C hina vows to enhance strategic coordination

China is ready to work with the Turkish new government to enhance strategic mutual trust and coordination, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Wednesday Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China Central Committee made the remarks when meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Ankara, Türkiye He arrived in the capital for a oneday visit Wang said China and Türkiye are both representatives of emerging market countries having broad common interests and great potential for cooperation

China supports Türkiye to take a path of development in line with its own national conditions and play a more important role in the regional and international arena and opposes any forces interfering in its internal affairs Wang said China is willing to work with Türkiye to deepen cooperation in various fields and firmly support each other in safeguarding core interests national security and stability and achieve more fruitful results in China-Türkiye strategic cooperative relations Wang noted He urged the two sides to make good use of bilateral cooperation mechanisms, promoting the in-depth synergy between Chinaproposed Belt and Road Initiative and Türkiye s Middle Corridor ini- tiative and cooperation in energy education and culture

China is ready to import more competitive Turkish products, support companies of the two countries to settle their trade in their own currencies and encourage more Chinese companies to invest in Türkiye, he added China also stands ready to strengthen coordination and cooperation with Türkiye under multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization make the voice of emerging economies heard, uphold true multilateralism, ensure the stability of global industrial and supply chains, and oppose wrong practices such as “decoupling injecting more stability into a volatile world said Wang chy and civil war He spoke about how Manipur is different to earlier inter-communal conflicts in other states He also compared what is happening in Manipur today with what happened in Gujarat in 2002 He also analyses why Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh is still in office and provides three separate answers a

PTCL implements robotic process automation for digital transformation of customer care operations

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Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) the leading ICT services provider in Pakistan has announced the implementation of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in its Customer Care operations as a vital part of its digital transformation strategy The aim is to improve overall customer experience across all touch points The initiative will help PTCL firmly align with the highest global standards in digitalization and automation reinforcing its position as the industry leader Commenting on the initiative Ahmad Kamal, Group Chief Customer Care Officer at PTCL & Ufone 4G, stated: We are delighted to announce the implementation of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) a significant milestone in our ongoing efforts to enhance the customer journey This cutting-edge technology empowers us to deliver the best customer experience by automating a wide range of activities, including data transfers, customer profile updates, data entry, inventory management, and even complex tasks, all with a remarkable accuracy rate of 100% The latest initiative positions us to enhance our capacity and efficiency ultimately delivering an unparalleled experience to our customers The implementation of RPA is a clear testament to PTCL s unwavering commitment to make digital innovations and contributing to Digital Pakistan by delivering an unparalleled user experience to its valued customers

Tech giants form AI group focused on ensuring safet y

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Four US leaders in artificial intelligence (AI) announced Wednesday the formation of an industry group devoted to addressing risks that cutting-edge versions of the technology may pose Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said the newly created Frontier Model Forum will draw on the expertise of its members to minimize AI risks and support industry standards The companies pledged to share best practices with each other lawmakers and researchers Frontier models refer to nascent, largescale machine-learning platforms that take AI to new levels of sophistication and also have capabilities that could be dangerous “Companies creating AI technology have a responsibility to ensure that it is safe secure and remains under human control Microsoft president Brad Smith said in a statement This initiative is a vital step to bring the tech sector together in advancing AI responsibly and tackling the challenges so that it benefits all of humanity ” US President Joe Biden evoked AI’s “enormous” risks and promises at a White House meeting last week with tech leaders who committed to guarding against everything from cyberattacks to fraud as the sector grows Standing alongside top representatives from Amazon Anthropic Google Inflection, Meta, Microsoft and OpenAI, Biden said the companies had made commitments to guide responsible innovation” as AI spreads ever deeper into personal and business life

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Fidan said that Türkiye attaches great importance to developing relations with China Türkiye does not agree with the “China threat” theory in economic scientific and technological areas opposes practices of discrediting and containing China s development, and will not allow activities that undermines China’s territorial integrity happen in Türkiye he said

Türkiye believes that the global initiative proposed by China is of strategic significance and is willing to work with China to build the Belt and Road Initiative, strengthen cooperation in economy, trade, energy, aviation, and tourism cope with global challenges and promote the establishment of a multi-polar world