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04 January 2013

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British High Commissioner visits Vodafone House – Vodafone direct

Vodafone welcomes new study for the ICT industry – Vodafone CSR direct

Vouchercloud app wins prestigious award – Vodafone direct

Skysports.com

Formunla 1 video – Vodafone direct

Gozonews.com

Priceless paintings to be restored in Ghajnsielem church – BOV CSR

Vodafone in the news

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CLIENT: VODAFONE DIRECT MEDIUM: JOSANNECASSAR.COM DATE: 3 JANUARY 2013

British High Commissioner visits Vodafone

House

Pictured above: New British High Commisioner Robert Luke together with Balesh Sharma,

CEO at Vodafone Malta, Jason Pavia, newly appointed board member on the Vodafone Malta

Foundation and Martin Gregory, Head of HR at Vodafone Malta

The new British High Commissioner to Malta, Mr Robert Luke, recently visited Vodafone

House in Birkirkara where he was welcomed by Vodafone Malta’s CEO, Balesh Sharma,

Head of HR, Martin Gregory and newly appointed Vodafone Malta Foundation board

member, Jason Pavia. The purpose of the visit was to obtain a better understanding of the

activities undertaken by Vodafone Malta. Mr Luke was shown around Vodafone’s offices, the

call centre and other departments.

“I welcomed Vodafone’s invitation gladly,” said Mr Luke. “The links between the United

Kingdom and Malta are of course particularly strong and supporting companies such as

Vodafone, based in the UK, are a priority for the High Commission.”

As is customary, British High Commissioner Mr Robert Luke was invited to become a

member of the Vodafone Malta Foundation. The Vodafone Malta Foundation works to

improve the lives of people in vulnerable situations and focuses on supporting social projects

that make a difference in the Maltese community. It also supports organisations that promote

health and medical development, protect the environment and safeguard national culture and

heritage. The Vodafone Malta Foundation, led by former First Lady, Gemma Mifsud Bonnici

and including current board members British High Commissioner Robert Luke, The Hon

Karmenu Vella, Martin Gregory and Jason Pavia is an entirely separate entity from

Vodafone’s commercial operations.

Mr Luke joined the Diplomatic Service in 2000 from the Millennium Commission, and has

served overseas in Brazil and most recently in Paris, as Counsellor for Justice and Home

Affairs. In London he has worked on the Middle East Peace Process and the international

CLIENT: VODAFONE DIRECT MEDIUM: JOSANNECASSAR.COM DATE: 3 JANUARY 2013

criminal tribunals. On his appointment as British High Commissioner to the Republic of

Malta he said, “I am honoured to be entrusted with deepening ties further, recognising the

importance of our shared past and ensuring our partnership remains as close as possible in

response to today’s challenges. I look forward to working with the Maltese authorities, and

immersing myself in the country more generally, as we collaborate across the full range of our

shared interests both bilaterally and as partners in the European Union, the Commonwealth

and other international organisations.”

CLIENT: VODAFONE DIRECT MEDIUM: JOSANNECASSAR.COM DATE: 3 JANUARY 2013

Vodafone welcomes new study for the ICT

industry

Reducing carbon emmissions while maintaining economic growth and imporving quality of

life, is one of the fundamental challenges for governments in the 21st century and one in

which the ICT sector, including Vodafone, can play a real part in.

The increased use of information and communications technology (ICT), in areas such as

improved logistics networks, fleet management and smart building management, among

others, could cut global greenhouse gas emissions by 16.5% by 2020, says a new study,

SMARTer2020, from GESI(the Global e-Sustainability Initiative). The study shows that

concerted action by the ICT sector, in concert with policy-makers, could save 9.1 Gigatonnes

of harmful greenhouse gases from being emitted, amounting to $1.9 trillion in gross energy

and fuel savings.

The study was conducted by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), on behalf of GeSI, an ICT

industry partnership for sustainability, of which Vodafone is a member. The in-depth research

concludes that up to 16.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions can be cut by implementing

ICT solutions throughout the economy with over 16% more savings than was calculated in an

earlier study conducted four years ago.

The new research identifies the potential of ICT-enabled solutions to reduce the amount of

greenhouse gas produced across six sectors of the economy – power, transportation,

manufacturing, consumer and service, agriculture and buildings. A clear example of this is the

partnership between Vodafone and ABS Bank in New Zealand which aptly demonstrated the

potential for mobile communications to make substantial carbon and cost savings. In just

three years ABS Bank has been able to reduce its energy consumption by 23%, equivalent to

€1,625,000 and has saved over 1,000 tonnes of CO2 per year, thanks to Vodafone’s M2M

solutions.

