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Srinagar, Oct 18:Jammu and Kashmirs Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha while condemning the killing of a Kashmiri Pandit in Pulwama and two labourers from Uttar Pradesh from Shopian, Tuesday said that those trying to disrupt peace in the UT have committed a big mistake and that they will have to repent and repay with the interest.

My heart goes with the family member of a Kashmiri Pandit killed in Pulwama and two labourers from UP killed in Shopian grenade attack. Those disrupting peace in J&K will have to repent and repay with the interest. The masterminds of Pulwama and Shopian type attacks will be dealt with sternly, LG Sinha said, while addressing the book launch function in Srinagar. The book titledThe Slum Queen was launched at the function. The book has been written by Ruble Nagi, a J&K born writer, settled in Mumbai.

The LG said efforts are continuously being made to misguide people of J&K by those who cant digest peace. Some people who don’t want business to flourish in Kashmir and who don’t want students to study. Hartal days are over and today travel advisories are being lifted by foreign countries. Those not happy with this are trying to disrupt peace here, Sinha said. He said that these anti-peace elements don’t want a common person to live in a peaceful atmosphere and hence continue to play mischief. But they will never succeed, he said

Taking a jibe at those who demanded justice in the backdrop of recent killings, LG Sinha said, I want to ask those shedding crocodile tears over recent killings, who was in power when the Vandhama massacre took place? Who was in power when 26 people were killed in Udhampur and 17 people were killed in Litter Pulwama? Who was ruling J&K when countless massacres of minorities and Muslims took place? the LG asked.

He said that today questions are raised that militancy has increased post article 370 revocation, but the figures portray a different picture. Killings of minorities, civilians and security forces personnel are far less than what it used to be prior to August 2019, the LG said.

I want to assure the people of J&K that we are committed to dismantle the terror eco-system that exited within the system and outside. We are also committed to push last nail in the coffin of militancy in J&K and make this place terror free. The LG said that gone are the days when J&K affairs would run on the directions of neighbouring country. The LG also hailed Rubul Nagi for writing a book that has a potential to transform lives and bring a change in the lives of many women across the country.

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The recent news of microplastics found for the first time in human breast milk through a research in the Universit Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy, raises a serious concern about the ubiquitous presence of microplastics in the environment.

Almost two years back, in 2020, we had news of microplastics found for the first time in the placentas of unborn babies. Most of us think thatnothing is an emergency until we ourselves feel the burn, or see the red lights. But, whether we see it or not, the truth is that the danger of contamination of the human body by the microplastic is a massive danger that is going to affect the mankind for generations to an unimaginable extent.

Plastic waste and microplastic pollution are chocking our planet by e ntering in the entire ecosystem from ocean, to rivers, mountains, cities and villages in animals and humans alike. According to UNEP, an estimated 11 million metric tons of plastic enters the ocean annually, making a massive impact on our environment and the entire eco-system as a whole including our life and livelihood. But the greatest concern today is that of the invisible microplastics-tiny plastic particlesless than five millimeters in diameter, posing biggest danger both in the ocean and on the land. While visible pieces of plastics choke marine habitats like fish, tortoise, sea mammals and birds, microplastics cause more hazardous damage as this is ingested by all types animals and living bodies and ultimately get into human bodies through the food chain.

Another dangerous aspect ofmicroplasticsis that it can also act like a sponge, soaking up other toxins in the water which are also ingestedby all sorts of marine wildlife and accumulate in the food chain.The biggest concern is that there is no way available to remove the microplastics from the ocean and the environment as a whole.According to a study around 73 percent of fish caught at mid-ocean depths in the North-west Atlantic had microplastic in their stomachs.

One of the major sources of microplastic pollution in our oceans, about 35 percent, come only from synthetic textiles. Most of these microplastics enter the sea while washing our textiles and clothing both at home and in the factories, posing a major challenge to the environment. Today, approximately 65% of our textiles are made from synthetic fibres and in the last 30 years synthetic fibreuse by textile industry has increased by more than 500 per cent reaching to almost 80 million tons. There is no doubt that synthetic fibres have brought us a great degree of comfort because of their functional properties and uses in numerous products in the fashion industry. But, as a consequence of large-scale use of synthetic fibre, the industry has become the largest contributor to the microplastics pollution in the ocean today. Fast fashion is said to be the biggest culprits here, because they use low quality materials that can easily shred microplastics during the first few washes. But it is not just about fast fashion, today most our garments viz. home furnishing, upholstery are made of plastic in the name of polyester, nylon, acrylic, spandex and many more. Just washing them can pollute the oceans.

The scale of the problem is huge, and there seems to be no quick solution to it. We need a radical approach if we are really concerned about the planet and people.

International agencies, research institutions, universities and countries are busy doing research and innovation in order to address this ever growing challenge. France has made microplastic filters mandatory to be fitted in all the washing machines both domestic and industrial, from 2023, and the EU is considering a similar rule. The UK has also brought in a similar legislation of making mandatory use of mircoplastic filters in all the washing machines from 2025 to stop the microplastics reaching our water channels, particularly the oceans. But there is an obvious question about what do you do with the filtered microplastics recovered from the washing machines?

While introducing measures, microplastic filters may be a good idea to begin with. But, we must understand that out of 7.5 billion people in the world, more than 5 billion do not have access to a washing machine. In India only around 13 percent of the households do have a washing machine. A vast majority of the people worldwide still washes their clothes by hand. Now the question is how to stop microplastics released through washing clothes by hand? No answers so far.So what do we do then? Therefore, until we find a full proof solution, emphasis should be on the reduction of plastic-based fibre use in the textiles and apparel industry by systematically replacing use of natural fibres. Designers can also play a very critical role in deciding the manufacturing of the fabric made-ups and garments that shred less microplastics during washing or drying. On the consumer side, we can always think of buying less of synthetic-based textiles and apparel, washing our clothes only when necessary and also switching over to natural fibre-based garments. We need urgent measures and if no radical initiatives are taken to reduce microplastics pollution, it will further damage the entire ecosystem, aggravate climate change and lead to genetic disorder of humankind and health hazards beyond imagination.

(Dr Jena is a professor in the area of sustainable fashion at National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) and chairman, Textiles Association of India, Odisha unit, Email:binayajena@gmail.com)

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The InnoTrans event is the leading international trade fair for rail transport technology, which took place fromSept 20 to Sept 23 in Berlin, Germany. It was a huge event with over 2800 vendors showcasing everything you need to source if working with trains, buses, and public transportation, from the bolts, screws, cabling, rail, and fabrics for the seats inside the trains, to ticketing systems. There was even a full trainyard with real trains on show. IT and telecommunications vendors were also present, and Ericsson had a booth focusing on 5G for rail communications.

Of course, we took the S-Bahn from Berlin city to the Messe in Berlin, among the other over 135000 visitors from 131 countries attending the event. We welcomed our current and potential future customers from communication service providers, railway companies, and organizations such as government agencies and eco-system partners to discuss how train passengers and railway operations will benefit from 5G mobile broadband.

Figure 1: Outdoor railyard with trains on display at InnoTrans 2022.

(Photo by Sanne Stijve)

The 5G-based Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS) is intended to serve train radio communications, both for voice and data services. It is the successor of GSM-R, the current standard being used mainly in Europe. FRMCS is being coordinated by the International Union of Railways (UIC) and developed jointly with major rail infrastructure companies and suppliers of telecom solutions. It is currently being finalized and will be based on the 5G 3GPP-standard. Hence it will not create a railway-specific cellular network technology.

Mobile network operators can provide 5G connectivity to train passengers and work with railway companies to support them with broadband bandwidth for efficient digitalization of their train operations.

The European Union has defined a prioritized transport network of roads, railways, and waterways infrastructure and is making a funding push to build 5G rail corridors throughout Europe during the next decade. This will enable more sustainable travel for both business and leisure travel, as well as providing more efficient freight transportation. The deployment of 5G for rail is a top priority for the European Union since it advances green transport and helps meet the EU climate goals.

As mentioned, railway companies still rely on 2G communications technology, the GSM-R systems used for rail operations in many countries. Appearing 20 years ago, GSM-R only provides voice and very low data speeds. We are now, as consumers, used to 5G speeds on our smartphones, and governments are starting to build 4G and 5G networks for different government communications systems like nationwide public safety networks. The public transportation sector will also benefit from 5G mobile broadband for metro, regional and mainline railways.

By providing more bandwidth, faster speeds, lower latency, and more secure systems, railway organizations can modernize and digitalize their operations with 5G communications technology.

Figure 2: 5G will provide more efficient and safe operations for train staff, and improved services for passengers.

