Mint

By Sanjay Gupta

The first challenge is an explosion of network and device types—by the end of 2018, close to 11.2 billion devices are projected to be connected worldwide—a number expected to nearly double by 2020—and the Internet needs to support an increasingly diverse set of interactions that range from web and mobile to machine-to-machine communications and wearable tech.

ET Tech

Blockchain technology has the potential to streamline and accelerate business processes, increase cybersecurity and reduce or eliminate the roles of trusted intermediaries.

CIOL

New technologies are enabling us to create smarter homes, smarter cities, smarter machines and devices. However, they come with a host of security and privacy risks that people are only beginning to understand.

Gadgets Now

Ericsson on Monday unveiled at Mobile World Congress a report that lays out a roadmap for operators to unlock the revenue potential of 5G-enabled industry digitalisation.

PC Mag

Artificial intelligence (AI) may make some workers in financial tech anxious when it comes to employment. However, while some jobs are being wiped away, new ones are opening up.

Mint

By Siddharth Pai

Should AI research be on the same pedestal as research into the cloning of humans, with which, by the by, it shares many ethical characteristics?

Financial Express

New technologies have always caught the fancy of enterprises and governments. This is thanks to their promise in improving ways of working, permitting better connect with stakeholders and, ultimately, allowing a better service delivery experience and brand perception.

The Economic Times

Industry 4.0 is a cyber-physical revolution a combination of IT, automation and people that together, will benefit businesses and the economy as a whole. The main benefit is the disruption of business’ models in both, B2B and B2C segments. We are moving away from selling and buying products. Instead we are selling and buying solutions.

Scroll.in

By Ananya Bhattacharya

Over half (58%) of the companies using AI in the country work at scale, beyond pilot and test projects. However, the sector is dominated by American firms like Accenture, Microsoft, and Adobe, which have their innovation centres here. Home-grown efforts on the academic, business, and investor fronts are few.

BW CIO World

The Cisco 2018 Annual Cybersecurity Report shows that 50 percent of organisations in India are reliant on automation, 53 percent on machine learning, 51 percent on AI.

CXO Today

The Internet of Things or IoT has become increasingly pervasive in the context of smart cities, bringing together brilliant machines, advanced analytics, and people at work.

The Economic Times

Nearly 91.1 per cent people in the country are keen to experience a reality where Internet of Things (IoT) devices could make their lives simpler as they would be able to monitor and manage their home appliances remotely in real time, says a report. The report ‘India IoT’ published by Tata Communications BSE -1.02 % revealed that more than 65 per cent people suffer anxiety over leaving lights on when they are away from home, and believe that connected technology could.

The Economic Times

Research shows that by 2020, there will be 50 billion devices connected and by 2030 perhaps even 500 billion. This directly increases the potential for a greater number of security breaches. We need to plan for these threats and stay prepared in advance.

The Economic Times

AI experts and pundits have discussed the threats created by the technology for years, but this is among the first efforts to tackle the issue head-on. And the little tracking drone helps explain what they are worried about.

ET Telecom

Yes, mobile networks have leapt from generation to generation, evolving from voice only networks in the 1980s to present day networks that are digital, that carry data, that will be a platform for the Internet of Everything (IoE). To me, the fifth generation of mobile networks that will be rolled out in two years are exciting, because it will support technology in an entirely different manner.

New Indian Express

As the scope for cyber breaches continues to expand with the increase in encrypted web traffic volume and supply chain attacks, security professionals in India will spend more on tools that use Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to fight malware attacks, said a Cisco report on Wednesday.

The Economic Times

The horrendous amount of e-waste generated as the new models and latest versions arrive and as the existing appliances and devices retire and become “unwanted”.

Mint

Rapid advances in artificial intelligence are raising risks that malicious users will soon exploit the technology to mount automated hacking attacks, cause driverless car crashes or turn commercial drones into targeted weapons

CIOL

The Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled connectivity has the potential to catapult this ailing healthcare system into an integrated, efficient and patient-centric system.

Gadgets Now

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said disruptive technologies such as blockchain and Internet of Things will have a deep impact on the way “we live and work”, and “rapid adaptation” at our work places will be needed to keep up with them.

BW CIO

Infosys announced the launch of a joint Center of Excellence (CoE) with PTC, a global provider of technology platforms and solutions, at the Infosys campus in Bengaluru. This CoE will focus on solutions for brownfield as well as greenfield industrial setups.

Tech Circle

There is no doubt today that artificial intelligence (AI) will, in the long run, be one of the most powerful technologies humans would have ever invented. The potential of AI extends beyond Wall Street and Silicon Valley, and now has become even more relevant for areas that have not been under the spotlight of development.

