Have you ever wondered what ‘ubuntu’ means? I first came across this word when upgrading our office PCs to the Ubuntu operating system about a decade ago! Little did I know, that the origin of the word, which inspired the name of the free OS, was a philosophical term from Africa. Ubuntu is a Nguni Bantu term meaning “humanity”. It is often also translated as “humanity towards others”, but is often used in a more philosophical sense to mean “the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity” – Wikipedia Like the term in Bahasa Malaysia, ‘bantu-membantu’ or ‘gotong-royong’ are terms that were derived from the community, meaning to help one another or to work together. Recently, I stumbled upon another African inspired teaching, made known to the public by two Dutchmen Thomas Roebers and Flortis Leeuwenberg who directed and produced an 11-minute documentary on ‘Foli’. “Foli” is the word used for rhythm by the Malinke tribe in West Africa. But Foli is not only found in Malinke music, but in all parts of their daily lives. Directed by Thomas Roebers, this short film portrays the people of Baro, a small town in eastern-central Guinea, and gives you a glimpse inside their culture of rhythm. As the Malinke man says, “Tous les choses, c’est du rythme.” (“Everything is rhythm.”) What makes this film even more beautiful is the fact that it was edited so as to reflect Malinke rhythms. – Everyculture.com And this, is truly the DNA of the vision of GoInternationalGroup.com. It is my goal to steer the company towards making a positive impact in our immediate community and society where we participate as citizens of the world. Ubuntu + Foli both helped form our inspiration. Our vision in 2018 is to simplify our business to deliver Creative Event Technology solutions for our clients, and produce signature festivals that embody all that we love; rhythm and movement. A company is the sum of its people, a country its citizens, as man was made to mirror God. My resolution for this New Year is to provide a working environment for my team such that we nurture greatness through freedom of creative innovation. Simply put, a corporate culture that stimulates people to Be Amazing. Email your resume to KL@gointernationalgroup.com if you’d like to join us on this journey to bring JOY to customers. Happy New Year!!! Sincerely, Jasmine Low CEO, GoInternationalGroup.com
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Shared via: https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2017/08/266361/nice-culture-science-technology-and-innovation The National Innovation and Creative Economy Expo (NICE) 2017 is one of the government’s effort to foster and cultivate the culture of science, technology and innovation in Malaysia. By HASHINI KAVISHTRI KANNAN – August 10, 2017 @ 8:21pm PUTRAJAYA: The National Innovation and Creative Economy Expo (NICE) 2017 is one of the government’s effort to foster and cultivate the culture of science, technology and innovation in Malaysia. Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau said creativity, innovation, technology-based initiatives must be embraced to develop new industries in facing the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Hosted by the ministry, the four-day expo is scheduled to kick off on Oct 12 at Bukit Jalil Technology Park, Kuala Lumpur. “This year’s theme ‘Negaraku Berinovasi’, is in line with the country’s aspiration to foster creative innovation and economy as a main focus to innovate the people,” he said in a statement issued after the National Council Science Meeting today. Madius Tangau called for the establishment of the “Centre for Creative Economy and Innovation” through strategic collaboration with industries. “Such centres were established in developed countries like South Korea plays an important role in helping companies and new innovators in the aspect of capacity building, business innovation and product quality improvement,” he added. In this regards, the ministry will evaluate the suitability of the South Korea’s centre model to be adopted in the local STI environment to support the country’s economic development. -ends. Read about how Go International Group Dotcom Sdn Bhd engages with youth at the NICE EXPO 2017 NICE Strategic Partner, Go International Group Dotcom Sdn Bhd is proud to support the efforts by the Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation (MOSTI) in pushing the creative economy industry. Our role includes content creation and content curation as well corporate and brand sponsorship to for the Youth Inspired Zone under NICE Edutainment cluster. Endorsed by MOSTI, Go International Group Dotcom Sdn Bhd will unveil NICE!GAMES CONVENTION from 13-15 October 2017 held at the new campus of Asia Pacific University (APU) in conjunction with NICE EXPO 2017 at Technology Park Malaysia. Inspired by Youth, the new campus at APU will host an amazing digital lifestyle & e-sports experience for over 25,000 young games and digital entertainment enthusiasts with clinics and workshops, international qualifier tournaments for ESWC @ Paris Games Week, pro-gamer certification, a hackathon NICE!Hack and more! Visit www.nicegamescon.feyst.com for more information.
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David Garpenstahl (Stockholm, Sweden) Serial entrepreneur, advisor and guest speaker David Garpenstahl, is a serial entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience founding and leading more than 10 companies. He has a successful track record from the music, gaming and events industries. One of the pioneers in the gaming and e-sports industry on an international level, David is a former owner and CEO of DreamHack, who led DreamHack to becoming the world’s largest digital festival. He has also been involved in companies such as ESN Social Software (acquired by Electronic Arts) and Inferno Online (world’s largest gaming center). Today David is creating new and exciting projects in Singapore (JV Partner with SingEx, Campus Party etc), Turkey and Sweden and is also performing advisory, mentoring and educating. He is also holding guest lectures on the topics of Entrepreneurship, Gaming, Gamification, Project leading, Leadership and other. David is holding guest lectures on the topics of Entrepreneurship, Gaming, Gamification, Project leading, Leadership and other. Examples of engagements include: Cyberjaya Tech Talk on ‘Entrepreneurship in the Creative Industries’, Malaysia Projektnäring, “Project leading”, Sweden “Nordic Gaming Industry”, Brazil Stockholm School of Economics, “Entrepreneurship”, Sweden Tie Nordic, “Financing your growing venture”, Sweden Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship, “Entrepreneurship”, Sweden International Digital Entertainment Forum, “Gaming”, China Royal Institute of Technology, “Gaming and e-sports”, Sweden E-sport Symposium, Korea Go International Creative Bank is pleased to represent David Garpenstahl for Malaysia & Australia markets. Book an Innovation Speaker for your conference or talk by emailing us at KL[at]gointernationalgroup.com.
The marketing mission to Latin America will take place from 3-9 November and will visit Sao Paolo, Brasil and Santiago, Chile. Go International Group’s marketing mission: Provide professional business services by specialist consultants in events/festivals/entertainment. Showcase and connect creative content developers from Malaysia/Asia Pacific to the World. Global network of consultants: Go International Group is a service provider with global connectivity. We seek Latin American companies who are interested to outsource creative content or professional services. Go International Group’s network of Creative Industry professionals. Connect to Malaysia, as well as Asia Pacific’s vast network of creative industry individuals. Professional business service provider: Strategic project management consultancy Strategic Planning Marketing Communication Events/Festival Management Outsourcing services Professional Event Crew with language capabilities in English/Mandarin/French/Spanish/Portuguese. Event specialists Stage managers Sound engineers Film/Video Producers Talents – emcees / singers / musicians / dance troupes Volunteers Translation services (English/Mandarin/French/Spanish/Portuguese) Creative Development services Creative Industry experts Scriptwriters/Writers Director/Producers Director of Photography Offline editing facilities Editors Creative Production services Music songwriting Music video production Digital video mapping Animation Creative video production Ground events More about Latin America…