The Hindu Business Line

The tech revolution has spread to cities like London and Frankfurt and even further afield to Singapore, Melbourne and Manila. Our own Bengaluru is high up in the world of technological start-ups.

ET CIO

Academia, industry and government agencies need to join hands for working out a “roadmap” for making India a leading country in the field of cyberspace, a top defence official said Monday. Secretary, Department of Defence Research and Development and Chairman DRDO, G Satheesh Reddy, said this during a day-long conference on ‘Cybersecurity – Challenges and Innovations’, held here.

The Financial Express

Most organisations in India have plans to spend maximum of their new Cloud spending on Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications over the next year

Analytics Insight

In this era of big data and analytics, the question which arises in most of the organizations is “Why big data capability framework is critical?”. The reasons would be simple, most of the organizations will have to address value and place bets to thrive in the market.

ET Telecom

The most fundamental part of the IoT would be a mesh of network infrastructure to provide the basic connectivity to business to connect machines, sensors with very high QoS. And this is the least expected out of telecom service providers and 5G. Here we focus on process more around IoT enablement rather than infrastructure around connectivity.

People Matters

How often have you heard the term ‘data science’? Attend a tech conference, watch any leading corporation’s Chairman or MD at an annual meeting, or simply indulge in a discussion with your manager, and you will realize how much this term is in prevalence.

Mint

The shrinking separation between man and machine is not just physical. How we interact with machines has also evolved to feel less separate and more organic. Early computers were programmed with wires, plugs and switches, and then punch cards—stiff paper with holes representing computer code.

Analytics Insight

The world has witnessed the most exciting high-tech projects integrating the knowledge from two or more well-established and fast-growing technology applications including applying machine learning to filter and analyse huge datasets harnessed from the Internet of Things (IoT).

Express Computer

Wearable IoT technology is a hot topic, in part because growth predictions for wearables are so strong. For example, IDTechEx forecasts wearables will go from $20 billion in 2015 to $70 billion in 2025.

Forbes

Developments in artificial intelligence (AI) have created a sea of change in automation, rapidly propelling it from basic robotic process automation (RPA) to cognitive, from acting like a human to thinking like a human. In turn, this will lead to a revolution in scale, adoption and impact of artificial intelligence, as well as in the talent and processes needed to support new business models, with the potential to drive major competitive advantages.

Geospatial World

The security risks associated with the Internet of Things ( IoT) are quite alarming and we cannot imagine the havoc that would be unleashed if millions of devices stop functioning or worse are programmed for devastation. For Instance, high voltage in IoT connected electricity networks or sensors in smart homes.

IT World

The creation of a digital twin, which thanks to data collected by sensors can provide a realistic virtual representation of products and systems, will be increasingly applied to entire production processes, allowing not only the monitoring of entire plants, but also predicting what will happen when a new model is out into production, or some variables change.

Qrius

Along with artificial intelligence (AI), it is likely most readers will have observed the increased press coverage around automation. More recently these two terms are being used jointly to present a world where AI can significantly push the envelope of what is possible to be automated today.

Times Now News

Betting big on the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to drive innovation in the tech space, Oracle CEO Mark Hurd on Tuesday predicted that all Cloud applications will be integrated with AI by 2025. AI becomes most valuable when it is embedded into an application, Hurd said at his keynote address at the annual user conference “Oracle Open World 2018” here.

Analytics Insight

The popularity of Internet of Things (IoT) devices continues to grow among industries of all types owing to its practicality and adaptability. IoT devices have enabled companies to improve the architecture and performance of their digital environments by enhancing their capabilities to collect data, implement processes, and automate tasks.

Times of India

A recent survey based on data from secondary sources reveals that more than half of generic work profiles in India will face the risk of disruption over the next two years due to automation. The Teamlease Services study estimates that 52-69% of repetitive and predictive roles in sectors such as IT, financial services, manufacturing, transportation and packaging will be exposed to the risk of automation.

Financial Express

Data consumption in the country is also over twice the average consumption of the US. However, about 93% of the data in India is coming through wireless, while just 7% is through fixed line.