BW CIO

Machine learning algorithms are becoming so sophisticated that it’s providing human beings with insights around data like never before and that’s enabling all professionals to think about problems differently than they had done in the past.

Times of India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said disruptive technologies such as blockchain and Internet of Things will have a deep impact on the way “we live and work”, and “rapid adaptation” at our work places will be needed to keep up with them.

Financial Express

By Chandni Mathur

The Union Budget 2018 recently gave a major thrust to the Digital Indiaprogramme, allocating Rs 3,073 crore towards AI, machine learning and IoT (Internet of Things). But as marketers battle with the challenges of automation, are consumers tickled enough about this new-age touchpoint?

ET CIO

GlobalData’s survey of 3,242 respondents across 37 countries finds that 82% of enterprises are focusing their investments in IAM solutions in order to gain identity-enabled security for their infrastructure and protect their enterprises from prying intruders.

Business Today

By PB Jayakumar

The state can fast implement smart cities as there are 30 million internet users, a $400 billion economy growing at 8-9 percent that can become a trillion dollar economy if its grows at 15 percent plus over the next few years, noted Suresh Subudhi, Partner and Managing Director, BCG.

ZEE News

The world is talking about industrial revolution 4.0 that includes artificial intelligence, robotics, deep learning and Internet of Things and incentives and there is a need to promote adoption of these modern technologies, which are capital intensive, according to government sources.

Analytics Insight

It has been fascinating beyond limits to predict the future and inculcating the similar tone in technology. So, when we discuss the future prediction in the field of robotics then it is inevitable to have it mixed with artificial intelligence.

Mint

We’d do well to remind ourselves that hackers are well networked and share information in their circles. This posits an uncomfortable question: In our world, are we doing enough to share best practices and for fostering a collaborative mindset?

CXO Today

Signaling more diversification, leaders of semiconductor industry companies say artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing and the Internet of Things (IoT) are expected to have a much greater impact on their revenues this year, according to audit and advisory firm, KPMG.

The Economic Times 

By PTI

The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on employment is expected to be severe, but the benefits outweigh its concerns as it would lead to improved efficiency and cost saving, says a PwC India report.

Deccan Chronicle

IoT is effectively using the innovation of UBI to keep a check on driver’s behaviour and assess the risks associated with the vehicle.

Analytics Insight

By Gauri Bansal

Robotics is changing the dynamics of the workforce in every industry. Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, and big data has taken the market upside down and brought more potential alternatives for human workforce thereby putting the employment sector in hot water.

CXO Today 

There have been rapid advances in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), advanced analytics, cloud and robotics today. These technologies are accelerating the creation of intelligent enterprises

ET CIO

Adopting artificial intelligence for growth and positive social impact means forming new partnerships with customers and business partner: Accenture Technology Vision 2018

Business Standard

Meaningful artificial intelligence (AI) deployments are just beginning to take place, according to Gartner’s 2018 CIO Agenda Survey. About four per cent of CIOs (chief information officers) have implemented AI, while 46 per cent have developed plans to do so.

The Economic Times

By Raghav Ohri The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is working on a project to provide cyber forensic services to law-enforcing and other government and non-government agencies.

Electronics For You

By Paromik Chakraborty

The Internet of Things (IoT) is no longer a technology of the future. Smart cities, connected industries and smart households have indeed ushered in an era where machines can communicate. The beauty of this technology lies in the fact that the complex backend structure of systems is represented to the end-user in the simplest possible form. This requires profound design know-how.

The Hindu

By Sharad Vyas

In a first in the country, the State government will be setting up an institute for artificial intelligence (AI) in Mumbai. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will unveil the plan for the institute during the Magnetic Maharashtra Summit, and at the Global Economic Conference in Canada next month.

Business World

CIOs need to understand the disruptive power of quantum computing and potential applications in AI, machine learning, and data science

Business Today

By Anup Jayaram

Supply chain management systems (SCM) have always focused on minimizing variance to have better control. However, today companies need to redefine their SCM strategies by not only getting products faster, cheaper and of better quality, but by providing the right information to managers so that they can make informed decisions in real time.

Mint

By Neetu Chandra Sharma

Health-tech start-up Qure.ai develops an AI technology that can examine X-rays, MRIs and CT scans, identify patients with TB, stroke or any other disease in no time

Financial Express

By Rajan S Mathews

As we get more and more connected, networks, infrastructure and devices will be increasingly vulnerable. Data privacy, therefore, is both a major challenge and an opportunity.

ET CIO

Leading cybersecurity experts are now advising organisations to integrate Managed Detection and Response (MDR) into their overall network defence strategies.

