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Unique hub of innovation and Entrepreneurshipedit
NMIT has several sponsored research projects amounting to Rs.12 Crores sanctioned by different National Funding Agencies such as DST, DIT, ISRO, AICTE, DRDO Labs, VGST,IEEE, VTU, UNESCO-KSCST, etc. where UG/ PG/PhD students have the opportunity to work 24X7 in these projects which will lead to Innovation.
IEEEIEEE, CSC to train one lakh young professionalsedit
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The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Common Services Center (CSC) have signed an agreement under which they will help upskill one lakh young professionals in core technologies over the next year.
IEEEIndustry News: Information and Communications
While businesses recognise the value of data, protection still a challenge: Researchedit
By LN Revathy
With the rapid change in industry dynamics and the advent of newer technologies, it has become imperative for organisations to focus on the practical application of emerging technologies such as AI and IoT, to accelerate their digital transformation journey.
AICyberSecurityIoTL&T launches strategic unit L&T-Nxt to focus on AI, Internet of Thingsedit
Construction to engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has announced a five-year strategic initiative — L&T-Nxt — that will focus on artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), geo-spatial enterprises, and cyber security.
AICyberSecurityIoTWhy AI Makes A Good Servant, Not Masteredit
If self-driving cars don’t cause accidents, and computers diagnose diseases faster than doctors, shouldn’t we use artificial intelligence (AI) to make our lives better in other ways also? Paula Boddington, author of ‘Towards a Code of Ethics for Artificial Intelligence,’ cautions against expecting too much from AI.
AIWhat does applying ‘AI for social good’ can change in real world challengesedit
Are you an optimist or a pessimist when it comes to Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Do you think it will bring apocalyptic scenarios where the disruptive forces of technology take over the world and make us humans redundant or the servants of technology? Or do you think it presents opportunities for solving the world’s most pressing challenges?
AIWe are in dire need of skilled cybersecurity professionals: Rakesh Kharwal, MD, Cyberbitedit
Cyberbit, headquartered in Israel, is a company which is a subsidiary of a defence manufacturer. Elbit Systems is the parent company of Cyberbit. Elbit is known for simulation and technology. We do a lot of business globally and in India as well. Cyberbit provides cyber range simulation platform and provides detection, response, automation, and orchestration products across IT and OT networks.
CyberSecurityThe role of emerging tech for governments of the futureedit
By Mohd Ujaley
The panel discussion on ‘Technology for transforming government and public sector’, broadly covered the various opportunities offered by emerging technologies like cloud, artificial intelligence, mobility solutions for government organisations and how states are leveraging them. In his opening remarks, Srikanth RP, Group Editor, Express Computer and CRN India, asked the panellist how they are using technologies like AI to improve governance.
AIcloudManufacturing—based innovation will see creation of Wealth: Saraswatedit
On the changing nature of innovation, which has shifted towards the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Saraswat said You ve to now look at how Artificial Intelligence and data analytrcs can improve productivity to be globally competitive for Innovation 4.0. But when we apply disruptive technologies, we have to apply it in a balanced manner as it may have an adverse impact.”
AIIoTManufacturingIoT Smart City could be enhanced by Smart Outdoor Lightingsedit
In the meantime, they also adopt the world’s first smart interactive light post, wired power line transmission, wireless NB-IoT, LoRa, and Zigbee smart street light control system. Being the most excellent, energy-saving and smart LED street lights of the new generation, the smart road devices can be perfectly matched with the smart city.
Smart CitiesSmart LightingIndia to Create 28 CoE to Promote AI, Blockchain and other Emerging Technologiesedit
Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), under the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India, is set to create 28 Centres of Excellence (CoE) across the country in emerging fields like Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), cloud, augmented reality & virtual reality (AR & VR), blockchain and others.
AIBlockchainIoTAI pilot project for predictive tools for cancer soon: DBT secyedit
By Anuradha Mascrenas
Artificial intelligence (AI) has many applications in healthcare, where it can be used to get an understanding of predictive models of health, energy and agriculture. Dr Renu Swarup, secretary of the Department of Biotechnology, Union Ministry of Science and Technology, told The Indian Express that the first AI pilot project for predicting modelling and diagnosis of cancer will be rolled out soon.
AIHealthcareWorldwide cyberattacks on the rise, India bucks trendedit
Ransomware attacks were up everywhere except India, which saw a 49 pc reduction, and the UK. India has an uphill task in combating malware where attacks rose by 53 pc in 2018. Threat data indicates an escalation in the volume of cyberattacks.
CyberSecurityShanghai becomes worlds first district with 5G coverageedit
Shanghai has claimed that it has become the world’s first district using both 5G coverage and broadband gigabit network as China seeks to establish lead over the US and other countries in the race to develop next generation cellular mobile communications. 5G is the next generation of cellular technology with download speeds that are 10 to 100 times faster than 4G LTE networks.
