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GLOBAL AND NATIONAL TRACKER FOR CHILD ONLINE SAFETY ANNOUNCED

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Global Cybersecurity Forum and DQ Institute Agreed to Launch the Child Protection in Cyberspace (CPC) Index in 2025

SINGAPORE, Nov. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The unveiling of the Child Protection in Cyberspace (CPC) Index at the Global Cybersecurity Forum (GCF) marks a groundbreaking milestone in the global effort to safeguard children online, announced by the Global Cybersecurity Forum Institute and the DQ Institute. This announcement took place during the Child Protection in Cyberspace (CPC) Summit at the GCF Annual Meeting on October 2-3, 2024, co-organized by the Global Cybersecurity Forum Institute, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), UNICEF, WeProtect Global Alliance, and the DQ Institute. The CPC initiative, instated by the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, underscores a global commitment to promoting the digital well-being of children worldwide.

Dr. Yuhyun Park, Founder of the DQ Institute, emphasized that the launch of the CPC Index represents the first tangible action following last week’s 2024 UN General Assembly agreement on the Pact for the Future backed by the Global Digital Compact, which highlighted the importance of child protection in cyberspace.

“The CPC Index will serve as an important tracking and monitoring tool to measure the global progress of the CPC commitment towards creating safer digital spaces for children, in alignment with the 2024 UNGA global agreement,” said Dr. Park during an interview at the forum. “This tool is designed to empower countries by offering a comprehensive insight on their current status in child online safety and helping them design targeted national strategies and actions to enhance their national CPC Index performance.”

As a flagship program of the CPC initiative, the CPC Index offers a comprehensive 360-degree framework to evaluate and enhance efforts to ensure child safety online, engaging all stakeholders, including governments, ICT industries, schools, families, and children at the national level.

Backed by seven years of research and data from 100 countries, the CPC Index offers a global tool to assess ecosystems, foster cooperation, and help nations mitigate cyber-risks to protect children online worldwide.

Key features of the CPC Index include:

Global Benchmarks and Data Insights: Combines international benchmarks to provide a clear roadmap for tracking cyber-risks and assessing children’s digital citizenship levels.Holistic Analysis: Covers government policies and regulations, school education, family involvement, and tech industry accountability.Top Digital Citizenship Programs: Highlights the world’s top digital citizenship programs, offering actionable recommendations for policy and education leaders.

Dr. Park underscored the initiative’s global scope, calling it a testament to collaboration across public and private sectors. The CPC Index aggregates international standards and measures, offering nations a roadmap to advance from current challenges to a safer digital future.

“Globally, over 70 percent of children have encountered at least one cyber-risk,” said Dr. Park, referencing the DQ Institute’s Child Online Safety Index. “With the rise of artificial intelligence, this number could shift dramatically as new risks, like AI-generated deepfakes and fake news, emerge.”

While acknowledging AI’s potential to address certain risks, Dr. Park warned of its capacity to exacerbate challenges, emphasizing the urgency for proactive measures: “The goal is clear: to reduce the 70 percent figure by at least 15% by 2030.”

The CPC Index, Dr. Park emphasized, is a critical step toward protecting children in an increasingly AI-powered world. “Real change happens through implementation, and the CPC Index is poised to guide nations in ensuring the digital safety of the next generation.”

“An important step is a mandatory digital citizenship education in primary schools, which is a tipping point for long-term online safety for children,” she added, urging governments to prioritize early digital literacy education.

About DQ Institute:

The DQ Institute (DQI) is an international think-tank dedicated to setting global standards for digital intelligence and ensuring the safety, empowerment, and well-being of individuals, organizations, and nations in the digital age. DQ framework is recognized as the global standard for digital literacy, skills, and readiness (IEEE 3527.1-2020). DQI operates as a 501(c)(3) organization in the United States and as a not-for-profit organization in Singapore. For more information, visit DQ Institute’s website: https://www.dqinstitute.org 

Media Contact:
Eris Seah
DQ Institute
partnership@dqinstitute.org
+65 9396 9200

 

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Howard Hughes Holdings Set to Join S&P SmallCap 600

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NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HHH) will replace Arcosa Inc. (NYSE: ACA) in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the opening of trading on Wednesday, October 28. S&P 500 constituent CRH plc (NYSE: CRH) has acquired Arcosa in a deal that closed today, October 23.

Following is a summary of the changes that will take place prior to the open of trading on the effective date:

Effective Date

Index Name  

Action

Company Name

Ticker

GICS Sector

October 28, 2026

S&P SmallCap 600

Addition

Howard Hughes Holdings

HHH

Real Estate

October 28, 2026

S&P SmallCap 600

Deletion

Arcosa

ACA

Industrials

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Chelsea FC announces multi-year sleeve partnership with Sokin, the business payments and FX platform

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Chelsea FC name fast-growing fintech platform as Principal Partner

LONDON, Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Chelsea Football Club has today announced a multi-year partnership with Sokin, the embedded finance and payments company used by businesses worldwide. Sokin will be named a Principal Partner and Official Business Payments and FX Partner of Chelsea FC and Chelsea FC Women.

