How will technology transform the future of work and workplaces? JobBuzz helps you find the answers

Explore and understand the impending changes of tech-led future work world at the launch edition of JobBuzz Workplace2025 Conclave 2018. This one-day event will host India’s top business and HR leaders to rake a thoughtful debate on the possible challenges at workplaces. The event will also felicitate best new-age Indian workplaces in various categories. 

Ever imagined the future of work? What do you expect? Robots at workplaces, Artificial Intelligence taking over tasks performed by people presently? If yes, which people skills will be valued?

In a survey conducted by JobBuzz (a company review and rating platform from TimesJobs), nearly 91% employees said that their job roles have evolved in the last five years. These roles will undergo drastic changes in the next 20 years and beyond. Hence, it’s the most appropriate time to host a dialogue on the future skills and talent needs in co-relation to the future workplaces.

Welcome to #Workplace2025 where all your concepts and misapprehensions related to future jobs and workplaces will be challenged. This one-day event, Workplace 2025: Technology, Talent & Transformation Conclave 2018, will bring together the torchbearers of India Inc. to draw upon the possible workforce changes and workplace challenges in year 2025. The event will be held in New Delhi on May 4, 2018.

“New-age work world will be driven by fast-paced technological advancement. Accordingly, the people needs and business needs change too. This is the right time to rake a debate about the workplace and workforce changes in the tech-led world. JobBuzz’s maiden #Workplace2025 conclave will address all related questions, doubts, concerns, challenges and outline their possible solutions as well. It will shed light on the interconnections between evolving technology, the talent dynamics and the evolution of leadership,” said Ramathreya Krishnamurthi, Business Head, TimesJobs, JobBuzz & TechGig.

Sanjay Goyal, Head of Technology and Product, TimesJobs & JobBuzz, is excited about the launch of Workplace2025. He said, “Traditionally, the Human Resources has been a paper-intensive function. How upcoming technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and data analytics will change the future workplaces in terms of people and process will be interesting to explore. We welcome everyone to come and discover the future workplace at the JobBuzz #Workplace2025 conclave. Workplace2025 conclave is a first-of-its-kind gathering of top business leaders, tech experts, HR influencers, and talent leaders to pursue the debate and find practical answers to critical questions about workplaces of future.”

The JobBuzz workplace2025 conclave will host India’s leading CEOs, CTOs and CHROs to discuss how organisations must prepare for disruptions in recruiting, employer branding, employee engagement, learning, technology and the future workspace. The conclave will have an array of uniquely interactive sessions spread over the entire day and will conclude with JobBuzz Best New-age Workplaces Awards in various categories, including:

Best New-Age HR Practices

Best New-Age Employee Engagement Practices

Best Innovative Talent Management & Succession Planning

Best New-Age Employer for Work-Life Balance

Best New-Age Employer for Work Culture

Best New-Age Employer for Career Growth

There are People's Choice Awards in the following categories:

Best New-Age Employer Branding Campaign  

Best New-Age Employer in Conglomerates

Best Innovation in Recruitment  

Excellence in HR Through Technology  

Best New-Age Employer

Be there on May 4, 2018 at the Taj Diplomatic Enclave, New Delhi and experience how technology will transform talent and workplace, at large!

Join the discussion on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn using the hashtag: #workplace2025

For more information about the event and for registration log on to workplace2025.in

About JobBuzz: A well-known portal that provides information & insights about different companies, job profiles and interview processes.

About TimesJobs: TimesJobs is a platform to help competent professionals enhance their career growth. With over 25 million registered jobseekers across the board and more than 60 million page views every month, it is the most preferred career portal among ambitious and talented professionals who want to make smarter career decisions that accelerate their career progression.

AI, Blockchain, and Alexa: New themes fire the imagination of techies at TechGig Code Gladiators 2018

As the code submissions gather steam at TechGig Code Gladiators 2018, it is the new themes like Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain which are witnessing encouraging participation. Here’s a quick report on all the action from India’s biggest coding arena.

For the IT community, coding competitions are more revered than any other festivals or celebrations. This is primarily more appropriate, as every coding contest brings along thousands of ambitious techies who give shape to unique and novel business solutions while displaying their combined coding prowess.

