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IndiVillage named Impact Sourcing Champion in IAOP’s Global Index

Aug 17, 2020 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Business for Good, #CEO Smita Malipatil, #IndiVillage

Bangalore: IndiVillage, a sustainable social enterprise powering cutting edge solutions for some of the world’s leading companies, has been named in a global index of leaders in impact sourcing. The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals’ (IAOP) Impact Sourcing Champions Index, a list created in partnership with Global Mentorship Initiative (GMI), features organisations that have used impact sourcing to make a profound contribution to disadvantaged communities with limited prospects.

IndiVillage, which was founded ten years ago, offers high-quality image and data annotation, natural language processing and content optimization for some of the world’s leading Technology & Ecommerce companies including Amazon, Appen, Alegion and Mercato. The company provides stable and lucrative jobs to over 300 people in rural India with profits reinvested in the community to further education, healthcare, and access to clean drinking water. IndiVillage featured in the index further to an online submission, which was reviewed by IAOP’s CSR and Social Impact Committee.

Bhavani, who is a Data Process Analyst at IndiVillage

Recognising this distinction as acknowledgement of IndiVillage’s substantial impact, CEO Smita Malipatil said, “I am immensely proud of every single employee at IndiVillage and the work we do. India is a vast and fragmented country bursting with potential, but it is also affected by staggering income inequality often exacerbated by the gap between its rural and urban regions. This recognition from IAOP validates our ‘Business for Good’ mission which we are looking to scale significantly across the country. By enabling people from some of the remotest parts of the country to work with global leaders on their technology offerings, we have proven that community development and commercial growth can go hand in hand. I wholeheartedly believe that our model will be a catalyst for change and inspire several other organisations to follow suit.”

Smita Malipatil, CEO, IndiVillage. I

The philosophy of impact sourcing ensures that companies can combine commerce, corporate responsibility, and commitment to communities. By furthering progressive employment in rural areas, IndiVillage has impacted over 35,000 people annually and continues to expand at a rapid pace, marking the company as a worthy inclusion and one set for greater honours.

“Doing well by doing good is now more important than ever. Ensuring that disadvantaged populations have access to formal employment and decent work, allowing them to improve their conditions, acquire a career, and thus lift themselves, their families, and their communities out of poverty are the most suitable means to economic growth. I am proud of the work undertaken by IndiVillage and the other organisations who’ve made it to IAOP’s Impact Sourcing Champions Index,” said IAOP CEO Debi Hamill.

Business World

Odisha Library Academy celebrated Librarian’s Day and its 5th Annual Day Virtually

Aug 11, 2020 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Odisha, #Odisha Library Academy

Bhubaneswar Aug 9: Odisha Library Academy (OLA), a professional group of young library and Information science professionals was established on 9th August 2015 on the eve of Librarians Day. Every year OLA celebrates librarian’s day as well as its annual day followed by a conference or seminar. Due to COVID19 pandemic situation, the academy organised its 5th annual day, a celebration of Librarians day and a panel discussion on Potency of Library:

Past, Present and Future virtually. Professor Ashoka Kumar Das, Vice chairman of Odisha Higher Education Council and former Vice Chancellor Utkal University joined as chief guest. Professor Das elaborated the important role of Librarians and library staffs for the career of a student and highlighted the importance of library for an educational institution. He said the quality of an institute looks from its library, so development of libraries and Librarians is more important for the education system. He also suggested to constitute an advisory committee for the development of libraries and Librarians community in Odisha.

Odisha Library Academy celebrated Librarian’s Day and its 5th Annual Day Virtually
Odisha Library Academy celebrated Librarian’s Day and its 5th Annual Day Virtually
Odisha Library Academy celebrated Librarian’s Day and its 5th Annual Day Virtually
Odisha Library Academy celebrated Librarian’s Day and its 5th Annual Day Virtually
Odisha Library Academy celebrated Librarian’s Day and its 5th Annual Day Virtually

Organising secretaryMr. Niranjan Mohapatra started the programme with a welcome address and president of OLA Dr. Banamber Sahoo gave the Presidential address. Senior Professionals and Professors i.e. Prof. P.V. Konnur, Dr. Daulat Jotwani, Dr. M.P. Tapaswi, Prof. R.N. Mishra had joined as panelists in the panel discussion and Dr. D.B. Ramesh moderate the session.

