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IoT India Congress opens entries for Start-up awards and Thought leadership awardsedit
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The event, in its 3rd edition is conceptualized and designed by members of the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (The IET) IoT Panel – an independent and neutral visionary think-tank led by select industry leaders. The panel envisions laying a solid foundation in the next step of adoption of IoT by supporting policy makers and bringing together the practitioners and IoT enablers to work together and create a platform that is industry efficient as well as robust.
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Engineers Day 2018: Significance, Why is it celebrated?edit
Visvesvaraya was not only known for his contributions in the field of engineering but was also called the “precursor of economic planning in India”, according to the Institution of Engineers India (IEI).
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What is the IoT? Everything you need to knowedit
Often shortened to the IoT, this worldwide, interconnected network allows devices to talk to each other and to us, delivering reams of data through smarter processes that will greatly increase the quality of life around the world. The Internet of Things is predicted to revolutionise the way in which we live our lives, with many industry experts tipping it to have the biggest technological impact since cloud computing, as more data than ever before can be collected, stored and analysed.
IoTSmartGaon app is bridging the gap between India’s villages and technologyedit
Sahu then spoke about the futuristic technology of Internet of Things (IoT) and how technology can help in improving villages in India. Sahu said, “Mobile Technology and IoT (Internet of Things) are the future of growth and development. From our learning and experience of visiting various villages, what we have realised now is that there is clearly a gap between the villages and the outer world.”
IoTHow AI can Improve Human Decision Making in IoT Applicationsedit
“ALOHA aims to better understand how applications running on IoT devices with growing computational power can learn from experience and react autonomously to what happens in a surrounding environment,” says Victor Muntés, VP of Strategic Research, CA Technologies.
AIIoTDigital transformationedit
The ICT Hype Cycle identifies 28 key technologies and capabilities for digital transformation that are important for local Indian IT leaders. The emphasis is on three stages of digital business delivery — designing, delivering and scaling — which reflect the focus of 75 per cent of chief information officers (CIOs) in India. “Scaling business is the primary objective of Indian CIOs,” says Pankaj Prasad, principal research analyst at Gartner.
Digital TransformationBuilding a data security strategy – why the industry needs to work togetheredit
This becomes a real problem when the global data environment becomes more complicated. We’re seeing the rise of IoT, embedded systems, machine learning, and real-time data analysis – all of which can be used in complex systems such as autonomous vehicles and drones. The more steps in a data transfer, the more opportunities there are for malicious players to infiltrate the system.
Autonomous MobilityBig Data AnalysisCyber SecurityIoTMachine Learning8 Leading FoodTech Startups In India That Use Robotics And AI As Key Ingredientsedit
SP Robotic Works is again a Chennai based startup that provides robotic education to school and college students via the use of technologies such as IoT, image processing, virtual reality and others. The company announced the launch of its food serving robot named BOB in 2017, which was developed by a division of SP Robotic Works, called Kidobotikz.
IoTRoboticsvirtual reality21 companies commit climate actions via technologyedit
Her challenge urged the technology sector to dramatically “step up” climate action, to demonstrate their own progress ahead of 2020, and show how they can intentionally help the rest of the global economy decarbonise. The Step Up Declaration was developed with leadership from Salesforce, the global leader in CRM. It refers to the transformative power of the fourth industrial revolution, which encompasses artificial intelligence, cloud computing and the Internet of Things.
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Edge computing made its entry onto the Hype Cycle this year and moved to the Peak of Inflated Expectations. Gartner defines edge computing as solutions that facilitate data processing at or near the source of data generation. For example, in the context of the Internet of Things, the sources of data generation are usually things with sensors or embedded devices.
DataIoTMachine LearningIndustry 4.0 Highlights the Need for Dimensional Metrology amid Competition in Discrete Manufacturingedit
The rise of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has altered the manufacturing landscape, with manufacturers of all sizes looking to automate their systems and adopt modern measurement technologies like dimensional metrology to stay competitive.
Industrial IoTIndia has more users of nextGen Internet than USedit
Experts noted that currently the IPv6 populace are the smart phone users in our country but with Internet of things (IoT) coming into play through smart TV, smart phone, smart watches, gadgets and connected devices the country will see huge increase in adoption of this protocol. Mr Sridhar Nallamothu said, “Mobile usage is increasing especially with the usage of two-three devices. Especially connected devices like IOT devices like the smart TV have separate IP addresses.
