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Southwark Council Collaborates with Infosys to Provide Digital Learning Platforms for Residents, Colleges, and Schools

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Infosys Springboard digital inclusion platform to support residents gain critical digital and employability skills

LONDON, Nov. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Infosys (NSE: INFY) (BSE: INFY) (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, today announced a collaboration with Southwark Council to launch its digital learning platform – Springboard in the borough. This initiative aims to provide Southwark residents, colleges, and schools with free access to Infosys’ flagship digital learning platform, Springboard.

Southwark Council has created a three-year strategy to support digital inclusion across all its communities, delivered alongside the council’s wider strategic framework. The council believes that access to the internet, a device, and the skills to go online should be considered the fourth utility, no different from gas, water, and electricity.

Springboard is Infosys’ flagship digital learning platform designed to empower people, communities, and society with skills to be successful in the 21st century. The platform features content spanning digital learning, emerging technologies, and life skills. Collaborating with curriculum partners, non-profits, and a global network of leading educational institutions, Springboard is led by a team of experts who are truly invested in equipping the residents of the borough with the right tools and resources to participate in society and the digital economy.

Infosys Springboard will help Southwark residents acquire new skills and enhance employability, supporting individuals, communities, and businesses alike. In particular, it aims to be available to everyone for free to help increase digital literacy across the board and ensure nobody is left behind. The platform will also support digitally engaged communities by making devices and digital assets available to those who need them.

The announcement follows a successful 2021 deployment of Springboard in Brent, which sought to tackle the digital skills gap and boost employability post-lockdown. Succeeded by Sandwell in 2023, where the Springboard platform has helped residents unlock new opportunities to innovate and give them the digital skills needed for the future. Since the launch of the initiatives with Brent and Sandwell councils over 50,000 registered users are actively benefiting from over 10,000 courses offered through the Springboard platform.

Following the success of Brent and Sandwell, the key objectives of Infosys Springboard in Southwark include:

Digital Literacy for All: The platform will be freely accessible to everyone, promoting digital literacy and ensuring that no one is left behind.Supporting Digitally Engaged Communities: Springboard will make devices and digital assets available to those who cannot afford them, fostering digitally engaged communities.Boosting Entrepreneurship and Business Services: Entrepreneurs and small to medium-sized businesses can enhance their services through digital efforts.

Dionne Lowndes, Chief Digital & Technology Officer, Southwark Council, said: “Partnering with Infosys to bring the Springboard platform to Southwark is a significant step towards realising our ambitious three-year digital strategy. The initiative will not only empower our residents, but local businesses too, with vital digital skills and resources. By enhancing this kind of accessibility and fostering innovation, we are working to enable our community to thrive in an ever-advancing technological world.”

Thirumala Arohi, Executive Vice President and Head – Education, Training and Assessment, Infosys, emphasised the importance of upskilling and reskilling. Arohi said: “Empowering individuals, entrepreneurs and small and medium sized businesses through digital efforts is a key focus for Infosys. Our collaboration with Southwark Council will help provide essential digital skills for individuals who can’t afford them, fostering digitally engaged communities. We are committed to ensuring equitable access to digital education and look forward to seeing a positive impact on Southwark’s residents and businesses as they embrace new opportunities and innovations.”

For more information about Infosys Springboard, please click HERE.

About Infosys

Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. Over 300,000 of our people work to amplify human potential and create the next opportunity for people, businesses and communities. We enable clients in more than 56 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With over four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer clients, as they navigate their digital transformation powered by cloud and AI. We enable them with an AI-first core, empower the business with agile digital at scale and drive continuous improvement with always-on learning through the transfer of digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem. We are deeply committed to being a well-governed, environmentally sustainable organization where diverse talent thrives in an inclusive workplace.

Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NYSE: INFY) can help your enterprise navigate your next.

