January 5, 2023 – Page 3 – Indonesia News Gazette

January 5, 2023January 6, 2023

Expect better planning for Aceh-North Sumatra PON: KONI

Chairperson of the National Sports Committee (KONI) Marciano Norman has said that he expects better preparations for the 2024/XXI Aceh-North Sumatra National Sports Week (PON) since there is still sufficient time for its implementation.

He made the statement while chairing a plenary meeting of the central executive board of KONI at the Central KONI Headquarters, Senayan, here on Thursday, according to information posted on the committee’s website.

The XXI PON is scheduled to be implemented from September 5–19, 2024.

“With this discretion, I expect for far better planning than the previous PON (in 2021). I am sure that with the experience you have (had in previous PON) and by bolstering our cooperation, God willing, the 2024/XXI Aceh-North Sumatra PON will become a memorable PON,” Norman remarked.

He said that the “Launching and Countdown of the XXI PON” will be held on January 21, 2023, in Aceh province — one day after the inauguration of the chairperson of Aceh provincial KONI, Abu Razak.

A similar event will also be held in Medan city, North Sumatra province, on January 22.

“Let’s strengthen our collaboration to get the best (achievements). To optimize our performance, we must maintain the working pace in our environment. We have to improve the public’s trust toward KONI,” the KONI chairperson remarked.

The KONI plenary meeting also discussed the preparations of the Indonesian contingent for the 2023 Cambodia SEA Games, which will be implemented from May 5–17, as well as the Hangzhou China Asian Games, which have been scheduled from September 23 to October 8.

The meeting also discussed the preparations for various multi-event tournaments that will be held by KONI.

The tournaments include Martial Arts Week, which is planned to be held in Solo city, Central Java province, in June, and Beach Sports Week, which will be held in December.

Furthermore, the implementation of the “2023 KONI National Working Meeting (Rakernas)” and the “National Sports Conference (Musornas)” was also discussed at the plenary meeting.

Head of organizational affairs at KONI Andrie Tardiwan Utama Soetarno proposed that the Rakernas be held in April and the Musornas in July.

Source: Antara News

January 5, 2023January 6, 2023

Govt plans dams on Timor Island for flood control: NTT

The central government will help the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) government build dams in the northern region of Timor Island to control flooding during the rainy season, Governor Viktor Bungtilu Laiskodat has said.

“Regarding the control of rainfall that causes flooding in Kupang district, in the future, the regional government and the central government will prepare a plan for the construction of dams in rivers in the northern part of Timor Island to stem the flow of river water,” Laiskodat informed in Kupang, NTT, on Thursday.

This is related to the government’s efforts to anticipate flash floods, such as those that hit several areas in Kupang district, he added.

The governor explained that dams can help stem river flow and anticipate the overflow of river waters during the rainy season.

“If we are able to control the water flow and stem it, Kupang district will have abundant water reservoirs. Besides preventing flooding during the rainy season, the community will not have water problems during the dry season as well,” he added.

He said that the stored water can be used for the development of the agricultural sector because the construction of dams is beneficial not only for preventing floods but also for agriculture.

“Seeing from the current conditions, we will not build a bridge in the future but we will build a dam. The construction of the bridge will be adjusted to certain conditions and needs,” he disclosed.

The governor also lauded all parties who helped evacuate the community, helped in the construction of disaster posts, and repaired bridges for residents.

Laiskodat said he hopes that the people affected by the disaster can return to activities related to the agricultural business by optimizing the use of existing agricultural land by planting corn.

“The NTT provincial government, through the Agriculture Service, will provide assistance such as seeds and others to support our people,” he emphasized.

Source: Antara News

January 5, 2023January 6, 2023

7,000 babies dying yearly due to lack of specialists: health minister

At least 7,000 babies die each year of congenital heart disease in Indonesia due to a lack of cardiologists and low capacity for heart surgery, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has said.

“There are around 4.8 million babies born in Indonesia a year. I heard from pediatricians that 1 in 100 of the children born has congenital heart disease. Therefore, every year, there are 48 thousand Indonesian children with congenital heart disease,” he said at the “Health Ministry’s 2022 Performance and 2023 Work Program Press Conference” here on Thursday.

According to his calculations, of the 48 thousand babies born with congenital heart disease each year, the condition of 25 percent, or around 12,500, is critical.

Besides the shortage of heart specialist doctors, Indonesia’s capacity for heart surgery is only around 5 thousand operations, not to mention the long waiting time for such services, the minister added.