All India Radio

Talking to All India Radio News, Advisor, Niti Aayog, Anna Roy said, Government of India has recognised areas like Agriculture, Health, Education, Mobility and Urbanisation for the use of Artificial Intelligence.

Business Standard

Zinnov, a leading management consulting firm, today released the ratings for Zinnov Zones 2018 – Internet of Things Technology Services. This pre-eminent rating will enable business leaders across industries make informed decisions in their partner selection across geographies for their Internet of Things (IoT)-led service initiatives.

The Hindu Business Line 

Fintech is one of the emerging disruptive technologies rocking the banking and financial sectors, and though it opens up many opportunities, the challenges are also substantial, according to many experts. They were participating in a panel discussion on fintech here on Tuesday, which was organised as a part of the Vizag Fintech Festival.

Analytics Insights

According to analyst house Gartner, Inc. report titled “2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Analytics and BI”; augmented analytics is all set to rule 2019’s top strategic technology trends. The researcher has highlighted the significant topics that will attract the maximum emphasis from organizations in 2019, a list that included topics like Edge Computing, Autonomous Technologies, Blockchain and Digital Twins.

The Economic Times 

Scientists have created an artificial intelligence (AI) system that could help treat patients with sepsis by predicting the best treatment strategy.  The system developed by researchers from Imperial College London in the UK analysed the records of about 100,000 hospital patients in intensive care units and every single doctor’s decisions affecting them.

Money Control 

Starting from humble beginnings in delightful conversations, the telecom sector shoulders significant responsibility today. From time critical conversations, location tracking, online shopping, secure payments and proposed remote surgery in upcoming 5G techonology, if there is one thing the sector truly needs, it is reliability on operations.

BW Education

There are nearly 1.4 million doctors in India across more than 80,000 hospitals and 460 medical colleges with a combined capacity of providing medical education to over 64,000 students. The figures are promising, and with new age technology, innovations, and the Internet of Things (IoT), the goals for modern medical education are set even higher to facilitate the best healthcare to Indian nationals.

PR Newswire

According to Zinnov’s research and analysis, the current spend on IoT technology & services is pegged at USD 201 billion and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 20% over the next 5 years. Adoption of IoT is being buoyed by the increasing maturity of enabling technologies around networking, computing, and storage. Enterprises are also adopting transformative business models enabled by IoT to generate alternate revenue streams.

Computer World

It’s a measure of how big and meaningful a particular technology trend is when big companies that weren’t necessarily in on the ground floor start making a major push for relevance in the market. A couple years ago, every tech company in the world couldn’t wait to tell you about how into the cloud they were, and the same thing is happening to IoT. The pivots, they are a-comin’.

Live Mint 

The industrial revolution moved manufacturing out of homes and into factories, with larger machines that were powered by rivers and water wheels, and later steam engines. Technology changed working life radically as a result. Workers were no longer setting their own schedules or monitoring their own productivity. Supervisors took over, and the seeds of management by metrics were sown. Production targets, combined with the easy replaceability of one worker for another, resulted in long hours and dismal conditions at work.

Express Computer 

By Srikanth RP

The firm uses a machine learning algorithm that helps data centers recuperate stranded power allocated for long-duration peaks. While these are still early days, the potential is huge, and the supporting ecosystem is ready. With the combination of cloud (for storing and analysing huge amount of data) and IoT (for capturing huge number of data across multiple points in the data center), the potential for automating a large number of critical functions , and proactively preventing data center outages is huge.

Analytics Insight  

By Kamilika Some

Business enterprises are developing computer vision systems embedded into deep learning systems hosted on the edge of the Internet of Things (IoT), in on-board systems, performing inference analysis in the cloud. The deep learning algorithms that power computer vision systems perform billions of computations for quick results. These systems can employ solutions using GPU, CPU/DSP FPGA, ASIC technologies or embedded FPGA each having its own advantages and disadvantages.

ET Telecom 

The upcoming 5G technology promises to transform the way we live and work. With a combination of ultra-high speed and extremely low latency, 5G enables many innovative use cases, including remote surgery, autonomous driving, Industrial 4.0 and Internet of Things (IoT).