CXO Today

Once feared as making the role of the recruiter impersonal and robotic, Artificial Intelligence (AI) today gives recruiters the information they need to source and hire higher-quality professionals, and are making their work easier, according to the findings of a global Korn Ferry survey of close to 800 talent acquisition talent professionals in Asia-Pacific region.

Millennium Post

The transformation in the world of technology is occurring at a pace which we have not experienced in the past. The implementation of new cutting-edge technology is moving out from a drawing board stage to being practised by organisations across the world.

Zee Biz

These committees will examine citizen-centric use of this new-age technology, skilling, as well as regulatory and ethical issues related to Artificial Intelligence. The IT ministry has been holding a series of high-level meetings on futuristic technologies -also identified as one of the key thrust areas in the recent Budget -and emphasis is on pushing research in areas like AI and Internet of Things.

ET HealthWorld

Personalized medicine is on the rise – with people tracking and gaining more information about their health than ever before.

ET CIO

Data analytics will drive risk-based intelligence for predictive models and new capabilities · Devices, access control systems, IoT applications and other solutions connected to the cloud will provide robust data for advanced analytics. Insights from these analytics can be used to optimize workflow solutions and provide more seamless access for end users.

The Statesman

In-demand IT roles have started to shift towards including positions focused on advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality, and the Internet of Things along with exciting positions within cyber security, cloud computing and network technology.

Bio Spectrum

The IoT has myriad applications in healthcare that benefit patients, families and physicians alike. Around 20 billion devices are expected to be connected to the internet in the next few years, experts say. The global Internet of Things (IoT) in healthcare market is forecasted to reach $410 billion by 2022, according to a Grand View Research report.

CXO Today

Machine learning and artificial intelligence is becoming an integral part of many businesses and would soon start pervading our everyday lives, believe experts.

Mint

By Sanjay Gupta

By 2020, more than 25% of identified attacks in enterprises will involve the IoT, although the IoT will account for less than 10% of IT security budgets, according to research firm Gartner Inc.

CXO Today

One of the most pressing concerns globally is the energy crisis heightened by population growth, escalating increase in energy demand and our continued dependence on fossil fuels. Gaurav Burman, VP & Country President, India, 75F, shares how IoT is revolutionizing the electric utility sector.

The Economic Times

A large number of workers will lose jobs due to automation in the next two decades. A PwC study has detailed which workers (by education, age, gender, industry and country) will be hit by automation at which stage.

Business World

Robotic Process Automation is increasingly handling routine and time-consuming responsibilities across the enterprise and challenging how businesses operate

Mint

The financial services industry has been undergoing a revolution. But the driving force is not overhyped blockchain applications such as bitcoin. It is a revolution built on Artificial Intelligence, big data, and the internet of things.

CXO Today

Newer technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics and automation, 3D printing, IoT security and blockchain are not only disrupting and transforming business models and the lives of individuals and businesses.

ET CIO

This growth is primarily attributed to continuous launches of IoT security offerings by enterprises, soaring number of service providers, and emergence of niche players in the market.

The Economic Times

By Ayan Pramanik

The city is home to nearly 3,500 IT companies, including 750 captives of global businesses, and thousands of startups today. Notwithstanding the fear of joblessness due to automation, Bengaluru continues to open up newer opportunities.

The Economic Times

By Mugdha Variyar

In the last few years we noticed 70% of startups coming out of Karnataka through tech incubators – specialised centres for IoT, data science and analytics, aerospace, cyber security, gaming and animation

Trak

The National Telecom Policy 2018 wants to improve and upgrade telecom services in India by 2022 in addition to generating 20 lakh new jobs for the ICT industry.

The New Indian Express

Job spinner Data centres will house trillions of dollars of computing and network equipment and create thousands of IT and engineering jobs for software, electrical and mechanical engineers The data centre growth drivers include online purchases, migration of enterprise IT systems to cloud platforms and government’s initiative to transform Indian cities into smart IoT-enabled cities.

The Pioneer

  Under the NTP 2018, the telecom sector should be able to deploy 2 million public wireless local area network, including Wi-Fi hotspots in the country by 2020 and 5 million by 2022, enable access for connecting 1 billion internet of things (IoT)/ machine-to-machine sensors or devices by 2020 and 5 billion by 2022 and establish a policy framework for facilitating setting up of data centres by 2019

SME Street

  On Digital TrendsWhat are the key trends that you witness in the digital security space? The government initiatives like Digital India and Make in India have encouraged businesses and large enterprises to adopt the latest technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to name a few.

