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Thrio Recognized by Frost & Sullivan for Establishing itself in the Contact Center Market with its Emerging Technology-powered Growth

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Awarded company of the year for its customer-led developments, AI-powered solutions, and strategic partnerships give it a significant competitive edge in the contact center market

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 19, 2020 — Based on its recent analysis of the North American contact center market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Thrio, Inc. with the 2020 North American Company of the Year Award. Supplementing a broad array of capabilities with highly customizable and flexible deployment options, Thrio has earned itself a place among the market majors. Its AI-infused core platform leverages best-of-breed cloud technology, which allows it to position itself as a smart, secure, and flexible cloud contact center vendor.

2020 North American Contact Center Company of the Year Award
2020 North American Contact Center Company of the Year Award

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"Thrio’s CCaaS platform features leading native process automation capabilities, inbound and outbound voice engines, a complete suite of digital channels such as email, chat, SMS, social, and a range of built-in AI tools. The platform offers fully containerized deployment, management, scaling, and redundancy with near 100 percent uptime," said Nancy Jamison Industry Director. "For work-at-home agents, it leverages WebRTC but also enables them to log on through mobile devices and accept calls when connectivity options are limited. The platform comes pre-integrated with key CRM providers, and offers numerous open APIs for extensibility."

The company’s ability to innovate to specifically address customers’ unique needs is a key strength, while its use of AI and process automation too has proved highly attractive to customers. The CCaaS platform comprises three core components – Thrio Digital, Thrio Voice, and ThrioNPA. In addition to developing these smart products, it supports green initiatives and focuses on customer-led developments.

As a customer-led company, Thrio provides sessions with key executives and development staff to help drive their development roadmaps. It’s well thought out customer service options match the service levels of far more experienced companies, setting it apart from its peers. For example, it provides free standard support as well as two optional services: a premium support model as well as an innovation lab. This supports subscribers’ accelerated development of priority features for a flat monthly fee as opposed to unpredictable professional services charges.

"Thrio’s Innovation Lab enables it to expedite its development of features and enhancements that customers demand. Significantly, it allows customers to participate in ideation sessions with senior leaders, as well as offers access to engineering," noted Jamison. "Its flexible pricing options, customer obsession, and technology expertise have helped it compete alongside industry majors and prepare for accelerated growth in the future."

Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents a Company of the Year award to the organization that demonstrates excellence in terms of growth strategy and implementation in its field. The award recognizes a high degree of innovation with products and technologies, and the resulting leadership in terms of customer value and market penetration.

Frost & Sullivan Best Practices awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analysis, and extensive secondary research to identify best practices in the industry.

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About Thrio, Inc.

Thrio’s groundbreaking CCaaS platform features leading native process automation capabilities, inbound and outbound voice engines, a complete suite of digital channels (email, chat, SMS, social), and a range of AI tools built right in. Thrio’s team consists of leading contact center experts who develop and market modern, cutting edge technology with reliability that aims to redefine contact center industry standards. To learn more, please visit www.thrio.com.

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Singapore employees return to a changing workplace as COVID-19 accelerates greater collaboration between humans and technology, says GlobalData

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  • Employees empowered with new digital skills as COVID-19 accelerates greater collaboration between humans and technology
  • Advances in mobile technologies and applications is driving a collaboration boom as businesses adopt video conferencing and wearables as AI platforms
  • COVID-19 fueling automation of supply chains across different industries

SINGAPORE, Aug. 12, 2020 — As the economy re-starts in Singapore, workers are returning to a changing workplace as COVID-19 accelerates greater collaboration between humans and technology, empowering employees with new digital skills, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

Various technologies are transforming ‘The future of work’ in Singapore including video conferencing and other collaboration tools, communication between smart objects, supply chain automation and digital twinning to provide virtual presentations.

Collaboration becomes an AI platform

The rapid advances in mobile technologies and applications has driven a collaboration boom since the pandemic started as businesses adopt video conferencing as AI platforms. OCBC Bank Singapore introduced a mobile app to launch ‘HealthPass’ which enables patients to book video consultation appointments with over 100 general practitioners. The use of wearables is also accelerating as mobile and wireless technologies support positive health outcomes through m-health. One example is ‘smart rings’ which provide advance warning of infections with a 90% accuracy.

