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7 Trends To Follow For Driving Enterprise IT Transformation in 2018edit
Many of the hype-technologies of recent years – software-defined networking (SDN), the Internet of Things (IoT), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to name but a few – are now in the mainstream, and 2018 is the year when attention will turn to what organizations do with them.
AIIoTWeDo Technologies Hosted Revenue Assurance and Fraud Management Conference in Miami, Fledit
“The Internet of Things is powering the ability to connect a host of new businesses, devices and ‘things’. The opportunities are huge, but so are the risks. As the level of complexity grows, so does the potential for fraud and revenue loss. The challenge of the telecom industry is to mitigate these risks and ensure business security,” stated Thomas Steagall, Vice President North America and the Caribbean.
IoTTelecomTelecom Watchdog To Share Policy Inputs In Decemberedit
On Tuesday, Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha had said the Telecom Ministry (DoT) hopes to finalise the new telecom policy by February and would release its draft by December-end for public comments. The policy in the offing is expected to focus on areas such as Internet for all, next-generation technologies (like 5G and Internet of Things), skills development, and security, among others.
5G TechnologyIoT in TelecommunicationsSkill DevelopmentTechnology: The One-way Addictionedit
Money Control As I pointed out in my previous article, we, the users of this technology, especially Internet and Internet of Things (IoT), are now more like a product than consumers for the developers and service-providers. What is more dangerous is the spread of IoT devices, like cameras, watches, house-cleaning robots or smart refrigerators, etc. Not only are these encroaching on our lives, but could also make it us more vulnerable in terms of safety and security.
IoTSmart TechnologyPlaying cricket in India helped me compete in the face of uncertainty, tells Satya Nadella to Anil Kumbleedit
When Kumble asked Nadella about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT), the Microsoft CEO replied that three key technologies would lead to a massive shift soon. “The three technologies are Mixed Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing.
AIIoTOla announces new connected car platform in partnership with Microsoftedit
The present connected car platform will be used to collect, analyse and learn from data regarding on-road driving characteristics and rider preferences. Olacabs states that this will help the company better customise its services and business models in line with what’s on demand. In future, this platform will be used to provide advanced safety and driver assistance services for cabs in the ride-sharing model. (IOT)
Connected CarsIoTNokia signs MOU with Vodacom for 5G trial in South Africaedit
“It is my firm belief that the adoption of 5G will help us to deliver against some of the digital technologies in areas such as big data analytics, artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality, autonomous vehicles and the Internet of Things.
5G TechnologyAIBig DataIoT in TelecommunicationsMicrosoft to build quantum computing tools: Satya Nadellaedit
This essentially means that once a passenger enters an Ola cab, their calendar is synced, Skype calls can be synched and all offerings of the suite are available on Ola Play. The second part of the partnership is the use of the cloud, IoT and artificial intelligence capabilities developed by Microsoft.
AIIoTMachine-to-Machine Communication for smart citiesedit
As per a report by Ericsson Mobility, “IoT is set to overtake mobile phones as the largest category of connected devices by 2018.” India is going to see the roll out of the world’s largest IoT network, parallel to its smart city mission, with both feeding off each other. According to National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), m2m stands for Machine-to-Machine Communication and describes the automatic exchange of information between machines and devices.
IoTMachine to Machine LearningIoT meet focuses on expanding Indian start-up ecosystemedit
The Internet of Things (IoT) Next summit, which began here on Wednesday, focused on expanding the Indian start-up ecosystem for creating more opportunities to the stakeholders, said an industry body official. “We are looking for industry intervention at academia-incubator-start-up level to enable the IoT hardware ecosystem.
IoTStart-upIESA moots expansion of fab facility in Chandigarhedit
Deccan Herald The event showcased a 100% growth in the 2nd edition of the Start-up IoT Directory, launched with IoTForum. The Directory includes 900 start-ups working in the field of Internet of Things (IoT) across the nation. It has been compiled with support from Nasscom, IoT CoE, IIT Mumbai, SINE, IKP EDEN, Revxx, IoTBLR,T-Hub, Forge and Excubator.
IoTGoogle Assistant on Android and iOS can now set daily reminders for weather updates, quotes and moreedit
The Google Assistant was recently updated with a new feature which enables it to recognise songs playing nearby. Now, the company has added another subscription-based feature to it, which allows the intelligent AI assistant to send daily weather updates, quotes and more. (Internet Of Things)
AIIoTFrom Sales Cloud to AI backed smart Einstein: The Salesforce sagaedit
With every passing year, Salesforce’s stature has grown with more technological capabilities, wider product and solution portfolio; and yet, it continues to evolve with the changing times and new emerging technologies. It has new solutions in the areas of Internet of Things (IoT), mobility and analytics; however the company has been focusing extensively on artificial intelligence (AI).
AIAnalyticsIoTMobilityFocus on cyber security need of the hour: expertsedit
The Hindu A country can cripple the financial status of another country and that is why we need more cyber security professionals and the government should think of starting more courses on cyber security at least at the PG level. Dr. Krishna Sastry pointed out that IoT is like a tiger. “You either ride it or you are in it. IoT devices need regulations and they should not be used blindly,” he said.
Cyber SecurityIoTDell EMC Plans IoT Play Hereedit
Dell EMC, the IT infrastructure behemoth that provides solutions in servers, storage, computers, virtualisation and security, plans to venture into the Internet of Things (IoT) with their products, solutions and partner ecosystem. Earlier, Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Technologies, spoke about plans of opening an IoT division to create more products that might augur well for the edge computing market.