As a result, 7 thousand babies cannot be properly and optimally handled. The healthcare system in Indonesia should be able to provide the best service, especially after 77 years of independence, Sadikin said.

“Imagine that our operating capacity is only 5 thousand. So, 7 thousand babies die every year due to congenital heart disease because we do not have enough specialist doctors to perform heart surgery even though we have been independent for 77 years. I feel sorry for our children,” he added.

Sadikin further said that competency-based heart services are not evenly distributed in Indonesia. This is because there are only 40 government hospitals that have a catheterization laboratory (cath lab) to diagnose heart and blood vessel diseases.

Meanwhile, there are only 10 hospitals that can perform open heart surgery in Indonesia. This means that the ability of the health system is not proportional to the number of patients, especially for people with heart disease, stroke, and cancer, he pointed out.

The three diseases are the highest contributors to deaths in Indonesia, he said.

Budi added that hospital financing services have been resolved by the Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan).

The health ministry, he said, will focus on increasing health service capabilities as well as ensuring that each health infrastructure is made more adequate to secure public health in the future.

“After solving the problem on the demand side with BPJS Kesehatan coverage, we now have to ensure that the health infrastructure is prepared,” he added.

Source: Antara News

January 5, 2023January 6, 2023

Merdeka Belajar can respond quickly to change: expert

The Merdeka Belajar (Freedom to Learn) program from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) is an education policy that can respond quickly to change, a public policy expert from Trisakti University has said.

“The key to Merdeka Belajar, which differentiates it from previous policies, is collaboration and flexibility in implementation,” Trubus Rahadiansyah said here on Thursday.

He said the ministry’s move to try to reach various groups, not only from large existing organizations, should be appreciated as an effort to gain as much public support as possible for education.

With the rapid development of technology, the burden of advancing education cannot only rest on Kemendikbudristek, he said.

Moreover, he said, Indonesia is still witnessing disparities related to education between cities and regions, including remote areas that have not been exposed to government programs so far.

“Indonesia needs a major transformation; it needs leverage, a leap for equity in terms of knowledge. Knowledge in Indonesia is currently only controlled by certain areas; with Merdeka Belajar, the scope will be wider,” he said.

The existence of several priority programs such as Guru Penggerak (transformational teachers), Sekolah Penggerak (mobilization schools), and the prototype of Kurikulum Merdeka (independent curriculum) is expected to spur the educational transformation process on various fronts.

Kemendikbudristek is seeking to accelerate the digitization of education through the development of several applications that support transparent and accountable learning and school financial management.

In this way, all educational actors in Indonesia can get the same opportunity to access credible information and content.

Trubus said he believes the rejection from some people to Merdeka Belajar is reasonable.

“Some parties are very comfortable with the conditions and loopholes that have been built for decades since there are various potentials for abuse. Digitalization and automation steps in the education system disrupt everything,” he added.

He said he hopes that the public will realize that the transformation process in the education sector cannot be enjoyed in the short term.

Therefore, he asked ministries to increase the socialization of their plans while simultaneously seeking inputs from stakeholders in a proactive manner.

Meanwhile, Head of the East Java Provincial Education Office Wahid Wahyudi emphasized that his office fully supports the Implementation of Kurikulum Merdeka (IKM).

This support has manifested in the form of holding various technical guidances, encouraging mobilizing schools to provide assistance to schools registering for IKM independently, and forming a Mobilizing School Community.

Support has also been provided by empowering existing schools and study groups, such as the Teacher Working Group (KKG), Subject Teacher Deliberations (MGMP), and School Principal Working Deliberations (MKKS), as well as strengthening the learning community ecosystem.

“We will continue to motivate all education units, both public and private, in East Java to register for IKM independently,” said Wahyudi.

Source: Antara News

January 5, 2023

Taiwan’s Next Bank Launches on Temenos

New digital bank backed by Chunghwa Telecom launches on Temenos core banking platform to bring products to market fast and scale efficiently

GENEVA, Jan. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Temenos (SIX: TEMN) today announced that Next Commercial Bank (Next Bank), a new digital bank backed by Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan’s largest telecom operator, has gone live on Temenos core banking platform, opening to customers during 2022.

One of the first digital banks in Taiwan to receive a virtual banking license from the island’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), Next Bank is building a bank that makes financial management simple with innovative thinking, design aesthetics and friendly experiences.

On Temenos open platform, Next Bank can bring products to market fast and scale efficiently. Today, the digital bank offers deposits, cards, loans and an innovative points program giving customers cashback on purchases, all accessible via a mobile app. Customers can open an account in just three minutes and choose their bank account number, creating a unique and personalized experience.