Access agnostic connectivity

The seamless communication between smart objects over the internet is also proving to be transformative in the changing work landscape. Singapore-based telecom provider M1 has been working with regulator IMDA and airline manufacturer Airbus to trial unmanned aerial vehicles using 5G technology for the Singapore Port and Maritime Authority to use as part of its incident management response and the running of its general operations.

Automation

One of the biggest changes COVID-19 has brought is the automation of the supply chain with several industries such as manufacturing, healthcare and aerospace now embracing 3D printing. Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have found a method of producing nasopharyngeal COVID-19 testing swabs using 3D-printing and injection molding providing local production capability which will ease global shortages.

Data visualization, interpretation

Advanced digital technologies are also providing analytics tools and insights for line-of-business users. Several of Singapore’s capital-intensive industries including construction which has been one of the hardest hit, are investing in digital twinning to create virtual representations of processes and physical objects.

Dustin Kehoe, Head of Technology Research for Asia-Pacific at GlobalData, says: "One of the biggest challenges facing Singaporean businesses in the short-term is in HR. Employees will need a lot of reassurance and support to embrace the changing future of work and acquire the skills they will need to adjust to new ways of working, as work flows move from physical locations and rigid hierarchies towards peer-to-peer collaboration in virtual teams."  

Please contact the GlobalData Press Office for comment, analysts available for interview at +91 40 6616 6809/ +44 (0) 207 936 6400. Email: pr@globaldata.com.

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OnBoard Accelerates International Expansion By Opening New Australia Office

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INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 11, 2020 — OnBoard, the award-winning virtual board management solution that securely connects organizations and their directors, accelerated its international expansion today by opening a new office in Sydney, Australia. The opening of the new location enhances Passageways’ global scale and gives the company a prominent presence from which to serve its customers in Australia and New Zealand. To lead this effort, Colin Panagakis has been appointed as the Business Development Manager for the Australia office. Colin brings 15 years of experience and expertise in technology sales and board management to the table. He will focus on delivering customer relationships in Australia and New Zealand to fuel the company’s international expansion.

"Australia and New Zealand have been an important part of our growth, and so I am thrilled to have Colin join our team and lead this effort," said Passageways Co-Founder and CEO Paroon Chadha. "With the spread of COVID-19, frontline organizations around the world need a solution to navigate the crisis and make thoughtful, far reaching, governance decisions. OnBoard offers powerful tools for these organizations to run virtual board meetings and connect people together even when they are working apart."

As the world’s fastest-growing board management software provider and winner of 15 Stevie® Awards for two years running, OnBoard is trusted by 12,000 boards and committees around the world, including the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Kenya, Bahrain, Mexico, and Canada. OnBoard is on a mission to inspire and enable teams to perform better, together, including leading brands such as Global Citizen, SAE International, W.L. Gore and Associates, and Habitat for Humanity. Prominent customers in Australia and New Zealand include Mercy Hospital Dunedin Limited, St. Vincent de Paul Society, Breaking the Silence, and Healthy Workplaces Limited.

"We are seeing incredible demand in the APAC market," said Paul Stark, Director of Passageways’ UK office. "Opening an office in Sydney further expands our international presence and positions OnBoard as the perfect choice for boards and committees looking to make smart, agile governance decisions."

"OnBoard empowers boards of directors to make better decisions more efficiently," said Panagakis. "I’m excited to join the team, and I look forward to building on our momentum and delivering even more value for our customers."

About Passageways
Passageways was founded in 2003. OnBoard is a virtual board management solution that securely connects organizations and their directors to all their meeting materials, meeting agendas, minutes, approvals, eSignatures, calendars, policies, and procedures. OnBoard is trusted by more than 12,000 boards of directors and committees around the world, including public companies, private organizations, non-profit organizations and government bodies.

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APAC: Paul Stark, pstark@passageways.com, +44 (0) 1628 882151
USA: Rashmi Bijai, rbijai@passageways.com, +1.574.229.6491

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BNI® Global Announces Partnership with JCI, Enhancing Support to Global Business Professionals & Economies

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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 4, 2020 — BNI® (Business Network International) and JCI™ (Junior Chamber International) announced today a formalized partnership working together to support global business leaders in boosting local and global economies worldwide.

