Canada – Four recipients of the 2022 Awards of Excellence in Nursing announced from Indigenous Services Canada

May 10, 2022 | International

Under pressure in rapidly evolving settings, nurses can be relied upon to adapt, evaluate and make critical decisions for the patients whose lives rest in their hands.

May 9, 2022 — Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario — Indigenous Services Canada

Under pressure in rapidly evolving settings, nurses can be relied upon to adapt, evaluate and make critical decisions for the patients whose lives rest in their hands. With the unique healthcare challenges that present in often remote and isolated First Nations and Inuit communities, these skills can become a matter of life or death. 

On the first day of National Nursing Week and on Indigenous Nurses Day, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, announced the outstanding and extraordinary recipients of the 2022 Awards of Excellence in Nursing:

Lee Ann Sock, a proud Migmag from Elsipogtog First Nation who played an integral part in ensuring the community’s safety and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hannah Gray, an Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) nurse in Sandy Lake First Nation with a love of the north and a dedication to creating an environment of integrity and learning in nursing stations.
Alexa Bisaillon, a passionate advocate for decolonized, trauma-informed healthcare and the right to self-determination as a cornerstone of Indigenous health, working in Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw First Nations.
Elizabeth Oguntuase, a lifelong learner providing healthcare to Inuit in Qikiqtarjuaq in a setting that fosters cultural fluency and cultural intelligence. 

Recipients have demonstrated the highest degree of commitment to their nursing practices through exceptional initiative, compassion and efforts. Frontline nurses in First Nations and Inuit communities who receive the award are nominated by peers and selected based on their sound judgement, professionalism and culturally safe healthcare work.

Nursing in First Nations and Inuit communities encompasses far more than medical services and procedures. In communities rich with diverse culture and traditions, these nurses recognize the necessity in respecting and understanding the people they serve. In doing so, many of them create lifelong connections and form a deep bond with communities. These relationships are integral to reconciliation and building trust within the healthcare system. 

To this year’s four recipients, and to all nurses who go above and beyond the call to care for those in need, we thank you for your steadfast support and endless contributions to keeping communities healthy. 

“Congratulations and thank you to Lee Ann Sock, Hannah Gray, Alexa Bisaillon, and Elizabeth Oguntuase for your remarkable commitment to improve health in First Nations and Inuit communities across the country. The COVID-19 pandemic made your already difficult work so much harder. Health leaders like you, so many nurses and all frontline workers were heroic in their dedication to keeping people safe. Thank you for all you do to lead and inspire others in your field.”

The Honourable Patty Hajdu

Minister of Indigenous Services

Alison Murphy

Press Secretary

Office of the Honourable Patty Hajdu

Minister of Indigenous Services

Alison.Murphy@sac-isc.gc.ca

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Hong Kong – Hong Kong ICT Awards 2022 opens for enrolment

Apr 19, 2022 | International

Hong Kong ICT Awards 2022 opens for enrolment

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     The Hong Kong ICT Awards (HKICTA) 2022 is open for enrolment today (April 19). Entries of locally developed information and communications technology (ICT) products and solutions are invited to compete for the Grand Awards in the eight award categories, and the top accolade of the competition – the Award of the Year. The deadline for enrolment is June 27, 2022.



     Steered by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO), the HKICTA 2022 is organised by eight local industry associations and professional bodies. The award categories and respective Leading Organisers are listed below:

 












Award Categories Leading Organisers
Digital Entertainment Award Hong Kong Digital Entertainment Association
FinTech Award The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers
ICT Startup Award Hong Kong Wireless Technology Industry Association
Smart Business Award Hong Kong Computer Society
Smart Living Award Hong Kong Information Technology Federation
Smart Mobility Award GS1 Hong Kong
Smart People Award The Hong Kong Council of Social Service
Student Innovation Award Hong Kong New Emerging Technology Education Association




     A Grand Award will be granted in each category, and the Award of the Year will be selected by a Grand Judging Panel from the eight Grand Awardees.



     Established in 2006, the HKICTA aims to recognise and promote outstanding ICT inventions and applications, thereby encouraging the pursuit of innovation and excellence among Hong Kong’s ICT professionals and enterprises to develop innovative applications meeting business and social needs, use innovation and technology to bring benefits to the community, and foster Hong Kong’s smart city development. The HKICTA is an annual signature event of the local ICT industry. Besides encouraging and recognising the winners, the Awards also help their products enter into international markets.



