May 6, 2019

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Industry News: Information and Communications

What Is Artificial Intelligence (AI)edit

PC Mag 

The TL;DR is that AI is the science of building computers that can solve problems the way humans do. But theres much (much) more to it than that. In September 1955, John McCarthy, a young assistant professor of mathematics at Dartmouth College, boldly proposed that every aspect of learning or any other feature of intelligence can in principle be so precisely described that a machine can be made to simulate it.

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Smart tech to help address challenges in healthcareedit

The Economic Times 

The US is exploring how to own patients life cycles and keep them healthy, which marks a movement away from sick care or pay per episode model. The Indian governments spending on healthcare has been less than 1.2% of the gross domestic product, while China spends up to 5% of its GDP on health. (Artificial Intelligence)

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India Slowly Progressing Beyond Brick and Mortar Bankingedit

Bfsi Elets Online 

How stringent are the regulations in India in terms of cybersecurity What are the challenges and strong points. The regulations in cybersecurity are off late increasing which is forcing the bank to take care of the customer data in the banks Data Centre.

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How 5G will unlock the industrial internet, driving another dimension of mobile connectivityedit

Business Insider 

When 5G mobile services start to roll out worldwide from next year, smart cities such as Hangzhou are expected to get smarter as the nextgeneration wireless technology helps industries realise the full potential of the internet of things (IoT).

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Coming: Digital BRI How Chinas growing 5G clout could soon enable it to play Big Brother to the worldedit

The Times of India 

t plans to connect Africa to China by laying cables across the ocean from Pakistan which is being linked to China through its ChinaPakistan Economic Corridor. China has offered help to countries as far away as Cuba, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey to advance cloud computing, big data, Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence (AI).

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Banks Must Innovate to Stay Relevant as Technology is the Futureedit

Bfsi Elets Online 

Banks need to offer customers unique, convenient experiences tailored to todays fastmoving, digital lifestyles. Banks can do this by investing in technology that lets the branch bridge the physical and digital worlds creating a seamless and integrated phygital experience, says T V Ramana Murthy, GMIT, Bank of Maharashtra, in conversation with Elets News Network (ENN).

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AI Powered Robots For Border Patrol In India May Be A Reality By Dec 2019edit

Analytics India Mag

In a move to secure Indian borders and stop jeopardising the lives of the army and the border security force (BSF), scientists from Bharat Electronics Limiteds (BEL) Central Research Laboratory (CRL) are working on a first responder robot. Reportedly, the first prototype for the same will be ready by December 2019. (Artificial Intelligence)

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AI & the Future of Health Careedit

Express Computer 

The world awaits to live with the advancements in AI transforming Healthcare. Now is the time! The future of healthcare will provide flawless healthcare at lower costs with automated assistance and selflearning healthcare system (Artificial Intelligence)

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How cybersovereignty splits the once World Wide Webedit

Express Computer 

Being sovereign means having the power to set the rules. Applied to cyberspace, it means a government controlling how the internet is used within its borders and what happens with the data generated Early on, the narrative around the internet was it should be unfettered and borderless, a global commons.

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AI, big data and IoT: Hot courses for cool tech jobsedit

The Times of India 

Artificial Intelligence (AI), big data, machine learning and Internet of Things (IoT) are no more alien to India. In fact, they are now the buzzwords in the tech industry

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Smartening up with technology is keyedit

The Financial Express 

By Indronil Roychowdhury

It is not just at the stage of design and construction that technologies like BIM and Internet of Things (IoT) have a role to play, Aiyer says, stressing their utility in the longterm maintenance of structures. Experts even predict that through automation, software, prefabrication, and 3D printing, the IoT will transform construction by 2025.

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Introduction of 5G is the stupidest idea, says top scientistedit

IB Times 

It is expected that 5G, the most advanced mobile networking system will be rolled out in many countries this year. As 5G offers a download speed as fast as 10 GB per second, experts believe that it will revolutionize the usage of the internet all across the world, especially in an age that is dominated by artificial intelligence.