5G TechnologyTelecommunicationNeed for legal framework, new global norms before using robotics, AI in defence: Lieutenant General P J S Pannuedit
Lieutenant General P J S Pannu was speaking at the inauguration of a seminarcum exhibition on Military Robotics and Autonomous Systems at the Military Institute of Technology (MILIT), Girinagar, near Pune. (Artificial Intelligence)
AIAutonomous technologyDefenceRoboticsCloud, IoT are sitting ducks for hackersedit
By Abhijeet Ahaskar
This proliferation of personal devices at workplaces has increased the risks for companies. According to Checkpoint, cybercriminals can spy on users and capture their login credentials while they log in to corporate systems containing sensitive data via their smartphones. Internet of Things (IoT) is another area that is growing very fast with little regard to security.
Cloud TechnologyCyberSecurityIoTArtificial Intelligence is flying drones (very, very slowly)edit
At the International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems in Madrid in October, the autonomous drone, which navigates using artificial intelligence, raced through a complicated series of turns and gates, buzzing and moving like a determined and oversized bumblebee. It bobbed to duck under a bar that swooshed like a clock hand, yawed left, pitched forward and raced toward the finish line.
AIAutonomous technologyIndustry News: Future of Mobility
To plug charging infrastructure gap, e-scooter manufacturers turn to detachable batteriesedit
By Mirza Mohammed Ali Khan
Okinawa’s Ridge+ (Rs 76,499, ex-showroom), an upgraded model of its Ridge scooter, also comes with a detachable lithium ion battery. Indigenous e-scooter manufacturers are slowly moving away from lead acid batteries and adopting lithium ion batteries, with the government’s subsidy under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles (FAME) programme helping them
EV Charging InfrastructureJSW Energy calls off electric vehicle plansedit
The company’s effort to bring in a joint venture partner to close the Bhushan Power deal looks bleak, as the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code has no provision to get a new partner at the final stages. Apart from buying the stressed asset, JSW Steel has announced plans to invest Rs 30,000 crore in brownfield projects over the next two financial years.
electric mobilityClean Mobility: How Indian states fare on policy frontedit
To maintain the lead share of Karnataka as a preferred destination for attracting investments in manufacture of electric vehicles, the Government of Karnataka has announced subsidy on electric vehicles for the sector to bloom under a comprehensive and welldesigned Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage Policy 2017.
electric mobilityEV PolicyElectric cars on Indian roads by 2030: India to get lithium for batteries from Boliviaedit
Bolivia, known to have the largest reserves of Lithium, is all set to become a major partner for providing metalused in making batteries of electric vehicles, laptops and smartphonesto India. This forms an important part of Indian govts policy to have electric vehicles rolling in the country by 2030 as a measure to promote environment friendly practises.
Electric VehiclesLithium BatteriesMaking selfdriving cars safer on roadsedit
Findings of the study were discussed in Design, Automation and Test meeting. Typically autonomous vehicles learn about the world via machine learning systems, which are fed huge datasets of road images before they can identify objects on their own.
Autonomous CarsSelf Drive carsIndustry News: Future of Work
Upskilling for the futureedit
“No matter what part of the world you are looking, there is a major gender gap in the STEM fields because they are traditionally dominated by men. ‘Indian Girls Code’ focuses on girls because we also want to make it known that our girls in our country are also equipped with the future skills,” says Aditi who founded the initiative in 2014 and is currently running six to seven programs under this initiative.
STEMUpskillingRelevance of HR in an organizationedit
Retaining the brightest: When you own the entire talent management process, it becomes imperative to have an endtoend strategy right from providing a seamless onboarding experience, to employee engagement activities, reskilling and upskilling, driving diversity & inclusion, designing a competitive compensation structure and resolving internal conflicts, all towards the goal of not only ensuring employees stay, but they stay happy.
human resourceReskillingUpskillingMcKinsey report: India 2nd fastest digitising economy in the worldedit
The digitisation is also expected to add about 6065 million jobs by 2025 in many sectors of the economy. However, it is also suspected to bring about a lasting change in the nature of jobs and as a result, redeployment, reskilling may be required as the country might be staring at a potential loss of 4045 million jobs because of automation of jobs.
AutomationFuture of JobsReskillingWill jobs actually be top of mind when India casts its vote this summeredit
Rising global trade barriers, automation and intensifying farm to nonfarm transition make things difficult. A bigger problem is the demand supply mismatch and Indias employability crisis where graduates are poorly skilled. Demographic dividend turning into a demographic curse has been a constant worry. So, will jobs be top of mind when the Indian voter steps into the voting booth this summer
Future of JobsSkill DevelopmentReducing gender inequalities in education means better outcomes for businesses & societyedit
In the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution, when the in-demand skills in the job market include Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning, these gender gaps in STEM studies, if left unchecked, will broaden gender disparities across the industries. Currently, there is a significant gender gap among the AI professionals, with only about 22 per cent of them being female and 78 per cent being male
AIBridging Skill GapMachine LearningSTEMHere is all you need to know about one of the highestpaid jobs in the IT industryedit
With so many data leaks and cyber attacks hitting the IT industry, its no wonder that companies are doubling their cybersecurity efforts. In fragile moments where security is at the stake, there is one role that has become really coveted and is one of the most sought after positions in the IT industry. As companies strengthen their security measures, the Chief Information Security Officer is about to become one of the most popular jobs.