For decades, both BNI and JCI have been committed to supporting local and global businesses, connecting community leaders and professionals, boosting economies, and providing premiere training and networking opportunities to their members and visitors. The synergies between these two organizations is striking, and both are looking forward to what they can accomplish together.

With this partnership, BNI and JCI will immediately introduce extra horsepower into their events, creating powerful opportunities for qualified professionals to connect and do business. Additionally, they will offer enhanced benefits to Members, increase visibility of these opportunities across organizations, and brainstorm further innovation & collaboration potential.

BNI’s Chairman & CEO Graham Weihmiller remarks, "I’ve admired the work JCI has done for years and I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to take it a step further with support from BNI. Our goals at BNI – to help professionals around the world achieve their dreams, support their families, and grow their businesses – strongly aligns with JCI’s holistic focus on individual development, business and entrepreneurship, community action and international cooperation. JCI is a leader in the world of networking and professional development, and I can’t wait to see what we can accomplish together."

"JCI has always focused on developing leaders for a changing world, and I know that BNI can help us take that mission to the next level," shares JCI’s Secretary General, Kevin Hin. "Our combined efforts will not only enhance what’s possible for our current members today, but also open the door to new opportunities for the broader business community globally. I look forward to completing our first phase of work together and then venturing a path forward beyond that work."

About BNI:
BNI is the world’s largest and most successful business networking organization. BNI has nearly 270,000 Members who attend one of 9,700 weekly chapters meetings in 70 countries around the globe. BNI’s proven business networking platform provides its Members the ideal environment, technology, training, and support to help them build strong businesses. BNI Online™ is its newest product, an advanced online platform that helps Members connect in structured virtual environment. Since the beginning 2020, BNI Members have generated $7.4 billion in business through their referrals to one another.

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JCI, a global leadership organization, provides personal and professional development opportunities to enterprising young leaders ages 18 to 40. Through its international network of around 110 countries, JCI unites all sectors of society and empowers the leaders of tomorrow to create positive and lasting change today. For more information, visit www.juniorchamber.international.

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Global buyers attend Global Sources Online Show to experience a new era of sourcing

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HONG KONG, July 31, 2020 — The Global Sources Online Show (GSOS) officially kicked off on July 29 with over 500,000 page views on the first day. Over 1,700 buyers enrolled for business matching services and around 20,000 business meeting recommendations were provided with compatible suppliers.

The first week of GSOS focuses on the themes of “Medical & Healthcare” and “Study & Work from Home”, featuring the most in-demand medical equipment, health products, personal protective equipment, hygiene and cleaning supplies, as well as consumer and mobile electronics, home appliances, gifts, office supplies, luggage and leisure products, shoes, textiles and clothing, and home decoration products. The “Home & Hardware” theme is scheduled to come in the following week (from August 3 to 9) with a curated selection of hardware and tools, building materials, energy management products, furniture, decorations, lighting, electrical products, smart home products, home storage and organizers.

So far, GSOS has recorded more than 800,000 page views from over 140 countries and regions, with Hong Kong, the United States, mainland China, India, Australia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, the Philippines and Japan as the top ten geographic origins. These buyers’ business types include wholesalers, intermediaries (agent/consultant/distributor), online sellers and buying offices.

The online sourcing event provides 24/7/365 business service during show periods, allowing buyers to find and contact suppliers who can meet their sourcing requirements, receive quotations and arrange private online meetings. As well as the virtual booths, the show features a Main Hall, Themed Product Pavilions, supplier stories and product videos, and 40 seminars conducted by 50 expert speakers, with a range of sourcing topics in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, and Cantonese. Performances provided by 22 world-class singers, dancers, magicians and other entertainers make the show the world’s only online sourcing event featuring entertainment segments.

“Global Sources has been dedicated to promoting trade for 50 years,” said Hu Wei, CEO of Global Sources. “As the only O2O platform in China’s export industry, Global Sources makes tireless efforts to meet buyers’ ever-changing sourcing requirements.

“In addition to all the features of GS Match, GSOS enables buyers and suppliers to interact through online meetings instant chats. Quality buyer communities and GS verified suppliers offering a new sourcing experience fitting in today’s demand.”

