December 17, 2019

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IEEE conference on emerging tech in cityedit

The Times of India

The International Conference of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) on High-Performance Computing, Data and Analytics (HiPC) will be held in the city during December 17-20. The conference will cover topics in technology in the areas ranging from e-commerce, retail, healthcare, engineering, weather, space sciences, among others.

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Industry News: Information and Communications

What Is Internet Of Skillsedit

Analytics India Mag

You name it and Internet has it all whether it be the Internet of Things, Internet of Information, Internet of Bodies, Internet of energy, Internet of Money, and now redefining the entire segment, the world is witnessing the Internet of Skills

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RPA (Robotic Process Automation) Trends 2020edit

CIOL

RPA (Robotic Process Automation) market is evolving at a tremendous pace and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 20.3% between 2019 and 2025. This growth can be majorly attributed to how RPA streamlines and enhances legacy processes and results in high returns on investment (ROI).

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Data sharing crucial for good governanceedit

Geospatial World

Earlier, the authority was based on an assumption that the leader had a better view of things than the people. But today, because of the Internet, Internet of Things and GIS, citizens know things at the same time as their leaders.

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Blockchain adoption combined with IoT is booming: Gartneredit

Channel World

Recent survey results from Gartner, Inc. reveal that the majority of Internet of Things (IoT) technology adopters in the U.S. are also adopting blockchain and combining it with their IoT networks. The integration of IoT and blockchain networks is a sweet spot for digital transformation and innovation, said Avivah Litan, distinguished vice president at Gartner.

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AI’s future is entirely humancentricedit

Tech Radar

One of the most straightforward ways to think about artificial intelligence is to define it as a machines ability to understand or perform in a way that would normally need human intelligence. A lot of what we see called AI in software and cloud services is closer to automation.

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4 Trends of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Expect in 2020edit

Silicon India

Over the last five years, India has seen an exceptional drive in the number of platforms, applications, and tools based on Artificial Intelligence technologies. In the beginning, AI was associated with the robots and now things have changed quite drastically over the last few years.

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Transformation of Digital Marketing through technologies like AI & Data Analyticsedit

Express Computer

With an average startup growing at a rate of 15% and 45%, agility and time to market are critical factors for success. The penalty for coming in second could be grave. With such low error tolerance, adopting artificial intelligence or machine learning algorithms to automate repeatable processes helps businesses to scale rapidly and reduce human errors, thereby boosting productivity

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Open standards for tomorrow’s smart citiesedit

Tech Radar

The most effective way to remove these challenges in a smart city context is by using open standards. The Open Data Format (O-DF) and the Open Data Element Format (O-DEF), allow storage and annotation of an entire data lake. Using The Open Messaging Interface (O-MI) also enables well-annotated and standardised APIs to be created, the output of which can then be used by other systems to increase the value of that data.

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New decade, new cybersecurity threatsedit

Tech Radar

Todays CISOs live in challenging times. The past 12 months have seen the threat landscape shift in increasingly complex and fragmented ways. From the emergence of new technologies and regulatory rules to the ruthless exploitation of weaknesses in critical infrastructure, many of these trends will have a major impact on how IT endpoint security leaders approach not just the coming year, but the next decade.

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Banks Are Accepting AI, But Are Struggling To Use It for Competitive Impactedit

Analytics India Mag

About 97% commercial banks are using artificial intelligence, says a new research from Genpact, a noted professional services firm focused on delivering digital transformation. However, the survey says that these institutions are unable to implement these technologies effectively for competitive advantage.

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5 Technology Disruptors for 2020edit

CIOL

It has become essential for all the organisations to stay up-to-date with the latest developments, at the same time carefully examine which of these are relevant for their particular business. While there are a number of new and advanced technologies on the rise, including Big Data, IoT and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is proving to be the starting point that majority of enterprises are aiming for today.

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The AI Waredit

The Statesman

AI War, Artificial Intelligence, Bhagwata Purana, Pushpak Vimana. In today’s world, the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been phenomenal. It will in future become a major part of human life. In certain spheres, it is performing better than humans. Future wars, based on AI, will have disastrous results and must, therefore, be curbed

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Govt, businesses to collaborateedit

The Financial Express

The seven-member panel, which was formed in September, is currently in discussions with stakeholder ministries and companies, including social media platforms and firms involved in developing and using technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.

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2019 AI Index Report Shows Research and Development in AI Continues Risingedit

Analytics Insight

In recent years, Artificial Intelligence has rapidly become an integral part of companies across industries. Its research at the enterprise level conducted increasingly by AI-driven organizations has also become more common now. In the 2019, AI Index report, an annual rundown of machine learning data points, which published recently, delineates significant dimensions related to the activity in, and technical progress of AI.