     Details of the HKICTA are available on the thematic website (www.hkictawards.hk). Enquiries can be made to the OGCIO at 2594 0438 or by emailing hkictawards@ogcio.gov.hk.

Singapore’s IMDA Awards Huawei Int’l Data Protection Trustmark Certification

Mar 16, 2022 | Business

Singapore – WEBWIRE –



Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) awarded their Data Protection Trustmark (DPTM) certification to Huawei International Pte.Ltd, Huawei’s subsidiary in Singapore.


The DPTM is given to businesses who have data protection regimes that are fully compliant with Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act. To date, just over 80 companies have been awarded this certification. Huawei has long boasted their commitment to customer privacy protection. Receiving DPTM certification means IMDA has recognized the soundness and accountability of Huawei’s data protection practices related to data collection, use, and disclosure.


Foo Fang Yong, CEO of Huawei International, explained why this certification is particularly important to the company, saying “Personal data protection is not simply a legal requirement, it is a social responsibility. This certification underscores our commitment to privacy protection. Our consumers, customers, suppliers, partners, employees, and other relevant stakeholders can rest assured that their personal data is well protected. We are vigilant and have always adhered to all privacy and personal data protection laws and regulations in every jurisdiction in which we operate. We have incorporated privacy protection requirements into all our day-to-day business processes.”


Over the past two decades, Huawei has collaborated closely with local telecom operators in Singapore to assist in developing world-class network infrastructure, supported Singapore’s digitalization journey, and introduced a series of smart devices to Singapore consumers. As new technologies like cloud computing and big data mature and are further integrated into communications infrastructure, Huawei is ramping up its ability to provide stable, reliable, secure, and sustainable cloud services to local businesses. By establishing regional Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore for its enterprise and cloud business, the company also aims to help more local businesses go digital and global. In particular, to tackle climate change, Huawei is also leveraging digital power technologies and working closely with local partners to support Singapore’s Green Plan 2030.


In addition to receiving DPTM certification, Huawei has also partnered with the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) as one of its SG Cyber Safe Partnership Programme’s advocate partners. Through this program, Huawei works with the CSA to help businesses and organizations in Singapore to bolster their cybersecurity protections and boost cybersecurity awareness.

Mitrade Wins Four Prestigious Forex Awards At International Business Awards 2022

Mar 12, 2022 | Business

Mitrade, the Melbourne-based Forex and OTC derivatives online trading broker, has received four exalted Forex awards by the International Business Magazine at International Business Awards 2022 (Asia).

Mitrade was named the Best Forex Trading Platform Australia 2022, the Most Transparent Forex Broker Global 2022, the Best Forex Educational Resources Global 2022, and the Most Trusted Forex Broker Asia 2022.

International Business Magazine recognizes better risk management, rapid growth, cross-platform compatibility, and transparency in the execution of transactions along with other elements of the ecosystem of Forex trading. International Business Magazine champions best performing Forex brands on the regional and global levels.

They reward performers for pioneering technology, super-responsive customer support, market research tools, tiered approach to trading education, and a user-friendly interface.

This award is a yardstick of success for Mitrade as award winners are nominated and selected by a team of unbiased, dynamic, and well-trained field experts. The award process is supervised by expert panelists who are experts in key subject matters, judging panelists who make up the research team, and an editor. The team carries out in-depth analysis and declares as winners the best performers among Forex trading service providers.

“We feel privileged and profoundly humbled upon receiving these awards for providing devoted trading services to our worldwide customers. These prizes reflect our commitment to consistently innovate and upgrade our trading platform. In this moment of elation and pride, we extend our gratitude to our customers who embraced our self-developed trading platform and valued our technology. We strive to supply an intuitive trading platform to traders in Australia and around the world. This achievement encouraged our team to further improve our services for our users and be an inspiring leader in Forex trading,” said a representative of Mitrade.

Mitrade witnessed brisk growth since it went through the restructuring process in 2019. Key reasons behind its massive and generous acceptance by the global trading community are low threshold trading, extensive market research tools, and a straightforward trading platform.

Mitrade has a user-friendly app for Android and iOS users, and an innovative WebTrader, which respond to users to different platforms. Mitrade has also broadened its platform offerings to 400 products including commodities such as gold, Forex, US shares like Tesla, crypto currencies, and indices.