This means that rail operators can fully digitalize railway operations, support an increasing level of automatic train operations (ATO), leverage on the potential offered by the Internet of Things (IoT), e.g., smart preventive maintenance, and use video for surveillance and obstacle detection along the railway lines. More trains can circulate on the same rail tracks compared to today, and more accurate information and more tailored onboard services can be provided to passengers. It will ultimately improve service quality for travelers and commuters.

At our booth, we were showing a live demonstration of an end-to-end FRMCS network using commercial Ericsson products, including radio access network, 5G Core, IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem), and 3rd party application servers and end devices. Mission-critical calls between a cab radio from Funkwerk and a dispatcher from Frequentis over Ericssons mobile network were demonstrated end-to-end (cab radios are located in the train's cockpit and operated by the train driver and the dispatcher is in a command center).

Figure 3: Live end-to-end FRMCS demonstration with Ericsson network, Frequentis dispatcher (left) and Funkwerk cab radio (right).

(Photo by Kati hman)

Today, many railway companies provide Wi-Fi inside the trains for the passengers or install repeaters to improve the coverage of the public mobile operators networks inside the wagons. This, however, has some drawbacks, such as costly maintenance and upgrades of Wi-Fi or repeater equipment and interference of repeated radio signals when opening the train doors. Passenger connectivity could instead be provided by the public mobile operators using their regular commercial 5G networks with extra 5G towers built along the main rail tracks.

By using special 5G-friendly glass in the train windows, the 5G signals will penetrate better through the glass (the regular window glass is coated to reduce sun radiation to heat up the passenger compartments). This way, costly and cumbersome maintenance and upgrades of either Wi-Fi or repeater equipment can be avoided, and mobile operators can serve their customers with their 5G broadband services.

Figure 4: With special train window glass, passengers and train staff can benefit from 5G connectivity inside the train wagons.

In the demonstration at our booth, we could compare the throughput performance of a standard coated glass with a 5G-friendly train window glass from the glass vendor AGC. The demo set-up had a 5G radio cell and a 5G modem where speeds of up to 1 Gbit per second could be demonstrated.

We had excellent coverage in the live demonstration, the downlink throughput was 25%-30% higher with the 5G-friendly glass compared to the standard coated glass. On the uplink, the difference is even a factor of two to four. In more challenging environments in real trains, the difference in performance is expected to be even more significant.

Such speeds can not only be reached in a lab or an exhibition booth but also live in a real train: the Swiss mobile operator Swisscom has reached 1,2 Gbit per second in trains moving at 120 km/h on a test track using 5G cells with 100 MHz carrier bandwidth at 3,5 GHz.

Figure 5: 5G live demonstration of Gigabit connectivity inside train wagons through 5G-friendly glass.

(Photo by Sanne Stijve)

It is expected that in the future, there will be much more automation also in the rail sector, which means among other things more driverless trains. Driverless trains are already used in railway operations today, for example, in recently deployed automated metro lines and freight trains in high-risk zones where the railway companies do not want to send their staff to work.

In the future, it might happen that a driver must remotely take over control of a driverless train to drive it safely to the next station. This could happen in case of bad weather with snow and ice, animals, landslides, or other obstacles on the tracks. And imagine that there could be robotic equipment mounted on the train, or heavy-lifting drones, with tools that can lift or remove obstacles off the track in case of an emergency. These tools could be remotely steered and controlled over 5G by the operations team sitting in an office in another part of the country.

Could 5G really bring these kinds of remote operations services to train staff? The visitors could get a glimpse of this future by testing this themselves at our booth. They could remotely drive a 5G-connected vehicle located in Stockholm from our booth in Berlin. Most drivers managed to drive the imaginary train track without killing our dear Swedish moose or the Indian elephant blocking the route!

Figure 6: Driving a 5G connected vehicle in Stockholm, remotely from Berlin.

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There are two ways in which drones can be a useful asset for railways, exploiting their speed and flexibility.

Figure 7: Examples of drone applications for rail, requiring 5G network connectivity.

The first one is to use drones to improve situational awareness, be it for regular patrols (e.g., finding brake shoes or vegetation management) or to quickly evaluate the situation in disaster scenarios (e.g. derailment). With the great advances in visual AI analysis over the last years, this process can be automated to a large extent, which we have also demonstrated in a proof of concept together with Deutsche Bahn in the 5G Connected Mobility project.

The second opportunity to use drones is to extend the broadband coverage and local capacity of terrestrial networks, with drones as deployable cells. Especially in rural, hilly areas, it is challenging to provide sufficient network coverage for all scenarios and in all places around the rail tracks. In such cases, drones can step in dynamically, e.g., during overnight maintenance work or in disaster scenarios, to provide the needed network performance.

We had interesting discussions about these opportunities with many visitors, receiving validation of the use cases, but also an interest in the flexible, complementary role that drones can play in supporting rail operations.

What is the most cost-efficient way to build a 5G network that can cater to both railway operations connectivity, as well as passenger connectivity? And this while meeting the stringent requirements of rail operators in terms of coverage, capacity, and of course, resilience?

The hybrid architecture, combining dedicated network assets for rail and shared network assets from public mobile operators, offers many advantages. Rail companies can have the most critical applications - voice communications and train control and signaling - running on their 5G Core and even their 5G radio base stations. And with this hybrid architecture, they can rely on public mobile operators for:

Using network assets from public mobile operators can only happen if Quality of Service (QoS) is ensured. For that, mechanisms such as Network Slicing or Radio Access Network Sharing can be used. Europes Strategic Deployment Agenda for 5G Railway Corridors has adopted such a hybrid architecture.

Figure 8: Hybrid network deployment model to provide 5G for railways and passengers.

We conducted a successful trial of MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) and Coordinated Multipoint features in radios using the FRMCS 1900 MHz band at Deutsche Bahns test track in Erzgebirge in Germany. The trial demonstrated a dramatic improvement in uplink throughput by implementing these features. Deutsche Bahn and Ericsson jointly published these results at the IEEE Vehicle Technology Conference in Helsinki in June.

At the InnoTrans event, Ericsson was nominated by Deutsche Bahn for their Supplier Award 2022 in the category infrastructure, which comes as important proof that the most prominent rail transport sector stakeholders recognize the value of our mission-critical network solutions. We were nominated among 15 other companies out of over 20000 suppliers to Deutsche Bahn, and we were one of the three nominees out of over 4000 suppliers in the infrastructure category.

We visited Deutsche Bahns Advanced Train Lab, which was actually inside a train, where visitors could walk through the whole length of the train and look at different technology demonstrations. They also showed the FRMCS trial there and 5G-friendly train windows.

Figute 9: Deutsche Bahns Advanced Train Lab train at InnoTrans outdoor railyard.

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Overall, it was a very interesting event with many fruitful discussions with people from different companies working with railways. It will be interesting to see how fast Europe will build the full infrastructure for 5G-connected trains. By making train journeys more practical and comfortable for passengers, we will travel more sustainably in the future.

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Mohan Rao Goli, Chief Technology Officer, SRI-B receiving the award fromMr. Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Government of India at a ceremony in New Delhi

Samsung R&D Institute Bangalore (SRI-B), Samsungs largest R&D centre outside Korea, has been conferred the National Intellectual Property Award 2021 and 2022 by the Government of India in the category of top public limited company/private limited company for patents filing, grant and commercialization in India: Services Sector.

Additionally, SRI-B also won the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) IP Enterprises Trophy.

The award was presented to SRI-B by Mr. Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Government of India at a ceremony in New Delhi.

At Samsung, we are honoured to receive this prestigious award from Government of India. It is a recognition of our efforts to upgrade standards in the field of patents and innovation, as well as creating a strong culture of patent filing within our organisation in the areas of Communication Protocols, Visual intelligent Solutions, AI/ML, Internet of Things, Data Intelligence and Services. Samsungs vision is to inspire the world by creating breakthrough innovations, technologies, products and design that enrich peoples lives, said Mohan Rao Goli, Chief Technology Officer, SRI-B.

The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, confers the annual National Intellectual Property Awards to outstanding innovators, organizations, and companies in the field of patents, designs and trademarks every year.

The National Intellectual Property (IP) Awards are conferred every year to recognize and reward the top achievers comprising individuals, institutions, organizations and enterprises, for their IP creations and commercialization, which have contributed towards strengthening IP eco-system in the country and in encouraging creativity and innovation.

So far, SRI-B has filed over 7,500 patents in India and globally. Engineers at SRI-B have filed patents around areas such as multi-camera solutions, 5G, 6G as well as ultra-wideband wireless communications protocol. These patents have been commercialized in Samsung flagship Galaxy smartphones, smartwatches and network equipment, among others.

Over the last few years, SRI-B has embarked on a path to become a patents powerhouse by improving the quality of innovations and developing a patents mindset among its engineers. IN recent years, many young, first time inventors have emerged at SRI-B.