CXO Today 

Digital business will stretch conventional management methods past the breaking point. The enterprise will need to make decisions in real time about unpredictable events, based on information from many different sources (such as Internet of Things [IoT] devices) beyond the organization’s control. Humans move too slowly, stand-alone smart machines cost too much, and hyperscale architectures cannot deal with the variability. Swarm intelligence could tackle the mission at a low cost.

Gadgets Now 

IoT devices to enter offices, hospitals and more While much of the IOT tech today is standalone, like fitness monitors and security systems, the coming of 5G will allow these to communicate with each other. 5G will make low-cost sensors with longer battery lives a reality. IoT will have applications for office spaces, government departments, hospitals and agriculture. The IoT industry expects 50 billion such devices active by 2020.

The Times of India 

5G, or the fifth generation of mobile networks, will not only upgrade internet speeds, but will also drive next generation of tech. In the 5G era, millions of devices will constantly collect data and communicate with each other. Your phone will be connected to every device at home, from your fridge to your security system, and smart cities and autonomous cars could become a reality. With 5G set to rollout in India by 2022, a look at what it’ll bring.

Sme futures 

By Parul

According to a survey by Finnish AI-based solutions specialists Zyfra, India is one of the most advanced countries in the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT)

Geospatial World 

The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of physical objects embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity enabling these objects to collect and exchange data, according to Forbes.

The Times of India 

By Sindhu Hariharan

The city’s residents remain at the mercy of the water lorries, and a few technology startups consider this a ripe time to look at better use of water, recycling the limited resource, and augment groundwater by re charging techniques. WE GoT Utility Solutions, whose IoT device helps track water usage and encourage savings, has seen a sudden influx of interest from resident welfare associations of apartments and manufacturing facilities who wish to leverage technology to save water and reduce dependency on external sources.

Pc Mag 

This is just one example in a long list of disasters because, in the energy sector, plants and similar facilities can explode catastrophically. That’s long been a fact of life. However, vendors pioneering Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) infrastructure are looking to help prevent accidents such as these through automation

Business Standard 

4thIR is an umbrella term that includes everything from the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence to 3D printing and blockchain, and from specialty materials to autonomous vehicles and 5G communications technology. In essence, it brings together digital technology and the physical world to create a new range of products and services. As should be immediately clear, India is not a frontrunner in most of these areas.

Live Mint 

By Abhijit Ahaskar

Devices under Rs 50,000 : A basic one with the option to control lights, switches, play music and secure the household with a smart camera can cost less than Rs 50,000. Users can control these IoT devices with their smartphone or smart speakers, such as Amazon’s Echo Plus (starts at Rs 11,999) and Google Home (Rs 8,999).

The Economic Times 

By Rahul Sachitanand

Technology experts such as Prashant Pradhan, vice-president and CTO (Asia Pacific) of IBM, argues that the physical location of data is irrelevant. Your data can be ac cessed from a server in Bengaluru or Boston just as easily. In fact, having a mirror of your data in India may actually increase the cost of operation and compliance. (IoT)

Business World 

By Ishan Gupta

The dynamics of the global business landscape are changing drastically with every new development. Emergent technologies are constantly breaking through the hype to become a firm and fundamental staple of business operations. Data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, the Internet of Things – these are but a few technologies which have become so integral today that it is hard to imagine a world without them.

The Hindu Business Line 

Autonomous vehicles combine AI, Big Data, IoT and cloud, and hu­man­like chatbots provide a superior online experience based on the seamless combination of both AI and AR to augment reality. While a few Indian IT companies are progressing remarkably to­ wards meeting the amplified needs in a very short time, given the scale, this challenge will require a multi­ pronged approach through a coali­tion of competitors.

Express Computer

Artificial Intelligence is no longer the technology of the future, but is the here and now as it underpins the digital transformation of various industries and businesses. No longer simply an intriguing concept encountered in science fiction films and books, AI is everywhere, especially where there are digital technologies involved.

