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  • MIL-OSI Russia: ROSNEFT OIL COMPANY FULL YEAR 2024 IFRS RESULTS

    Source: Rosneft – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

    • 2024 HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION  AMOUNTED TO 255.9 MLN TOE
    • 2024 LIQUID HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION AMOUNTED TO 184.0 MLN TONS
    • 2024 GAS PRODUCTION TOTALLED 87.5 BCM
    • 2024 EBITDA AMOUNTED TO RUB 3,029 BLN
    • 2024 NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ROSNEFT SHAREHOLDERS AMOUNTED TO RUB 1,084 BLN
    • 2024 FREE CASH FLOW AMOUNTED TO RUB 1,295 BLN
    • 2024 UNIT UPSTREAM COSTS AMOUNTED TO $2.9/BOE
    • THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PAID TAXES AND OTHER PAYMENTS BY THE COMPANY TO THE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION EXCEEDED RUB 6.1 TRLN

    Rosneft Oil Company (hereafter, “Rosneft”, and the “Company”) publishes its results for 12M 2024 prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

      12M
    2024    		 12M
    2023    		 % change
      RUB bln (except for %)
    Revenues from sales and equity share in profits of associates and joint ventures 10,139 9,163 10.7%
    EBITDA 3,029 3,005 0.8%
    Net income attributable to Rosneft shareholders 1,084 1,267 (14.4)%
    CAPEX 1,442 1,297 11.2%
    Adjusted free cash flow 1,295 1,427 (9.3)%

     

    Igor Sechin, Chairman of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer of Rosneft, said:

    “In the reporting year, the Company operated against the backdrop of oil production cap under the OPEC+ agreement, increased taxation, the natural monopolies tariff rises outstripping inflation, incremental anti-terrorist security costs, growing sanctions pressure, and unprecedented interest rates increases.

    Management focused its efforts on revenue and EBITDA growth, while maintaining unit upstream costs at less than $3/boe, which is in line with our strategic objective, as well as on debt burden reduction. At the end of the year the net financial debt/EBITDA ratio amounted to less than 1.2x.

    Rosneft is the country’s largest taxpayer. In 2024, the total amount of paid taxes and other payments made by the Company to the consolidated budget of the Russian Federation exceeded RUB 6,1 trillion1.This is record high both for the Company and for the whole of the Russian market.

    The net income attributable to the Company’s shareholders is lower as compared to the previous year due to the impact of non-cash factors, the main one being the revaluation of tax liabilities due to the income tax rate increase to 25% from 2025. In accordance with IFRS requirements, this resulted in a restatement of deferred tax with a negative income effect of RUB 0.24 trillion. However, efficient execution and improved development parameters of a number of our key projects afforded an opportunity to dramatically reduce the negative effect of these changes.

    The sizable key rate increase exerted additional pressure on the net income. In particular, the Company’s interest expenses on loans and borrowings increased 1.5 times in 2024. I should note that the Bank of Russia maintains a very high real interest rate in the economy: in the last two years, it has been the highest in the world.

    Taking into account our shareholders’ interests and in full compliance with the dividend policy, in February, the Company paid an interim dividend of RUB 36.47 per share. The Company has been paying dividends consecutively since 1999. The dividend base has remained unchanged since the 2011 dividend, which ensures transparency and predictability of the dividend amount. I am pleased to note that in the last year alone the number of our shareholders increased by almost a third and reached 1.5 million people.

    Taking into account the negative macroeconomic environment, the Company forcibly adjusts its strategy to sustain its fundamental value. In 2024, in order to support its stock prices during the periods of sharp decline, the Company continued its Share Buyback Program previously approved by the Board of Directors. At the end of October – beginning of November 2024, when the Russian stock market hit its local lows, Rosneft successfully bought back about 2.6 mln of its shares at an average price of RUB 443.7. The Company used the same mechanism during 2020, when commodity markets suffered a COVID-pandemic related price crisis. At that time, the Company bought back about 0.76% of its shares at an average price of RUB 347.5. The current stake value exceeds the buyback price by more than 1.5х”.

    Operating performance

    Exploration and production

    FY2024, liquid hydrocarbon production amounted to 184.0 mln tons (3,737 th. bpd) on the back of, primarily, the production cap in compliance with the decisions of the Russian Government.

    In 2024, the Company’s gas production amounted to 87.5 bcm (1,455 th. boepd), maintaining Rosneft’s status as the largest independent gas producer in Russia. Greenfield projects in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District commissioned in 2022 account for over a third of the Company’s gas production.

    As a result, in 2024, the Company’s hydrocarbon production amounted to 255.9 mln toe (5,192 th. boepd).

    In 2024, production drilling footage exceeded 12 mln meters. Rosneft commissioned over 3 th. new wells, horizontal wells accounting for 72% of that amount.

    In 2024, Rosneft conducted 1.2 th. linear km of 2D seismic and 5.3 th. sq. km of 3D seismic onshore Russia. The Company completed testing of 62 exploratory wells with a success rate of 89%.

    In 2024, Rosneft discovered 7 deposits and 97 new hydrocarbon accumulations to the total of 0.2 bln toe under the AB1C1+B2C2 categories of the Russian reserve classification due to the high efficiency of the Company’s exploration activities. As a result, Rosneft’s hydrocarbon reserves under the Russian classification amounted to 21.5 bln toe (AB1C1+B2C2) at the end of 2024.

    Following an audit under the international PRMS classification (Petroleum Resources Management System), the Company’s 2P hydrocarbon reserves amounted to 11.4 bln toe. The 2P reserves replacement ratio exceeds 100%.

    Vostok Oil Project

    As part of the Vostok Oil project, in 2024, the Company completed 0.7 th. linear km of 2D seismic and 0.6 th. sq. km of 3D seismic. Rosneft carried out successful testing of 4 wells, with 1 well being drilled and 3 more wells being tested.

    In the reporting year, the project scope expanded from 52 to 60 license areas, and the resource base under the Russian classification increased to 7.0 bln tons of crude oil.

    The Company continues pilot development of the Payakhskoye, Ichemminskoye and Baikalovskoye fields: in 2024, production drilling footage amounted to 92 th. meters, while 11 production wells were completed. Successful drilling and testing of wells at the Payakhskoye field resulted in transportation of produced oil to the nearby Suzun field.

    Work is underway at the ‘Vankor – Payakha – Sever Bay’ trunk oil pipeline. As of the end of 2024, over 78,000 piles were installed; 359 km of pipeline were laid, including a 119 km long two-piped section. The Company completed laying and leak testing of the main pipeline crossing the Yenisei River, continues laying the backup pipeline.

    The Company completed most of the work on the construction of two cargo berths, as well as a berth for the port fleet at the Sever Bay Port terminal. Construction of the first oil loading berth is underway, and preparatory work for the second one is carried out. Construction of a crude oil delivery and acceptance point and the Suzun oil pumping station is underway. The Company continues with the construction of logistics infrastructure and hydraulic engineering installations, shore reinforcement, and expansion of onshore and berth infrastructure.

    Refining

    In 2024, Rosneft processed 82.6 mln tons of crude oil in Russia.

    Efforts have been made to maintain a high degree of reliability of refining assets and transition to domestic technologies. In particular, Rosneft provides its refineries with proprietary catalysts, which are essential for the production of high-quality motor fuel. In 2024, Rosneft produced more than 2 th. tons of catalysts for hydrotreatment of diesel fuel and gasoline fractions, as well as protective layer catalysts. Rosneft subsidiaries also produced 138 tons of gasoline reforming catalysts and 390 tons of catalysts for hydrogen production, petrochemicals and adsorbents. 1.6 th. tons of coked catalysts for hydrotreatment of diesel fuel were regenerated.

    Stable supply of high-quality motor fuel to Russian consumers is one of Rosneft’s key priorities. In 2024, the Company sold 43.6 mln tons of petroleum products in the domestic market, including 13.1 mln tons of gasoline and 18.1 mln tons of diesel fuel.

    The Company is an active participant of trading activities at the St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange (SPIMEX). In the reporting year, Rosneft sold 10.1 mln tons of gasoline and diesel fuel on the exchange, which is twice the required volume.

    Financial performance

    Operating performance and the current macroeconomic environment combined with management solutions determined the dynamics of the Company’s key financial indicators.

    The Company’s revenue2 for 2024 amounted to RUB 10,139 bln, representing an increase of 10.7% year-on-year on the back of higher Urals prices. EBITDA amounted to RUB 3,029 bln with an EBITDA margin of 29.7%.

    The unit upstream liftng costs in 2024 amounted to $2.9/boe.

    FY2024 net income attributable to Rosneft shareholders amounted to RUB 1,084 bln, which was 14.4% lower year-on-year and driven primarily by higher debt financing rates, as well as non-cash factors, including exchange rate revaluation of foreign currency liabilities and the effect of changes in the income tax rate.

    In 2024, capital expenditures amounted to RUB 1,442 bln, which was 11.2% year-on-year higher due to the scheduled implementation of the investment program at Upstream assets. At the same time, free cash flow3 in the reporting period reached RUB 1,295 bln.

    The net debt / EBITDA ratio at the end of 2024 remained unchanged in comparison with the end of Q3 2024, amounting to 1.2x, despite new negative macroeconomic factors.

    ESG

    Based on 2024 results, Rosneft reaffirmed its leading positions in sustainable development as well as high quality of information disclosure.

    The Company once again became a constituent of the Moscow Exchange – RAEX “ESG Balanced” Index with the best performance among Russian oil and gas companies. Rosneft became the only Russian oil and gas company with an AA ESG-rating assigned by RAEX for its “very high” level of ESG risk and opportunity management, with Rosneft governance rating at the highest AAA level.

    As a result of RAEX research, Rosneft was recognized as a leader of efficient management of water resources, becoming the only Russian oil and gas company among the top-10 rating participants with the highest scores in prudent water consumption, as well as in the quality of corporate policies and programs related to water consumption. The share of recycled and reused water at Rosneft production facilities consistently has exceeded 90% for 10 years.

    Moreover, Rosneft became the only Russian oil and gas company with the highest A+ rating “Leader of Corporate ESG Practices in the Russian Federation” from the Corporate Development Agency “Da-strategy”.

    In the reporting period, the Company proceeded with activities aimed at achieving sustainable development goals under the ‘Rosneft-2030: Reliable Energy and Global Energy Transition’ strategy.

    Rosneft applies advanced technologies and state-of-the-art production methods to create a safe working environment and minimize the risk of occupational injuries and occupational illnesses. In 2024, the Lost Workday Injury Severity (LWIS) went down by 23%.

    In 2024, there were no gas, oil and water shows (release of oil, gas or water to the surface) during well drilling operations at Rosneft facilities. The Company continued with pipeline replacement as part of its efforts to minimize oil and petroleum product spills.

    In 2024, Rosneft reduced the area of contaminated land by 9%, and the volume of oily waste – by 11% under the corporate program for the elimination of environmental legacy. In particular, the Company completed execution of a large-scale remediation program of legacy lands harmed during the Soviet years at the Samotlor oil field. Biological soil productivity was restored at the area of more than 2.2 th. hectares.

    1 Excluding the reimbursement of the excise duty on crude oil, which represents compensation for oil companies’ losses from motor fuels domestic price controls and refinery modernization costs.
    2 Includes sales revenue and income from associated organizations and joint ventures.
    3 Adjusted for prepayments under long-term oil supply contracts, including accrued interest payments thereon, net change in operations of subsidiary banks, and operations with trading securities.