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iiPay Opens Asia Pac Hub in Singapore

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Client Growth and Technological Innovation Accelerate Geographical Expansion

DALLAS and SINGAPORE, July 29, 2020 — iiPay, a market-leader in providing global payroll solutions to multi-national corporations, released details of the new office opening earlier this year in Singapore.  Singapore serves as the hub for the Asia Pacific operations and represents an exciting juncture of continued growth and investment in supporting global clients through service excellence and market leading technical innovation. iiPay continues to grow and partner with its existing clients while adding new clients at a rapid pace.  This focus on client service excellence and innovation has resulted in an average revenue growth rate exceeding fifty percent for the last three years. The Singapore office launch follows the previously announced launch of its Budapest Hungary hub earlier this year.

According to Absolute Reports, a research report company, the global Payroll and HR Software market is anticipated to rise at a considerable rate, during the forecast period, between 2020 and 2026. In 2020, the market was growing at a steady rate and with the rising adoption of strategies by key players, the market is expected to rise over the projected horizon. Clients in the fast-growing Asia Pacific region need increased payroll visibility and global reporting combined with compliance and accurate payroll delivery.

“iiPay’s investment in the Asia Pac region represents a commitment to serve clients in an exciting growth market with tremendous opportunities to reduce complexities, ensure compliance, and provide a standardized approach to global payroll,” stated Curtis Holmes, Chief Operating Officer, iiPay. “Our clients expect operational excellence in their currencies, local language, and time zone while respecting cultural norms.  We expect to be our clients trusted payroll partner around the globe as they expand their business.”

iiPay provides a truly global payroll solution, with a single technology platform to underpin day-to-day service delivery and enable effective compliance management, payment disbursements, data analytics and a single, standardized, Employee Self-Service experience across the globe.

About iiPay: iiPay is a service-focused global payroll provider, driven by their innovative cloud-based technology. iiPay’s  technology solution empowers Payroll, HR and Finance professionals through advanced data management, analytics and business intelligence functionality, enabling the user to access and report on any global data at any time. Focused on outcomes, iiPay reduces complexity, centralizes and simplifies multi-country payroll processes, and ensures compliance in every country for their clients. iiPay are focused on being more than a payroll vendor; instead, they strive to be a true partner and an  extension of their client’s payroll team, rather than an external provider. iiPay currently provide fully managed global payroll services in more than 170 countries.  iiPay’s relentless focus on service and software enhancements and the continued expansion of their footprint reflects the vision of the company to simplify global payroll and the ambition to ‘Pay the Planet’.

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Workplace technology critical in attracting casual talent, research shows

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Survey shows casual employees may consider leaving a company that doesn’t have technology that automates communication and shift management

SYDNEY, July 28, 2020 — Eighty-three percent of casual workers in Australia prefer working for companies offering automated workplace technologies, research from Humanforce, a Sydney-based global provider of workforce management solutions, has found.

Workplace technology critical in attracting casual talent, research shows
Workplace technology critical in attracting casual talent, research shows

A further 22% of casual workers also said they would consider leaving a company if it did not offer technology that helped them to manage their work.

“Offering casual workers the technological tools that they clearly want, and that will help them to succeed in their roles, will show them that they are valued employees that a company is willing to invest in,” said Clayton Pyne, CEO of Humanforce. “On top of feeling valued, use of technology will make the day-to-day working lives of casual workers much easier and increase the chances of them wanting to stay in a role longer.”

Casual worker respondents said the work tasks that they thought held the most value in being automated by technology included accepting and swapping shifts (48%), communication around work availability (46%), easier and faster app-based communication (45%) and online rosters and timesheets (43%).

“There is a common misconception out there that casual workers don’t stay in one job or at one company for very long, and therefore they don’t require the same access to technology or supports as full-time employees do. Flying in the face of this, our research actually found that the majority of casual workers stayed in their casual jobs for longer time periods.”

The largest group of casual workers – 29% – said they had stayed in the one job for over five years, while a further 20% had stayed two to five years, followed by another 18% for over 12 months. At the shorter-term end of the scale, only 2.5% of casual workers had only stayed at one job for less than a month, 5.7% for less than three months and 13% less than six months.