At SRI-B today, nearly 50% of patent filers are first-time inventors and about 27% have less than five years of experience. With this strong patent filing culture, SRI-B has seen a 100% increase in annual patent filings over the last four years while commercialization of patents filed by Samsung has increased by four times in last 3 years, meaning these innovations are ultimately offered in Samsung products. The majority of patents filed are in emerging areas such as 5G, AI, ML, IoT, camera & vision technologies.

SRI-B has a specialized intellectual property team that conducts invention-creation training, advanced inventive step training to help employees understand the idea and process of innovation. Most of the patents have been filed by the young millennials and Gen Z who have just entered the workforce.

To simplify the process for the inventors, SRI-B has also set up an internal portal. This portal is a one-stop-shop for all patent filing information that an engineer requires during the process.

In order to strengthen Industry-Academia connect, Samsung R&D has been working with young innovators across top engineering colleges as part of a popular students engagement program named Samsung PRISM.

Samsung PRISM was started in 2020 and in the last two years, over 4,500 engineering students and 1,000 professors have worked with SRI-B engineers to deliver live projects successfully. In this time, student and professor teams have filed multiple patents along with SRI-B engineers and have published several research papers in cutting edge domains such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and IoT, strengthening Samsungs vision of Powering Digital India.

SRI-B is now expanding this program to 70 engineering colleges in India by 2025, aiming to stimulate the Indian innovation ecosystem and make students industry-ready.

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BEIJING, Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --A news report by China.org.cn on park city Chengdu:

Camping, cycling, mountain-climbing, picnics, frisbee These are some trendy outdoor activities that today's Chinese are keen on. Now, if you come to Chengdu, Sichuan, you can enjoy such outdoor fun almost right at your doorstep that's because the metropolis is building itself into a "park city".

Building a park city requires harmony and cohesion among nature, people and urban development.

Chengdu is famous for its gourmet cuisine, alluring scenery, and the local people's fashionable yet leisurely lifestyle. The city also boasts unique natural endowments: Chengdu sits in the west of the Sichuan Basin and to the east of the Tibetan Plateau; in this city, one can enjoy stunning views of snowy mountains and gasp at the meandering Minjiang river that cuts through the city. These time-honored works of nature have bestowed Chengdu with abundant ecological resources for building itself a park city demonstration zone.

Naturally, we've noticed a deep fusion of parks and urban space in Chengdu in recent years. To date, Chengdu has built over 1,300 parks of various kinds, with greenery coverage reaching 40.3%. What's more notable is that at the start of this year, the greenway of the ecological ring parks was finished. The over-100-kilometer-long green way links over 133 km of ecological parks, and has become a new calling card for the city.

In these parks, leisure and exercise zones keep improving in their functions, enabling people to live a healthier and greener life.

Moreover, before 2035, Chengdu will continue to restore its ecological system and step up efforts to build the Giant Panda National Park; the parks in Chengdu will merge with commercial precincts, during which time the special ecological setting will be a catalyst for building Chengdu into an international hub for consumers. In the meantime, Chengdu will continue to transform its production model to one of green and low-carbon development and create a first-class business environment, to further spur the economic vigor of this park city.

One can say, the efforts of Chengdu are turning people's visions of a park city into reality step by step.

In fact, it's been a longstanding wish for humanity to build beautiful cities. For over a century, the concepts of a forest or garden city, among other city types, have appeared in different parts of the world. But Chengdu, the park city, stands out from the rest: Not only are green spaces designed all over the city, it also pursues integration of natural ecology with people's daily lives and production models, as well as urban culture, thus reconciling human, urban, environmental and industrial factors.

Chengdu's building of the park city demonstration zone reflects efforts to explore transitions for China's mega and super cities. It mirrors a paradigm shift in ideas on urban construction and development adopted by the Chinese government and the Communist Party of China, especially in the recent decade: Placing people at the center, pursuing higher-quality urban development, and providing people with a more premium life enriched by an adequate sense of gain, happiness and security.

Following the blueprint of building a park city, Chengdu has become a city more suitable for people to live and thrive. It also depicts visions for the development of people-oriented and eco-friendly Chinese cities.

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Dronedek announces its newest partner in its effort to build a new, autonomous delivery ecosystem that will give consumers a reliable, safe and eco-friendly way to receive and send packages.A2Z Drone Deliveryis the ninth organization this year to join Dronedeks growing network.

For safe and reliable drone delivery to reach scale, carriers must be part of a wider network of supporting elements an ecosystem delivering to devices, like Dronedek smart mailboxes, that can securely receive and store those deliveries, says Dronedeks CEO and Founder Dan OToole.

Weve been very impressed with A2Z Drone Delivery over the last few years, he said. Partnerships like these are key to building the robust infrastructure needed for the future of delivery and commerce.

A 2020 Virginia Tech survey of consumers inChristiansburg, Va., where Alphabets Wing subsidiary conductedthe nations most advanced residential drone delivery trial, revealed that87 percentfavored drone delivery.

The markets are showing that consumers want their orders as fast and cheap as possible, regardless of whos bringing it to them, said OToole. Nothing will be gained if these goods are stolen, damaged, or inaccurately delivered.

Both Dronedek and A2Z Drone Delivery is focused on addressing consumer concerns of security, convenience, and reliability.

As drone delivery becomes part of mainstream logistics operations, it is imperative that service providers prioritize consumer safety in all operations. We are excited that our tethered drone delivery system will be integrated with the Dronedek smart mailbox, said Aaron Zhang, CEO of A2Z Drone Delivery. Our Rapid Delivery System enables payloads to be deposited from altitude, keeping spinning propellers away from people and property, mitigating intrusive rotor noise, and assuaging privacy concerns about drones near private residences.

Dronedek showcased its disruptive technology last August in Lawrence, Ind. The A2Z Drone Delivery tethered system was used to deliver food from local restaurants, including McDonalds and Culvers, and theworlds first deliveries of USPS First-Class mailwere made to Dronedek smart mailboxes.

In addition to improving the experiences for businesses and consumers, a robust delivery ecosystem offers significant environmental and economic impacts. An August 2022 Carnegie-Mellon University study showedautonomous delivery services use 94% less energythan traditional delivery services.The global autonomous last-mile delivery market is expected to grow from $14.13 billion in 2021 to$47.69 billionin 2026, per Research and Markets Autonomous Last Mile Delivery Global Market Report 2022.

Dronedek is one of the first companies in the world to focus on package security for traditional and autonomous delivery methods. Designed to accept drone or robotic delivery, the Dronedek mailbox also accepts traditional First-Class mail delivery and is destined to become an everyday utility service like power or water.

Learn more and invest in the delivery ecosystem of the future atstartengine.com/dronedekor visitwww.dronedek.com.

A2Z Drone Delivery, Inc. develops innovative solutions to enable safe, accurate, and low-noise drone deliveries. Focused on last-mile UAV delivery systems, A2Z Drone Delivery is creating platforms capable of pushing drone delivery into the mainstream of logistics operations. Based in Los Angeles, C.A., A2Z Drone Delivery originated as a drone delivery project at Brown University in 2016 and now serves customers around the world who are leveraging its technology for a diverse array of applications.

For more information visit:https://www.a2zdronedelivery.com/.

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DUBLIN (Reuters) - Novartis said on Thursday that it would cut up to 400 jobs in Ireland, or about a quarter of its workforce there, as part of a previously announced restructuring programme that will cut 8,000 jobs globally.

The Swiss pharmaceutical giant said in June that the plan targeting savings of at least $1 billion by 2024 would reduce its total workforce of over 100,000 people by around 7.4%.

The changes could potentially impact around 400 staff at its global service centre in Dublin, Novartis said in a statement. It currently employs 1,500 people in Ireland, including 1,000 in the Dublin operation that it said will continue to play a critical role.

"Ireland is an important location for Novartis due to its unique eco-system of highly educated, skilled and adaptable workforce which is critical in the knowledge-intensive, high-science, pharma sector," Novartis AG said.

All of the world's top 10 pharmaceutical companies have operations in Ireland, making the country the fifth largest exporter of pharmaceuticals globally, according to state investment agency IDA Ireland.

Jobs growth among multinationals in Ireland soared to record levels in the first half of 2022, helping push the unemployment rate to a near 21-year low of 4.3% and keeping the economy growing strongly despite inflationary pressures.

(Reporting by Padraic Halpin; editing by Jonathan Oatis)

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EcoFlow to Introduce Home Backup Energy Solutions to Address Power Needs in Nigeria

The ecosystem is the first integrated solution for power generation, storage, and usage

EcoFlow, an eco-friendly energy solutions company will soon introduce its industry-defining portable power stations, smart solar technology, and the worlds first portable home battery with an expandable ecosystem in key West African markets. Since 2017, EcoFlow has provided portable power stations, home backup power, and eco-friendly off-grid solutions in over 100 markets including the US, Japan, China, Australia, and Europe to reinvent the way the world accesses energy.