The Programme was concluded with vote of thanks by the Secretary of OLA Dr. Basudev Mohanty. Odisha Library Academy also celebrated the 128th birth anniversary Dr. S R Ranganatha, the father of Library Science, Information Science and Documentation who born on 9th August 1892. He was honoured with Padmashri Award by Government of India in 1957 for his valuable contributions to Library Science and honoured him with a rare title of “National Research Professor. Every year 12th August, the official birthday of Dr. SR Ranganathan) is being celebrated as National Librarian’s Day in India who had spearheaded library development in India.

Business World

EnableX.io adds extended capabilities to its Communication platform; helping businesses deliver an omni-channel customer experience

Aug 11, 2020 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #CEO & Founder, #EnableX.io, #Pankaj Gupta

New Delhi, 11 August 2020: EnableX.io, Asia’s leading Cloud Communication Platform provider, today announced the expansion of its communications offerings from feature-rich Video and Voice APIs to include SMS, Chat, and Number APIs. Becoming one of the few Communication Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) providers in Asia with a full-stack offering, Singapore-headquartered EnableX.io aims to expand its presence & share in the global market with its platform.

Enterprises and developers can now deliver an omnichannel, device-agnostic experience by integrating video, voice, SMS and chat channels into their communications workflows or mobile applications through low-code programmable APIs. Hosted on a carrier-grade and scalable platform, EnableX.io comprehensive toolkits and global infrastructure eliminate the need for businesses to invest in back-end infrastructure, saving costs and accelerating time-to-market.

For an even more engaging customer experience, a whole new set of AI-driven capabilities including facial detection, sentiment analysis, and object detection have been added to the platform. This will enable EnableX.io partners to develop cutting-edge solutions across industries and domains and stay ahead of the curve.

As Pankaj Gupta, CEO & Founder, EnableX.io expresses, “Today’s digital-native customers demand personalised and multi-channel engagements, setting the bar high for companies. We, at EnableX, offer tools and capabilities that help them accelerate the pace of digital transformation and deliver the right experience to their customers leveraging the power of real-time communication. Our easy-to-use full-stack platform equips businesses with the ability to provide an omnichannel experience by embedding any or all of the communication channels within their apps. We will continue to innovate and bring newer solutions for smarter, personalised and engaging communications.”

The company is rapidly expanding its sales presence across Asia-Pacific and seeing significant growth in the region amongst the Service Providers, System Integrators, Independent Software Vendors, and enterprise customers.

The full stack of communication APIs are designed for online & offline communications via web browser , mobile apps, and traditional telephony networks. Through EnableX’s Virtual Numbers and PSTN connections, organisations can gain instant access to voice and SMS-enabled numbers in more than 100 countries worldwide and reach customers across devices and through all channels.

Business World

CarBikeMovers Now Become India’s Largest Transport Network

Aug 9, 2020 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #carbikemovers, #carbikemovers.com, #Founder, #Rupal Bansal

Gurgaon, India: It may be noted that while the logistics business is fairly developed and technology abled, the packers and movers sector still lacks that advantage. When carbikemovers.com entered this market, 5 years back, the industry was scattered and unprofessional. There were individual bike transport companies who were handling the main transport business. The bigger packers and movers were mostly handling the home shifting business and car transport was still unorganised. With the expansion of carbikemovers.com began the process of transforming the transport network in India. What started off as a small network of bike movers, now forms the backbone of the car shifting and bike transport segment.

From a handful of IBA approved shifting companies attached to the website to thousands of trusted transport companies now, the business has come a long way. Carbikemovers.com now not only serves the customers by connecting them with the best shifting services but has also proved to be a boon for these smaller transport companies. A lot of professionalism has come into the shifting business with a big company like carbikemovers expanding its services. The shifting solutions offered have increased and so has the quality. The handling of vehicles, safety during shifting and customer handling have all gone many notches up with a professional company entering the sector.

Rupal Bansal, founder, carbikemovers.com told us about the journey, “We have now completed 5 years of serving the transport industry in India. We pride ourselves on being the top car and bike shifting aggregators in India with the largest transport network. We also feel immense satisfaction in the lakhs of happy customers we have served and the millions of business that we have provided tour hard working transporters. We hope to bring technological advancements and more professionalism in the business as the time advances.”

