June 4, 2019

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Science publisher IEEE lifts ban on Huawei reviewersedit

Business Standard 

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has said that it has lifted restrictions on employees of Huawei and its affiliates to edit and peer review IEEEs research papers. The move came after the New York based international technical organisation decided on Wednesday to bar Huawei staff from participating the research paper peer review process because of the US Department of Commerces export control restrictions on Huawei, Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday

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Industry News: Information and Communications

Why enterprises should emphasize on digital transformationedit

The Economic Times 

To meet changing customer demands, many CIOs are aligning with key executives, making organizational changes, reskilling employees, setting up innovation labs and experimenting with emerging technologies to meet strategic mandates issued by their CEOs and boards.

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India Among Top 9 In Worldwide Rankings In Terms Of AI Specialistsedit

Analytics India Mag 

The top rank in this list have many academic institutes with programs on artificial intelligence. They therefore have a much greater number of people skilled to do research in the field. India, on the contrary, lacks the opportunities in formal education in data science but is slowly trying to encourage the adoption of AI in education institutes.

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How Maharashtra Govt Is Tapping Into AI To Position Mumbai As A Global FinTech Hubedit

Analytics India Mag 

Talking about the technology side, the FinTech sector itself is a combination of technology and the financial services sector. Most startups and established companies, alike, are looking at incorporating some element of artificial intelligence, machine learning in all their services.

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Growth In Intellectual Property Is Indicative Of Technological Progress And Improved Economic Activityedit

Cellit 

Over the past few years, start-ups have contributed to the IT-BPM industry by building new innovative products and services. As per the report, in the period from 2015-18, Indian start-ups have filed nearly 200 patents in the US, majority of which focused on emerging technology areas including Image Processing, AI, Cyber Security, Vehicle Technology and IoT.

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Digging Deeper | Is AI really a threat to humanityedit

Money Control 

When coupled with the advances in the area of Internet of Things (IoT), we reach a point where digital assistants not just follow instructions, but operate also as a perfect butler, reminding you of things, cleaning up after you, and preceding your arrival by keeping your house and appliances in exactly the condition you prefer.

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Can AI be a game changer technology for Real Estateedit

Express Computer 

Artificial Intelligence is changing our lives at an incredible pace. From selfdriven cars to the world of Alexa and Siri, AI is all set to augment the quality of human lives and experiences.

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Industry News: Future of Mobility

IITDelhi In Search of Foreign Scientists for EV Research Centre CARTedit

Saur Energy 

IITDelhi is on the lookout for international experts in the field of electric vehicles to boost its Centre for Automotive Research and Tribology (CART).V Ramgopal Rao, IITDelhi director, said they are eyeing to recruit professionals from countries like the US in the newlyformed department along with industry experts.

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Industry News: Future of Work

Heres how to land on your dream IT job: 11 CIO strategies revealededit

The Economic Times 

To filter out 100s of thousands of applications, many companies run Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools for initial shortlisting & ranking candidates before a human touch. Therefore its important to note key skills mentioned in the Job Description and ensure that resume has enough keywords to be pickedup by a Robot.

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AI to complement human efforts, not take jobs: IBM leaderedit

The Economic Times 

Artificial intelligence (AI) is complementing human effort and not eliminating jobs, said Vikas Arora, Cloud and Cognitive Software Leader, IBM India and South Asia. AI and other emerging technologies are increasingly becoming mainstream in India and other Asian countries, he said.

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AI to boom innovation and employee productivity in India by 2021, says studyedit

India Today 

To help developers and organisations build expertise in Cloud computing, data sciences, AI and Internet of Things (IoT), Microsoft on Monday also announced the roll out of the Week of AI, a specially curated fiveday workshop series.

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Industry News: Education

Technology To Speed Up Large-Scale Education Reforms In India: Analystsedit

The Economic Times 

India’s education sector will see increased use of newage technologies such as cloud computing to virtual reality, as the government looks to implement large-scale reforms such as Revitalising Infrastructure and Systems in Education (RISE) scheme. Union Government has earmarked Rs 1 lakh crore as expenditure for RISE scheme.

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Education Is Overrated; Skills Arentedit

Business World 

It is a natural path for Indians to ‘graduate’. This is partly explained by the Government’s stated intent to ‘educate’ everyone, and largely driven by the industry to set this as a minimum qualification for any job. The industry creates the frenzy and the governments feeds it. This sucks us into the vicious cycle.

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Changing Landscape of Business Education in India: Management Education 4.0 aligned to Industry 4.0edit

Careers 360 

Business schools across the globe are likely to witness rebooting of management education in the next few years, the fourth since the first business school was established in Europe opines Dr Atish Chattopadhyay, Director at IFIM Institutions.

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10 key takeaways from Draft National Education Policyedit

Careers 360 

#Single Higher Education Regulator: The committee has recommended for establishment of National Higher Education Regulatory Authority (NHERA) as the sole regulator for higher education in the country including professional education. All existing bodies like AICTE, NCTE, etc. will be transformed into Professional Standard Setting Bodies (PSSBs).

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