets in the ASEAN for AI adoption, Indonesia has unveiled a national strategy for the development of AI and implement it on education, research, health services, food security, mobility, smart cities and public sector reforms.

The virtual conference will convene stakeholders of the AI ecosystem in SE Asia including IT leaders from some of the most influential think tanks and top companies; to highlight and discuss core tech strategies and digital infrastructures that will drive the next phase of AI adoption in the post-Covid-19 era.

The show will feature a ground-breaking collaboration of experts such as Dr Hammam Riza – President, Agency of Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT), Government of Indonesia; Alex Hubert – Sales Engineering, Dataiku, APAC; Bambang Dwi Anggono – Director of e-Government, Department of Communications and Informatics, Kemkominfo, Indonesia; Juan Intan Kanggrawan – Head of Data Analytics, Jakarta Smart City, Indonesia; Kaspar Situmorang – Executive Vice President, PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia; Rudy Dalimunthe – VP of Customer Excellence, Tokopedia Indonesia; Cut Noosy – Country Head of Customer Experience, Grab, Indonesia; Joy Gabriel – Data Science & Technology Innovator, Telkom, Indonesia; Alexander Kurth – Chief Data Officer, Allianz Indonesia to name a few.

While the pandemic has closed many doors around the world, Indonesia offers an irrefutable case study in the application and development of AI, said Mithun Shetty, CEO of Trescon. He further added, “World AI Show will digitally connect key stakeholders in the Indonesian AI ecosystem to drive the future of AI in the region.”

The show will be hosted on the virtual events platform Vmeets to help participants network and conduct business in an interactive and immersive virtual environment. Participants can also engage with speakers in Q&A sessions and network with solution providers in virtual exhibition booths, private consultation rooms and private networking rooms.

The Indonesian edition of World AI Show Jakarta is officially sponsored by Platinum Sponsor – Tech Data and Dataiku; Gold Sponsors – Microsoft and Denodo; Silver Sponsors – ManageEngine, Sinergi Wahana Gemilang and Intetics.

About World AI Show

World AI Show is a thought-leadership-driven, business-focused, global series of events taking place in strategic locations across the world. It connects top AI experts, enterprises, government representatives, data scientists, technology leaders, startups, investors, researchers, academicians, and global AI innovators – to discuss the impact of AI on commercial applications and the revolutionary ways it can transform businesses and government functions.

For more information visit: https://jakarta.worldaishow.com/

For further details about the announcement, please contact:
Genevive D’souza
Corporate Communications Manager
marketing@tresconglobal.com

Joy Spreader to be included in the Hang Seng Composite Small Cap Index and Southbound Stock Connect Trading

On February 26, Hang Seng Index Company announced that Joy Spreader (06988. HK) would be included in the Hang Seng Composite Small Cap Index, meaning that it will also be soon eligible for southbound trading under Stock Connect (“Shenzhen Connect”).

As we know, Southbound Stock Connect Trading has always been an important channel for mainland investors to participate in the Hong Kong stock market. The stocks selected in Southbound Stock Connect Trading generally require to fulfill a certain scale of market value and trading volume, and, to a certain extent, represent the core assets with long-term competitiveness in the Hong Kong stock market.

In recent years, capital from Mainland China has constantly affected the ecology of the Hong Kong stock market. The proportion of turnover under Southbound Stock Connect Trading to the total turnover in the Hong Kong stock market has increased year by year. In the first three quarters of 2020, the turnover under Southbound Stock Connect Trading has accounted for 21.7% of the total turnover in the Hong Kong stock market.

As Southbound Stock Connect Trading has played a prominent role in the Hong Kong Stock market, every adjustment to the list of Southbound Stock Connect Trading often brings great concern to the investors in the Hong Kong stock market.

The reasons are that, on the one hand, a large number of funds from Mainland China flow into the Hong Kong stock market, injecting greater liquidity into the stocks under Southbound Stock Connect Trading, and improving the active stock trading; on the other hand, being eligible for the Southbound Stock Connect Trading will greatly enhance the popularity of the Company, deepen the understanding of listed companies in the capital market, and promote a further focus on the value of the Company.