This is exactly the scene at India’s biggest hackathon, TechGig Code Gladiators 2018. TechGig Code Gladiators 2017 was honored with a coveted mention in Guinness World Record for participation numbers, beating China’s Baidu. This year too, organisers are vying for bigger laurels as participants have started submitting their codes. The Coding Contest alone has already attracted more than 72,000 registrations till date.

Some of the new and exciting themes in this year’s Code Gladiators that have been well-received by participants include Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Amazon Alexa, and Cloud Computing. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning themes have witnessed maximum submissions so far. Other popular themes include Machine Learning, Internet of Things (IoT), E-Commerce and Big Data at the TechGig Code Gladiators 2018.

Ramathreya Krishnamurthi, Business Head, TimesJobs and TechGig is confident that new themes will broaden the scope of innovation for participants. “We have introduced the currently trending technologies as this year’s themes. These themes will open new realms of innovation and experimentation to the participants. I am sure that these valuable submissions shall become the highlight of TechGig Code Gladiators 2018 season,” he says.

The enthusiasm of the participants has grown multiple-fold, as TechGig Code Gladiators 2018 has unveiled what’s in store for the winners. The coveted winners will take home worthy cash prizes of Rs 75 Lakhs in total. While the champion wins Rs 2.5 Lacs, over 8 runners-up shall be rewarded with an average of Rs. 1.00 Lac and more. The Coding Arena also recognises top 5000 winners with multiple prizes and gift vouchers. With added surprises, gifts, recognition and multiple opportunities to showcase the talent, Code Gladiators 2018 is beholding a stupendous excitement. 

Deloitte is the presenting sponsor of TechGig Code Gladiators 2018 and is equally excited about the

new edition at Code Gladiators. “Deloitte was adjudged the ‘Coding Powerhouse of India’ in 2017.

This being our second year of association with the TechGig Code Gladiators championship, we are

excited about the possibilities it will bring, in providing our practitioners with a platform to compete

amongst the large organisations, as well as in continuing to identify niche skills in the marketplace.

Our comprehensive learning and development strategy focuses on equipping our people with the

latest in tools and techniques, which helps them develop solutions that are cutting-edge and

competitive and drive greater client service excellence,” says Srini Komanduri, Senior Director in

Consulting, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP.

Capture all the latest action of Code Gladiators 2018 here https://www.techgig.com/codegladiators
The site also has complete details on themes, latest participation numbers and prize money.

7th Global Economic Summit to strengthen bilateral ties with India and Middle East through ‘GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS

World Trade Centre Mumbai and All India Association of Industries today announced their annual flagship event - Global Economic Summit  (GES 2018) on ‘GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS (GVCs) : Accelerating MSME Growth, Development and Sustainability’. Supported by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry & Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Government of India and Foreign Trade Association,  GES 2018 will be held from February 22 to 24, 2018 at World Trade Centre, Mumbai. The exceptional three-day Summit aims to feature intellectually stimulating Conferences, Exhibitions, Business-to-Business Meetings, Awards and Field Visits.

Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister of Commerce & Industry, Government of India has consented to address the Summit. Other eminent speakers include Mr. Sebastian Saez, Lead Economist - Trade & Competitiveness, World Bank Group; Dr. Robert Koopman, Chief Economist and Director of the Economic Research and Statistics Division, World Trade Organization; Mr. Nadim Ahmad, Head of Trade and Competitiveness Statistics Division, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Mr. Hugo Beteta, Subregional Director, ECLAC-Mexico, The Economic Commission for Latin America; Mr. Andrew Crosby, Managing Director, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development and Prof. Yang Jun, School of International Trade and Economics, University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, China.

More than 500 business delegates from India and overseas will participate in the Summit to explore potential partners in the value chain for their products and services and discuss challenges and policy remedies for integrating MSMEs in the GVCs. Focus sectors of the Summit includes Auto and Auto Components, Energy and Environment, Hospitality, Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, Construction and Infrastructure, Education and Vocational Training, Electrical and Electronics, Gems, Jewellery, Information and Communication Technology, Life Science and Biotechnology, Mechanical and Metallurgical, Textile and Leather along with Supply Chain and Logistics.

