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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) — The Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator (WEA), a strategic multi-partnership initiative established by five UN agencies and Mary Kay Inc is celebrating its second-year anniversary by announcing progress on several programmes designed to impact five million women worldwide by 2030.

The programmes and knowledge products, which further demonstrate WEA’s commitment to maximising the development impact of women’s entrepreneurship in achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), will be rolled out in the fourth quarter of this year, according to a statement.

The strategic programmes, all shaped with a unique focus on gender, are the joint outcome of the collaboration between the International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Trade Centre (ITC), UN Global Compact (UNGC), UN Development Programme (UNDP) and UN Women with the strategic support and funding of Mary Kay.

In collaboration with ITC SheTrades, the Accelerator will offer a guided curriculum supplemented by on-the-ground training for women from developing countries interested in entrepreneurship and/or planning to integrate into regional and global value chains. The 2021 in-country training sessions will take place virtually in Brazil, Colombia, India, and Mexico.

As part of WEA’s objectives for 2020-2021, the ILO is focusing on strengthening advocacy for women’s entrepreneurship development in Mexico and Brazil. In Mexico, WEA and ILO will be releasing findings from an assessment on framework conditions that impact women’s entrepreneurship development.

Gender-responsive procurement (GRP) can have a transformational impact on domestic and international economies and contribute to women’s economic empowerment.

WEA has participated in the Generation Equality Forum in Paris (June 30-July 2) through the ‘Drivers of Change’ Programming, hosting a panel titled ‘Building a Transformative Strategy for Gender-Responsive Procurement’, aiming to create awareness around the complex and interconnected barriers of women’s entrepreneurship and to promote GRP.

UN Women’s main contributions to the Accelerator’s GRP line of work in 2021 include establishing the Business Case for GRP through the launch of a community of practice (CoP) in July in collaboration with UN Global Compact to engage stakeholders from the private sector.

On Sept 28, the Accelerator will hold a virtual event titled ‘Joining Forces to Drive Change’, convening the senior management of ILO, ITC, UNDP, UNGC, and UN Women with introductory remarks from Mary Kay.

— BERNAMA

^{The Ministry of Science and ICT of Korea and the Korea Association for ICT Promotion held the World Online ICT Show (WOW) 2021 Business Meeting to support overseas market entry of Korean small and medium enterprises in the ICT industry experiencing difficulties in marketing route development due to the prolongation of COVID-19. The meeting was held online and offline concurrently using the WOW platform and at the venue in COEX. Over 80 Korean ICT SMEs and 62 buyers from 29 countries attended the business meeting held on September 15 and 16. Through the meeting, not only was export consulting to a scale of USD 57 million carried out, but also some companies concluded MOUs. Targeting businesses that are highly likely to win orders, the second export fair is planned. (Photo: Business Wire)}

– Held an export fair on a global online ICT business platform to develop marketing routes

SEOUL, South Korea, Sept 23 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — The Ministry of Science and ICT of Korea (MSIT, Minister: Hyesook Lim) and the Korea Association for ICT Promotion (KAIT, President: Jung Ho Park) held the World Online ICT Show (WOW) 2021 Business Meeting to support overseas market entry of Korean small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the ICT industry experiencing difficulties in marketing route development due to the prolongation of COVID-19.

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 Over 80 Korean ICT SMEs and 62 buyers from 29 countries, including the U.S., Brazil, Belgium, China, and Vietnam, attended the business meeting held on September 15 and 16 using the WOW platform. The platform is an online show platform to help domestic ICT businesses enter overseas markets and expand export in the difficult times after the COVID-19 pandemic.
 The meeting was held online and offline concurrently at the venue in COEX. For companies that could not attend the fair, an online consultation service was provided in the form of a three-way video conference with the buyers and interpreters.

To realize the successful export contract of the attending companies, a prior demand survey was conducted for business matching with buyers. In addition, to overcome the limitations of the contactless format of this event, a directory book on the participating companies’ products was produced and distributed to buyers to provide sufficient information about the companies. Moreover, the participating SMEs were provided with opportunities to receive professional trade and IR consulting services in order to help them resolve their current difficulties.

Through the fair, not only was export consulting to a scale of USD 57 million carried out, but also some companies concluded MOUs. For instance, More Dream Inc. entered into a USD 50,000 MOU with MAIZA Tech of Malaysia to export multilingual keyboard technology for smartphones. Other companies including Hurien and HelloFactory are also in the process of positive discussion to enter into MOUs with overseas buyers.

A KAIT official said, “We will continue striving to help businesses achieve substantial outcomes through systematic follow-up management support and monitoring, such as by holding the second export fair during November targeting businesses that are highly likely to win orders.”

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Contact

Korea Association for ICT Promotion
Jungeun Park
+82-2-580-0545

ECOMICE
Hyuni Lee
+82-2-6000-4277
hilee@ecomice.com

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CoolSeal receives CE mark, Japan PMDA approval; now available in over 20 countries worldwide

LOUISVILLE, COLORADO, Sept 23 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —Bolder Surgical today announced the global launch of its CoolSeal™ Vessel Sealing platform. CoolSeal has been in use since October 2020 in the U.S., and with the new international regulatory approvals the devices are available in over 20 countries around the world.

Bolder Surgical provides surgeons precision electrosurgical instruments to perform minimally invasive surgery safely and effectively in pediatric and adult procedures including general, gynecological and bariatric surgical applications.

The CoolSeal Vessel Sealing suite includes the 3 mm Mini (formerly JustRight Sealer) and the 5 mm Trinity Sealer/Divider/Dissector. Both devices are powered with the gold-standard efficacy of advanced bipolar RF vessel sealing technology.