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Duoning Biotech announced strategic partnership with Branca Bunús to promote the next generation of transfection reagents

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SHANGHAI, Nov. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Duoning Biotechnology Group (“Duoning”) announced a strategic partnership agreement with Branca Bunús Ltd. (“Branca Bunús”). Under this agreement, the two companies will collaborate on the development, optimization, and application of transfection reagents, with the goal of providing  biopharmaceutical customers with innovative transfection reagents through resource sharing, thereby enhancing the efficiency of biopharmaceutical development in upstream bioprocess.

Branca Bunús is a gene delivery technology company based in Ireland, specializing in the development of safe gene delivery vectors and effective transfection reagents derived from unique cationic polymer materials. Guided by a product development philosophy that emphasizes high efficiency, biocompatibility, and significant clinical and industrial application value, Branca Bunús has created the BrPERfect® series of transfection reagents. The company also offers supporting services, including the development of targeted gene delivery vectors and directional optimization. As a well-established one-stop bioprocess solution provider in China, Duoning Biotech’s offerings encompass the entire bioprocess workflow, from upstream cell culture to downstream filtration and purification. Additionally, Duoning Biotech provides services such as media production, process optimization, and validation testing.

After the cooperation is established, Branca Bunús will be responsible for the research, development, and performance enhancement of transfection reagents. This includes scientific research applications involving DNA, siRNA, and mRNA transfection, as well as the production of recombinant proteins, AAV, and LV based on the transient transfection of CHO and HEK 293 cells. Duoning will leverage its established sales network and collaborative sales strategy for upstream process products to comprehensively promote this solution. Additionally, both parties will form a specialized research and marketing team to optimize the transient transfection process by examining the interaction principles of transfection reagents and cell culture media. They will also conduct market research to develop a comprehensive solution for the application of transfection reagents.

Hongfeng Gu, Vice President of Duoning, stated, “Branca Bunús is an emerging biotechnology company that has developed a leading hyperbranched polymer gene delivery vector platform, founded by Professor Wenxin Wang. We are honored to collaborate with companies that possess core technologies. The BrPERfect® series of transfection reagents from Branca Bunús, combined with Duoning’s cell culture media, bioreactors, and other products, will offer customers more comprehensive upstream bioprocessing solutions.”

Dr. Zhonglei He, Chief Technology Officer of Branca Bunús, stated, “The significant contribution of Duoning to the rapid development of the biotechnology market is evident to all. We are honored to collaborate with Duoning, particularly in its one-stop bioprocessing solutions. Our goal is to provide efficient and stable transfection reagent products and process support, ensuring timely and high-quality products and services for various R&D and production applications, including transient protein production and screening in downstream processes, stem cell enhancement, and the production of diverse viral vectors through transient transfection.”

About Duoning

Shanghai Duoning Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (“Duoning”) is a leading one-stop bioprocess solutions provider in China, committed to offering products and services required for the discovery, development and commercialization production of biologics, including reagents, consumables, instruments, equipment, and validation services. Leveraging our integrated bioprocess system, we empower our partners to achieve effective, reliable, lower-cost and higher-quality biologics production processes. For more information, please visit: www.duoningbio.com/en

For media inquiries, please contact: PR@duoningbio.com 

About Branca Bunús

Branca Bunús is an emerging Irish biotechnology company specializing in innovative gene delivery technologies. Leveraging over a decade of research by its founding technical team, the company focuses on the development and production of advanced gene delivery vectors and transfection reagents. Branca Bunús aims to provide cost-effective, high-yield transient transfection solutions, along with supporting services such as targeted gene delivery vector development and directional optimization. The company is dedicated to transforming groundbreaking discoveries into life-changing practical applications. To learn more, please visit: http://brancabunus.com

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UnionPay International joins forces with industry players to optimize payment experience for international visitors to China

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Global UnionPay Cards Now Support Weixin Pay and Alipay

SHANGHAI, Nov. 5, 2024 /CNW/ — UnionPay International (UPI) announced that Alipay and Weixin payments are fully enabled for UnionPay cards issued outside China’s mainland, providing more diversified, convenient and inclusive payment options for inbound travelers to China. The collaboration with Weixin Pay is supported through the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC).

