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BruHealth inspires Brunei Princess’ painting gift to EVYD Technology

              Her Royal Highness Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Anak Muneerah Madhul Bolkiah binti
              Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda
              Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah gifts painting for new EVYD Campus in Jerudong

              BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, BRUNEI – Media OutReach – 23 June 2022 – The success of BruHealth was the inspiration for a personal work of art by Her Royal Highness Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Anak Muneerah Madhul Bolkiah binti Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah – elder daughter of the Crown Prince of Brunei. Her Royal Highness recently gifted the painting to EVYD Technology on the occasion of the official opening of EVYD Campus in Jerudong as well as the company’s second anniversary.

              Her Royal Highness Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Anak Muneerah Madhul Bolkiah binti Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah and Mr Chua Ming Jie, CEO of EVYD Technology, with the painting that the princess painted and gifted to the company.

              Her Royal Highness Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Anak Muneerah Madhul Bolkiah binti Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah and Mr Chua Ming Jie, CEO of EVYD Technology, with the painting that the princess painted and gifted to the company.

              BruHealth is a COVID-19 pandemic management app co-developed by the Ministry of Health, Brunei and EVYD Technology, and the two parties are evolving it further to become a holistic health and wellness app for every Bruneian.

              At a private ceremony to gift the painting, the 11-year-old Princess revealed that she was inspired by the success of BruHealth in her painting. She took about one month to complete the painting using sponge techniques, and worked on it at night and on weekends as well after school while also preparing for her examinations.

              Of her painting, Her Royal Highness said: “The top is more white because this would be the beginning of the thought process for EVYD’s projects. Then the color gets stronger as the project becomes more solid and, in the end, BruHealth was born.”

              She added that the tricky part was figuring out what the focus of the painting was going to be, and she took a couple of days to figure it out. After doing some research, she was inspired by the lotus flower, which rises through the mud and “so beautifully shows the strength, love and purity it holds despite its challenges,” said Her Royal Highness.

              “With this painting, I wish for EVYD in Brunei beautiful beginnings, purity, good luck and strength,” she added.

              Mr Chua Ming Jie, CEO of EVYD Technology, said: “We are honored that Her Royal Highness Princess Muneerah Madhul Bolkiah has gifted us this painting for our new campus, where it will take pride of place in our lobby. We thank her for her good wishes for us, which will spur us on as we continue our partnership with Brunei to optimize its healthcare system and help propel the country to the forefront of the health technology sector globally.”

              About EVYD Technology

              EVYD Technology is a healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) and Big Data company with the mission to transform healthcare using data intelligence. Its solutions enable value-based healthcare that is safer, better and more accessible for global communities. It offers solutions to policymakers to enhance public health monitoring, generate insights for policymaking and implement initiatives such as value-based healthcare and population health management. It also offers solutions to the research community to enhance the efficiency and quality of their research, from which insights generated could be leveraged to benefit the broader ecosystem. The company’s flagship EVYDENCE operating platform aggregates raw data that reside in disparate information systems and convert them into computable, structured and standardised data so that they could be further processed to derive deep insights and knowledge using natural language processing, machine learning and other AI technologies. EVYD Technology is a Brunei Investment Agency investee company.

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              OPPO has 7 papers selected and wins 8 challenges at CVPR 2022

              • Seven papers submitted by OPPO were selected for presentation at the 2022 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Conference, breaking a new record for the company. The selected papers cover OPPO’s various R&D breakthroughs in a range of artificial intelligence disciplines
              • OPPO received a total of eight prizes in the CVPR challenges, including three first-place, one second place, and four third place prizes


              SHENZHEN, CHINA – Media OutReach – 23 June 2022 – The annual Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Conference (CVPR) came to an end in New Orleans today, with globally leading technology company OPPO successfully having seven of its submitted papers selected for the conference, putting it among the most successful technology companies at the event. OPPO also placed in eight of the widely watched competition events at the conference, taking home three first place, one second place, and four third place prizes.

              As deep learning technology has developed over the years, artificial intelligence has shifted from perceptual intelligence to cognitive intelligence. In addition to being able to ‘see’ or ‘hear’ like humans, modern AI technology is now able to demonstrate a similar level of cognitive ability to humans too. Multimodal fusion, 3D visual intelligence technology, and automated machine learning are becoming key research topics in the field of AI, and areas in which OPPO has achieved several theoretical and technological breakthroughs of its own.

