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KPMG and Innomantra to conduct Design Thinking workshops across Indiaedit
Organizations need to continuously design and innovate their offering to keep up pace with the customer perception. KPMG, as a knowledge partner to [IET], is excited about this collaboration as the master class is designed to help the industry practitioner be abreast with the changing needs of our users.
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Institution of Engineers India (IEI), Mysuru Local Centreedit
Technical Talk on ‘Role of Architects in Present Scenario’ by G.K. Sudheendra, architect, Dr. R. Suresh, Chairman, IEI Mysuru, presides, D.K. Dinesh Kumar, Hon. Secretary, IEI Mysuru, will be present, S.P. Bhat Hall, Institution premises, JLB Road, 6 pm.
IEIIndia launches radarimaging satelliteedit
By Rahul Bedi
Fitted with an IEEE Xband (NATO I/Jband) synthetic aperture radar (SAR), RISAT2B is stated to have a life span of five years and is capable of capturing high resolution images despite dense cloud cover. It can also provide detailed images of the size of objects on Earth, structures, movement, and any situational change on the ground, military officials told Janes
IEEEIEEE Bestows Lifetime Achievement Award on Dr. Hermann Ney, AppTeks Director of Science and Human Language Technology Chair at RWTH Aachen Universityedit
IEEE awards this honor for outstanding contribution to the advancement of speech and/or audio signal processing based on the pioneers contributions to statistical and computational modeling for speech recognition and machine translation, impact on the fields of speech and/or audio processing technology, innovation, leadership, honors or seminal contributions, publications or patents, transition to practice, and the quality of the nomination.
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Why Organizations Want A Kubernetesbased Container Service for Cloudedit
Nextgen technologies such as big data analytics, Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and cloud computing are changing the way businesses are run. In this scenario, innovative, software application development has become a critical objective for businesses, and this is where using containers in the cloud comes into play.
AIBig DataIoTMachine LearningWhy AI is only as good as the data they useedit
As the Artificial Intelligence (AI) is making an inroad in our day to day life, it is quite fascinating to know how machine learning systems arrive at decisions. Scientists in pursuance of creation of less biased systems often argue that the key to excel in their endeavor is to use better algorithms. But algorithms are only as good as the data they’re using, finds a new study conducted by a team of scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
AITechnology makes work easy for newage taxpayersedit
Artificial Intelligence (AI)backed chat bots help solve customer queries and issues. However, the biggest benefit is that because of technology, it is now easier to file the ITR online on the go. With current lifestyles, where everyone is pressed for time, technology has brought the much needed ease in filing ITR.
AISmart cities form biggest chunk of Internet of Thingsedit
$411 trillion Potential economic value of Internet of Things by 2025 Smart cities Currently, smart cities make up the largest segment of Internet of Things (IoT), thanks to initiatives that vendors and municipal governments are driving around the world, as per a KPMG report
IoTSmart CitiesOver 40 nations back set of principles to improve transparency around AIedit
The head of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said Wednesday that the evolution of artificial intelligence is driving advances in technology but raising questions over ethics, as more than 40 nations backed a set of principles meant to improve transparency around AI.
AINew AI tool to improve the way you writeedit
Tech giant Google isn’t the only company trying to predict what you’re going to say next. At their developer’s conference — Build 2019 — Microsoft announced that it is coming out with its own writing tool called ‘Ideas’ for Microsoft Word. The cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) companion is supposed to do more than just correct grammatical mistakes and spelling errors, according to the company.
AICloud ComputingMerging digital integration, citizen centric approach for holistic smart city paradigmedit
By Aditya Chaturvedi
Internet of Things (IoT) and 5G would be among the main drivers of smart cities. With thousands of devices connected to the internet and sharing information realtime, emphasis on the security aspect of smart city is a must. With IoT, the risk of security breach is further compounded and can reach alarming proportions.
5GIoTIndia Gearing up for Mass Adoption of Curated Digital Strategies With Big CIO Show Leading the wayedit
Digital Transformation led by future technology such as Cloud, Internet of Things (IoTs), Cybersecurity, Customer Experience (CX) and Hyper Converged Infrastructure (HCI) are replacing conventional systems. With enterprises gearing up to incorporate the latest technological innovations of 2019 to spearhead their companys’ growth, the need for industry tested solutions are more now than they were before.
cloudCyber SecurityIoTHow Shipping Automation has benefited SMEs todayedit
A World Bank Group study showcased that there are between 365 and 445 million Small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in emerging global markets. Further, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises of India highlights the stronghold of SMEs in the Indian market with nearly 42.5 million establishments.
AutomationHow AI is Doing Wonders in Aviation Industryedit
The aviation business, particularly the commercial aviation division, is continually endeavoring to improve both the manner in which it works and its consumer loyalty. Keeping that in mind, it has started utilizing artificial intelligence. In spite of the fact that AI in the aviation business is still in the beginning stage, some advancement has been made as of now as certain leading carriers put resources into AI.
AIaviationHow 3D tech and AI are helping Pepperfry sell furniture onlineedit
By Sandhya Michu
How 3D tech and AI, Artificial intelligence, Pepperfry sell furniture online, buy furniture online, furniture online, furniture flipkart, furniture amazon, pepperfry, urban ladderOnline furniture marketplace Pepperfry has been using digital technology to change how Indians shop for furniture. Its technological architecture, developed inhouse, has helped it garner more than 60% share of the online traffic.
3D printingAIExit CRM. Enter CXMedit
Marketers need to take charge of the Customer experience. Today the premise seems to be that technology is the differentiator between a good and a bad customer experience. It is just a facilitator. With AI, ML, RPA, AR, VR, IoT, etc. we have enough jargon floating around our ecosystem to make us feel confident that we will be able to deliver a superlative customer experience and its only about investments in tools.