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India’s diversit makes it ideal training ground for AI, Blockchain researchedit

The Financial Express 

By Sudhir Chowdhary

What are the key sectors IBM Research Indialab is focused on? IBM Research India lab is focused on building trusted Artificial Intelligence (AI) on our scalable hybrid cloud platforms and applying it to various domains including retail and agritech in India. For retail, we have developed an AI technology and solutions that allow brick-and-mortar retailers to leverage their core strengths such as datato help them move into the new era of Retail 3.0.

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Healthcare industry shows increased affinity for hybrid cloudedit

The Financial Express

Healthcare public cloud usage outpaces other industries for IoT: The healthcare industry is embracing public clouds at about the same pace as most sectors, reporting a 13% penetration compared to the 12% global average. However, healthcare companies outpace the averages for certain applications, such as ERP/CRM, data analytics, containers, and Internet of Things (IoT).

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AI to Steal Fashion Model Jobs, New AI Able to Generate Entire Bodies of People Who Dont Existedit

Indian Web2 

A new Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithm can now generate high resolution, photorealistic images of people from scratch which do not exist. Called as Generative Adversarial Network (GAN), this new class of machine learning systems can generate photographs that look at least superficially authentic to human observers having many realistic characteristics faces, hair, outfits, and

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Industry News: Future of Mobility

The future is nowedit

India Today

By Pratik Rakshit

Innovation races to overtake imagination as concept cars take centrestage; carmakers explore the realm of the unexpected. Concept cars are exciting, period. They hint at the possibilities of the future and hold the promise of the impossible coming to life.

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Future of the Electric Vehicles and Fuel Cell Vehicles Marketedit

Udyog 

Market Research Pro published a new industry research that focuses on Electric Vehicles and Fuel Cell Vehicles market and delivers indepth market analysis and future prospects of Electric Vehicles and Fuel Cell Vehicles market.

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Asia in charge of electric car battery productionedit

The Economic Times 

Global production of batteries for electric cars is concentrated in Asia, with Chinese, Japanese and South Korean firms dominating the sector and building factories in Europe to conserve their supremacy.

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Going Electricedit

Millennium Post 

By Shashwat Sajal

India, where power cuts are common, would first need to improve its power supply. We are not a power surplus nation. A major part of our electricity generation depends on coal. Though the country is investing billions in renewable energy, it will take a few more years to make a complete switch towards it. Also, inconsistent power supply can lead to serious hardware damage.

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Diesel Engines: A New Eraedit

India Legal Live

With tighter norms for engines kicking in, those running on diesel and even petrol will be phased out and replaced with electric or hybrid engines, leading to a new world orderDiesel cars seem to be doomed. Engine makers have made numerous improvements in diesel engine technology to meet global concerns about environment pollution, but most carmakers are now resigned to abandoning the sinking ship.

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CII backs FAME-II scheme despite EV makers’ red flagsedit

The Hindu Business Line 

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has backed the Centre’s revised Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles or FAME-II scheme. The industry body’s support for the Rs 10,000-crore scheme comes despite multiple electric two-wheeler and personal mobility manufacturers red-flagging provisions in the scheme.

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As Auto Industry Embraces AI, Why Japan Picturing the Technology as Job Saveredit

Analytics Insight 

By Smriti Srivastava

New York city witnessed the grand celebration of International Auto Show to display how the automotive industry has excelled in the fields of industrial automation, carmaking while adopting artificial intelligence to enhance efficiency.

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Industry News: Future of Work

Jobs trend surprises: These cities, sectors offer maximum employment opportunitiesedit

Zee Biz 

The Restaurant/Hotel sector has also earned a place on the list of top job creators. Additionally, with more and more professionals focusing on upskilling/reskilling themselves for newage job roles, the Education, Training, and Language sector has also registered a significant the uptick, appearing high on the top 10 list.

