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Industry News: Information and Communications
Building on gains of digitalisationedit
Digitalisation is fuelling the rise of 3D printing, artificial intelligence, the Internet of things, cloud computing, big data and automation. Although the transformational power of digitalisation is clear, effective policies are needed to make sure the gains are spread evenly across as well as within countries, according to Unctad’s Information Economy Report 2017.
DigitalisationIoTAt the crossroad of smart mobilityedit
The way the world gets from A to B is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by advancements in big-data analysis, artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT). While selfdriving cars have captured imaginations worldwide with the promise of safer roads, smoother commutes and less congestion, they are only one part of the greater smart mobility story.
IoTMobilityBenefits Of 5G Mobile Communication Networkedit
5G will change the face the IoT (Internet of Things) which will connect more than 20 billion devices by 2020 as per Gartner. People will be able to control appliances, temperature, light etc. at home while sitting remotely. They would become aware of package delivery or a stranger standing on the door even when away.
IoTTelecom10 Blockchain applications that will transform society in 2018 and beyondedit
In the coming years, IoT will look completely different than it does today. Many industry experts and excited consumers have pegged The Internet of Things (IoT) as the next Industrial Revolution or the Next Internet. Blockchain working along with IOT will create new opportunities.
Internet of ThingsAdoption of AI and digital tech is a competitive necessity: Malcolm Frankedit
By Sangeeta Tanwar
General Electric is a great example. Several years ago, the company started by putting Internet of Things sensors on their engines. Thereafter, they watched engines, collected data and built new business models from it and brought in a predictive platform. So, start something bite-size and then scale up.
Artificial IntelligenceStartups in manufacturing, India needs to up its gameedit
By Vishal Krishna
India will have 1.9 billion IoT devices installed from the current base of 60 million devices, with a market size of $9 billion.
IoTManufacturingTop Trends of IoT and Their Effect to the Marketedit
The IoT market is accelerating as growth comes from numerous directions and markets. The internet of things will have a major effect on every market. It will also usher in opportunities in these spaces to start new businesses and grow existing ones. Almost every industry invest in the IoT and leading industries quickly move to implementing IoT solutions that are driving the bottom line.
Internet of ThingsIndustry News: Education
Rise in demand for engineering and tech coursesedit
Number of colleges approved by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) for offering undergraduate and postgraduate engineering and technology courses rose from 1,503 in 2006-07 to 6,472 in 2016-17. The total intake capacity in these colleges at both levels during this period went up from 6,11,487 to 29,98,298, a rise of 390 per cent.
EngineeringReskilling for the future of workedit
With a total of about 3.7 million employees, India’s IT and BPM industry created 170,000 new jobs in the last one year and 600,000 jobs in last three years. According to NASSCOM, digital technology is projected to clock a growth from the current 5% to 38% over the next decade.
ReskillingCampus hires get roles in hot technologiesedit
By Shalina Pillai
Companies are forming their own teams even in roles like digital marketing that were earlier outsourced to third parties. Other hot roles are in internet of things (IoT) and design of the user interface and user experience. The move to campuses for these roles is primarily because of the shortage of skills in the general technology ecosystem.
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Wind energy tariff may not drop below Rs 3.2 per unit in second auctionedit
The CERC has reserved its order on the petition, after hearing all the inputs pertaining to the relief sought. The renewable energy players had sought immediate relief pertaining to connectivity for successful bidders for first wind power auction conduced earlier this year.
Renewable EnergyLarge floating solar project by next yearedit
Two floating solar projects with the capacity of 10 MW each are coming up in Andhra Pradesh and Kerala to harness unutilised water bodies. “Two 10 MW floating solar projects, which will be the largest so far in the country, will come up in Andra Pradesh and Kerala. We are carrying out the design,” leading renewable energy expert and head of Arka Renewable Energy College, S P Gon Chaudhury told.
Solar EnergyRenewable energy: How storage capacity has become critical component for this sectoredit
By Anupam Chatterjee
In the discourse over creation of renewable capacity in India, inadequate attention has been paid to what constitutes a critical component of the renewable power system: storage capacity. For, given that their output can vary as per the vagaries of nature, it is storage systems that make renewable sources reliable and attractive to electricity users.
Renewable EnergyCoal is still the secret of our energyedit
With India embarking on an ambitious journey to achieve renewable energy capacity of 175 gigawatt (GW) by 2022, questions have been raised on the relevance of coal in the present context. Does coal, the principal source of energy for now, face a dark future? “No, it can’t be. If the future of coal is dark, then the future of the country will be dark,” said Partha Bhattacharya, former chairman of Coal India Ltd.
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