August 16, 2019

News for the IET

Iotic Partners with IET Academy to Deliver ELearning Course on IoT Securityedit

IoT Evolution World

By Ken Briodagh

Because of its increasing concerns about the security (or lack thereof) of the Internet of Things (IoT), the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET) Academy has teamed up with UK based Iotic to develop and release a course titled Securing the Internet of Things Networks, the two jointly announced this week.

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PoP 91 Innovation Challenge progresses to the next roundedit

Times Tech

IoT India Congress 2019 Pop 91 Innovation Challenge in June 2019 that aims to find actual and implementable solutions for realworld industry problems through Internet of Things. The IET, the organiser of this event, came up with seven problem statements across seven industry sectors after a survey of more than 100 industry practitioners across agriculture, digital communications, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, retail and smart cities, about their biggest problems that they want solutions for.

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Industry News: Information and Communications

AP land survey to use robotsedit

The Financial Express

A comprehensive Land resurvey is likely to be taken up in Andhra Pradesh with latest technology before the distribution of house pattas by next April. The state will be using rovers, robots and satellite imagery, GPS and other modern-day equipment to identify and map government lands. This was disclosed by chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy during a review meeting with the revenue department officials.

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Robotics Market to Gain a Stronghold by 2023edit

Weekday Times

Technologies and Global Markets (ENG001F) provides both a review of recent key developments in robotics and a forecast that examines the industry from the perspective of robot makers and their traditional and prospective endusers.

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Reimagine engagement with predictive analytics and personalizationedit

People Matters

Multiple trends are merging; hyper-connectivity, the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, robotics, deep analytics, bitcoin, blockchain and self-learning systems, and this disruptive technical evolution that we’re seeing is creating a real acceleration in knowledge.

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Instrumentation & Sensors market is estimated to translate to a revenue of $1.6 billionedit

Turned News

Instrumentation and sensor devices are the backbone of technology industry. Internet of things (IoT), industrial internet of things, smart cities and smart buildings are current technological buzzwords. These technologies have one thing in common, they are dependent on instruments and sensors.

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The UK Government Invests US$303 Million to Create an AI Lab for Heart Disease, Dementia, and Cancer Treatmentedit

Analytics Insight

By Vivek Kumar

Using this fund, the government will open a National Artificial Intelligence Lab that will, as authorities reported, improve cancer screening by stimulating test results; recognize patients who are most at risk of heart disease and dementia; and automate administrative tasks which will allow clinicians spend more time with patients.

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Improving cybersecurity in education systemsedit

Tech Radar

According to the report sponsored by VMware, cyberattacks on UK universities presents an increasing risk to national security. This clearly indicates that the education sector must begin addressing any risks posed from cyberhacks with immediate action for overall security.

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IIT Madras researchers develop multimodal robot with industrial and field applicationsedit

The Economic Times

By Sreeradha Basu

IIT Madras researchers have developed a multimodal robotic system with good grasping, manipulation and locomotion abilities for use in industrial and field applications. Called the GraspMan, it consists a pair of graspers which provides morphological adaptation, enabling it to conform to the geometry of the object being grasped.

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eSIM and 5G: Gamechanger in digital techedit

The Financial Express

By S Srinivasan

This years Union Budget laid out a clear framework for modern technologies and in that, digital payments, VR, AI and IoT were highlighted. In order to realise IoT and related over the air services, a tiny yet major component on mobile devices will emerge as a harbinger of change: Embedded SIM or eSIM.

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Enabling Experience Economy through Digitalizationedit

BW Smart Cities

By Poulami Chakraborty

We are doing well in drafting policies be it our Internet of Things (IoT) policy or our Data Protection Bill. A cyberphysical linkage of these policies to the respective domain will soon be driving the policy conceptualization.