“Casual workers are at the front-line of customer service, acting as the face of an organisation to the public. Engaged, long-term casual employees can better serve the public through a greater company, product and service knowledge. Having the right workplace technologies in place to support the work of casual employees should be a focus for all companies across Australia, especially now at a time when customer loyalty is challenged and positive customer service interactions have never been more important.”

Using apps and digital tools, advanced workplace management solutions automate a range of tasks that are commonly required of casual workers. These include employee availability, shift management, communication with management and teams, online rosters and timesheets, leave management and onboarding.

Casual workers said that they would gain most benefit from these automated technologies if they received training from their company (51%) or online (46%).

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Humanforce surveyed 503 Australian part-time and casual workers in April 2020 using a research platform.

About Humanforce 

Humanforce is a global provider of workforce management solutions for companies who need flexibility to manage complex workforces. Companies use Humanforce to manage everything from time and attendance, employee rostering, onboarding and availability. Humanforce has strong partnerships with industry leading payroll providers, with over 100 integrations and enable customer employees in over 9000 locations globally.

Humanforce was founded in Sydney in 2002, and today has offices across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and the UK. For more information: www.humanforce.com 

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Leading software development agency Titansoft selects PeopleStrong to power their HR Tech

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SINGAPORE, July 28, 2020 — PeopleStrong announced today that it has secured an agreement to power the HR technology for leading software development agency – Titansoft.

PeopleStrong will implement Alt Recruit (next-generation recruitment system), Alt Worklife (leading HRMS Software which provides a Hire to Retire solution) and Alt Performance (talent and performance management solution to enable faster outcomes).

“We chose PeopleStrong as our HR system service provider because of its flexibility to adapt to our agile way of work and unique HR practices. Other suppliers did not have systems that looked like they could be flexible enough to suit our needs. Another major factor is the comprehensiveness of the system which would enable us to have a digital touch point at every step of the employee journey,” said Joanna Zhan, Team Lead, People Operations, Titansoft. “For employees and candidates alike – we hope to be able to provide a better end-to-end experience. In a world where HR is embracing tech, we hope the new partnership with PeopleStrong would help us to stay ahead of the curve with data that is easily accessible for informed business & policy decisions. It will also reduce redundancies and free up more time for HR team to be involved in strategic initiatives.”

Ankur Sehgal (Regional Director, APAC, PeopleStrong) added, “We are happy to have Titansoft onboard PeopleStrong’s integrated people experience platform. PeopleStrong’s Mobile-first HCM solution will help Titansoft digitise their employee experience on a single unified multi-country platform. We look forward to partnering with Titansoft on this journey towards New Code of Work.”

PeopleStrong is Asia’s leading Work and HR Technology company, headquartered in India. With a million users from 350+ enterprises across industries, PeopleStrong impacts people productivity and experience agenda of enterprises and accelerates their journey towards the #NewCodeofWork. PeopleStrong’s product suite includes next-gen applications in the space of HR Technology (Talent Acquisition, Human Capital Management, Talent Management), Productivity, Analytics and Platform. Known for its penchant to innovate, PeopleStrong has many firsts to its name, the recent one being the application of Machine Learning in Recruitment (through Match Making) and Employee Experience (through Asia’s first HR Chatbot Jinie). PeopleStrong is the first company in the space to be successfully assessed on SSAE18 and recently won the prestigious CIO’s Choice Award for Talent Management on Cloud.

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Ikigai Enablers picks Alt Recruit to power their Singapore recruitment operations

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SINGAPORE, July 24, 2020 — PeopleStrong has announced today that a Singapore-based IT recruitment specialist will be coming onboard their PeopleStrong Alt system.

As a part of the agreement, PeopleStrong will implement Alt Recruit, their next-generation Application Tracking System for Ikigai Enablers Singapore recruitment operations.

“We are entering the ‘Experience’ economy where the focus is to create the ‘right experience’ for the candidates. The only way to effectively engage with candidates better is by leveraging technology. And PeopleStrong Alt Recruit’s superior functionalities can help us better engage with candidates at all stages of the process,” said Sriram Iyer, CEO and Founder of Ikigai Enablers. “Alt Recruit will help us with data insights that will enable faster turnaround and seamless experience for clients and candidates. Speed is the name of the game now and a smart Applicant Tracking System can help us provide that competitive edge.”