The founders of Mitrade are experts in technology and finance veterans. Their iron will to achieve excellence and innovation has made possible for Mitrade to win illustrious awards and the trust of the global trading community. The founding team has first-hand intelligence of the specific needs of swing traders and savvy investors. Keeping this in consideration, the founders came up with inventive solutions to streamline trading procedures. On top of this, the founding team has maintained a customer-first strategy.

Mitrade lowers the cost of trading by offering zero commissions. It provides educational programs that suit beginner, intermediate, and advanced level traders. Mitrade furnishes its mobile and web apps with live support. The self-developed platform administers dynamic charting and real-time email and SMS push notifications as well. On top of this, Mitrade regularly updates its systems to ensure that users enjoy an excellent trading experience.

Mitrade’s mobile app has hit 1 million downloads on Google Play. The company also has amassed 1,100,000 active users in less than two years. Its transparent transaction execution and user-friendly interfaces have been the key factors in attracting new users from around the world.

For continuous innovation and service delivery, Mitrade has won the Most Innovative Forex financial technology Broker 2021 award by Global Brands Magazine. Mitrade has also won the Best Forex Broker Asia 2021 award by FxDailyInfo. Mitrade has a decorated collection of awards to its credit. View the collection at https://www.mitrade.com/about-us/awards.

For media inquiry, please contact Ms Belle Toh at belle.toh@mitrade.com.

Mitrade’s OTC derivatives trading carry high leverage and may lead to the loss of your whole capital.

About Mitrade

Mitrade is an innovative financial technology group and a leading service provider of Forex trading, crypto currency trading, and CFD trading. The company’s functions are strictly regulated by the Mauritius Financial Services Commission (FSC), Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA). Mitrade has set up its offices across all continents, and it caters to investors and traders across the world. Mitrade is firmly and conscientiously pursuing its mission to bring innovation and simplification in trading, and to ensure transparent transactions. Explore Mitrade at https://www.mitrade.com.

Media contact
Belle Toh, Mitrade Holding Ltd
Email: belle.toh@mitrade.com
Website: https://www.mitrade.com/






Topic: Awards

Padma Awards 2022 announced

Jan 27, 2022 | Business


Padma Awards – one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz.- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc. ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.


These awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at RashtrapatiBhawan usually around March/ April every year. This year the President has approved conferment of 128 Padma Awards including 2 duo case (in a duo case, the Award is counted as one) as per list below. The list comprises 4 Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan and 107 Padma Shri Awards.  34 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 10 persons from the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI and 13 Posthumous awardees.


Padma Vibhushan(4)











SN

Name

Field

State/Country

  1.  

Ms. Prabha Atre

Art

Maharashtra

  1.  

Shri Radheyshyam Khemka


(Posthumous)

Literature and Education

Uttar Pradesh

  1.  

General Bipin Rawat


(Posthumous)

Civil Service

Uttarakhand

  1.  

Shri Kalyan Singh


(Posthumous)

Public Affairs

Uttar Pradesh




Padma Bhushan(17)























  1.  

Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad

Public Affairs

Jammu and Kashmir

  1.  

Shri Victor Banerjee

Art

West Bengal

  1.  

Ms. Gurmeet Bawa


(Posthumous)

Art

Punjab

  1.  

Shri Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee

Public Affairs

West Bengal

  1.  

Shri Natarajan Chandrasekaran

Trade and Industry

Maharashtra

  1.  

Shri Krishna Ella and Smt. Suchitra Ella* (Duo)

Trade and Industry

Telangana

  1.  

Ms. Madhur Jaffery

Others-Culinary

United States of America

  1.  

Shri Devendra Jhajharia

Sports

Rajasthan

  1.  

Shri Rashid Khan

Art

Uttar Pradesh

  1.  

Shri Rajiv Mehrishi

Civil Service

Rajasthan

  1.  

Shri Satya Narayana Nadella

Trade and Industry

United States of America

  1.  

Shri Sundararajan Pichai

Trade and Industry

United States of America

  1.  

Shri Cyrus Poonawalla

Trade and Industry

Maharashtra

  1.  

Shri Sanjaya Rajaram


(Posthumous)

Science and Engineering

Mexico

  1.  

Ms. Pratibha Ray

Literature and Education

Odisha

  1.  

Swami Sachidanand

Literature and Education

Gujarat

  1.  

Shri Vashishth Tripathi

Literature and Education

Uttar Pradesh




Padma Shri (107)

















































































































  1.  

Shri Prahlad Rai Agarwala

Trade and Industry

West Bengal

  1.  

