November 16, 2017

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Workshop On ‘Applications Of Embedded Systems Using NI LabVIEW’ Heldedit

Star Of Mysore

  The resource persons for the workshop were Dr. A.V. Ravikumar, Associate Professor and Chief Coordinator, Shreenidhi and Nagarjun Gowda, LabVIEW Academy (SWI), Bengaluru, M.B. Darshini, Assistant Professor and V. Kishan from ATMECE. The workshop mainly focused on LABVIEW, a graphical programming environment used to develop sophisticated measurement, test and control systems as well as interface with Arduino. (IETE)

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Industry News: Information and Communications

Mooving To IoTedit

Business Today

  Mention the Internet of Things (IoT) and the mind conjures up images of devices connected to the cloud in a smart home or office space. But who would’ve thought that one of the early adopters of IoT would be the humble cow? For the past couple of years, various companies have been working on equipping cows with interesting trackers.

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Modi’s Digital Ambitions Can Enrich Tech Underdogsedit

Bloomberg Quint

  Ramamoorthy expects the Digital India programme to drive the government’s IT spending growth over the next five years. IT spending in India may also be boosted as enterprises renew their core infrastructure and adopt new technologies such as big data analytics, cloud computing, internet of things integration and mobility, Ramamoorthy added.

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Java and Intel Technology: Building the futureedit

Business World

  In my keynote address at JavaOne 2017 on Oct 2nd, I talked about building the future of data with Java. The growth in daily data generation continues, but the Internet of Things (IoT) soon will outpace the connections and data generated by people. Smart, connected devices and sensors are joining the Internet at a rapid pace, and they will generate tremendous amounts of data.

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How 5G will be a game-changer at every leveledit

The Hindu Business Line

  The coming wave of 5G network deployments will be a major boon for Internet of Things in the connected world, even before individuals begin to harness the power of the networks. “5G is not just ultra high speed, but it offers the advantage of massive number of connections in the world of IoT.

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Home automation: Smart houses with connected products intended to make our lives comfortableedit

The Financial Express

  Home automation is an appealing context for the Internet of Things (IoT), by connecting the IP gateway directly to the Internet or through a home/residential gateway; this system can be managed remotely using a PC, smartphone, tablet or other devices. The modern homes are automated through the internet and the home appliances are controlled.

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Global IoT in Manufacturing Market Expected to Reach $994 Billion by 2023 Allied Market Researchedit

PR Newswire

  According to a new report published by Allied Market Research, titled, “IoT in Manufacturing Market by Component and Application: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2017-2023,” the global IoT in manufacturing market was valued at $424 billion in 2016, and is projected to reach $994 billion by 2023, growing at a CAGR of 13.1% from 2017 to 2023.

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Dutch B-School Ups Focus On Technology And Innovation—Big Data & The Internet Of Thingsedit

Business Because

  “Digitization, the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud storage. These offer great opportunities, but also require continuous organizational adaptation.” With this in mind, Maastricht School of Management—located in one of the innovation and engineering hotspots of Europe—has recently

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B’luru home to 55% of India’s Inter net of Things start-upsedit

Deccan Herald

  The city is home to more than half of all startups working in the area. Of the 971 IoT start-ups in India, 536 are registered in Bengaluru, according to the IoT Startup Directory 2017, a joint initiative between TiE Ban-galore and India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA).

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A tech-enabled breakoutedit

The New Indian Express

  It’s been a long journey for Breakout since the time of its inception. Very soon, the team wanted to introduce additional features and began working on IoT based escape games, making use of sensors. Not all the technology required (both hardware and software) was available in India and hence they had to go to great lengths to put it all together.

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Vodafone tunes in to a new beatedit

Business Standard

  Vodafone says that its new brand design and philosophy has been shaped by research conducted along with research agency, Futerra. The study showed that in 20 years, education and entertainment would become more immersive, using virtual, augmented and mixed-reality technologies, thereby creating demand for better and more reliable connectivity. (IoT)

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Selling in times of dataedit

DNA

  Businesses are constantly adapting to the fast-paced change in the way they operate, given the evolution of technology. With the power of progressive technologies like augmented reality (AR), artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT), and of course with the insurmountable amount of data, marketers can do anything, from immersive targeting to desirable selling.

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Nokia starts production of 5G-ready base stationedit

The Times of India

  While production has begun at its plant in Finland, the Orgadam plant will take a major portion of the mass production. The Nokia AirScale multiband station supports advanced network features, allowing service providers to increase performance in their networks and prepare for the evolution of 5G and IoT (Internet of Things).

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Indians keen to adopt digital payment solutions: Visaedit

Business Standard

  Global payment solutions company Visa on Tuesday said there is a high inclination among Indian consumers to embrace new forms of payments, according to a study. The study conducted with YouGov, examining the consumer sentiment around digital payments in the country, observed that 78 per cent of people surveyed are likely to embrace new forms of payments. (IoT)

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Forget face recognition, AI-powered systems will be able to detect gazeedit

The Hindu Business Line

  Researchers at the $25-billion Japanese company are working to make the safty and security of cities around the world a reality by using AI, which includes biometric authentication as well as video analysis and IoT (Internet of Things). AI has its foundations in data, and data relates to individuals.

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Bill Gates to attend agri summit in APedit

Telangana Today

  Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will attend the inaugural function on Wednesday. Bill Gates along with his wife Melinda is expected to attend the valedictory function on Friday. “The initiative will be a great integration of IT and Internet of Things (IoT) in agriculture sector besides giving importance to horticulture, aquaculture and animal husbandry,” Chandrababu Naidu said in a statement.

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Industry News: Education

Making engineers job-readyedit

Deccan Herald

  If governments allow market forces to determine the quality of education, it would go a long way in building a strong foundation. ¦ Accreditation for quality education: AICTE’s move to make it mandatory for all engineering programmes to earn the accreditation by National Board of Accreditation (NBA) is a welcome move.

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Free training for youth under PMKVY schemeedit

The Hans India

  He said that PMKVY was the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) introduced to enable Indian youth takes up industry relevant skill training freely which helps them in securing jobs. Two months free training will

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Accenture launches learning platform to help clients develop IT workforceedit

Computer World

 

  Accenture Future Talent Platform helps build skills in AI, IoT, security, design thinking and other emerging areas. Accenture has launched the Accenture Future Talent Platform, an interactive learning platform that includes talent transformation services to help clients develop their IT workforces in critical areas such as digital, cloud, security and artificial intelligence.

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Who killed renewables?edit

The Financial Express

  The Renewables Sector in India is near-death. Capacity addition has markedly slowed down in this financial year. Few projects are achieving financial closure, and so, few projects are getting complete. What happened? The last financial year ended very well for renewables; 5, 502 MW of wind capacity and 5,5 2 6 MW of solar capacity had been commissioned in FY17 (vs. a 202 2 target of 17 5 GW from renewables).

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Solar Alliance targets 1000 GW installationedit

The Indian Express

  Three Years ago, India had surprised many by announcing that it would develop 100 gigawatts (GW) of solar energy by 2022, scaling up its then-existing target by almost five times. Now, the International Solar Alliance, anew inter government body setup at India’s behest at the Paris climate change conference in 2015, has set its eyes on installing 1000 GW of solar energy by 2030.

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