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NITI Aayog’s Move Summit: More talk, no policyedit
By Jui Mukerjee and Perana Lidhoo
Several announcements leading up to the event suggested that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would announce the long-awaited FAME II [Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles] scheme—the government’s push towards electric mobility to curb rising pollution levels and speed up India’s transition to clean energy—at the summit on September 7.
Electric VehcilesFuture of MobilityHow IoT and predictive analysis will impact the Indian transport industryedit
By Surat Das
This is where the role of Internet of Things (IoT) and predictive analytics in ride-sharing comes in. The objective of every ride-sharing start-up is to find a solution to optimise travel. They use IoT and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to identify demand and supply patterns for transportation within the city, based on historical data.
AIIoT in transportationHow Artificial Intelligence is reforming logistic industryedit
Big data, IoT, and cloud-enabled vehicles communicate with transport infrastructure, which helps in managing vehicle flows, eco-driving, and effective traffic control. AI-enabled autonomous drones and sensors linked to IoT platforms can offer real-time traffic and logistics information for optimised routing.
AIAutonomous MobilityBig DataFuture of MobilityIoTLogisticsCommute smart through technologyedit
This is where the role of the Internet of Things (IoT) and predictive analytics in ride-sharing comes in. The objective of every ride-sharing startup is to find a solution to optimise travel. They use IoT and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to identify demand and supply patterns for transportation within the city, based on historical data
AIFuture of MobilityIoTHow Self-Driving Cars Can Get Past the Learning Permit Stage, Without Any Risk Mark Bergenedit
Peter Ludwig, a co-founder, showed off his startup’s product, something he believes dozens of automakers and tech startups trying to perfect autonomous driving will need. An image of a self-driving car appeared on his screen, taking a left turn at an intersection. A stick figure flashed in front—a sudden jaywalker—forcing the car to slam on its brakes.
Future of MobilitySelf Drive carsBESCOM to popularise e-vehicle charging stationsedit
In order to encourage increased use of electric vehicles, BESCOM will soon start an awareness campaign advertising the new rates for electric vehicle charging stations fixed by Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC). The rates, which work out to Rs 4.85 per unit for the company operating the charging station, were fixed in May.
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Significance of Engineer’s Day in Indiaedit
The Engineering Community across India celebrates Engineer’s Day on September 15 every year as a tribute to the greatest Indian engineer Bharat Ratna Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. He went on to become India’s most prolific civil engineer, dam builder, economist, statesman, and can be counted among the last century’s foremost nation-builders.
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According to data from leading job site Indeed, over the past two years, the number of seekers looking for artificial intelligence (AI) related jobs in India has increased by 179 per cent but most do not possess the right skills. Patterns suggest that since the start of 2018, employer demand for AI skills has been consistently twice the supply of job seekers.
AIJobsSkill GapGrowth of Engineering Industry in Indiaedit
Engineering exports from India grew 16.81 per cent to US$ 76,204.38 million in FY18 from US$ 65,239.19 million in FY17. During FY08–FY18, engineering exports from India registered growth at a CAGR of 8.50 per cent Engineering exports include transport equipment, capital goods, other machinery/equipment and light engineering products such as castings, forgings and fasteners.
engineering industryArtificial Intelligence related jobs on the rise in India, says studyedit
According to data from leading job site Indeed, over the past two years, the number of seekers looking for artificial intelligence (AI) related jobs in India has increased by 179 per cent but most do not possess the right skills. Patterns suggest that since the start of 2018, employer demand for AI skills has been consistently twice the supply of job seekers.
AIJobsskillNow, courses to expose youth to emerging technologiesedit
“States like Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka have already woken up to the new realities and rebooting their education sector with courses and projects involving quantum computing, IoT, AI, etc. In the past few years, Rajasthan has made some new ground in strengthening its IT sector and the Bhamashah Techno Hub is a good example.
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Solar target under cloud as bids for 9k MW spikededit
By Sanjay Dutta
Solar power agencies of the central and state governments have scrapped bids for projects aggregating 9,000 MW capacity, which will lead to a flat growth in capacity addition next year and cloud the goal of achieving 1GW (giga watt) of solar power capacity by 2022, industry data shows.
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