Prof. Najma Akhtar

Literature and Education

Delhi

  1.  

Shri Sumit Antil

Sports

Haryana

  1.  

Shri T Senka Ao

Literature and Education

Nagaland

  1.  

Ms. Kamalini Asthana and Ms. Nalini Asthana* (Duo)

Art

Uttar Pradesh

  1.  

Shri Subbanna Ayyappan

Science and Engineering

Karnataka

  1.  

Shri J K Bajaj

Literature and Education

Delhi

  1.  

Shri Sirpi Balasubramaniam

Literature and Education

Tamil Nadu

  1.  

Srimad Baba Balia

Social Work

Odisha

  1.  

Ms. Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay

Science and Engineering

West Bengal

  1.  

Ms. Madhuri Barthwal

Art

Uttarakhand

  1.  

Shri Akhone Asgar Ali Basharat

Literature and Education

Ladakh

  1.  

Dr. Himmatrao Bawaskar

Medicine

Maharashtra

  1.  

Shri Harmohinder Singh Bedi

Literature and Education

Punjab

  1.  

Shri Pramod Bhagat

Sports

Odisha

  1.  

Shri S Ballesh Bhajantri

Art

Tamil Nadu

  1.  

Shri Khandu Wangchuk Bhutia

Art

Sikkim

  1.  

Shri Maria Christopher Byrski

Literature and Education

Poland

  1.  

Acharya Chandanaji

Social Work

Bihar

  1.  

Ms. Sulochana Chavan

Art

Maharashtra

  1.  

Shri Neeraj Chopra

Sports

Haryana

  1.  

Ms. Shakuntala Choudhary

Social Work

Assam

  1.  

Shri Sankaranarayana Menon Chundayil

Sports

Kerala

  1.  

Shri S Damodaran

Social Work

Tamil Nadu

  1.  

Shri Faisal Ali Dar

Sports

Jammu and Kashmir

  1.  

Shri Jagjit Singh Dardi

Trade and Industry

Chandigarh

  1.  

Dr. Prokar Dasgupta

Medicine

United Kingdom

  1.  

Shri Aditya Prasad Dash

Science and Engineering

Odisha

  1.  

Dr. Lata Desai

Medicine

Gujarat

  1.  

Shri Malji bhai Desai

Public Affairs

Gujarat

  1.  

Ms. Basanti Devi

Social Work

Uttarakhand

  1.  

Ms. Lourembam Bino Devi

Art

Manipur

  1.  

Ms. Muktamani Devi

Trade and Industry

Manipur

  1.  

Ms. Shyamamani Devi

Art

Odisha

  1.  

Shri Khalil Dhantejvi


(Posthumous)

Literature and Education

Gujarat

  1.  

Shri Savaji Bhai Dholakia

Social Work

Gujarat

  1.  

Shri Arjun Singh Dhurve

Art

Madhya Pradesh

  1.  

Dr. Vijaykumar Vinayak Dongre

Medicine

Maharashtra

  1.  

Shri Chandraprakash Dwivedi

Art

Rajasthan

  1.  

Shri Dhaneswar Engti

Literature and Education

Assam

  1.  

Shri Om Prakash Gandhi

Social Work

Haryana

  1.  

Shri Narasimha Rao Garikapati

Literature and Education

Andhra Pradesh

  1.  

Shri Girdhari Ram Ghonju


(Posthumous)

Literature and Education

Jharkhand

  1.  

Shri Shaibal Gupta


(Posthumous)

Literature and Education

Bihar

  1.  

Shri Narasingha Prasad Guru

Literature and Education

Odisha

  1.  

Shri Gosaveedu Shaik Hassan


(Posthumous)

Art

Andhra Pradesh

  1.  

Shri Ryuko Hira

Trade and Industry

Japan

  1.  

Ms. Sosamma Iype

Others – Animal Husbandry

Kerala

  1.  

Shri Avadh Kishore Jadia

Literature and Education

Madhya Pradesh

  1.  

Ms. Sowcar Janaki

Art

Tamil Nadu

  1.  

Ms. Tara Jauhar

Literature and Education

Delhi

  1.  

Ms. Vandana Kataria

Sports

Uttarakhand

  1.  

Shri H R Keshavamurthy

Art

Karnataka

  1.  

Shri Rutger Kortenhorst

Literature and Education

Ireland

  1.  

Shri P Narayana Kurup

Literature and Education

Kerala

  1.  