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Bridging expertise gap in skilling Indiaedit

UNI India 

With the increasing use of technology in our sophisticated products, it is incumbent on us to upskill the current manpower with requisite engineering and technical knowhow and to make them future ready. ADAM course is our successful initiative which has been consistently building these competencies and skills and positively benefits the young minds and the society at large.

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Learning and Development: An investment or an expenseedit

People Matters 

The process of upskilling and reskilling is a continuous journey as job security is a legacy of the past. What matters is employee value generation. Demands are changing rapidly and so are other dynamics. If an individual is unable to cope with the changing times, he/she will perish. A holistic competency development approach is required.

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How Upskilling Can Open Doors To Better Professional Opportunitiesedit

BW People 

While for most professionals, money is the key driver, alongside being in demand in the market place for their skills, it requires technological upskilling at a faster pace to remain professionally relevant in such a dynamic industry

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How the job market in evolving in the age of AI and automationedit

Computer World 

The integration of digital and cognitive technologies is pushing enterprises to attract those who possess such scarce skills, according to HR executives. According to industry experts, digital transformation is impacting the job market like never before.

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Nurturing start-ups as engines of economic growth and job creationedit

DT Next 

The main verticals where a majority of the technology driven start-ups are emerging include enterprise software, FinTech, e-commerce marketplaces, HealthTech and EduTech. Advanced technologies driving the expansion in these verticals include data analytics, AI, IoT, Blockchain, and AR/VR.

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Leveraging new-age digital engineering skill-setsedit

The Financial Express 

Consider this along with the growth potential of the Indian engineering research and development (ER&D) segment. With new-age concepts such as Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Advanced Robotics, Mobile Applications and Digital Reality assuming important considerations among businesses across sectors, the scope for ER&D services stands to rise over a longterm horizon.

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Back to school: To prepare workforce of the future, India must radically revise its education systemedit

Scroll 

The countrys vision for technology, specifically ed tech, will be key to riding the next wave of change brought about by automation. Schoolchildren assemble a robot at the launch of an Innovation Hub at Sir M Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum in Bangalore.

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Industry News: Education

STEM education the way to successedit

The Hans India 

The ambitious Make in India programme aims to make India a prominent global manufacturing hub. But one problem that persists in higher education system it hasnt kept up with the industrys demands. Today India needs education systems that help prepare the next generation of talent in India.

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Education should be oriented towards skill developmentedit

Business Standard 

The former Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation also said the school syllabi is overloaded putting pressure on students. Assessment of Internal tests in schools is not proper, Nair said, noting that invariably every student gets full marks (20/20).

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Underemployement in engineering due to lack of quality education: Punjab Engineering College directoredit

The Indian Express 

Director at Punjab Engineering College, Dheeraj Sanghi, in conversation with Chandigarh Newsline, talks about the challenges faced by the institution, engineering as a career choice and drawbacks of Indian education system.

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How India leveraging newage digital engineering skillsetsedit

The Financial Express 

The National Science Day was recently commemorated with much fervour. Under the backdrop of the recent successful demonstration of outer space missile capability, Indias position in the global technology landscape further stands enhanced. Coupled with the countrys rich engineering capability legacy, Indias economic powerhouse credentials echo across.

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Polymaths will reshape the future of education: WB Governoredit

Business Standard 

West Bengal Governor K N Tripathi Friday said a wider range of learning is the need of the time and polymaths are reshaping the future of education. Confining education into only a few directions will result in partial growth of society. Polymaths are the new leaders, he said addressing the Annual Education Conference, 2019 organised by the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry here.

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The first IIM to have labs for big dataedit

The Times of India 

Its going to be used as the foundation for starting a programme on business analytics. We already have courses around cryptocurrency, IoT, big data, etc. from the view of marketing and other areas. We are also strengthening it as thats the way the organizations in future will operate.

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