Carbikemovers.com is the logistics arm of Mynaa Tech Services Pvt. Ltd. and has been the pioneer in this business. The company has made major inroads in the logistics business and been at the helm of many new services. The website has supported several smaller transport companies and businesses by being an aggregators and listing them on their platform. The marketing opportunities offered by the website to small transport companies are huge for these beneficiaries. Currently, the company is celebrating its 5th year of incorporation and continues to serve the customers with more zeal and providing new breakthroughs in its shifting solutions.

Business World

Systweak Revamps Check Data Usage Android App

Aug 9, 2020 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Systweak Software

Jaipur, India: Known for its plethora of optimization tools for various platforms, Systweak Software have yet another update. Check Data Usage the Android app for users to keep a close eye on their internet data has been updated with some new features. With this new update, two new modules – quick data usage calculation and internet speed test are added. Alongside, a more interactive user interface and an advanced & upgraded scan engine for faster results are also added.

Check Data Usage as the name implies helps keep a check on both Wi-Fi and mobile data consumption. It makes managing mobile data usage easy and helps save on monthly phone data bills. Further, the app allows users to set data limits and get usage notifications when the set limit is surpassed. It also differentiates between the data consumption done via mobile and Wi-Fi.

New features worth mentioning are:

New Intuitive User Interface

Faster and Upgraded Engine

Internet Speed Test Module

Quick Data Usage Calculation

“Data is important to stay connected but saving on monthly mobile data bills is also important. One big way to save is to change mobile habits and reduce mobile data consumption. Check Data Usage is already helping Android users achieve this. And now with two new features added to it, limiting mobile data, knowing the speed of the internet, and calculating data usage will be easy. This will help save on mobile data bill and decide the best plan to use,” said Mr. Shrishail Rana, CEO, Systweak Software.

“We are constantly working towards making our apps better and useful for users. Now people can check their internet speed, get data consumption details easily and quickly without any problem. With the help of the new interface, data will be managed effortlessly and users can stay away from unnecessary expenses,” says Praveen Khanna, Vice President, Development, Systweak Software.

Check Data Usage for Android helps in real-time mobile and Wi-Fi data usage monitoring. Alongside it helps set usage alerts, works with any plan, provides separate information about cellular and Wi-Fi data usage.

For more details, please visit the Google Play Store page for Check Data Usage.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.systweak.checkdatausage&hl=en_US

Business World

Procurement in SAP with New Business Partner Portal by xSuite Group

Aug 9, 2020 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #New Business Partner Portal

Ahrensburg, Germany: With its new development for the cloud, the xSuite Group provides SAP user companies with a central platform for performing standardized, digital procure-to-pay processes with suppliers. Purchasing, Accounting and suppliers exchange all data and documents related to procurement via the portal. Automatic transfer of all data and documents from the portal to the SAP system relieves the Purchasing and Accounting departments. The “xSuite Business Partner Portal Sphere” is operated via the SAP Cloud Platform (SCP). The product is geared towards SAP user companies with SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA in use.

With the new Business Partner Portal of the xSuite Group, the purchasing department can continue working in the SAP environment it is familiar with. Purchase orders are generated and automatically made available to the supplier in the portal. The supplier can independently generate all subsequent documents -order confirmations, shipping notifications, invoices, credit notes – from the purchase order and transfer them back to the Purchasing department via the portal. Alternatively, the supplier can upload these documents In both cases, the Business Partner Portal automatically transfers the documents and data to the customer’s SAP system.

All information and documents are available for the purchasing department directly in the SAP system for processing. For those involved in the purchasing process, this means that documents no longer need to be printed out and mailed. The entire procure-to-pay process is much faster, and errors resulting from switching systems are eliminated.

The Business Partner Portal offers suppliers helpful functions such as the “self-service” option. This means that a new supplier, for example, can enter necessary information such as contact data and bank details himself. A workflow is started, and after release, the master data in the SAP system is stored for the supplier. Suppliers can also update their data this way.

The Business Partner Portal of xSuite also contains a function that enables companies to strengthen their liquidity in a targeted manner:

Via the portal, it is possible for the supplier to offer several payment terms with different discount levels. The purchasing company can accept or discard these discount offers. In addition, they can request a discount offer.

With its new development, the xSuite Group supports SAP’s strategy of bringing its customers into the cloud. In the future, extensions and in-house programming will be compatible with the SAP Cloud Platform (SCP). Since the new xSuite portal was developed for SCP, its compatibility with current and future SAP releases is optimally ensured.