Ankur Sehgal, (Regional Director – APAC, PeopleStrong) added, “We are happy to have hrtech.sg onboard PeopleStrong’s integrated candidate experience platform. PeopleStrong’s Mobile-first talent acquisition solution will help Ikigai Enablers to digitise their candidate experience for multiple clients on a single unified platform. We look forward to enabling hrtech.sg and elevating their candidate experience.”

PeopleStrong Alt Recruit is a unified, intuitive, and intelligent recruitment technology platform which offers a configurable workflow-based design that helps in automating & digitizing their end-to-end hiring processes starting from job description (JD) to joining. This includes key processes such as ready-to-use job templates, intelligent skill recommendations, one-click job posting, unified sourcing, instant candidate match-making, conducting best-in-class assessments, candidate-centric processes such IVR & video interviewing for screening & shortlisting, configurable salary fitment calculations, digital offer approvals & roll-outs, pre-joining documentation & ensuring seamless joining of candidates.

About PeopleStrong

PeopleStrong is a leading Enterprise Work and HR Technology company from Asia, that is enriching experience at work for over 350+ customers and 1 Million employees globally. On its journey to writing the #NewCodeofWork, PeopleStrong product suite includes next-gen applications in the space of HR Technology (Talent Acquisition, Human Capital Management, Talent Management), Collaboration, Intelligence, and Analytics and platform.  PeopleStrong is the first company in the space to be successfully assessed on SSAE18 and recently won the prestigious CIO’s Choice Award for Talent Management on Cloud & HR Vendor of the Year.

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NetDragon Launched International Summer Intern Program

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FUZHOU, China, July 22, 2020 — On July 21, 2020, NetDragon’s International Summer Intern Program opened, 17 college graduates from different countries and regions, such as the United States, Italy, and Serbia, began to formally take up their posts. It is reported that they have been screened out among more than 200 candidates. Affected by the global epidemic situation, they will spend this wonderful international internship online in the next six weeks. It will become the most special one among the seven consecutive sessions held by NetDragon.

The International Summer Intern Program is a normalized platform for international college graduates, which was created by NetDragon in 2014. It mainly recruits international students graduate from game planning, industrial design, experience design, interface design, product design and other majors, aiming to stimulate the spark of innovation when collision happens between domestic and overseas design concepts. At the same time, candidates with high potential will be employed finally.

This time, NetDragon has received more than 200 resumes, including high-quality students recommended by institutions that have established friendly cooperation with NetDragon, as well as international students who have signed up by themselves from other colleges and universities. Finally, a total of 17 students entered the internship, including 11 masters and 6 undergraduate students from more than 10 universities, such as the University of North Texas (UNT), University of Novi Sad, Milan Polytechnic University, Waseda University and London University of Arts.

At the live video streaming of the opening ceremony, Lin Chen, senior vice president of NetDragon, delivered a welcome speech. He said, “Design is the focus of our work, which is not a simple thing, it creates value for our users. The significance of the internship program is to share experience accumulated by NetDragon in design methodology and design tools, and help to create a better life and better world together with new designers and who wants to be a designer from all over the world.”

During the 6-week internship, NetDragon will organize a series of activities such as design workshop, methodology exchange meeting, project practice, etc., according to the interns’ specialty. Interns can also participate in the design of NetDragon’s key products, or involve themselves in the project implementation, especially during the internationalization process of Edmodo, Promethean and other products. In addition, NetDragon will also provide interns with the innovative course of Design Methodology independently developed by Liu Dejian, founder and chairman of NetDragon. This is the summary and refinement of design experience that has been proved successful by practice in the process of long-term product development. This course has won high attention in Harvard University, and also in the Design and Learning course of Beijing Normal University. Interns will be improved in the combination of methodology and practice.

According to the reports, NetDragon will provide job quotas to outstanding interns after the internship period, and part of the international graduates have chosen to stay in NetDragon through this program in these years. To strengthen the cooperation with overseas colleges and universities, attract overseas high-quality students and accelerate the integration with overseas market are important ideas for the rapid development abroad. At present, NetDragon has set foot in more than 190 countries and regions such as Russia, Egypt, Nigeria, and Serbia, covering more than 2 million classrooms and benefiting more than 100 million users.