Key issues to be discussed in GES 2018 are:

·        Global Value Chains: Enabler of Sustainable Trade

·        National and Multilateral Approaches to Foster GVCs

·        Building MSME Competitiveness Through Value Chain Integration

·        GVCs: Adaptation of New Technologies

·        GVC Case Study Presentations (Agriculture, Manufacturing and Service Sectors)

Inviting participation and collaboration from the Enterprises, SME’s & MSME’s from Middle East and Africa (MENA Region), forthcoming Global Economic Summit will deliberate on the opportunities and challenges for 

MSMEs to enhance their participation in GVCs. The Summit will examine the effects of the entire process of producing goods from raw materials to finished products at competitive costs and quality. Providing opportunities for the MSMEs to extend beyond local boundaries by highlighting the global market trends, while integrating into the value chains shall be one of the primary objectives of the 7^th Global Economic Summit.

MENA countries contribute nearly one quarter of India’s total foreign trade. Making the summit an excellent opportunity for the Business Leaders / Policy Makers / Retail Chains / Financial Institutes and Supply Chain and Logistics companies from Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the Summit will facilitate trade and business opportunities with potential partners. Petroleum products, financial services, agriculture commodities, real estate and construction are the dominant sectors in the bilateral economic partnership of MENA and India. 

Avalara launches GST Compliance Partnership Program

Avalara, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based tax compliance automation for businesses, and an Application Service Provider (ASP) has launched GST Compliance Partnership Program for ERP publishers, tax professionals, and entrepreneurs. The program allows partner companies to offer Avalara’s TrustFile GST compliance solution to their customers to help businesses manage the new and complex GST compliance requirements within existing business and financial systems.

One of Avalara’s partners, speaking on the occasion, Tushar Kadam, Sales Director, abas Force (India) Pvt. Ltd.,  a Mumbai-based ERP provider with global customers and operations and 35 years of experience delivering flexible ERP solutions for mid-sized businesses aspiring to be leaders in their industries said, “Avalara’s solutions helped abas India enable our customers to easily and affordably manage their GST data reconciliation and return filing obligations. Avalara’s flexible file import capability reduces the time and effort new customers require integrating with our solutions. Because of Avalara’s support as a partner, abas India team can address all customer concerns regarding GST with ease. 

Partners need to sign up a simple form on Avalara site to enroll either as a Development & Solution Partner (DSP), Marketing & Sales Partner (MSP) or Accounting & Consulting Partner (ACP). Once enrolled in the program, DSPs along with Avalara team develops the integration between their system and Avalara TrustFile GST solution for seamless data transmission. This helps the customer extract its invoice data directly from their ERP to their TrustFile GST dashboard. MSP is purely a referral partnership arrangement.

Key to the program is Avalara’s multi-faceted integration strategy.  “Our extensive network of both partner-created and internally-authored connectors, “ enables us to deliver solutions through systems our customers already use,” says William Rau, Senior Director for Avalara, Inc., “and through the GST Compliance Partnership Program we are actively creating new connectors and expanding existing integrations to support India GST data collection. This allows businesses to have a tax solution built into their existing financial and business technologies that is designed to improve efficiency and accuracy in their compliance management.”

Avalara’s partners also benefit from a variety of other tools to support sales, marketing, and training efforts, including but not limited to:

·        Access to Avalara’s partner portal with an interactive dashboard for lead follow up

·        Tax training webinars & events

Avalara’s partner programs are designed to make tax compliance technologies more accessible to businesses of all sizes and help our partners grow. 

XIUS Enables Toka’s MVNO Operations in Mexico

XIUS, a global leader in mobile technology has been selected by Toka, a company specializing in electronic payment solutions to launch Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) services through the brand Tokamóvil in Mexico. Toka will operate its MVNO on Telefonica Movistar’s network.

According to Lilián Somohano, Director – Commercial Relations, “Toka’s emphasis has always been on creating a personalized experience for all our customers. XIUS is renowned to have enabled MVNOs globally with independent control to design and create customized plans. We are confident that XIUS’ expertise will benefit us in quicker go-to-market, qualitative operational excellence and substantial revenue growth throughout our MVNO journey”.