    Department of Information and Advertising
    Rosneft Oil Company
     March 20, 2025

    These materials contain statements regarding future events and expectations that are forward-looking estimates. Any statement in these materials that is not historical information is a forward-looking statement that involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the expected results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to adjust the data contained herein to reflect actual results, changes in underlying assumptions or factors affecting the forward-looking statements.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Rosneft Oil Company Holds Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

    Source: Rosneft – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

    Rosneft held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, where it has been decided to approve the payment of dividends for 2023 in the amount of 29.01 roubles per share. 

    July 9, 2024 was set as the dividend record date. The dividends will be paid to nominee shareholders and trustees not later than July 23, 2024, and to other shareholders registered in the shareholder register not later than August 13, 2024.

    The shareholders have elected a new Board of Directors consisting of 11 members:

    • Andrey I. Akimov – Chairman of the Management Board, Gazprombank (Joint-Stock Company);
    • Pedro A. Aquino, Jr. – CEO of OIL & PETROLEUM HOLDINGS INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES LIMITED, Independent Director (the Republic of the Philippines);
    • Faisal Alsuwaidi – Representative of Qatar Investments Authority (the State of Qatar);
    • Hamad Rashid Al-Mohannadi – Representative of Qatar Investments Authority (the State of Qatar);
    • Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada – Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Doha University  for Science and Technology, member of the Board of Directors of Nesma Infrastructure & Technology, member of the Advisory Committee of the GCC Supreme Council, Independent Director (the State of Qatar);
    • Viktor G. Martynov – Rector of Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (National Research University), Independent Director;
    • Alexander D. Nekipelov –  Director of the Moscow School of Economics at the Lomonosov Moscow State University, Independent Director;
    • Alexander V. Novak – Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation;
    • Maxim S. Oreshkin – Deputy Head of the RF President Administration;
    • Govind Kottieth Satish – Managing Director of VALUE PROLIFIC CONSULTING SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED, Independent Director (India);
    • Igor I. Sechin – Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Management Board of Rosneft Oil Company;

    The Meeting of Shareholders has also approved the Annual Report and Financial Statements, and decided to elect an Audit Commission consisting of five members.

    Information and Advertising Department
    Rosneft
    June 28, 2024

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    Keywords: Corporate Governance 2024

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Rosneft and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) develop cooperation in the social sphere

    Source: Rosneft – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

    Rosneft and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) signed an Agreement on financing the construction of a cultural center in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).

    The documents were inked by Igor Sechin, Chief Executive Officer of Rosneft, and Aysen Nikolaev, Head of the Republic of Sakha.

    In accordance with the arrangements reached, a Multifunctional Cultural Center will be built in the village of Tas-Yuryakh, Mirny District, using the Company’s funds. The complex will include a village culture center, a library, a post office, an assembly hall and a gym.

    In 2023, Taas-Yuryakh Neftegazodobycha (part of Rosneft), supported the establishment of a Growth Point center for industry-specific and digital education at the school of Tas-Yuryakh village – the rooms for robotics, 3D modeling, and the school press center were renovated. The school was provided with a TV studio, a language laboratory, and a local history museum that features an exhibition and educational exposition.

    Rosneft pays great attention to supporting educational, social, cultural and enlightenment projects in the Republic. According to the Cooperation Agreement signed between the Company and the Government of the region in 2015, major joint projects are being implemented.

    In 2022, in the year of the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Sakha, Rosneft opened the Small Academy of Sciences in the village of Chapaevo, Khangalassky District, which has become a kind of hub of research and project activities for schoolchildren throughout the Far Eastern region. Children from both big cities and remote areas of the Republic study in the new 7,000 m2 building. The facility functions according to the model of the Sirius Educational Center.

    In addition, the Company allocated funds in 2023 to establish a Full Cycle Oil and Gas Process Factory training center on the basis of the Regional Technical College in the town of Mirny. The Center is scheduled to be opened this year.

    Reference:

    Rosneft is represented in Yakutia by Taas-Yuryakh Neftegazodobycha, which is developing the Srednebotuobinskoye oil and gas condensate field. The entity is one of the three largest Rosneft assets in the East Siberian oil cluster. Production exceeds 5 million tons of oil per year. The entity carries out large-scale geological exploration in the Republic of Sakha.

    Department of Information and Advertising
    Rosneft Oil Company
    September 4, 2024

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    Keywords: Social News 2024

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Rosneft and ITMO University Sign a Technological Cooperation Agreement

    Source: Rosneft – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

    During the XXVII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Rosneft and the St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO University) signed an agreement on joint development of knowledge-intensive digital projects.

    The document envisages the development of competitive technologies, and joint research studies in the field of infochemistry, digital modeling, chemical informatics*, electrochemistry and robotics for the needs of the oil and gas industry.

    The Agreement also provides for involvement of students, postgraduate students, doctoral candidates and the academic staff of ITMO University into Rosneft’s scientific research.

    The development of technological potential is one of the key elements of Rosneft’s 2030 Strategy. The Company prioritizes innovation activities defining technological leadership as a key factor of competitiveness in the oil market.

    Reference:

    Rosneft is a leader in development and implementation of innovative technologies for sustainable development of the oil and gas industry, and is the only Russian oil and gas company that has a line of in-house import-substituting software products.

    ITMO University is a recognized educational leader in the area of artificial intelligence and information technologies in Russia.

    *- application of IT methods to solve chemical problems

    Rosneft
    Information and Advertising Department
    June 7, 2024

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    Keywords: Social News 2024

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Microalgae: an innovative tool for bioeconomy

    Source: Peoples’Friendship University of Russia –

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    Products derived from microalgae represent a cutting-edge development in the field of bioeconomy. The potential of this biological resource was discussed at the international research seminar “Foundations for a Green Sustainable Energy”, part of the BRICS Network University’s thematic group on “Energy”. The event was organized by the Institute of Ecology at RUDN University.

    The series of scientific seminars is designed to inform graduate students and young researchers from the universities participating in the BRICS Network University about the scientific challenges being solved by partner institutions and to encourage them to participate in international academic mobility

    Sergey Shirinsky,

    Associate Professor of the Department of Electromechanics, Electrical and Electronic Apparatus at NRU “MPEI”.

    The main speaker of the seminar was Irina Adarchenko, a graduate student from the Institute of Ecology at RUDN University with the presentation “Innovative Tools for Bioeconomy: the case of microalgae production.”

    Production

    Microalgae production is a key source of valuable bioproducts, including proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, vitamins, and various other beneficial compounds. However, their extraction involves a complex, multi-stage process.

    First, microalgae are cultivated under controlled conditions, whether in open ponds, closed photobioreactors, or fermenters. The biomass produced this way is then harvested and dehydrated. To release the contents of the cells, it is necessary to remove the cell walls. This can be done through mechanical, chemical, or enzymatic methods. Next step is the extraction process, where organic solvents, alkalis, acids, and enzymes are utilized to isolate specific compounds. The resulting extracts are then separated and purified to obtain the product.

    For example, high-purity proteins are extracted using alkaline extraction or enzymatic hydrolysis, while Omega-3 fatty acids are obtained through lipid extraction with organic solvents followed by separation. Vitamins and natural pigments are extracted using specialized solvents. Antioxidants and other specific compounds are extracted using solvent extraction and chromatography

    Areas of use

    Proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates derived from microalgae have potential applications in the food industry, for example, as additives, ingredients for functional foods, and aquaculture feed. Vitamins, pigments, antioxidants, and other bioactive compounds can be used in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and dietary supplements. In the energy sector, lipids are used for the production of biodiesel, while carbohydrates are used for bioethanol. In agriculture, microalgal biomass is becoming a biofertilizer. Furthermore, microalgae are used for wastewater treatment and in the production of biodegradable plastics.

    Bioeconomy uses microalgae for several reasons:

    1. Microalgae exhibit rapid growth rates, allowing for the production of biomass in significant quantities in a short time frame.
    2. It does not require arable land, as they can be cultivated in controlled environments.
    3. Microalgae are capable of absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere, helping to mitigate the greenhouse effect.
    4. It also plays a crucial role in bioremediation, cleaning up wastewater and contaminated sites.
    5. The diverse range of microalgal species, each with its unique composition, opens up avenues for a wide variety of products.

    Microalgae hold significant potential for addressing both food and environmental security issues. Their application in bioremediation and biofuel production is becoming increasingly prevalent. A key aspect of developing effective solutions is the selection of microorganisms. Therefore, research aimed at discovering new strains of microalgae with unique traits, such as mixotrophy, is particularly relevant today.

    Anna Popkova

    Deputy Director for International Activities at the Institute of Ecology of RUDN

    Microalgae provide proteins and micronutrients to the population, addressing the global challenge of food security. They also play a crucial role in ensuring energy security by offering renewable sources of biofuels, which helps reduce dependence on fossil fuels. The exciting prospects for using microalgae are tied to advancements in cultivation, processing, and scaling up production technologies. In the future, we can expect the emergence of new bioproducts derived from microalgae, as well as an expansion of their applications across various industries.

    Technologies for cultivating microalgae

    There are several technologies for cultivating microalgae.

    • Open ponds represent the most cost-effective option, although they do not allow for complete control over growth conditions.
    • Closed photobioreactors provide more regulated environments, ensuring higher productivity and biomass purity, but they come with a significantly higher price tag.
    • Hybrid systems blend elements of open ponds and closed photobioreactors to optimize the production process.
    • Additionally, fermenters are used for cultivating certain types of microalgae in the dark, utilizing organic substrates for growth.

    The implementation of these technologies in production comes with a range of challenges and obstacles. The high costs of production require substantial investments in equipment and infrastructure. Additionally, the low productivity of certain strains and processing methods needs further optimization and scaling efforts. Cultivation and processing processes are highly energy-intensive, highlighting the need to develop more efficient and environmentally friendly solutions. Another critical concern is the risk of water body eutrophication when microalgae are used in bioremediation, which necessitates strict monitoring and regulation. On top of this, scaling up laboratory innovations to industrial production remains challenging, compounded by logistical issues and difficulties in storing biomass and derived products.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: RUDN received the ‘Time of Innovations’ award for its own patented development ‘Digital Pre-University Faculty’

    Source: Peoples’Friendship University of Russia –

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    Peoples‘ Friendship University of Russia (’RUDN’) has been awarded the All-Russian prize “Time for Innovations” for its patented development ‘Digital Pre-University Faculty’, which allows you to study Russian from anywhere in the world.

    RUDN project stood out among many participants in the nomination ‘Innovative and Active Company of the Year’ in the category ‘IT and Digital Technologies’.

    Currently, the platform has trained more than 16,000 users from 82 countries who have studied and continue to study Russian using their native intermediate language. This unique feature of the platform makes the learning process more accessible and effective.

    Speakers of 9 languages can learn Russian through their native language: Chinese, Farsi, Turkish, Arabic, English, French, Spanish, Vietnamese, Myanmar.

    Russian language rules, instructions and hints are available in users’ native language. 

    In addition to Russian, users can also study 8 general education disciplines on the platform, including maths, computer science, chemistry, physics, biology, history, literature and social studies.