AIARIoTMachine LearningVRExclusive: Headphones will become central management interface for IoT boom, says Andreas Sennheiseredit
By Nandagopal Rajan
Our vision of the headphone is more to become the central management interface for the Internet of Things where voice enabled devices get the commands and the user gets all the feedback, controls and directions on the other end. This is Sennheiser Electronics CEO Andreas Sennheisers vision of how personal audio devices will transform in the coming years.
IoTEnterprise data center isn’t going awayedit
By Yogesh Gupta
Vertiv calls itself Architects of Continuity that collaborates with organizations and customers to envision and build future ready infrastructures. There are many challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with the emergence of digital technologies like IoT, HCI, big data, 5G and more.
5GBig DataIoTEnhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) and FWA to be the early use cases for 5G in Indiaedit
The market and technology landscape will also become much more complex in the future. The number of new use cases enabled by 5G and IoT will require networks to transform continuously learning, becoming more dynamic and able to react in real time.
5GIoTDataSmart Cities: Why and how India will become smarteredit
Data Smart cities are those that have successfully imbibed a culture of data awareness and data usage in its functioning. A smart city uses different types of Internet of things (IoT) sensors to collect data and then use it to manage its assets and resources efficiently. So, for the mission to be successful, every city ought to have a robust system of data that acts as a backbone.
IoTSmart CitiesData Breach: True caller Exposes Indian Users Data, Shows Cracks In Cyber Security Infrastructureedit
By Harshajit Sarmah
Hackers have now started to compromise other platforms too and True caller is the latest victim. However, it is not the first time that True caller is grabbing a not so good headline, in 2016, BBC listed True caller as one of those platforms that are not safe as it would ask users to upload their phones contact lists when they install them. (cyber security)
Cyber SecurityChennai: AI powered solution for road safetyedit
Dr S Suresh Kumar, associate professor at SSN Institutions, along with his Mechanical Engineering students, Vishal B and Neil Ashwin Raj, designed an Artificial Intelligence (AI)powered solution that allows passengers to escape from their automobiles in the event of a car meeting with an accident and falling into the water.
AI5 Popular Robotics Competition For Students & Science Enthusiasts In Indiaedit
By Akshaya Asokan
As the Indian IT landscape readies itself to embrace industry 5.0, robotics and automation have become the focal point for industries. As the demand for the jobs in the field has been witnessing a steady spike, the number of takers for the courses at the college levels have increased double in recent times.
AutomationRobotics4 Programming Languages Every Cyber Security Professional Must Knowedit
By Harshajit Sarmah
Why Programming Is Important In Cyber Security. Cyber security is not just about using a customized operating system with hundreds of tools to find vulnerabilities it is something more than that. You want to be a topnotch you have to think like a hacker and look for all the possible ways a hacker could exploit any system, and this includes development too.
Cyber SecurityIndustry News: Future of Mobility
How are electric vehicles defining the futureedit
By Advait Berde
The first records of EVs date back to the mid19th century, when the smooth and silent functioning of electricity was preferred over gasguzzling, smoke spewing gasoline engines. Major automobile manufacturers around the world have engaged in a race to produce powerful, ecofriendly yet economical cars which will eliminate the use of fossil fuel.
Electric VehiclesFuture of MobilityIndia proposes electrifying motorbikes, scooters in 68 years sourceedit
Electric scooters accounted for just a fraction of the total but sales more than doubled to 126,000 in the 12 months, from 54,800 a year earlier, according to the data from the Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles.
electric two wheelersElectric VehiclesOnly electric 2wheelers may be sold in country after 2025edit
By Dipak K Dash and Sidhartha
Signalling a faster transition towards electric vehicles, the government is expected to mandate the sale of only electric threewheelers from April 2023, while all new twowheelers with engine capacity up to 150cc driving out of showrooms may have to be powered by electricity from April 2025.
electric two wheelersIndustry News: Future of Work
How Vocational Education Needs to Changeedit
There is an overwhelming shift from blue collar to white collar work. Due to archaic labour laws and the increased cost effectiveness of automation, many factory owners are now preferring use machinery instead of hiring labour. A majority of young Indians also aspire for higher paying jobs that require more mental capabilities than manual work.
EducationFuture of WorkDigitalization will always create more jobs than it takes away: Siemens Mathuredit
By Shrija Agrawal
Sunil Mathur, India head of Siemens, opens up about the future of the Indian economy and how human machine collaboration is already a realityNo need to fear horror stories of mass unemployment: to date, every industrial revolution ended up creating more jobs and generally making peoples lives better (cyber security)
Cyber Securitydigitalization52% HR professionals believe future workforce may have less humansedit
85% of survey respondents to the Times Jobs survey believe that automation will make the future workforce more competitive. Beyond the IT sector, Manufacturing is poised to be the biggest adopter of automation, followed by Healthcare and Automobiles. Factors like Emotional Quotient (EQ), decision making and loyalty could disappear from the workforce in the light of increasing automation.
AutomationFuture of WorkIndustry News: Education
CICU raises concern over poor engineering education offered to studentsedit
It seems like engineering education in India is curbing the growth of the students, who are likely to pursue their profession in the field. The Chamber of Industrial and Commercial Undertakings (CICU) on Tuesday warned the state government against the poor quality of education being imparted at engineering colleges, saying that it was hampering industrial growth.
engineering educationTeaching students of tomorrow with teachers of yesterday is the biggest challenge: Chocko Valliappaedit
He also talked about future needs of Civil Engineering jobs, saying, There are talks about Mumbai and Pune being linked with Hyperloop. If that happens what is going to be the Civil Engineering requirement because it is going to change in that. If talking about textile engineering, hows smart textile engineering is going to happen and how it is going to support the world for its betterment.
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