              “In 2012, deep neural networks designed for image recognition tasks re-energized the research and application of artificial intelligence. Since then, AI technology has seen a decade of rapid development.” said Guo Yandong, Chief Scientist in Intelligent Perception at OPPO.”OPPO continues to promote artificial intelligence to accomplish complex perceptual and cognitive behaviors. For example, AI can learn from unlabeled massive data and realize downstream migration and reconstruct 3D information from several limited perspectives. We also empower AI with higher cognitive abilities to understand and create beauty and develop embodied AI with autonomous behavior. I’m delighted to see that seven of our papers have been selected for this year’s conference. Building on this success, we will continue to explore both fundamental AI and cutting-edge AI technology, as well as the commercial applications that will enable us to bring the benefits of AI to more people.”

              The Seven papers accepted by CVPR 2022 showcase OPPO’s progress in creating humanizing AI

              Seven papers submitted by OPPO for this year’s CVPR were selected for presentation at the conference. Their areas of research include multimodal information interaction, 3D human body reconstruction, personalized image aesthetics assessment, knowledge distillation, and others.

              Cross-modal technology is seen as the key to ‘humanizing’ artificial intelligence. Different modal data have different characteristics. Text information often features a high level of generality, whereas visual image information contains a large amount of specific contextual details. It is a great challenge to establish effective interaction for multimodal data. OPPO researchers proposed a new CRIS framework based on the CLIP model to enable AI to get a more fine-grained understanding of the text and image modal data. The model can achieve an accurate match of a piece of relevant visual information in an image after feeding the complex text descriptions.

              The biggest difference between human and artificial intelligence today lies in multimodality. Human beings are able to easily understand information in both words and images and draw associations between the two types of information. AI on the other hand is currently unable to move past the identification stage and finds it difficult to accurately match information between different modes. The novel method proposed by OPPO improves multimodal intelligence, which could potentially lead to artificial intelligence being able to truly understand and interpret the world through multiple forms of information such as language, hearing, vision, and others, making the robot and digital assistants of sci-fi movies become a reality.

              CRIS: CLIP-Driven Referring Image Segmentation

              CRIS: CLIP-Driven Referring Image Segmentation

              3D human body reconstruction is another area in which the OPPO Research Institute has made significant progress. At CVPR, OPPO demonstrated a process for automatically generating digital avatars of humans with clothing that behaves more naturally. The solution was achieved by improving the NeRF dynamic character model method. By analyzing RGB video of humans captured with a camera, the OPPO model can accurately generate 3D, 1:1 dynamic models that include small details like logos or fabric textures. Creating accurate 3D models of clothes has remained one of the biggest challenges in the field of AI due to the difficulty in observing the deformation of clothes depending on the posture of those wearing them. This makes it difficult for AI to recognize and distinguish the deformation in certain parts of clothing, for example, a hemline. The new model effectively reduces the requirements needed to perform 3D human body reconstruction, providing technical foundations that can be applied to areas such as virtual dressing rooms for online shopping, AI fitness instruction, and the creation of lifelike avatars in VR/AR worlds.

              Structured Local Radiance Fields for Human Avatar Modeling

              Structured Local Radiance Fields for Human Avatar Modeling

              AI image recognition has now reached a stage where it can accurately identify a wide range of objects within an image. However, the next challenge in this area is developing AI that is capable of interpreting an image for its aesthetic value. The ability of AI to evaluate images in terms of their perceived aesthetic quality is often strongly related to the big data used in training the AI model. As a result, ‘opinions’ provided by AI are often not to everyone’s taste, and in many cases, models have been shown to demonstrate clear biases. This has led to the development of more refined data and models that take into account the diverse preferences of different people.

              In collaboration with Leida Li, a professor from Xidian University, the OPPO Research Institute brought the solution to this problem, which is the innovative Personalized Image Aesthetics Assessment (PIAA) model. The model is the first to optimize AI aesthetics assessment by combining users’ subjective preferences with more generalized aesthetic values. The algorithm can perform personalized image evaluations based on preferences learned by studying user profiles. In the future, the model will be used to create personalized experiences for users, not just limited to the curation of photo albums, but also provide recommendations on how to shoot the best photo and which content a user might prefer.