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Connectivity and Smart Highwaysedit

CIOL

Smart Highways employ use of newage digital technology concepts such as IoT, analytics, automation to cite a few. And a common thread connecting it all is. Connectivity can greatly enhance security on highways by enabling multiple instruments to aid the cause and ensure safety.

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Artificial intelligence will drive $2.9 trillion in business valueedit

Nyoooz

An increase in the use of artificial intelligence will result in $2.9 trillion of business value by 2030, according to a new study by Gartner. Decision support will surpass other artificial intelligence use cases, and will account for 44% of the global artificial intelligence business value by 2030. Svetlana Sicular, vice president of research at Gartner, said: Augmented intelligence is all about people taking advantage of AI.

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Industry News: Future of Mobility

Why connected cars are sitting ducks for cybercriminalsedit

Live Mint

By Abhijit Ahaskar

A major problem with connected cars is that there is a single central system that controls everything and, if a hacker crack one component, s/he can get into the other too Many connected cars are keyless, which can be exploited by hackers to lock users in or out of their cars until they pay a ransom

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Telangana power utilities to meet needs of charging agenciesedit

The New Indian Express

Telangana Transco and Genco Chairman and Managing Director D Prabhakar Rao said that the TS power utilities are fully geared up to supply the required bulk power to the upcoming charging agencies as well as retail consumers of electric vehicles.

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Self­charging hybrid EVs, right solution in current scenario’edit

The Hindu

They are experiencing the spirit of Omotenasi which is Japanese hospitality and they are also experiencing the cost of ownership. For India, we strongly believe that before the infrastructure is ready for electrification, we are in the right direction as self-charging, hybrid electric vehicles will be the first step before moving towards full electric vehicles.

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Power dept forms working group to supervise infra push for e-vehiclesedit

The Times of India

Group, to be headed by Dialogue and Development Commission vice-chairman Jasmine Shah, will have top officers of the power and transport departments, power distribution companies, three corporations, New Delhi Municipal Council and Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) as its members, a senior Delhi government official said.

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More EV charging stations than fuel stations in the UK nowedit

Auto Car Professional

July 2019 saw the UK record a sharp rise in demand for EVs, pushing electric cars to their highest-ever share of the UK car market, while sales of diesel and plug-in hybrid cars continued to fall. What’s helping the charge of electric mobility and the increasing adoption of EVs amongst UK motorists is the growth in the number of EV charging stations.

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EV ecosystem could get a further boost with blockchain, says studyedit

Live Mint

By Leslie D’Monte

Charged up with the idea that electric vehicles (EVs) hold the future of energy and transportation, many countries like India and those in the European Union (EU) are pulling out all the stops to strengthen the EV ecosystem with battery storage manufacturing plants, besides offering a host of financial and tax incentives.

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Charge and whizz away! Bengaluru to get 12 electric vehicle charging stations soonedit

Deccan Chronicle

Bengaluru city will see the opening of around 12 new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations by the end of August. These stations are in Direct Current (DC) mode, which will help in charging vehicles much faster when compared to the Alternate Current (AC) mode charging stations. The pricing for charging at these stations is being finalised.

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Start-ups driving Smart Mobility 2.0 swear by electric vehiclesedit

Business Standard

By Jyoti Mukul

But August onwards, electric cars have started getting green number plates to give them a distinct environment-friendly identity. This identity, that sets them apart as non-polluters compared to fossil fuel-driven vehicles, is the business model for a clutch of start-ups that are promoting electric mobility parallel to the government’s electric public …

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How India Can Enable EMobility Solutionsedit

Business World

The conversation and interest in electric vehicles is not new. For more than a decade, several companies have been conducting intensive R&D in this space. However, recent government policies and increased public awareness has created an enabling atmosphere for innovation.