In July 2021, the EcoFlow Smart Home Ecosystem broke Kickstarters record for the most funded tech project on the crowdfunding platform before being named as one of TIME Magazines 100 best inventions of 2021.

Because power insecurities have become a critical issue for residents and businesses in Nigeria, we are thrilled to introduce EcoFlows thoughtfully designed, smart, and powerful energy solutions that effectively address the power needs of individuals and households around the world to the Nigerian market.

EcoFlow was founded with a mission to empower people and communities through portable, clean, reliable power for lasting impact and by dethroneing the traditional gas generators through innovation.

EcoFlows range of renewable portable power stations offers reliable, quiet, and clean power as an alternative to traditional, outdated sources. The first products from EcoFlows powerful lineups, to be revealed in Nigeria will consist of:

EcoFlow Power Kits

The Power Kit is made up of various modules that youll select depending on your unique needs: Everything hooks up to the Power Hub, which installs in your vehicle, cabin, or wherever you need to run everything. Then, you can add whatever else you require, be it EcoFlow LFP Batteries, the AC/DC Smart Distribution Panel, Power Kit Console offers control over users power consumption and can display charge levels and other flow data directly.

DELTA Pro

With a baseline capacity of 3600Wh that can be expanded up to 25,000Wh and a full suite of power-generation accessories including 400W Solar Panel, Solar Tracker, and Smart Generator, the DELTA Pro ecosystem can power pretty much any device on hand and is essentially home back-up.

With high solar output and an improved efficiency rating of 23%, you can charge your portable power station even faster than before. Each monocrystalline silicon cell is covered with ETFE film, protecting against debris, dirt, and water. With an IP68 waterproof rating, this portable solar panel works safely in all kinds of weather.

400w Solar Panel

Our green technology aims to relieve global users from power insecurities in Africa and around the world. At EcoFlow, we believe that access to power is a fundamental right for every human being and our vision is to put power in peoples hands. Said Joy Wu, Regional Head of LAMEA & APAC at Ecoflow.

EcoFlow was developed by a multidisciplinary group of engineers who combined years of experience and expertise in the battery industry to develop new innovations in portable power solutions.

About EcoFlow

EcoFlow is an eco-friendly energy solutions company. Since its founding in 2017, EcoFlow has Provided peace of mind to customers in over 100 markets through its DELTA and RIVER portable power stations and varied accessories.EcoFlows mission is to reinvent the way the world generates, stores and uses energy through creative,environmentally-conscious innovation.

To learn more about EcoFlow and its range of products that will soon be available in Nigeria, visit: http://www.ecoflow.com

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Key Companies Covered in the Global Sterile Medical Packaging Market Research Report by Research Nester are DuPont de Nemours, Inc., Amcor plc, 3M, West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., Sonoco Products Company, Placon, Nelipak Corporation, Wipak Group, Tekni-Plex, Inc., BillerudKorsns AB and other key market players.

New York, Oct. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research Nester has published a detailed market report on Global Sterile Medical Packaging Market for the forecast period, i.e. 2023 2033 which includes the following factors:

Market growth over the forecast period

Detailed regional synopsis

Market segmentation

Growth drivers

Challenges

Key market players and their detailed profiling

Global Sterile Medical Packaging Market Size:

The global sterile medical packaging market garnered a revenue of around USD 45 billion in 2022 and it is expected to garner a revenue of USD 65 billion at the end of 2033. market is growing at a CAGR of ~7% over the forecast period, i.e., 2023 2033. The market growth is primarily propelled by growing lifestyle disorder diseases. People has inclined towards life with less activity, constant work, no exercise and incessant eating of junk which causes them develop lifestyle-disorder related diseases including obesity, arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer and others. According to the World Health Organization, nearly 40 million children of the age 5 or under are living with obesity in 2020. Moreover, Nearly 10% of the population, or 460 million individuals, were estimated to have diabetes in 2019, and that number is expected to rise steadily to 11%, or 700 million people, by 2030. Market growth is also driven by augmentation of healthcare sector. With the rising number of patients all over the world has prompted the expansion of healthcare sector and this expansion was further influenced by onset of COVID-19. The pandemic has drawn more focus in the healthcare sector. The user penetration in healthcare sector was around 14% in 2022 and it is expected to rise to approximately 18% by the end of 2025.

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Global Sterile Medical Packaging Market: Key Takeaways

North America region gains the largest portion of the revenue

Medical equipment segment to dominate the revenue graph

Plastic sub-segment remains prominent in the material segment

Growing Prevalence of Cardiovascular Issues and Healthcare Spending is to Elevate the Market Growth

The global sterile medical packaging market growth is ascribed to higher prevalence of cardiovascular problems. Consumption of foods, high in saturated fats, salt, cholesterol followed by not getting enough physical activity deeply affects cardiovascular system. According to the World Health Organization, every year nearly 18% people are succumbed to death by cardiovascular disease and it is also known as a primary reason for most of the deaths worldwide. Furthermore, market is expected to grow on the account of higher investment in health infrastructure. In 2019, global health spending amounted to 9.83% of GDP, according to data given by the World Bank. This represents an increase from 2017, when global health spending made up 9.77% of the entire GDP.

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Global Sterile Medical Packaging Market: Regional Overview

The global sterile medical packaging market is segmented into five major regions including North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East and Africa region.

Healthcare Spending and Burden of Chronic Disease is to Boost the Market Growth

The market growth in the North America is to garner the highest revenue by the end of 2033. The regions market growth is attributed to growing expenditure on the healthcare sector in the North America. According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, national health spending has increased by 9.7% to USD 4.1 trillion (or USD 12,530 per person) in 2020. This represented 19.7% of the national gross domestic product (GDP). The market growth in North America is also influenced by growing burden of chronic disease on the region. In the United States, every 6 in 10 adult had a chronic disease and it is responsible for about 4.1 trillion-dollar expenditure in the region.

Asia Pacifics Market is Expected to Elevate by Rise in Health Expenditure and Cases of Chronic Disease

The market growth in the Asia Pacific region is expected to be propelled by rise in expenditure in the health sector. For instance, by 2030, the health expenditure is to increase by five fold since 2015 which was nearly USD 20 trillion. In Singapore, the elderly healthcare expenditure is anticipated to rise 10 times and to be valued at USD 49 billion in 2030. Moreover, according to the World Bank statistics, the East Asia & Pacifics total health expenditure holds the 6.67% of the total GDP of the region. Apart from this, the rise in number patients living with chronic disease is expected to boost the market growth in the Asia-Pacific region. It is estimated, around 9 million deaths in the region is attributed to chronic disease in Asia.

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The study further incorporates Y-O-Y growth, demand & supply and forecast future opportunity in:

North America (U.S., Canada)

Europe (U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Hungary, Belgium, Netherlands & Luxembourg, NORDIC [Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark], Poland, Turkey, Russia, Rest of Europe)

Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Rest of Latin America)

Asia-Pacific (China, India, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Rest of Asia-Pacific)

Middle East and Africa (Israel, GCC [Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman], North Africa, South Africa, Rest of Middle East and Africa).

Global Sterile Medical Packaging Market, Segmentation by Type

Thermoformed Trays

Clamshell

IV Containers & Bags

Sterile Lid

Pouches

Die-Cut Baker Cards

Guided Wire Hoops

Sterile Wraps

Others

Global Sterile Medical Packaging Market, Segmentation by Material

Plastic

Paper

Foil

Non-woven

Foam Sheets

By material, the plastic segment is to garner the highest revenue by the end of 2033. Plastic makes an ideal material to sterile the equipment and restrict contamination. Plastic packaging in medical sector are used in medical dispensers, intravenous bags, serum vials, prescription bottles and other. Most of the single-use medical supplies used in hospitals and clinics are packages in plastics. About 20% of the weight of all pharmaceutical packaging is made up of plastic.

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Global Sterile Medical Packaging Market, Segmentation by Application

On the basis of application, the medical equipment segment is to generate the highest market revenue by growing at a significant CAGR over the forecast period. The medical equipment segment is ascribed to grow by rising demand of medical equipment for various medical issues which in turn is prompted by rise in number of patient suffering with neurovascular, orthopaedic, cardiovascular issues and others. In 2019, there were around 178 million new fracture cases and 455 million cases of long-term fracture symptoms. Moreover, according to the World Health Organization, nearly 32% of deaths worldwide are caused by cardiovascular diseases. About 85% of these fatalities were attributable to heart attacks and strokes. Additionally, in 2022, there were about 25,000 brand-new cases of brain and nervous system cancer.