              Personalized Image Aesthetics Assessment with Rich Attributes

              Personalized Image Aesthetics Assessment with Rich Attributes

              OPPO has also chosen to make the PIAA model evaluation data set the open source for developers, with a number of research institutions and universities already expressing an interest in using the data to further their own efforts in personalized AI aesthetic assessment.

              Further to this, OPPO also proposed a multi-view 3D semantic plane reconstruction solution capable of accurately analyzing surfaces within a 3D environment. The technology can recognize semantic characteristics of different surfaces, such as the ground, desktops, and walls, to a much higher degree of precision than current mainstream single-view reconstruction architecture. Developed in partnership with Tsinghua University, the INS-Conv (INcremental Sparse Convolution) can achieve faster and more accurate online 3D semantic and instance segmentation. This can effectively reduce the computing power needed to perform environment recognition, which will enable such technology to be more easily adopted in applications such as automated driving and VR.

              OPPO makes AI ‘lightweight’ with second place win in the NAS Challenge

              Alongside the presentation and review of the latest research in computer vision and pattern recognition technology, CVPR 2022 also saw a number of technical challenges take place, with OPPO placing third and above in eight challenges. These include the neural architecture search (NAS) challenge, SoccerNet, SoccerNet Replay Grounding, ActivityNet temporal localization, the 4th Large-scale Video Object Segmentation Challenge, the ACDC Challenge 2022 on semantic segmentation in adverse visual conditions, and WAD Argoverse2 Motion Forecasting.

              From mobile photography to automated driving, deep learning models are being applied in an increasingly large pool of industries. However, deep learning relies heavily on big data and calculation power and consumes a lot of cost, both of which present challenges to its commercial implementation. Neural architecture search (NAS) techniques can automatically discover and implement optimal neural network architectures, reducing the dependence on human experience and other inputs to enable truly automated machine learning. In the NAS competition, OPPO researchers trained a supernetwork of 45,000 sub neural networks to inherit the parameters of the supernetwork by optimizing the Model Parameter Forgetting and the Unfair Gradient Descent Problem, achieving a high level of consistency between subnetworks performance and performance ranking, ranking second place among all entrants.

              Using the NAS technique, researchers only need to train a large supernetwork and create a predictor to let the subnetworks learn by inheriting the supernetwork parameters. This provides an efficient and low-cost approach to obtaining a deep learning model that outperforms those manually designed by expert network architects. This technology can be applied to most current artificial intelligence algorithms and can help AI technology typically requiring a large amount of computing power to be implemented on mobile devices by optimizing the neural architecture search to search for architects that perform well under specific conditions. This will ultimately bring previously unthinkable levels of AI technology to mobile devices in the near future.

              In addition to its success in the NAS challenge, OPPO also took first place in the SoccerNet Replay Grounding challenge and third place in the SoccerNet Action Spotting challenge, following second place wins in both categories at CVPR last year.

              During CPVR 2022, OPPO also participated in seminar presentations and three high-level workshops. At the SLAM seminar, OPPO researcher Deng Fan shared how real-time vSLAM could be run on smartphones and AR/VR devices. OPPO researcher Li Yikang also delivered a speech at the mobile artificial intelligence seminar and presented OPPO’s method for performing unsupervised cross-modal hashing between video and text. Named CLIP4Hashing, this method presents an important approach to performing cross-modal search on mobile devices. In AICITY Workshop, Li Wei proposed a multi-view based motion localization system to identify abnormal behavior of drivers while driving.

              OPPO is bringing the benefits of AI to more people, sooner

              This is the third year that OPPO has participated at CVPR. Over the past three years, AI research has undergone a dramatic shift from the development of specific applications like facial recognition, to more fundamental technologies that have wider reaching implications.

              OPPO’s rising success at CVPR during these three years owes much to its continued investment in AI technology. OPPO first began investing in AI development in 2015, establishing R&D teams dedicated to language & semantics, computer vision, and other disciplines. At the beginning of 2020, the Institute of Intelligent Perception and Interaction was established under the OPPO Research Institute to further deepen OPPO’s exploration of cutting-edge AI technologies. Today, OPPO has more than 2,650 global patent applications in the field of AI, covering computer vision, speech technology, natural language processing, machine learning and more.