 “Having successfully used the 3 mm vessel sealer for many cases in pediatric surgery, the Trinity 5 mm device is an excellent addition to my selection of surgical instruments,” said Dr. Satoshi Ieiri, pediatric surgeon, Kagoshima University Hospital. “The slim, curved jaw design and added sealing capacity supports procedures on larger children, adolescents and adults. It is a true all-in-one instrument that enables precise dissection and produces quick sealing times with minimal thermal distribution and great advantages.”

 With an average thermal spread less than 1 mm and slim, dual action jaws, CoolSeal devices combine the finesse of true surgical instruments with the gold-standard efficacy of advanced bipolar RF vessel sealing. The devices are designed for multi-functional performance that can mean fewer instrument exchanges, helping streamline workflow and reduce operative time.

Bolder Surgical continues its path of innovation through focused investment in R&D to move the company beyond its origin in pediatric devices.  “We’ve successfully leveraged our expertise in microsurgical devices and energy delivery to create the CoolSeal portfolio,” stated Robert Kline, President and CEO of Bolder Surgical. “The portfolio is designed to give surgeons innovative, versatile options that minimize surgical impact, from the smallest patients to adolescents and adults. We are extremely proud that physicians across the globe can now access this innovative technology.”

CoolSeal products are now available in over 20 countries worldwide including member countries of the European Union, the United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, and the Middle East. For information visit BolderSurgical.com.

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• Trinity Full Perspective Open Jaws

Tricia Strong
Bolder Surgical
719 433 4836
tstrong@boldsurg.com

SOURCE : Bolder Surgical Holdings

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) — In April, the Pritzker Military Museum & Library, located in Chicago, launched an international competition for the new Cold War Veterans Memorial to be built in Somers, Wisconsin.

After reviewing an impressive number of inspiring design concepts, four finalists have been selected to advance to Stage II of the competition.

The finalists are representatives from the US, Italy, Japan, and Jordan. These individuals and groups achieved the highest scores against strict criteria, including individuality, relevance, and conceptualisation.

The finalists include INFINITE LIFE – Michele De Lucchi con Francesco Forcella (project architect), Nicholas Bewick, Junmei Liu, Emanuele Novembre, Guido Tarantola, Mayya Sargsyan of AMDL CIRCLE in Milan, Italy.

The others are THE CONFLICT – Mai Abu-Shanab and Jalal Al-Sadi of m+j architect studio atelier in Amman, Jordan; ORBITS OF TIME – Jenny Wu and Dwayne Oyler of Oyler Wu Collaborative in Los Angeles, California, USA; and, ETERNAL CIRCULATION – Shinsaku Munemoto of Shinsaku Munemoto & Associates, Architects in Kyoto, Japan.

According to a statement, the Cold War Veterans Memorial will be a critical piece of the Pritzker Archives and Memorial Park Center (PAMPC) currently under development.

The design challenge was to provide a conceptual design for the Cold War Veterans Memorial that embraces the mission statement, exemplifies the guiding vision, and achieves the design goals.

In Stage II, the four groups of selected finalists will evolve their concepts for the Memorial and create more fully defined design concepts by late February 2022. Procedures in this stage include a virtual competition briefing, Q&A, mid-course review, and design exhibit.

The Competition Leadership Group will conduct an individual review of each design submittal and provide an advisory report of its findings to the Jury.

The winning design will be announced publicly in March next year.

— BERNAMA

^{Vinodh Menon, Founder of The Cakery, went from comedy producer to online cakes and has never looked back since. His vision for The Cakery is to expand it across Malaysia.}

– An online bakery born in a pandemic –


KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 (Bernama) — What happens when a pandemic brings a stand-up comedy producer’s business to a grinding halt? He goes on to set-up an online bakery of course!

Vinodh Menon began his entrepreneurial adventure in October of 2016. Within 4 years he grew his fledgling PR agency, into a stand-up event production and online event ticketing company, hosting events for thousands, working with stand-up comics from Malaysia, Singapore, and India. While the going was good, fate had a different plan in mind, and in March of 2020, the first lockdown was announced, and nothing was ever the same again. Forced to look for an alternative source of income, and with very little options at hand, Vinodh decided to set-up his own online bakery, lovingly known as, The Cakery.

“Baking and me are ‘night and day’, aside from knowing how to wash dishes, there is very little I can offer in a kitchen, let alone a bakery. ‘Necessity is the mother of all inventions’, as my mother would always say, and after noticing several home-baker friends making considerable sales on social media, I realised that if I applied my marketing and public relations experience to the trade, I could do better, and so The Cakery was born,” said Vinodh Menon, Founder of The Cakery.

Within its first 10-days, The Cakery sold an eye-brow raising 33 cakes. In the following 8-months, The Cakery went on to sell over 300 orders per month, and expand its delivery to include, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, and Penang. Its menu includes cakes, cupcakes, brownies, macarons, and cookies for any and every occasion. Vinodh prides himself with ensuring the customer’s wants are at the heart of every order, which has led to plenty of custom creations that delight the eye, and perfectly represents the uniqueness of every customer.

“Whether it was events or cakes, I always aspire for the customer to have a great time thanks to my show, and now, my cake. Cakes play such a crucial role in any occasion, and allowing the customer to design the cake, makes every cake special,” adds Vinodh.

Sales numbers aside, The Cakery has helped others keep afloat during these turbulent times. Its tasty treats are put together by group of bakers, located in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Penang. All of whom have a minimum of 5 years’ experience as home bakers, and some of whom negatively impacted by the pandemic.

While the going has been encouraging, The Cakery aims to grow to Ipoh, Seremban, and Johor Bahru, to a national brand.

For more information on The Cakery, feel free to visit its Facebook and Instagram pages @thecakerymy.

Source: The Cakery