Few of the well-known market leaders in the global sterile medical packaging market that are profiled by Research Nester are DuPont de Nemours, Inc., Amcor plc, 3M, West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., Sonoco Products Company, Placon, Nelipak Corporation, Wipak Group, Tekni-Plex, Inc., BillerudKorsns AB and others.

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Recent Developments in the Global Sterile Medical Packaging Market

September 2021, DuPont de Nemours, Inc. announced the partnership with Technipaq Partners and recycling partner Freepoint Eco-Systems. This partnership aims to accelerate the recycling and sustainable efforts of the company. All three companies merge to design a waste free healthcare packaging manufacturing environment.

June 2021, Amcor Group GmbH announced the launch of ACT2100, its a heat seal coating healthcare packaging for medical grade DuPont Tyvek 2 and paper packaging application. This advanced coating technology has designed to amplify the performance characteristics for healthcare applications. The product is to be delivered in different location across the world, in order to provide facilitation to the customer to access the products from their nearest location for the manufacturing and packaging of their devices.

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The South East risks an exodus of some of its most promising science and technology businesses, according to a new research report. The findings also said companies are struggling to fill positions in the science sector as a direct consequence of government policy.

The report from Ridge and Partners suggests almost one in six respondents (16%) have firm plans to relocate overseas in the next three years, with all the companies studied in the South East stating they have considered it.

Building a Future for Science and Technology, by Ridge and Partners, the Reading-based,multi-discipline property and construction consultancy, blames government and their policies, which they suggest show a lack of understanding of the sectors needs.

The report points to the governments limit on employing overseas talent as a key example. Ridge and partners state the policy adversely affects 27% of the companies interviewed.

A total of 103 science and technology companies were studied for the Ridge report. They cited problems at a local level as well as at national. Local issues raised included opportunities for local authorities, city planners, and science parks in places such as Reading, other key findings of the report included:

These issues are impacting on recruitment and growth added Liz Sparrow,Partner, Science and Tech Lead at Ridge and Partners,she continued: "Over two-thirds (68 per cent) of firms in the South East are struggling to fill crucial support roles such as lab technicians and admin staff, who in places like Reading are massively affected by local housing costs.

"Two-thirds are also having difficulty filling more senior roles. These issues have become so pronounced that 33% report they need to be nearer a larger pool of talent. For many, that may involve moving overseas."

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Liz Sparrow added: Theres no lack of ambition or opportunity for growth within the science and tech communities. Indeed, the companies we studied expect to grow by 52% over the next three years. But they need to be in the right environments to grow in this way that means places with the right infrastructure, transport links, housing, and premises to attract the partners, suppliers, and talent they need.

Ridges research also highlights how highly dependent small and large science and technology-based businesses are on each other. Thats why 31% want to be located nearer to other science/tech businesses and almost one in four (24%) want to be closer to major academic institutions.30% feel their growth plans are being limited by their lack of available suppliers.Operating in almost a science or tech eco-system makes collaboration and innovation easier and creates a greater magnet for the specialist talent and suppliers the sectors collectively need.

Liz Sparrow, again: Policy makers cannot afford to simply focus on the needs of big players. Diversity in science or tech community clusters - be this in terms of company size or typology is key if all are to thrive. Every company which exits these diverse eco-systems and relocates overseas, or simply fails to thrive, weakens things for everyone else. To protect one we must plan for all.

No single body can do this. Joined-up thinking is needed between the public and private sectors, between the UKs government, its cities, regions, and science parks. Collaboration is key if were to create and keep the UKs tech/science powerhouses.

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Gandhinagar: India is looking at its highest-ever defence exports this fiscal with sales touching Rs 8,000 crore in the first six months, as the Narendra Modi government tries to shed its import dependence in the critical sector.

We have managed to do defence exports worth Rs 8,000 crore this year and we will surpass what we did last year, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on the sidelines of the DefExpo 2022, meant exclusively for Indian companies or the Indian arm of foreign Original Equipment Manufacturer, that kicked off in Gujarats Gandhinagar Tuesday.

Indias defence exports had touched a recordRs 13,000 crorein the 2021-2022 fiscal, which was nearly eight times of what it was in 2014.

In 2020, the Narendra Modi government had set a target ofRs 35,000 crore($5 billion) export in aerospace, and defence goods and services for the next five years. This is part of the turnover of Rs 1.75 lakh crore ($ 25 billion) in defence manufacturing by 2025 that the government is aiming to achieve.

It has been a transformative journey from being the biggest importer of defence to now being an exporter. India is now among the top 25 defence exporters in the world, Singh said, while addressing the media.

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Exports are one of the prime objectives for the five-day DefExpo, during which two separate conclaves India-Africa Defence Dialogue (IADD) and Indian Ocean Region plus (IOR+) will be held.

More than 53 African countries have been invited for IADD and 44 for the IOR+ conclave which will be chaired by Singh.

IADD and IOR+ Conclave will be two very important events for promoting peace, security, prosperity and defence cooperation throughout the region and establishing new defence and industrial partnerships, Singh said.

Spread over one lakh square metres (sqm) (the previous edition was held over 76,000 sqm) and with a record registration of 1,340 companies, DefExpo 2022 is the biggest defence exhibition till date.

At least 75 countries will be participating in the exhibition.

Defence Ministry officials said that 451 partnerships in terms of MoUs, transfer of technology agreements and product launches, are expected during DefExpo 2022, which is almost double than the last edition.

Sources in the defence establishment also said that India has identified indigenous small arms, Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launchers, weapons locating radars, Tejas fighter aircraft, light combat helicopters and BrahMos missiles as the big defence potential items besides unmanned aerial vehicles for surveillance.

While India has traditionally stayed away from pushing defence exports, the Modi government sees this as a tool to push a bigger defence eco-system in the country.

Exports are the only way. Indian armed forces can only buy a limited number. For companies to invest and manufacture, they will need a bigger market than just Indias and hence the government is trying to push exports, a source explained.

Amidst the ongoing tensions with its rival Azerbaijan, Armenia entered into a government-to-government contract with India last month for the procurement of the Pinaka systems besides rockets and ammunition.

India had also struck a deal earlier this year for the BrahMos missiles with the Philippines and is looking at a possible sale of Tejas to Egypt and Malaysia.

(Edited by Poulomi Banerjee)

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Chef Vivek Saggar, the honorary secretary of the Indian Culinary Forum, and the head of the Skill Competitions & Industry Connect at Tourism & Hospitality Skill Council, talks about the gaps in the support system that dissuade Indian chefs from participating in International competitions. Chef Vivek Saggar, the honorary secretary of the Indian Culinary Forum, and the head of the Skill Competitions & Industry Connect at Tourism & Hospitality Skill Council, in an exclusive interaction, picks up gaps in the support system that dissuade Indian chefs from participating in international competitions.

As someone who has been involved with annual chef competitions and chef awards organised by the Indian Culinary Forum (ICF), an association of professional chefs in Northern India, uninterruptedly for nearly two decades now, and also one who has been associated closely with the organisation of WorldSkills India rounds, who better than Saggar can talk about the skill eco-system especially in the hospitality sector?

As the honorary secretary of the ICF, he feels that while the interest to participate in the trade competitions and win medals and recognitions has been growing year on year, these competitions have a long way to go to become truly international in terms of its overall organisation and quality.

Saggar said that International exposure is important for Indian chefs to understand the level of competition and gain confidence. This requires support from the private sector as well as the government in a big way.

As far as WorldSkills competitions are concerned, the ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship is taking care of the entire funding and support system. But for other international competitions, there is hardly any support system available as of now, he says.

Apart from the travel and other expenses, one has to carry everything from here, he says. Its CDPs and Commis who go for these events. They lack the financial bandwidth to afford such expenses, he says, recollecting the challenges the Culinary Forum faced while sending participants for competitions in Malaysia in 2016 and 2018.

In many countries, the trade associations subsidise some part of the expenses, as well as help contestants find sponsors from the industry for them. Unfortunately, in India, such support is hard to come by, he says.

We are not even able to invite international participants for chef competitions here in India because of lack of support, he said. Even hotels hesitate to support subsidised rooms for them or kitchen space for preparations and trials,etc., he laments.

To overcome the paucity of WACS certified Judges in India, ICF will be conducting a seminar-cum-workshop for interested chefs in Delhi in December, he said. The forum has asked WorldChefs to nominate a chef to conduct the workshop, he said.

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BHUBANESWAR: Invitingtop industry leaders to be partners in Odishas phenomenal growth story, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday said the State is witnessing a new era of industrialisation propelled by advancements in technology and a philosophy of sustainability.