New technologies hold the potential for MVNOs to expand their product offerings and compete with value added services to attract and retain subscribers in highly competitive markets. Leveraging Movistar’s network will allow Tokamóvil to have low capital investments. This strategy would further enable them to provide their customers lucrative products with appealing tariffs and offers while also facilitating subscribers with impeccable service.

G V Kumar, Managing Director & CEO of XIUS said, “XIUS is acclaimed by its clients worldwide for delivering solutions that match and exceed end-user expectations. This trait of ours has helped us feature in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Integrated Revenue and Customer Management. Besides, our past MVNO experience positions us well to help Toka acquire new customers by rolling out differentiated products & services, provide incremental value to customers and generate new revenue potential.”

Increasing smartphone penetration, mobile data usage and concerted efforts by the regulator to establish MVNO specific framework have been key in giving a boost to Mexico’s MVNO market.

Kubuqi Model lauded by International Community as one Chinese Experience to comprehensive desertification control

The sixth Kubuqi International Desert Forum was held from July 28 to July 30 in the Kubuqi Desert in Ordos, Inner Mongolia. Participating guests from other countries visited Kubuqi and witnessed the successful practices of Kubuqi’s desertification control. The forum offered them better understanding of the Kubuqi Model. They believe that the Kubuqi Model will play an important role in desertification control in countries along the Belt and Road Initiative. International conferences held in China are becoming attractive platforms for sharing effective experiences in promoting global ecological development.

Effective Systematic Planning

The core pillars of the Kubuqi Model are government policy support, industrial investment, market-oriented participation of farmers and herdsmen and sustainable ecological improvement.

Mr. Pradeep Monga

Many countries along the Belt and Road Initiative suffered desertification, and that good design plays a key role in helping China create the Kubuqi Model, a unique path of desertification control, said Pradeep Monga, Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. He also said that with joint efforts, the public sectors and private sectors have introduced an innovative mode for desertification control. It empowers the land with greater productivity. It contributes to a sustainable development and creates more employment opportunities." I'm very glad to witness the real achievements Kubuqi solution has secured." he said.

The Indonesian Economic and Industrial Committee Chairman Bachir gave Kubuqi a thumbs up for the practice of raising sheep under photovoltaic panels. He said he appreciated the imagination of local businesses in ecosystem design and said he would like to share Kubuqi’s comprehensive desertification control experiences for the benefit of the international community.

Mr. Antonis Samaras

“It is amazing! “Antonis Samaras, Former Greek Prime Minister said,“I see that human beings could turn desert into oasis. This is a miracle. They could transform the nightmare into good vision or vista, with plenty of joy and hope. Therefore I would like to say congratulations to China.

A Globally Popular Model

The Kubuqi Model has been praised by the UN Environment Programme for desertification control and being an “eco-pioneer” in greening the world thanks to its success in ecological restoration. The Kubuqi Model has become a name card for China’s desertification control efforts. In order to promote and share the experience of combating desertification, the Kubuqi International Desert Forum was established in 2007 and has been held five times thanks to the support of governments at all levels, relevant departments, the UNEP and the UNCCD secretariat. More than 2,000 political dignitaries, experts and ecological entrepreneurs from around the world have participated in field trips, professional exchanges and experience sharing via forums and benefited greatly from them.

The Kubuqi Model has become a popular topic in several meetings and dialogues of the sixth Kubuqi International Desert Forum. Participating foreign guests believed that the Kubuqi Model should be widely shared in countries along the Belt and Road Initiative.

Prof. Atsushi Tsunekawa from Arid Land Research Centre, Tottori University in Japan, said it was urgent for countries along the Belt and Road Initiative to cooperate over ecological restoration. They need to conduct risk assessment for environmental and sustainable development, and the successful practices of the Kubuqi Model should be used as one reference, he said.

Elvis Paul Tangem, the coordinator from The Great Green Wall for the Sahara and Sahel Initiative, Africa Union Commission, said that it's always a dream of his to witness in person what Kubuqi has achieved in anti-desertification，which he had never seen before, which completely changed his perception.

"I'm very impressed, and motivated." said Arslanbek Omurzakov, Deputy director of Centre for Study of the Silk Road, Kyrgyzstan, “after hearing about Kubuqi's experience in anti-desertification，the change is not only imposed on eco-system, but also on the whole society, which makes it sustainable. ”He wishes the technology could be introduced to more countries or enterprises.

