November 29, 2019

News for the IET

Technology as enabler to drive healthcare delivery in India deliberated at 4th Digital India Health Summit in Mumbaiedit

PharmaBiz

The summit was divided into five key sessions. The first session focused on the role of artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data and block chain. With Jeyaseelan Jeyaraj as the chairperson of the Session, the panelists discussed the expanding horizons at length. The panelists included Dr. Zoha Rahman, Research and Policy Expert, ICT Ministry, Government Of Bangladesh, Dr. Rishi Mohan Bhatnagar, chairman of IET IoT Panel India and Abhitabh Gupta, CEO of Good Health Insurance TPA.

Dr. Rishi Bhatnagar: Chairman of IET India IoT panel

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Industry News: Information and Communications

Well have to find ways to use free time: Bibek Debroyedit

Live Mint

By Gireesh Chandra Prasad

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used to perform diverse tasks. By the end of the next decade, the role AI plays will probably be much larger. This raises a question: What will people do with their free time Europe is increasingly veering towards fewer working hours.

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The impact of artificial intelligence on communicationedit

The Hans India

Text to speech is a major implication of Artificial Intelligence that converts insights of consumer relationship management and other available data into a speech format. The transformed text identifies complaints and grievances of customers and resolves them efficiently. The application works with a unique program that recognizes dialects, regional languages, complex numerical including pin code, cost code, stock valuations and more.

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Keeping IoT devices secure offlineedit

Techradar

The Internet of Things in the form of smart homes with connected doorbells and smart light bulbs is already permeating every area of our lives. But the real impact of IoT is happening within industry, where connected devices are streamlining business processes and making entirely new revenue streams possible.

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Enterprise Artificial Intelligence Market to Reach $53.06 Bn, Globally, by 2026 at 35.4% CAGR: Allied Market Researchedit

IT News Online

PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ Allied Market Research published a report, titled, Enterprise Artificial Intelligence (AI) Market by Deployment Type (Cloud and OnPremise), Technology (Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Image Processing, and Speech Recognition), Organization Size (Large Enterprises and Small & Medium Enterprises), and Industry Vertical (Media & Advertising, BFSI, IT & Telecom, Retail, Healthcare, Automotive & Transportation, and Others): Global Opportunity Analysis And Industry Forecast, 20192026.

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AI Assistants and the Human Touch of Fund Managers A Fine Balanceedit

The Times of India

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the new electricity that is certainly lighting up many bulbs across industries and professions. The pervasiveness of technology is reflected in the amount of resources spent on it. IBM’s Watson supercomputer and Google’s AlphaGo program are two classic examples of the growing fascination with AI in recent times. We’ve also read about how intelligent or driver-less cars are being tested already.

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Industry News: Future of Mobility

TNs electric vehicle policy attracts global player, MoU likely to be signededit

Deccan Chronicle

In October, a month after the State government unveiled its electric vehicle (EV) policy, Zhang Jie, executive director of BYD India, called on Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and discussed the firms investment plan in the State. He was said to have discussed about investments in electric vehicles and mobile handsets in Sipcot, Oragadam and Sriperumbudur, and job opportunities.

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Shifting to electric vehicles may only burn money: Expertsedit

The Times of India

Electric vehicles may not be the panacea the country is hoping for. To implement the electrification plan of 2030, the manufacturing of battery capacity in the country needs to be augmented at least 1,000 times. Moreover, five giga factories will be required to be set up, each costing around $5 billion.

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Rajiv Bajaj decodes the EV dilemma of two-wheeler manufacturersedit

Money Control

Bajaj equated the electric vehicle conundrum with CNG adoption. What is making some of the biggest names in India’s auto industry go slow on electric vehicles Probably the lack of infrastructure to charge these electric vehicles

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EESL, SDMC joint venture to set up 75 charging stations in Delhiedit

Domain-B India

Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture under the ministry of power, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), a civic body under Municipal Corporation of Delhi, to establish infrastructure for electric vehicles (EV) in SDMC area over a 10year period.

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Delhi: BSES areas to get electric vehicles recharge infrastructureedit

The Times of India

The two BSES discoms and Ola Electric will set up battery swapping and charging stations for electric vehicles (EV) in the areas covered by the two power distribution companies. While BSES Rajdhani will set up the stations in south and west Delhi, BSES Yamuna will do so in east and central Delhi.

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Industry News: Future of Work

India’s top IT companies step up hiring for global digital projectsedit

The Economic Times

By Surabhi Agarwal

It also said that around 18% of all start-ups in India are now leveraging deeptech, which means there are over 1,600 companies focused on technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), internet of things, big data and analytics, blockchain and virtual reality.

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Industry News: Education

New Education Policy likely to be placed before Cabinet next monthedit

Business Standard

The new National Education Policy (NEP) is likely to be taken to the Cabinet next month, former ISRO chairman K Kasturirangan who headed the policy drafting panel said on Thursday.

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