Events

Top ICT Students to Represent Asia Pacific in Huawei ICT Competition Finals

Published

4 years ago

October 22, 2020

Admin

The 2019-2020 Huawei Asia Pacific ICT Competition, under the theme of “Connection, Glory, Future,” successfully concluded on Wednesday. Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) from Indonesia won champions of both the Network and Cloud tracks in this regional finals and will represent the Asia Pacific region in the global finals.

This year, the Huawei ICT Competition in the Asia Pacific attracted 4051 participants from 65 ICT Academies of six countries, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, India, and Thailand; to compete in two technological tracks of Network and Cloud.

“We strive to develop a healthy ICT Talent Ecosystem where we shall work with our Partners, our Customers and the society, all together to produce ICT engineering talents – quality people with ICT skill, with engineering capability for now, and for the future,” said Tony Cao, President of Huawei Asia Pacific Enterprise Business Group.

Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) from Indonesia won Champions of both the Network and Cloud tracks in this regional finals. Universiti Malaya (UM), the former Network champion, won the first runner-up spot, while Nanyang Polytechnics (NYP) was the second runner-up. All winners will proceed to the Global Finals which will be held in Shenzhen, China in November.

“The competition is very helpful for the students. It motivates students to study harder and understand a lot of key technologies such as cloud computing, storage, AI, and services that run on top of it,” said Abdul Latif, coach of the Cloud winning team from the Institut Teknologi Bandung.

The Huawei ICT competition aims to develop a platform for government organizations, higher education institutions, training partners, enterprises, and students to support ICT education. The competition not only recognizes and rewards student achievements in technology but also provides guidance for future career development.

“Thanks to Huawei for being able to organize this amazing competition amid the pandemic. The competition is not all about winning or losing. You should never give up especially during these hard times and it’s not over until you want it to be,” said Afif Tri Farhan, a student from the Network track champion team.

The Huawei ICT Competition – as one of the initiatives from Huawei ICT Academy program operates across the Asia Pacific region with more than 160 ICT Academies.

The Huawei ICT Academy program is an industry and academy collaboration initiative that aims to promote ICT industry technology certification to address the gap of local universities and colleges to nurture and develop talented individuals to be industry-ready for the future digital, fully connected, and intelligent world.

The tech company aims to develop at least 200,000, ICT professionals, over the next five years in the Asia Pacific region through Huawei ICT Academy and various programs.

About Huawei

Founded in 1987, Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. We are committed to bringing digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world. Huawei’s end-to-end portfolio of products, solutions and services are both competitive and secure. Through open collaboration with ecosystem partners, we create lasting value for our customers, working to empower people, enrich home life, and inspire innovation in organizations of all shapes and sizes. At Huawei, innovation puts the customer first. We invest heavily in fundamental research, concentrating on technological breakthroughs that drive the world forward. We have nearly 194,000 employees, and we operate in more than 170 countries and regions, serving more than three billion people around the world. Founded in 1987, Huawei is a private company fully owned by its employees. For more information, please visit Huawei online at https://www.huawei.com/en/.

Art

“Custodian of Luxury Art”

Published

1 week ago

January 26, 2025

Neha Tyagi

A group show of five wonderful artists namely Inderjeet Singh Grover, Anukta Mukherjee Ghosh, Shalinee Shankar, Muneer Ali Khan,Charoo Shukla

Also , a few wonderful artworks of Triveda Fine Arts Gallery . Their artworks were of M F Husain , Aslam Shaikh ,Dhruva Mistry and a few others .

This show was partly supported by Vedya Partners and Advisors…a leading firm in India for business structuring , setting up new ventures and advisory services for start ups.

The event was hosted by award winning curator Vikram Sethi who recently was a recipient of the Global Peace and Humanity Award for doing Social service to society and for helping struggling,poor artists .

The show is from 19 th January to 26 th January at the Sheraton Hotel ,Saket ,New Delhi at the first floor passage of the hotel . 24 hours display .

The opening reception was held on 19 th January at the Yi Jing restaurant and bar wherein scrumptuos snacks over wine ,was served by the hotel team.