Shafqat Kakakhel, Chairman of Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Islamabad Pakistan said: Kubuqi model is a miracle of modernisation and and this success hinges on the will of the Chinese government. He said that according to China's Kubuqi experience can draw the following conclusions: first it need a political commitment. Which is impetus from  top political leaders. Second, there is a proper policy. Thirdly, there should be appropriate political institutions. Moreover, it need to promote science and technology. Finally, the most important is participation from community and individuals in all aspects of society.

Kubuqi Brings Hope

Desert control is a worldwide problem, and the Kubuqi Desert is the first desert in the world to achieve large-scale successful control.

The success of Kubuqi Model relies mainly on increasing local people’s income in the greening efforts via the combination of ecology and industry, enterprise development and ecological management. These efforts will expand oases and happiness while reducing desert and poverty.

Prof. Victor Squire from the University of Adelaide, Australia, said  the Kubuqi International Desert Forum had prompted people in all areas to think about desertification, and that the Kubuqi Model has made it impossible to find just one solution to the challenge by showing that land users are both part of the problem and part of the solution. The Kubuqi Model also provides a way for transformation, which gives us hope.

British bio-carbon engineering company founder Lauren Fletcher said that Kubuqi’s achievements in desertification control was very impressive and the delegation from his company felt excited for participating in the forum. He also said that drones tree planting technologies need to be further developed so as to contribute to combating desertification.

These achievements point out the direction for desertification control and hope it will achieve greater success in the future to help the 2 billion hectares desertification worldwide.

A Chinese solution to ecological restoration

After the forum ended, experts believed the forum let participants see that Kubuqi’s concept of green development and experiences of sustainable development can offer fundamental solutions to help peaceful development of the desertification regions involving over 2 billion people globally. Many guests are looking forward to the 13th General Assembly of the Contracting Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, which will be held in Ordos and might bring together more unique solutions and richer consensus. The ecological development in countries along the Belt and Road Initiative need both Chinese solutions as well as China being one sharing platform.

BON Cloud Story--I want to see ocean in the desert

Disabled cyclist tackles the desert at the Wuhai International Cycling Conference

Wuhai city in Inner Mongolia is a land of immense beauty and contrasts – from the towering desert dunes, to the roiling waters of the Yellow River. But for one man, the call of the Ulan Buh Desert is the call of challenge.

Wang Yonghai lost his left leg in a car accident when he was 19 years old. One day, by pure change, he came across the national para-cycling team training near his home. Inspired by the encounter Wang started to train and compete in para-cycling events.

Wang Yonghai joined the China National Para-Cycling Team from 2001 to 2011 and participated in many cycling races at home and abroad, winning 6 gold medals and many honors. In the 7^th National Paralympic Games, he took gold in the Five Kilometer Road Race. He also participated in the Columbia Century Paralympic Games LC3 Level Cycling Event and Ranked Third in this world class event.

After retiring from the team, Wang continues to challenge himself. He participated in the Tour of Qinghai Lake 2013, competed against all normal athletes, and completed the match in 13 days. His spirit touched the nation and was awarded the Disability Sportsmanship Award of 2013 CCTV Sports Personality of the Year. In 2016, he rode 2160 km, 18 days independently along the Sichuan-Tibet road to get to Potala Palace and became the first handicapped cyclist who has successfully conquered the tough inter-provincial passage.

But the desert is a special challenge that he will face during the Wuhai International Cycling Conference, starting on August 26. The event is authorized by the Audax Club Parisien (ACP) and organized by Randonneurs of China (ROCn) and includes a grueling 200-kilometer ride expected to take participants more than 13 hours.

I Want To See the Ocean in the Desert

“I Want to See the Ocean in the Desert” is a five-minute documentary produced by BON International Co-production Team, Canada, showcasing Wang Yonghai’s first attempt to traverse the hauntingly beautiful Ulan Buh Desert and Wuhai Lake. The message of the film is that no matter what is holding you back, through mindfulness and careful mental discipline you too can achieve great things and turn personal tragedies into personal successes.

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