Qrius

Artificial Intelligence will be as disruptive as the internet was, and, just as was the case with the internet, many big players are, and will continue, ignoring artificial intelligence.

The Hindu Business Line

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are sweeping the technology development spectrum way faster than feared. If technology predictions forecast by experts are any indication, we will see radical changes in the way AI and ML impact technology processes and businesses.

Deccan Chronicle

Technology is changing the way we live, our lives in almost every way. It essentially adds convenience, comfort and peace of mind. Home automation brings to mind washing machines, dishwashers, refrigerators – that was in the 90’s. We have surely come a long way. In fact, over the final decades of the last century, and the recent ones of this century, technology has leapfrogged.

Business World

Virtual Reality (VR) is transforming gaming, entertainment and numerous other fields, potentially delivering a long-term impact that may exceed today’s most disruptive new technologies, possibly even the Internet of Things (IoT). As per a report by CCS Insight, shipments of VR headsets will rise more than fivefold between 2017 and 2021, from 16 million in 2017 to almost 99 million in 2021.

The Times of India

India is among the most advanced countries in terms of development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT), according to a survey by Finnish AI-based solutions specialists Zyfra. The survey ranks the US first, followed by China, while India ranks 13th, just after Canada.

CIOL

In the near term, the edge is being driven by IoT and the need to keep the processing close to the end rather than on a centralized cloud server. However, rather than create a new architecture, cloud computing and edge computing will evolve as complementary models with cloud services being managed as a centralized service executing, not only on centralized servers but in distributed servers on-premises and on the edge devices themselves.

Indian Express

The bigger challenge for companies is getting access to the right data to make the predictions and drive the intelligence that one is seeking

The Economic Times

Artificial intelligence is now being used in an ever-expanding array of products: cars that drive themselves; robots that identify and eradicate weeds; computers able to distinguish dangerous skin cancers from benign moles; and smart locks, thermostats, speakers and digital assistants that are bringing the technology into homes.

Geospatial World

IoT connected devices surround us both at home and work. We encounter IoT connected devices every day but their reach extends even further into businesses. By 2020, 200 billion devices are expected to be connected to the IoT.

CIOL

Everyone talks about AI and many companies have adopted it. But the bigger challenge is managing the workflow and get the better outcome. Smart manufacturing can be a boon to the manufacturer to save time and money using the AI and IoT solutions. We discussed with Abhimanyu Prabhavalkar, Vice President, Product Development, IoT Cloud, Oracle India how Oracle is helping in smart manufacturing.

Deccan Chronicle

The market for Internet of Things is huge by current calculations and future predictions. Connected things are now regular features in our homes and they’ve been present in the critical infrastructure segment for a while.

Geospatial World

The announcement of a further 15 Alexa controlled products by Amazon makes you wonder just how many of these IoT gadgets households really need. On the list is a voice-enabled microwave, wall clock and guard device. Following Amazon’s big reveal, tech experts and social media users have heavily criticized some of these new gadgets, stating that “there’s no need for them.”

CIOL

IoT is among the most talked trends, but when it comes to implementations, companies are investing or planning to invest to drive digital growth. Fujitsu did a survey talking about some burning questions around IoT. The key findings of the survey are “Digital transformation is a journey that affects every part of an enterprise including its people, its culture, its approach and its interaction with partners.”

Electronics For You

Fusion reality is a combination of different virtualisation technologies, such as VR, AR and the loT. Currently, loT technologies have transformed many industries in different countries, based on the country’s policies. Recently, the German government started a project called Industry 4.0, which aims to improve industrial processes with the help of loT technologies.

Business World

The Internet of Things (IoT) is the next big and stimulating projections for contemporary enterprises, as it has the capability to transfigure and modernise everything. In simple words, Internet of Things is infusing brains into machines and pushing the business to develop unfathomable relations with its customers. It systemises and streamlines operation thereby elevating the productive quotient of the business.

The Times of India

Millions of jobs across other fields be it robotics, automation or internet of things (IoT) are related to cloud skills. As institutes and organisations across fields are shifting their workload to cloud, the sector will see a major boost in the coming years.

