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India is as prepared as US or Australia to welcome the 5G eraedit
Indian businesses will have more to gain initially but its only a matter of time before consumers will gain as the network matures. And, its going to help industries be more efficient by facilitating the Internet of Things (IoT) build up
5GIoT in TelecommunicationsHow to identify disruptive trends to futureproof your businessedit
Trends don’t act in isolation. Established digital technologies, such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence, combine to generate new trends that create an exponentially bigger impact.
AIdigital disruptionIoT5G: Riding the revolutionary waveedit
With 5G and other revolutionary telecom technologies around the cornera game changer on an entirely different scale businesses are in for the next phase of upheavals, with the emergence of new business models, as well as marked changes in existing models.
5G TechnologyTelecommunicationDigital transformation is decentralisation of innovationedit
How are you adopting artificial intelligence in Collabera Artificial intelligence is more towards predictive and prescriptive analytics which comes from captured behaviour pattern. We have been working through our data to create analytical building blocks. We have been working on chatbots, cognitive services, NLP and are planning to move towards the ecosystem model from the current business model which is very traditional.
AIDigital TransformationDemystifying Artificial Intelligence in the Corporationedit
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is top of mind for leading corporations these days 96.4% of top executives reported earlier this year that AI was the number one disruptive technology that they were investing in, up from 68.9% just two years ago. In addition, 80% of these executives identified AI as the most impactful disruptive technology, up from 46.6% two years earlier.
AIEmerging TechnologyBringing a change through designedit
By Rashmi Menon
While mobility is an important aspect of urban dwellers lives, with cities embracing Internet of Things (IOT) and gearing up to become Smart cities, Canadian architect Emma Greer will critically look at the varied applications of IOT from mobility to citizen participation.
Design ThinkingIoTSmart HomeBanking customers will embrace AI if they trust whats behind the curtainedit
And consumer sentiment about businesses use of AI is quickly changing. In fact, Genpact research found that the number of consumers that were comfortable with companies using AI to access personal data if it improves their customer experience jumped from 30 percent in 2017 to 54 percent in 2019.
AIBFSIArtificial Intelligence Could Be a $14 Trillion Boon to the Global Economy – If It Can Overcome These Obstaclesedit
By Bernhard Warner
Software startups want to use artificial intelligence to manage sales. Can A.I. close deals better than salespeople with a more human touch. Global growth is stalling. Trade wars are hammering manufacturers, from Shanghai to Stuttgart to Seattle. But, awful as today’s economic outlook appears, Industry 4.0 is alive and well, its most ardent backers say.
AIIndustry 4.0New harvest: Indian agritech businesses see growth in B2B segmentedit
By Srinath Srinivas
Recent developments in modern technologies have helped these businesses scale. For instance, drone technology and IoT sensors have helped in large scale mapping of fields and remote crop monitoring, which can then be linked to a mobile platform.
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One danger of electric vehicles no ones talking aboutedit
From subsidies of at least 10,000 crores for manufacturers, GST and import duty cuts and incentives ranging from registration fee exemptions to providing land for charging infrastructure, Indias central as well as state governments are on a major electric vehicle (EV) drive
EVFuture of MobilityOn the cards: e-scooters at 4 more metro stationsedit
The facility got a phenomenal response especially from young people as they are enthused about keeping the city clean,” said Mr. Kachal. While the agency is open to provide the services across the Delhi Metro network, Mr. Kachal added that the proposal for the extension of services to four other metro stations is under consideration with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).
e-bikelast mile connectivityLower toll for EVs on the cards to push green mobilityedit
India is weighing the option of concessional toll rates for electric vehicles as it looks to incentivise adoption of clean mobility solutions, a move may that may be reflected in the revamped toll policy that the governments transport wing is working on, officials aware of the matter said.
EVFuture of Mobilitygreen mobilityGovt’s electric vehicle policy receives mixed reaction from carmakers, industry stakeholdersedit
The event saw mixed reactions from electric vehicle makers when it comes to Government policies regarding EV’s and adoption. Here is what the top EV makers had to say.