              Guided by its brand proposition, ‘Inspiration Ahead’, OPPO is also working with partners across the industry to take AI technology from the laboratory into daily life. In December 2021, OPPO launched its first self-developed dedicated imaging NPU, MariSilicon X. The NPU boasts both powerful computing performance and high energy efficiency to enable complex AI algorithms to be run at unprecedented speeds on mobile devices, delivering superior video quality through advanced night video and other image processing algorithms. OPPO’s AI technology has also been used to develop products and features such as the real-time spatial AR generator CybeReal, OPPO Air Glass, Omoji, and more. Through these technologies, OPPO is aiming to create more lifelike digital worlds that combine virtual and reality to create all-new experiences for users.

              The diary of Anne Frank – on the 75th anniversary of the first edition

              Bear witness, shape the future

              BASIL, SWITZERLAND – EQS Newswire – 22 June 2022 – “People should stop teaching history lessons and start teaching the lessons of history,” is what Otto Frank wrote sixty years ago. He had lost his two daughters, Margot and Anne, and his wife Edith in the Shoah during the National Socialist genocide. With the publication of his daughter Anne’s Diary, Otto decided early on to make the story of the others in hiding, public and to bear witness. It was an onerous decision at the time – and one that would have profound consequences.

              The cover entitled

              The cover entitled “Het Achterhuis” shows the first edition from 1947

              75 years after it was first published, the Diary has become part of world literature and one of the most significant publications about the Shoah. However, “animosity towards Jews, discrimination and Shoah denial are still relevant issues today,” says John Goldsmith, President of the Anne Frank Fonds Basel.

              The cover entitled

              The cover entitled “Anne Frank – The Diary of Young Girl” shows the anniversary edition in the USA

              Newer editions that are currently on sale

              Newer editions that are currently on sale

              Otto Frank was already aware that, even after the mass murders of Auschwitz, there would be challenging years ahead for civil society. With his vision of peace, he founded the Anne Frank Fonds in Basel in 1963 and designated the Foundation as his universal heir and as the family’s sole representative. The AFF is responsible for the publication worldwide of the definitive edition of the Diaries of Anne Frank. All income is used for the charitable promotion of peace and dialogue. The Foundation’s mission of working towards a society based on “never again” remains the starting point for AFF President John Goldsmith: “Otto Frank did not push for retribution or resignation, but for civil responsibility.” For more than 60 years now, the Anne Frank Fonds Basel has supported hundreds of civil society projects around the world. In partnership with UNICEF, many of these projects promote children’s rights. In 1979, Otto Frank said in an interview: “We can no longer change what has happened. The only thing we can do is to learn from the past and realise what discrimination and persecution mean for innocent people.” On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the publication of the Diary in these challenging times, this principle remains more relevant than ever and, as John Goldsmith says, “the Diary of Anne Frank remains a manifesto for it.”

              About the Anne Frank Fonds Basel

              As the only organisation established by Otto Frank, the Anne Frank Fonds Basel (AFF) was founded in 1963 and represents the Frank family. In cooperation with publishing houses, the Foundation is responsible for the publication of the Diary worldwide. The Foundation also manages the rights to the family’s other legacies, writings and letters. The not-for-profit organisation is committed to projects that, for example, strengthen children’s rights, provide education against racism, anti-Semitism, and the promotion of peace.

              #AnneFrankFondsBasel

              Lasting Laos: Reopening the Country to Sustainable Tourism

              An eco-friendly Lao restaurant ready to receive diners.

              The “Lasting Laos” campaign and the SUSTOUR Laos Project are working with local businesses to encourage sustainable tourism and help the Lao economy recover from the financial setbacks of the Covid pandemic. 

              Nam Tha 1 Hydropower Station Successfully Sends Power to China

              Dali, Yunnan Province, China (Photo by Andawn F).
              Dali, Yunnan Province, China (Photo by Andawn F).

              China and Laos have attained two-way transmission of power for the first time since a grid link project between the two countries was initiated 12 years ago.

              Bybit Launches Grid Trading Bot

              HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 22 June 2022 – Bybit, one of the world’s fastest growing cryptocurrency exchanges, has announced the launch of its grid trading bot.

              Bybit’s new grid trading functionalities will be available to all registered users on June 20. Bybit users will be able to utilize the grid trading bot to automate their buy and sell orders and adjust their investment amount.