The Times of India

Machine Learning (ML) and Intelligence (AI) technologies are impacting all sectors. However, the two technologies are very different from each other and a large pool of people is not aware of the nuanced differences.

Money Control 

“The new industrial policy is ready for a while. It has to be approved by the Prime Minister,” Prabhu said at an event. With changing technologies in the manufacturing sector, the world is talking about the fourth industrial revolution. It includes artificial intelligence, robotics, internet of things, blockchain and machine learning.

ET Telecom 

The Indian telecom industry is going through interesting times. As it starts to take initial steps toward the 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) era, it is time for the telecom service providers to modernize their networks to maximize the possibilities of 5G technology. Recently, the Indian Government allocated INR224 crore for the creation of a 5G testbed, which will be established in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc).

CIOL 

According to a new Fujitsu survey1 published today, Internet of Things (IoT) technology has reached early mainstream, with business and IT leaders expecting tangible results in three years or less – signalling that the days of simply experimenting with IoT projects are now consigned to the past. Fujitsu commissioned IDG Connect to better understand how IoT technology is maturing in the enterprise and to gauge industry expectations.

Express Computer 

Microsoft Corp and Anil Kumble’s technology startup, Spektacom Technologies, with support from Star India, have announced the introduction of the ‘Power Bat’, which provides players, coaches, commentators, fans and viewers with a new and unique way to engage with the sport and help improve their game — all powered by the Microsoft Azure cloud platform using AI and Internet of Things (IoT) services.

Deccan Chronicle 

Artificial intelligence, machine learning, Internet of Things, blockchain and big data hold potential to take India to new heights, the Prime Minister said. Reeling out the achievements of his government, Modi said teledensity has increased to 93 per cent and nearly 50 crore Indians now have mobiles.

Digi Analysys  Medium

Shekhar Sanyal, Director and Country Head, the IET said, “The launch of the IIIC was an exciting part of the third edition of IoT India Congress that concluded today. We, at the IET are proud to have collaborated with IIIC and our aim is to facilitate more such opportunities which will help in building a robust ecosystem.”

The Economic Times

The participants of the PGP  BABI program come from across industries like BFSI, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Technology, Consulting, Automotives and more. Management from “traditional” industries is quickly realizing that with the proliferation of IoT, analytics is going to be critical for organizations to survive and thrive in the years to come.

Wire 19 

This development has since breathed new life into old companies such as IBM, which is investing in enterprise systems backed by cloud infrastructure. It has aided in the company’s transition to cloud services and building custom Blockchains for customers. With regard to the Internet of Things (IoT), Blockchain is once again providing solutions to longstanding issues surrounding security and efficiency. Professor of Management at the University of North Carolina Nir Kshetri claims that blockchain-enabled IoT deployment could improve overall system health and integrity by allowing devices to register and validate themselves against the network.

The Economic Times 

The policy aims to also push the startup ecosystem in emerging technology areas such as 5G, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and their applications in areas such as defence, agriculture, health, smart cities and automation. Being export-led, it is also targeting to develop core competencies in all the sub-sectors of electronics, including electronic components and semiconductors, telecommunication equipment, medical electronics, defence electronics, automotive electronics, in dustrial electronics, strategic electronics, etc., and fablesschip design.

The Financial Express 

As Businesses Struggle to combat increasingly sophisticated cyber security attacks, the severity of which is exacerbated by vanishing IT perimeters in today’s mobile and IoT era, coupled with an acute shortage of skilled security professionals, IT security teams need both a new approach and powerful new tools to protect data and other high-value assets. Increasingly, they are looking to Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a key weapon to win the battle against stealthy threats inside their IT infrastructures, according to a new global research study conducted by the Ponemon Institute on behalf of Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company.

Geospatial World 

Cisco Systems recognizes the risks but is also sure that we would be able to increase security. It said in a report that there is a need for IoT security requires programming cybersecurity and physical security solutions to work in tandem. This would make correlating information easier from multiple security systems and offer a more detailed view. There is also a need for a direct interaction between the security systems to save response time.

