JAKARTA, INDONESIA – Media OutReach – 14 March 2023 – Indonesia has made a significant move towards becoming a major player in the global metaverse industry with the launch of its Indonesia Metaverse Collaboration Initiative on 1 March 2023, in conjunction with the Mobile World Congress 2023 in Barcelona. The event was attended by a delegation of prominent organization leaders, including the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Spain, Indonesia Ministry of ICT (Kominfo) as the representative of Indonesian Government, Telkom University, and group of industry leaders from GSMA, Telkom Indonesia, Telkomsel, Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, XL Axiata, Smartfren, Alita, Techbros, Meta, and Telecom Infra Project.
Attendees of the Indonesia Metaverse Collaboration Initiative Launching event at MWC 2023 Barcelona, 1 March 2023. From left to right of the front row (Vishal Mathur – Global Head of Engagement of Telecom Infra Project, Rizal Akbar- VP of NITS Telkom Indonesia, Kevin Salvadori – Vice President of Network of Meta, Vikram Sinha – CEO of Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, Denny Setiawan – Director of Resource Management of Indonesia Ministry of ICT, H.E. Dr. Muhammad Najib – Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the Kingdom of Spain, Julian Gorman – Head of APAC GSMA, Franky O. Widjaja – Executive Chairman of Smartfren, I Gede Darmayusa – CTO of XL Axiata, Irlamsyah Syam – VP Synergy Management of Telkomsel)
This initiative is a national level collaboration that is significant for both national interests and stakeholders involved. For National benefit Metaverse has the potential to boost economic growth, advance education, foster innovation, and promote Indonesian national identity in the digital world. CSPs can collaborate with the community as co-creators. Researchers and academics can take on roles in innovation. For policymakers, this can help guide policy strategies. For the private sector, metaverse can enhance customer outreach and business development. And for users, it can help shape the direction of technology adoption and promote inclusive metaverse development.
The Metaverse Indonesia Collaborative Initiative will be carried out in the form of a program called the Metaverse Research and Experience Center (MREC), a public-private partnership that aims to promote collaboration, research, innovation and development in the field of metaverse technology. It will be a multi-year program with 4 workstreams; Network Baselining, Network Optimization and Innovation, Use cases, and Ecosystem Support.
The Metaverse Research and Experience Centre (MREC) is expected to drive innovation and support the growth of the metaverse industry in Indonesia. This aligns with the national vision of President Jokowi to promote the digital economy as a crucial pillar to help Indonesia reach the top 10 global economies by 2030. Through this collaboration among industry leaders and the public sector, investment plans in Indonesia in the field of metaverse are expected to be facilitated, positioning the country as a leading hub for innovation in the digital economy.
Please find below a selection of quotes from the distinguished delegates who attended the event:
The launch of the Indonesia Metaverse Collaboration Initiative marks an important step in lifting Indonesia from being just a consumer to a producer in the metaverse industry, and represents a significant milestone in the country’s technological evolution.
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Distinguished women leaders from international organizations, embassies, and the government of Laos, convened at the German Embassy in Vientiane to celebrate International Women’s Day.
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 14 March 2023 – MetaTrust Labs (short for “MetaTrust”), founded by the globally renowned research team in Web3 developer security tools, is pleased to announce it has entered into a strategic partnership with BingX. This partnership aims to provide high-quality security auditing and operation services, as well as comprehensive security and compliance solutions in the global Web3 industry.
Established in 2018, BingX is a leading crypto exchange that offers spot, derivatives, copy trading, and grid trading services to more than 100 countries and regions worldwide with over 5 million users. With user trust and platform transparency as the top priority, BingX continues to connect users with expert traders and the platform in a safe, leading, and innovative way.
MetaTrust offers automated security tools and smart contract code audit services that can provide pre-security and compliance in the development lifecycle, achieving deep security scanning and dynamic protection. These accurate, efficient, and easy-to-use services provide developers and project teams with all-round and three-dimensional security empowerment.
In addition to providing audit services for BingX’s listed projects and investment portfolio, MetaTrust also offers an automatic security operations center which makes security management more effective in real time. This also helps to detect and address potential security vulnerabilities and issues in the systems, applications, and operational processes, and provides effective security solutions and recommendations. BingX has expressed high praise for MetaTrust’s professionalism and expertise in the area of security auditing and operations.
This partnership between MetaTrust and BingX is an important milestone for both companies. We will work together to protect the security of users’ assets and data and make positive contributions to the development of digital currencies. And we are looking forward to more opportunities for cooperation in the future and will continue to provide better security services.
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About MetaTrust
MetaTrust Labs is born to become the trust Layer for Web3 BUIDL. Leveraging its top-notch R&D capabilities, MetaTrust aims to deliver a fully automatic security solution through the software development lifecycle to help builders to develop secure web 3 applications.
