Dailycsr.com – 02 March 2016 – In a “rare total solar eclipse” that is scheduled to take place in the “morning of March 9, 2016”, a shadow of total darkness will engulf the regions of Borneo, Sulawesi, and Sumatra. The eclipse is likely to last for around four minutes, whereby Panasonic will cover the event from Ternate with live broadcast with the help of “Power Supply Container” which is “a stand-alone photovoltaic power package”.
 
For recording the eclipse live, Panasonic will transport the Power Supply Container from Jakarta. There will be twelve “Panasonic HIT® solar modules” with “high conversion efficiency” for producing around “3kW of electricity” for which the system will tap into the top portion of the container to avail renewable energy. The electricity, thus gathers will be stored in a “24 built-in lead-acid storage batteries”.
 
Panasonic “LUMIX GH4” camera will use the stored energy to film the “spectacular moment”. In fact, the said camera will be connected to a telescope for capturing the event from up close. The stored solar power will also support editing and production equipment, mobile computer, internet connections and other such technologies to run the show.
 
As per BusinessWire:
“The live broadcast of the solar eclipse will begin at 05:00 AM, March 9 in Ternate (08:00 PM, March 8 UTC) and can be viewed on platforms including Ustream, YouTube Live and Periscope (refer to Annex)”.
 
The coming live broadcast of the solar eclipse conducted by Panasonic will mark its third such endeavour. However, in earlier two cases Panasonic spent time fixing the “HIT® solar modules on the ground”, while the same process has been smartened up a lot, whereby the “portability of the Power Supply Container and its capability to be assembled quickly and easily with minimal construction work” play a solid role in it.
 
Panasonic has been involved in the development of this kind of Power Supply Containers in other areas of Indonesia, whereby the first container has been installed at the “the National Elementary School Karimunjawa 01” in the month of July 2014. Likewise, Panasonic attempted to bring in improvement in the field of education. In fact, thanks to the success of the first project, Panasonic introduced a second such container at “another elementary school” that is located in the mountainous terrains of “West Java Province”, whereby the system helped enhance water supply besides education facilities.
 
This way, Panasonic has been trying to bring in stable electricity supply in areas that are still without it, so as to “mitigate social challenges” and create a better life for the locals and in turn make this world a better place.






References:
http://www.businesswire.com/
 

Panasonic has announced that it has finalized the seven schools which will represent seven countries for its global contest titled Panasonic Kid Witness News (KWN) 2015. The winner, amongst those selected will, be announced on 26^th August 2015 during the Global Awards Ceremony which is to be held in Singapore. This will be the first ever global awards ceremony to be held in Southeast Asia.
 
Panasonic’s Kid Witness News is an educational program with a hands-on approach. Through this channel, Panasonic wants to support the education of future generations. It is currently promoted the KWN program in 19 regions and countries. During the course of the KWN program, Panasonic provides video cameras and other video and related equipment to elementary and middle schools which are participants of the program.
 
Through the KWN program and the competition that follows, Panasonic honors the works created by children every year. The children learn a great deal while making these videos. Right from choosing a theme, to planning the shoot, scripting it, and later editing the content of what has been shot. Thanks to Panasonic’s hands on approach, the children get a strong grounding in all aspects of shooting a video.
 
Currently there are around 5,000 teachers and children who form part of the KWN program. The program which began in 1989, celebrated its 25^th anniversary last year. During this period the program has taught the skills of video shooting to more than 170,000 children.
 
 
This year’s KWN global contest program saw the participation of 553 schools spread across 19 countries. Each region / country took part by submitting their video shoot with a maximum length of five minutes. This year the participants could select either ecology or communication as their theme. The ensuing video should be closely linked to the children’s lives or it should be seen from their point of view. It should showcase environmental issues, such as natural disasters, issues faced by physically challenged individuals, interactions with their family members, etc.

The videos of this year’s can be viewed at the KWN Global Contest 2015
 
References: Businesswire.com

Dailycsr.com – 23 July 2015 – The Company of Panasonic has donated Solar Lanterns for the regions hit by the epidemic of Ebola, reports Business Wire, from Osaks, Japan. On the 17^th July 2015, the Panasonic Corporation made the announcement of the donation of “3,000 solar lanterns”. The contributions were made towards the west-African countries that are struck by Ebola, including Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. Moreover, this is not the first time that the Panasonic Corporation indulged themselves in such human welfare activities. In the December of 2014, the company had already “donated 240 lanterns”. The responsibility, to deliver the goods to the Ebola-victims, lies on the shoulders of U.N.D.P. namely the “United Nations Development Programme”.
 
At present bringing the outbreak of the epidemic “Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever” under control is no longer the sole responsibility of Africa. It require a global and immediate attention, whereby gaining a “global importance”. The world need to seek an efficient method of treatment for quick recovery of the Ebola affected patients. The efficient medical treatment implies that it needs to continue with the same vigour and energy throughout the day and night in emergency scenarios. However, many such regions affected by Ebola, does not have electricity facilities. Moreover, each and every belonging of the affected patients are subjects to be destroyed, the medical crew has to constantly look out for “new sources of light”.
 
Therefore the solar lanterns donated to Ebola medical camps are fitted with “solar panels, storage batteries, and LEDs”. Consequently, they are able to store energy and convert it into LED light source. The solar lanterns are designed to last for six to eight hours at night. As mentioned earlier, the lanterns are to reach community workers, medical attendances along with the survivors. In fact, the latter who comes back from the “near-death” experience looses everything including job and his belonging. It is a price they pay in exchange of their lives.
 
Furthermore, the lanterns will also reach the vulnerable family members of the victims like children, women and disabled personnel. Business Wire writes that:

 
Any interested in knowing in more details about the donation made by the Panasonic Corporation are welcome to look into the statement released by the U.N.D.P, which can be made available by logging into -
http://www.africa.undp.org/content/rba/en/home/presscenter/pressreleases/2015/07/15/undp-and-panasonic-step-up-their-support-for-ebola-affected-communities/
 
Nevertheless, the role of Panasonic does not end here, it has engaged itself in “corporate citizen activities” through social contributions whereby the company has launched the “100 Thousand Solar Lanterns Project”. The said contribution will alleviate “social issues” faced in the “developing countries”. The donation of solar lantern, to “Ebola affected regions”, forms a part of this initiative. Furthermore, the “100 Thousand Solar Lantern Project” plans on distributing “100,000 solar lanterns” to various international organizations, NGOs and NPOs, which will address various humanitarian issues in the developing countries.
 
It is going to be a contribution towards “sustainable development” from the corporations of Panasonic, in an attempt to promote "A Better Life, A Better World" for the worldwide human communities.




References:
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150717005717/en/Panasonics-Solar-Lanterns-Donated-UNDP-Begun-Distributed#.VbDUYPmqqkp