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EVs in India has grown 13 per cent in last one year, particularly in two and three wheeler segments, says Gunjan Krishna, Director of Industries & Commerce, Govt of Karnataka at the EMobility Convention 2019edit

The Economic Times

Gunjan Krishna, Commissioner, Industrial Development & Director of Industries & Commerce, Government of Karnataka talks about EV Ecosystem in the coming 5 years wherein she says the future is bright in the EV sector and by 2030 we will mostly have EV cars in India she also talks about the growth which has increased by 13 per cent compared to last year particularly two & threewheelers.14 August 2019, 11:24 AM IST| Duration: 05:20

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UP to get second highest number of electric buses after Maharashtraedit

The Times of India

By Neha Shukla

The Union government is promoting operation of electric buses through its FAME (Faster Adoption And Manufacture of (Hybrid and) Electric Vehicles) scheme. Under FAMEII the Centre will provide states with a Rs 45 lakh subsidy per electric bus. Subsidy will be provided to hire buses, said the official. The state will not purchase the electric buses.

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Auto industry hails Modis assurance on coexistence of conventional engine vehicles, EVsedit

The New Indian Express

Auto industry players on Wednesday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modis assurance that conventional engine vehicles and electric vehicles (EVs) can coexist in India, saying it would encourage investment and job creation in future.

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Autonomous Vehicle Security Market Higher Mortality Rates by 2023edit

Weekday Times

The report covers vehicle type, namely Passenger Vehicles, Light Commercial Vehicles, Heavy Commercial Vehicles, and Fullyautonomous Vehicles. The passenger vehicles are adopting more security solutions due to the increasing connected and autonomous vehicle usage across the regions.

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Industry News: Future of Work

The age of AI: reimagining employee experienceedit

Tech Radar

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become ingrained in our daytoday lives without us even noticing. From basic voice assistants that can play music by just saying one word, to selfdriving cars, there is no turning back from the world of AI. Todays techsavvy consumers have grown to love AI so much due to its ability to improve overall customer experiences and resolve issues in a timely way.

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Statspeak: What are your core objectives of investment in HR technologyedit

Business Standard

The State of HR Technology India 2019-20 report states that that the levels of automation of HR technology are considerably low in some strategic HR functions such as identification and management of high potential employees, succession planning, and strategic workforce planning.

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Automation & AI wont make lowskilled jobs disappearedit

The Print

By Nicola Croce and Moh Musa

Regardless of the specific numbers or percentages, the underlying omnipresent message in all of the abovementioned reports, on the news and on social media, is that automation and artificial intelligence will make lowskilled jobs disappear in favor of specialized, highly knowledgeable workers. Apparently, we are facing the fading of unskilled labor and the rise of software engineers, data scientists, digital communicators and online specialists.

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AI is not to be fearededit

The Hindu Business Line

Ever since Artificial Intelligence (AI) shifted from simply being a hype to a tangible business asset, fear of being replaced has grown in workforces worldwide. Recent research Oracle conducted with the Otto Beisheim School of Management shows nearly a quarter of employees worldwide are worried in that respect.

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Toolkit for future proofing employeesedit

People Matters

He said, We all need to be updated on the latest trends and should be aware of the future and not only in our respective areas but about everything. Its the role of the organization to create reskilling and upskilling for the workforce.

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Masterclass on designing the future workplaceedit

People Matters

A look at how Robotic Process Automation is redesigning the future workplace and why it holds significance for HR. With the changing nature of modern business and workplace, the methods and approaches deployed to automate tasks have changed as well. From automating single isolated tasks, we moved to BPM, then outsourcing, and finally, Robotic Process Automation (RPA) that helps businesses automate their core processes rapidly.

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Industry News: Education

Formal system of internship will be introduced for engineering students: Arvind Kumaredit

The Times of India

By Omar bin Taher

A formal system of internship to help students attain industrial exposure will soon be introduced by the State Government, said Secretary to Government of Telangana and HMDA commissioner Arvind Kumar. Addressing the first year students of 38th batch of Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology (MJCET), Arvind Kumar said “a formal system of internship will give students better industrial exposure.”

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