Take XD Inc. and China Feihe as examples. On the following day upon being eligible stocks of Southbound Stock Connect Trading, XD Inc. and China Feihe rose by 4.85% and 6.53%, respectively. In particular, the stock price of China Feihe rose by 34.07% in the following two months. After officially becoming an eligible stock of Southbound Stock Connect Trading, Joy Spreader is expected to further expand its shareholder base, improve its equity structure, and enhance its stock liquidity as well as popularity in the capital market.

Joy Spreader, successfully listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on September 23, 2020, is one of the leading MarTech (Marketing Technology) companies in China, providing performance-based marketing services as well as marketing SaaS services on mobile-new-media platforms, such as WeChat and DouYin. Regarding data and algorithm as the core, the Company uses its coupling technology between consumer goods/internet products and mobile-new-media content traffic to promote online marketing for both industry clients and content publishers. Specifically, not only does the Company provide cross-platform performance-based marketing services for industry clients to promote sales, but it also provides marketing SaaS services for the numerous content publishers to help them efficiently realize content/traffic value.

In recent years, with the rapid outbreak of the mobile-new-media market, Joy Spreader has experienced a growth spurt. According to the latest announcement, the Company has continued the strong growth trend in 2020, with the revenue expected to be between HK$880 million and HK$920 million, representing a year-on-year increase of over 60%; the net profit (before deducting exchange gains and losses) was approximately HK$170 million to HK$200 million, representing a year-on-year increase of approximately 123.7% to 163.2%, which was 2.2 to 2.6 times as compared with the same period in 2019.

The marketing SaaS serviced is another highlight of Joy Spreader. Joy Spreader began marketing SaaS services in June 2013. So far, the Company has formed a “flywheel effect” two-engine growth model with its performance-based marketing services and marketing SaaS services.

The great significance of providing marketing SaaS services to we-media publishers is that the Company may automatically obtain stable and quality content resources from mobile-new-media content platforms, enabling highly efficient monetization for content publishers while conducting real-time analysis on the marketing effect, in order to provide strong support for data accumulation and algorithm iteration.

It is worth mentioning that unlike most marketing technology companies, Joy Spreader is one of the few companies with the capability of providing cross-platform services. Up to now, the Company is capable of providing services on WeChat and DouYin, and other mobile-new-media content platforms at the same time.

The first-mover advantage of the Company has been remarkable, particularly in the field of short videos. As early as January 2019, the Company launched the first commercial monetization service for short video content publishers at the beginning of the commercialization of DouYin, which also provided the Company with the first-mover advantage of the leading industry. With the outbreak of short video track, Joy Spreader is expected to become the greatest bonus beneficiary of the short video track.

Joy Spreader is regarded as a “well-performed player in a smooth track” and a scarce investment target of the new economy in China. We are looking forward to the performance of Joy Spreader following the Stock Connect eligibility.

Broad Homes (02163.hk) Well-positioned for Revenue of RMB4.92 Billion in 2021, an Expected Increase of over 80%

On February 26, 2020, Broad Homes (02163.HK) released its annual results announcement for 2020. In 2020, it achieved total revenue of RMB2,613.9 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 22.4%, gross profit of RMB926.8 million, a year-on-year decrease of 19.0%, net profit of RMB216.4 million, a year-on-year decrease of 68.0%, and an increase in gross profit margin from 34.0% in 2019 to 35.5% in 2020.

Broad Homes remarked that the decline in revenue was on one hand attributable to delayed construction progress of certain of its joint factories due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and on the other, a decrease in gains from loss of significant influence in associates by over 70% in 2020 from the corresponding period last year as a result of an adjustment in management mode of certain joint factories, as well as the improving layout of joint factories nationwide with the progressing of the “Broad Homes United Program”.

However, it is noticeable that PC unit manufacturing business of Broad Homes secured remark performance in 2020, with new contract amount reaching RMB4.09 billion, up 31.7% from RMB3.106 billion the corresponding period last year, and backlog amount reaching RMB5.196 billion, up 38.6% from RMB3.749 billion the corresponding period last year. Sufficient orders of the PC unit manufacturing business pave the way for Broad Homes in 2021.

