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Using drones, Artificial Intelligence, big data, India to draw up digital map with 10 cms resolutionedit
India has initiated a project to digitally map the country with a resolution of 10 centimetres, using drones and technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and big data, a senior government official said on Monday. The herculean task was taken up by the Survey of India, part of the Department of Science and Technology, a few months ago and is planned to be completed in two years, the Department’s Secretary, Prof Ashutosh Sharma said.
AIBig DataThe next knowledge session for AI aspirantsedit
The BFSI sector seems to be raring to go on the AI and automation front, harnessing the maximum advantage of market opportunities. Indian banks such as State Bank of India (SBI) and Bank of Baroda are already betting big on AI.
AIAutomationBFSIIoT Evolving Security Architectureedit
IoT security is concerned with Low Power Wide space (LPWA) networking, the IoV, industrial IoT, wearable devices, and alternative industries. In the IoT system, various IoT devices generate and use large amounts of information. The pipe ensures transmissions security of extremely synchronal data, and thus the cloud and IoT platform gives support for a large vary of IoT applications.
IoTIoT SecurityIntegration of Automation and AIOpsedit
By Priya Dialani
The technological revolution that organizations have experienced in recent decades hasn’t been without its issues. Exacerbated by the development in recent years of the Internet of Things (IoT) and edge computing, there’s an exponential development in the number of applications, services, and episodes that IT staff need to oversee.
AIAutomationIf AI Turns Against Humans, Will It Do So On the Shoulders Of China?edit
Film franchises such as The Terminator (beginning in 1984) and The Matrix trilogy (with its first film released in 1999) revolve around super smart machines revolting against their human overlords, waging war and — in the latter’s case — enslaving them. As our devices become smarter and we grow increasingly reliant on them, the question remains: are we, too, headed towards such a bleak future?
AIhuman machine partnershipAI bots begin to speak well for businessedit
By Abhijit Ahaskar
Last September, visa outsourcing and technology services company VFS Global, deployed a chatbot—Viva—offering round-the-clock assistance to visa applicants headed to Australia. Powered by artificial intelligence (AI), the chatbot can decipher patterns from previous interactions, what customers and VFS Global consider as useful information.
AIChatbotsIndustry News: Future of Mobility
Convert 25% of all vehicles to electric, save Rs 6k cr: Reportedit
This was one the 10 actionable solutions offered to the Delhi government to accelerate mobility transition in the city, DDC chairman Jasmine Shah said. He said these recommendations, if approved by the government, will be added to draft Electric Vehicle Policy for Delhi which, Shah added, is likely to be notified soon.
e-mobilityEV PolicyFuture of MobilityDelhi plans e-vehicles for last-mile connectivityedit
By Gayathri Mani
“As Delhi looks to take ambitious steps towards inducting large number of electric buses and taking leadership in fighting air pollution, this report will become an important reference point for all our agencies on the various reforms needed to ensure a successful transition to electric vehicles.”
EVlast mile connectivityIn pipeline: Single authority for e-vehicle registrationedit
In case of EVs for last-mile deliveries of food, parcels and other products, a working group comprising vehicle manufacturers, e-commerce companies among others was created to offer solutions. Companies such as Zomato, Flipkart, Bigbasket, Uber Eats, Grofers and Blue Dart are part of the group. The group has targeted deployment of 1,000 EVs in the next year.
EVEV PolicyFuture of MobilityPlugging Into The Futureedit
The concept is already finding traction among fleet owners. Maini’s Sun Mobility recently tied up with ride hailing company Uber for battery swapping in the latter’s upcoming electric three-wheeler range. The largest organised player in this business, SmartE, which runs almost1,000 electric rickshaws in Delhi-NCR, also swears by it.
EVFuture of MobilityDelhi plans e-vehicles for last-mile connectivityedit
By Gayathri Mani
“As Delhi looks to take ambitious steps towards inducting large number of electric buses and taking leadership in fighting air pollution, this report will become an important reference point for all our agencies on the various reforms needed to ensure a successful transition to electric vehicles.”
EVlast mile connectivityElectric vehicles: Tamil Nadu seeks first-mover advantage with new policyedit
These incentives would be valid till 2022. A 100% exemption on land registration fee and a 100% exemption on electricity tax have also been offered. The state government would provide funds to procure and deploy electric vehicles across its departments. An open permit system for three-wheeler EVs would also be implemented, the policy note says.
EVEV PolicyIndustry News: Future of Work
Will the ‘human touch’ remain relevant in the era of Artificial Intelligence?edit
Except for assembly lines like automobile factories, or some hazardous chemical / nuclear establishments, were, it was a good thing to replace humans, the rest of the factories continued to have humans running them. But now comes the era of Artificial Intelligence.
AIAutomationFuture of WorkMaking talent ready for the marketplaceedit
As a result traditional high skilled jobs that are centered around such operations would expect in the candidates digital expertise going forward. Examples of these could be found in the roles related to R&D, engineering function, marketing function and others which would require cutting edge domain expertise and digital skills such as cyber security, IoT, Robotics and Analytics.
Digital TransformationFuture of WorkSkill and talent developmentIndustry News: Education
Courses of AI must be according to industry needs: Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’edit
Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ instructed officials of his ministry to develop the syllabus on artificial intelligence introduced by the CBSE for Class 9 students according to the needs of the industrial sector. The Central Board of Secondary Education introduced artificial intelligence as an optional subject for Class 9 from this academic session.
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