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Why is there a need for reskilling of employeesedit
The organisation has just won a large multi-million dollar project, which has to be delivered with a strict timeline. The Delivery Head calls a meeting with the Competency Monitoring and Development (CMD) team and works with them to form the initial 30-man team. The programme manager quickly assesses the skill gaps. There is a new technology that is being used in this project, and all the team members have to be trained on that.
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Six-day export management training programme beginsedit
A six-day export management training programme was inaugurated at SP Bhat Hall at The Institution of Engineers (India) premises on JLB Road in the city on Monday. Visvesvaraya Trade Promotion Centre (VTPC), in association with Department of Industries and Commerce, Mysuru branch;, Mysuru Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) and District Industries Centre has organised the training programme for industrialists and exporters .
Institution of Engineers (IEI)In City Todayedit
Indian Institution of Engineers: Lecture on ‘Evaluation of MLA’s performance’ by A S Kodanda Pani, The Institution of Engineers, Karnataka Centre, Ambedkar Veedhi, 5.30 pm.
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Technology and real estate must blend together to flourishedit
The Internet of Things which connects variable technologies for creating a more comfortable environment can immensely help in improvising on the operational efficiency by reducing machine breakdowns through real-time monitoring of remote sites and sensor-based preventive alerts from the safety perspective.
IoTReal EstateOnline retail firms may have to store user data in India, says draft on e-commerceedit
Data that would be required to be stored exclusively in India includes “community data collected by IoT (Internet of Things) devices in public space; and data generated by users in India from various sources, including e-commerce platforms, social media, search engines etc”, according to the initial draft
IoTIndian cos are slow in digitisation… despite being technology innovatorsedit
Indian corporations need the support of a robust infrastructure -airports, railway network and roads -to adopt Artificial Intelligence (AI), blockchain and Internet of Things (IoT), he stressed. According to Cyrille Witjas, managing director of global management consulting firm Accenture Strategy, India is well placed to manage disruptive technologies with its talented youths showing innovations and new ideas through start-ups.
AIIoTFrost & Sullivan: Digital Technologies Create Disruption for the Future of Waste Recyclingedit
“The waste recycling market, like its end-user industries, is experiencing disruptive changes due to the advent of advanced digital technologies. For example, smart waste bins with IoT capabilities will play a significant role in changing the way waste is collected and sorted,” said Deepthi Kumar Sugumar Research Analyst Energy & Environment
Digital TechnologyIoTEsri India Launches ‘Innovation Hub’ in Noida to Bring Innovations in GIS, Big Data & IoTedit
The Innovation Hub is set up to bring in synergies among research, development and advanced technologies such as sensor monitoring, and emerging technologies like Big Data, and IoT. The hub also enables Esri India to work closely with its customers and better understand their requirements to develop and deliver effective solutions for their businesses.
Big DataIoTEmbrace a career in AI, the millennial wayedit
But a career in this business is no cakewalk: A lot of mathematics, constant leaning and understanding human behaviour are just some of the ways to get a foothold in this fast-growing industry. We spoke to five AI professionals, who tell us that a career in this field is about many different things, from data analysis, text and image recognition to linguistics—and no, evil robots do not figure in the list.(TCS) (Amazon)
AIJobsDraft ecommerce policy champions India firstedit
By Kritika Suneja
The draft policy also proposes a single legislation to address all aspects of digital economy and a single regulator for issues related to FDI implementation and consumer protection. It says legal fragmentation seen across various laws governing the ecommerce sector should be corrected. On data localisation, the draft says only personal data or community data collected by “internet of things” devices in “public space” will need to be stored in India.
DataIoTDespite being tech innovators, Indian firms slower in adopting digitisation: Expertsedit
“Indian corporations need the support of a robust infrastructure -airports, railway network and roads -to adopt Artificial Intelligence (AI), blockchain and Internet of Things (IoT),” he stressed. According to Cyrille Witjas, managing director of global management consulting firm Accenture Strategy, India is well placed to manage disruptive technologies with its talented youths showing innovations and new ideas through start-ups.
AIBlockchainIoT5G: Massive opportunity and challengesedit
The biggest revolutionary technology which will enable this vision and will eliminate the bounds of access, bandwidth, performance, and latency limitations on connectivity worldwide is 5G. It has the potential to enable fundamentally new applications that require high data-rate instantaneous communications, low latency, and massive connectivity for new applications for e-Health, autonomous vehicles, smart cities, smart homes, and the IoT.
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The era of electric three-wheelers has begunedit
By Anuj Sharma
In India’s not so distant electric future, electric rickshaws or electric three-wheelers have a central role to play in keeping the environment clean and green. The government is promoting this sustainable mode of transport, and the reason is manifold – curb air pollution levels in Indian cities, provide last mile connectivity to commuters, replace the demeaning pedal rickshaws with clean battery operated electric rickshaws and support small businesses and small entrepreneurs. The e-rickshaw is a cheap, zero-emission and comfortable
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Engineering loses its shine? Private Engineering Colleges see low or no enrolment figuresedit
By Saumya Vishnoi
Private engineering colleges have faced a big fall in terms of the enrolment this year. According to the media reports, many colleges of West Bengal failed to fill more than 70 percent of seats this year while in Chennai, approximately one-third of the toppers did not attend B.Tech counselling of Anna University. Another shocking media report threw light on the condition of UPSEE counselling where more than 176 colleges failed to grab even a single seat taker.
engineering educationEngineering entrance: experts dividededit
To make the process of engineering entrance exams in the country easier and more comprehensive by bringing it under the same umbrella, the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is likely to propose a common engineering entrance exam across India, similar to the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) held for medical and dental courses.
aicteengineering educationDual education the way forward to quality manpower: Pradhanedit
In view of creating better skilled manpower in the country to achieve a higher growth trajectory India needs more productive and quality manpower, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said here on Monday. He said that dual education that incorporates proper vocational training along with studies will certainly help develop better skills and make the youth employment ready.
EducationSkill DevelopmentAICTE recognises advanced level NPTEL courses for engineering facultyedit
NPTEL offers a wide variety of courses and faculty can also do courses from other discipline. Courses on of cuttingedge technology such as Block Chain Management, Deep Learning, IoT and Smart Cities would also be offered. Highlighting the benefits of AICTE approving NPTEL MOOCS, Prof Andrew Thangaraj, NPTEL coordinator at IIT Madras, said, “We hope that this initiative will encourage more faculty members across the country to upgrade/refresh their knowledge more easily
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Karnataka tops in renewable energy installationedit
“This was sufficient to overtake Tamil Nadu, which had long been India’s top renewable energy performer. Karnataka had been building its wind energy capacity steadily over the past 10 years, but it moved ahead of Tamil Nadu due to a rapid scaling up of solar capacity in 2017-18, when it installed more than 4 GW of new photovoltaic generation.
Renewable EnergyElectrifying performance in renewable poweredit
By G Balachander
With high levels of urbanisation and industrialisation, Tamil Nadu is one of largest States in terms of power demand and generating capacity. A shining part in the State’s energy saga is the high proportion of renewables to the total generation capacity. The State has been at the forefront of harnessing renewable energy over the past two decades and emerged as the undisputed leader in this segment.
Renewable EnergyAt 62.8 GW, India using just 7 per cent of renewable energy potentialedit
Professional services firm Ernst & Young in its Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index Report 2017 has rated India renewable energy sector as the second most attractive renewable energy market in the world. The ministry of new and renewable energy has signed memorandums of understanding and agreements with 55 countries and their institutions to enhance cooperation in the field of renewable energy.
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