Looking into future, Broad Homes will embrace more opportunities leveraging the three advantages of rapid industry development, its data-driven and B+C dual-diver strategies. According to the Resolution in Relation to the Financial Budget Report for 2021 as set out in the appendix of Meetings to be Resolved at Annual General Meeting and Notice of Annual General Meeting published together with its annual report, Broad Homes budgets a revenue of RMB4.92 billion for 2021, a year-on-year increase of 88%.

PC Unit Business to Ride upon the Potential Industry Boom
In recent years, the state vigorously guides and encourages the development of the prefabricated construction industry. Thanks to the policy support of the central government, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and other competent authorities, domestic prefabricated construction industry has embarked on rapid development. Pursuant to Frost & Sullivan, market scale of PC unit manufacturing business reached RMB65.4 billion in 2020, and is expected to reach RMB285.5 billion in 2024 at a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 44.5%.

With the progressing of the “Broad Homes United Program” and improving layout of joint factories, Broad Homes primarily generate revenue from its PC unit manufacturing business, which achieved revenue of RMB2.4192 billion, a year-on-year increase of 5%, and as a proportion of total revenue increased to 92.6% from 68.4% of the corresponding period last year. Riding upon its on-going rapid growth, PC unit manufacturing business has become the core business of Broad Homes. As of June 2020, Broad Homes had 15 wholly-owned PC factories and 88 joint PC factories accumulatively contracted for, making it China’s largest PC unit and PC equipment manufacturer.

According to the “2020 China Real Estate Industry Chain Strategic and Integrity Supplier Research Report” issued by China Real Estate Chamber of Commerce, Broad Homes was the most preferred cooperator among “Prefabricated Structure – PC Structure” brands in real estate suppliers.

As an industry pioneer, after more than two decades of exploration, Broad Homes has been blessed with marked advantages amid the rapid development of the industry, which, the market believes, is well positioned to enjoy the dividend from the rapid growth of the prefabricated construction industry.

Comprehensive Establishment of Digital Platform to Focus on Intelligent Upgrading
According to information available, Broad Homes is the pioneer and leader in the industrialization of construction industry in China and the first to adopt full process digital information system and industrial chain technology system with exclusive intellectual property rights, which is capable of offering global, scalable professionalized and intelligent manufacturing of prefabricated buildings and services

As the only prefabricated construction enterprise having been selected for the Pilot Demonstration Project of Intelligent Manufacturing by the MIIT (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the PRC), Broad Homes has embarked on establishment of a prefabricated digital platform, upgraded digital development strategy and successfully forged two intelligent systems of PC-Maker software service strategy and PC-CPS system.

PC-Maker service strategy is able to enhance the design interactivity and optimize the design process. Through data collection, utilization and sharing, it promotes the virtuous circle of work done by different parties and continuously enhances the cooperation with and upgrading of strategic customers. As of the end of 2020, Broad Homes has provided comprehensive prefabricated construction solutions to almost 300 property developer, including Vanke, Country Garden, Evergrande, Jinke and Gemdale. The PC-Maker service strategy enables Broad Homes to realize the transformation from business cooperation to standard co-construction, and accelerates the comprehensive upgrading of prefabricated buildings to standardization, digitalization and intelligence at the product end.

Capitalizing on the mature PC-CPS intelligent manufacturing system, Broad Homes commences to transform into data-driven production at the demand end, and realized flexible demand-based manufacturing through digital definition of various elements of the industrial chain, which promoted and achieved efficiency, intelligence and visualization of the whole construction process, and further improved the product quality and construction efficiency. Providing full process digital solutions for prefabricated buildings with PC-CPS system helps to solve problems such as cost, logistics and supply chain management, and facilitates enterprises to achieve excess profit.

Consolidating Industry Leading Position Leveraging B+C Dual-driver Strategy
At the recent Central Rural Work Conference, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that, the state had made it clear to comprehensively promote rural revitalization, accelerate the development of rural industries, deepen rural reform, implement rural construction, and improve the quality of rural housing construction. As a forerunner of construction industrialization, Broad Homes proactively responded to the national strategy to implement rural construction, and successfully realized the strategic transformation from TOB to TOB+TOC in 2020.