Business World

Sake Startup Go-Sake Releases First Sake Gelee

Aug 9, 2020 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #CEO of Go-Sake, #Dr. Bastian Schwithal, #Japanese Sake

Berlin, Germany: Japanese Sake is becoming more and more popular among foodies around the globe since sake is a remarkable beverage to pair with food. Sake has a large number of textures that can be a true joy to play with when dealing with food and the range of these flavors and fragrances are incredibly diverse.

“After working closely together with many chefs and restaurants within the recent years, we learned that the use of sake in food pairings and cooking is extremely multifarious, and therewith the potential forsake is enormous,” says Dr. Bastian Schwithal, CEO of Go-Sake.

“One field where the use of sake is in our opinion still underrepresented is modern pastry and desserts. Here we want to introduce with our new vegan Sake-Gelee a versatile tool for pastry/dessert creations and also a Japanese enrichment to any breakfast and coffee table as delicious spread for croissants, toasts, crackers and cheese.”

Go-Sake produces the Sake-Gelee in Berlin with the experts of Eisenbergs Berlin as a 100% craft product, with just the best ingredients, like awarded craft sake.

The Go-Sake Gelee is now available online via: www.go-sake.com and at Eisenbergs Berlin.

Business World

Restaurant should have a library to promote reading habit among people: Nila Madhab Panda

Aug 3, 2020 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Director Nila Madhab Panda, #Odisha Library Academy

Bhubaneswar: Bollywood Film Maker and Director Nila Madhab Panda & Ollywood Actor Chandan Kar joined as speakers in the 12th webinar series of Odisha Library Academy held on 1st August 2020 (Saturday) at 11 a.m on the theme, “Promoting Libraries through Movies.” It’s a rare gathering where Dignitaries, Celebrities, Fans, and Dynamic Library Professionals gathered in one platform.

In this webinar, two celebrity speakers and four panelists had joined. Padma Shree Dr. Nila Madhab Panda who is a unique film Director & Producer and Mr. Chandan Kar who is an actor, philanthropist and IT professional have joined as speakers on this occasion. Prof. Ramesh Chandra Gaur, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi, Dr. Bibhuti Bhusan Sahoo, IIT Bhubaneswar, Dr. Satya Ranjan Sahoo, CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar and Mr. Bijoy Ketan Panda, TCS Bhubaneswar as panelists. Padma Shree Dr. Nila Madhab Panda highlighted changing a traditional library system to become a community center, suggested to initiate small libraries in restaurants, and requested the public to go to the library rather than going to the temple. He finally concludes his speech by giving the commitment to promote the library system by small documentaries in the coming days. Another speaker Mr. Chandan Kar highlighted the importance of libraries in everyone’s life and he also suggested shooting out small content through social media. He expressed his interest in promoting libraries and be a brand ambassador of Libraries in Odisha. In the end, the four panelists discuss to promote libraries and librarians. The webinar ended with a question and answer session.

Odisha Library Academy

OLA President Dr. Banamber Sahoo Chaired and Dr. Bedarata Dash Hota along with Dharitri Mallick organized the event. To host the session technical support was provided by Mr. Niranjan Mohapatra, Mr. Jayanta Kumar Sahu, and Mr. Satyajit Nayak as Webinar System Administrators. More than 400 concurrent participants joined the online session and asked different issues faced by their Libraries and Information Centres for promoting Library services.

Odisha Library Academy

The session ended with vote of thanks by Mr. Bijay Ketan Panda, Joint Secretary of Odisha Library Academy, Dr. Banamber Sahu informed to the media houses that this year Librarian’s Day celebration and 5th Annual meet of Odisha Library Academy will be held on 9th August 2020 through an online and virtual platform.

Technology

Extending Skillset to Robotic Process Automation & Helping Industries

Aug 2, 2020 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #business productivity, #natural language processing, #Robotic process automation, #SyS Creations

Burlington, Canada: This is the first service launched since COVID-19 in Canada when the team worked with many organizations and discovered their business challenges to maintain business continuity and attain business productivity & efficiency goals.

Robotic process automation is the revolutionary technology or automation form which has the ultimate potential to transform the business landscape. It helps businesses put repetitive and time-consuming tasks on auto-pilot, resulting in fewer errors and high productivity. Most importantly, it reduces the dependency on the dynamic and unskilled workforce.