Live Mint There is a historic shift in the way digital is becoming a part of our lives – from digital payments, to the way we shop or even interact with each other. Fueled by technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud, Internet of Things (IoT) and Blockchain – this new era of digitization is producing data which is outstripping human capacity to understand the meaning and value hidden within that data.

The Indian Express transform not only innovation ecosystem but also our economies and the way we live. To invest in research, training and skilling in robotics, artificial intelligence, digital manufacturing, big data analysis, quantum communication and internet of things, Department of Science & Technology will launch a mission on cyber physical systems to support establishment of centres of excellence”.

Marketing Mind

  Technology has played a major role in the change that we have seen in past few years. Human has become more machine dependent than ever before. The modern-day machines are becoming smart and next few years are expected to see the technologies that we could not have think of some years ago. Internet of Things(IoT) is one technology which every industry is trying to make the use of.

The Hans India

  5G is going to play a pivotal role in ensuring the right initiatives are taken in the direction of healthcare, machine learning, smart cities and Internet of Things. Mritunjay Kapur, head – telecom, media and technology, KPMG, India, believes, “The is a good step because the implementation of 5G will happen realistically.”

The Hans India

  After a chaotic 2017, the government aims to smoothen the digital sphere of India by boosting digital payments and e-governance services. The earmarked budget will help in harnessing the potential of emerging technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, robotic automation, and the internet of things (IoT).

Gadgets now

  Startups in the AI, ML, big data, Internet of Things (IoT), 3D printing space are likely to get a leg up as a result. “I believe AI and ML can help India leapfrog across various sectors. Areas like healthcare, defence, cyber security, finance are ripe for disruption and India being such a large economy can really take advantage of AI and ML in a positive way,” said Manish Singhal, co-founder, pi Ventures, a VC fund which invests in deep technology startups.

ET Rise

  Emerging technology got prominent mention in the Union Budget. Federal policy think tank NITI Aayog will initiate a national programme on artificial intelligence, and the Department of Science & Technology will launch a mission to support investments in research and training in robotics, artificial intelligence, digital manufacturing, big data analytics, quantum communication and internet of things

Giz Bot

  Jaitley has also announced allocation Rs 3,073 crore for the Department of Science and Technology (DST) to push adoption and development of new digital technologies in the country like machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of things (IoT) and 3D printing.

ET CIO Blockchain technology has benefits across the Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) sector, retail, Internet of Things (IoT) and Cloud and the government should promote it towards realising its goal of digitally transforming the country, top industry leaders said on Friday. Blockchain is a distributed digital technology -that supports cryptocurrencies -and is adept for businesses where large amounts of data is transferred, updated and filtered by multiple users.

The Financial Express

Further, the new policy needs to establish the role of the ICT as a facilitator of inclusive growth and sustainable development on the one hand, and as an essential delivery mechanism for important national programs such as “Digital India” and “Smart Cities” and transforming government and governance on the other. It also needs to develop an enabling framework that will aid the penetration of new, emerging technologies such as AI, IoT and Blockchain, etc.

Analytics Insight

  One of the major challenges is to find the appropriate pinpoint where the products are placed in the supply chain. Advances in digital technologies along with barcode scanners have enabled supply chain managers to precisely track where in the supply chain their products are located. Sensors along which internet of things can enable end-to-end traceability which helps the companies quickly identify the instances of any issues.

The Financial Express

By PP Thimaya

Finance minister Arun Jaitley while presenting the Budget emphasised the government’s intention to further the use of technologies such robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), digital manufacturing, Big Data analysis, quantum communication and Internet of Things (IoT).

Tech Observer

It will not just bring more customers to the online market but also lead to creation of an always-connected environment where IoT devices can thrive. Insurance industry which has already adopted IoT so well in form of wearable devices will then look at other applications in Motor, Weather & Crop insurance segments where continuous flow of real time data on the ground will revolutionize the way we price the products today and will make it more affordable for masses.

The Economic Times By Ayan Pramanik Bengaluru, the first Indian city to have its logo “Be U” like Amsterdam and New York, has seen another steady economic evolution: startup boom. The city now practically has offices of all prominent global startups and ecommerce firms. Brands such as Flipkart, Ola, Uber, Mu Sigma, Practo, TeamIndus have been the early names to put Bengaluru on global startup map across industries starting from mobility to aerospace.

Deccan Herald

By Narsimha Rao Mannepalli

Adoption of technology like IoT, big data, digital currencies and blockchain is also easier and more fruitful. But establishing a cloud management platform itself turns out to be challenging with higher implementation cycle time, which diminishes the agility of the cloud platform itself.

