Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Today I announce the appointment of Ms Claire Scott as Australia’s first resident Consul-General in Papeete.
Australia’s strong friendship with French Polynesia is a reflection of French Polynesia’s important place in our Pacific family and our people to people links.
French Polynesia makes a valuable contribution to the region, including in environmental protection, promoting gender equality, support for the Pacific Humanitarian Pathway and the region’s health response to COVID-19.
Through the new Consulate-General, we look forward to deepening our economic partnership and further strengthening the bonds of friendship between the people and governments of Australia and French Polynesia into the future.
iTWire Tuesday, 04 May 2021 22:40 DocuSign appoints tech industry veteran Dan Bognar to lead APJ
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Electronic signing software platform vendor DocuSign this week announced the appointment of Dan Bognar as its group vice president and general manager for the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region.
Bognar comes to DocuSign with over 30 years technology sales, business consulting, and leadership experience. Previously Bognar held a variety of senior roles at Salesforce over the past nine years. He was the executive sponsor for many of Salesforce’s largest accounts and held positions such as chief operating officer for solution engineering, cloud sales and industries across Asia Pacific.
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Today I announce the appointment of Mr Brek Batley as Australia’s first resident Ambassador to the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). Australia’s new diplomatic mission in Majuro reflects our ongoing commitment to a resilient and prosperous Pacific.
Australia has an enduring bilateral relationship with RMI. Australia was the second country to recognise RMI’s sovereignty in 1987. We have a shared commitment to an open and prosperous North Pacific based on our common values.
Australia works closely with RMI on maritime security, water and oceans management, women’s empowerment and climate change adaptation. Australia will provide a Guardian class patrol boat to RMI under our Pacific Maritime Security Program in 2022. We are also working with regional partners to support RMI’s response to COVID-19 and liaising closely with RMI during its three-year term on the United Nations Human Rights Council.
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May 5, 2021 | 12:03 am
Patricia B. Mirasol
A DEPRESSION, anxiety, and stress scale that was translated into several Philippine languages revealed that the pandemic has had a larger psychological impact on Filipinos: the translated scales show a higher incidence of severe anxiety as compared to a similar study conducted solely in English.
The importance of psychological assessment tools in local languages considering the country’s linguistically diverse society was discussed in an April 30 webinar organized by the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST).
The translated scales could help increase mental health awareness, and make the allocation of mental health services more efficient, according to academician Allan Benedict I. Bernardo, a member of NAST’s Social Sciences Division. In the said webinar, he presented his team’s work translating the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales (DASS-21) into Tagalog-based Filipino, Cebuan
Dan Bognar has been appointed as the new group vice president and general manager of the Asia Pacific and Japan region for DocuSign.
The role was formerly held by Brad Newtown who moved to Cohesity in February to take the role of ANZ managing director.
The company said the appointment is part of its plans to extend its reach into APJ, and that Bognar will be based in Sydney.
Bognar has been working in the tech industry for more than 30 years, including in leadership roles for sales and business consulting. DocuSign will help define how people live and work for years to come, particularly in managing the agreements that shape their personal and professional lives, said Bognar.