Exhorting the top business captains at the investors meet at Hyderabad to come to Odisha and explore the opportunities, the Chief Minister said the States abundant natural resources, skilled manpower, progressive policies and strong result oriented governance provides a unique eco-system. A collaborative effort between the government, industry and people is needed to ensure consistent growth, he said.

The Chief Minister said the two-decade-old stable government in the State, its position in the ease of doing business and competitive cost, impact of investment facilitation, best incentives and highly skilled human resources have helped Odisha achieve a distinct competitive advantage over others.

Stating that Odisha is fast emerging as a major industrial destination in the country because of its natural resources advantage and strategic location, he said it is one of the fastest growing economies in India and has consistently grown above the national average in the last decade-and-a-half.

The Chief Minister also talked about establishment of Odisha start-up hub in Bhubaneswar to provide a world class incubation and co-working facility to State based start-ups and creation of Odisha Innovation Fund. Besides, the State has also developed various industrial parks and regions to provide best-in-class facilitation to investors across sectors.

He said the Make-In-Odisha conclave will provide a platform for industry leaders from across the world to discuss a roadmap for industrial development in the coming years. A humble beginning was made in 2016, which saw a footfall of 18,500 and received over 120 investment intents valued at over Rs 2 lakh crore. In 2018, we hosted the second edition which raised the bar even higher receiving an influx of 45,000 visitors and investments worth over Rs 4 lakh crore, he added.

The Chief Minister had one-on-one interactions with several senior industrialists across sectors to discuss their plans for Odisha. He personally invited them to the Make in Odisha Conclave-2022. During the discussions, the Chief Minister highlighted the major pro-business reforms undertaken by his government.The industry captains included Rajiv Kumar, managing director of Microsoft India, Dr Krishna Ella, chairman of Bharat Biotech, PS Reddy, chairman-cum-managing director of CtrlSDatacenter, N Venkatram, managing director of Deloitte India, YR Nagaraja, managing director of Ramky Group and N V Ramana, CMD of Neptunus Ship Builders and Recyclers.

The State government in collaboration with FICCI - the national industry partner for Make in Odisha Conclave22, hosted the Odisha Investors Meet at Hyderabad which witnessed about 40 government to business meetings with participation of 450 delegates. The third edition of Make-in-Odisha Conclave will be held in Bhubaneswar from November 30 to December 4, 2022.

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On the basis of Geography, the Global Building Automation System Market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Rest of the World (RoW). North America is expected to hold a considerable share in the global Building Automation System Market. Due to increasing investment for research and development process and adoption of solutions in the region whereas Asia-Pacific is expected to grow at a faster pace during the forecasted period.

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The growing number of Building Automation System Market players across regions is expected to drive market growth further. Moreover, increasing investments by prominent vendors in product capabilities and business expansion is expected to fuel the market during the study period. Many market players are finding lucrative opportunities in emerging economies like China and India, where the large populations are coupled with new innovations in numerous industries.

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Honeywell International (US), Siemens AG (Germany), Johnson Control (US), Schneider Electric (France), Carrier (US), Robert Bosch (Germany), Legrand (France), Hubbell (US), ABB (Zurich), Trane Technologies (Ireland), Lutron Electronics (US), Creston Electronics (US), Hitachi (Japan), Delta Controls (Canada), Beckhoff Automation (Germany), Lennox International (US), General Electric (US), Distech Controls (Canada), Dialight PLC (UK), Cisco Systems (US), Rockwell Automation (US), Control4 (US), Signify (Philips Lighting) (Netherlands), Emerson Electric (US), and Leviton Manufacturing Company (US), among others.

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Trends and Challenges

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Technology Architecture

Drivers and Restrains

Deployment Trends

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Industry Applications

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The U.S. economy will likely tip into recession during the first quarter of 2023 and shrink 0.4% for the full year as the combination of high inflation and tightening monetary policy bedevils consumers and businesses, Experts forecast for growth this year to 0.1% from 1.2%. However the Europe Market reacts to a dip by up to 6%, predominantly Hungary, Slovakia, Italy and Czech Republic. Shut down on Russian gas supply would negate the GDP by 6% for EU Countries to lead them to recession.

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1. INTRODUCTION1.1. Market Definition1.2. Market Segmentation1.3. Geographic Scope1.4. Years Considered: Historical Years 2017 & 2020; Base Year 2021; Forecast Years 2022 to 20301.5. Currency Used2. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY2.1. Research Framework2.2. Data Collection Technique2.3. Data Sources2.3.1. Secondary Sources2.3.2. Primary Sources2.4. Market Estimation Methodology2.4.1. Bottom-Up Approach2.4.2. Top-Down Approach2.5. Data Validation and Triangulation2.5.1. Market Forecast Model2.5.2. Limitations/Assumptions of the Study3. ABSTRACT OF THE STUDY4. MARKET DYNAMICS ASSESSMENT4.1. Overview4.2. Drivers4.3. Barriers/Challenges4.4. Opportunities5. VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS6. PRICING ANALYSIS7. SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS8. MARKET SIZING AND FORECASTING8.1. Global - Building Automation System Market Analysis & Forecast, By Region8.2. Global - Building Automation System Market Analysis & Forecast, By Segment8.2.1. North America Building Automation System Market, By Segment8.2.2. North America Building Automation System Market, By Country8.2.2.1. US8.2.2.2. Canada8.2.3. Europe Building Automation System Market, By Segment8.2.4. Europe Building Automation System Market, By Country8.2.4.1. Germany8.2.4.2. UK8.2.4.3. France8.2.4.4. Rest of Europe (ROE)8.2.5. Asia Pacific Building Automation System Market, By Segment8.2.6. Asia Pacific Building Automation System Market, By Country8.2.6.1. China8.2.6.2. Japan8.2.6.3. India8.2.6.4. Rest of Asia Pacific (RoAPAC)8.2.7. Rest of the World (ROW) Building Automation System Market, By Segment8.2.8. Rest of the World (ROW) Building Automation System Market, By Country8.2.8.1. Latin America8.2.8.2. Middle East & Africa

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Vendor Assessment

Vendor assessment includes a deep analysis of how vendors are addressing the demand in the Building Automation System Market. The MDC CompetetiveScape model was used to assess qualitative and quantitative insights in this assessment. MDC's CompetitiveScape is a structured method for identifying key players and outlining their strengths, relevant characteristics, and outreach strategy. MDC's CompetitiveScape allows organizations to analyze the environmental factors that influence their business, set goals, and identify new marketing strategies. MDC Research analysts conduct a thorough investigation of vendors' solutions, services, programs, marketing, organization size, geographic focus, type of organization and strategies.

Technology Assessment

Technology dramatically impacts business productivity, growth and efficiency.Technologies can help companies develop competitive advantages, but choosing them can be one of the most demanding decisions for businesses. Technology assessment helps organizations to understand their current situation with respect to technology and offer a roadmap where they might want to go and scale their business. A well-defined process to assess and select technology solutions can help organizations reduce risk, achieve objectives, identify the problem, and solve it in the right way. Technology assessment can help businesses identify which technologies to invest in, meet industry standards, compete against competitors.

Business Ecosystem Analysis

Advancements in technology and digitalization have changed the way companies do business; the concept of a business ecosystem helps businesses understand how to thrive in this changing environment. Business ecosystems provide organizations with opportunities to integrate technology in their daily business operations and improve research and business competency. The business ecosystem includes a network of interlinked companies that compete and cooperate to increase sales, improve profitability, and succeed in their markets. An ecosystem analysis is a business network analysis that includes the relationships amongst suppliers, distributors, and end-users in delivering a product or service.

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Regions and Countries Covered

North America (US, Canada), Europe (Germany, UK, France, Spain, Italy, and Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (Japan, China, Australia, India, Rest of Asia-Pacific), and Rest of the World (RoW).

Report Coverage

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New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday directed security forces to continue their coordinated efforts through meticulous and well-planned operations to wipe out militancy in Jammu and Kashmir.At a review meeting on security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, Shah said the terrorist eco-system comprising elements that aid, abet and sustain the terrorists and separatists campaign to the detriment of the well-being of common man requires to be dismantled.Union Home Minister asked security forces and the police to continue with the coordinated efforts through meticulous and well-planned counter-terrorism operations to wipe out terrorism. He also said people of Jammu and Kashmir would decisively defeat the proxy war with the help of security forces, an official statement said.Shah reviewed the working of the security grid and on various actions being taken to reduce the incidents of terrorism over the last few years.He appreciated the efforts of the security agencies and administration of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for the successful conduct of the Amarnath Yatra this year, which was held after a gap of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The home minister said it is Prime Minister Narendra Modis vision to have a prosperous and peaceful Jammu and Kashmir, and to achieve this, the security forces should strive to make the border and the LoC impregnable.Once the fear of cross-border movement of terrorists, arms and ammunition is eliminated, the people of Jammu and Kashmir would decisively defeat the proxy war with the help of security forces, he said.The meeting reviewed the cases registered under the UAPA and it was stressed that the investigation should be timely and effective. The agencies concerned should work on improving capacities for ensuring quality investigation, he said.Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and senior officials of the central government, the Army, and Jammu Kashmir government attended the meeting.The security review comes following attacks on security personnel, infiltration bids and killings in the Union Territory.Three infiltrators were killed by security personnel along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Kamalkote sector of Uri on Thursday.There have been at least three infiltration bids by terrorists from across the border in the last four days in Jammu and Kashmir.

