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Ryan Gersava, Founder and President of Virtualahan Inc., Philippines"Our experience taught us that Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) are positive investments. Together with Microsoft, we train them for competitive employment in the digital economy. Employers especially noted their loyalty and passion for learning; jobs liberate them from the destructive impact of poverty and low self-esteem. Unfortunately, the PWDs are already left behind because of outdated labour practices in the Philippines. The impact of 4IR and COVID-19 could push down even further unless we act now by making inclusive hiring the new normal." … [Read more...] about Microsoft, Non-Profits and employer partners launch program to increase employability for people with disabilities in Asia Pacific

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has been setting necessary policies to encourage online teaching and accelerate digital transformation in the educational sector. Having 20 years of experience in distance education, the Hanoi Open University (HOU) has organized online training for the last 10 years. … [Read more...] about Online training allows access to qualified teachers, advanced methodologies

"This prototyping platform is specially created for design engineers, system engineers and suppliers to focus on IoT vision, AI and computer imaging applications," said Jim Beneke, vice president of products and emerging technologies, Avnet. "It simplifies the complex process of developing applications with imaging sensors. In addition, Avnet has matched this card with our Ultra96-V2 to provide a very high performance, cost effective AI vision platform." … [Read more...] about Avnet Introduces 96Boards ON Semiconductor Dual Camera Mezzanine for Fast Prototyping

At the seminar, Dr. Vo Tri Thanh, Director of the Institute for Brand and Competitiveness Strategy, said that the Covid-19 pandemic can be considered a test because, in the future, there might be many changes with greater influences in the context that economies in the globe are increasingly interconnected, tied, and relied on each other. The Vietnamese economy is under great pressure from the poor demand for goods, products, and services, and now faces the risk that the supply capacity is affected. According to Dr. Vo Tri Thanh, after two investigations, only 2 percent of enterprises have not been affected. The vast majority of enterprises have not had enough cash flow of revenues and expenditures, and many of them have ceased operation or gone bankrupt. With the same point of view, Mr. Pham Binh An, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Development Studies, said that up to 84 percent of HCMC-based enterprises have been facing difficulties, and only 10 percent of … [Read more...] about Economic reopening helps enterprises to recover