Over time, the bank plans to introduce foreign-exchange services, including remittance services for migrant workers and wealth management tools. Powered by Temenos, Next Bank aims to rapidly expand to nearly 300,000 customers within nine months of its opening.

Temenos core banking underpins the bank’s entire operations. Built on microservices and accessible via APIs, it enables continuous innovation and delivery for Next Bank to innovate fast and scale its business quickly and sustainably.

Eric Lee, Chief Information Officer, Next Bank, said: “We are excited to launch Next Bank on the Temenos platform. Next Bank operates under the principle of inclusive financing, which aims to provide consumers with universal access to a wide range of financial services. With Temenos, we were able to efficiently build the bank with innovative features that will help customers take charge of their finances and enable us to scale our business and accelerate growth in the future.”

Craig Bennett, Managing Director – Asia Pacific, Temenos, said: “I’m delighted to see Next Bank go live on Temenos, the platform of choice for more than 70 challenger banks worldwide. As one of the first neobanks in Taiwan, Next Bank is already setting a new standard for digital banking in the market. Temenos open platform will empower Next Bank to continue to thrive in the world of instant, always-on services, breaking boundaries to deliver the future of banking today. We are proud to partner with them on this exciting journey to power new growth opportunities and deliver the ultimate customer experience.”

About Temenos
Temenos (SIX: TEMN) is the world’s leading open platform for composable banking, creating opportunities for over 1.2 billion people around the world every day. We serve over 3000 banks from the largest to challengers and community banks in 150+ countries by helping them build new banking services and state-of-the-art customer experiences. The Temenos open platform helps our top-performing clients achieve return on equity three times the industry average and cost-to-income ratios half the industry average.

For more information, please visit www.temenos.com.

Media Contacts

Jessica Wolfe & Scott Rowe
Temenos Global Public Relations
Tel: +1 610 232 2793 & +44 20 7423 3857
Email: press@temenos.com

Alistair Kellie
SEC Newgate Communications on behalf of Temenos
Tel: +44 20 7680 6550
Email: uknewgatetemenos@secnewgate.co.uk

GlobeNewswire Distribution ID 8724003

January 5, 2023

GreenGeeks Launches Singapore Data Center Location to Service the Asia-Pacific Region

Singapore Web Hosting

WILMINGTON, Del., Jan. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GreenGeeks, a leading green energy web hosting platform, today announced the launch of its newest data center location in Singapore. The new location will service customers within the Asia-Pacific region and be the fourth data center location available to customers, in addition to existing locations in Chicago, Montreal and Amsterdam.

The Singapore location will provide all of the same services as GreenGeeks’ other locations, including WordPress hosting, shared hosting, reseller hosting and VPS hosting packages. All services are backed by 24/7 support.

“We are proud to carry on our commitment of providing reliable green energy web hosting solutions by expanding our reach into this part of the world,” said Kaumil Patel, COO of GreenGeeks. “Our goal is to make sure that no matter where you are located in the world, customers have access to fast page loading speeds and reliable performance when it comes time for you to host your website or application.”

The new location will mean faster response times and improved overall performance for customers located in the Asia-pacific region as compared to other locations in North America and Europe.

GreenGeeks looks forward to serving their current customers in the Asia-Pacific region better with their new expanded services thanks to their new Singapore data center location.

Contact Information:
Anna Gargioino
agargioni@greengeeks.com
877-326-7483

Related Images

Image 1: Singapore Web Hosting

GreenGeeks Singapore data center launch

This content was issued through the press release distribution service at Newswire.com.

Attachment

Singapore Web Hosting

GlobeNewswire Distribution ID 8723506

January 5, 2023

ผู้ให้บริการชั้นนำในเอเชียแปซิฟิกใช้ประโยชน์จาก Synchronoss Email Suite เพื่อรองรับการเติบโตที่สำคัญจากการมีผู้ใช้งานมากกว่า 50 ล้านคน

บริษัทขยายการปรับใช้แพลตฟอร์มการส่งข้อความ Mx9 ที่มีอยู่ในองค์กร นำเสนอฟีเจอร์ใหม่มากมายเพื่อรับรองความปลอดภัย ความเป็นส่วนตัวของข้อมูล และประสบการณ์ผู้ใช้ที่ได้รับการปรับปรุง