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EXCLUSIVE: Criminal Mindsshowrunner Simon Mirren and his production partner Benjamin Anderson are currently in Mumbai working on a procedural drama series with Indian firms Applause Entertainment and Locomotive Global, Deadline can reveal.

Mirren also known for series such as Spooks,VersaillesandWithout a Trace and Anderson are involved in the precinct-based crime pro-serial through their new company, Case Closed Entertainment.

Applause, which takes a feature film financing approach to streaming series, has greenlit the series working alongside Case Closed and Locomotive, which is based in Mumbai and California, and will look to sell it to an SVoD service once produced. TheAditya Birla Group-owned Applause was behind the Indian remake of Peter Moffats BBC dramaCriminal Justice and several other Western scripted format adaptations such asThe Office.

The reason I had initially done remakes was for speed to market, allowing us to take a framework and reimagine it, said Nair. This opportunity takes that to the next level we get to work with international creative partners in Simon and Ben and Sunder as a partner and to create an original series out of India with the best possible practices available.

Locomotive founder Sunder Aaron, who is separately working with Applause on Gurinder Chadhas seriesSeeker, said the market conditions were right for a procedural drama series to be developed.In India, there are prestige drama productions, which are evolving, and there are telenovela serial dramas that go on and on, but there is a gap in the middle for a high quality procedural drama that is fit to be seen globally, said Aaron.

The world allows us to be courageous in storytelling and thats whats great about Ben and Simon coming here theyre not imposing their story on the writers and production here but want to bring the best practice and help guide it so its globally accepted. Sameer has had the courage to take a wider view of the Indian market and bring in talent to collaborate and do something better.

Mirren and Anderson are currently building an intensive writers room of local writers, who will use the U.S. procedural framework used on shows likeCriminalMinds to create a long-running crime series. The pro-serial term they are using refers to a procedural with serialized elements in the storylines.

Mirren and Anderson have been developing a system based on their experiences aimed at empowering creatives to oversee their own precinct-based procedurals, exploring the creative, visual and technical languages of the format and teaching best practice from other international shows.

For 20 years Ive been meeting writers around the world in Germany, Australia, France and teaching them how to make a procedural drama framework in five days, said Mirren. I expanded on that idea with Benjamin, taking his understanding of narrative and my experience as a showrunner, and we decided to take that out to emerging markets.

If we could provide them with that eco-system where they could learn their craft, that could be something special and it something we both know a lot about, added Anderson.

After developing what the partners are calling the creative eco-system, Mirren and Anderson will work in an ongoing collaboration with the Indian team running the show to fully develop and produce it. The creative and production teams at Locomotive and Applause will also provide support.

Development on the first series is underway and Mirren and Anderson told Deadline they are in Mumbai meeting Indian judiciary, police experts and crime journalists and visiting production facilities to ensure complete authenticity. This will help them curate storylines that are driven by the local writers room, they said.

Mirren began his TV career working on British medical proceduralCasualty and co-created long-running BBC spy dramaSpooks before moving to the U.S. to work with Ed Bernero on NBCsThird Watch. The pair then teamed on Jeff Davis-created CBS dramaCriminalMinds, with Mirren going on to write and direct numerous episodes and eventually showrun several seasons. He most recently created French period dramaVersailles, which was for Canal+.

Anderson, who producestelevision, feature films, and immersive entertainment has developed and set up several global and local language projects. He was most recently Executive Vice President of Development and Production at Phoenix Pictures. During that time he developed working relationships withChinas Shanghai Film Group and Japans Fuji TV. He also spearheaded a co-venture with AMC to build a global incubator program for emerging talent around the world. He also worked at National Lampoon as a creative executive and started in the business working forQuentin Tarantinos company A Band Apart.

The mission statement for Case Closed is to go to emerging territories and look to create these eco-systems for procedural drama to support, uplift and educate above and below the line, said Anderson.

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Launched earlier this year, Natures Vaults mission is to develop innovative and impactful ESG investments that combat climate change namely greenhouse gas emissions and ecosystem degradation. Its the first blockchain solution to tokenize geologically quantified un-mined gold deposits.

The companys first project, the Legacy Token, ultimately aims to acquire the mining rights over and protect at least one million ounces of gold, located in environmentally pristine locations across Canada.

The company has already acquired the first 125,000 ounces at a location called Pistol Lake in Ontario and is in active negotiations on their second acquisition. This preservation of gold is then tokenized as the Legacy Token or NVLT.

Polygon is a layer two blockchain development platform that believes in making Web 3.0 more accessible. Polygon enables developers to build scalable user-friendly DApps with low transaction fees without ever sacrificing on security.

The Polygon ecosystem allows developers to sidestep a number of limitations on the Ethereum blockchain, namely high gas fees and sluggish throughput all while leveraging the security features of the Ethereum mainnet.

Stefan Renton, sustainability lead at Polygon, said,

Polygon acts as a base layer for innovation and development of new solutions to our planets most critical problems. That is why we are delighted to have Natures Vault on Polygon. Natures Vault is tackling environmental impact in a creative way, showcasing itself as an example of projects we are strongly committed to supporting.

Polygon is a multi-purpose ecosystem that leverages eco-friendly proof-of-stake consensus. At the time of writing, over 3.4 billion transactions have been made on the platform with over three million transactions per day and the platform hosts over 37,000 decentralized applications serving a user base of over 142 million.

As a strategic partner, Polygon hosts the Legacy Token on the Polygon blockchain and will facilitate transactions of the token once it launches. Presales of NVLT start next month, and Natures Vault expects to hold its public sale of the Legacy Token in November 2022 on a leading global exchange.

Phil Rickard, founder and CEO of Natures Vault, said,

We are delighted to partner with Polygon and position Legacy Token in their rapidly expanding Web 3.0 ecosystem. Together, we are creating real opportunities for investors to not only acquire a gold-linked token but also participate directly in our mission to combat climate change by reducing unnecessary gold mining. We are working hard to change the way society thinks about and invests in gold. An investment in Legacy Token on the Polygon network is an investment in our planets future.

Natures Vault, is a Singapore-based green tech company, focusing on innovative and impactful natural capital solutions. Natures Vaults focus is on the future. Beyond the climate crisis, they believe in the conservation of natural capital resources, which we all have a duty to protect.

Natures Vaults vision is to build the worlds pre-eminent ESG finance platform giving everyone access to investments that protect our planet. Their mission is to broaden accessibility and accelerate funding of impactful initiatives combating climate change and ecosystem damage, advancing us to a net-zero future.

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In the hotel industry, we have traditionally emphasized customer service and customer service recovery.

Customer service is the assistance and advice provided to a customer for a hotel's product or service as needed.

And customer service recovery have represented the ability of a hotel to solve a dissatisfied customer's problem through good customer service.

The principles of customer service and customer service recovery have been built around data from surveys, customer forums, inspections, audits, dedicated customer research, reviews, and reputation management tools.

And the results from this data have shaped everything from hotel employee bonuses and executive compensation to strategic investment decisions.

But today we live in a new world with new unique customer demands that require hotels to think outside their traditional box.

Today hotels have the opportunity to discover a wealth of new data from predictable insight in real time.

Hotels can now interact with the customer at any point in their journey, which gives them the opportunity to discover any customer experience issue or opportunity long before the customer was aware of that was going make a dedicated hotel booking.

Lets jump into it and start transforming the customer experience with your hotel.

According to Mckinsey, a customer experience digital transformation can increase the revenue of a brand by 20 to 50%.

The best-in-class brands today are meeting customer expectations at a new level as a result of new innovative systems that embrace the digital customer experience.

Today, hotels can regularly, lawfully, and seamlessly collect smartphone and interaction data from across their customer and operational systems, yielding deep insights about their customers.

Where do you start creating a Remarkable Customer Experience System?

1. Start with understanding the Customer Experience Journey

One of the most critical aspects of the Customer Experience Journey is to start listen and collaborate with your hotels employees.

The only way to create a remarkable customer experience system that understands the journey is to build relationships and make friends first!

Start co-creating your hotels digital transformation process with employees is an essential success factor. Brands that don't include employees in the process either fail or have a low success rate.