CyberSecurityJob OpportunitiesChartered Accountants Job at Risk due to Automationedit
According to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), some 25.6% of UK certified and chartered accountants are at risk of losing their jobs to automation, reported Accountants Today reports. The survey also revealed that additionally, 48.17% of finance officer jobs are also at risk of automation.
AutomationFuture of JobsWhy business school must focus on data science and machine learningedit
By Jitendra Das
With integration of data science and machine learning in regular courses, business schools can deliver most relevant education to tomorrows leaders. In manufacturing, advanced analytics is used by operations managers on historical data and processes to identify relationships among discrete process steps and inputs, and then optimise the factors that prove to have the greatest effect on yield. (Artificial Intelligence)
AIData ScienceMachine LearningThe robots are coming and womens work faces the greatest risk of automationedit
By now, youd be hard pressed not to have read something about how automation and technology are going to transform employment around the world. The UKs Office for National Statistics (ONS) is adding to the debate with a new country specific analysis.
AutomationFuture of JobsTech firms scramble to make AI unbiasededit
Biased automation tools could push disadvantaged communities further to the margins. Imagine, for example, an AI recruitment tool that considers women to be less intelligent. If a job portal employs such a tool, it is more likely to recommend males to an organisation planning to hire new people.
AIJob OpportunitiesrecruitmentNo dearth of job opportunities for qualified Indians in Finlandedit
By Shivangi Mishra
Some of the most opted courses by Indian students in Finland include AI, robotics, cyber-security, aviation and logistics and supply chain management with a strong interest in business and engineering programmes. “Most meritorious students receive internships and job offers even before finishing the college.
AICyberSecurityJob OpportunitiesRoboticsSupply Chain ManagementHR Technology Is Changing The Traditional Workplace For Better Productivityedit
Many have started calling this recent period of technological shifts within the business ecosystem as the fourth industrial revolution and the effects are for everyone to see. Today, technologies like AI, automation, robotics, and digitalization have redefined the existing parameters of operation and, in addition to lowering costs, have made processes more datadriven and efficient.
AIAutomationhuman resourceIndustrial Revolution 4.0RoboticsHow HR leverages artificial intelligence, analytics to recruit, retrain, rewardedit
By Nandita Mathur
Human resources, or HR, powered by artificial intelligence (AI) is the new driver of business growth today. It is not surprising, then, that both HR leaders and managers are leveraging AI to augment decision-making and interactions with employees. “The age of the intuitive HR leader is gone. Today, you have to use data while making a selection.
AIhuman resourceEmerging tech job trends: Startups hunt for people with right skills, attitudesedit
Trained professionals are required in the area of emerging technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, and green technologies as these are highly skilled areas. Right talents help technology based startups grow from strength to strength.
Job OpportunitiesskillWorkplace TrendsDigital economy can create over 60 m jobs by 2025edit
By Narayanan V
At a time when technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) are seen as rendering millions jobless, a recent report from McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) says that digital economy has the potential to unlock productivity and create 60-65 million jobs by 2025.
AIDigital EconomyJob OpportunitiesIndustry News: Education
Helping make engineers future-readyedit
Wiley, The Global education major, has announced a series of blended learning programmes in India under umbrella brand WileyNXT. These programmes are designed in consultation with the Wiley Innovation Advisory Council (WIAC), a group consisting of senior industry leaders and academia.
EngineersIndustry TrainingCan early STEM education build a strong foundationedit
Maths classes in STEM curricula encourage students to use concepts like algebra to find the shortest distance between an ice cream store and their homes, paying for a candy and counting the rest of the money, sharing a box of cookies, and other such activities that highlight the practical importance of concepts taught in the classrooms.
STEM EducationUse Of AI And VR In The Indian Education Sectoredit
Further, according to an official, the CBSE board will launch artificial intelligence (AI), early youth care instruction and yoga as new subjects in school educational modules from the upcoming scholarly session. The decision to launch the three subjects was taken at a recent meeting of the board’s governing body. The CBSE is launching artificial intelligence as a discretionary sixth subject at Class IX from the session 2019-2020 onwards
AIEducationGovernment-Industry-Academia Collaboration Key to Quality Higher Educationedit
The Government, Industry and Academia are three different worlds. All three have different purposes and approach. However, the rapid pace of change across the globe has compelled them to function in sync with each other to address some of the major challenges of higher education landscape, observes Akash Tomer of Elets News Network.
Academics-Industry Skill gapHigher Education