ET Telecom The IoT (Internet of Things) will see more and more ‘things’ connected to other ‘things,’ communicating autonomously through service creation and business support system platforms. This ecosystem of IoT will see 929 million devices connected by 2021, and for this system to work, networks need increased bandwidths. 5G can keep billions of devices connected to each other, without compromising on the speed or low latency

The Economic Times

  Hemant Joshi of Deloitte said the setting up of 5G center in collaboration with IIT Madras would help the country become an early adopter of the next generation technology rather than being a laggard. “This could be a boon for the telecom industry and guide telcos to move to next-gen networks efficiently and effectively. This could also work on development of the Internet of Things and machine to machine applications which are relevant and best suited for us,” he said.

Digit

  The Finance Minister also announced efforts to enhance research in disruptive technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, Internet of Things (IoT), Robotics and Blockchain. “Niti Aayog will establish a national programme to direct research efforts in new-age technologies. The Department of Science will also launch a Mission for Cyberspace,” Jaitley announced in his Budget speech in Parliament.

The New Indian Express

By SV Krishna Chaitanya It will incorporate several new technologies developed and will be compliant with the emerging global 5G standard to which India is making significant contributions. In particular, it will include Internet of Things (IoT), Millimeter Wave Communications, Massive MIMO, Software Defined Networking, Network Function Virtualisation, LiFi, and Network Security,” he said and added that the project would cost around `240 crore.

The Economic Times

  The DST has been allocated Rs 5,114.78 crore, an increase of 8.21 per cent, against Rs 4,726.71 crore given last year. In his Budget speech, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the government would invest in research, training and skilling in robotics, artificial intelligence, digital manufacturing, big data analysis, quantum communication and Internet of Things.

ET Tech

  Emerging technology got prominent mention in the Budget. NITI Aayog will initiate a national programme on AI, and Department of Science and Technology will launch a mission to support investments in research and training in robotics, AI, digital manufacturing, big data analysis, quantum communication and internet of things.

ET CIO This dizzying pace of progress has brought emerging technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and advances in Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computing, etc as part of our everyday conversations. But how will these really shape up and transform our lives over the next couple of years?

Business Today

Samsung operates R&D facilities in Delhi, Bengaluru, and Noida. The Delhi unit mostly works on high-end television and other electronic products and company’s homegrown mobile OS Tizen. The Bengaluru centre deals with research in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and internet of things

CXO Today Aggressive digitization of the economy and growing numbers of digital consumers will continue to boost spending on mobility, followed by analytics, Cloud and Internet of Things (IoT), the report highlighted. “The Indian enterprises are finally entering the age of analytics — a trend that we observe across sectors. Most industries will increase their business technology (defined as technology, systems, and processes to win, serve, and retain customers) spending,” added Sharma.

Gadgets Now The government is already paying heed to the rise of disruptive technologies such as automation, advanced analytics, blockchain, internet of things, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and we hope that it facilitates the adoption of some of these technologies both, for itself to improve governance and citizen services as well as by industry and enterprise to hasten the development of new products and services.

ET Energy world Digital technologies in the past decade have permeated manufacturing processes in virtually all industries across the world. There has been unprecedented proliferation of robotics, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, big data analytics, Internet of Things, blockchain and rapid prototyping technologies.

Digit

By Adamya Sharma

 However, albeit slowly, the government has made technology a forefront in everyone’s life. IoT is a relatively new and modern concept in India, where we are still trying to deliver stable electricity and connectivity to every corner. Thus, IoT is still an alien concept to the country. Applications of technology in resolving daily city life issues are a good start as parking, public safety, lighting projects are introducing this concept to citizens and officials.

ANI News The products of “IoT Internet of Things” with their AI technology which is attracting attention have shown an exhibit whereby the furniture and the system of the entire house are highly interactive and in close contact with life. The 5G network is used in building a lot of technology. 5G means greater data through capacity, faster speed, and lower latency. Automatic driving systems and a smart speaker supported “Google assistant” are well-known examples.

The Financial Express India needs adopt a ‘leapfrogging method’ rather than a traditional one. With emerging technologies like IoT (Internet of Things), AI (Artificial Intelligence), Blockchains etc., spending needs to be done in the said emerging sectors, both the corporate and government level. By insisting on government departments on having CISOs in place, India can instantaneously put focus on the significance of cybersecurity in Budget 2018.

Business Standard Going digital is not achievable overnight. It is often a gradual change — one which becomes easier once the first step is in place. In almost every industry, technology will be disrupted in ways one has never seen before. Technologies like blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud will be the game changers for 2018. These disparate technologies will integrate to create practical business solutions.