As a Principal Partner, Sokin will be represented on the sleeves of the Chelsea FC men’s, women’s and academy home, away, and third kits from the 2026/27 season.

The partnership brings together two ambitious London-headquartered organisations with worldwide reach – a club with millions of fans across the world and a fintech platform through which businesses move more than $11 billion a year. A club of Chelsea’s scale works in many currencies every day, with partners, competitions and supporters around the world, and needs a financial partner built to handle that.

Sokin gives finance teams business payments, multi-currency accounts, foreign exchange, checkout and treasury in one place, so they spend less time juggling banks and providers and keep more of what they move.

As Official Business Payments and FX Partner, Sokin will simplify how Chelsea FC sends, receives and manages money in the currencies the club operates in.

The Sokin logo will feature on the sleeve of the Chelsea shirt for the first time [when the men’s team host Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on Saturday 24th October.]

Jason Gannon, President at Chelsea FC said:

“At Chelsea, we seek to partner with organisations that share our ambition and innovative mindset. Sokin’s expertise in business payments, and their focus on making both simpler for the businesses they serve, makes them a natural fit for the Club. We are pleased to welcome Sokin to the Chelsea family and look forward to working together in the years ahead.”

Vroon Modgill, CEO and founder at Sokin said:

“Chelsea plays on the biggest stage in world football, and its business runs in dozens of currencies. Sokin was built for that with regulated, multi-currency payments and foreign exchange for organisations that operate internationally. We’re proud to be the platform behind the business payments and FX of one of the most iconic teams in football. Sokin’s platform serves businesses in more than 170 countries. We’re thrilled to be partners for the season ahead. An organisation as sophisticated as Chelsea doesn’t leave its finances to chance.”

About Sokin

Sokin is the financial layer global business runs on. Businesses can transact, convert and hold money in 70+ currencies across 170+ countries. Some businesses use Sokin to manage global finance in-house. Others build it into their products to power financial experiences for their customers. Businesses move more than $9 billion a year on licenses Sokin holds in 36+ countries and infrastructure Sokin owns. Founded in 2019, Sokin has raised over $100 million from investors including Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and Prysm Capital.

About Chelsea Football Club

Chelsea Football Club is one of the biggest, most successful football clubs globally and our men’s team are reigning world champions, having won the four-yearly FIFA Club World Cup in 2025. Our women’s team, Chelsea Women, are also multiple trophy winners.

Founded in 1905, Chelsea is London’s most central football club, based at the iconic 40,000-capacity Stamford Bridge stadium. Nicknamed the Blues, the club lifted the Champions League for the first time in 2012 and domestically has won the Premier League five times, the FA Cup eight times, the Football League Cup five times and the Football League Championship once, in 1955.

The Chelsea Women’s team have enjoyed a huge amount of success and in 2025 won the FA Women’s Super League for a sixth consecutive year and the eighth time overall. The Women’s FA Cup has been won on six occasions. We have also captured the FA Women’s League Cup four times as well as reaching the UEFA Women’s Champions League final in 2021. In two seasons, 2020/21 and 2024/25, a domestic treble of trophies was secured.

The Chelsea Foundation boasts one of the most extensive community initiatives in sport, helping to improve the lives of children and young people all over the world.

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Taina Biggs
taina.biggs@sokin.com 

Nerissa Chesterfield
nerissa.chesterfield@chelseafc.com 

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Amy Johnson Appointed President of GDIT

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RESTON, Va., Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) announced today that Amy Johnson has been appointed as president of GDIT, effective November 3.

Johnson is a 27-year veteran of General Dynamics Mission Systems, where she held increasingly senior roles in engineering, engineering management and business leadership across cybersecurity, defense electronics, space and intelligence systems, most recently as vice president and general manager for Space, Cyber and Intelligence. She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science and computer systems engineering. 

“Amy has a proven track record of leading teams to solve complex and highly technical challenges for our customers,” said Phebe Novakovic, CEO of General Dynamics. “I am confident that her dynamic leadership, operational rigor and deep commitment to our values and culture will deliver value to our customers, employees and shareholders.”

GDIT delivers digital modernization, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and software development solutions to the U.S. federal government, defense, intelligence agencies and other customers. It is a business unit of General Dynamics, a global aerospace and defense company that offers a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; and technology products and services. General Dynamics employs more than 120,000 people worldwide and generated $52.6 billion in revenue in 2025. More information is available at gd.com.

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