more cost-effective on-location training. Potential customers can also benefit by visiting the centre for application training or equipment demonstration when they are in the process of equipping their hospital.

The centre caters to the needs of the Asia Pacific, Australasia and the Middle East regions, and has on board nine full-time trainers who can deliver lectures in English and also in either Mandarin or Japanese. The intent is to hire three more trainers. For additional support there are 3 administrative staff on board. The Philips Design team was commissioned to make the Learning Centre's interior experience a signature Philips one. The design team created a professional area where technology and lifestyle merges into a complete visible "One Philips" experience based on the understanding of peoples needs. The centre's clean curved lines reflect a modern and innovative environment conducive to advanced learning. With eight lecture rooms, 20 labs and a 98-seat auditorium, the Learning Centre is flexible in use and appropriate to hold all Philips initiatives, such as medical training and product launches.

The newly established Learning Centre is on Level 5, TP3, at the Philips complex in Toa Payoh, Singapore. For further information please contact:Radhika ChokseyCorporate CommunicationsPhilips Electronics Hong Kong LtdTel: +852 2821 5698 Boey Taik BoonCorporate CommunicationsPhilips Electronics Singapore Pvt LtdTel: +65 6882 3896 About Royal Philips Electronics Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) is one of the world's biggest electronics companies and Europe's largest, with sales of EUR 30.4 billion in 2005. With activities in the three interlocking domains of healthcare, lifestyle and technology and 161,500 employees in more than 60 countries, it has market leadership positions in medical diagnostic imaging and patient monitoring, color television sets, electric shavers, lighting and silicon system solutions. News from Philips is located at www.philips.com/newsCentre.


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