    Despite the large number of educational resources, there are currently no similar learning platform software solutions in the world, the use of which is possible without prior preparation – knowledge of the alphabet and the ability to read in the language being learnt, which makes the Digital Pre-University Faculty a truly unique development. The project is currently at the stage of improvement and expansion of technological and user capabilities.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: V.F. Stanis 100th anniversary medal: RUDN foreign alumni

    Source: Peoples’Friendship University of Russia –

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    The aaniversary medal to the 100th anniversary of V.F. Stanis is awarded to RUDN current and ex-employees and students for: significant contribution to the university development; long-standing commitment to maintaining ties with the university; fruitful cooperation of Russian and foreign organizations, scientists and public figures with the university.

    The aaniversary medal to the 100th anniversary of V.F. Stanis is awarded to RUDN current and ex-employees and students for:

    • significant contribution to the university development;
    • long-standing commitment to maintaining ties with the university;
    • fruitful cooperation of Russian and foreign organizations, scientists and public figures with the university.

    RUDN foreign alumni

    For their contribution to the promotion of RUDN abroad, for maintaining relations with the university and cooperation, 16 foreign graduates received the V.F. Stanis anniversary medal:

    1. Galina Abbas (Lebanon);
    2. Hamed Muhieddin Abou Zahr (Lebanon, Peru);
    3. Al-Twal Salam Fakhri (Jordan);
    4. Gupta Sudhir (India);
    5. Georges Aoun (Lebanon);
    6. Kalumbi Shangula (Namibia);
    7. Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh);
    8. Mustafa Hammoud Al-Nawaise (Jordan);
    9. Navin Saxena (India);
    10. Najim Riad Yousef (Lebanon);
    11. Nilakshi Suryanarayan (India);
    12. Gagan Patwardhan (India);
    13. Rigoberto Santos Hilario (Dominican Republic);
    14. Ruben Dario Flores (Colombia);
    15. Auelbek Tokzhanov (Kazakhstan);
    16. Jose Hidalgo Salazar (Ecuador).

    Faculty of Economics and Law

    • Mizanur Rahman, graduate ‘81 — head of the Association of Alumni of Russian and Soviet Universities in Bangladesh.
    • Mustafa Hammoud Al-Nawaise, graduate ‘91 — international lawyer, former Secretary General of the Constitutional Court of Jordan.
    • Hamed Muhieddin Abou Zahr, graduate ‘92 — President of the Arab-Peruvian Chamber of Commerce, Vice-president of the Association of RUDN Alumni in Peru, Honorary Consul of Lebanon in Peru.

    Faculty of Science

    Graduate ‘78 of the Faculty of Science, majoring in Chemistry, Navin Saxena is the President of the international group of pharmaceutical companies: Rusan Pharma (India), Euro-Med (Russia), Pharmaker (Great Britain), Uzpharmaker (Uzbekistan), Pharmaker (Ukraine), Pharmaker (UAE) and owns the pharmaceutical companies Rusan Pharma and Pharmaker. In 2005, Rusan Pharma became a supplier of vital drugs under the Benefit-2005 program in the Russian Federation. It still remains one of the largest suppliers of drugs to the Russian Ministry of Health, the Russian Ministry of Defense and the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, as well as to the services of the Russian Army. Navin Saxena is the author of a large number of publications in Russian and foreign scientific journals, has drugs copyright certificates and patents.

    Faculty of History and Philology

    • Ruben Dario Flores, graduate ‘83 — Director of the Leo Tolstoy Institute of Culture in Bogota, Colombia.
    • Nilakshi Suryanarayan, graduate ‘80 — Head of the Department of Slavonic and Finno-Ugrian Studies at the University of Delhi, professor, teacher of Russian language and literature.
    • Galina Abbas, graduate ‘92 — President of RUDN University Alumni Association in Lebanon.

    All of them actively promote Russian education and the Russian language in their countries. Thus, Nilakshi Suryanarayan is the author of a popular manual among Indian students of philology, “Russian Verbs with Prefixes: Meaning and Usage”. Galina Abbas was awarded the Pushkin Medal, and Ruben Dario Flores is a translator of works by Russian poets A.Pushkin, B.Pasternak and A.Tarkovsky.

    Faculty of Medicine

    In 1978, Najim Riad Youssef graduated from the Faculty of Medicine. Najim Riad Youssef is the CEO of RamTEK LLC and Vice-Chairman of the Lebanese-Russian Friendship Society, popularizing Russian higher education and science abroad, which made him the Ambassador of Russian Education and Science.

    Kalumbi Shangula graduated from the Faculty of Medicine in 1983. He is the Minister of Health and Social Services of Namibia. He is member of the Medical Association of Namibia, the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in Great Britain, and the New York Academy of Sciences.

    Faculty of Engineering

    The largest number of graduates awarded the medal to the 100th anniversary of V.F. Stanis graduated from the Engineering faculty: Jose Hidalgo Salazar in 1973, Patwardhan Gagan in 1975, Al-Twal Salam Fakhri in 1983, Rigoberto Hilario Santos and Georges Aoun in 1984.

    They continue to maintain contact with RUDN, creating new opportunities for the future students. Jose Hidalgo Salazar, CEO of IGGEKO LLC, became a laureate of the Order of Friendship. Al-Twal Salam Fakhri, a senior specialist in the regional office of the UN Development Program, member of the Jordan-Russia Friendship Society was awarded the Order of Friendship by the decree of the President of the Russian Federation. Rigoberto Hilario Santos, CEO of the engineering and construction company CONSUDOM SRL, member of the Presidium of the Dominican College of Architects and Geodesic Engineers, former Director of the Department of the Ministry of Public Works and Communications of the Dominican Republic, became the Ambassador of Russian Education and Science. Patwardhan Gagan, Head of Union Exports LLC, received the Order of Friendship for promoting the Russian language in Western India. Professor Georges Aoun, Head of the department of basic disciplines at the engineering faculty of the Lebanese University, organized summer schools with the Agrarian and Technological Institute, Engineering Academy and the Institute of the Russian language, as well as a double degree program with the Philological faculty of RUDN, author of a number of publication on teaching Russian as a foreign language.

    Faculty of Agriculture

    Auelbek Tokzhanov, a 1982 graduate of the Faculty of Agriculture, is currently the CEO of Skymax Technologies Group of Companies, AK Karal Diatomit Industry. He heads the UDN-RUDN Alumni and Friends Association in Kazakhstan and is a member of the expert group in the Innovative Economy direction of the Nur Otan party. Aulbek Tokzhanov is a co-founder of the Literary Alliance Public Foundation, which supports the work of Olzhas Suleimenov and young talents.

    Gupta Sudhir is a 1983 graduate of the Faculty of Agriculture and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Amtel Corporation. To support students, he has established 80 personal scholarships of 3,000 rubles per month. Gupta Sudhir was also awarded the Order of Friendship.

    V.F. Stanis anniversary medals were also awarded to 28 Russian graduates, employees and partners of RUDN University.

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  • MIL-OSI Africa: Applications Open for the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Startup Program – Africa’s Launchpad for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Founders

    Source: APO

     The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST Africa) (www.Meltwater.org), a leader in tech entrepreneurship training and early to growth stage startup support, has officially opened applications for its newly evolved Training Program; the MEST AI Startup Program. This bold redesign of MEST’s flagship Training Program is built to prepare Africa’s most promising tech talents to build, launch, and scale world-class AI startups.

    For over 17 years, MEST has trained and supported software entrepreneurs across the continent, contributing to Africa’s innovation economy. Now, as artificial intelligence transforms industries at a very rapid pace, MEST is positioning Africa’s tech entrepreneurs at the forefront of this shift.

    “Africa has world-class tech talent, and it’s time AI solutions built on the continent reach users everywhere,” says Emily Fiagbedzi, Director of the MEST AI Startup Program. “MEST is proud to contribute to this reality through our training and incubation program that equips talent from across Africa with training and mentoring from international experts for the development of globally relevant AI Software.”

    The MEST AI Startup Program is a fully-funded, immersive experience hosted in Accra, Ghana that equips Africa’s most promising AI entrepreneurs with the technical, business, and leadership skills to build and scale globally competitive startups. Over an intensive seven-month training phase, founders receive hands-on instruction, technical mentorship, and business coaching from global experts while developing AI-powered solutions to real-world challenges. The top ventures then advance to a four-month incubation period, where they refine their products, secure market traction, and sharpen their go-to-market strategies. At the end of incubation, startups have an opportunity to pitch for pre-seed investment of up to $100, 000 and join the MEST Portfolio.

    As MEST Founder Jorn Lyseggen notes, “Mastering AI and the advanced AI tools available today is a must for any entrepreneur and further levelling the playing field. The world has never been flatter. We are proud and excited to announce that the next batch of MEST entrepreneurs will be trained by some of the most knowledgeable people in the industry from companies such as OpenAI, Perplexity, Google, and Meltwater.”

    For the 2026 intake, the program is open to African founders based in West Africa aged 21 – 30 with software development experience who want to start their own AI startup.

    Apply now at https://bit.ly/MESTAI26_APO

    Distributed by APO Group on behalf of The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST Africa).

    Media Contact:
    Ophesmur Naa Adjeley Adjei
    Marketing and Communications Manager
    ophesmur@meltwater.org

    About MEST Africa:
    Established in 2008 as the non‑profit arm of Meltwater, the Meltwater Foundation drives job creation and economic growth in Africa through software entrepreneurship. Headquartered in Accra, Ghana, the Foundation’s Entrepreneurial Support Organisation—MEST—delivers a full-time, in-person intensive tech‑entrepreneurship training to emerging talent from more than 22 African countries and provides early‑stage investment to promising ventures. To extend this impact, the Foundation launched MESTx, a suite of collaborative programs designed and delivered with like‑minded partners to expand digital‑skills training and startup acceleration across the continent. Since inception, the Meltwater Foundation has trained 2,000+ entrepreneurs and invested in 90+ startups across the continent—fueling innovation, creating jobs, and shaping Africa’s next generation of tech entrepreneurs.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Egyptian and Ukrainian leaders discuss Russian-Ukrainian conflict and regional developments in the Middle East

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    CAIRO, July 3 (Xinhua) — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky held a telephone conversation on Wednesday to discuss the Russia-Ukraine conflict and regional developments in the Middle East, the Egyptian presidential office said in a statement.

    Speaking about the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, A.F. al-Sisi stressed the importance of achieving a diplomatic and political solution, emphasizing the need to “prioritize dialogue as a means of resolving the current crisis.”

    According to the statement, he reaffirmed Egypt’s “full support for all efforts aimed at achieving a peaceful settlement as soon as possible.”

    During the talks, the two leaders discussed the broader regional situation, especially the recent ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran. The sides stressed “the need to maintain the ceasefire” and resume negotiations to achieve a peaceful settlement.

    The parties also discussed bilateral relations and ways to strengthen cooperation in the economic, trade and investment spheres.

    The phone call took place amid widespread calls for an end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict that began in February 2022. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Summer School of Engineering and Economics: Young Scientists from All Over the Country Will Gather Again at the State University of Management

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: State University of Management – Official website of the State –

    From July 21 to 25, 2025, the Summer Engineering and Economics School 2025 will be held at the State University of Management.

    For the fourth time, the Scientific School will unite young scientists and engineers from different Russian universities to create inter-university and interdisciplinary collaborations to solve problems of achieving technological leadership and strengthening the value sovereignty of our country.

    The School’s scientific areas are engineering, UAS, mechanical engineering, food security, artificial intelligence, and sustainable development.