Aberdeen, UK – News Direct – 14 March 2023 – EthosEnergy has appointed Mario Cincotta, former CEO of ItalPresseGauss and Senior Vice President of Norican Group as its new Executive Vice President of East Hemisphere. Mario will have strategic and operational leadership for the East Hemisphere. He will be based in Italy and report into the CEO, Ana Amicarella.
He brings with him 25 years of experience across the energy industry having spent 20 years with the GE Energy business in various leadership roles prior to his former position.
Ana Amicarella, CEO of EthosEnergy said, “Mario is known for his strategic vision, strong leadership and ability to execute. I am excited to welcome him to EthosEnergy and look forward to working closely together to deepen customer relationships, strengthen our position in the market and grow our business.”
Mario added, “I am delighted to join EthosEnergy at such an exciting time in their transformation and growth journey. I believe that building talent, team engagement, and inclusiveness as well as developing sustainability are key competitive factors, and look forward to working with the team to execute on these areas to take our business to the next level.”
Mario served as officer in the Italian Army and holds an Engineering Master’s degree from Milan Polytechnic University, a Master’s in Business Management from the ISTUD Institute of Management in Italy and a “Business Strategy in the Energy Industry” Certificate from the Georgia Tech Institute of Technology.
EthosEnergy turns on potential to deliver services and solutions globally for rotating equipment to make energy affordable, available, and sustainable. Tailoring solutions for the power, oil & gas, industrial and aerospace markets, so customers can achieve more.
SANDTON, SOUTH AFRICA – EQS Newswire – 14 March 2023 – Independent power producer Red Rocket has placed a 373 MW order for the Brandvalley, Rietkloof and Wolf wind parks, to be located in Western Cape and Eastern Cape, South Africa.
The contract includes the supply and installation of 64 V150-4.5 MW wind turbines, 12 V163-4.5 MW wind turbines and five V162-6.2 MW Enventus wind turbines. Vestas will service the wind parks through a 15-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) agreement.
Red Rocket’s CEO, Matteo Brambilla said: “Red Rocket has been investing and supporting South Africa’s electricity crisis for more than a decade and with a portfolio of more than 1,000 MW of wind, hydro and solar projects under development, in construction or in operation in the country, we are delighted to continue making a significant contribution to South Africa and the rest of the continent.” Brambilla added: “The projects will bring a 740-million-rand community investment over 20 years through local social projects. The wind farms will start operating in 2024″.
The order includes the first installations globally of the V163-4.5 MW wind turbine from Vestas’ 4 MW platform. Featuring an 18 per cent increase in swept area, the V163-4.5 MW has a large rotor-size-to-rating ratio resulting in a higher capacity factor, enabling up to 10 percent higher Annual Energy Production at park level compared to the V150-4.5 MWdepending on site-specific conditions. This increases power output at lower wind speeds significantly and improves predictability and stability in production, optimising the utilisation of the wind park as well as benefitting the energy grid.
“I would like to thank Red Rocket for the trust they have placed in Vestas’ latest evolution of technology. With three different wind turbine variants across platforms this order showcases that we are able to enhance the customer business case through optimising the layout on each wind project site with Vestas’ flexible and diverse product portfolio. We firmly believe that our partnership can make a significant contribution to a more reliable, affordable and sustainable energy mix in South Africa“, says Vestas Sales & Business Development Senior Director, Malte Meyer.
Turbine delivery and commissioning are expected by 2024.
Vestas leads the South African wind power market with over 1.3 GW of installed and under construction capacity. The company is strongly committed to contribute to South Africa’s new renewable energy targets, which include reaching 17.7 GW of wind capacity by 2030 and increasing the presence of renewables in its energy mix from the current 11 per cent to about 41 per cent by 2030.
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About Vestas:
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We design, manufacture, install, and service onshore and offshore wind turbines across the globe, and with more than 164 GW of wind turbines in 87 countries, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. Through our industry-leading smart data capabilities and unparalleled more than 144 GW of wind turbines under service, we use data to interpret, forecast, and exploit wind resources and deliver best-in-class wind power solutions. Together with our customers, Vestas’ more than 28,000 employees are bringing the world sustainable energy solutions to power a bright future.
Travelers queue up to go through passport control at Shanghai Pudong International Airport (photo: Gettyimages)
China will reopen its borders and let foreign travelers visit the country for the first time since the outbreak of Covid-19 in 2020, by resuming the issuance of visas across all categories on Wednesday.
A snapshot of Luang Prabang Festival from 2019 (photo: Lao Youth Radio FM 90.0 Mhz)
The Lao New Year festival program for Luang Prabang has been announced, featuring a variety of activities for both visitors and residents to enjoy from 11 to 20 April.
Tourists in Bali, Indonesia. ( Photo: Reuters/ Antara Nyoman, Hendra Wibowo).
The Governor of Bali has requested central immigration authorities to change the policy on visa-on-arrival for visitors from Russia and Ukraine, many of whom have been found to be working illegally in the country.