The guestlist at the reception comprised of several dignatories namely Mrs.Aruna Sethi , Ms.Swati Verma , Mr.Sunil Katyal , Mr.Pawan Suri and his wife Priya Suri , Hotelier Lavina Bhatia , Ms.Renee Jjoy, all the participating artists except Ms.Charoo Shukla , other guests Ms.Amrapali , Mr.Karan Pandit and his wife and several others .

Inderjeet Singh Grover ,senior artist with beautiful ,scenic artworks on Banaras and other scenic places . Recently ,he had done a show in London and now doing shows all over India

Anukta Mukherjee Ghosh , a very talented artist from the corporate world . Based out of Kolkata , her works depict Kolkata in full splendour , street scenes of Kolkata and she had in the recent past participated at the Florence ,Italy Biennale .Her works are also with a gallery in Paris and being sold online too

Muneer Ali khan ,one of the new talents from Jammu and Kashmir . Famous for his portrait paintings and Kashmir village scenes .

Charoo Shukla from Amritsar depicts beautiful traditional paintings and artworks depicting healing energy. Shalinee Shankar has beautiful artworks and paints Mandala art and is also an arts teacher .

The show is on display till 26 th January at
Sheraton Saket hotel ,New Delhi

Events

IPRS Celebrates Cultural Bonds at CISAC-APMA Conference in Kuala Lumpur

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2 months ago

December 20, 2024

Neha Tyagi

This week, royalty collection agencies from the Asia-Pacific region convened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for the annual CISAC and APMA conference. The event also marked a special milestone—the 35th anniversary of the Malaysian sister society, Music Authors’ Copyright Protection Berhad (#MACP).

To commemorate the occasion, Shri Javed Akhtar, Chairman of the Indian Performing Right Society Ltd. (#IPRS), and Shri Rakesh Nigam, CEO of IPRS, presented the MACP Chairman with a stunning marble statue of Maa Saraswati, the goddess of learning and patron of arts and music. The gesture symbolized IPRS’s dedication to fostering cultural bonds and honouring the shared artistic heritage of the region.

During the ceremony, Shri Javed Akhtar delivered an inspiring speech highlighting the significance of Saraswati Devi in Indian culture as a guiding force for creativity and wisdom. He extended his heartfelt wishes for MACP’s continued success and growth, underscoring the unity and collaboration between copyright societies in Asia.

Reflecting on Reflecting on IPRS’s participation, lyricist, screenwriter, actor, and IPRS Board Member Mayur Puri said, said, “This conference is a testament to the unity of creators across borders. By honouring our shared artistic heritage, we reaffirm not just our dedication to protecting the rights of creators, but also our responsibility to enrich the cultural fabric of our region. The presentation of Maa Saraswati’s statue embodies IPRS’s commitment to celebrating creativity and wisdom while building lasting cultural bonds.”

IPRS remains steadfast in its mission to represent Indian music creators globally and promote Indian values and culture, strengthening international partnerships and advancing the rights of creators worldwide.

Events

An evening of Wine tasting with dinner of Wines from Romania

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2 months ago

December 19, 2024

Neha Tyagi

An evening of Wine tasting with dinner of Wines from Romania organised by Vikram Sethi , India alongwith Mr.Radu George Pribeanu and Mr.Razvan Costel Oancea from Romania on 28 th November ,2024.

The guest of Honour was The Ambassador of Romania to India ,Her Excellency Ms.Sena Latif .
Mr.Viziru ,the Head of the Economic and Commercial section of the Embassy of Romania to India was also present .

Other important guests were Mr.Sanjeev Dev Malik ,media head and owner of Global News Network , Asian News Channel , Mr.Sameer Advani owner of BERCOS chain of restaurants and Bars , Ms.Shipra Jain wine consultant . Ms.Lavina Bhatia owner of hotel Hitlon Garden Inn, Gurugram , Ms.Chand Bakshi socialite and beauty pageant organiser, Mrs.Aruna Sethi , Kunwarani Sohinder Nabha of Nabha aristocratic family , Neha Tyagi of Glamour Mantra Magazine , Ms.Anna, wine consultant from Russia , Mr.Sanjiv Katyal , Ms.Priyanka and several others.

Wines which were tasted are from the regions of
Jaristea and Prince Matei,
The sunny hills of Sarica and Babadag ,
Region of Tohani and beyond .
These distinct regions are the main wine regions of Romania .

The event had scrumptuos snacks and dinner and desserts over wonderful wines .