Include your employees who will take care of the customers, and help your hotel identify the best ways to work with your customers.

Now when you have got your hotel employees onboard it is time to reimagine hospitality by creating a unique Experience Vision of perfection centered on the customers.

It is NOT about being perfect, it is about to IMAGINE perfection centered on the customer.

Together with your hotel employees decide what you want your hotel's experience vision to look like. And then start mapping down the experience journey exactly like you want your hotel to serve your customers.

Dont stop before you have an experience vision map so detailed where you feel you can reach it and touch it. At this point you will know exactly what perfections looks like and what your goals are.

Then collaborate with your employees to help look at the reality to identify roadblocks and bumps.

At this point you have an experience vision map that defines how perfections looks like from your hotels point of view.

Time to alter your hotels experiences vision by discovering the customers vision of what they want.

Today customers want hotels to create an experience with them, not just for them.

Now you have to start creating a customer experience vision map. Utilize your employee to gather data and insight with your customers.

When you have enough data and insight from your customers then start to align the two experience vision maps. Pay attention to what the customers want and where your hotel can meet and exceed their expectations. What the customers want only has meaning within the context of your hotel experience vision.

If the customers experience vision is too far outside your hotels experience vision it is ok to tell them to go somewhere else. But make sure you to include in your hotels experience vision references for the customers where they can find an experience that might be a better fit for their vision.

Trying to deliver everything to everybody will make any experience vision fail.

You will at this point have an Experience vision map that takes into account your hotel, employees, and customers' data and insight.

One of the most important principles of the experience vision system is to start consistently meeting expectations first!!

If your hotels dont get it right in the first place you will never be able to exceed expectations. Let say your hotel meet expectation one time, fall short another time, and then exceed now and then, from the customer's perspective, your hotel is inconsistent. The result is that customers will leave indicating their experience was fine, or say nothing at all only to leave discouraging reviews for your hotel. At this point it is very likely they will never return to your hotel again.

Digital transformation and customer experience represents a journey that require systems and training that implements the systems into the soul of the hotel.

It is important to create systems that allow for flexibility and differentiations. In the past with customer service recovery many hotels follow certain rules and steps to assure customer satisfactions. But today we want to move away from intimidating processes that in some ways creates robots.

This is about having a flexible system in place that ensures consistency. The system itself assures that your hotel delivers a minimum standard of performance consistently.

Once you have consistency going then ongoing transformations becomes equally import. Plus one percent will keep you moving ahead and focus beyond your hotel's new innovative and flexible experience vision.

The key is to focus on one percent improve a week, every other week, every month or every other month. Whatever rocks your boat! Things will improve if you keep improve your experience vision one percent at the time.

With a focus on plus one percent your hotel are not blindly setting course that dont have control over. It allows you to add the magic ingredient that guarantees experience vision transformation improvements rather than just a change.

How will this system help the customer experience recovery for hotels?

We have now put in place a system where we are working with employees and customers to get a better understanding of their needs.

This is a system that will not let us blame circumstances, conditions, or conditioning for any behavior. It is a system that allows us to take proactive actions in collaboration with employees, customers, and the local community.

It is a system that creates raving fans that will take your hotel to new unexplored markets.

One of the key principles of raving fans today is to see beyond your employees and customers. The key is to build a passionate community of like-minded people.

Implement your local community into your hotel's experience vision. Lets say there is an incident at your hotel's pool or restaurant that require you to close either one.

No matter how great our system is concerns will still happen. The key is to implement immediate alternative responses into your hotel's experience vision.

Creating a community of raving fans is essential for your hotel's customer experience recovery. When we focus on learning and help to learn we all can help each other.

Google are putting in place an eco-system to that will take your hotels experience vision to a new galaxy.

Digital transformation happens when people and technology work in harmony. And this system takes advantage of both people and technology to ensure a flourishing experience vision for your hotel.

Google Analytics 4 is helping hotels to better understand customer preferences and create better experiences for them. It has machine learning at its core to automatically surface helpful insights and gives you a complete understanding of your hotel customers across devices and platforms.

Google Analytics 4 will alert your hotel when there are significant trends related to your data. This is a given experience that offers seeing rising demands cause of new customer demands.

It will also help your hotel with anticipating future actions your customers may take. Youll also get a better understanding of your customers across their entire lifecycle, from acquisition to conversion and retention.

Google helps hotels making the digital transformation process more streamlined, which will prepare you for whats coming next. This will help hotels respond to rising consumer expectations, regulatory developments, and changing technology standards for user privacy.

Your hotel's raving fans include your employees, customers, non-customers, local community, vendors, partners, and brand advocates.

As part of your hotels new experience vision you have created a community that will all play a key role in your customer experience recovery system.

You are no longer just a hotel that serves heads on the bed. Your hotel is now part of the community campground.

To reward your hotel's raving fans start becoming a selfless givers. When you start working with employees, customers, and the local community you learn that giving is a creative art.

The creative art of giving consists of 80% selfless giving, and the remaining 20% is letting other people do nice things for you.

All the giving in the world wont bring success, and wont create the results you want unless you also make yourself willing and able to receive in like measure. Because if you dont let yourself receive, youre refusing the gifts of others and you shut down the flow.

You will now have a remarkable Customer Experience Recovery system that will earn your hotel more direct bookings without competing with the OTA, and help increase your revenue by 20 to 50%.

Hotels today have to invest in people and technology in a context that adds value to everyone involved.

Dont continue to neglect or take the people's transformation for granted. Technology is a digital tool that will help your hotel when implemented in collaboration with your employees.

Partner with your employees and they will help with retaining and hiring people.

I also invite you to work with me as your hotel partner to help implement a new innovative digital transformation framework that opens the digital gateways to more direct bookings without competing with the OTA.

Shoot me an email at: [emailprotected]

Are Morch is a digital transformation coach helping hotels open their digital front door, reimagine their processes and culture, and transform experiences in a fast-paced world!

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Marketers are spending 50% of their budgets on brand building and 50% on sales activation in the digital arena.

This is according to the Agency Scope 2021/22 research from interviews with more than 3,000 key-market CMOs globally.

Previously the impact of Covid19 on digital growth was highlighted.

CMOs have realised that platforms such as Google and Facebook do not necessarily help strategically but are good value tactically. Agencies, however, have become even more important from a strategic point of view and are valued as strategic partners when they can advise on the best use of various platforms.

Scopen Africa Partner and CEO of the Independent Agency Search & Selection Company (IAS), Johanna McDowell, says that CMOs across the globe want to work with specialists in the digital space, realising theres much more to digital than just content and performance marketing.

McDowell says marketers also recognise that they must have one agency within their ecosystem that is an integrator and helps the CMO to integrate all the different functions of each participant in the system, bringing these together in a cohesive way.

It must be clear that this integrator should not be seen as the driver of the eco-system; but rather as the facilitator that ensures the right agencies are in place to meet the strategic plan.

As McDowell suggests, this may not necessarily be the creative agency. In the past, this task was often given to the media agency, which may be a solution worth taking into consideration.

Scopen data shows 49% of CMOs globally have a lead agency, which could be any of a companys agencies but must have the ability and acumen to consolidate the functions of a whole group and have them work as a cohesive unit.

In analysing and tracking more than 6,000 marketer-agency/partners relationships across the world, Agency Scope 2021/22 sees the order of marketers key discipline requirements now being:

When seeking the ideal agency partner, both strategic planning and knowledge have grown in demand.

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Reviewing new business activities in the post-pandemic years, McDowell says CMOs now want more face-to-face meetings than online and, while video calling may still be used for agility and speedy conversations, preference will always be given to meeting in person.

As mentioned in previous highlights, clients are generally satisfied with their agencies. However, if they are going to go out to pitch, they now have integration high on their lists and will look to ensure the incumbent agency is able to be effectively integrated into the mechanics of the clients current organisations.

Agencies should note that when a CMO is looking for an agency, they will always ask how well that agency will be integrated into their ecosystem. Its not just about the great creative idea or an agency being brilliant in the media arena its become equally important to respond to the CMOs key question: How well will this agency partner with my organisation?

Another key area of interest highlighted in the Global Trends Masterclass is the importance of case studies when a marketer is looking for an agency.

However, these are not just to enable the marketer to see the work the agency has done what todays CMO is looking for is the ability to troubleshoot, so theyll be looking at problems that the agency helped the marketer to solve, and how they solved them.

Finally, the digitally-savvy CMO wants agency partners who can understand data, manage it, and integrate it. If this is beyond the ability of the agency, the partnership wont work.

As marketers continue to seek the best ROI from their investment in agencies, stand-out companies that bring creative innovation; market, client and brand knowledge; and strategic planning will likely make the cut. However, should this be packaged with integrated services offering and digital capabilities, the CMO may well have a winner.

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