Analytics Insight 

Sensing Feeling has deployed advanced IoT sensors in physical spaces that detect human emotions using advanced algorithms. Their mission is to make technology more human. Their product will enable organizations to improve customer experiences.

The Week 

TalentSprint is a new-age digital platform to transform the lives of young and experienced professionals. Its hybrid boot camps empower professionals with high-end disruptive technologies. The AI-powered digital platform enables professionals to get ahead and stay ahead in a hypercompetitive world. Funded by Nexus Venture Partners and the National Skill Development Corporation, TalentSprint aims to empower ONE MILLION professionals by 2020.

ET CIO 

Even the ownership model for IoT security presents potential risk. When asked who inside their organization was responsible for IoT security, responses ranged from the CIO, CISO, CTO, and line-of-business leaders, with no majority consensus. Only 38 percent identified the CIO, with no other executive or functional group achieving response totals above 20 percent. Surprisingly, “No Function” was the third-highest answer (14 percent).

The Economic Times 

By Kailash Babar

Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are no longer just buzzwords even for real estate developers as they are increasingly deploying these in addition to home automation in a bid to catch fancy of buyers. Developers are warming up to the idea of incorporating home automation products to their offering, a late addition to the standard amenities list so far.

Electronic Design 

To speed up connectivity, 5G networks requires more precision than current LTE technology. Instead of using today’s remote data centers, 5G systems will be mounted on street lamps, traffic lights, and other locations right next to the smartphones and Internet of Things devices they support. To limit service outages and maximize bandwidth, every node in a 5G network needs timing accuracy of 65 nanoseconds versus 1500 nanoseconds with 4G networks.

Live Mint 

“Simply put, 5G means that the network will be ready for millions of devices and not just the smartphone in your hand,” said Bhaskar Ramamurthi, who helms the Centre of Excellence in Wireless Technology at IIT Madras. “Today, through their smartphone, consumers can decide which restaurant is nice and where they want to eat, but 5G will usher in internet of things (IoT), which will enable much more intelligence in the system along with higher data speeds,” he added.

Deccan Chronicle 

As we enter the era of the internet of things we can surely say that we are more connected than ever. Devices and things around us communicate through cloud internet and are synced for an integrated experience. When we think of retail we have seen a trend emerging where stores behave like websites and websites like stores. Surrounded by the internet, this entails blurring the lines between online and offline.

The Times of India 

Analytics, finance & accounting (F&A) and customer interaction services (CIS) are the fastest growing segments for the Indian BPM (business process management) sector, industry experts said at Nasscom’s BPM Strategy Summit here on Thursday. The sector currently generates $32.5 billion in revenue and employs 1.2 million people. CIS exports stood at $11 billion in 2017-18, while F&A and knowledge services exports were $6 billion each. (IOT)

The Economic Times 

By Raghu Krishnan

Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence of IEEE, have demonstrated how errors introduced in machine-learning algorithms could throw up varied results like African chameleon for a missile, and a custard apple for a banana. They have shared their algorithm in open source platform Github for others to work and improvise the software.

IT News Online 

The artificial intelligence and internet of things (IoT) markets are two of the most volatile areas of the technology industry as advancements occur rapidly and obsolescence forces innovation and turnover in the highly competitive space. Blockchain technology is being introduced to these spaces to offset all of these concerns.

Zee Biz 

Through BharatNet, the government is laying down optic fibre across all gram panchayats to provide broadband in rural areas. The first phase, which will connect 100,000 gram panchayats, has already been completed while the rest of 150,000 gram panchayats would also be connected soon.

The Statesman 

By Tarun Gupta

As we enter the era of internet of things, we can surely say that we are more connected than ever. Devices and things around us communicate through cloud internet and are synced for an integrated experience. When we think of retail market we have seen a trend emerging where stores behave like websites and websites like stores.

