Hong Kong – Tuen Mun North West Swimming Pool temporarily closed

Tuen Mun North West Swimming Pool temporarily closed

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Attention TV/radio announcers:

Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at regular intervals:

     Here is an item of interest to swimmers.

     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (March 17) that Tuen Mun North West Swimming Pool in Tuen Mun District has been temporarily closed for cleaning and superchlorination following the discovery of a small amount of faeces in the pool.

     It will be reopened at 5.10pm today.

     The department appeals to swimmers to be considerate and to keep the swimming pools clean. They are advised not to swim after a full meal and should use the toilet facilities if necessary before swimming.

Hong Kong – North District Hospital announces incident of suspected loss of patient data

North District Hospital announces incident of suspected loss of patient data

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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     The spokesperson for North District Hospital (NDH) made the following announcement today (March 13) regarding an incident of suspected loss of patient data:

     NDH received a report from a house officer yesterday evening (March 12) that a list containing the personal information of 34 inpatients including names, identity card numbers, ages, sex, and involved specialties had been lost. The list does not involve any other clinical data.

     A preliminary investigation showed that the house officer printed a list with patients’ information on the morning of March 8 and brought it along to facilitate clinical duties. He was then assigned to assist in escorting a critically ill patient to Prince of Wales Hospital (PWH) for further management and returned to NDH by taxi. The patient list was suspected to be lost afterwards.

     The house officer subsequently informed the staff in PWH to assist in searching for the list. As of March 12, the patient list could not be located within the hospital premises and is suspected to have been lost during the taxi journey. NDH is very concerned about the incident and conducted a thorough search again within the relevant hospital premises after receiving the report last evening, but the search was in vain. The hospital has reported the incident to the Police, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, and the Hospital Authority Head Office via the Advance Incident Reporting System.

     All staff have been reminded to properly keep and handle patients’ records. A patient list with personal information should not be brought outside the hospital. NDH has notified the patients and their families concerned to express their apologies and explain the incident. Clinical services have not been affected.

State of North Carolina Transforms Finance with Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP

North Carolina standardizes key finance processes for state agencies in the cloud with Oracle

Austin, Texas – WEBWIRE

The State of North Carolinahas implementedOracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)to support its mission to protect the financial integrity of the State and promote accountability in an objective and efficient manner. With Oracle Cloud ERP, North Carolina has standardized finance processes in the cloud, increased efficiency, improved controls, and enhanced its ability to serve constituents.

North Carolina is the ninth-most populous state in the United States and home to over 10 million residents. Supported by a mainframe legacy ERP system that was over 35 years old, the Office of the State Controller needed to modernize its finance processes to improve efficiency, reduce risk, attract the next generation of talent, and better support its constituents. After evaluating numerous ERP vendors, North Carolina selected Oracle Cloud ERP.

Our operations were hampered by a legacy system that kept critical data in silos and required constant maintenance. We needed a new financial backbone that would free our organization from IT constraints, improve security, increase flexibility, and deliver a modern user experience, said Clayton Darnell, chief deputy state controller, State of North Carolina. With Oracle Cloud ERP, we have standardized finance processes for our state agencies on a single cloud platform, which has enabled us to achieve more efficient and agile operations as we serve the residents of North Carolina.

Oracle Cloud ERP has enabled North Carolina to manage state-wide financials on a complete, modern, cloud ERP suite to increase productivity and improve controls. WithOracle Cloud Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), part of Oracle Cloud ERP, the State has simplified complex reporting processes across all of its agencies and accelerated decision-making.

To meet constituent demand for fast and reliable services, state agencies need to adapt to new technologies and embrace a continuous innovation mindset, said Rondy Ng, executive vice president of Applications Development, Oracle. With Oracle Cloud ERP, North Carolina now has the financial platform it needs to automate core business processes, unlock new efficiencies, and deliver unparalleled constituent services to the citizens of North Carolina.

Oracle Cloud ERP offers a comprehensive set of enterprise finance and operations capabilities, includingfinancials,accounting hub,procurement,project management,enterprise performance management,risk management,subscription management, andsupply chain management & manufacturing. The self-updating platform provide customers with the industrys most advanced technologies every 90 days, giving organizations the ability to build, innovate, automate, adapt, and leverage new business opportunities on-demand.

