October 24, 2019

News for the IET

The IET launches new open access journal on quantum communication?edit

STM Publishing

The IET has launched a call for papers for a new gold open access journal in the field of quantum wireless communication. IET Quantum Communication will publish novel research and original survey articles focusing on the application of quantum information science to provide the security and infrastructure for future communication networks.

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India’s first-of-its-kind Event on Engineering the Future of Work held in Mumbai by the IETedit

Coworking Consulting APN News Times Tech

Shekhar Sanyal, Futurist Impact of Technology, Country Head and Director IET India inaugurated the event, which was followed by a opening address by Mandeep Maitra, Leadership, Transformation and Design Thinking Coach and Chair, IET’s Engineering the Future of Work Steering Committee.

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Industry News: Information and Communications

Rethinking Cybersecurity to Face the Unpredictableedit

BW CIO World

The unique nature of industrial control systems and the serious consequences for negligence further underscore Indian companies need to tap into industrial cybersecurity skills and resources, whether local or global.

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Blockchain Technology is Disrupting the Startup Ecosystemedit

The Times of India

Since the introduction of the first practical implementation of blockchain over ten years ago, the technology has found a myriad of usecases in a wide variety of industries, including fintech, healthcare, digital identity, Internet of Things (IoT), and logistics. Many of these industries have already been marching towards digitisation of their internal processes for the past few years, making blockchain integration only more advantageous due to its increased security and reliability benefits.

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Intelligence that redefines mission critical storageedit

CRN

Traditionally, issues with availability arise from systems that sit above the data storage function, such as the network, server and virtualisation. Nowadays, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can allow businesses to bypass these barriers, look beyond them, and at the same time, predict and prevent any disruptions that might occur in the infrastructure stack.

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How will artificial intelligence affect your businessedit

CIOL

Artificial intelligence is the most exciting upcoming technology in the world today. The advent of autonomous vehicles and the prospect of fully intelligent machines fills us with excitement and dread. As with any technology, there are those who are completely bent on imbuing their businesses with the newest advancements as soon as they can.

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How Companies Take Advantage Of The $3.7 Billion Robotics Opportunityedit

Forbes

IDC recently predicted the worldwide robotic process automation (RPA) software market will total $3.7 billion by 2022. Thats because people in departments like finance and human resources (HR) realize that RPA isnt the next big thing. Its the new normal, as bots continue to boost efficiencies, customer service, and costsavings. Indeed, these are the top reasons why companies are adopting AI, according to Gartner research analysts.

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How Artificial Intelligence For All Helps Increase Accountability To Societyedit

Forbes

There is no shortage of statistics on the increasing uptake of artificial intelligence (AI) in business. With adoption poised to grow over the next few years, this will undoubtedly lead to the discovery of new use cases and applications of the technology that were never before on the radar of business leaders.

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Government appoints panel to resolve MEITYs and NITI Aayogs conflicts over AI: Reportedit

Media Nama

The government has formed a committee to resolve differences over the Artificial Intelligence (AI) mission between the MEITY and NITI Aayog, reports The Economic Times. It will be headed by principal scientific advisor K Vijay Raghavan. The other representatives in the committee will include Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology, the CEO of NITI Aayog and Secretary of MEITY.

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Data centres may prove to be the next big opportunity in Indiaedit

The Economic Times

Be that as it may, as 5G rollouts and use cases for industrial IoT start gaining steam, demand will increase, said Gupta, the data centre man of India. It will only go up, and not slow down.

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Beware! smart bulbs can hack your dataedit

Free Press Journal

Smart bulbs are expected to be a popular purchase this holiday season. But could lighting your home open up your personal information to hackers Now a new study from an Indian origin researcher shows that the hackers next prime target could be that smart bulb. Some smart bulbs connect to a home network without needing a smart home hub, centralised hardware or software device where another internet of things (IoT) products communicate with each other.

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Artificial Intelligence Enters Its Golden Ageedit

Forbes

Look at the latest Gartner Hype Cycle for artificial intelligence, and you will see most AI elements are rounding the hype curve, and have yet to take their stomach churning plunge into the trough of disillusionment. Talk to business leaders these days, and no one appears disappointed, yet.

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63% businesses concerned about cyber threats: Reportedit

Express Computer

Sixty six per cent of business decision makers in India believe lack of security expertise is a challenge for their organisations, while 63 per cent of Indian businesses are concerned about being exposed to cyber threats due to employee errors, according to a new report.

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Industry News: Future of Mobility

Shaky Groundsedit

The Times of India

Dependent on populous economies like India and China, the global auto market has seen a dip in the total number of units sold worldwide since 2017. It was estimated that international car sales may reach 80 million in 2019. However, this target now looks difficult to achieve

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Indigenisation of EV Manufacturing Could be Worth $2.7 bn for India: CEEWedit

Saur Energy

Indigenisation of electric powertrain components and battery pack assembly could produce a value addition USD 2.7 billion for the auto industry in India, in case of an EV transition Indigenisation EV India

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Delhi Metro Stations Will Soon Have Electric Vehicle Charging Facilitiesedit

Inc 42

To encourage usage of electric vehicles (EVs) and ensure efficient last-mile connectivity, Lt. Governor of Delhi Anil Baijal has asked the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to install charging facilities for the EVs at each metro station.

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Industry News: Future of Work

Indian companies think upskilling to be crucial but do not assign budget for it: Reportedit

The Indian Express

As per the report, 27 per cent of the upskilling programmes are entirely up to the employee to drive and fund. Further, 22 per cent of companies are hoping to bridge the talent gap by outsourcing these roles, according to the report.

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Contractual hiring provides more agility at a lesser cost: Adecco India MDedit

Live Mint

Some of the skills in high demand are Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Machine Learning, Analytical Reasoning, Data Science, Cloud Computing, UI/UX Design, Mobile App development, Natural Language Processing, Game Development, and Industrial Design.

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Industry News: Education

Vice President Stresses Need To Reorient Modern Education System To Make It Suitable To 21st Century Requirementsedit

Business Standard

The Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu stressed the need to reorient the modern education system to make it suitable to the 21stcentury requirements. Speaking at the first convocation of SRM University, Delhi NCR, in New Delhi, the Vice President asked the youth to become agents of change and come out with innovative and sustainable solutions to the challenges faced by mankind.

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