EVEV PolicyElectric vehicles lithium battery policy to incentivise recycling entitiesedit
By Yogima Sharma
India is in the process of framing a recycling policy for lithium ion batteries being used in electric vehicles and offer tax sops to recycling entities while imposing a liability on producers to collect used batteries that achieve end of life under the extended producer responsibility (EPR) norms
EV BatteryLithium ion batteryBMTC will phase out Volvo buses, lease EVsedit
By Christin Mathew Philip
Citing losses, cash-strapped Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has decided to phase out Volvo airconditioned buses in the city. BMTC officials said 300 A/C electric buses will soon replace Volvo diesel buses over the next few months.
e-busesEV PolicyBattery Management Systems What are they and what relevance do they holdedit
In general, for batteries, there are 3 components for energy storage. Cell manufacturing, which is the battery cells that the government wants India to manufacture. A pack manufacturing business, where the cells are bought and most of them are imported from China today. So manufacturers buy the cells and assemble it into a battery pack.
battery technologyEV BatteryAuto industry stuck in reverseedit
By Prerna Lidhoo
On an average, Indias largest carmaker by sales produces around 5,500 cars a day at its Gurugram and Manesar plants in Haryana. Well, it used to. The company cut production by a third in August from a year ago the seventh straight month of production cuts. Total domestic sales for the month fell 36% yearonyear to 94,728 units. Production was also suspended on September 7 and 9.
Automotive SectorEVFuture of MobilityAre Financing Issues Ailing the Electric Vehicle Industryedit
By Shreya Ganguly
At a time when the government is focusing on localizing production of electric vehicles (EVs) in India, financing of projects is turning out to be the biggest hurdle. “The upfront costs are very high and thus financial re-engineering is very important for e-mobility,” said Vinit Bansal, CEO and founder of EV Motors India, while speaking at the EVCon India conference
EVEV PolicyFuture of MobilityA 10% GST cut would have helped customers 8% on costedit
In addition, the transition from BS IV to BS VI, the government’s recent announcement on the ban of internal combustion engine (ICE)-driven two wheelers under 150cc by 202 5 as well as government’s push for electric vehicles (EVs) have led to the delay in customers’ buying decision.
Automotive SectorBS-VIEV5 mobility trends that are shaping the future of transportedit
E-mobility continues to be a hot topic in 2019. The Indian automotive industry is the fourth largest in the world, with production soaring to 5.17 million units in 2018. Consequently, the resulting congestion, pollution and fuel crisis have paved the way for mobility trends that will revolutionise future transport.
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Skilling, reskilling key to navigate tech changes at workplace: Expertsedit
Technological development, including blockchain, artificial intelligence, data science, and machine learning, are bringing major changes across industries. Skilling and reskilling will help employees navigate through the technological changes taking place across industries and workplaces, according to human resource experts.
Future of WorkReskillingSkillingAI Hiring Tools can be Just as Biased as Humansedit
The next time you apply for a job, the fate of your application may not be in human hands — instead, an algorithm could determine whether or not you make the cut. Employers are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence-driven tools to carry out recruitment and hiring. Advocates say AI is the key to rooting out human bias and ending discrimination in the hiring process.
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National Education Policy: How liberal education can be Indianised to produce pragmatic technocratsedit
Arts and humanities were long thought of by the countrys aspirational middle class as an impractical education model that did not endow students with tangible skills as compared to more professional streams such as engineering and medicine that led to lucrative jobs.
Future of EducationNational Education PolicyCBSE Releases Facilitators Handbook For Artificial Intelligence (AI)edit
Central Board of Secondary Education, following up on its plan to introduce Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a skill subject in classes 8 and 9, has released Facilitators Handbooks on Artificial Intelligence. The Facilitator’s handbook for AI Curriculum for students studying in class 8 and class 9 covers a 112 hours curriculum. The handbook is based on experiential methodologies covering both social and technical skills.
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