    Every year, the School is scaled up, new participants from universities in different regions of the country join the project. If in the first stream of the engineering and economic school, which took place in 2023, 3 universities took part – GUU, GGNTU named after academician M.D. Millionshchikov and SKMMI (STU), then this year the number of participants increased to eight:

    BSTU named after V.G. Shukhov (Belgorod) VlSU named after A.G. and N.G. Stoletov (Vladimir) GGNTU named after academician M.D. Millionshchikov (Grozny) State University of Education (Moscow) Moscow State University named after A.I. Kuindzhi (Mariupol) NTU “Sirius” (Krasnodar region) SKGMI (GTU) (Vladikavkaz) St. Petersburg Federal Research Center RAS (St. Petersburg)

    Let us recall that one of the results of the 2024 School was a joint interdisciplinary scientific project between the State University of Management and the State Petroleum Technological University named after Academician M.D. Millionshchikov within the framework of the RSF grant for the research, creation and development of technologies to reduce the carbon footprint.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: A professor from the State University of Management took part in a press conference on the topic: “Children without education and new entry rules: how is migration policy changing in Russia?”

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: State University of Management – Official website of the State –

    Professor of the Department of Public Administration and Political Technologies of the State University of Management Vladimir Volokh spoke at a press conference dedicated to the topic “Children without education and new entry rules: how is migration policy changing in Russia?”, which took place in the press center of the information agency “National News Service”.

    In his speeches, the professor noted that since 2024, the State Duma has adopted 16 laws aimed at combating illegal migration. The authorities are concerned that about 600 thousand children of migrants do not study in Russia, which, according to law enforcement agencies, negatively affects the crime situation.

    Since the spring of this year, potential students are required to take a Russian language exam to determine their level of preparation for perceiving the curriculum. Volokh emphasized that children’s lack of knowledge of Russian is becoming a serious problem for both teachers and society: “When in one class there are children who know Russian well and children who do not, this creates significant difficulties for teachers.”

    The professor also noted problems in the organization of testing, indicating that more than 80% of children are not allowed to take the exam due to inaccuracies in the documents, which indicates that parents are insufficiently informed about the rules of registration.

    According to the current rules, a foreign child can retake the test after three months, during which time the parents must provide him with additional training in the Russian language. Otherwise, in the event of an unfavorable scenario, the family may face deportation.

    At the same time, according to the participants of the press conference, changes in legislation adopted in the last six months to a year have already significantly affected the procedure for the stay of foreign citizens in Russia. In addition, the RuID service is being launched, which, according to media reports, will operate as a pilot project with voluntary use for now.

    The full recording of the broadcast can be viewed at the link: https://m.vk.com/wall-55611432_670004

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Polytechnic University has developed a unique computer program

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University –

    In June, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University successfully registered a computer program developed by employees of the Civil Engineering Institute.

    The program was developed by the director of the Higher School of Technosphere Safety Andrey Andreev, assistants of the Higher School of Technosphere Safety Alexander Doronin and Valeria Kachenkova.

    The program for analyzing and predicting human factor risks in production using neural networks was created using the Python programming language and applies LSTM neural network technologies. It is designed to analyze and predict the probability of errors caused by the human factor. The program takes into account a wide range of parameters, such as attention level, reaction speed, employee responsibility and production environment factors, which allows for a comprehensive risk assessment.

    Functionality includes risk factor analysis and visualization, building predictive models based on historical data, real-time error probability assessment, creating heat maps of hazardous areas, monitoring employee performance dynamics, and generating reports and recommendations for risk reduction.

    The software can be used in manufacturing plants, in occupational health and safety management systems, industrial safety services, as well as in personnel training and assessment to prevent emergency situations.

    Technical requirements include the use of an IBM PC based on an Intel Pentium processor or higher, Windows 7 operating system or higher, and the Python programming language. The program size is 150 MB.

    Currently, the team of the Higher School of Technosphere Safety continues to work on creating software in the field of labor protection. It will be intended for use in production and in the educational process for training future specialists.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: SPbPU defended a thesis on digital marketing of agribusiness in a Russian-Indonesian project

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University –

    The Higher School of Service and Trade (HSST) of the Institute of Industrial Management, Economics and Trade of SPbPU successfully defended the final qualification works of bachelors. The event became a key stage in the implementation of a large-scale joint research grant with the partner Indonesian University of Gunadarma.

    Students of the Higher School of Social Sciences of the Institute of Mathematics, Economics and Telecommunications of St. Petersburg Polytechnic University Anastasia Pakhaturidi and Yulia Mavlyutova presented the results of their research carried out within the framework of the project “Cross-cultural research and promotion of smart agribusiness of growing marigolds based on digital marketing (a joint project of Indonesia and Russia)”. Both defenses were rated excellent.

    The aim of the project is to study the potential of smart agribusiness and digital marketing in the flower industry, specifically focusing on marigolds, which have high economic importance for the cosmetic, pharmaceutical and food industries. The project is unique in its cross-cultural approach, synchronizing the agribusiness models of Russia (temperate climate, EAEU) and Indonesia (tropical climate, ASEAN) through the prism of digitalization.

    Anastasia Pakhaturidi (supervisor — PhD in Economics, Associate Professor Nelli Kozlova) and Yulia Mavlyutova (supervisor — Doctor of Economics, Professor Svetlana Bozhuk) developed a strategy for promoting the project in the Indonesian and ASEAN markets using digital marketing tools. Optimal promotion channels for the B2B and B2C segments were identified, their specifics were described, and recommendations on content were given. An in-depth analysis of the Russian flower market and marketing tools for promoting marigolds was also conducted, including the development of a brand concept and a content plan for the VKontakte social network.

    Working on the GUT Marigold project was not easy, but it left only pleasant impressions! The most interesting thing for me was studying consumers, since even at the initial stage it became clear how much the buyer in Asia differs from the Russian one I am used to. This expanded my worldview and gave me knowledge that I hope to apply in my profession in the future. I am grateful to my scientific supervisor Nelli Anatolyevna Kozlova for the opportunity, competent and qualified guidance and support, – shared Anastasia Pakhaturidi.

    The research project will continue next year.

    Yulia Mavlyutova noted: It was interesting to work on a part of a real project and feel my contribution to the common cause. Most of all I liked creating the concept of a new flower brand and making a content plan. I am very glad that I had the opportunity to work with Svetlana Bozhuk. She very competently guided me along the way and also gave very good advice.

    This initiative not only has high scientific and practical value in the field of digital marketing and smart agriculture, but also strengthens the position of St. Petersburg as a center of innovation and international cooperation. The project opens up new opportunities for St. Petersburg enterprises in the agricultural sector and promotes the development of international programs in the field of agrobiotechnology and digital marketing in the city’s scientific and educational institutions, fully consistent with its strategic development goals until 2035.

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  • MIL-OSI: Capgemini unveils strategic AI framework to turn enterprise ambition into measurable business impact

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Press contact:
    Mollie Mellows
    Phone:+ 44 (0) 7342 709384
    E-mail: mollie.mellows@capgemini.com

    Capgemini unveils strategic AI framework to turn enterprise ambition into measurable business impact

    Paris, July 3, 2025 – Capgemini today unveiled its Resonance AI Framework to help organizations unlock the full potential of AI at scale, reimagining their business from operations to innovation. With the vast majority of organizations planning to implement agentic AI in the next 2 years1, there is a strong need to reinforce organizations’ AI readiness, while creating the right “human-AI chemistry” to ensure long-lasting adoption. Supported by a suite of AI transformation offers and RAISE, a comprehensive generative AI and AI agents gallery, the framework enables organizations to turn strategy into action across the enterprise.

    In an era of unprecedented transformation, AI can release waves of opportunities across industries, ranging from performance improvement to breakthrough innovation and business reinvention. The Resonance AI Framework by Capgemini helps leaders envision AI’s potential, embed it into the foundation of their operations, and enable what Capgemini terms “human-AI chemistry”. Designed to allow effective interaction between people and intelligent systems, the framework addresses the trust, understanding, and collaboration needed for human and AI agents to build reliability over time, ensuring that hybrid teams thrive.

    The Resonance AI Framework combines the breadth of the Group’s capabilities, enabling seamless delivery of cohesive, responsible, and high-impact solutions to clients. It is a strategic blueprint that helps organizations navigate a new world of democratized AI, release the next waves of human-AI innovation, and secure long-term adoption.

    “At Capgemini, we believe AI is becoming the next utility – accessible everywhere, anytime, and by anyone. This democratization of AI empowers businesses to embed AI into the fabric of everyday operations,” said Aiman Ezzat, Chief Executive Officer of the Capgemini Group. “At the heart of the framework is the concept of resonance, the idea that AI transformation must begin at the core of an organization and radiate outward to generate continuous waves of value. Our approach offers a clear path forward: one that aligns vision with execution, strategy with operations, and innovation with responsibility. This is how the next market-leading businesses will thrive, by fostering human-AI interaction and making AI performance real.”

    Releasing the next waves of human-AI innovation
    To deliver business value, the Resonance AI Framework by Capgemini equips organizations to act across three strategic dimensions:

    • AI essentials (ACCESS): The core components required to unlock actionable intelligence and transformative value within an organization. It is the combination of two critical components: Intelligent-as-a-Service, which includes scalable infrastructure, advanced language models, and software with built-in AI capabilities; and the organization’s raw data – unique, unprocessed, and often underused assets that power meaningful insights.
    • AI readiness (ADAPT): This is about preparing the organization to use AI responsibly and effectively. It involves establishing the right enablers, such as workforce models, governance frameworks, and data infrastructure. The implementation of guardrails is also required to ensure ethical, legal, and safe AI operations. Together, these foundations support scalable adoption.
    • Human-AI chemistry (ADOPT): To achieve success with AI, organizations must intentionally design interactions between humans and AI across workflows, decision-making, and culture. The quality of collaboration between humans and AI is shaped by three core elements: clearly defined roles and responsibilities, well-designed interactions, and strong alignment with legal and ethical standards to build reliability over time. Just as team chemistry drives human performance, human-AI chemistry will shape how deeply AI can integrate into the enterprise.

    A comprehensive AI-first portfolio of offers delivering client outcomes
    Capgemini’s framework is supported by a broad suite of transformation offers, each designed to help organizations derive tangible value from AI. These include:

    • Envisioning and building the AI strategy roadmap
    • Developing AI-powered experiences, products and innovation
    • Boosting AI-powered go-to-market
    • Uplifting business outcomes with AI-powered business process operations
    • Evolving faster with AI-powered IT

    These offers are supported by a comprehensive and enterprise-ready generative AI and AI agents builder and gallery that will be constantly evolving to support new market opportunities (RAISE).

    Already being adopted by clients worldwide, the framework is poised to become a global standard for enterprise AI transformation. From manufacturing to financial services, organizations are using it to craft their AI roadmaps, hyper-automate business process and IT operations, and reimagine customer engagement.

    For example, Capgemini is working with a global pharmaceutical leader to address slow resolution times, high support costs, and low user satisfaction in its IT service desk. By introducing agentic and generative AI, the organization reduced average handling time by 20%, improved first contact resolution and user satisfaction, enabled up to 80% zero-touch automation, and cut operational costs by 40%.
      