At the business end, Broad Homes remains committed to PC unit manufacturing and intelligent manufacturing research and development (R&D), and gradually shits focus away from construction contracting. Broad Homes developed PC Maker software and PC CPS to improve its production efficiency and cost control capacity. Meanwhile, Broad Homes was the first to realize the importance of data elements, and took the lead in the full process prefabricated construction intelligent-oriented development.

At the consumer end, taking advantage of the policy of “separation of ownership, contracting right and management right” in rural homesteads, Broad Homes is expected to get involved in the trillion-level rural housing construction market. In 2020, Broad Homes focused on developing TOC business and launched B-house and the new product B-BOX. B-house products mainly target C-end consumers and the rural villa market, under which Broad Homes introduced seven standardized products, such as Buttonwood Villa, Oak Manor and Camphorwood Villa, established and opened B-house parks in Changsha, Wuhan, Tianjin and other cities, and developed new housing supply schemes to meet the diversified and customized consumption needs of the market, which is transforming the development trend of the traditional rural housing market.

TF Securities predicts that Broad Homes will embrace rapid development in the prefabricated rural villa market segment, its product type design will satisfy the demands of the whole market in the future and TOC business scale (excluding B-BOX) will reach RMB5.25 billion in the next three years, thereby contributing to considerable performance growth. In view of the expansion of housing market demand and the leading advantage of digital intelligent technology, Broad Homes is well positioned to consolidate its leading position in the prefabricated construction industry.

According to expert analysis, in 2020, China further introduced a more detailed industrial digital development strategy. In the new development era, Broad Homes continuously increases investment in digital economy, promotes R&D and digital upgrading, focuses on the principal business of PC unit manufacturing, and specifies the TOB+TOC dual-driver development strategy, which has laid a solid foundation for the rapid expansion of its PC unit business and the leading position in the prefabricated industry, and its future performance is expected to gain remarkable growth.

Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve Collaborates to Restore Mangrove Forests in Seruyan

As 2021 starts, the media continues to carry horrific stories of ongoing environmental abuse. We can no longer deny that the climate crisis is real, but somehow we manage to do just that. ‘Extinction: The Facts’ is a BBC Earth documentary, in which Sir David Attenborough explores how the loss of biodiversity has consequences for us all. He mentions the impact of global warming and the resulting climate crisis that has led to a loss or change of three-quarters of the world’s terrestrial surface. Sadly, the cause is human greed, our purchasing habits are killing off our natural resources.

There is so much we can do to help prevent further destruction. Mangrove ecosystem rehabilitation is something we feel can have an enormous impact on the environment and the people who depend on the health of the sea. Not only does this kind of forest store more carbon than normal forests, but it also protects a marine habitat that is vital to the oceans and the communities who live off the sea. The carbon in a mangrove forest is also called ‘blue carbon’.

The main challenge faced by mangrove ecosystems is that they are dwindling, this is a result of their destruction due to land development and community fish breeding ponds where the natural rhythms of nature are not respected. Population growth, especially in coastal areas, has resulted in changes in land use and excessive utilization of natural resources, thus mangrove forests have quickly diminished or have been severely damaged.

Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve, Tanjung Puting National Park and Seruyan District Government are in collaboration with the community in replanting 30,000 mangrove seedlings (Rhyzophora sp) in Tanjung Siamuk Beach, Sungai Undang Village, Seruyan District. The planting ceremony was held on Tuesday, February 16, 2021.

“Sungai Undang village was chosen because 80% of the people are fishermen as well as fishpond farmers. The problem with fishponds has become critical in that it has led to mangrove forest destruction,” said Budi Suriansyah, Head of Management Section II of Tanjung Puting National Park who was directly involved in our mangrove recovery initiative.

The process of restoring mangrove ecosystems by involving the community has become especially important, it gives us an opportunity to build awareness of the value in maintaining the balance of the natural environment. Gerakan Masyarakat Bersatu, the local community group of Sungai Undang Village, was formed to create mangrove nurseries and conduct the necessary planting and monitoring. It is important that this type of initiative is managed in a sustainable way as this will ensure its success.

“Community involvement starts from designing, implementing, evaluating, and finding solutions. It is hoped that this process will increase the confidence and responsibility of community members and show that together we should be able to overcome some of the most important environmental problems,” Murlan Dameria Pane, Head of Tanjung Puting National Park said.