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Preventing breachesedit

Millennium Post

There is a sudden rise of cyber attackers who are mainly targeting banks and online payment modes. For a country heading towards a cashless economy, increasing the usage of digital money like debit cards and credit cards, cybercrime is a severe threat. Cybercrime in banks can result in leakage of bank account credentials, financial losses of the account holders, duplication or alteration of information and scrambling of data.

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Can AI comprehend justice?edit

The Hindu Business Line

The Chief Justice of India may have cleared the air on India’s courts using artificial intelligence (AI) in their decision-making process, but some concerns remain. In a measured gesture, CJI SA Bobde clarified a statement he reportedly made a few weeks ago at an event, saying that using technologies such as AI could help deliver justice swiftly.

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1.3 m unitsedit

The Economic Times

Estimated global shipments of IoT enterprise drones by 2023, according to Gartner.

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Industry News: Future of Mobility

Mulugu: Electric vehicles for elderly at Medaram Jataraedit

The Hans India

In a move that helps the elderly and differently abled devotees lacking mobility, the Mulugu District Administration has decided to introduce two mini electric vehicles to ferry them during the ensuing biennial Sammakka Saralamma jatara at Medaram. Mulugu District Collector C Narayana Reddy said here on Monday that the government was committed to provide comfort to the devotees turning to four day jatara, scheduled to start from February 5.

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Electric vehicles will greatly reduce pollution: Minister Kamalakar in Karimnagaredit

The Hans India

Travelling on electric vehicles is equal to planting a sapling and would be helpful for the future generations and for transforming the city as pollution free, he informed. The eYano organisers Sandeep, Navneeth, Vijay and Shashikanth informed that by downloading the eYano app, the people can get the services provided by the organisation for handling over pollution free bright future for next generations.

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EESL Commissions First EV Charging Station in South Delhi Under Pact With SDMCedit

News 18

In a bid to build a robust EV charging infrastructure, state run Energy Efficiency Service Ltd (EESL) and South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Saturday inaugurated the first electric vehicle public charging station in south Delhi. The inauguration coincides with the National Energy Conservation Day being celebrated across the country, EESL said in a statement.

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Hyderabad to get fast charging hubs for EVs in 2020edit

Telangana Today 

The State government is taking up this initiative under phase2 of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) scheme sponsored by NEMMP 2020 programme

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Indian EV market seen growing 36% annually till 2026edit

The Economic Times 

Under the governments ambitious Fame (Faster adoption and manufacture of electric vehicles) II scheme to popularize electric and hybrid vehicles, up to 1 million EV twowheelers powered by new advanced technology battery of 2KWH are pegged to get subsidy of up to Rs 20,000 each.

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Techtonic: Futuristic vehicles currently in developmentedit

The Times of India 

This hauler is fully functional: Volvo has used the same driveline and battery pack found in its existing electric vehicles for zero emissions and low noise levels. It is also equipped with over 30 sensors that allow it to log location information (within centimetres), analyse vehicular traffic around it, and respond accordingly.

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View: Is Indias EV dream for realedit

The Economic Times 

By Lijee Philip

At the last SIAM annual convention in September 2019, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari mentioned that there is no need for any timeline for auto makers to switch to electric mobility. Then a few days back, Gadkari again said the adoption of electric vehicles would help reduce the governments import bill , and create crores of jobs in the country.

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Industry News: Future of Work

IT hiring set to stay on growth track in FY21edit

The Economic Times

Wipros chief human resources officer Saurabh Govil, told ET in a recent interview, that there is no growth for middle managers who are unable to reskill in digital technology. We are continuously working towards reskilling the middle management bulge. If they are not successful in moving to digital, some of them are asked to move on or not given salary growth, he said.

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Managing Learningedit

The Economic Times 

When we think about reskilling, our minds immediately go to the idea that you do a programme or a course, something concrete that upskills you. Actually, for most people, their capacity to reskill comes from the job itself.

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Upskill or be left behindedit

Bangalore Mirror 

“So far, I have had a salary hike of 150 per cent.” Upskilling (or reskilling) focuses on developing new abilities and minimising skill gaps, especially when an employee isn’t in tune with the requirements of the industry. And as opposed to getting a higher degree, perhaps a Masters or an MBA degree, upskilling helps employees, especially midcareer ones, become relevant.

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Beyond coding: Top tech employability trends of 2020edit

The Financial Express

According to a recent workforce development survey, 50% of participating firms have positions open for cybersecurity teams, and a global shortfall of 1.5 million people is expected by 2020. There is a rising demand, from freshers to C-suite executives, in the space. In 2020, the roles expected to be in demand are cybersecurity analysts, security architects, chief information security officers and cybersecurity managers.

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