IoTCentre of Excellence on advanced manufacturing technology launched at IIT Kgpedit
The facility will have state of the art physical infrastructure for additive manufacturing like 3D printing, advanced joining facility e.g. robotic and micro friction stir welding, diagnostic and metrological inspection systems such as CT scan, Industrial IoT with lab facilities for sensors, backend analytics and research.
AnalyticsIndustrial IoTIoTManufacturingBecoming an agrarian Poweredit
While being selective, we have a favourable policy environment for ICT, Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), but uncertain policy environment for agriculture biotechnology. This poses the biggest challenge in encouraging investments in the sector to find sustainable solutions to agricultural challenges
AgricultureAIIoTAccess Control as a Service’ venture Open App raises $550K from Axilor Ventures and Kumar Vembu (ZOHO)edit
In an earlier interview with YourStory, Gotama admitted that back in 2014, he wasn’t really aware of the IoT sector, and it was only after a friend told him about the promise the sector held that he dove into it. With the goal of building a digital smart lock ecosystem that can be operated from anywhere in the world, Open App kicked off 2016 by delivering a consignment of 500 smart locks to the fourth largest Internet Service Provider (ISP) in India.
IoTIndustry News: Education
Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) Signed MoU with Udacity India Pvt. Ltd to Drive Skill Developmentedit
Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Udacity India Pvt. Ltd for complementing the skills imparted by the vocational system and providing better livelihood opportunities. The MoU was signed by Lt. Gen SP Kochhar (TSSC CEO) and Ms Clarissa Shen (VP International, Udacity).
Skill DevelopmentNo takers for 30% of engineering seatsedit
There are no takers for about 30% of engineering seats in Telangana this year as the previous governments sanctioned engineering colleges indiscriminately without any rationale, Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Kadiyam Srihari said during Question Hour in the Legislative Council on Wednesday.
EducationEngineeringIT flexi staffing industry worth $3.04 bn in fiscal 2017edit
The penetration rate of flexi workforce in IT with respect to the total IT workforce in India is only 5.6 per cent. As per the study, the IT staffing industry is the highest contributor to flexi staffing in India and is also on the cusp of a massive transformation as new technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud, analytics, Internet of Things, etc kick in.
AIAnalyticsCloud TechnologyMachine to Machine LearningGovt moving in right direction for skill development, job generation: Gangwaredit
The government and Labour and Employment Ministry are moving in right direction on the path to skill development and employment generation, Union Labour and Employment Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar said. “Our Country has highest youth population in the world and every youth want jobs.
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You can’t dispute the statement even if it does sound like a t-shirt slogan. The rapid progress in IoT technology, the advent of Industry 4.0 and the dizzying increase in connectivity have enabled the creation, deployment and scaling of solutions that can solve India’s unique challenges.
IoTSmart TechnologyDelhi government to match private sector to fund R&D in higher education: Mr Manish Sisodiaedit
Dr Alka Kaul, Past Chairperson, CII Delhi State Council, and; Director, Horizon Industrial Products Ltd. said it was important to leverage education as a tool to foster inclusive growth and provide equality of opportunity to all segments of the society. The primary objective of education and skills development must be to integrate the beneficiary into the work process in an optimally productive and personally fulfilling manner.
EducationSkill DevelopmentBridging the skill gapedit
According to a recent report, only 4% of India’s population possesses vocational training. India currently has a vigorous entrepreneurial environment wherein most companies want quick, practical, and technical solutions to organisational and market problems. However, there is an evident lack of vocational and skill-based courses in the country’s higher education institutions.
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Shri R. K. Singh leads Indian Delegation in the IEA Ministerial, Paris Emphasises importance of Clean Energy and assures achievement of 175GW of Renewable Target of India Power Minister addresses Plenary Session on Driving the Transitions to Clean Energy Delhiedit
On the side-lines of the IEA Ministerial, the Minister had a delegate level discussion with the French Minister of State for Ecological and Inclusive Transition, Ms. Brune Poirson. Shri Singh also had a very fruitful discussion on various issues of Power and New & Renewable Energy with the US Secretary of Energy, Mr. James Richard Perry.
Renewable EnergyMore work needed to widen renewables, solar: UNIDO officialedit
Lauding India’s renewables and solar photovoltaic (PV) programmes, UNIDO’s India representative Rene van Berkel on Wednesday said more work is needed to bring everybody under the ambit of these iniatives. “India has some interesting programs which are making good progress… renewable energy and solar PV programs are examples.
Renewable EnergySolar EnergyIndia’s effort in renewable energy led to drop in solar price: US Senatoredit
India’s massive effort towards renewable energy has resulted in considerable drop in solar price and the country now believes that the solar power is cheaper than coal without subsidy, US lawmakers have been told. “I was really struck by just the transition in this single year between April and June, driven I think by decisions in India related to that dropping price,” influential Senator Jeff Merkley said during a Congressional hearing last week.
Renewable EnergyHow Gensol became the largest consultant in solar poweredit
The company has half the market in solar consulting and the clients include noted players such as Greenko, Essel Infra, Suzlon, China Light & Power, ReNew Power and Shapoorji Pallonji. “With an almost similar set of clients with whom we worked for carbon credits, we forayed into solar.
Renewable EnergySolar Energy