ACFTA Trickle Down Effect: ICT Education Roles on Human Resources Readiness...Djadja Sardjana
• The knowledge-driven economy continues to be
characterized by a rapidly changing and pervasive characterized by a rapidly changing and pervasive
information infrastructure.
• The Internet and its accompanying applications # e-
Business platforms, interactive experiences with new forms of content, sophisticated consumer devices, leading-edge information technology # are all elements of the digital economy.
==> Heavily supported by prominent
ICT Education Institution
Team presentation at Leadership 2.0, University of the Aftermarket, Northwood University, April 15, 2010.
This presentation outlines a roadmap for international growth, with a general matrix for market entry decisions.
ACFTA Trickle Down Effect: ICT Education Roles on Human Resources Readiness...Djadja Sardjana
• The knowledge-driven economy continues to be
characterized by a rapidly changing and pervasive characterized by a rapidly changing and pervasive
information infrastructure.
• The Internet and its accompanying applications # e-
Business platforms, interactive experiences with new forms of content, sophisticated consumer devices, leading-edge information technology # are all elements of the digital economy.
==> Heavily supported by prominent
ICT Education Institution
Team presentation at Leadership 2.0, University of the Aftermarket, Northwood University, April 15, 2010.
This presentation outlines a roadmap for international growth, with a general matrix for market entry decisions.
Pascal Hartmann is a German sociologist and an experienced strategy executive and theory designer. He is also the Director of the R & D Department at Logon Architecture. With an eye to the future, his work embraces the architectural heritage of the city in a sustainable fashion.
Nigeria’S Economic Competitiveness In The African Contexticgfmconference
This paper addresses two key issues. First, we provide a set of basic facts on the current state of Nigeria’s economic competitiveness. Using the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index, we identify Nigeria’s main competitive strengths and weaknesses. Comparisons with selected African and other countries provide an idea of Nigeria’s economic preparedness to move to a more advanced stage of development. Second, the paper focuses on the fact that in spite of huge oil resources, the nation’s economic competitiveness remains very low. We note the role of expenditure policy in managing the volatility of oil revenue/wealth, which has implications for economic development in Nigeria. We then highlight the areas on which the country should focus in order to achieve higher economic competitiveness, sustainable growth and enduring prosperity for its citizens. These include measures at the macro, micro, state, and regional levels, in addition to adopting sound and prudent fiscal policy, productive investments (especially on infrastructure and human capital), and diversification of the economy.
An nfpSynergy presentation on how advice charities are affected by the recession, and how they can combat the effects of the credit crunch. Includes data on how the recession is affecting charity income.
This presentation focuses on the macroeconomic management in Pakistan amid financial crisis and political change. It highlights the demand management measures adopted by the various economic institutions and also explains the social safety nets required to protect the poor from the fuel, food and financial crisis.
Pascal Hartmann is a German sociologist and an experienced strategy executive and theory designer. He is also the Director of the R & D Department at Logon Architecture. With an eye to the future, his work embraces the architectural heritage of the city in a sustainable fashion.
Nigeria’S Economic Competitiveness In The African Contexticgfmconference
This paper addresses two key issues. First, we provide a set of basic facts on the current state of Nigeria’s economic competitiveness. Using the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index, we identify Nigeria’s main competitive strengths and weaknesses. Comparisons with selected African and other countries provide an idea of Nigeria’s economic preparedness to move to a more advanced stage of development. Second, the paper focuses on the fact that in spite of huge oil resources, the nation’s economic competitiveness remains very low. We note the role of expenditure policy in managing the volatility of oil revenue/wealth, which has implications for economic development in Nigeria. We then highlight the areas on which the country should focus in order to achieve higher economic competitiveness, sustainable growth and enduring prosperity for its citizens. These include measures at the macro, micro, state, and regional levels, in addition to adopting sound and prudent fiscal policy, productive investments (especially on infrastructure and human capital), and diversification of the economy.
An nfpSynergy presentation on how advice charities are affected by the recession, and how they can combat the effects of the credit crunch. Includes data on how the recession is affecting charity income.