Business Standard

The world is quickly moving towards a phase of connected everything. While a lot of the devices in homes and offices will get connected through the already existing Wi-Fi, a lot of smart devices are also expected to exist outside this realm of connectivity. (IOT)

ET Telecom 

Pre-5G trials, proofs of concept, and hero experiments have been in the news for over a year, and rightfully so. The expected 5G performance leaps over existing 4G LTE is very aggressive, and truly astounding. If we get close to the aspirational goals listed below in real-world use cases, I’ll be thoroughly impressed. Up to 100x higher user data rates Up to 100x more connected devices (mainly IoT, not humans).

The Financial Express 

By Sudhir Chowdhary

“At the same time, it’s putting patients at higher risk.” In order to fight the growing problem of counterfeit drugs in the country, the government’s policy think-tank has teamed with global cloud leader Oracle, super specialty hospital Apollo Hospitals, and pharmaceutical manufacturer Strides Pharma Sciences, to pilot a real drug supply chain using blockchain decentralised ledger and IoT software.

The Financial Express 

By Anupam Chatterjee

From our own experience, there has been an 80% fall in maintenance time on an average across the 40 global manufacturing units where Schneider technology has been deployed. For cost-competitive industries like the oil and gas, automation and digitisation helps in cutting costs across all areas. A number of clients in the segment have already profited from using EcoStruxture, which is our IoT-enabled, plug-and-play platform.

CNBC TV 18 

AT&T is aiming to launch its 5G mobile network this year in 12 cities, including Atlanta and Charlotte, North Carolina. Dish also has plans for a 5G network, but it’s focused on connecting the so-called “Internet of Things,” everything from laundry machines to parking meters, rather than cellphones or residential broadband.

PR Newswire 

Autonomous driving, 5G, Internet of Things (IoT), data centers, power applications, and new high-speed digital standards are the growth engines of the electronic test and measurement (T&M) equipment market for the next five years. The next wave of growth has begun with the technologies making their way down the product lifecycle, from research and development to manufacturing and deployment.

Geospatial World 

By Shilpi Chakravarty

Technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT), autonomous vehicles and sensors are capturing information that has never been captured before, creating entirely new avenues for geospatial data collection. As a result, location-based analytics and platforms that can process and detect trends and provide intelligence are becoming more popular.

Express Computer 

By Sudipta Dev

Internet of Things (IoT), one of the key constituents of digital transformation program, has the potential to transform businesses and unlock new revenue sources in unprecedented ways. To support this mega trend Reliance ADA Group founded Unlimit as an independent unit to develop and support IoT in the best possible way for the Indian market. Jürgen Hase, CEO, Unlimit, highlights how the company is set to be the leader in IoT for India in the next few years

IT News Online 

The key growth factors for the market include governments’ increasing investments in new digital transformation initiatives, such as cloud and analytics; an increased awareness among enterprises about the benefits of cloud and its technologies and Internet of Things (IoT); and business continuity requirements resulting in high demand for cloud storage, disaster recovery, and backup services.

Live Mint 

Emerging technologies such as data analytics, cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), robotics, blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT), augmented and virtual realities are evolving rapidly and disrupting the existing playbooks of companies across industries. Since CEOs have the responsibility to steer their organizations, it is imperative that they lead the digital transformation initiatives in their respective companies.

Geospatial World 

By Arup Dasgupta

disruptions digital transformation is bringing Digital technology has made and is making inroads into society since the early 1970s. However, with the advances in computation technology and science, communications and sensor technologies, the pace of digital transformation has accelerated and is creating a disruption in society. Industrial Revolution 4.0 is a better term to explain this phenomenon.

The Week 

By Soumik Dey

A recent survey on Information and communications technology (ICT) penetration worldwide figured that, in India, despite its demand for high data volumes, only 20 per cent of mobile phone users in the 15-65 years age category use the internet on their mobile devices. The data gap between urban and rural India is about 22 per cent, according to the After Access: ICT Access and use in India and Global South survey’.

Business Standard 

The Biomedical Engineering and Technology incubation Center (BETiC) at IIT-Bombay Friday kickstarted a Medical Device Innovation Camp (MEDIC) to enable doctors and engineers innovate for low-cost healthcare. This year, MEDIC has brought together 60 participants from across the country, including doctors, engineers, entrepreneurs, managers and teachers to brainstorm and develop novel solutions for 15 unmet clinical needs curated from different hospitals.