    The business and technology transformation partner enabling AI-powered enterprises
    The launch of the Resonance AI Framework is the latest initiative from Capgemini to strengthen its leadership in AI. Over the last two years, Capgemini has accelerated its AI strategy by upskilling over 150,000 team members on generative AI tools and establishing AI Centers of Excellence plus two AI-focused Labs (AI Futures and AI Robotics & Experiences). With a broad ecosystem of 25 strategic partners in AI, the Group has invested in strengthening its partnerships with key players across the AI value chain, including AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft and Mistral AI. Capgemini’s leadership in AI has also been recognized by the Forrester Wave™: AI services, Q2 2024.

    Organizations can learn more about the Resonance AI Framework by Capgemini and how it can help them lead in the age of intelligence here.

    About Capgemini
    Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.

    Get The Future You Want | www.capgemini.com

    1“Top Tech Trends of 2025: AI-powered everything”, Capgemini Research Institute, November 2024

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  • MIL-OSI: Capgemini unveils strategic AI framework to turn enterprise ambition into measurable business impact

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Press contact:
    Mollie Mellows
    Phone:+ 44 (0) 7342 709384
    E-mail: mollie.mellows@capgemini.com

    Capgemini unveils strategic AI framework to turn enterprise ambition into measurable business impact

    Paris, July 3, 2025 – Capgemini today unveiled its Resonance AI Framework to help organizations unlock the full potential of AI at scale, reimagining their business from operations to innovation. With the vast majority of organizations planning to implement agentic AI in the next 2 years1, there is a strong need to reinforce organizations’ AI readiness, while creating the right “human-AI chemistry” to ensure long-lasting adoption. Supported by a suite of AI transformation offers and RAISE, a comprehensive generative AI and AI agents gallery, the framework enables organizations to turn strategy into action across the enterprise.

    In an era of unprecedented transformation, AI can release waves of opportunities across industries, ranging from performance improvement to breakthrough innovation and business reinvention. The Resonance AI Framework by Capgemini helps leaders envision AI’s potential, embed it into the foundation of their operations, and enable what Capgemini terms “human-AI chemistry”. Designed to allow effective interaction between people and intelligent systems, the framework addresses the trust, understanding, and collaboration needed for human and AI agents to build reliability over time, ensuring that hybrid teams thrive.

    The Resonance AI Framework combines the breadth of the Group’s capabilities, enabling seamless delivery of cohesive, responsible, and high-impact solutions to clients. It is a strategic blueprint that helps organizations navigate a new world of democratized AI, release the next waves of human-AI innovation, and secure long-term adoption.

    “At Capgemini, we believe AI is becoming the next utility – accessible everywhere, anytime, and by anyone. This democratization of AI empowers businesses to embed AI into the fabric of everyday operations,” said Aiman Ezzat, Chief Executive Officer of the Capgemini Group. “At the heart of the framework is the concept of resonance, the idea that AI transformation must begin at the core of an organization and radiate outward to generate continuous waves of value. Our approach offers a clear path forward: one that aligns vision with execution, strategy with operations, and innovation with responsibility. This is how the next market-leading businesses will thrive, by fostering human-AI interaction and making AI performance real.”

    Releasing the next waves of human-AI innovation
    To deliver business value, the Resonance AI Framework by Capgemini equips organizations to act across three strategic dimensions:

    • AI essentials (ACCESS): The core components required to unlock actionable intelligence and transformative value within an organization. It is the combination of two critical components: Intelligent-as-a-Service, which includes scalable infrastructure, advanced language models, and software with built-in AI capabilities; and the organization’s raw data – unique, unprocessed, and often underused assets that power meaningful insights.
    • AI readiness (ADAPT): This is about preparing the organization to use AI responsibly and effectively. It involves establishing the right enablers, such as workforce models, governance frameworks, and data infrastructure. The implementation of guardrails is also required to ensure ethical, legal, and safe AI operations. Together, these foundations support scalable adoption.
    • Human-AI chemistry (ADOPT): To achieve success with AI, organizations must intentionally design interactions between humans and AI across workflows, decision-making, and culture. The quality of collaboration between humans and AI is shaped by three core elements: clearly defined roles and responsibilities, well-designed interactions, and strong alignment with legal and ethical standards to build reliability over time. Just as team chemistry drives human performance, human-AI chemistry will shape how deeply AI can integrate into the enterprise.

    A comprehensive AI-first portfolio of offers delivering client outcomes
    Capgemini’s framework is supported by a broad suite of transformation offers, each designed to help organizations derive tangible value from AI. These include:

    • Envisioning and building the AI strategy roadmap
    • Developing AI-powered experiences, products and innovation
    • Boosting AI-powered go-to-market
    • Uplifting business outcomes with AI-powered business process operations
    • Evolving faster with AI-powered IT

    These offers are supported by a comprehensive and enterprise-ready generative AI and AI agents builder and gallery that will be constantly evolving to support new market opportunities (RAISE).

    Already being adopted by clients worldwide, the framework is poised to become a global standard for enterprise AI transformation. From manufacturing to financial services, organizations are using it to craft their AI roadmaps, hyper-automate business process and IT operations, and reimagine customer engagement.

    For example, Capgemini is working with a global pharmaceutical leader to address slow resolution times, high support costs, and low user satisfaction in its IT service desk. By introducing agentic and generative AI, the organization reduced average handling time by 20%, improved first contact resolution and user satisfaction, enabled up to 80% zero-touch automation, and cut operational costs by 40%.
      
    The business and technology transformation partner enabling AI-powered enterprises
    The launch of the Resonance AI Framework is the latest initiative from Capgemini to strengthen its leadership in AI. Over the last two years, Capgemini has accelerated its AI strategy by upskilling over 150,000 team members on generative AI tools and establishing AI Centers of Excellence plus two AI-focused Labs (AI Futures and AI Robotics & Experiences). With a broad ecosystem of 25 strategic partners in AI, the Group has invested in strengthening its partnerships with key players across the AI value chain, including AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft and Mistral AI. Capgemini’s leadership in AI has also been recognized by the Forrester Wave™: AI services, Q2 2024.

    Organizations can learn more about the Resonance AI Framework by Capgemini and how it can help them lead in the age of intelligence here.

    About Capgemini
    Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.

    Get The Future You Want | www.capgemini.com

    1“Top Tech Trends of 2025: AI-powered everything”, Capgemini Research Institute, November 2024

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  • MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Summer Library Festival 2025 to explore local cultural stories with readers (with photos)

    Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

    Summer Library Festival 2025 to explore local cultural stories with readers  
         A series of interesting parent-child workshops will be held at public libraries in various districts, where parents and children can learn more about the life and culture of Hong Kong, such as the Cheung Chau Jiao Festival, street food and the love for giant pandas through making handicrafts together such as small ornaments, clay keychains and origami. Young readers can participate in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) workshops with their parents to make mini neon signs and distinctive music boxes, while learning about the science behind them. For teenaged and adult readers, they can participate in the Landscape Painting with Hong Kong Characteristics workshops to learn about drawing and painting Hong Kong’s beautiful scenery with coffee and pencils, or the Transportation 3D Origami workshops to make paper crafts of Hong Kong’s public transport icons.
     
         Storytelling workshops with the theme of traditional festivals will also be held at public libraries in various districts. Children will learn about the significance of traditional festivals and make related handicrafts in the workshops to cultivate their interest in reading. The storytelling workshops will be conducted in Cantonese, Putonghua or English.
     
         The HKPL will launch an online programme with the theme “From the Dining Table to the Writing Desk”. In the four-episode series, Professor Tam Ka-chai and Dr Tsang Cheuk-yin will guide readers to learn more about the history and cultural meanings in Hong Kong’s food culture and recommend related books. The programme videos will be uploaded onto the HKPL YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/user/hkplgovhkchannel 
         Public libraries in Kwai Tsing District, Southern District and Sham Shui Po District will also organise various activities including exhibitions on the history of Hong Kong in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and intangible cultural heritage, different handicraft as well as traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy workshops, large-scale calligraphy performances featuring the history and culture of the Qin and Han dynasties, and more.

         All activities are free of charge. Seat reservations are required for some of the programmes. For details, please visit the SLF 2025 website. Members of the public can also visit the “Reading is Joyful” Facebook page (

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  • MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Land Registry releases statistics for June

    Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

    Land Registry releases statistics for June 
    Land registration    
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    *   The number of sale and purchase agreements for all building units received for registration in June was 7 271 (+12.9 per cent compared with May 2025 and +38.6 per cent compared with June 2024)
     
    *   The 12-month moving average for June was 5 812 (3.0 per cent above the 12-month moving average for May 2025 and 19.6 per cent above that for June 2024)
     
    *   The total consideration for sale and purchase agreements of building units in June was $66.4 billion (+33.2 per cent compared with May 2025 and +61.6 per cent compared with June 2024)
     
    *   Among the sale and purchase agreements, 5 955 were for residential units (+16.7 per cent compared with May 2025 and +54.4 per cent compared with June 2024)
     
    *   The total consideration for sale and purchase agreements in respect of residential units was $61.1 billion (+59.7 per cent compared with May 2025 and +77.0 per cent compared with June 2024)
     
    Statistics on sales of residential units do not include sale and purchase agreements relating to sales of units under the Home Ownership Scheme, the Private Sector Participation Scheme, the Tenants Purchase Scheme, etc, unless the premium of the unit concerned has been paid after the sale restriction period.
     
    Figures on sale and purchase agreements received for the past 12 months, the year-on-year rate of change and breakdown figures on residential sales have also been released.
     
    As deeds may not be lodged with the Land Registry until up to 30 days after the transaction, these statistics generally relate to land transactions in the previous month.
     
    Land search
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    *   The number of searches of land registers made by the public in June was 409 789 (+1.5 per cent compared with May 2025 and +14.8 per cent compared with June 2024)
     
    The statistics cover searches made at the counter, through the self-service terminals and via the Integrated Registration Information System Online Services.
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  • Ukraine voices concern as US halts some missile shipments

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    A decision by Washington to halt some shipments of critical weapons to Ukraine prompted warnings by Kyiv on Wednesday that the move would weaken its ability to defend against intensifying airstrikes and battlefield advances.

    Ukraine said it had called in the acting U.S. envoy to Kyiv to underline the importance of military aid from Washington continuing, and cautioned that any cut-off would embolden Russia in its war in Ukraine.

    The Pentagon’s decision – tied to concerns that U.S. military stockpiles are too low – began in recent days and includes 30 Patriot air defence missiles, which Ukraine relies on to destroy fast-moving ballistic missiles, four people familiar with the decision said on Wednesday.

    It also includes nearly 8,500 155mm artillery shells, more than 250 precision GMLRS (mobile rocket artillery) missiles and 142 Hellfire air-to-surface missiles, they said.

    “The Ukrainian side emphasised that any delay or procrastination in supporting Ukraine‘s defence capabilities will only encourage the aggressor to continue the war and terror, rather than seek peace,” Ukraine‘s foreign ministry said.

    The defence ministry said it had not been officially notified of any halt in U.S. shipments and was seeking clarity from its American counterparts.

    A Ukrainian source familiar with the situation said the decision was a “total shock.”

    Deputy White House press secretary Anna Kelly said the decision was made “to put America’s interests first” following a Department of Defense review of military support around the world.

    “The strength of the United States Armed Forces remains unquestioned — just ask Iran,” she said, referring to U.S. bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities last month.

    NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said the U.S. needed to take care of its stockpiles but told Fox News that “in the short term, Ukraine cannot do without all the support it can get” when it comes to ammunition and air defence systems.