The study, SMARTer2020, is available for download at http://gesi.org/SMARTer2020.

CLIENT: VODAFONE DIRECT MEDIUM: JOSANNECASSAR.COM DATE: 3 JANUARY 2013

vouchercloud App wins prestigious award

Pictured above: Philip Micallef, Chariman MCA, Charlo Callus, vouchercloud Product

Manager and Rosanne Magri, vouchercloud Executive

vouchercloud, a discount voucher online platform has won a very prestigious award for the

Most Innovative Solution of the year at the eBusiness awards 2012, organised by the Malta

Communications Authority. vouchercloud was brought to Malta by Vodafone. It is the first

ever downloadable discount voucher application in Malta and gives consumers the

opportunity to find shopping bargains in a very innovative way.

“The award reflects the hard work that the vouchercloud team have put into this initiative, an

application that is set to revolutionise the Maltese shopping habits,” said Ivan Zammit,

Enterprise Service Manager from the vouchercloud team. “Thousands of customers are

already benefiting from special offers and discounts from top brands on the market.

vouchercloud is replacing traditional paper discount vouchers to a state-of-the-art experience

using the latest technology. We encourage everyone to download the app for their

smartphone and start benefiting today from the amazing discounts offered.”

The eBusiness awards are aimed at acknowledging unique and innovative business initiatives

that combine web-based technologies with entrepreneurship. The awards also promote

innovative initiatives in the eBusiness domain and spread awareness about the potential of

web-based technologies to drive economic growth and social development. The awards are

intended to give prominence and recognise the most innovative initiatives in the domain of

eBusiness and spread awareness about the role of web-based technologies in increasing

competitiveness of local enterprise.

“vouchercloud provide consumers with the best Maltese digital discount vouchers directly to

their Smartphone screen, guiding them to the shop’s front door using the Smartphone’s digital

mapping application and redeeming the voucher in an eco-friendly way, doing away with the

need to print paper vouchers. vouchercloud was launched locally in July 2012. The service

offers a significant number of special deals across various categories including restaurants,

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food to go, fashion shops and health and beauty outlets. Vouchercloud can also be used to

hunt for bargains while on holiday abroad” said Charlo Callus vouchercloud product manager.

In just 4 months, more than 10,000 Maltese consumers have already downloaded and

registered on the vouchercloud platform. vouchercloud already boasts more than 100 discount

vouchers from more than 50 businesses. vouchercloud can be used by subscribers of all local

mobile networks and tourists alike. vouchercloud can be downloaded for free from App

Store, Google Play and Blackberry App World

Other stories in the news

CLIENT: BOV MEDIUM: GOZONEWS.COM DATE: 4 JANUARY 2013

Priceless paintings to be restored in Ghajnsielem church

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Important paintings in the former parish church in Ghajnsielem are being restored with the financial support of Bank of Valletta, helping to give this historic location more prominence.

The church was built to house a statue to the Blessed Virgin of Loreto, sculpted by a local farmer called Anglu Grech after he saw a vision.

The statue soon became a focal point for people in the village and a chapel was eventually erected to host it in 1810, which was subsequently enlarged over the years, getting to its present size in 1877. It was, however, still too small for the growing population and a new parish church started to be built in 1922.

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The titular painting dedicated to Our Lady of Loreto is by Michael Busuttil, while the church also

houses no fewer than six masterpieces by the prolific 19th-century Valletta-born artist Giuseppe Cali.

Although Cali’s paintings can be found in many churches, it is rare to find more than one in each, making Ghajnsielem’s church a treasure trove for admirers of his work.

Presenting the sponsorship to Fr Frankie Bajada, Ghajnsielem archpriest, Jack Theuma, Manager of BOV’s Gozo Branch said, “Bank of Valletta is proud to play an active role within the communities in which it operates. Our heritage needs to be preserved.

“Priceless pieces from our past are part of what enrich us today. We have an obligation to pass on what we have inherited to future generations. The expertise and dedication that is being applied to this project will restore these pieces to their original state.”

“We thank Bank of Valletta as one of the first institutions to commit its assistance towards this project. The Ghajnsielem Community and those who visit the church will have the opportunity to admire this painting in all its splendour as was intended by the master who painted it,” said Fr Bajada.

The conservation and restoration work is being carried out by Maltese restorer Manwel Zammit of Zejtun along with Fr Charles Vella and his team.