ET Telecom 

By Muntazir Abbas

Fifth-generation technology or 5G rollout would benefit every sector, and it would also ensure robust connectivity for mission critical applications and next generation of Internet of Things (IoT), believes Reliance ADAG IoT arm, Unlimit’s chief executive Juergen Hase. In an interaction with ET Telecom’s Muntazir Abbas, Hase said that data hungry applications will emerge in the future and 5G is poised to serve these opportunities, and the company, he said, is ready to support any 5G-based IoT technology demonstrations and proof of concepts.

The Week 

By Abhinav Singh

Experts believe that the rollout of 5G would be a game changer not just because of its higher speed and better response capabilities, but because it would transform the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) delivery platforms such as extreme mobile broadband (eMBB), massive machine communication (MMC) and critical machine communication (CMC), which will play a transforming role in several industry segments.

SME Times 

The new industrial policy which will be announced soon will encompass the use of new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and IoT, said a top official of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. Speaking at the 13th edition of ‘Annapoorna World of Food India 2018’, organized by FICCI in association with Koelnmesse GmBH, DIPP Joint Secretary Rajiv Aggarwal said the new industrial policy will open new avenues for investments in India.

Hindustan Times 

By Prakruthi Maniar

“The novelty of the current batch of humanoids will wear off,” says Jaykrishof nan Asimov. “As scientists, we are excited about exploring how far we can go in creating the perfect humanoid — that mimics a human, shows emotion and understands context in conversation.” The ‘perfect’ humanoid should have artificial intelligence that can independently drive speech and comprehension.

The Hindu 

By Jay Shanker

The advent of IoT certainly adds to the complexity of managing cyberattacks. With the all-pervasive implementation of IoT in Smart Cities and in critical infrastructure, the vulnerability to systemic breakdowns and social tensions will increase. The relation between cybersecurity and IoT is two-way — IoT can be used to strengthen cybersecurity also.

BioSpectrum 

NITI Aayog has teamed up with Oracle, Apollo Hospitals and Strides Pharma to track drug supply chain using blockchain and IoT solutions. This will be a pilot project for three months. Oracle’s blockchain software permanently registers a drug’s record in the manufacturer’s drug supply chain (serial number, labelling, scanning), leaving no scope for record tampering

Live Mint 

By Leslie D’Monte

Terms like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), blockchain or the internet of things (IoT), after all, have to solve a real business or societal problem to make sense. For one, other than blockchain that was conceptualized a decade back, AI, ML, IoT, blockchain, 3D Printing, augmented reality, virtual reality, robotics and automation have been around for over three decades. So why this delayed euphoria?

The Times of India 

By Jamal Ayub

There are 153 labs across MP, including 5 in Bhopal. “The labs will acquaint students with equipment such as 3D printers, robotics and electronics development tools, internet-of-things (IoT) and sensors. Activities are designed to spur creativity and go beyond regular curriculum and textbook learning,” said Kant.

Analytics Insight 

New technology will be developed to bolster authentication and encryption techniques to prevent any data breach. This will also impact digital marketers in both positive as well as negative ways. So these were ten ways how the Internet of Things (IoT) could transform digital marketing forever. The world we live in is so interconnected that every aspect of our lives is affected by the presence of the Internet.

Telangana Today 

By Yuvraj Akula

Engineering education in the State will no longer be restricted to mere classroom teaching and projects. It will engage students in social awareness besides resolving social issues that people face. This is after Social Innovation and Engineering Exploration, two new subjects, have been introduced into engineering curriculum on a pilot basis.

The Financial Express 

By Uma Ganesh

Internet of Things (IoT) has been seen as one of the key dimensions of digital transformation for a while now. However, it is yet to scale up and become integral to business processes, particularly in the case of manufacturing oriented firms. The primary concern so far has been with issues related to security, apart from finding the right applications that would deliver meaningful value.