              By executing low purchase orders that lead to high sell orders during a lateral price movement, the system ensures profitability each time the sale price exceeds the purchase price, thus eliminating the need for market forecasting. It is based on the trading principle of buying at a low price and selling at a higher price to earn the difference, and it is considered most effective and best suited for markets that experience regular price fluctuations.

              Bybit provides smart AI parameters for each trading pair available on the bot. The parameters are developed and maintained by quantitative specialists to maximize profits for our users. Once a user has set up their trading bot and is earning a good return, they can share their strategy with a fellow trader with the click of a button.

              Building onto Bybit’s VIP program that provides regular users reduced trading fees as well as discounts, a $500K prize pool, and real-life meet ups, VIP users can enjoy the same trading discounts using the new bots, while those on track to becoming VIPs can more quickly advance their level thanks to the bot’s higher trading frequency.

              Enhancing Grid Trading With World Class Liquidity and Reliability

              Bybit has proven itself to be the most reliable, stable and usable cryptocurrency exchange of the crypto bull run in 2021, offering the best liquidity and spread. Unique among major exchanges, Bybit experienced a 99.99% up rate throughout the year with no overload nor downtime throughout with its robust 100K TPS matching engine.

              Liquidity is arguably the be-all and end-all attribute for asset exchanges. Bybit’s derivatives trading platform has the world’s best liquidity and tightest spread. Traders can manage risks and safeguard themselves against excessive losses with multi-layered liquidation protocols to ensure safety and fairness across all Bybit trades every step of the way, ensuring them the best quote and best execution in the market even during extreme volatility.

              Bybit’s retail focused products and customer support focused services will help lower the entry threshold to crypto trading to a host of users around the world, allowing them to seamlessly enjoy the immediate delivery of crypto trades.

              “Grid trading has been around for quite some time, and is a proven and profitable trading methodology especially for a market as fluid as crypto,” said Ben Zhou, co-founder and CEO of Bybit. “At Bybit, we are always on the lookout for products and services that can help our users capitalize on the bull run and on the emerging digital asset class with ease and confidence. We are convinced that our users will be as excited about grid trading as we are in rolling it out for them.”

              About Bybit

              Bybit is a cryptocurrency exchange established in March 2018 that offers a professional platform where crypto traders can find an ultra-fast matching engine, excellent customer service and multilingual community support. The company provides innovative online spot and derivatives trading services, mining and staking products, an NFT marketplace as well as API support, to retail and institutional clients around the world, and strives to be the most reliable exchange for the emerging digital asset class. Bybit is a proud partner of Formula One racing team, Oracle Red Bull Racing, esports teams NAVI, Astralis, Alliance, Virtus.pro and Oracle Red Bull Racing Esports, and association football (soccer) teams Borussia Dortmund and Avispa Fukuoka.

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              EVYD Technology opens new EVYD Campus in Jerudong and celebrates its second anniversary

              • 100,000 sq ft facility will enhance research and technological capabilities, grow collaborations with academic institutions
              • Her Royal Highness Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Anak Muneerah Madhul Bolkiah binti Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah gifts painting to commemorate company’s second anniversary and success of BruHealth


              BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, BRUNEI – Media OutReach – 22 June 2022 – EVYD Technology is pleased to officially open its new global campus in Jerudong, Brunei, and celebrate its second anniversary recently. The campus is spread out across slightly more than 100,000 sq ft – about the size of 1.5 football fields – over four floors. It will enable the company to enhance its research and technological capabilities as well as grow its collaborations with academic institutions.

              Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Amin Liew bin Abdullah (fourth from left), Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, Minister of Finance and Economy II, Chairman of the Brunei Investment Authority (BIA) and Chairman of EVYD Technology; Haji Sofian bin Mohammad Jani (second from left), Acting Managing Director of BIA; Mr Chua Ming Jie (first from right), CEO of EVYD Technology; with other Brunei Ministers and key government officials and EVYD management at the official opening of EVYD Campus in Jerudong, Brunei.

              Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Amin Liew bin Abdullah (fourth from left), Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, Minister of Finance and Economy II, Chairman of the Brunei Investment Authority (BIA) and Chairman of EVYD Technology; Haji Sofian bin Mohammad Jani (second from left), Acting Managing Director of BIA; Mr Chua Ming Jie (first from right), CEO of EVYD Technology; with other Brunei Ministers and key government officials and EVYD management at the official opening of EVYD Campus in Jerudong, Brunei.

