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Sleeping Giant: GE’s ‘In The Wild’ Explores The Power Of The World’s Largest Jet Engine

Dorothy Pomerantz
August 28, 2017
For the past six years, GE has been putting its newest jet engine, the GE9X, through its paces. Engineers have bombarded the engine with dust, ice and debris to simulate 3,000 takeoffs and landings. The overall cost of the testing alone: over $1 billion.
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BFM Innovation@Work Documentary Series: Industrial Internet

August 27, 2017
The era of Industrial Internet is approaching and fast. GE is connecting its machines to the internet as this holds the potential to transform the modern economy and bring substantial economic benefits – faster economic growth and higher living standards to our nation. Despite the rapid increase of connectivity between people and devices over the past two decades, only 1 percent of the world is actually connected.
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Why GE Digital Is Positioned To Lead The Industrial Internet Of Things

William Ruh GE
August 25, 2017
The Industrial Internet of Things is transforming industry today. It’s not a far-off dream. Digital industrial leaders that got on board early have been rewarded with improvements to their top and bottom lines. Estimates have productivity gains from the Industrial IoT adding a sizable $10 trillion to $15 trillion to global GDP — the size of today’s U.S. economy — in coming years.
It’s exciting for us at GE Digital to see our investments pay off. But we also should pause to take stock of our progress and refocus on what remains to be done.
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3 Ways Intelligent Lighting can Transform Your Life

August 24, 2017
In this digital age, we are constantly on the brink of a technological breakthrough. Innovation and advancement is a frenzy that isn’t going to be curbed any time soon.  But, what is it that tips the scales for a marked technological advancement? Have you ever thought a lightbulb can do more than illuminate light?Or lights that give you a full range of internet access and the ability to connect to devices such as your smartphones, in addition to using only a fraction of the power? At the end of the day, it all boils down to saving money, convenience and a greener environment.
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Growing Infrastructure Needs in ASEAN

August 24, 2017
Today, ASEAN is a fast growing nation with a combined population of 600 million people and GDP of USD 2.4 trillion. ASEAN economies will need more than USD 60 billion a year to fulfill infrastructure needs, especially their energy and transport sectors (Asian Development Bank, July 2014). However, ADB found that ASEAN countries average spend only about 4% of their GDP on infrastructure. Let’s take a deeper look into the infrastructure investment needs in ASEAN and GE’s efforts to support the growth across the region.
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Unlocking the 5 Secrets of Innovation

August 24, 2017
“Managing innovation better may be the only way out of the abyss called commodity hell.”- Jeffrey R. Immelt
Can an organisation obtain continuous success without adapting to the ever-changing market landscape? The reality – maybe not. So how does one constantly stay relevant?

Innovation.

A term often bandied around – but has the word lost its true meaning?  As the market grows and economies progress, it is crucial for an organisation to constantly improve on existing technologies to create additional value to its consumers.

The Unveiling of Global Innovation Barometer Malaysia Results

August 24, 2017
https://youtu.be/JTdOsMDmOzw
GE recently launched its fifth edition of their Global Innovation Barometer. The Barometer explores how the perception of innovation is changing in a complex, globalized environment, and how markets appreciate the framework for innovation their respective nations have developed.

TEDxGE Kuala Lumpur 2014: What The Future Looks Like

August 24, 2017
https://youtu.be/AO9P8JhC3g0
What happens when you pair the best minds in the industry with a platform that allows ideas to take flight? You get the TEDxGE Kuala Lumpur! During Chairman and CEO, Jeff Immelt’s recent visit to Kuala Lumpur, we had the privilege to host a TEDx Talk for GE Employees. We invited distinguished speakers, each a thought leader in their respective fields to, to share their visions and ideas with us.
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Life after graduation: Are you workforce ready?

August 24, 2017
After spending about 15 years studying, you are finally ready to enter the working world. Only for potential employers to tell you that you are not ready yet.
You are not alone. According to Dr Muhammed Abdul Khalid, a former director of research at Khazanah Research Institute, although Malaysia’s unemployment rate stands at 3.5%, about 34% of graduates are unemployed.

“It is indeed worrying that one in three graduates cannot find a job,” he said at the launch of the Millennial Development Programme.
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Interesting Facts About #Water

August 24, 2017
Most of us don’t realise the importance of a consistent water supply until it is taken away from us.
97% of water on Earth is saline water and only 3% can be counted as freshwater. We tend to take water for granted because for many of us access to water is a given. The reality however is that 748 million people worldwide lack access to an improved water supply.

Have you ever stopped to think about the amount of water that is needed to run the world? Did you know that :

  • It takes over 1,056 gallons of water to make a single gallon of brewed coffee
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