Chairman of Gerakan Masyarakat Bersatu Sungai Undang Village, Agung Yulianto at the planting site stated, “Some people still look at this planting activity solely as a means of income, however a side effect of this initiative is that it is helping to develop a sense of ownership and a desire to preserve the biodiversity in our homeland.”

The Seruyan mangrove forest area is located in Seruyan Hilir and Seruyan Hilir Timur sub-districts, which is just South of the working area of Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve and Tanjung Puting National Park. The loss of mangrove forest density in the Seruyan has become the main concern for all parties who have collaborated in this program, because if left alone, the result will be devastating. Not to mention that the loss of this rich ecosystem means a loss in the natural resources that support livelihoods of community people.

This replanting effort is expected to have a broad ecological impact on the environment and on the economic status of the surrounding communities.

“Now there is a special group that restores the beach with mangrove planting activities that help in preventing abrasion,” said The Head of Sungai Undang Village Eka Puspita Sari proudly.

In addition, this activity also provides opportunities to increase revenue from the construction of permeable dams, collecting seeds, filling polybags, nurseries, planting, monitoring and maintenance.

Community women are also able to generate an income by making “bronjong”, large natural cages that protect the planted seedlings.

Bronjongs are made of split bamboo, 30 cm in diameter and 60-70cm high. The bamboo is bound together to form baskets which are filled with silt and the young seedlings are planted inside. The plants attach themselves firmly in the baskets which help them withstand the crashing waves. Using this method means that the seedlings are also not easily uprooted and have a greater chance of survival.

“Small but important, activities such as planting trees around the house or through tree adoption programs, are small steps that can have a large impact on the sustainability of life. The mangrove planting program in Seruyan, is expected to be one of the most impactful contributions we can make in mitigating the climate crisis,” said Rimba Raya Executive Director Sylviana (Sylvi) Andhella.

The pace of climate change can be slowed by continuing to collaborate with all parties in designing sustainable-environmentally friendly-programs.

The challenges of replanting during this pandemic can be overcome by strictly following the arranged schedule, ensuring that tasks are evenly distributed and also by complying with the health protocols suggested by the government. The restrictions did not dampen the spirit of all teams involved in our mangrove ecosystem restoration efforts in Seruyan District, Central Kalimantan.

Head of the Environment Office of Seruyan Regency, Priyo Widagdo representing Head of Seruyan District said, “Seruyan District supports and really appreciates this restoration activity as mangrove ecosystems, especially on the Seruyan coastal area, are at a severe and critical stage. The mandate from Head of Seruyan District in restoring mangroves, is that it will not go well without the support and participation of the community and the institutions that must care about mangrove restoration. We must succeed in this activity and hope we will improve it in the future.”

The coverage of the mangrove planting activities can be seen on the Infinite Earth YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV8jmvGrV6M

Editor’s Note:
Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve develops livelihood programs in surrounding villages (addressing all 17 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals) to provide education, employment and hope for the future. The project is also the world’s largest privately funded orangutan sanctuary and is an Ecosystem Restoration project aimed at restoring and maintaining peat swamp forest ecosystems that are important habitats for orangutans and other IUCN Red Listed endangered wildlife. The project acts as the main buffer zone along the Tanjung Puting National Park in Seruyan District and follows ecological, economic, and social management principles. Visit https://rimba-raya.com

The Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve, an InfiniteEARTH Project, is one of the largest REDD+ projects in the world, protecting nearly 65,000 hectares of peat swamp forest in Central Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo and avoiding more than 130 million tons of carbon emissions. It is a living example of an economically viable alternative to deforestation. Visit https://infinite-earth.com

Rimba Raya Conservation as the field implementer, empowers the community to be involved in maintaining and preserving peat swamp forest ecosystems with the following approach: Empowered Communities, Healthy Forests, Maintained Climate, and supporting the achievement of the SDG targets in the assisted villages of the Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve.

Rimba Raya Duty
“By protecting forests, we take care of all the life that is in them and contribute to the balance of the global climate. We empower the community to be involved in maintaining peat swamp forests. Together we love the earth enough to prevent further destruction.” Djonni Andhella, President Director of PT. Rimba Raya Conservation.