This presentation focuses on the macroeconomic management in Pakistan amid financial crisis and political change. It highlights the demand management measures adopted by the various economic institutions and also explains the social safety nets required to protect the poor from the fuel, food and financial crisis.
Goodbye Windows 11: Make Way for Nitrux Linux 3.5.0!SOFTTECHHUB
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DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
Maruthi Prithivirajan, Head of ASEAN & IN Solution Architecture, Neo4j
Get an inside look at the latest Neo4j innovations that enable relationship-driven intelligence at scale. Learn more about the newest cloud integrations and product enhancements that make Neo4j an essential choice for developers building apps with interconnected data and generative AI.
Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on:
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
How to Get CNIC Information System with Paksim Ga.pptxdanishmna97
Pakdata Cf is a groundbreaking system designed to streamline and facilitate access to CNIC information. This innovative platform leverages advanced technology to provide users with efficient and secure access to their CNIC details.
Enchancing adoption of Open Source Libraries. A case study on Albumentations.AIVladimir Iglovikov, Ph.D.
Presented by Vladimir Iglovikov:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/iglovikov/
- https://x.com/viglovikov
- https://www.instagram.com/ternaus/
This presentation delves into the journey of Albumentations.ai, a highly successful open-source library for data augmentation.
Created out of a necessity for superior performance in Kaggle competitions, Albumentations has grown to become a widely used tool among data scientists and machine learning practitioners.
This case study covers various aspects, including:
People: The contributors and community that have supported Albumentations.
Metrics: The success indicators such as downloads, daily active users, GitHub stars, and financial contributions.
Challenges: The hurdles in monetizing open-source projects and measuring user engagement.
Development Practices: Best practices for creating, maintaining, and scaling open-source libraries, including code hygiene, CI/CD, and fast iteration.
Community Building: Strategies for making adoption easy, iterating quickly, and fostering a vibrant, engaged community.
Marketing: Both online and offline marketing tactics, focusing on real, impactful interactions and collaborations.
Mental Health: Maintaining balance and not feeling pressured by user demands.
Key insights include the importance of automation, making the adoption process seamless, and leveraging offline interactions for marketing. The presentation also emphasizes the need for continuous small improvements and building a friendly, inclusive community that contributes to the project's growth.
Vladimir Iglovikov brings his extensive experience as a Kaggle Grandmaster, ex-Staff ML Engineer at Lyft, sharing valuable lessons and practical advice for anyone looking to enhance the adoption of their open-source projects.
Explore more about Albumentations and join the community at:
GitHub: https://github.com/albumentations-team/albumentations
Website: https://albumentations.ai/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/100504475
Twitter: https://x.com/albumentations
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At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
A tale of scale & speed: How the US Navy is enabling software delivery from l...sonjaschweigert1
Rapid and secure feature delivery is a goal across every application team and every branch of the DoD. The Navy’s DevSecOps platform, Party Barge, has achieved:
- Reduction in onboarding time from 5 weeks to 1 day
- Improved developer experience and productivity through actionable findings and reduction of false positives
- Maintenance of superior security standards and inherent policy enforcement with Authorization to Operate (ATO)
Development teams can ship efficiently and ensure applications are cyber ready for Navy Authorizing Officials (AOs). In this webinar, Sigma Defense and Anchore will give attendees a look behind the scenes and demo secure pipeline automation and security artifacts that speed up application ATO and time to production.
We will cover:
- How to remove silos in DevSecOps
- How to build efficient development pipeline roles and component templates
- How to deliver security artifacts that matter for ATO’s (SBOMs, vulnerability reports, and policy evidence)
- How to streamline operations with automated policy checks on container images
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Unlocking Productivity: Leveraging the Potential of Copilot in Microsoft 365, a presentation by Christoforos Vlachos, Senior Solutions Manager – Modern Workplace, Uni Systems
2. A few facts
Since 2005, Volkswagen has been selling
more cars in China than in Germany
In the past five years, car sales in China
have risen by 300%; in India by 60%, and
in the UK by 0.2%
Britain is the world’s 5th largest economy;
it has 5% of world trade, but only 0.9% of
imports to China are from Britain
3. Total GDP (in constant US$s 1978-2006)
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5. Fixed Capital Formation Trends: China v India
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7. Why is China growing so fast?
