October 16, 2019

News for the IET

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The Hindu

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (The IET) is organising a conference on ‘Engineering the future of work’ in Mumbai on October 22. According to a press release, the event will facilitate a dialogue on the need to build tools and adapt them at a rapid pace in workplaces as well as build resilient systems — for individuals, organisations and policies.

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News for other PEI

IEEEC conference kicks offedit

The Pioneer

This is the first time IEEE Ro-MAN Conference is taking place in the Indian subcontinent. The idea is to connect the Indian and international communities in the fast-growing sector of Robotics & AI. Nearly 205 high-quality papers are being presented in 25 oral sessions and one poster session spread over four days.

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Industry News: Information and Communications

When AI Invests In AIedit

Forbes

The title of this article might sound farfetched to many readers, but keen students of artificial intelligence (AI) know that this is no longer very far away. Since the advent of computers, capital markets have always been at the forefront of technology. Yes, thats right. You may be wondering why these old 100plusyearold banking and financial institutions are doing with cutting edge technology.

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What’s Holding AI to Be a US$14 Trillion Market in the Global Economy?edit

Analytics Insight

The adoption of Artificial Intelligence is rapidly garnering traction across enterprises globally as businesses begin to deploy state-of-the-art technologies. With this development, consulting giant Accenture foresees that AI will add $14 trillion to the global economy by 2035.

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The human cost of cybersecurity attacksedit

Tech Radar

Sometimes, it can be easy to forget cyber securitys human cost. However, a 2018 survey found people working in technology actually reported a 78% increase in mental health related illness compared to the previous year. While it can be hard to pinpoint root causes, its hard to imagine the recent increase in cyber attacks has helped this issue.

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Soon, IoT will define how we live, work and play, claims studyedit

Business Today

Strategic technologies, on the other hand, include Internet of Things (IoT), Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). The strategic bucket is about those that receive significant investment today in search of strong impact tomorrow.

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Is Your Data Lake Smart Enough To Handle Building Artificial Intelligence Modelsedit

Analytics India Mag

Understanding data to make better decisions is one of the crucial tasks in an organisation. This is where a data lake comes into the picture. A data lake is a storage repository that holds a vast amount of raw data in its native format using a flat architecture until it is needed. To solve problems, enterprises then reach out to the data lake for relevant data, and that smaller set of data can then be analysed to help answer the question.

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India receives 5 lakh cyber security alerts daily: Reportedit

Express Computer

As India speeds up its mission to transform into a truly digital economy with technologies like 5G, the country faces one of the highest rates of cyber security threats in the Asia Pacific region receiving over 500,000 security alerts daily which is nearly three times the global average, a new report said.

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Enhancing Smart Living leveraging IoTedit

BW Smart Cities

By Poulami Chakraborty

IoT plays an important role in controlling our existing electrical components and electronics in an intelligent manner. An IoT enabled AC can maintain an optimum temperature by turning itself on or off to save immense energy, assures Dhaval Doshi, Founder & Director, SmartHome NX. Excerpts below:

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Do We Trust Artificial Intelligence Agents to Mediate Conflict Not Entirelyedit

Express Computer

We may listen to facts from Siri or Alexa, or directions from Google Maps or Waze, but would we let a virtual agent enabled by artificial intelligence help mediate conflict among team members A new study says not just yet.

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61% enterprises become intelligent amid IoT investmentsedit

Outlook

With growing Internet of Things (IoT) investments, a record 61 per cent enterprises globally are on the path to becoming intelligent, compared to only 49 per cent in 2018, a new survey by Zebra Technologies, a global leader in providing solutions and services to enterprises said on Tuesday.

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5G may add 0.350.5% to Indias GDP by 2025: Reportedit

Express Computer

A KPMG report has said that 5G technology has the potential to add 0.350.5 per cent to India’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2025. The report further said that India Inc has the potential to unlock $48.69 billion (Rs 3,408 billion) in four years through the deployment of 5G. The government has set a target of becoming a $5 trillion economy by 202425. In 201819, the Indian economy stood at $2.72 trillion.

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Industry News: Future of Mobility

Noida Metro Floats Tender for EV Charging Stations Along NoidaGreater Noida Metro Lineedit

Mercom India

The Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) Limited has floated a tender to set up charging stations for electric vehicles along the Noida Greater Noida Metro Corridor. The last date for the submission of bids is November 7, 2019, while the presubmission meeting has been scheduled for October 24, 2019.

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NITI Aayog CEO says India eyes to set up 34 giga evehicle battery units in 3 yearsedit

Free Press Journal

NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer Amitabh Kant on Tuesday said that India, in its plans to facilitate electric mobility, will look to set up 34 giga manufacturing facilities to produce batteries for electric vehicles in the next three years.

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MP govt to introduce 2,200 electric buses in next 4 yearsedit

The Economic Times

Madhya Pradesh government plans to introduce 2,200 electric buses into the public transport system in the next four years, state Urban Development and Planning Minister Jaivardhan Singh said on Tuesday.

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Evehicles to have fixed parking spotsedit

The Times of India

To make electric vehicles popular, the municipal corporations are now mulling over reserving spots and setting up charging stations in parking lots. South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) would be reserving five spots for electric vehicles in each of its parking lots. This move is a part of the new parking policy.

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Delhi govt floats tender for 300 ebuses financial bid for 1000 CNG buses opened Gahlotedit

The Week

The Delhi government rolled out its ambitious project to procure electric buses by floating tenders for 300 such vehicles on Tuesday. The tender for 300 low floor buses has been floated, Transport minister Kailash Gahlot said, adding that the Delhi government under leadership of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is committed to strengthening public transport in the national capital.

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6 ways to reignite Indias auto industryedit

Live Mint

Let the market forces prevail to decide between an internal combustion engine (ICE, i.e., petrol, diesel, CNG fuelled) vehicle, a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), or a battery electric vehicle (BEV). Let consumers take a view based on their usage requirements and total cost of ownership (TCO). In the longer run, this will foster the right kind of innovation that matters to the consumers.

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Industry News: Future of Work

How AI is changing the relationship between people and technology at workedit

Tech Nuter

Emily He, SVP, Human Capital Management Cloud Business Group, Oracle, said, The latest advancements in machine learning and artificial intelligence are rapidly reaching mainstream, resulting in a massive shift in the way people across the world interact with technology and their teams

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89% workers in India would trust robot more than manager: Studyedit

Gadgets Now

Workers in India are the most excited about Artificial Intelligence (AI) with 89 per cent of them appearing to be more trusting of robots over their managers, says a new study

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Industry News: Education

163 MoUs inked between companies, state’s engineering institutionsedit

Navhind Times

Referring to the projects taken up in the final year by the engineering students, the Chief Minister said that there is a need for a paradigm shift, from the learning-based projects to the project-based learning. “If the students are prepared for facing up the challenges, and try and work out the solutions to the real-life problems, then their education will actually prepare these students for the employment in their profession,” he noted.

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