บริดจ์วอเตอร์ นิวเจอร์ซีย์, Jan. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (“ซิงโครโนส” หรือ “บริษัท”) (Nasdaq: SNCR) ผู้นำระดับโลกและผู้คิดค้นผลิตภัณฑ์และแพลตฟอร์มระบบคลาวด์ การส่งข้อความและดิจิทัล ได้ประกาศเซ็นสัญญามูลค่า 3.6 ล้านดอลลาร์เพื่อสนับสนุนการเติบโตอย่างมีนัยสำคัญของฐานสมาชิกการรับส่งข้อความกับหนึ่งในผู้ให้บริการมือถือและโทรคมนาคมรายใหญ่ที่สุดในภูมิภาคเอเชียแปซิฟิก Synchronoss Email Suite สร้างจากความสัมพันธ์อันยาวนานกว่า 20 ปี และในตอนนี้จะสามารถรองรับผู้ใช้งานได้มากกว่า 50 ล้านคน

Synchronoss Email Suite ประกอบด้วยแพลตฟอร์มการส่งข้อความหลัก Mx9 ที่สามารถปรับขนาดได้อย่างมากด้วยสถาปัตยกรรมไร้สถานะ (stateless) ซึ่งออกแบบมาให้ทนทานต่อข้อผิดพลาด อีกทั้งยังรวมการเข้ารหัสเอาไว้เพื่อให้แน่ใจว่ามีความปลอดภัยและความเป็นส่วนตัวของข้อมูลสูงสุด

Mx9 มีส่วนติดต่อผู้ใช้บนเว็บ (UI) ที่ใช้งานง่ายสำหรับอีเมล ผู้ติดต่อ และปฏิทิน ด้วยคุณสมบัติ Huge Mail ทำให้ Mx9 รองรับการแลกเปลี่ยนไฟล์ขนาดใหญ่ และได้รวม Razorgate ซึ่งเป็นความสามารถในการกรองข้อความที่ไม่มีระบบใดเทียบได้ โดยออกแบบมาเพื่อกำจัดสแปมและบรรเทาภัยคุกคามที่มาจากฟิชชิงและไวรัส

Jeff Miller ประธานบริษัทและประธานเจ้าหน้าที่บริหารของ Synchronoss กล่าวว่า “เนื่องจาก Synchronoss Email Suite รองรับการปรับใช้ภายในองค์กรและระบบคลาวด์ จึงมีความสามารถในการส่งมอบชุดการสื่อสารที่ทรงพลังและใช้งานง่าย อีกทั้งยังสามารถปรับขนาดและสามารถรองรับผู้ใช้งานหลายล้านคนได้อีกด้วย” “การเติบโตและการขยายความร่วมมือของเรากับผู้ให้บริการชั้นนำในเอเชียแปซิฟิกได้ตอกย้ำความมุ่งมั่นของทีมงานของเราในการสร้างสรรค์นวัตกรรมอย่างต่อเนื่อง และนำเสนอโซลูชันที่ปรับขนาดได้อย่างมากซึ่งตอบสนองความต้องการของผู้ให้บริการด้านการสื่อสารชั้นนำทั่วโลกในปัจจุบัน”

ตอนนี้ Synchronoss Email Suite รองรับการปรับใช้งานอีเมลหลัก 20 รายการผ่านผู้ให้บริการในอเมริกาเหนือ ยุโรป และเอเชียแปซิฟิก และโฮสต์กล่องจดหมายมากกว่า 180 ล้านกล่อง หากต้องการข้อมูลเพิ่มเติมเกี่ยวกับแพลตฟอร์มและโซลูชันการส่งข้อความอื่น ๆ กรุณาเยี่ยมชม https://synchronoss.com/products/engagex/email-suite

เกี่ยวกับ Synchronoss
Synchronoss Technologies (Nasdaq: SNCR) สร้างซอฟต์แวร์ที่ช่วยให้บริษัทต่าง ๆ ทั่วโลกเชื่อมต่อกับสมาชิกด้วยวิธีที่น่าเชื่อถือและเต็มเปี่ยมไปด้วยความหมาย กลุ่มผลิตภัณฑ์ของบริษัทช่วยให้เครือข่ายมีความคล่องตัว ลดความซับซ้อนของการเริ่มใช้งาน และดึงดูดสมาชิกเพื่อสร้างเสริมแหล่งรายได้ใหม่ ลดต้นทุน และเพิ่มความเร็วสู่ตลาด สมาชิกหลายร้อยล้านคนไว้วางใจให้ผลิตภัณฑ์ Synchronoss เชื่อมต่อกับผู้คน บริการ และเนื้อหาที่ตนชื่นชอบ เรียนรู้เพิ่มเติมได้ที่ www.synchronoss.com