Contacts:
Frita Junita
Communication Officer Rimba Raya Conservation
Email: rimbarayajakarta@gmail.com
Hp: +62 857-1743-7001
www.rimba-raya.com

Avance Clinical and Medidata Celebrate Strategic Partnership and Inhouse Expert Accreditation Milestones

The leading Australian CRO for biotechs, and Frost & Sullivan Asia-Pacific CRO Market Leadership Award winner, Avance Clinical continues to celebrate their strategic partnership with Medidata, and the accreditation of seven Medidata inhouse experts.

The two organizations have been working together to deliver world-class clinical research services to Avance Clinical’s biotech customers via the Medidata Rave Clinical Cloud™.

Avance Clinical, Chief Strategy Officer, Ben Edwards said “We look forward to many more years working with Medidata as we continue to grow the business and support the development needs of our clients.”

Mr Edwin Ng, Senior Vice President, General Manager for Medidata APAC, said, “We are pleased to be supporting Avance Clinical’s exceptional growth in Australia. Avance Clinical accreditation signifies the importance of Medidata’s portfolio of products in ensuring the success of our partners’ programs, and our continued commitment to helping our partners streamline and enhance the clinical research process.”

Avance Clinical, Director Business Development Operations, Sandrien Louwaars said, “The Medidata Rave Clinical Cloud™ is a quality- and efficiency-focused unified platform that helps our biotech clients, and ensures data integrity, speed, and compliance across multisite and global studies.

“Our seven Avance Clinical accredited Medidata experts lead our efforts, and it makes a real difference for our clients having them inhouse rather than as external consultants.”

Contact us about your next study. https://www.avancecro.com/eclinical-solutions/

About Avance Clinical – www.avancecro.com

Australia’s Avance Clinical has more than 20-years of experience and is now one of Australia’s leading Contract Research Organizations.
Avance Clinical is committed to providing high-quality clinical research services with its highly-experienced team.
The collective pool of knowledge and experience at Avance Clinical continually grows through the careful selection of experts who also demonstrate passion in their chosen field.
Avance Clinical offers high-quality services in an established clinical trial ecosystem, that includes world-class Investigators and Sites able to access specialized patient groups.

Other benefits include:
1. The Government R&D grant means up to 43.5% rebate on clinical trial spend
2. eClinical solutions – speed and continuity
3. Site Initiation Visit (SIV) and Study Start achieved in 5 – 6 weeks
4. No IND required for clinical trials
5. Full GMP material is not mandated for Phase I clinical trials
6. Established clinical trial environment with world-class Investigators and sites
7. Established healthy subject databases and specialized patient populations
8. Five independent Phase 1 facilities across Australia including hospital-based units for critical care
9. Major hospitals with world-class infrastructures and dedicated Clinical Trial Units with a long track-record in FDA compliant research
10. Seasonal studies: Northern hemisphere Sponsors can conduct their studies year-round by taking advantage of Australia’s counter-flu and allergy seasons

About Medidata – www.medidata.com

Medidata is leading the digital transformation of life sciences, creating hope for millions of patients. Medidata helps generate the evidence and insights to help pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and diagnostics companies, and academic researchers accelerate value, minimize risk, and optimize outcomes. More than one million registered users across 1,600+ customers and partners access the world’s most-used platform for clinical development, commercial, and real-world data. Medidata, a Dassault Systemes company (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), is headquartered in New York City and has offices around the world to meet the needs of its customers. Discover more at www.medidata.com and follow us @Medidata, The Operating System for Life Sciences™.

Medidata is a registered trademark of Medidata Solutions, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dassault Systemes.

About Dassault Systemes – www.3ds.com

Dassault Systemes, the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, is a catalyst for human progress. We provide business and people with collaborative 3D virtual environments to imagine sustainable innovations. By creating virtual experience twins of the real world with our 3DEXPERIENCE platform and applications, our customers push the boundaries of innovation, learning and production. Dassault Systemes brings value to more than 290,000 customers of all sizes, in all industries, in more than 140 countries. For more information, visit www.3ds.com.

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Chris Thompson
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