Grand View Research reveals that the RPA market will reach $25.56 billion by 2027 from $358 million in 2017. According to Deloitte’s third annual RPA survey, 78% of businesses who have already implemented RPA are planning to invest more in RPA. Based on this survey, Deloitte believes that RPA will achieve “near-universal adoption” in the next 5 years.

To leverage RPA, SyS Creations has mastered the less-explored part of the RPA – Cognitive RPA. The Cognitive RPA takes the capabilities of the RPA to the next level by utilizing cutting edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and natural language processing.

The CEO of the SyS Creations strongly believes that RPA will help massively to the industries contributing most to the global GDP such as banking, healthcare, manufacturing. With a proper RPA adoption strategy, businesses serving in these industries can dramatically reduce time and efforts spent even on most complex processes while keeping ROI high and TCO very low.

SyS Creations practice all cutting edge technologies with an ambition to bring it within the reach of every business owner. In fact, the SyS Creations team has developed the RPA adoption strategy by keeping the characteristics of all sizes of businesses in mind. With a defined strategy, SyS Creations eliminates the security risks & scope of errors and boosts up productivity twice the rate.

Business World

American Camp Association Offers Context on CDC Study and Implications for Back to School

Aug 2, 2020 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #American Camp Association, #Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, #COVID-19

Martinsville, IN: Today’s Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) study of a single summer camp’s Covid-19 infections tells an incomplete story. To better understand summer camp safety in 2020, start with a clear understanding that thousands of camps are successfully operating this summer.

“Camps are at the forefront of child safety during this pandemic,” said Tom Rosenberg, American Camp Association Chief Executive Officer. “When camps consistently use the innovative, multi-layered safety strategy outlined in our Field Guide for Operating Camps in COVID-19 , we see that many of them minimize infections as well as the spread of COVID-19. However, infections increase if people become lax or inconsistent. The most important safety layer is a culture of compliance.”

The American Camp Association (ACA) engaged leading experts to develop educational resources for camps to run safe in-person programming for summer 2020. This included the Field Guide for Camps in COVID-19, developed by an independent and external expert panel of specialists in pediatric medicine, infectious disease management, biological safety, industrial hygiene, organizational design, and more.

The early released version of the CDC study, “SARS-CoV-2 Transmission and Infection Among Attendees of an Overnight Camp — Georgia, June 2020,” only looked at what happened when a single camp did not implement all of the elements of the ACA Field Guide and the CDC’s guidance. “But more than 3,000 day and overnight camps are running in-person programming for children across the US this summer,” shared Rosenberg. “We have so many success stories, from overnight camps who have not had a single infection, to day camps who have safely managed large groups of children every day, to virtual camps who made a profound difference for medically vulnerable children.

By the end of this summer, millions of kids will have benefited from positive and safe experiences at camps. The ACA can now answer:
· What have we learned that we can apply to Kindergarten to Twelfth Grade and after school?
· – What have been parents’ top worries? How have camps met their concerns?
· – As schools decide between in-person classes, or virtual learning, what have camps discovered about the pros and cons of both formats?
· – How will schools and extra-curricular activities need to evolve to help pandemic kids?
· – What sort of programming best counteracts the social, emotional and physical damage to these “pandemic children?”
· – The evolution of children: 9/11 kids, to digital Gen-Zers, to COVID kids
· – Looking ahead to Camp 2021 – What should we expect?

The ACA serves as a leading voice for child development, and will soon have significant data to share. This summer, ACA launched several landmark studies to better understand the impact of COVID-19 on children, families, and camps. Study findings will be available later this fall.

“Perhaps the most important story of Camp 2020 is the least reported story,” said Rosenberg. “Camp directors reported that many children arrived feeling anxious, out of shape or disconnected. They desperately sought – and ultimately found — the belonging, independence and resilience they have needed for months. If schools are going to be successful this fall, they must act on what we’ve learned at camp this summer.”

About American Camp Association:

The American Camp Association® (ACA) is a national organization with more than 12,000 individual members and 3,100 member camps. ACA is committed to collaborating with those who believe in quality camp and outdoor experiences for children, youth, and adults. ACA provides advocacy, evidence-based education and professional development and is the only independent national accrediting body for the organized camp experience. ACA accredits approximately 2,400 diverse U.S. camps, ACA Accreditation provides public evidence of a camp’s voluntary commitment to the health, safety, and overall well-being of campers and staff. For more information, visit ACAcamps.org or call 800-428-2267.