ติดต่อด้านสื่อมวลชนสัมพันธ์:
Domenick Cilea
Springboard
dcilea@springboardpr.com

ติดต่อด้านนักลงทุนสัมพันธ์:
Matt Glover / Tom Colton
Gateway Group, Inc.
SNCR@gatewayir.com

GlobeNewswire Distribution ID 8724005

January 5, 2023

Prepay Nation promotes Paolo Montessori to Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Paolo Montessori CEO of Prepay Nation

BERWYN, Pa., Jan. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Prepay Nation, a leading global B2B prepaid products marketplace, announces the appointment of Paolo Montessori as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The Board of Directors has chosen Montessori to succeed A.J. Hanna as CEO by January 2023 after a thorough succession planning exercise.

After over 3 1/2 years at Prepay Nation, including the past 2 1/2 years as CEO, A.J. Hanna announced he will be leaving his role as CEO and Chairman of Prepay Nation by December 31st, 2022. A.J. will continue to support the transition as a special advisor to the Board of Directors and newly appointed CEO.

Paolo Montessori joined Prepay Nation in October 2021 as the Chief Revenue Officer. Throughout his more than 25-year career, Montessori has established a solid record of accomplishments leading telecom and financial services firms on a wide range of strategic and business-building possibilities during a time of constant evolution in the financial services and payments world. As CEO, Montessori’s primary goals will be to strengthen Prepay Nation’s financial position and solid foundation of assets, including a worldwide interconnected distribution network and prepaid marketplace, as well as to accelerate the company’s growth plans and expand its payment alternatives.

Prepay Nation Board Chairman and CEO A.J. Hanna said, “We are delighted to welcome Paolo Montessori as the next CEO of Prepay Nation. Paolo is a proven leader known for talent development and leadership of teams while spurring growth and innovation in the fintech and telco industries. With his extensive experience expanding Comviva into new geographic regions, as the CEO of eServGlobal where he formed HomeSend, the cross border joint venture with MasterCard, as Chief Executive of Novatti’s transaction processing business and CEO of innovative AI powered risk analytics fintech LenddoEFL, he is well-positioned to lead Prepay Nation in this new era. Paolo’s focus on accelerating the company’s growth and gaining wider adoption of our ecosystem offerings and prepaid marketplace capabilities with users and businesses will launch Prepay Nation 2.0.”

Anurag Jain, Co-Founder of Prepay Nation added: “On behalf of the Board of Directors, our global employees, clients, and business partners, I want to thank A.J. for his dedication and enthusiasm to Prepay Nation and congratulate him on the many achievements and milestones we celebrated while he has been at the helm of this dynamic company. Under A.J.’s leadership, Prepay Nation expanded its global reach and grew an industry-leading marketplace for prepaid products and turned our capabilities into a competitive advantage.”

Incoming CEO Paolo Montessori said, “Being selected to lead such a well-respected organization as Prepay Nation, a global technology and prepaid global marketplace, serving more than 150+ countries and over 5 billion users is a great honor and a tremendously exciting opportunity.

The passion for innovating with customer needs at heart is what has guided Prepay Nation since its start over a decade ago. I look forward to leading the team at Prepay Nation and working together to chart a future of growth, creating value for our shareholders while supplying essential prepaid services to our global audience.”

A.J. Hanna added, “It has been an honor and privilege to lead Prepay Nation and help serve our worldwide partners and their users. I have many cherished memories of the time I spent working with our colleagues, whose talent, loyalty, and commitment to our clients are unmatched. I am proud of the purpose-driven business we shaped together, and I look forward to seeing the company and team flourish under Paolo’s leadership.”

About Prepay Nation:

Prepay Nation is a leading global B2B prepaid products marketplace that facilitates the purchase of cross-border top ups of mobile airtime, data, gift cards and utility payments across international borders. It boasts an operational presence in 150+ countries, with over 600+ mobile operator’s partnerships across 300,000+ retail locations – backed by a globally distributed team in the U.S., Canada, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. We enable local and global brands to distribute their prepaid products through our omni-channel worldwide reseller network. Our partners benefit from increased sales, customer acquisition, engagement, retention and loyalty.

For more information, please visit www.prepaynation.com or contact Janis D’souza on hello@prepaynation.com

A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/e6e795e8-3952-4fac-be39-a9e19eaaf650

GlobeNewswire Distribution ID 8723970