              The official opening of the EVYD Campus and celebration of the company’s second anniversary was attended by Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Amin Liew bin Abdullah, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, Minister of Finance and Economy II, Chairman of the Brunei Investment Agency (BIA) and Chairman of EVYD Technology; Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Md. Isham bin Haji Jaafar, Minister of Health; Haji Khairuddin bin Haji Abdul Hamid, Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy; Pengiran Hajah Zety Sufina binti Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji Sani, Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy; Haji Sofian bin Mohammad Jani, Acting Managing Director (MD) of BIA; and Permanent Secretaries and Deputy Permanent Secretaries of the Brunei Ministry of Health and Ministry of Finance and Economy.

              (From left to right) Haji Sofian bin Mohammad Jani, Acting Managing Director of the Brunei Investment Agency (BIA); Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Amin Liew bin Abdullah, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, Minister of Finance and Economy II, Chairman of BIA and Chairman of EVYD Technology; and Mr Chua Ming Jie, CEO of EVYD Technology, cutting the ribbon to officially open EVYD Campus in Jerudong, Brunei.

              (From left to right) Haji Sofian bin Mohammad Jani, Acting Managing Director of the Brunei Investment Agency (BIA); Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Amin Liew bin Abdullah, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, Minister of Finance and Economy II, Chairman of BIA and Chairman of EVYD Technology; and Mr Chua Ming Jie, CEO of EVYD Technology, cutting the ribbon to officially open EVYD Campus in Jerudong, Brunei.

              Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Amin Liew bin Abdullah, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Minister of Finance and Economy II, Chairman of BIA and Chairman of EVYD Technology, said: “EVYD Technology is a company that has a strong and clear mission ingrained in its DNA right from the very start. As EVYD continues to develop new technologies, refine our current technologies and aggregate more data across our increasing roster of clients and partners, we get closer to achieving a future where value-based outcome is made possible. EVYD has a clear role to play in optimizing the world’s healthcare systems and mitigating unsustainable cost increases. This is our company’s purpose and our north star.”

              Her Royal Highness Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Anak Muneerah Madhul Bolkiah binti Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah and Mr Chua Ming Jie, CEO of EVYD Technology, with the painting that the princess painted and gifted to the company.

              Her Royal Highness Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Anak Muneerah Madhul Bolkiah binti Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah and Mr Chua Ming Jie, CEO of EVYD Technology, with the painting that the princess painted and gifted to the company.

              “As EVYD accelerates our global expansion, we will continue to develop the competencies and capabilities in Brunei. The establishment of EVYD Campus in Jerudong is yet another concrete testament to our commitment to develop the local health and technology ecosystem, and to the wider community,” he added.

              Mr Chua Ming Jie, CEO of EVYD Technology, said: “EVYD Technology is pleased to open our new campus in Jerudong, and to celebrate our second anniversary in Brunei. This state-of-the-art facility is the physical manifestation of our growth in Brunei so far, as well as of our commitment to further expand to serve the global markets. It will enable us to grow our research and technological capabilities, as well as further collaborations with leading research institutions in the region. We also hope to make this a place for the people by hosting regular community outreach and education programmes, especially in the area of digital health.”

              Haji Sofian bin Mohammad Jani, Acting MD of BIA, said: “BIA has always believed in a purpose, mission and values alignment with all of our portfolio companies and strategic partnerships. As a strategic, long-term investor, BIA believes that the healthcare sector offers great potential for value creation given its acknowledged systemic issues. We acknowledge it will take time, collaboration and innovation to realize this value. We envision that the pathway to create this value is through an underlying platform that connects healthcare stakeholders to facilitate a more efficient exchange and analysis of information and data to drive better healthcare outcomes for all.”

              “At BIA, we are very optimistic about the growth potential of EVYD in the region and beyond. I am happy to note that EVYD has expanded to other countries, including Singapore and now the US. And that it continues to look at even more countries to grow its business. BIA is proud to be an investor, and we look forward to growing our partnership with EVYD from strength to strength,” he added.

              To commemorate the occasion and the success of BruHealth, a national health app co-developed by the Ministry of Health and EVYD Technology, the company was gifted a painting painted by Her Royal Highness Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Anak Muneerah Madhul Bolkiah binti Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah – elder daughter of the Crown Prince of Brunei.

              “With this painting, I wish for EVYD in Brunei beautiful beginnings, purity, good luck and strength,” Her Royal Highness said.