Huge investment levels (an investment rate
of 40%); Chinese investment in fixed
assets is nearly 5 times higher than India’s
Spending on construction is nearly 8 times
higher in China
Literacy level is much higher: 42% illiterate
in India; 9% in China
… so the huge rural workforce can find jobs
8. What changed in China in
1990/91?
A freeing up of market access and the
private sector; a major policy change to
welcome FDI
The policy change to hugely increased
capital spending, especially on
infrastructure
Probably influenced by the political
pressure for change after 1989
9. Exports of Goods and Services (in $millions)
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11. Can China outstrip America?
($trillions) 2006 2016 2026 2036
UK $2.34 $3.00 $3.83 $4.91
India $0.80 $1.57 $3.09 $6.08
America $13.22 $18.11 $24.81 $34.00
China $2.51 $5.94 $14.09 $33.36
Assumed average GDP growth: UK 2.5% US 3.2% China 9% India 7%
12. How fast is India growing?
In 2007 India was growing at nearly
10%
And although its longer-term growth has
been rooted in services, firms such as
Tata (with its £1,250 car) are pushing
ahead in manufacturing
The big question is whether it can be
sustained
13. Hitting the buffers? (2006 figs)
India China
Inflation 6.5% 2.3%
Interest rates 7.25% 4.5%
Unemployment 7.8% 4.2%
Current account ($) -26.4bn 179.1bn
14. Struggle in India?
Man. Growth Inflation
May/June 2004 6.6% 3.6%
February 2005 8.7% 4.4%
February 2006 9.1% 4.8%
February 2007 11.3% 6.7%
Source: Indian Government data April 2007
15. What does it mean for business
Top firms should move into China: following
VW, BMW, L’Oreal, Honda and McDonalds
From the UK, the main movers into China
are Kingfisher (B&Q), Tesco and BP, but we
are far behind Germany, the US and Japan
Britain has 5% of world trade, but less than
1% of all imports to China …. and
.. success in China takes time and influence
16. Implications and Issues
Can our firms think in a sufficiently long-
term way? (When Sony started up in
Britain in 1978, it said it would take 15
years to break even)
Can our firms cope with major risk-
taking? (Tesco dips toe in China; misses
out on India – so far)
What has held our Boardrooms back?
17. Constraints on British Boards
The grip of the stock market may be a
factor; much more significant than in
Germany or Japan
Low levels of manufacturing in Britain
(only 15% of GDP) may mean the British
opportunity is to come (when China
develops services)
May have lacked government support
18. Longer-term issues
China will be the golden business
opportunity of the next 20+ years
… so clever students will learn Mandarin…
… and clever firms will devise a China
strategy (produce there? Buy there? Move
there? Sell there?)
19. And India?
Less exciting in general, though with far
better opportunities for Britain
… many English speakers, and a common
link from the days of Empire
Firms such as Unilever are major
employers in India
UK has a 5.5% share of Indian imports
(but this figure is falling)
20. A classic strategic decision…
Address a weakness by playing catch-up
in fast-growing China (shareholders will
probably applaud)
Or build on a UK strength by getting in
early in India …
… perhaps India will experience the take-
off enjoyed by China after 1990 – and
growth will accelerate
21. What about the casualties?
2006 Data from the ILO
China India
Fatalities 73,615 48,176
Workforce 699.7m 418.6m
Fatal per 10,000 1.06 1.15
Source: Chinese and Indian Government data and other sources
22. And the environment?
Tonnes of CO2 Total CO2
per cap. p.a. M tonnes
India 1.1 1,100
China 3.5 4,700
UK 9.6 540
US 20.2 5,800
Russia 10.5 1,500
World 4.2 26,000
Source: Energy Information International (The Guardian March 26 2007)
23. Conclusions
China is set fair for many more years of
sustained growth at 8-11%p.a.
India will continue to grow rapidly, but in
a more cyclical way – it needs vast
investment in education and transport –
it isn’t clear that it can be afforded
China is the right horse – but it has
already left Britain behind