    RUSSIAN AIRSTRIKES

    Dozens of people have been killed in recent airstrikes on Ukrainian cities and Russian forces, which control about a fifth of Ukraine, have been making gains in the east.

    Senator Jeanne Shaheen, the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the decision risks Ukrainian lives, undermines Washington’s credibility and will make it harder to end the war.

    “This sends a message to not just our allies, like Ukraine and our European allies, but it sends a message to our adversaries, to China, to North Korea, to Russia, that our allies can’t count on the United States,” she told WKBK radio in her home state New Hampshire.

    Since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January, he has softened Washington’s position towards Russia, seeking a diplomatic solution to the war and raising doubts about future U.S. military support for Kyiv.

    Trump said last week he was considering selling more Patriot air defence missiles to Ukraine after meeting President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

    Fedir Venislavskyi, a member of the Ukrainian parliament’s national security and defence committee, said the decision to halt shipments was “very unpleasant for us“.

    In an email, the Pentagon said it was providing Trump with options to continue military aid to Ukraine in line with the goal of ending the war.

    Elbridge Colby, undersecretary of defence for policy, said it was “rigorously examining and adapting its approach…while also preserving U.S. forces’ readiness.”

    All weapons aid was briefly stopped in February, with a second, longer halt in March. Washington resumed sending the last of the aid approved under the previous administration, of Democratic President Joe Biden, but no new aid to Ukraine has been announced.

    The Kremlin welcomed the news of a halt, saying the conflict would end sooner if fewer arms reached Ukraine.

    Kyiv residents expressed alarm at the Pentagon’s decision.

    “If we end up in a situation where there’s no air defence left, I will move (out of Kyiv), because my safety is my first concern,” said Oksana Kurochkina, a 35-year-old lawyer.

    On the battlefield, a halt in precision munitions would limit the capacity of Ukrainian troops to strike Russian positions farther behind the front line, said Jack Watling, a military analyst at the Royal United Services Institute.

    “In short, this decision will cost Ukrainian lives and territory,” he said.

    (Reuters)

  • MIL-Evening Report: 10 steps governments can take now to stamp out child sexual abuse in care settings

    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Mathews, Distinguished Professor, School of Law, Queensland University of Technology

    Recent cases of prolific alleged child sexual abuse in Melbourne and other Australian early childhood education and care settings have shocked even experienced people who work to prevent child sexual abuse. Parents are right to be outraged, scared and uncertain.

    The most pressing issue, then, is what we do about it.

    Regulation and practice is still falling short, despite all our knowledge and prior recommendations. We have the benefit of the gold-standard Royal Commission Into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (including Volume 6 on making institutions child-safe). We can also draw on rigorous scientific work about how best to prevent child sexual abuse in child and youth-serving organisations.

    Criminal history checks are essential, but many offenders will not have a criminal record. These checks are only one part of an entire safety system. Other measures are arguably even more important.

    The federal government, together with states and territories, recently announced new measures. However, these are acknowledged as only a first step.

    Children have a right to be safe from sexual violence. Continued failure is unacceptable. National Children’s Commissioner Anne Hollonds’ demand for a national inquiry, which can fully understand current limitations in the system and create a comprehensive blueprint for reform, is compelling.

    The established evidence has already identified some of these pillars of reform. Here are ten key actions for policy-makers to create key components of safe early childhood education and care settings.

    1. Policy. Every organisation needs to operate under a comprehensive policy about child safety. This should include specific guidelines for the prevention of sexual abuse. The policy should also include clear definitions and objectives, and be driven by a zero-tolerance approach.

    2. Safe screening and hiring. Every organisation needs to recruit staff through rigorous processes, including criminal history checks (supported by information-sharing within and between jurisdictions). But this is only a starting point. Staff are educators and carers, not babysitters; they should be properly qualified and appropriately remunerated.

    Should men be banned from employment in these settings? Employment discrimination based on gender is likely a step too far, but considerations of risk are important and children’s best interests are paramount. Nearly all sexual abuse of young children is by men, and stringent measures could be employed when recruiting men to child-related positions.

    3. Code of conduct. A detailed code of conduct is essential. This is the operating manual for the organisation and its staff, and should be made available to parents. A robust code will specify what conduct is prohibited, and what is required. It will have special rules for high-risk situations – for example, bathrooms, changing clothes, physical interaction, and technology use.

    4. Supervision and monitoring. A safe organisation must have appropriate measures for the implementation of the safety framework. It must also monitor the framework and its components. For example, there must be: appropriate staff supervision, recording of the approach to safety and its implementation, external auditing and oversight. Parents should be involved in oversight.

    All childcare centres should have rigorous prevention, supervision and reporting procedures in place.
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    5. Environmental risk reduction. Often called “situational crime prevention”, these are actions to create safe environments. It can include measures to prohibit secluded spaces, and improve lines of sight and visibility. This can also include ensuring appropriate ratios of staff to children.

    6. Reporting of suspected cases. Across Australia, there are now clear legal requirements for practitioners in these settings to report suspected cases of child sexual abuse. Every organisation needs to ensure its staff knows about these duties, and how to comply with them. Every organisation then needs to deal appropriately with any report that is made.

    7. Education and training. Child sexual abuse is a complex field. Staff and leaders need high-quality education and training about child sexual abuse (including its nature, indicators and outcomes), organisational policy, reporting processes, legal and ethical obligations, and the protections they have as employees.

    Good education increases knowledge, attitudes and appropriate reporting, and overcomes ignorance, apathy, fear and inaction. This education needs to be multidisciplinary, high-standard, and itself the subject of oversight and monitoring. It is not clear we have high-quality education of practitioners in Australia, both when obtaining qualifications and especially in service.

    8. Leadership. We need knowledgeable and ethical leadership in child- and youth-serving organisations, and by regulators and policy-makers alike.

    Knowledge about child sexual abuse, and empathy towards children and young people, are preconditions for effective and ethical responses. Organisational leaders set the tone for the broader organisation. If leaders are seen to be knowledgeable, ethical and authentically committed to child safety, it is far more likely staff will be inspired to emulate these qualities.

    9. Oversight, enforcement and improvement. The entire system needs to be overseen by an effective regulatory framework and an efficient national regulator.

    We need to create comprehensive and stringent regulatory requirements for provider accreditation. Providers that do not meet these standards should be compelled to meet them, or lose funding and eligibility to operate. It is insufficient to be merely “working towards” the standards.

    Other accountability mechanisms should also be created; for example, owners of childcare centres could be subject to appropriate financial and other penalties.

    10. Locate prevention in these settings as part of a national strategy. As a nation, we have made progress in reducing the prevalence of child sexual abuse in organisational settings. This is partly due to tighter regulation through child-safe standards, legal requirements to report suspected cases of abuse and associated better reporting, and increased social awareness.

    However, no case is acceptable, and we have the capacity and duty to dramatically reduce the prospect that any individual can be a prolific offender. These prevention principles apply equally in schools and other settings serving children and youth.

    We have work to do: among all Australians aged 16 and over, nationally representative data has shown one in four experienced child sexual abuse. In contemporary Australia, this abuse is still prevalent, with data from 16–24-year-olds showing one in three girls are affected, and one in seven boys. The next generation of prevention is already here, but we know what is required to meet this challenge.

    This can be a turning point for Australia. The social and economic return from taking children’s rights seriously and investing in prevention far outweighs the cost of inaction. Safe, effective early childhood education and care is a nation-building strategy, both required for today’s workforce and a key factor in educating and developing young Australians.

    Ben Mathews has received grant funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council, the Department of Social Services, the National Office for Child Safety in the Attorney-General’s Department, the Australian Institute of Criminology, and the National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse. He takes sole responsibility for the views in this article.

    – ref. 10 steps governments can take now to stamp out child sexual abuse in care settings – https://theconversation.com/10-steps-governments-can-take-now-to-stamp-out-child-sexual-abuse-in-care-settings-260405

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: More than 70 thousand families moved into new apartments under the renovation program

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    Since the beginning of the renovation program, over 70 thousand families have moved from more than 1.2 thousand old houses to new apartments. The new buildings are located in all administrative districts of the capital. This was reported by the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Urban Development Policy and Construction Vladimir Efimov.

    “The resettlement of residents under the renovation program began in 2018, when a new building in the east of the capital in the Severnoye Izmailovo district was handed over for settlement. Today, the number of such houses exceeds 380, and over 70 thousand families have moved into new apartments. More than 12.7 thousand of them celebrated housewarming in the Eastern Administrative District, and over 12.4 thousand more in the South-East. In the west and north of the capital, 8.2 thousand families moved into new apartments with finished improved finishing,” said Vladimir Efimov.

    For a more comfortable move under the renovation program, the city provides participants with movers and a car free of charge. The service can be ordered on the mos.ru portal as part of the super service “Moving under the renovation program” or from the administrators of the resettlement information centers.

    “Of all the families that moved, about 75 percent — more than 53.5 thousand — used the “Moving Assistance” service. In particular, in the southeast of the capital, over 9.6 thousand families ordered movers and a car, in the east — over 9.4 thousand. In the Northern Administrative District, 7.6 thousand families left requests for the transportation of things from an old apartment to a new one,” clarified the Minister of the Moscow Government, Head of the Department of Urban Development Policy

    Vladislav Ovchinsky.

    The area around all new buildings is being improved according to the standards of the renovation program: trees and shrubs are being planted in the courtyards, flower beds are being laid out, and children’s and sports grounds are being set up.

    In the capital Department of Information Technology noted that general instructions available in the super service will help you prepare for the move “Moving under the renovation program” on the mos.ru portal. With its help, you can find out how the move is organized, get information about the necessary documents for drawing up a contract, and also use links to useful services. If the parameters are configured correctly, instructions for a specific life situation will be available.

    Hassle-free moving: almost 20 thousand people have used the super service of the renovation program

    Earlier, Sergei Sobyanin reported that this year new housing was received under the renovation program more than 18 thousand Muscovites.

    The renovation program was approved in August 2017. It concerns about a million Muscovites and provides for the resettlement of 5,176 houses. The Moscow mayor ordered to increase the pace of implementation of the renovation program intwice.

    Moscow is one of the leaders among regions in terms of construction volumes. High rates of housing construction correspond to the goals and initiatives of the national project “Infrastructure for life”.

    Get the latest news quicklyofficial telegram channel the city of Moscow.

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  • MIL-OSI: IoBM Launches Yoojel—AI-Powered Search Engine—and Digiex, a Next-Generation Crypto Card Platform

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, July 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Innovation Business Machine (IoBM) is delighted to announce the inception of two potentially landmark platforms: Yoojel, an AI-native web browser for smart and intuitive AI based Search Engine, and Digiex, a Crypto card that converts digital assets into currency, which can be accepted anywhere in the world by merchants. With these milestones, IoBM boldly steps forward in giving shape to digital tools that are safe, intelligent, and convenient to use in today’s life.

    Yoojel: The Intelligent Browser of the Future

    Yoojel is an intuitive AI based Search Engine. It is designed with artificial intelligence to elevate the human experience with the World Wide Web. Yoojel defines browsing in the new age of real-time contextual intelligence, predictive search results, and an adaptive user interface.