Ms. Avani Lekhara

Sports

Rajasthan

  1.  

Shri Moti Lal Madan

Science and Engineering

Haryana

  1.  

Shri Shivnath Mishra

Art

Uttar Pradesh

  1.  

Dr. Narendra Prasad Misra


(Posthumous)

Medicine

Madhya Pradesh

  1.  

Shri Darshanam Mogilaiah

Art

Telangana

  1.  

Shri Guruprasad Mohapatra


(Posthumous)

Civil Service

Delhi

  1.  

Shri Thavil Kongampattu A V Murugaiyan

Art

Puducherry

  1.  

Ms. R Muthukannammal

Art

Tamil Nadu

  1.  

Shri Abdul Khader Nadakattin

Others – Grassroots Innovation

Karnataka

  1.  

Shri Amai Mahalinga Naik

Others – Agriculture

Karnataka

  1.  

Shri Tsering Namgyal

Art

Ladakh

  1.  

Shri A K C Natarajan

Art

Tamil Nadu

  1.  

Shri V L Nghaka

Literature and Education

Mizoram

  1.  

Shri Sonu Nigam

Art

Maharashtra

  1.  

Shri Ram Sahay Panday

Art

Madhya Pradesh

  1.  

Shri Chirapat Prapandavidya

Literature and Education

Thailand

  1.  

Ms. K V Rabiya

Social Work

Kerala

  1.  

Shri Anil Kumar Rajvanshi

Science and Engineering

Maharashtra

  1.  

Shri Sheesh Ram

Art

Uttar Pradesh

  1.  

Shri Ramachandraiah

Art

Telangana

  1.  

Dr. Sunkara Venkata Adinarayana Rao

Medicine

Andhra Pradesh

  1.  

Ms. Gamit Ramilaben Raysingbhai

Social Work

Gujarat

  1.  

Ms. Padmaja Reddy

Art

Telangana

  1.  

Guru Tulku Rinpoche

Others – Spiritualism

Arunachal Pradesh

  1.  

Shri Brahmanand Sankhwalkar

Sports

Goa

  1.  

Shri Vidyanand Sarek

Literature and Education

Himachal Pradesh

  1.  

Shri Kali Pada Saren

Literature and Education

West Bengal

  1.  

Dr. Veeraswamy Seshiah

Medicine

Tamil Nadu

  1.  

Ms. Prabhaben Shah

Social Work

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

  1.  

Shri Dilip Shahani

Literature and Education

Delhi

  1.  

Shri Ram Dayal Sharma

Art

Rajasthan

  1.  

Shri Vishwamurti Shastri

Literature and Education

Jammu and Kashmir

  1.  

Ms. Tatiana Lvovna Shaumyan

Literature and Education

Russia

  1.  

Shri Siddhalingaiah


(Posthumous)

Literature and Education

Karnataka

  1.  

Shri Kaajee Singh

Art

West Bengal

  1.  

Shri Konsam Ibomcha Singh

Art

Manipur

  1.  

Shri Prem Singh

Social Work

Punjab

  1.  

Shri Seth Pal Singh

Others – Agriculture

Uttar Pradesh

  1.  

Ms. Vidya Vindu Singh

Literature and Education

Uttar Pradesh

  1.  

Baba Iqbal Singh Ji

Social Work

Punjab

  1.  

Dr. Bhimsen Singhal

Medicine

Maharashtra

  1.  

Shri Sivananda

Others – Yoga

Uttar Pradesh

  1.  

Shri Ajay Kumar Sonkar

Science and Engineering

Uttar Pradesh

  1.  

Ms. Ajita Srivastava

Art

Uttar Pradesh

  1.  

Sadguru Brahmeshanand Acharya Swami

Others – Spiritualism

Goa

  1.  

Dr. Balaji Tambe


(Posthumous)

Medicine

Maharashtra

  1.  

Shri Raghuvendra Tanwar

Literature and Education

Haryana

  1.  

Dr. Kamlakar Tripathi

Medicine

Uttar Pradesh

  1.  

Ms. Lalita Vakil

Art

Himachal Pradesh

  1.  

Ms. Durga Bai Vyam

Art

Madhya Pradesh

  1.  

Shri Jyantkumar Maganlal Vyas

Science and Engineering

Gujarat

  1.  

Ms. Badaplin War

Literature and Education

Meghalaya




Note: * In Duo case, the Award is counted as one.


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