News for the IET
Amity University becomes the First in India to attain Intl Re-accreditation from the IET – UK accreditationedit
Amity University, Noida has become the first university in India to secure the IET’s international Re Accreditation for Six of its engineering programmes. IET accreditation is an internationally recognised benchmark, awarded to high quality programmes that provide an ideal preparation for aspiring professional engineers.
IET AccreditationMr Shekhar Sanyal: Director and Country Head of the IETNews for other PEI
IEEEedit
Saveetha Engineering College vice-principal, Senthil Kumar, dean A Gandhi, Iraq TISHK International University professor, Ganesh Babu, Singapore SAP Asia Private Limited director, Arun Akula Rao, Trichy NIT professor D Shriram Kumar, Saveetha, ECE-HoD, Srigitha Nath releasing the prospectus and CD of the sixth edition of the international conference, IEEE organised on the college premises recently.
IEEETwo-day seminar on water and sanitation managementedit
The Institution of Engineers (India), Telangana State Centre in association with HMWS&SB will organise a two-day all India seminar on ‘’Water and Sanitation Management’’ at Institute of Engineers, Khairatabad from Tuesday. The seminar will be inaugurated by GHMC Commissioner and HMWS&SB MD, M Dana Kishore.
Institution of Engineers (India) (IEI)Industry News: Information and Communications
How are AI and ML bringing a Healing Touch to Healthcareedit
Artificial intelligence (AI) is an incredible technology that has caused a disruption with its rapid growth and development in recent decades. AI technology has been applied to nearly all areas of life that involve technology including healthcare.
AIHealthcareMachine LearningFlipkart debuts Indiafirst automation initiative to improve efficiencyedit
Flipkart has introduced an Indiafirst automation initiative under which it has debuted over 100 Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) at its sortation facility in Soukya, Bangalore that will help sort packages by pincode, leading to an increase in process efficiency.
AutomationData analytics to shape the future of earth observationedit
Given the two trends (and many more!) the future of earth observation is bright. Open data, big data and technology revolutions are stimulating for both businesses, governments, and citizens. Today, the industry is witnessing a wide variety of downsized technologies miniaturisation of sensors and satellites; a high number of private entrepreneurial missions, and adoption of new technologies such as AR/VR, artificial intelligence and machine learning, cloud, etc.
AIBig DataBig Data analyticsMachine LearningAI can make eye doctors more effective: Google researchedit
Artificial intelligence (AI) can help eye doctors improve the accuracy of their diagnoses, according to a study from the Google AI research group which shows that physicians and algorithms working together are more effective than either alone.
AIHealthcareThe Right Artificial Intelligence Approachedit
AI is among the most talked technology nowadays. It is being implemented by various industries and it has resulted in tremendous business growth. But without the right artificial intelligence approach, it won’t be possible. As we all know Artificial Intelligence has gripped our interest for much longer than it has been a part of pop culture – read; sci-fi books, shows and movies. Today, the only-limited-by-imagination-kind-of possibilities of AI is not only recognized but is becoming commonplace at most enterprises.
AIIndustry News: Future of Mobility
What’s driving carmakers out of Europe?edit
As carmakers channel billions of dollars into grabbing a portion of the electric car market, many are looking to China, which is the world’s largest maker and seller of electric cars. China wants one in every five cars sold to run on an alternative fuel by 2025,and officials have said the country will get rid of internal combustion engines in new cars altogether. The country’s rules also require carmakers to sell more alternative-energy cars if they want to continue selling regular models.
Electric CarGlobal carmakers widen reach, login into app-based mobility firmsedit
By Pranav Mukul
South Korean Automobile Major Hyundai Motor Group Has Invested $300 Million In Cab-HAILING firm Ola, following a global trend of car makers investing in app-based mobility companies.
Future of MobilityFAME II to fast track Indias eMobility aspirationsedit
While the focus in FAME II is still very much on subsidies for the purchase of electric vehicles (EVs), the inclusion of charging infrastructure into the framework of incentives is likely to provide impetus to the establishment of public charging facilities across the country. (Electric Vehicles)
EVIndustry News: Future of Work
The widening earnings gapedit
A particular characteristic of Indian labour force is that while the higher skill levels are dominated largely by higher educated workers, casual jobs are offered to those with lower educational qualifications. In the past, there was no advantage for female workers to be highly educated, as it did not translate into higher wage earnings when compared to their not so well educated counterparts.
Future of JobsSpotting Talent: Through People And Techedit
By Nishita A Chandak
AI can also simplify the hiring processes. Pearson’s Agast says, “Since we are not a volume hiring company, we use AI to assess competency and personality of the candidates through psychometric assessment tools like Watson Glazer and SOSIE.”
HiringJob OpportunitiesTech Mahindra trains 70% of IT workforce digital and future skillsedit
By Mohit Rathod
In line with the industry demand for digital services, the technologies range from robotic process automation (RPA), AI, Internet of Things (IoT), cybersecurity, blockchain, virtual reality (VR), social and mobile, big data analytics and cloud computing.
AIBlockchainIoTUpskillingHR In India: A FastGrowing Market Focused On People Developmentedit
While established international companies like Oracle, SAP and LinkedIn have footholds in the industry, there are also many homegrown companies like Keka and Darwinbox who facilitate cloudbased Human Resources Management to companies locally. Many such companies now employ Artificial Intelligence among their many tools to identify and evaluate employee engagement.
AIFuture of Workhuman resourceBillionaire Has a New Goal for His 17,000 Workers: Learn to Codeedit
The minimum set of digital skills already goes beyond productivity software such as Microsoft Office to include collaborative chat applications, customer relationship management databases and social media etiquette. In the coming years, an average employee may also need to know the basics of data science and understand the different flavors of artificial intelligence to get through the day.
AIData Sciencedigital skill developmentFuture of JobsAI will not destroy jobs but create new opportunities in India to deliver services in health & educationedit
Global technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) would help create new opportunities in India for delivering services, needs and priorities in sectors like education, health, management and others through smart thinking a top government official said at an ASSOCHAM event held in event held in New Delhi today.
AITragedies of the educated unemployededit
We consider five groups of individuals by the maximum level of education they obtained — those with no education; those with education up to fifth standard; those with education between sixth and ninth standard; those who cleared tenth, eleventh or twelfth standards; and those who completed graduation or any higher level education than graduation.
EducationFuture of JobsUp to 1/3rd of existing jobs will be automated in three yearsedit
Further, about 45.5 percent of the HR professionals said they plan to adopt technology-driven tools such as AI tools, virtual reality and hiring tools within their organisations in the coming 12 months, it said.
AutomationFuture of JobsIndustry News: Education
Indias first feeder school offers skillbased curriculumedit
By Shivangi Mishra
CBSE recently gave its approval for a feeder school in Palwal district of Haryana, which offers skillbased education right from class IX. One of the aims of this school is also to control the increasing dropout rate at the secondary level. As per the school authorities, most students studying in state government schools dropout because of financial constraints or due to their inability to cope with higher education syllabus.
EducationSkill DevelopmentIndia’s computer science graduates: High in quantity and low in quality, finds studyedit
The study found that graduate students in the US substantially outperformed their peers from China, Russia and India, including those from elite institutes of these countries. The findings of the study are published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), and the study was partly funded by India’s All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Russia’s National Research University Higher School of Economics.
aicteHigher EducationRuralurban divide is hurting skill initiativesedit
The country, he says, is not yet ready to face the automation challenge. Government must facilitate industry and academia collaboration to give a push in reskilling the workforce by adopting artificial intelligence (AI).
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