This implementation was managed by Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) member, Deloitte.

Mazda Adopts North American Charging Standard (NACS) for North American BEVs

Mazda Motor Corporation (“Mazda”) today announced an agreement was reached with Tesla, Inc. (“Tesla”) to adopt the North American Charging Standard (“NACS”) for charging ports on the company’s Battery Electric Vehicles (“BEVs”) launched in North America from 2025 onward.

Mazda will drive adoption of NACS to provide customers with a broader range of charging options. This addition will provide Mazda BEV customers with greater charging convenience through access to more than 15,000 Tesla Superchargers across North America.

Mazda will continue to pursue the ‘Joy of Driving’ under its core value, “Human Centric”, and aim to deliver ‘Joy of Living’ by creating moving experiences in customers’ daily lives.


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Announcing PLM Road Map & PDT North America 2024

This PLM-focused event will take place in May in the Washington D.C. area.

PLM Road Map & PDT NA 2024

PLM Road Map & PDT NA 2024

ANN ARBOR, Mich.Jan. 3, 2024PRLog — CIMdata and Eurostep announce details about PLM Road Map & PDT 2024 North America, scheduled for May 8-9 at the Marriott Hotel in Tysons Corner, Virginia, USA. This PLM-focused event, under the theme “Value Drivers for Digitalization of the Product Lifecycle: Insights for the PLM Professional—Why the investment, what are the returns, and how are they achieved?” promises an exploration of the critical enablers of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and the digital transformation it enables.

Focusing on the PLM Professional, our agenda will feature a blend of reports and case studies from industry experts. Covering technologies, processes, and people, PLM Road Map & PDT 2024 seeks to help move product lifecycle digitalization forward and will highlight the shift toward data enablement.

Agenda topics seek to answer the following questions:

  • What factors drive investment in product lifecycle digitalization?
  • How are digital threads and twins strategically positioned in a product lifecycle digitalization program?
  • How do MBSE and MBE support and build on product lifecycle digitalization?
  • How does AI build on and enable product lifecycle digitalization?
  • How are companies extending product lifecycle digitalization across suppliers and customers while addressing security concerns?
  • How can a data perspective reshape established processes like configuration management?
  • What is the role of data governance, and how is trust designed into the data to enable increased automation?
  • Which standards are relevant to product lifecycle digitalization?
  • How should we be developing people skills?
  • How do you explain product lifecycle digitalization to stakeholders outside of PLM?
  • What is the role of CXOs in driving product lifecycle digitalization, and how do you get their sponsorship?
  • How do you build on product lifecycle digitalization to achieve an environmental, social, and governance operation?
  • How do you capture sustainability and circular economy opportunities?

CIMdata’s President & CEO, Peter Bilello, emphasizes the critical importance of the data perspective in the digital transformation landscape. He notes, “With more companies than ever actively participating in a digital transformation initiative, it is imperative to realize that elevating the data perspective is critical for success. A paradigm shift from document-based to model-based representations of product information has been in motion for decades. Now is the time to enable ready access and interpretation with these digital representations. PLM Road Map and PDT North America is not just a gathering; it’s a convergence of ideas, innovation, and a collaborative platform for shaping the future. This year’s theme focuses on the elements vital to enabling a successful PLM strategy.”

“A digital transformation is or should be an indispensable component of any business transformation,” says Håkan Kårdén, a Strategic Advisor and part of the PDT Europe organizing team since 2004. “While certain processes take advantage of new technologies with a data-centric focus, some processes within PLM or linked to PLM are still playing catch up. The time has come to shift our focus to a holistic and integrated view where the enterprise, or actually the complete value chain, moves towards a data-driven paradigm. Many benefits of digitalization are available today, but it is still very much uncharted territory. The potential business values around the corner are huge, and both established enterprises and emerging players are exploring the art of possible in the digitalization race. For 2024, we will look at the value being delivered through real cases and at the bigger picture of what is needed to fulfill the promise with concepts and technologies that place data at the very core,” ends Håkan Kårdén.

In addition to the event in North America, PLM Road Map & PDT EMEA, is scheduled for October of 2024 in Gothenburg, Sweden.

For more information, visit the CIMdata website https://www.cimdata.com/en/education/plm-conferences/2024-plm-road-map-pdt-north-america.