    Key features of Yoojel include

    • AI-powered search and curation with results tailored not just by keywords but by user intent
    • Minimalist interface: clean, elegant design for distraction-free use
    • Privacy by design: data sovereignty and local-storage-first principles
    • Integration-ready: built to work side by side with productivity tools, smart wallets, and cloud services

    Muhammad Umair Saeed, Founder and CEO of IoBM, said, “Yoojel isn’t just another browser; it’s your intelligent gateway to the web. We built Yoojel to represent a future in which browsing is no longer about finding links but rather about finding knowledge.”

    Digiex: Real-World Spending with Crypto Made Simple

    Digiex provides a smooth transaction experience with crypto-to-fiat transfer in real-time, allowing users to spend their digital assets with a card accepted worldwide. Supporting multiple blockchains, the Digiex card offers smart invoicing, layers of security, and full wallet management.

    Digiex is for professionals, digital nomads, corporations, and the unbanked. It empowers you so you can be in control of how and where you spend your digital currency.

    Highlights of Digiex:

    • Multi-Chain Asset Support (BTC, ETH, USDT, etc.)
    • Smart Invoicing and Expense Tracking for business and personal finances
    • Spend Analytics with AI support

    “Digiex connects the crypto ecosystem with everyday finances,” Saeed said. “We are empowering a truly digital financial lifestyle.”

    About Muhammad Umair Saeed

    Muhammad Umair Saeed is a globally recognized technology entrepreneur, investor, and thought leader with a unique combination of technology depth/perspective and business commerce perspective, who has delivered market-leading next-generation platforms in the disciplines of AI, blockchain, digital identity, and post-quantum cryptography. He is the founder and often considered Chief Visionary of Innovation Business Machine (IoBM), a $2 billion company operating in Dubai, Europe, the Middle East, and Turkey.

    His company, IoBM, has led start-ups in some of the largest combined ventures across fintech, smart wallets, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and metaverse technologies. He authored many important tenets regarding user sovereignty, privacy-first computing for a digitally sovereign user experience, and scalable digital finance that underpin Yoojel and the recently announced Digiex.

    In his role at IoBM, he has established a range of collaborations across continents with multiple strategic organizations, inclusive of financial institutions, blockchain technology consortia, and AI research institutes. His leadership even goes further towards breaking the so-called “rules” of business for the benefit of humanity… whether it be establishing a post-quantum-secure ecosystem, deploying blockchain software solutions for enterprise in the real world, or the latest in cybersecurity bridges and wallets for user-based solutions. Muhammad Umair Saeed, a passionate visionary and believer in purposeful innovation, is not only envisioning the future of digital finance and smart browsing; he is building it.

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  • MIL-OSI: Planisware accelerates its development in Asia and announces the opening of an office in Seoul

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Planisware accelerates its development in Asia and announces the opening of an office in Seoul

    Paris, France, July 3, 2025 – Planisware, a leading B2B provider of SaaS in the rapidly growing Project Economy market, announces the opening of an office in Seoul. This move aligns with the company’s international development strategy, and strengthens its footprint in Asia, where it already has a presence in Singapore and Japan.

    Ranked among the OECD’s most innovative countries, South Korea represents a high-potential market for Planisware. The country boasts a dynamic economy, driven by cutting-edge industries such as electronics, chemicals, life sciences and industrial equipment. These are all sectors in which Planisware has recognized expertise and a solid portfolio of international customers.

    The opening of this office aims to forge relationships with new South Korean players, providing them with local support, while consolidating links with existing customers, notably subsidiaries of major international groups. This local presence will enable more effective support for their digital transformation and the management of complex projects, particularly in the financial, telecoms, industrial and public sectors.

    “Asia is a major strategic hub for Planisware,” says Loïc Sautour, CEO of Planisware. “The opening of this third office in Asia marks an important step in our regional expansion. This latest inauguration in South Korea will enable us to support our growth in an economy renowned for its technological excellence and industrial dynamism. I am delighted to welcome Victor Mercier as head of this new office. His experience, in-depth knowledge of our solutions and ability to support our customers’ transformation will be invaluable assets in accelerating our development in South Korea.“

    Yves Humblot, co-founder of Planisware, adds: “South Korea offers a unique environment, at the crossroads of innovation, industrial excellence and digitalization. This new office will enable us to better serve our customers and forge strong partnerships with key local players.”

    With over 15 years’ experience in complex project management and digital transformation, Victor Mercier joined Planisware in 2021. He held the position of Project Director for over four years before taking over the management of the South Korean subsidiary. Prior to this, he spent over seven years with Accenture, where he carried out numerous consulting projects in the energy, industry and infrastructure sectors, developing recognized expertise in IT project management, agile methods and change management. An engineering graduate of IMT Atlantique (2010), he brings solid expertise in digital transformation and complex project management.

    Contact

    Investor Relations: Benoit d’Amécourt

    benoit.damecourt@planisware.com
    +33 6 75 51 41 47

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    +33 6 79 99 27 15 / +33 6 37 00 52 57

    About Planisware

    Planisware is a leading business-to-business (“B2B”) provider of Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) in the rapidly growing Project Economy. Planisware’s mission is to provide solutions that help organizations transform how they strategize, plan and deliver their projects, project portfolios, programs and products.

    With circa 750 employees across 18 offices, Planisware operates at significant scale serving around 600 organizational clients in a wide range of verticals and functions across more than 30 countries worldwide. Planisware’s clients include large international companies, medium-sized businesses and public sector entities.

    Planisware is listed on the regulated market of Euronext Paris (Compartment A, ISIN code FR001400PFU4, ticker symbol “PLNW”).

    For more information, visit planisware.com and connect with Planisware on LinkedIn.

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  • MIL-OSI Africa: Azentio appoints Harikrishnan Venkataramanan as President – Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) to spearhead next phase of innovation and growth

    Source: APO

    Azentio Software (“Azentio”) (www.Azentio.com), a leading technology enabler in the banking, financial services, insurance (BFSI), and enterprise resource planning (ERP) sectors, today announces the appointment of Harikrishnan Venkataramanan as President – ERP.

    With over 25 years of experience in enterprise technology, including more than two decades in senior leadership at Ramco Systems, Hari brings a rare combination of strategic vision and deep executional expertise. His appointment marks a pivotal moment in Azentio’s journey to transform and scale its ERP business across high-growth markets.

    Hari has led ERP transformations across industries and geographies, delivering double-digit growth, sustained client success, and cutting-edge innovation in complex enterprise environments. He is known for building agile, customer-focused organizations that unlock real business value.

    In his new role, Hari will lead Azentio’s ERP strategy across product, engineering, and go-to-market, with a focus on expanding into new verticals, accelerating product innovation, and elevating customer experience. His leadership will be key to shaping the next generation of Azentio’s ERP offerings for sectors such as manufacturing, distribution, and financial management.

    Sanjay Singh, CEO of Azentio, commented:
    “Hari joins us at a transformative time for our ERP business. His track record of growth, innovation, and customer-centric execution makes him the ideal leader to drive our ambitions forward. We are thrilled to welcome him into the Azentio leadership team as we sharpen our focus on regional momentum and product excellence.”

    Harikrishnan Venkataramanan, President – ERP, added:
    “I’m energised by the opportunity to lead Azentio’s ERP business into its next phase. Today, ERP is about far more than operations, it’s about enabling intelligent, connected, and scalable enterprises. With Azentio’s strong regional foundation and product DNA, I’m excited to unlock new value for our customers and partners.”

    Hari’s appointment reinforces Azentio’s commitment to delivering transformative, industry-specific ERP solutions that empower businesses to scale, adapt, and lead in a rapidly evolving market landscape.

    Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Azentio Software Private Limited.

    Contacts:
    Media
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    sohini.bhattacharya@azentio.com

    About Azentio:
    Azentio is a leading provider of purpose-built, intelligence-driven technology solutions designed to transform the banking, financial services, insurance (BFSI), and enterprise resource planning (ERP) sectors. By combining cutting-edge innovation with deep domain expertise, Azentio empowers businesses to accelerate growth, enhance operational efficiency, and stay ahead in a rapidly evolving market. With a strong presence across the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia, Azentio delivers world-class technology that streamlines processes and delivers tangible results, enabling organizations to achieve sustainable success. For more information on Azentio, please visit www.Azentio.com.

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  • LS Speaker Om Birla to inaugurate first national conference of Urban Local Bodies’ Chairpersons in Manesar

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will inaugurate the maiden national conference of Chairpersons of Urban Local Bodies from all states and union territories today at the International Centre for Automotive Technology in Manesar, Haryana. Organized as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, the conference aims to highlight the crucial role of urban local governance in shaping the future of a rapidly urbanizing India.

    The inaugural session will witness the presence of several prominent dignitaries, including Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh, and Haryana Vidhan Sabha Speaker Harvinder Kalyan, along with other distinguished guests.

    With the theme, “Role of Urban Local Bodies in Strengthening Constitutional Democracy and Nation Building,” the two-day conference aims to create a platform for discussion, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing among urban governance leaders. The focus will be on enhancing the contribution of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in building democratic institutions, implementing best practices, and fostering innovation in municipal administration.

    During the conference, delegates will engage in discussions on a range of vital themes. These will cover the role of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) as the bedrock of democratic governance, their growing significance in promoting inclusive development and upholding constitutional values, their contribution towards realizing the vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047, their efforts in fostering women’s leadership, and their capacity to drive innovation and enhance the quality of public service delivery.

    On the second day of the conference, presentations by five thematic groups will pave the way for the valedictory session. Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatraya will deliver the valedictory address. Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Harivansh and Haryana Vidhan Sabha Speaker Harvinder Kalyan will also attend the conference.

    The conference will conclude with a guided visit for delegates to Prerna Sthal, Samvidhan Sadan, and Parliament House, offering them a chance to engage with the rich historical and constitutional legacy of Indian democracy

  • MIL-OSI: BTC Miner: Stable High Returns in Cryptocurrency Cloud Mining, Earn Millions with Eas

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    New York City, NY, July 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In the ever-evolving cryptocurrency market, many investors are seeking stable and reliable investment opportunities. However, with the market’s volatility, traditional cryptocurrency investments often come with high risks. Enter BTC Miner, the cloud mining platform that offers a low-risk, high-return solution for global investors.

    BTC Miner utilizes advanced smart cloud mining technology to help users earn daily, stable returns without the need for technical knowledge or costly hardware. The platform’s unique feature is its guaranteed principal and fixed returns, ensuring that investors’ capital remains secure while generating consistent profits.

    Stable High Returns, Easy Profits

    As one of the leaders in the cryptocurrency industry, BTC Miner combines its smart cloud mining system and green energy mining farms to provide investors with a low-risk, sustainable investment platform. With BTC Miner, investors can easily choose different mining contracts and enjoy daily stable returns. For example:

    • Invest $200 and earn $10 daily, recouping $220 in 2 days
    • Invest $1,000 and earn $23.8 daily, recouping $1,071.40 in 3 days
    • Invest $30,000 and earn $502.5 daily, recouping $35,175 in 7 days

    These fixed-return contracts offer unprecedented stability, shielding investors from the risks associated with the fluctuating prices of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies.

    Register and Receive $500 Bonus, Start Your Cloud Mining Journey

    To help more investors understand and experience cloud mining, BTC Miner is offering a $500 bonus to new users. By registering an account, users can claim this bonus and use it to purchase mining contracts, allowing them to experience zero-risk stable returns. This offer not only provides a risk-free opportunity for newcomers but also enables experienced investors to verify the platform’s stability and profit potential.