In order to further optimize payment services, UnionPay launched Project Excellence 2024 in March, joining hands with various industry stakeholders to build a convenient, inclusive, and accessible payment ecosystem. This collaboration is the latest achievement of the Project. From now on, international travelers to China can download Alipay or Wexin applications, link their local UnionPay cards, and enjoy the same convenience of QR payments as the Chinese users do.

This innovative payment method will provide more convenience for inbound visitors to pay in China: No service fee will apply throughout the payment process as initial promotion, which enables users to make payments as if they were at home. Online and offline use cases are covered, including F&B, accommodation, transit, sightseeing, shopping and entertainment. The new method supports consumer-presented, merchant-presented, in-app payment and ETC, which removes the payment barriers for users who are travelling, working or living in China. The new enablement is easy to use, as cardholders only need to enter the UnionPay card information required, and complete the linking process once the card issuer performs the authentication.

This collaboration manifests UPI’s stepped-up efforts to work with other industry stakeholders to promote payment interoperability and develop a sustainable business model. It will help to further bridge the differences in payment preference between China and the rest of the world, facilitate the country’s high-standard opening up.

UnionPay’s international business has become increasingly localized in the past few years, and more and more consumers outside China are enjoying the convenient services brought by UnionPay. Over 250 million UnionPay cards have been issued in 83 countries and regions outside China’s mainland, which can be used for payments in 183 countries and regions. UnionPay has also launched SplendorPlus, a new card product tailored to international visitors to China. The themed card, which comes with diverse benefits and special merchant offers in China, has proven to be highly popular.

 

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Horizons Shines at CIIE 2024 with Global Leader Recognition in G2’s Fall 2024 Reports

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SHANGHAI, Nov. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Horizons, a leading global Employer of Record (EOR) provider, proudly launches its latest Global HR Strategy at the 2024 China International Import Expo (CIIE) from November 5 to 10 in Shanghai. Under the theme “Talent Without Borders, Vision Without Limits,” Horizons will showcase its commitment to empowering a borderless workforce and present its innovative SaaS HR platform, designed to enhance HR compliance, simplify payroll, and streamline employee and contractor payment for businesses worldwide..

At CIIE, Horizons will demonstrate how advancements in technology, including AI, big data, and cloud computing, are reshaping HR management. The event will also highlight Horizons’ strategic collaborations with other innovators in the sector to support both global and Chinese enterprises in expanding their workforces across borders.

Coinciding with its presence at CIIE, Horizons has been recognized as a Global Leader in G2‘s Fall 2024 Reports across multiple categories in Global Employment Platforms (GEP) and Contractor Management. This recognition underscores Horizons’ dedication to a full range of global hiring solutions, covering both contractors and employees.

Horizons Fall 2024 G2 Recognitions

Leader in Mid-Market EMEA Contractor ManagementLeader in EMEA Global Employment Platforms (GEP)Leader in Mid-Market Global Employment Platforms (GEP) – Recognized for Easiest Admin and Easiest To Do Business WithLeader in Global Employment Platforms (GEP) – Recognized for Easiest AdminLeader in Small-Business Global Employment Platforms (GEP)Users Love Us: Awarded for consistently high customer satisfaction ratings

“Horizons’ mission is to build solutions that empower the borderless workforce, and our vision is to create equal opportunity for all,” said Antoine Boquen, Horizons’ CEO and Co-founder. “Our G2 recognition across multiple categories, and presence at CIIE, reflect our continued dedication to businesses of all sizes in their global hiring journey.  We firmly believe that location should be no barrier to businesses hiring the best talent, and professionals finding the best workplace.

About Horizons

Horizons is a leading global Employer of Record (EOR), transforming how businesses hire internationally. Our innovative platform simplifies global hiring by managing compliance, payroll, and payments through established local infrastructure in over 100 countries. Trusted by over 3,000 businesses, Horizons enables companies of all sizes to hire overseas talent quickly and cost-effectively.

Learn more: https://joinhorizons.com/

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Lily Zhang, Digital Marketing Manager at Horizons

lily.zhang@horizons.com 

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