              About EVYD Technology

              EVYD Technology is a healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) and Big Data company with the mission to transform healthcare using data intelligence. Its solutions enable value-based healthcare that is safer, better and more accessible for global communities. It offers solutions to policymakers to enhance public health monitoring, generate insights for policymaking and implement initiatives such as value-based healthcare and population health management. It also offers solutions to the research community to enhance the efficiency and quality of their research, from which insights generated could be leveraged to benefit the broader ecosystem. The company’s flagship EVYDENCE operating platform aggregates raw data that reside in disparate information systems and convert them into computable, structured and standardised data so that they could be further processed to derive deep insights and knowledge using natural language processing, machine learning and other AI technologies. EVYD Technology is a Brunei Investment Agency investee company.

              For more information, visit

              #EVYDTechnology

              Prudential poll: The Great Resignation sees 1 in 5 Singapore residents delaying retirement by 6 years

              44 per cent of respondents are unprepared for retirement, and over 80 per cent are concerned about the increasing cost of living and healthcare expenses

              SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 22 June 2022 – One in five Singapore residents caught in The Great Resignation wave said it has impacted their plans to retire. They expect to push back their retirement from age 58 to 64, six years later than planned. These findings were from a poll commissioned by Prudential Singapore (“Prudential”) in April 2022, to explore the impact of The Great Resignation on retirement and financial planning among Singapore residents who had resigned or intended to leave their jobs.

              The poll also found that almost half of the 1,000 respondents (44 per cent) aged 25 to 50 are unprepared for retirement, with those aged 25 to 34 making up 47 per cent of this group. More than 8 in 10 respondents are worried about the increasing cost of living due to inflation (84 per cent) and rising healthcare expenses (81 per cent).

              Why are people still leaving or planning to leave their jobs despite the adverse financial implications? One in two (52 per cent) of those who have resigned said they no longer felt engaged at work. Other factors include seeking better career prospects (38 per cent), taking a break for mental wellness (34 per cent) and toxic work environments (34 per cent).

              Mr Dennis Tan, Prudential Singapore’s CEO, said to fully enjoy and reap the benefits of a career break, one needs to plan for it financially.

              “Many people leave their jobs to recharge and rejuvenate. However, without proper financial planning, a career break can result in greater stress and adversely impact one’s retirement plans. It is concerning that nearly one in two respondents are unprepared for retirement. With rising lifespans, Singaporeans need to accumulate an even bigger nest-egg so as not to outlive their savings,” said Mr Tan.

              The silver lining is that people are taking responsible actions to manage the financial impact of their career breaks. One in two respondents would cut their spending by 31 per cent every month, while 6 in 10 respondents (64 per cent) would adjust their lifestyles by dining out, shopping, and watching movies less frequently. Slightly over half of the respondents (51 per cent) said they would take fewer taxi or private hire vehicles.

              Preparing for retirement

              When it comes to funding for retirement, Singaporeans mainly depend on Central Provident Fund (“CPF”) and bank savings, as evidenced by findings in the poll. More than 7 in 10 respondents (73 per cent) listed CPF savings as their top source of retirement income.

              The difference between those who are prepared for retirement and those who are not lies in the diversification of their financial portfolio.

              68 per cent of people who are confident of having enough to retire said they invested in shares, bonds and Exchange Trade Funds (“ETFs”), and 46 per cent have insurance. On the other hand, only half of the people who are unprepared for retirement have investments, while 36 per cent have insurance.

              Commenting on the importance of diversification, Mr Tan said, “Putting your money in different financial instruments, instead of only relying on savings, is important for retirement planning. Diversifying your portfolio also helps spread risk and smooth out volatilities during challenging market conditions. Regardless of how you plan, it is important to start planning early so you have a longer runway to grow your retirement funds.”

              The poll was commissioned by Prudential and conducted by Milieu Insight.

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              Prudential Assurance Company Singapore (Pte) Ltd is one of the top life insurance companies in Singapore, serving the financial and protection needs of the country’s citizens for 91 years. The company has an AA- Financial Strength Rating from leading credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s, with S$53.3 billion funds under management as at 31 December 2021. It delivers a suite of well-rounded product offerings in Protection, Savings and Investment through multiple distribution channels including a network of more than 5,000 financial consultants.

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