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HKU SPACE ROLLS OUT DIPLOMA IN eSPORTS SCIENCE PROGRAMME
THE HUB SINGAPORE REBRANDS AS FOUND
HKU Space and Cyberport are teaming up to offer an eSports diploma. Comprising six modules, the course outline of the Diploma in eSports Science resembles the industry value chain, allowing attendees to catch a glimpse of the sector’s landscape. In addition, the program has an extensive coverage, including the e-sports business ecosystems, history, streaming technology, event planning and management, as well as ethics, safety and law. Meanwhile, the multifunctional e-sports facility at Cyberport that is under planning can be used for students to gain experience in organising e-sports events and tournaments to enrich their learning experience. The Diploma in eSports Science program starts in early July 2018. www.hkuspace.hku.hk | www.cyberport.hk
The Hub Singapore is rebranding as Found, and it wants to be a community and professional services provider for Southeast Asia’s startups, according to a Tech In Asia article in May. The Hub Singapore is one of the oldest co-working spaces in the city-state. It has been a fixture of the local startup ecosystem since 2012. After six years as part of the global Impact Hub network, the company is venturing out on its own, shedding the Hub license and rebranding itself as Found. The new entity will continue to work with its current clients and boost its consultancy services aimed at entrepreneurs and corporates. It will also expand to new cities in Southeast Asia. From its Hub incarnation, Found inherits two locations in Singapore and is about to open one more, which will host a 50-50 mix of corporate clients and startups. Found.us
NOIZ TOKEN LAUNCHED TO SUPPORT NEW AD EXCHANGE NETWORK NOIZ Chain, a company founded by Andy Ann – the award-winning serial entrepreneur of NDN Group, a digital marketing conglomerate of nine companies – launched NOIZ tokens in June with lead investors MindWorks Ventures and Blue Block. Developed by Hong Kong-based NOIZ Chain Ltd (a member of NDN Group), NOIZ tokens’ launch provides a ground-breaking solution revolutionizing the current “Walled Garden” closed advertising networks to form an open and decentralized direct buy/sell P2P digital advertising exchange network. Digital media was estimated to take in US$237 billion annually which makes up 40% of the global ad spend. This figure is expected to grow to US$291 billion or 50% of total ad spend by 2020. NOIZ is unique as it revolutionizes traditional modus operandi of the ad exchange system with the introduction of a open, decentralized ad network that aims at giving control of advertising back to the community, while eliminating fraud, driving engagement and social impact. Noizcoin.com
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