    Referral Rewards Program: Invite More, Earn More

    BTC Miner also offers an innovative Referral Rewards Program. By inviting friends to register and invest, users can earn up to 7% in referral rewards. Share your personal referral link, bring more people into the platform, and once your referrals start mining, you will earn rewards from their contract investments.

    This reward program not only encourages platform growth but also allows users to earn passive income through the social referral system. The more people you invite, the higher your earnings as their investments grow.

    FCA Certification: Ensuring Fund Security and Platform Compliance

    To ensure the platform’s legitimacy and the security of users’ funds, BTC Miner has obtained FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) certification. The FCA is one of the most stringent financial regulatory bodies in the world, and obtaining this certification means that the platform complies with strict regulatory standards, ensuring transparent and lawful operations. Investors can confidently invest, knowing their funds are protected in a secure, compliant environment.

    Investor Feedback: High Returns and Stability Praised

    Many investors have praised BTC Miner for its stable returns and transparent operations. Users from around the world have expressed their satisfaction with the platform, which provides not only stable returns but also a simple way to manage investments, greatly reducing their concerns about market volatility.

    John Davis, a U.S.-based investor, shared his experience: “In the fast-moving world of digital assets, finding a stable investment platform is rare. BTC Miner gave me peace of mind with guaranteed returns. The FCA certification gives me confidence, and I’m looking forward to continuing to increase my investment with the platform.”

    How to Join BTC Miner?

    1. Register an Account: Visit https://btcminer.net, fill in your details, and complete the registration.
    2. Claim Your $500 Bonus: New users can claim a $500 bonus upon registration to start cloud mining.
    3. Choose a Suitable Contract: Based on your budget and needs, select a mining contract that works for you.
    4. Start Earning: Your returns will be automatically credited daily, and you can choose to withdraw or reinvest.

    Summary:

    As the cryptocurrency market matures, BTC Miner stands out by offering innovative smart cloud mining and green energy mining solutions, providing a stable, high-return, low-risk platform for global investors. With FCA certification, fixed-return contracts, and a flexible Referral Rewards Program, BTC Miner makes it easy for anyone to enter the cloud mining world and earn passive income.

    Register today at BTC Miner and begin your cloud mining journey—turn stable high returns into your new investment strategy!

    Website: https://btcminer.net
     Email: info@btcminer.net

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  • MIL-OSI: NR7 Miner launches innovative cloud mining: only $12 to start daily cryptocurrency income

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    New York City, NY, July 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NR7 Miner, a global cloud crypto mining platform, officially launched the “one-click mining” service. Users only need $12 to participate in cloud mining, and obtain daily passive income through mainstream currencies such as XRP, Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc., completely eliminating hardware investment and professional technical barriers.

    Core advantages of one-click mining

    10 seconds quick start: register → select a plan → automatic mining

    Intelligent income optimization: the system dynamically allocates computing power to high-potential currencies such as XRP, BTC, ETH, DOGE, etc.

    0 additional costs: no equipment purchase, power consumption or maintenance expenses

    Terminator of traditional mining pain points
    ✅ Say goodbye to the investment of 10,000 yuan mining machine
    ✅ Solve the noise, heat and space occupation
    ✅ No wallet configuration and mining pool management required
    ✅ Avoid direct risks of market fluctuations

    Three core guarantees of NR7 Miner

    Ultra-low threshold: 12 US dollars to start, support cryptocurrency payment

    Flexible income: daily withdrawal, no lock-up restrictions

    Principal security: 100% return of investment amount upon contract expiration

    Exclusive benefits for newcomers
    Sign up and get 12 US dollars of experience money
    Check in daily and get another 0.5 US dollars of rewards

    Reference for popular income plans

    Common choice of global users
    NR7 Miner service network covers 180+ countries around the world, providing stable encryption income plans for millions of users. The platform supports mining of mainstream currencies such as XRP, BTC, ETH, DOGE, LTC, SOL, and the user scale will grow by more than 300% in 2025.

    “Whether you are an office worker or a white-collar worker in a business, you can start mining immediately as long as you register and get $12. It’s really that simple, and you will have a lazy passive income immediately.” NR7 Miner CEO added.

    What are you waiting for?
    NR7 Miner offers limited-time rewards for new users. Register now to get $12 in free cryptocurrency and start earning daily income through XRP and other popular cryptocurrencies.

    About NR7 Miner
    Founded in 2020, it is a global leader in cloud-based cryptocurrency mining and AI-driven DeFi solutions. The platform supports XRP, BTC, ETH, DOGE, LTC and SOL mining, providing low-risk, high-return cryptocurrency income opportunities for more than 9 million users worldwide. Join NR7 Miner to create the future of decentralized finance.
    For more information, please visit: https://nr7miner.com

    Media details
    NR7 miner
    Support@nr7miner.com
    North Quay, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom, NR30 1HE

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  • MIL-OSI: NR7 Miner launches innovative cloud mining: only $12 to start daily cryptocurrency income

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    New York City, NY, July 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NR7 Miner, a global cloud crypto mining platform, officially launched the “one-click mining” service. Users only need $12 to participate in cloud mining, and obtain daily passive income through mainstream currencies such as XRP, Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc., completely eliminating hardware investment and professional technical barriers.

    Core advantages of one-click mining

    10 seconds quick start: register → select a plan → automatic mining

    Intelligent income optimization: the system dynamically allocates computing power to high-potential currencies such as XRP, BTC, ETH, DOGE, etc.

    0 additional costs: no equipment purchase, power consumption or maintenance expenses

    Terminator of traditional mining pain points
    ✅ Say goodbye to the investment of 10,000 yuan mining machine
    ✅ Solve the noise, heat and space occupation
    ✅ No wallet configuration and mining pool management required
    ✅ Avoid direct risks of market fluctuations

    Three core guarantees of NR7 Miner

    Ultra-low threshold: 12 US dollars to start, support cryptocurrency payment

    Flexible income: daily withdrawal, no lock-up restrictions

    Principal security: 100% return of investment amount upon contract expiration

    Exclusive benefits for newcomers
    Sign up and get 12 US dollars of experience money
    Check in daily and get another 0.5 US dollars of rewards

    Reference for popular income plans

    Common choice of global users
    NR7 Miner service network covers 180+ countries around the world, providing stable encryption income plans for millions of users. The platform supports mining of mainstream currencies such as XRP, BTC, ETH, DOGE, LTC, SOL, and the user scale will grow by more than 300% in 2025.

    “Whether you are an office worker or a white-collar worker in a business, you can start mining immediately as long as you register and get $12. It’s really that simple, and you will have a lazy passive income immediately.” NR7 Miner CEO added.

    What are you waiting for?
    NR7 Miner offers limited-time rewards for new users. Register now to get $12 in free cryptocurrency and start earning daily income through XRP and other popular cryptocurrencies.

    About NR7 Miner
    Founded in 2020, it is a global leader in cloud-based cryptocurrency mining and AI-driven DeFi solutions. The platform supports XRP, BTC, ETH, DOGE, LTC and SOL mining, providing low-risk, high-return cryptocurrency income opportunities for more than 9 million users worldwide. Join NR7 Miner to create the future of decentralized finance.
    For more information, please visit: https://nr7miner.com

    Media details
    NR7 miner
    Support@nr7miner.com
    North Quay, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom, NR30 1HE

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  • Indian stock market opens higher, Sensex above 83,400

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    The Indian benchmark indices opened higher on Thursday amid positive global cues, with buying seen in the IT, pharma and auto sectors in early trade.

    At around 9:25 am, the Sensex was trading 68.28 points or 0.08 per cent higher at 83,477.97, while the Nifty added 19.30 points or 0.08 per cent to reach 25,472.70.

    Analysts said the market is currently consolidating the recent bullish rectangle breakout, and as long as the 25,200–25,270 range holds, bulls are merely taking a breather.

    “Below 25,200, we risk a slide to 25,000. On the upside, the recent swing high at 25,670 is where the next bullish trigger lies,” said Akshay Chinchalkar, Head of Research at Axis Securities.

    With the deadline for the US tariff pause expiring next week, it remains to be seen whether the current global optimism will hold.

    “Today is the weekly derivatives expiry, so higher-than-usual volatility may be seen,” he added.

    The Nifty Bank was down 9.90 points or 0.02 per cent at 56,989.30 in early trade.

    The Nifty Midcap 100 index was trading at 59,645.25, down 22 points or 0.04 per cent. The Nifty Smallcap 100 index stood at 18,969.35, declining 7.75 points or 0.04 per cent.

    In the Sensex pack, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, BEL, Titan, Axis Bank, NTPC, SBI, HCL Tech and ITC were among the top losers.

    On the other hand, Eternal (earlier Zomato), Asian Paints, M&M, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Maruti Suzuki and ICICI Bank were among the top gainers.

    Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) extended their selling on July 2, offloading equities worth ₹1,561.62 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) continued their buying spree, purchasing equities worth ₹3,036.68 crore on the same day.

    In Asian markets, Bangkok, China, Japan, Seoul and Jakarta were trading in the green, whereas only Hong Kong was in the red.

    In the last trading session, the Dow Jones in the US closed at 44,484.42, down 10.52 points or 0.02 per cent. The S&P 500 ended with a gain of 29.41 points or 0.47 per cent at 6,227.42, while the Nasdaq closed at 20,393.13, up 190.24 points or 0.94 per cent.

    Analysts said the US-Vietnam trade deal indicates the US administration’s eagerness to secure as many trade agreements as possible, as deals with the EU and Japan appear unlikely in the near term.

    — IANS

  • MIL-OSI Security: USS PEARL HARBOR (LSD 52) Sailors perform general quarters drill [Image 1 of 5]

    Source: United States Navy (Logistics Group Western Pacific)

    Maintenance window scheduled to begin at February 14th 2200 est. until 0400 est. February 15th

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  • RBI issues advisory to banks for integration of DoT’s Financial Fraud Risk Indicator

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) welcomes the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) advisory issued on June 30, directing all Scheduled Commercial Banks, Small Finance Banks, Payments Banks and Co-operative Banks to integrate the Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) developed by DoT into their systems.

    This major step is expected to strengthen efforts to curb cyber-enabled financial frauds and boost collaboration between key agencies to protect citizens in the expanding digital economy. The integration will automate data exchange between banks and DoT’s Digital Intelligence Platform (DIP) through secure API-based systems, allowing for real-time fraud risk checks and continuous updates.

    What is the Financial Fraud Risk Indicator and How Will It Help?

    Launched in May 2025 by DoT’s Digital Intelligence Unit (DIU), the Financial Fraud Risk Indicator is a risk-based tool that classifies mobile numbers as Medium, High or Very High risk based on data from the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal, DoT’s Chakshu platform and intelligence inputs from banks and financial institutions.

    Using the FRI, banks can take immediate preventive steps such as declining suspicious transactions, alerting customers, or delaying high-risk transactions. DoT’s DIU also shares a Mobile Number Revocation List with stakeholders, which includes numbers disconnected due to links with cybercrime or misuse.

    The system is already being used by major institutions including PhonePe, Punjab National Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Paytm and India Post Payments Bank. With UPI being widely used across India, the wider adoption of FRI is expected to protect millions of users from online fraud.

    DoT has reiterated its commitment to support banks and financial institutions with technology-driven, coordinated solutions like the FRI. The move aligns with the Government’s Digital India vision and aims to strengthen digital trust, improve fraud detection and enhance resilience across the financial ecosystem.